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
Sergeant Tom Derrick in June 1944
Sergeant Derrick, November 1943
Sergeant Tom Derrick hoists the Australian flag at Sattelberg, New Guinea
Reg Saunders and Tom Derrick congratulate each other on receiving their commissions
9th Division (Australia)
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The 9th Division was a division of the Australian Army that served during World War II. It was the fourth division raised for the Second Australian Imperial Force. The distinctions of the division inc
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…outcomes. In March 1941, the unit went by train and truck to Alexandria, Egypt, then along the North African coast to Cyrenaica, in Libya, to join the 9th Australian Division. After the 2/48th Battalion completed its training with the 9th Division at Cyrenaica, they were moved further along the coast to Gazala. Then, just…
Members of the 9th Division parade at Gaza Airport in late 1942
Australian troops using captured Italian tanks
A patrol from the 2/13th Infantry Battalion at Tobruk (AWM 020779)
Guns of the 2/8th Field Regiment at El Alamein in July 1942 (AWM 024515)