2/48th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/48th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which served during the Second World War. Raised in Adelaide in South Australia in August 1940, the battalion formed part of the 2
Troops from 'C' Company, 2/48th Battalion advance alongside Matilda tanks from the 2/9th Armoured Regiment during the attack on the "Sykes" feature on Tarakan in April 1945
Members of the 2/48th Battalion manning a defensive position around Tobruk in 1941
Tom Derrick raising the Australian flag over Sattelberg mission
A 3-inch mortar team from 2/48th Battalion during the fighting on Tarakan
Tom Derrick
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Thomas Currie "Diver" Derrick, was an Australian soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Co
2/48th Battalion (Australia)
…appeared in danger of failure as light began to fade and ammunition ran low. However, the actions of one of the company's platoon commanders, Sergeant Tom Derrick, reinvigorated the attack. Laying his sections down to provide covering fire, he went forward alone armed with a rifle and a quantity of grenades…
Sergeant Tom Derrick in June 1944
Sergeant Derrick, November 1943
Reg Saunders and Tom Derrick congratulate each other on receiving their commissions