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Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with the 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU).
These narratives lead us through his wartime experiences in New Guinea and the life of his fiancée Nancy at home in Brisbane. Hooper wrote of patrols in remote provinces, supporting infantry battalions during operations at Buna and Rouna Valley, traversing the notorious Kokoda Track, and providing materials and resources for the American forces he served alongside.
Read the blog before you begin: Alan and Nancy Hooper Second World War correspondence
This fifth collection of 85 letters is from 1945, In February 1945 Alan Hooper was seconded within his unit to come under the 2nd AIF and not long after was diagnosed with dengue fever; he was admitted to no 248 US Army hospital for treament.
Later in May he was accepted into the ANGAU Officers Regimental Training Course and he discussed his expected return to Australia once he had successfully completed it. His return was much delayed but he received leave to return in early September, here the letters end.
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