Co Of New Ngvr Appointed

From a Brisbane Correspondent

Lieutenant-colonel n. p. Madde has been appointed to command N< Guinea’s European Militia. He 1< Brisbane for Port Moresby on March : to take over his new post.

Lieutenant-Colonel Maddern’s islai force will be the Papuan and New Guin Volunteer Rifles. His new post is with the Army’s Northern (Queensland) Coi mand. Adelaide-born and a graduate Duntroon, the new Commanding Offic is 31 years of age. Early in the war ! served with the Darwin Mobile Fort Later he became Adjutant of the famo Australian “Sparrow Force,” trapped the Japanese in Timor.

The Japanese captured him in Fe ruary, 1942. They took him to Singapo: He was awarded the MBE for his effoi for other prisoners.

After the war, Lieut.-Colonel Madde spent three years in Washington as member of Australia’s Military Missic