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RAVENSHOE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-19. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA. VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE., KCB., CMG., DSO., ED., (1) WATCHING A DISPLAY OF BLINDFOLDED MACHINE GUN DRILL BY PERSONNEL OF THE 2/24TH INFANTRY BATTALION DURING HIS TOUR OF ARMY UNITS IN THE ATHERTON AREA. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- QX6408 LIEUTENANT COLONEL A.B. GILLESPIE, COMMANDING 2/24TH INFANTRY BATTALION (2); VX48762 CAPTAIN A.W. OAKLEY (3); VX85098 LIEUTENANT J. GIBSON (4); SERGEANT WRIGLEY (5); PRIVATE E.P. RALPH (6); SERGEANT J. CUNNINGHAM (7).
RAVENSHOE, QLD. 1944-06-19. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE., KCB., CMG., DSO., ED., (1) AND HIS STAFF WATCHING PERSONNEL OF HEA
RAVENSHOE, QLD. 1944-06-19. DURING HIS TOUR OF INSPECTION OF ARMY UNITS IN THE ATHERTON AREA THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY GBE KCB
RAVENSHOE, QLD. 1944-07-03. NX376 BRIGADIER D.A. WHITEHEAD, DSO., MC., ED., COMMANDING 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (1) CHATTING WITH HIS BATTALION COMMANDERS AFTER HIS INSPECTION OF THE BRIGADE. IDENTIFIED
RAVENSHOE, QLD. 1944-07-03. NX376 BRIGADIER D.A. WHITEHEAD, DSO., MC., ED., COMMANDING 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (1), CHATTING WITH HIS BATTALION COMMANDERS, AFTER HIS INSPECTION OF THE BRIGADE. IDENTIFIE
TRINITY BEACH AREA, QUEENSLAND. 1944-09-11. QX6408 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL A.B. GILLESPIE (2), COMMANDING OFFICER 2/24TH INFANTRY BATTALION, USES THE TELEPHONE TO COMMUNICATE WITH BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS WHIL
RAVENSHOE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-19. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCES, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, VX1 GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, GBE., KCB., CMG., DSO., ED., (1) TALKING TO TROOPS OF
