THE MOST REMARKABLE DEED AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WAU-SALAMAUA CAMPAIGN.
The Most Remarkable Deed and Photographs Of The Wau-salamaua Campaign. The exploits of Corporal Leslie 'Bull' Allen, of the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion, produced one of the most remarkable photographs of the Wau-Salamaua campaign. On July 30, 1943, during an attack by American troops on Japanese positions up to Mount Tambu, Allen carried 12 wounded Americans to safety. The man he was carrying had been knocked unconscious by a mortar bomb. Like many men in Australia's 17th Infantry Brigade, of which the 2/5th Battalion was a part, Allen had previously served in the Middle East. He had been recognized for his determination and bravery as a stretcher-bearer, recovering wounded men in battles in Libya and Syria. Later, after being sent to New Guinea, during the defense of Wau in January 1943, he rescued men under intense fire and was awarded the Military Medal. His history : Born in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1918, Allen had a difficult childhood. He and his sister were rai