PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-24. MARCH OF THE RECENTLY RETURNED 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION THROUGH THE ...

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Accession Number 029852
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA. 1943-03-24. MARCH OF THE RECENTLY RETURNED 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION THROUGH THE CITY. PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE SALUTING BASE. LEFT TO RIGHT:- LIEUTENANT-GENERAL H. GORDON BENNETT, CB, CMG, DSO, VD, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 3RD AUSTRALIAN CORPS; LIEUTENANT COLONEL W.J. WAIN, DSO, OFFICER COMMANDING 2/43 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, 9TH DIVISION; LIEUTENANT COLONEL R. SUMMERHAYES, MC, A.Q.M.G., 3RD AUSTRALIAN CORPS; BRIGADIER O.V. HOAD, COMMANDING WESTERN AUSTRALIAN L. OF C. AREA; COMMODORE C.J. POPE, CBE, NAVAL OFFICER- IN- CHARGE, FREMANTLE; WING-COMMANDER CAMPAGNONI, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE; BRIGADIER F.E. WELLS, COMMANDING 3RD AUSTRALIAN MOTOR BRIGADE; CAPTAIN MURRAY, OF THE AMERICAN FORCES, AND BRIGADIER C. LAWRENCE, MC ,ED, COMMANDING ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, 3RD AUSTRALIAN CORPS.