Usapa Besar

10.132036°S 123.669425°E / -10.132036; 123.669425

Usapa Besar was a military camp built by Sparrow Force in the defence of Timor in 1942. After capitulation, the Japanese Army converted the camp to hold Sparrow Force as prisoners of war.[1]

References
  1. "The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX41885) Private James Joseph O'Hehir, Australian Army Service Corps Section Sparrow Force, 2nd AIF, Second World War". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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