|
 |
|
|
| Missing In Action (MIA) | Prisoners Of War (POW) | Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) |
| Chronology | Locations | Aircraft | Ships | Submit Info | How You Can Help | Donate |
|
| Location Efogi is located at an elevation of roughly 5,029' on the Kokoda Trail on the southern slopes of the Owen Stanley Range. Today located in Central Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). To the northeast is Kagi and to the southwest is Brigade Hill. Prewar Efogi village was a prewar native village at this location on the south side of the ridge spanning a quarter mile. Wartime History During the Kokoda campaing, Efogi was the fourth staging post. On September 6, 1942 Australian Army soldiers fall back to the vicinity of the Efogi Spur beyond Gap Mountain. Later the 21st Brigade withdrew from Efogi to Ioribaiwa. American missions against Efogi September 7, 1942–October 3, 1942 Today Postwar, Efogi was settled at a different location than the prewar village. Today, Efogi No. 1 is roughly 1.5km away from the wartime site at Lat 9° 9' 15S Long 147° 39' 49E and further to the northeast is Efogi No. 2. Efogi Airport Built postwar. References Field Guide to the Kokoda Track by Bill James (2006) pages 217 (Efogi village), 218 (map Menari to Efogi), 219 (map profile Menari to Efogi), 231 (map Brigade Hill September 6-8, 1942), 261-262 (Efogi) Contribute
Information Last Updated
|
 Map Kokoda Trail Map Fallingrain |
| Discussion Forum | Daily Updates | Reviews | Museums | Interviews & Oral Histories |
|
