The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lieutenant (Lt) Thomas Currie Derrick, VC DCM (right) shakes hands with Lt Reginald Walter Saunders, as they congratulate each other following their successful graduation from the Officer's Cadet Training Unit at Seymour. Lt Saunders was notably the first Aboriginal serviceman to be commissioned in the Australian Army.
Lieutenant Reginald Walter Saunders, 2/7th Infantry Battalion (1), receives his officer’s insignia (star) from Lieutenant‑General John Northcott (3) during the graduation ceremony of Course No. 14 at
A mute copy of a Movietone newsreel item featuring a passing out parade at the Officer Cadets' Training Unit (OCTU) at Seymour, Victoria. It contains footage of 32 (VX63396) Lieutenant General (Lt Gen
LT T.C. DERRICK, VC, DCM, (1), RECEIVES HIS STARS FROM LT-GEN J. NORTHCOTT, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF (3), DURING THE GRADUATION CEREMONY AT COURSE NO. 14, OFFICERS' CADET TRAINING UNIT SEYMOUR. IDENTIFI
THE CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J. NORTHCOTT (3), ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUTENANT L.A. BEAR, DCM, DUX OF THE COURSE (1), AND LIEUTENANT-COLONEL J.A. WILMOTH (2), PASSES LT T.C. DERRICK, VC, D
SX7964 Sergeant (later Lieutenant (Lt)) Thomas Currie Derrick, VC. DCM, 2/48th Infantry Battalion. Lt Derrick died of wounds received when attacking the Freda feature during the invasion of Tarakan Is
Sergeant (Sgt) Thomas Currie 'Diver' Derrick DCM, of Adelaide, SA, who led a South Australian Unit in a successful attack against the Japanese held village of Sattelberg, hoists the Australian flag. S
