Award to Fijian Soldier

e Dutch destroyer Piet Hein ihe Helder naval base recently New Guinea, to strengthen erlands naval forces there. She pected at Borong, Western New ea, on September 30 and will 18 months.

geant Luke Sailada (above), who [?]ly received an immediate award of Military Medal for gallantry under is serving with “A” Company, 1st [?]ion, Fiji Infantry Regiment, now [?]g Communist terrorists in the [?]g Layang District of Johore, Malaya, citation accompanying his award that Sergeant Sailada was leading [?]atoon back to base after a five days’ patrol when they were fired upon [?]ur heavily armed terrorists. Quickly [?]ing sections to both flanks, the [?]nt, at the head of his few remain [?]en, charged the enemy. Under and accurate rifle fire he closed the terrorists, who were all killed.

Photo by Fiji Public Relations Office.