| Place | Asia: Borneo, Tarakan |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 108261 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Rainsford, Ross John |
| Place made | Borneo: Tarakan |
| Date made | 26 May 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Men of the 2/48th Battalion gather around the grave of Lieutenant (Lt) T.C. Derrick VC DCM as ...
Description
Men of the 2/48th Battalion gather around the grave of Lieutenant (Lt) T.C. Derrick VC DCM as Chaplain A. W. Bryson, the Roman Catholic chaplain of the 2/48th Battalion, conducts the funeral service at Lt Derrick's grave in the 2/48th Battalion cemetery off the Anzac Highway. Lt Derrick died of wounds received when attacking the Freda feature during the invasion of Tarakan Island by 26th Infantry Brigade on 1945-05-24. Buried beside Derrick is another soldier of the 2/48th Battalion, Private F.M. Wells, Church of England, who was also killed in action on 1945-05-24.