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Gemencheh Bridge ambush site
Australian War Memorial caption reads:
GEMENCHEH, NEGRI SEMBILAN, MALAYA. 1945-09-25. LIEUTENANT R. W. EATON, 2/30TH INFANTRY BATTALION (LEFT), AND LIEUTENANT C. H. MOORE, 2/26TH INFANTRY BATTALION (RIGHT), BOTH 8TH DIVISION EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, WITH MAJOR E. D. O'ROURKE, 10TH MILITARY HISTORY TEAM, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (CENTRE), ON THE GEMENCHEH RIVER BRIDGE, WHERE ON 14 JANUARY 1942 TROOPS OF THE 2/30TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH NO. 30 BATTERY, 2/15TH FIELD REGIMENT, AND THE 4TH ANTI-TANK REGIMENT KILLED SOME 600 JAPANESE SOLDIERS DURING AN ENGAGEMENT.

Left to right:
1) NX70758 - EATON, Ronald Warr, Lt. - BHQ. Intelligence Officer, Adjutant. MBE 1947, OBE 1981
2) VX15174 - O'ROURKE, Edmond David, Major - 10th Military History Team and 6th Div AASC
3) QX6466 - MOORE, Clive Henry, Lt. - 2/26 Bn.
Keywords: 100105c

Gemencheh Bridge ambush site

Australian War Memorial caption reads:
GEMENCHEH, NEGRI SEMBILAN, MALAYA. 1945-09-25. LIEUTENANT R. W. EATON, 2/30TH INFANTRY BATTALION (LEFT), AND LIEUTENANT C. H. MOORE, 2/26TH INFANTRY BATTALION (RIGHT), BOTH 8TH DIVISION EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, WITH MAJOR E. D. O'ROURKE, 10TH MILITARY HISTORY TEAM, AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY SECTION (CENTRE), ON THE GEMENCHEH RIVER BRIDGE, WHERE ON 14 JANUARY 1942 TROOPS OF THE 2/30TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH NO. 30 BATTERY, 2/15TH FIELD REGIMENT, AND THE 4TH ANTI-TANK REGIMENT KILLED SOME 600 JAPANESE SOLDIERS DURING AN ENGAGEMENT.

Left to right:
1) NX70758 - EATON, Ronald Warr, Lt. - BHQ. Intelligence Officer, Adjutant. MBE 1947, OBE 1981
2) VX15174 - O'ROURKE, Edmond David, Major - 10th Military History Team and 6th Div AASC
3) QX6466 - MOORE, Clive Henry, Lt. - 2/26 Bn.

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File information
Filename:117485.jpg
Album name:makan / Gemencheh Bridge
Keywords:100105c
Notes:Copyright expired - public domain
Source:From the collection of the Australian War Memorial. Reproduced with permission. ID Number: 117485
Date:25/9/1945
Filesize:63 KiB
Date added:Jan 07, 2006
Dimensions:450 x 341 pixels
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