Sparrow Force
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| Motto | "They Alone Did Not Surrender"; – Winston Churchill |
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| Notable commanders | Nico Leonard Willem van Straten |
| William Leggatt | |
| W. C. D. Veale | |
| Alexander Spence | |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Battle of Timor | |
| Branches | Royal Netherlands East Indies Army |
| Australian Army | |
| British Army | |
| Battle honours | Kupang |
| Timor | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2287677 |
About Sparrow Force
Sparrow Force was a detachment based on the 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion and other Dutch, British, US and Australian 8th Division units during World War II. The force was formed to defend the island of Timor from invasion by the Empire of Japan.
