War Correspondents Memorial Service

This is a photograph of the memorial service for three War Correspondents who were killed in action at Scarfati, Italy on September 28, 1943. The caption on the reverse records: On 28 Sep, War Correspondents Stewart Sale (Reuter), William J Munday (Australian Combined Press) and A B Austin (Daily Herald) were killed by enemy action at Scarfati. A memorial service, held in two denominations, Roman Catholic and Protestant, was held at their graves and was attended by British and American war correspondents attached to the Fifth Army.Many floral tributes were sent, one of which came from the GOC, Fifth Army, General Mark Clark. Picture shows: the scene at the graveside during the service.

War Correspondents To

Keep Behind TroopS

LONDON. October 2.-AAP

It is reported from Allied Head-

quarters that the Army authorities

yesterday ordered war correspon

dents to cease going ahead of

combat troops. The order is said

to have followed a complaint from

Army men that correspondents

with the Bth Army linked with toe

sth Army before the combat forces

had made the junction

War correspondents in Algiers

today adopted a resolution express

ing profound grief at the deaths

in the line of duty ot William J.

Munday. A B Austin, and Stewart

Sale, the three correspondents who

were kilted dy a German shell

near Naples on ruesday The

resolution extended sympathy to

the families and colleagues of the

three men. "who gave their lives

jn the cause of the war and a free

press."

Memorial Service To War

Correspondents

LONDON, Oct. 12.—AAP.

The historic Fleet street church

of St. Dunstan in the West was

crowded today for the memorial

Messrs. W. J. Munday S Sale and

A. B. Austin, who were killed by ai

German shell near Naples on Sep

tember 28. The British. Dominion!

and American press was represen

ted. Those present Included toe

Minister of Information (Mi-

Bracken) and toe Army Director

of Public Relations (Lord Bum

ham), representing toe War Office

The Rev. A. J. Mac Donald, rector

of St. Dunstan's, conducted toe

service.

The council of the Empire Press j

Union today adopted a resolution

expressing sympathy at toe death

!oi Mr. Munday, who represented

I various Australian newspapers. J