User:Jasper33/Z Special Unit in Borneo

Introduction
A total of ** Z Special Unit operations in Borneo were undertaken from 194* to 1945.

Operations

 * Agas I
 * Agas II
 * Agas III
 * Agas IV
 * Agas V
 * Hippo - planned but never launched (Truscott 19)
 * Platypus (Balikpapan)
 * Python I
 * Python II
 * Semut I
 * Semut II
 * Semut III
 * Semut IV. Originally called Operation Jaguar (Truscott 20)
 * Squirrel  (Tarakan, Dutch Borneo East coast)
 * Stallion  (Balikpapan  Dutch Borneo East coast)

Z Special Unit personnel in Borneo, Agas operations (to be filled out)
Sources:  Horton Ring of Fire
 * bin Ali, Maaruff   Corporal    Agas II  (AIF)
 * bin Garfu, Kanun   Corporal    Agas I   (AIF)
 * Blow, Rex   Major   Agas IV    (AIF)   Australian, DO in NB prewar, escaped from Sandakan,  DSO and Bar, American Silver Star
 * Chester, F. G. L. 'Gort'  Major   Agas I   (British Army)  Pre war rubber planter west coast of Borneo
 * Combe, R. G. P. N.  Major   Agas I and II (British Army)
 * Greenwood, G.  Sergeant   Agas I  (New Zealand Forces)
 * Hywood, A.  Corporal    Agas I, Agas III  (AIF)
 * Karim, Abdul   ****    Agas IV    Bajau from NB
 * Koram, ****  Corporal   Agas IV   (NB Armed Constabulary, helped Blow to escape from Berhala)
 * Maclaren, J   Major    Agas V   (****)
 * May, D.  Captain    Agas II   (****)
 * Olsen, Frederick Gordon  Lieutenant    Agas I  (AIF)
 * Ripley, G.  Flight Lieutenant    Agas III   (****)
 * Sharpe, V. Sergeant   Agas I  (New Zealand Forces)
 * Singh, Pretam  ****    Agas IV   Sikh from NB
 * Sutcliffe, ****  Captain    Agas I  (British Army)
 * Sue, Jack Wong  Sergeant    Agas I, Agas III  (RAAF)
 * Watts, J.  Sergeant    Agas II   (****)

Z Special Unit personnel in Borneo, Python operations (to be filled out)
See Operation Python (1943–1944) Sources: ***, Feuer, A. B., Commando!The M/Z Unit's Secret War against Japan
 * Broadhurst, Doug  Captain   Pythin I    (****)
 * Chester, F. G. L. 'Gort'  Major   Python I   (British Army)  Pre war rubber planter west coast of Borneo
 * Chew, Alexander  Warrant Officer 2   Python I  (****)
 * Cottee, Len  Sergeant   Python I  (****)
 * O'Keefe, Paddy Lieutenant   Python I  (****)
 * Olsen, Frederick Gordon  Lieutenant    Python I  (AIF)
 * Woods, Lloyd James  Lieutenant    Python I  (****)

Z Special Unit personnel in Borneo, Semut operations (likely incomplete)
Sources: Truscott Borneo Voices, Harrisson World Within, Griffiths-Marsh, Sixpenny Soldier
 * Barrie, Keith  Sergeant    Semut I, II and III, in that order (Truscott 28)  In Harrison's advance party (Truscott 30)
 * Bartram, Paul  ****   Semut I?   RAF officer, British
 * Blondeel, Jack   ***     Semut I?    Dutch
 * Bower, D. A.  Sergeant     Semut I   In Harrison's advance party (Truscott 30)
 * Bradbury, Ross  Corporal   Semut III
 * Buxton, ***    ***     Semut IV
 * Campbell, ***    Corporal     Semut IV  Signaller
 * Carter, Gordon Senior 'Toby'  Major   Semut II leader  King Carter, Tuan Kata
 * Claffey, ***   Lieutenant    Semut IV
 * Cusack, Rod    Warrant Officer     Semut I   In Harrison's advance party (Truscott 30)   Tuan Cusack
 * Da Rosa, J. B.   Lance Corporal    Semut I
 * Dawson, Roy  Sergeant    Semut II?
 * Dodds, ***    ***     Semut IV
 * Eadie, W***   Lieutenant   Semut II   British
 * Edmeades, Eric/Ric/Rick   Captain   Semut I, 2ic to Harrisson  (Sixpenny Soldier 309; Truscott 29 and earlier) In Harrison's advance party (Truscott 30)  Tuan Ric
 * Ellis, Hugh  Lieutenant   Semut IV
 * Fisher, John   Major   Semut III   Tuan Pisser
 * Foster, Des  Corporal   Semut III
 * Fredericks, H. R.   Sergeant    Semut I
 * Gibbs, R. J.   Corporal    Semut I
 * Graham, ***   Corporal    Semut II
 * Griffiths, Bob   Trooper    Semut I?
 * Griffiths-Marsh, Roland  Lieutenant   Semut I   Tuan George, Tuan Yud  (planned to kill Harrisson)
 * Hallam, Kel  Sergeant   Semut I   In Harrison's advance party (Truscott 30)
 * Hancock, ***  Lance Corporal    Semut I
 * Hardy, Charlie   Corporal   Semut I  (threatened to kill Harrisson)
 * Harrisson, Tom  Major   Semut I leader.  In Harrison's advance party (Truscott 30)  Tuan Mayur
 * Hawkins, Alex  Lieutenant   Semut IV
 * Hayes, Stroke  Sergeant   Semut I
 * Henry, Phillip  Driver   Semut I   Tuan Phil
 * Hin, The Soen  Sergeant   Semut II
 * Hirst, Ray  Warrant Officer   Semut I?
 * Holland, F.  Lieutenant   Semut I
 * Horsnell, Shorty  Warrant Officer   Semut II
 * Jinkins, Bill  Major   Semut IV leader
 * Kassim, Abu  Sergeant   Semut II
 * Kearney, David  Captain  Semut II 2ic (Truscott 21), Semut III (Truscott 26, 28,32)
 * Le Bosquet, Paul   Lieutenant    Semut I    Belgian officer (Sixpenny Soldier, 274,5)
 * Long, Bob  Sergeant/Warrant Officer 2   Semut II   Tuan Bob, Tuan Long
 * Lungren, C. E.   Sergeant    Semut I
 * McCallum, ****   Captain    Semut I and II  (transferred to II after falling out with Harrisson - Truscott 27)
 * McPherson or MacPherson, Colin W.  Warrant Officer 1  Semut I  First reinforcement of Semut I  (Truscott 30)  Tuan Mac
 * Middleton, Snowy  Lieutenant   Semut II
 * Nibbs, W. (Bill)   Sergeant    Semut I
 * Oldham, Frank  Lieutenant   Semut III
 * Onslow, Johnny B.  Corporal   Semut I
 * Pare, Sergeant Wally  Semut II
 * Philpot, Gordon  Sergeant   Semut III
 * Pinkerton, Bob   Lieutenant    Semut I?
 * Pippen, Frank   Sergeant   Semut I, II and III (Truscott 29)
 * Rawlings, V.   Corporal    Semut I
 * Richter, Gordon   Captain   Semut I
 * Rippin, Wally  Sergeant   Semut I
 * Sanderson, Fred  Sergeant   Semut I  In Harrison's advance party (Truscott 30)   Tuan Sandy, Tuan Sunday
 * Sochon, Bill  Captain   Semut III leader  (made Major later/post-war)
 * Sheppard/Shepherd, Danny/Dennis  Sergeant   Semut II   Tuan Shep
 * Strelny, Henry/Igor  Corporal   Semut I
 * Tredrea, Jack  Warrant Officer 2  Semut I  In Harrison's advance party (Truscott 30)
 * Waddy, Rowan  Lieutenant   Semut IV
 * Walne, John  Lieutenant   Semut IV
 * Walpole, Brian  Corporal   Semut III
 * Westley, Jeff  Lieutenant   Semut I
 * Wheelhouse, Allan S.   Corporal   Semut I
 * Wigzell, Frank  Sergeant   Semut I
 * Wilson, ****   Major    Semut II 2ic 'late in the day' (Truscott 30)
 * Woods, ****  Lieutenant    ?????

Reading

 * Barrie, Keith (1992) "Borneo Story" Unpublished manuscript.  Semut III
 * Carter, G. S. (Toby), (1946) "Sarawak Adventure" New Zealand Surveyor  Vol 19, No 3, 246-257. December 1946 Semut II
 * Courtney, G. B. (1993) Silent Feet: The History of 'Z' Special Operations 1942–1945 Melbourne: R. J. and S. P. Austin/McPhersons Printing Group  Good general account
 * Griffiths-Marsh, Roland (1990) Sixpenny Soldier Australia: Collins-Angus & Robertson.  Semut I Republished as:
 * Griffiths-Marsh, Roland (1995)I Was Only Sixteen Australia, Potts Point, N.S.W.: ETT Imprint. (Semut I)
 * Harrisson, Tom, (1959) World Within: A Borneo Story London: The Cresset Press Semut I
 * Harrisson, Tom, (1959) "Innermost Borneo: Ten Years' Exploration and Research" The Geographical Journal Vol 125, No 3/4, Sep-Dec 1959 Semut I
 * Heimann, Judith M. (2002 (1st ed 1997)) The Most Offending Soul Alive: Tom Harrisson and his Remarkable Life London: Aurum Press
 * Horton, Dick, (1983) Ring of Fire: Australian Guerrilla Operations Against the Japanese in World War II London: Secker & Warburg
 * Long, Bob, (1999) "Z" Special Unit's Secret War: Operation Semut 1. Soldiering with the Head-hunters in Borneo Hornsby, NSW: Transpereon Press Semut I
 * Ooi, Keat Gin, (2002) "Prelude to invasion: covert operations before the re-occupation of Northwest Borneo, 1944-45" Journal of the Australian War Memorial Vol 37.  Online at
 * Powell, Alan, (1996) War by Stealth: Australians and the Allied Intelligence Bureau 1942–1945 Melbourne: Melbourne University Press Good general account
 * Sue, Jack Wong, (2001) Blood on Borneo Australia:L. Smith (WA) Pty Ltd Agas I and Agas III
 * Truscott, Jim et. al., (nd) Voices From Borneo: The Japanese War. Online at  All Semuts
 * Waddy, Rowan E. (1995) On Operations with Z Special Unit - WWII Collaroy, N.S.W.: Rowan E. Waddy Semut IV
 * Wigzell, Francis, (2001) New Zealand Army Involvement: Special Operations Australia–South-West Pacific World War II Pentland Press Semut I