MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-03-06. GUESTS AT THE COCKTAIL PARTY GIVEN BY VX79 MAJOR GENERAL C.H. SIMPSO, ...

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Accession Number 064498
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1944-03-06. GUESTS AT THE COCKTAIL PARTY GIVEN BY VX79 MAJOR GENERAL C.H. SIMPSO, CBE MC VD, TO UNITED STATES OFFICERS AND BUSINESSMEN AT "ILLOURA", ST KILDA ROAD. SHOWN ARE LEFT TO RIGHT:- VX12396 MAJOR-GENERAL L.E. BEAVIS, CBE DSO, MASTER GENERAL ORDNANCE, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA; VX19 MAJOR-GENERAL C.S. STEELE DSO MC VD, ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA; MAJOR-GENERAL INGLES, CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER UNITED STATES ARMY; NP9856 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL H.D. WYNTER CB CMG DSO. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL-IN-CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATION, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA; TX2050 MAJOR-GENERAL C.A. CLOWES, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, VICTORIA LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS AREA.