Just a 15-minute ferry ride from Thursday Island, larger, more rugged and sparsely populated Horn Island (Ngarupai) is just one place to learn more about this warrior culture, along with a forgotten chapter of Australia's military history. Only the most dedicated history buffs will have heard of the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion stationed on Horn Island (home to the region’s main airport) during World War Two, when it was the most attacked Australian territory after Darwin.