Reg’ Saunders, first Aboriginal commissioned officer in the Australian Army, August 1950
Reg Saunders, Aboriginal officer, August 1950 ON 388/Box 053/Item 125 diReginald Walter ‘Reg’ Saunders was the first Aboriginal commissioned officer in the Australian Army. Born on Gunditjmara country at Portland, Victoria, he served during the Second World War with the 6th Australian Division in North Africa and Greece. Like many soldiers, Saunders found postwar life difficult and had several jobs before signing up to serve in the Korean War. In 1971 he was awarded an MBE and was appointed to the Council of the Australian War Memorial in 1985. Vintage film negative Australian Consolidated Press Archive, State Library of New South Wales, ON 388/Box 053/Item 125 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YdmWggR9/kJEayA2e5Ebrdgit...
Reg’ Saunders, first Aboriginal commissioned officer in the Australian Army, August 1950
Reg Saunders, Aboriginal officer, August 1950 ON 388/Box 053/Item 125 diReginald Walter ‘Reg’ Saunders was the first Aboriginal commissioned officer in the Australian Army. Born on Gunditjmara country at Portland, Victoria, he served during the Second World War with the 6th Australian Division in North Africa and Greece. Like many soldiers, Saunders found postwar life difficult and had several jobs before signing up to serve in the Korean War. In 1971 he was awarded an MBE and was appointed to the Council of the Australian War Memorial in 1985. Vintage film negative Australian Consolidated Press Archive, State Library of New South Wales, ON 388/Box 053/Item 125 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YdmWggR9/kJEayA2e5Ebrdgit...