Group.-Copt. W. J.

Duncan Now With UNRRA

ONE of the outstanding Territorian war records can be credited to W. J.

Duncan, OBE, who finished World War II with the rank of Group Captain and who has gone on to further service, this time with UNRRA. At present he is Regional Director of Kiangsi Province in China.

Son of Captain and Mrs. J. Duncan of Rapopo Plantation, New Britain, Group-

Captain Duncan was a graduate from Duntroon Military College about the end of World War I, and for some years he was an instructor at Richmond aero drome, near Sydney. Later, he was on the reserve list of RAAF officers, and he went to New Guinea about 1930, where he was engaged in private flying until he acquired Lalahan Plantation, at Buka.

During World War II he served in the Pacific and in the Middle East. It was in the ME that he won his OBE for his good organisation during the early periods of retreat and advance by the British forces.

Due to his efforts, during this time. Darba aerodrome was captured—a feat that was given much publicity in the Cairo news papers.

Group-Captain Duncan has been in China about six months now. Recently,

while in Hong Kong he was interviewed by Peter Russo and the interview was later broadcast over the Australian net work.

Group-Captain Duncan