Wauchope Kokoda veteran Ron Dixon honoured in Canberra

By Greg Cavanagh, Rsl
Updated December 7 2017 - 4:01pm, first published December 5 2017 - 9:00am
Australian troops on the Kokoda track.
Australian troops on the Kokoda track.

In 1942, the Japanese Army set up bases in New Guinea and launched a large force down the Kokoda track.  Their plan was to attack Port Moresby.  The narrow track is a jungle-enclosed pathway climbing to 2,200 metres.  It is difficult, steep terrain, often rain-soaked, very cold at night with high humidity. 

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