Arthur Stanley Gurney, VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Stan Gurney
The desert grave of WX9858 Private (Pte) Arthur Stanley Gurney
Gurney's grave at El Alamein
2/48th Battalion (Australia)
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 26th Brigade and was initially assigned to the 7th Division, although it was later transferred to the 9th Division in 1941 when it was deployed to the Middle East. While there, it saw action during the siege of Tobruk and the First and Second Battles of El Alamein before being returned to Australia to take part in the fighting in New Guinea following Japan's entry into the war.
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
