The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
At a presentation held near the mess of the Commander in Chief, AMF, at Advanced Land Forces Headquarters (Adv LHQ), Morotai, eight Australian officers, including three Australian Army Nursing Service officers, were decorated with the American Bronze Star for meritorious service in direct support of Military operations. Presentations were made on behalf of the United States by Brigadier General Leonard R Boyd, Commanding General, 93 US Division. Officers receiving decoration in order of appearance: SX8887 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) E W Hayward, Adv LHQ; VX74788 Lt Col T F Cape MBE; QX6004 T/Lt Col C M Arnold, GHQ Reg Staff; VX108248 Major J E Kay, DAPM, HQ Australian Base Sub-Area; TX6125 T/Major M G Cleaver, Adv LHQ; NFX138748 T/Lt Col H Croll, Matron 2/9 Australian General Hospital (AGH); VFX384 T/Lt Col E J Bowe, ARRC, Principal Matron Adv LHQ; NFX2618 T/Lt Col J L Cook, ARRC, Matron 2/5 AGH. Note: Positive identification not possible except Scene 3. Others assumed to be as listed. Only seven recipients are shown.
MOROTAI. 1945-10-03. SX8887 LIEUTENANT COLONEL E. W. HAYWARD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CANTEEN SERVICES, ADVANCED LAND HEADQUARTERS (LEFT) VX74788, LIEUTENANT COLONEL T. F. CAPE MBE, GENERAL STAFF OFFICE
MOROTAI. 1945-10-03. NFX12618 LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. L. COOK, ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS (ARRC), MATRON 2/5TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (LEFT) VFX384 LIEUTENANT COLONEL E. J. BOWE, ARRC, PRINCI
During her inspection of 2/5 and 2/9 Australian General Hospital (AGH), Lady Mountbatten chatted freely and informally with many patients, some of whom had been prisoners of the Japanese in Singapore.
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1943-09-03. COMBINED SERVICE FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AT VICTORIA BARRACKS. SHOWN ARE:- NX110496 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL (LT-COL) A. E. BURGESS, CAMP COMMANDANT, LAND HEADQUARTERS (1)
Kure, Japan. 1954-05-19. The Matron-in-Chief, Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), Colonel E. J. Bowe, Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC), recently toured Korea and Japan and visited all
Cairo, Egypt. 1941-08. Group portrait of Officers of HQ AIF Middle East. Left to right: Back row: Captain (Capt) E. H. Wilson; SX7174 Capt Ivor Henry Thomas Hele; TX2048 Capt E. W. Seldon; Lieutenant
