FRIEND AVENGED
(Received Januarv 19. 11.40 p.m.i SYDNEY. January 19. An aborigine. Private Harold West, fought ii one-man war of vengeance against the Japanese in Papua after his best friend was killed near Kokoda. How many Japanese he killed is not known, but the number must: be high. West died recently from scrub typhus. He is believed to have been recommended for a high decoration. A member of the Australian battalion which saw service in the Middle East and Ceylon. West went to New Guinea last September. He was a jolly, well-built man, but the death of his friend in October affected him deeply. Then he would load bis pockets with grenades, leave his rifle and equipment behind mid go stalking Japanese machinegun posts. He is known to have wiped out at least three heavy machinegun nests in the course of these solitary opera! ions. Sometimes be would bo away from bis unit for ns long as two days, but he always managed Io get back unwonnded. He would say little about bis exploits.
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 98, 20 January 1943, Page 5
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174FRIEND AVENGED Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 98, 20 January 1943, Page 5
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