The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion. The commanding officer of the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion was Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Blackburn, who had been awarded the Victoria Cross in World War One. Blackburn was promoted to brigadier and was given command of the Australian troops on Java, numbering approximately 3000, with the force being named “Blackforce”. Blackforce was also allocated part of an American field artillery battalion and a British tank squadron.
Identified personnel of the 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, from left to right: H Gray; V Oxenham; VX26615 Colin Vernon Trinnick. British soldiers in background. The commanding officer of the 2/3rd Machine
Java. 1945-03-10. The order issued 10 March 1942 by Brigadier A. S. Blackburn VC, Commander Blackforce, after the surrender of Allied troops in Java. Following the surrender the order was buried and w
Diary relating to the Second World War service of SX6962 Temporary Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, Black Force (Java), Netherlands East Indies, Taiwan and China, 24 April 1942 - 3 November 1944.
The players in the football match between South Australian and Tasmanian members of 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion. Identified are: TX2288 Sergeant (Sgt) John Francis Hill, C Company, (front row, far left,
Transcript diary relating to the Second World War service of SX6962 Temporary Brigadier Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, Black Force (Java), Netherlands East Indies, Taiwan and China, 24 April 1942 - 3 Nove
Efficiency Decoration (Geo VI, first pattern) with 'AUSTRALIA' clasp. Engraved reverse with recipient's details. Arthur Seaforth ' Blackie' Blackburn was born in Woodville, Adelaide on 25 November 1
