INGLEBURN, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1944-09-27. THE CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER, MR JUSTICE DAVIS (3), ...

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Accession Number 080723
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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INGLEBURN, NEW SOUTH WALES. 1944-09-27. THE CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER, MR JUSTICE DAVIS (3), ACCOMPANIED BY QX6392 MAJOR-GENERAL E.C.P. PLANT, DSO, OBE, GOC, N.S.W. LINES OF COMMUNICATION AREA, INSPECTS CANADIAN TROOPS AT LAND HEADQUARTERS, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS SCHOOL. THE PARTY, COMPRISING 9 OFFICERS AND 63 OTHER RANKS, ARE THE FIRST CANADIAN TROOPS TO LAND IN AUSTRALIA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CAPTAIN N.D. SCHELL (1); LIEUTENANT O.S. DAVIDGE (4); CAPTAIN J.B. HEDLEY (5).