| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 066958 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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RAVENSHOE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-19. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH ...
Description
RAVENSHOE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-19. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE., KCB., CMG., DSO., ED., (1) WATCHING A DISPLAY OF BLINDFOLDED MACHINE GUN DRILL BY PERSONNEL OF THE 2/24TH INFANTRY BATTALION DURING HIS TOUR OF ARMY UNITS IN THE ATHERTON AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX6408 LIEUTENANT COLONEL A.B. GILLESPIE, COMMANDING 2/24TH INFANTRY BATTALION (2); VX48762 CAPTAIN A.W. OAKLEY (3); VX85098 LIEUTENANT J. GIBSON (4); SERGEANT WRIGLEY (5); PRIVATE E.P. RALPH (6); SERGEANT J. CUNNINGHAM (7).