LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-28. DURING HIS TOUR OF INSPECTION OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE LAE ...

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Accession Number 093331
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-28. DURING HIS TOUR OF INSPECTION OF AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN THE LAE AREA, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA (3) INSPECTED THE ROYAL CONSTABULARY PAPUAN. DURING THIS INSPECTION HE MADE ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE AWARD OF BRAVERY, THE POLICE VALOUR BADGE, WORN BY SERGEANT MAJOR AVIVISA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SERGEANT MAJOR AVIVISA, SERGEANT MAJOR IN CHARGE, ROYAL CONSTABULARY PAPUAN (1); MAJ-GEN B.M. MORRIS, GOC ANGAU (2).