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BRITISH NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-11-17. LIEUTENANT D. VALENTINE (RIGHT) ADC TO BRIGADIER W. J. V. WINDEYER DSO ED (LEFT), IN THE STARBOARD BLISTER OF A CATALINA AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT. THE TWO MEN WERE EN ROUTE BETWEEN LABUAN AND JESSELTON WHERE THE BRIGADIER WAS TO PRESENT THE VC TO PRIVATE LESLIE THOMAS STARCEVICH OF THE 2/43RD BATTALION. (PHOTOGRAPHER LT A. W. HORNER)
PAPAR, BRITISH NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-11-12. PORTRAIT OF PRIVATE LESLIE THOMAS STARCEVICH (WITHOUT HAT) OFF THE 2/43RD BATTALION WHO HAD JUST BEEN PRESENTED WITH THE RIBBON OF THE VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
PAPAR, BRITISH NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-11-17. MEN ON PARADE WATCH BRIGADIER W. J. V. WINDEYER DSO ED, PINNING THE RIBBON OF THE VICTORIA CROSS ON PRIVATE LESLIE THOMAS STARCEVICH OF THE 2/43RD BATTALIO
PAPAR, BRITISH NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-11-12. PORTRAIT OF PRIVATE LESLIE THOMAS STARCEVICH VC OF THE 2/43RD BATTALION WHO HAD JUST BEEN PRESENTED WITH THE RIBBON OF THE AWARD BY BRIGADIER WILLIAM JOHN
On 8 December 1945, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten GCVO CB DSO, Supreme Commander South East Asia Command, arrived in Labuan. During his stay he toured units and addressed troops in a most informal ma
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-12-28. ASSEMBLED TROOPS LISTEN TO THE ADDRESS BY BRIGADIER W. J. V. WINDEYER DSO ED, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMAND 9 DIVISION, AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE LABUAN WAR
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-12-28. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS MARCHING FROM THE LABUAN WAR CEMETERY AFTER IT WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY BRIGADIER W. J. V. WINDEYER DSO ED, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMAND 9 DIVI
