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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-12. VX13 LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GOC NEW GUINEA FORCE, PRESENTING THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL, (CIVIL DIVISION), TO GOMERI. THE CITATION TO THE AWARD READS "DURING A RAID GOMERI GUIDED A MORTAR PARTY THROUGH THE OUTER ENEMY DEFENCES. HIS REMARKABLE LOYALTY TO THE ALLIED CAUSE HAD AN EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON ALL NATIVES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA".
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