Operation Lizard was the name given to a series of operations undertaken in Portuguese Timor by Australian troops in World War II using Hoehn military folboats to get from the vessel to the island and return.
Lizard I, a party of four, were inserted on to the island on 17 July 1942 and evacuated by February 1943.[1][2]
Lizard II, a party of four, landed in September 1942
Lizard III, a party enforced the original Lizard parties in November 1942
Portolizard - people who served with Lizard who stayed behind
References
^Navy, corporateName=Royal Australian. "HMAS Kalgoorlie". navy.gov.au. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
Hoehn, John. (2011). Commando Kayak: The role of the Australian Folboat in the Pacific Campaign. hirschbooks.net & ozatwar.com/hoehn. ISBN 978-3-033-01717-7
Australian special operations of the Second World War