Document - Document, brochure, Parade. The Field Marshall Sir Thomas Blamey Memorial Fund Awards

Historical information

A leaflet from a parade held to present the Field Marshall Sir Thomas Blamey memorial fund awards and the Citizen Military Forces Officer Training course prizes for 1967. The parade was held on 26 May 1968.
It included a Blamey Memorial Fund Oration by Brigadier J D Rogers which is a summary of his life and service.
Sir Thomas Blamey was patron of Legacy for some years. To perpetuate his memory and achievements The Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey Memorial Fund was established by a number of eminent persons in late 1954. The fund was to make periodic awards to members of the Australian Defence Force selected for outstanding qualities of leadership.
The article was part of collection of items about bequests made to Legacy put together by a former archive committee. The number B10 stood for 'Bequests' and document number.

Significance

A record of the presentation of the Thomas Blamey Memorial Fund awards in 1968. He had been a patron of Melbourne Legacy.

Physical description

Brochure from a parade to announce the winners of the awards presented in memory of Sir Thomas Blamey.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten in red pen 'B10' which was a previous archive numbering system for B stood for Bequests with a document number.

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