| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 075699 |
| 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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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-09. VX13 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GOC, NEW ...
Description
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-09. VX13 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GOC, NEW GUINEA FORCE (1) INVESTING 3233 SERGEANT MERIRE, ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY (2) WITH THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL DURING A PARADE OF THE LAE POLICE DETACHMENT OF THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY. SERGEANT MERIRE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA POLICE AND THE ROYAL PAPUAN CONSTABULARY FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS. THE CITATION READS:- "SERGEANT MERIRES' COURAGE, DETERMINATION AND RESOURCE ENABLED HIM TO CARRYOUT VALUABLE RECONNAISSANCE WORK IN JAPANESE HELD MADANG DURING JANUARY, 1943".