The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
At sea, 1945-06. Formal outdoors group portrait aboard the USS Rocky Mount of the senior officers in charge of Operation Oboe Six, the landing of troops of the 9th Australian Division in North Borneo supported by units of the US Navy, US Army Air Force and RAAF. Left to right: back row: unknown US Navy officer; unknown US Army Air Force officer. Front row: Air Commodore Frederick Rudolph William Scherger, Air Officer Commanding (AOC) 1st Tactical Air Force, RAAF; Major General George Frederick Wootten, Officer Commanding (OC) 9th Division; Rear Admiral Forrest B. Royal, commanding Amphibious Group Six, US Navy; Brigadier Thomas Charles Eastick, OC Kuching Force; Air Commodore C.D. Candy, Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), RAAF Command. The USS Rocky Mount, headquarters ship of Amphibious Group Six, is transporting the officers from Morotai to North Borneo. (Donor Dr Wootten)
2nd Australian Imperial Force, United States Army Air Force; included in work are: Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, Commanding 1 Australian Corps, Major General G F Wootten, General Commanding
LABUAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-06-14. MAJOR GENERAL G. F. WOOTTEN (RIGHT), COMMANDING THE 9TH DIVISION, AND AIR COMMODORE F. R. W. SCHERGER, COMMANDING FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE RAAF. (UNITED STATES SIGNA
The 9th Australian Infantry Division, under the command of NX7 Major General George Frederick Wootten CBE DSO ED, in the first Australian amphibious operation since Gallipoli, lands at Lae. Rear Admir
The 9th Australian Infantry Division, under the command of NX7 Major General George Frederick Wootten CBE DSO ED, in the first Australian amphibious operation since Gallipoli, lands at Lae. Rear Admir
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-04-12. PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY COMMANDERS OF RAAF COMMAND, FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE, RAAF, US NAVY AND AUSTRALIAN ARMY. DETAILS
LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-02. MAJOR GENERAL G. F. WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9TH DIVISION (4) WITH A GROUP OF HIS SENIOR OFFICERS. BACK ROW: LEFT TO RIGHT: STAFF OFFICER GRADE 2; DEPUTY ASSISTAN
