The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEW GUINEA. FALL OF JAPANESE HELD SATTELBERG. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS STORMED THE STEEP HEIGHTS TO WREST THE VILLAGE OF SATTELBERG FROM THE JAPANESE. SGT. T.C. DERRICK D.C.M. OF ADELAIDE, S.A., LED A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN UNIT, FIRST TO ENTER SATTELBERG. SGT. DERRICK, AFTER THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW, SECURED PERMISSION TO LAUNCH A FINAL ATTACK IN FAILING LIGHT UP A STEEP SLOPE. HIS UNIT MET TERRIFIC RESISTANCE BUT CLEANED OUT SIX JAPANESE POSITIONS. AN ARTILLERY BARRAGE COVERED THE POSITION DERRICK'S MEN HAD WON.
Group portrait of Australian troops who stormed the steep heights of Japanese held Sattelberg and found in the wrecked village a carving of a native boy holding a spear and a shield. This carving was
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
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX7964 Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick, 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Borneo, 1945. Wallet 1 of 1 – Con
Distinguished Conduct Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details. Thomas Currie 'Diver' Derrick was born in Adelaide on 20 March 1914. Leaving school at 14, he tried various jobs
Victoria Cross. Engraved reverse suspender with recipient's details; reverse cross with date of action. Thomas Currie 'Diver' Derrick was born in Adelaide on 20 March 1914. Leaving school at 14, he
1946. Portrait of QX19782 Sergeant (Sgt) John Keith Barrie MM. Sgt Barrie served as a member of Z Special Unit, operating behind Japanese lines in Borneo in Operation Semut. He was parachuted into Sar
