WONDECLA AREA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-20. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Wondecla
Accession Number 066978
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

WONDECLA AREA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-20. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE., KCB., CMG., DSO., ED., (1) TAKING THE SALUTE FROM THE 2/1ST INFANTRY BATTALION AS THEY MARCH OUT OF THEIR CAMP AREA FOR A THREE DAY JUNGLE TRAINING EXERCISE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX17 MAJOR-GENERAL J.E.S. STEVENS, DSO., ED., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 6TH DIVISION (2); VX20315 BRIGADIER R. KING, DSO., OFFICER COMMANDING 16TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (3); NX163 LIEUTENANT COLONEL P.A. CULLEN, DSO., OFFICER COMMANDING, 2/1ST INFANTRY BATTALION (4).