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After the death of a mate, ‘The Ghost of Kokoda’ swore revenge and took on the enemy

10 April 2021
Private George Leonard (L) and Pte Harold West, 14th Reinforcements to the 2/1st Battalion, embarking at Sydney. CREDIT: AWM

Private Harold West, a proud Murrawarri man who became known as “The Ghost of Kokoda”, was so good at his work that it was said he “could track a Geegar (little black ant) up a crowbar after six inches of rain”.

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