Working With The Best Estimates They Have
After four days and four nights of continuous fighting, he came up with an estimate. He believes 69 Japanese men and 79 Australia soldiers died in the battle. Freeman said, “The bodies of five Australians and dozens of Japanese soldiers were never found and are currently listed as missing presumed killed in action.”
Proper Burials At Last
He also added, “Our hope is that we have found those fallen soldiers, that they can be identified and returned to their families for appropriate burial.”