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Desert
Fighters At
Reunion
"We would be most
foolish to ignore present
dangers in this world, and
until we have signs of a
change of heart in various
nations we must be prepared,
for our own security," His Ex
cellency the Governor (Sir
WUloughby Norrie) said at a
reunion in the Adelaide Town
Hall last night to commemorate
the seventh anniversary of the
Battle of El Alamein.
"Some people seem to think
that we soldiers enjoy fighting,
but we fought because we had
to. for freedom and our very
existence.'' said the Governor.
"Nobody wants another war.
least of all soldiers, yet we must
recognise its possibility."
All who were present at the
Battle of El Alamein had every
reason to be proud, he said, be
cause all historians would agree
that it was the turning point
of the whole war.
The Governor was welcomed
to the reunion by Brig. T. C.
Eastick. <
. At Memorial
After a brief but impressive
ceremony, in which Senator
Ward, representing the Minister
for the Army (Mr. Chambers),
Councillor J. Irwto. represent
ing the Lord Mayor, the Com
mandant 4 MD (Brig. R. N. L.
Hopkins) and representatives of
the B6L and SA units of the
Ninth Division placed wreaths
on the floodlit State War
Memorial, 200 men who had
fought in the desert campaign
marched behind a pipe band to
their reunion at the Town Hall.
Films of Tobruk and the
Western Desert campaign were
Shown and a ceremony of re
membrance was observed.
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