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
Landing at Lae
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The Landing at Lae was an amphibious landing to the east of Lae and then the subsequent advance on the town during the Salamaua–Lae campaign of World War II. Part of Operation Postern, which was under
Australian troops disembarking from American Landing Ships, Tank (LST), including LST-456, at Red Beach
Blamey briefs the news media using a scale model of the target area
The US 532nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment lays beach mats to allow vehicles to move along the sand. LST-468 and LCT-174 unload in the background.
Sappers erect a pontoon bridge over the Bunga River on the track to Lae to facilitate passage of artillery