CANBERRA, ACT. 1945-10-04. A PASSING OUT OF STUDENTS PARADE WAS HELD AT LAND HEADQUARTERS SCHOOL ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Duntroon
Accession Number 116844
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

CANBERRA, ACT. 1945-10-04. A PASSING OUT OF STUDENTS PARADE WAS HELD AT LAND HEADQUARTERS SCHOOL OF CIVIL AFFAIRS, DUNTROON, AFTER A COURSE LASTING FIFTEEN WEEKS. SOME FIFTY STUDENTS, INCLUDING RAAF PERSONNEL, WERE QUALIFIED TO BECOME PATROL OFFICERS FOR AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT. THE PARADE WAS ATTENDED BY GENERAL (GEN) SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES. SHOWN GEN BLAMEY (2) BEING INTRODUCED TO THE INSTRUCTORS DURING HIS INSPECTION OF THE PARADE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- COLONEL J. K. MURRAY (1); LIEUTENANT T. G. H. STREHLOW (3).