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Christmas message recorded in Cairo, Egypt on 23 December 1941 by the Commander of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF), General Thomas Blamey for playing to the Australian troops in the Middle East
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Maker: Blamey, Thomas Albert
"Fellow members of the AIF (Australian Imperial Force), I have just had the privilege of visiting home for a very short period. I was called home by the Australian Government to discuss with them all ...S00176
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Surrender Ceremony of the Japanese 2nd Army at Morotai, Halmahera Islands, Netherlands East Indies, 9 September 1945. A description of ceremony is followed by General Sir Thomas Blamey's speech.
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Maker: Blamey, Thomas Albert Layton, Ivan Edward Australian Broadcasting Commission
A description of the Morotai surrender ceremony by Captain Ivan Edward Layton, Staff Captain to General Sir Thomas Blamey. The description of the ceremony is followed by the Commander in Chief, Austra...S00137