Military Decorations Presented At Suva, Fiji
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Decorations won during the war by 40 men from Fiji, Tonga and the British Solomon Islands Protectorate were presented by the Governor of Fiji (Sir Alexander Grantham) at a special parade held at Suva on September 10, after the return of the first detachment of the Victory Parade contingent from London. The photographs show: TOP: General view of the parade at which the presentation took place.
LOWER LEFT: Some of the men wearing their medals. Left to right: Capt. Isireli Korovuyavula M.C., Major D. G. Kennedy D. 5.0., Capt. H. A. Ross M.8.E., Capt. lan Thomson M.8.E., Capt.
H. M. Booth M.C., Sgt. Peni Setuata D.C.M., Sgt. Waisake Tanidrala D.C.M., Pte. Ropate Nayacalevu D.C.M.
LOWER RIGHT; Major Kennedy re ceiving his decoration. For a long period during the Japanese occupation of the Solomons, this officer organised patrols and maintained a coast-watching station in New Georgia. The information he passed on to the Allied Commanders on Guadalcanal helped to lay the founda tions for eventual victory in the Solo mons.