| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 024975 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Smith, E E |
| Place made | North Africa: Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area, El Alamein |
| Date made | 7 September 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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OFFICERS CHATTING AFTER A PARADE AT MAIN HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AT WHICH OFFICERS ...
Description
OFFICERS CHATTING AFTER A PARADE AT MAIN HEADQUARTERS, 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, AT WHICH OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE DIVISION WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED DECORATIONS FOR GALLANTRY IN THE RECENT OPERATIONS, WERE PRESENTED WITH THE RIBBON OF THEIR DECORATION BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, GENERAL-OFFICER-COMMANDING AIF (M.E.). LEFT TO RIGHT:- LIEUTENANT COLONEL C.G. WEIR, COMMANDING 2/24TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION; LIEUTENANT COLONEL B. EVANS DSO, COMMANDING 2/23RD AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION; BRIGADIER RAYMOND W. TOVELL, COMMANDING 26TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE, AND LIEUTENANT- COLONEL H.H. HAMMER, COMMANDING 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION.