🎖️ El Alamein. 23 October 1942. The night the desert exploded. 1,000 guns opened fire. The Second Battle of El Alamein had begun. At the heart of it, the 9th Australian Division. Led by Lt Gen Leslie Morshead. Ordered to attack the strongest part of Rommel’s line. No retreat. No mercy. Before sunrise, twelve Australians were already dead. The first to fall. → Private Frank Burns, Marrickville, NSW → Private Leslie Dawson, Sydney, NSW → Private Cyril Duel, Queensland → Private Percy Eyre, Willou