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Java. 1945-03-10. The order issued 10 March 1942 by Brigadier A. S. Blackburn VC, Commander Blackforce, after the surrender of Allied troops in Java. Following the surrender the order was buried and was recovered by Brigadier Blackburn after the cessation of hostilities in August 1945. It was given by him to the Officer-in-Charge, Military History Section, in December 1945.
The 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion. The commanding officer of the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion was Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Blackburn, who had been awarded the Victoria Cross in World War One. Blackburn wa
Identified personnel of the 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, from left to right: H Gray; V Oxenham; VX26615 Colin Vernon Trinnick. British soldiers in background. The commanding officer of the 2/3rd Machine
Cocos Island. C. 1945-05. A thanksgiving service was held on one of the Cocos Islands after the cessation of hostilities in Europe. The Islands had been occupied by South-East Area Command in 1945-04-
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-18. BRIGADIER A. S. BLACKBURN, VC, WHO COMMANDED AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN JAVA, WITH GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA,
MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-18. BRIGADIER A. S. BLACKBURN, VC, WHO COMMANDED AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN JAVA, WITH GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA,
"The Gap is bridged" the unit history for the 2/6th Field Company Royal Australian Engineers. Covers their service in West Java and later imprisonment by the Japanese as part of Blackforce in Java, Th