for gallantry, these were (in alphabetical order by surname): Tom Derrick; John Hurst Edmondson (posthumous); Percival Eric Gratwick (posthumous); Arthur Stanley Gurney (posthumous); William Henry Kibby (posthumous); John Bernard Mackey (posthumous); and Leslie Thomas Starcevich. Military decorations awarded to members of the 9th Division include: 7 Victoria Crosses (VC); 41 Companion of the Distinguished Service Orders (DSO); Order of the British Empire: 9 Officers of the Order (OBE) and 29 Members of the Order (MBE); 119 Military Crosses (MC); 57 Distinguished Conduct Medals (DCM); 212 Military Medals (MM); 9 British Empire Medals (BEM); 611 Mentioned in Despatches (MID – not a post-nominal). Structure The 9th Division's structure was as follows: Infantry units 18th Brigade – to 7th Division, 1941 20th Brigade – from 7th Division, 1941. 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion, New South Wales (NSW) 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion, Queensland (Qld) 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, NSW 24th Brigade – from 8th Division, 1940 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion, Qld (to 25th Infantry Brigade, 1940) 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion, Western Australia (WA) 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Victoria (Vic.) 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion, South Australia (SA) 25th Brigade – to 7th Division, 1941 26th Brigade 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Vic. 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion, Vic. 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Vic. (to 24th Brigade, 1940) 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, SA 2/4th Commando Squadron (from Aug 1943) Artillery regiments 2/7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery 2/8th Field Regiment, RAA 2/12th Field Regiment, RAA (ex 2/2nd Medium Reg., Corps Artillery) 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA (from 8th Div., 194?) Engineer companies 2/3rd Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, Tasmania/WA/SA (from 6th Div., 194?) 2/13th Field Company, RAE, Qld (ex 2/1st Field Park Company) 2/16th Field Company 2/7th Field Company, RAE, Qld (ex Corps Troops) 2/4th Field Park Company, RAE, WA (ex 8th Division) Other units 2/3rd Australian Machine-Gun Battalion (Vic.) 2/3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion (from 7th Division, 1942) 2/4th Australian Pioneer Battalion 9th Australian Divisional Cavalry (from 8th Division, 1941) Commanders Major General Henry Wynter (October 1940 – February 1941) Major General Sir Leslie Morshead (February 1941 – March 1943) Major General George Wootten (March 1943 – October 1945). Quotes [A] batch of some 50 or 60 Australian prisoners were marched off close behind us—immensely big and powerful men, who without question represented an elite formation of the British Empire, a fact that was also evident in battle.—Lieutenant General Erwin Rommel, Commander, German Afrika Korps, Battle of Tobruk, 1941.