he was back in New Guinea at Lae with the unit. The company moved by ship to Wewak where there was a large enemy presence. Their assigned tasks were to map the coastal area, and build a new airstrip. The strip was completed in August 1945, just as the war came to an end. On return to Australia in December 1945 he was posted to the 3 Aust Field Survey Company AIF in Melbourne.

Survey exploration

Len opted to stay in the Army at the end of the Second World War. He was

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