Morotai cup and pennant

Presented to Sapper Alfred ‘Mick’ Hoffman, Australian Land Headquarters, Morotai. Sports, such as Australian football, have always been valued by the military. The qualities displayed by sportsmen and women – courage, focus, teamwork, leadership, strength and skill – are also highly prized in the armed services. For Australian troops stationed overseas, or held in prisoner-of-war camps, sport was not just a welcome diversion; it was also a vital emotional and physical outlet, a means to reconnect with the ordinary life from which they had been removed.