Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae |
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Accession Number | 076144 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-16. GOMERI, WEARING THE BEM, (CIVIL DIVISION), PRESENTED BY LIEUTENANT ...
Description
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-09-16. GOMERI, WEARING THE BEM, (CIVIL DIVISION), PRESENTED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL S. G. SAVIGE, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, GOC NEW GUINEA FORCE. 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".