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- Tom_Derrick abstract "Thomas Currie "Diver" Derrick VC, DCM (20 March 1914 – 24 May 1945) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. In November 1943, during the Second World War, Derrick was awarded the Victoria Cross for his assault on a heavily defended Japanese position at Sattelberg, New Guinea. During the engagement, he scaled a cliff face while under heavy fire and silenced seven machine gun posts, before leading his platoon in a charge that destroyed a further three. Born in the Adelaide suburb of Medindie, South Australia, Derrick left school at the age of fourteen and found work in a bakery. As the Great Depression grew worse he lost his job and moved to Berri, working on a fruit farm before marrying in 1939. In July 1941, Derrick enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force, joining the 2/48th Battalion. He was posted to the Middle East, where he took part in the Siege of Tobruk, was recommended for the Military Medal and promoted to corporal. Later, at El Alamein, Derrick was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for knocking out three German machine gun posts, destroying two tanks, and capturing one hundred prisoners.Derrick returned to Australia with his battalion in February 1943, before transferring to the South West Pacific Theatre where he fought in the battle to capture Lae. Back in Australia the following February he was posted to an officer cadet training unit, being commissioned lieutenant in November 1944. In April 1945 his battalion was sent to the Pacific island of Morotai, an assembly point for the Allied invasion of the Philippines. Engaged in action the following month on the heavily defended hill Freda on Tarakan Island Derrick was hit by five bullets from a Japanese machine gun. He died from his wounds on 24 May 1945.".
- Tom_Derrick alias "Derrick, Tom".
- Tom_Derrick award Distinguished_Conduct_Medal.
- Tom_Derrick award Victoria_Cross.
- Tom_Derrick battle Battle_of_Tarakan_(1945).
- Tom_Derrick battle Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- Tom_Derrick battle First_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Tom_Derrick battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- Tom_Derrick battle North_African_Campaign.
- Tom_Derrick battle Salamaua%E2%80%93Lae_campaign.
- Tom_Derrick battle Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Tom_Derrick battle Siege_of_Tobruk.
- Tom_Derrick battle South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Tom_Derrick battle World_War_II.
- Tom_Derrick birthDate "1914-03-20".
- Tom_Derrick birthPlace Australia.
- Tom_Derrick birthPlace Medindie,_South_Australia.
- Tom_Derrick birthYear "1914".
- Tom_Derrick deathDate "1945-05-23".
- Tom_Derrick deathPlace Borneo.
- Tom_Derrick deathPlace Tarakan_Island.
- Tom_Derrick deathYear "1945".
- Tom_Derrick lccnId "n/82/152669".
- Tom_Derrick militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- Tom_Derrick militaryUnit 48th_Battalion_(Australia).
- Tom_Derrick restingPlace Labuan_War_Cemetery.
- Tom_Derrick serviceEndYear "1945".
- Tom_Derrick serviceStartYear "1940".
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- Tom_Derrick alternativeNames "Derrick, Tom".
- Tom_Derrick awards "* Victoria Cross * Distinguished Conduct Medal".
- Tom_Derrick battles Battle_of_Tarakan_(1945).
- Tom_Derrick battles Borneo_campaign_(1945).
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- Tom_Derrick battles New_Guinea_campaign.
- Tom_Derrick battles North_African_Campaign.
- Tom_Derrick battles Salamaua%E2%80%93Lae_campaign.
- Tom_Derrick battles Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein.
- Tom_Derrick battles Siege_of_Tobruk.
- Tom_Derrick battles South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Tom_Derrick battles World_War_II.
- Tom_Derrick birthDate "1914-03-20".
- Tom_Derrick birthPlace "Medindie, South Australia, Australia".
- Tom_Derrick branch Australian_Army.
- Tom_Derrick caption "Tom Derrick".
- Tom_Derrick dateOfBirth "1914-03-20".
- Tom_Derrick dateOfDeath "1945-05-23".
- Tom_Derrick deathDate "1945-05-24".
- Tom_Derrick deathPlace "Tarakan Island, Borneo".
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- Tom_Derrick lccn "n/82/152669".
- Tom_Derrick name "Derrick, Thomas Currie".
- Tom_Derrick nickname ""Diver"".
- Tom_Derrick placeOfBirth Australia.
- Tom_Derrick placeOfBirth Medindie,_South_Australia.
- Tom_Derrick placeOfDeath Borneo.
- Tom_Derrick placeOfDeath Tarakan_Island.
- Tom_Derrick placeofburial Labuan_War_Cemetery.
- Tom_Derrick quote "First look at the ground made the task a suicide one. Jap bunkers on top could fire down on us and drop grenades down, a very sticky position indeed. Decided to give it a go using 4 and 5 sections. The move off required great courage and nerve and not a single man hesitated.".
- Tom_Derrick quote "We could see Diver standing in the carrier, Tommy gun in hand, the top half of his body exposed. It was like a chap riding a horse into a hail of fire. You could hear the bullets splattering off the metal sides of the carrier. I thought, "God, he'll never come out of that."".
- Tom_Derrick rank Lieutenant.
- Tom_Derrick serviceyears "1940".
- Tom_Derrick shortDescription "Australian Victoria Cross recipient".
- Tom_Derrick source "Private Joe Ratta".
- Tom_Derrick source "Sergeant Tom Derrick".
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- Tom_Derrick description "Australian Victoria Cross recipient".
- Tom_Derrick description "Australian Victoria Cross recipient".
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- Tom_Derrick subject Category:1945_deaths.
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- Tom_Derrick subject Category:People_from_Adelaide.
- Tom_Derrick subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal.
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