John Lerew
... that Wing Commander John Lerew , ordered to defend Rabaul against Japanese invasion in 1942, signalled headquarters the legendary gladiatorial phrase "We who are about to die salute you"?
... that <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Wing_Commander_(rank)" id="mwF8g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Wing Commander (rank)">Wing Commander</a> <b id="mwF8k"><a href="./John_Lerew" id="mwF8o" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="John Lerew">John Lerew</a></b> <i id="mwF8s">(pictured)</i>, ordered to defend <a href="./Rabaul" id="mwF8w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rabaul">Rabaul</a> against <a href="./Battle_of_Rabaul_(1942)" id="mwF80" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Rabaul (1942)">Japanese invasion in 1942</a>, signalled headquarters the legendary <a href="./Gladiator" id="mwF84" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Gladiator">gladiatorial</a> phrase "We who are about to die salute you"?