Operation Lizard

Operation Lizard was the name given to a series of operations undertaken in Portuguese Timor by Australian troops in World War II using Hoehn military folboats to get from the vessel to the island and return.


 * Lizard I, a party of four, were inserted on to the island on 17 July 1942 and evacuated by February 1943.
 * Lizard II, a party of four, landed on September 1942
 * Lizard III, a party enforced the original Lizard parties in November 1942
 * Portolizard - people who served with Lizard who stayed behind