‘On 18th May Tromp and Arunta … left Sydney escorting convoy “ZK.8” of four ships – the Dutch Bantam (9312 tons), Bontekoe (5,033 tons), Van Heemskerk (2996 tons) and Van Heutz (4,552 tons) – carrying 4,735 troops of the Australian 14th Brigade to reinforce Port Moresby. They reached their destination without incident at the end of the month.
‘Royal Australian Navy. 1942-1945’ G. Herman Gill. Australian War Memorial, Canberra. 1968.
Starboard lookout, HMAS Arunta
http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/ART21521
3rd Battalion AMF 1942 