Tongan Home Guard
pp. 21-22 · Read in the full issue
Major D. G. Kennedy, DSO, who had been seconded to the Government of Fiji and who has been District Officer in charge of the new Gilbertese settlement at Rabi, has returned to service with the
Western Pacific High Commission. The work at Rabi, Fiji, has been taken over by Major F. S. L. Holland OBE, gm formerly Director of Education in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.
It was not possible to publish this photograph during the war years. It shows a group of Tongan Home-Guard who were prepared to defend the Kingdom against the Japanese threat in the darkest days of the Pacific war. Firom left to right they are (standing): Dr. Bailey, medical officer (he recently died), Cpl. E. P. Wood, A. T. R. Cocker, C. Rounds, Cpl. F. Leger, G. Skudder, C. Ziegler, O .V. Sundm, N. Briggs, Sgt.-Major Rimmer (instructor). Kneeling (from left): James Cocker, G. Guttenbeil, James Callabar, R. Cocker, D. G. Quensell, A. Briggs, and W. C. Dormer.
Photo by Hettig.
Ex-members of No. 100 Squadron (Australia’s First Beaufort Torpedo- Bomber Squadron) who are interested in joining the newly-formed No. 100 Squadron Association, are requested to write to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. J.
Gow, 14 Athol Street, Coogee, Sydney, who will be pleased to give them any information desired.