McCarthy does not give exact numbers, but states that 1,000 troops, including an infantry battalion, were at Port Moresby in December 1941 and that two more battalions arrived the next month.
McCarthy tidak mencantumkan jumlah secara persis, tetapi mengatakan 1.000 prajurit, termasuk satu batalion infanteri berada di Port Moresby pada Desember 1941, dan dua batalion tambahan tiba pada bulan berikutnya.