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RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-01. SENIOR AIF. OFFICERS ARRIVED ON THE FIRST AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE NEW AIRSTRIP TO INSPECT THE COMPLETED AIRSTRIP. THEY ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT:- LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR EDMUND HERRING, KBE, DSO, MC, ED., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 1ST AUSTRALIAN CORPS; NX8 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS; VX35 LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.A. BISHOP, DSO, MBE, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION; VX9 MAJOR GENERAL G.A. VASEY, CB, OBE, DSO., GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.
RAMU VALLEY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-01. SENIOR AIF OFFICERS INSPECTING A NEWLY COMPLETED AIRSTRIP. LEFT TO RIGHT:- LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR EDMUND HERRING KBE, DSO, MC, ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 1ST
MOUNT GARNET, QLD, 1943-07-17. A 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION PARADE AND MARCH PAST WAS HELD ON THE MOUNT GARNET RACECOURSE. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY GBE KCB CMG DSO, INSPECTED THE
MOUNT GARNET, QLD, 1943-07-17. GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY GBE KCB CMG DSO, ACCOMPANIED BY VX9 MAJOR GENERAL G. A. VASEY CB OBE DSO, AND NX8 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD KCB KBE CMG DSO ED, TA
MOUNT GARNET, QLD, 1943-07-17. GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY GBE KCB CMG DSO, AND HIS STAFF CLIMBING INTO A BREN GUN CARRIER, FOR THE INSPECTION OF THE 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION. LEFT TO RIGHT: WX1565 MAJOR
MOUNT GARNET, QLD. 1943-07-17. GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY GBE KCB CMG DSO, TAKING THE SALUTE FROM THE 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION. ALSO SHOWN: VX9 MAJOR GENERAL G. A. VASEY CB OBE DSO; NX8 LIEUTENANT GENER
FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-27. NX8 LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR LESLIE MORSHEAD KCB KBE CMG DSO ED, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING, 2ND AUSTRALIAN CORPS, CHATTING TO VX47812 BRIGADIER B. EVANS DSO ED
