Historical information
Speech delivered by Lieutenant General Sir Phillip Bennett KBE, AO, DSO when he unveiled the Memorial Plaque and opened the Donovan Joynt VC Club at Puckapunyal on 23 March 1983. Sir Phillip Bennett himself had an illustrious career and was Chief of General Staff when he delivered this address; he became Chief of the Defence Force in 1984 and after retiring from the Army in 1987 he was appointed Governor of Tasmania.
Significance
The fact that the opening was performed by the Chief of General Staff is evidence of the high regard in which Donovan Joynt was held.
Physical description
5 x photocopied typed sheets, black on white
Inscriptions & markings
'Puckapunyal' handwritten
