A black board with white texts about names of recipients of MID award. The medal is a copper leave on top left of the board. mentioned in despatches (MID) is a military award for gallantry or otherwise commendable service. If a subordinate officer or soldier performs a noteworthy action included n a report he/she is said to have been "mentioned in despatches." 5 RAR Recipients. Their names are Maj M P Blake, Maj O M Carroll, Maj C H Ducker, Maj P.N. Greenhalgh, Maj R.E. Harring, Maj I Hodgkinson, Maj S J Maizey, Maj M B McQualter, Maj R J O'Neil, Capt P J Isaacs, Capt K A d White, Lt J Carruthers, Lt D C Rainer, Lt J C Hartley, 2nd Lt R A Fenwick, 2nd Lt B J Ryan, WO2 B M Hughson, WO2 B M Hughson, Sgt R G Armitage, Sgt J W Kennard, Cpl L W Allen, Cpl R L Mundine, Cpl N J Womal, Pte W R Cavanagh, Pte L V Lewis, Pte S L Shore, Pte A D Hillier, Pte W R Herbert, Pte R J WaiteMentioned in Despatches' details and names of recipients5 rar, honour & awards, memorial board, mention in despatches, maj m.p. blake, maj o m carroll, maj c h ducker, maj p n greenhalgh, maj r e harring, maj i hodgkinson, maj s j maizey, maj m b mcqualter, maj r j o'neil, capt p j isaacs, capt h a d white, lt j carruthers, lt d c rainer, lt j c hartley, 2lt r a fenwick, 2lt b j ryan, wo2 j h bates, wo2 b m hughson, sgt r.g.armitage, sgt j w kennedy, cpl w allen, cpl r l mundine, cpl n j womal, pte w r cavanagh, pte l v lewis, pte s l shore, pte a d hillier, pte w r herbert, pte p j waite

Bendigo Advertiser from Saturday, November 27, 1943. Two black and white photographs of women in uniform in an outdoor setting. The first is captioned: with Warrant officer Durack (third from left) are from left Cpl Nolte, Cpl Hands, Cpl P. Priest, Cpl H. Morton, Sergeant W. Sprott and Cpl G. Glover. The smiles are for the A.W.A.S. first birthday in Bendigo and for general satisfaction of barracks life. The second is captioned: Group of A.W.A.S. members taken in the garden of their barracks, where one year's residence in Bendigo was celebrated yesterday. From left: Spr. V. Edwards, Private M. Treloar, Private A. Geddes, Spr. A. Lewis, Spr. W. Hyatt. Standing from left: Spr. M. McPherson, Private M. Penton, Spr. G. Johns, Spr. M. Simonds, L/Cpl J. Murray, Pte. G. Simpson, Spr. N. Jeffrey and Spr. S. Pieydell.military, world war 2