The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
These men of the 2/13th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, assisted in the making of the first ‘Rats of Tobruk’ medals from bomb splinters. They are Corporal R A Costello and Sapper F R Bignill. This medal was later adopted by all members of the 9th Division Engineers who served in Tobruk.
Die struck circular white metal medal with suspender. At the centre is a gilded image of a rat, surrounded by a purple background. Around the edge is 'RATS OF TOBRUK / 1941' in raised letters. There i
APPOLONIA. SAPPER H. WHITING, CORPORAL BRINGLOW, SERGEANT MAJOR MACKENZIE, ALL OF THE 13TH COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS IN APPOLONIA POWER HOUSE. THESE MEN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURNING ELECTRI
TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1941-12. THERE WAS NO GLAMOUR IN THE TASKS OF THESE 9TH DIVISION A.I.F. TUG AND LIGHTER MEN. THESE MEN WERE ALL VOLUNTEERS BUT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-10. MAJOR GENERAL G. F. WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9TH DIVISION, ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASAO BABA, SUPREME COMMANDER JAP
TRIPOLI, SYRIA. 1942-03. SYRIAN LABOURERS USING A CEMENT MIXER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF LANCE CORPORAL V.A. RUSSELL AND SAPPER E.J. CATTELL OF THE 2/13TH FIELD COMPANY. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS. THE
UBERI, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-19. MEN OF THE 2/9TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, PLAYING AS EXTRAS MOVING UP TO THE "FRONT LINE" ON THE KOKODA TRAIL IN THE OWEN STANLEY RANGES DURING THE FILMING OF SEQU
