 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokutanga kweHondo Yenyika II, akanyoresa muChipiri cheAustralia Imperial Force muna November 1941 muzvombo. Akatumirwa kuWarwick Farm, panguva iyoyo yaiva kumucheto kwakadziva kumadokero kweSydney, kuti anodzidziswa. Fingleton akanga asingafariri zvechiuto uye aizivikanwa nokutaura chokwadi. Muna May 1942, akasiya basa rake paDouble Bay pamhenderekedzo dzeSydney Harbour kuti ashanyire mudzimai wake. Somuuyo, akanga asipo apo ngarava duku yapasi pegungwa yechiJapan yakatanga kurwisamuchiteshi chengarava. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, akaendeswa kuTownsville kuchamhembe kweQueensland achitarisira kupinda kweJapan, uko kusina kumboitika. Iye ipapo akachinjirwa kuchikamu cheZvibvumirano neVanyori venhau. Ikoko akashanda munzvero yezvitsvakurudzo nokuongororwa. 