Sergeant George William Martin King 42928
George William Martin King
Born: 6th December 1887, London, England. Previous Occupation: Porter
21 Private Ernest Gordon
Born: 15th April 1888, Liverpool, England
Previous Occupation: Pursers Writer, Fireman
745 & 338 SGT William Hoskin Gibson
William Hosken Gibson was born on the 8th April 1879 at Leighton, Essex, England
679 Corporal Thomas George Roy Champion
Thomas George Roy Champion
Born: May 1894, West Maitland, NSW
Occupation: Carpenter, of 61 Turf St, Grafton
4686 SGT Bert Garnet Redding DCM 54th Inf Bn
Bert Garnet Redding
Appointed to the West Maitland Volunteer Brigade, 15th September 1914
Resigned for "Military Service" 30th September 1915
Selfless Devotion and Sacrifice
As Australia moved towards Federation the individual states still maintained their own defence forces.
Harold Joseph Pares
Harold Joseph Pares was born in Port Pirie, South Australia on the 14th February 1922 to Henry Harold and Helen Alexandra Pares (nee Clack).
OCS Portsea - Brief History
As an officer training institution, the Army Officer Cadet School at Portsea established its reputation, not only nationally but also regionally in international military circle
Bicheno War Memorial plaques
The Bicheno War Memorial includes eight individual plaques commemorating past members.
Sister Rosetta Joan Wight, Australian Army Nursing Service
Rosetta Wight was born on 3 December 1908. Her parents, Leslie Rivers and Rosetta Frances Wight, lived on their farm “Carlisle” at Fish Creek, in Victoria.
OCS Statue History
In 2002, the late LTCOL Bob de Haas began to develop a website for all sixty-seven Classes of the Army Officer Cadet School from 1952 – 1985. At the time, this area at Poi
Medical Sisters of the 2/13th Australian General Hospital, Malaya, 1941
Informal portrait of the Medical Sisters of the 2/13th Australian General Hospital (AGH), at a concert party at St Patrick's School, Malaya 1941.
Private William Charles Goldfinch, 50th Battalion, AIF
William Goldfinch, known as “Willie”, was born on 26 December 1896, the eldest son of William and Bessie Goldfinch of Curramulka, on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.
Lieutenant Waldemar Robert Hawkes, 21st Australian Machine Gun Company
Waldemar Hawkes, known as “Bob”, was born on the 18th of November 1894, the second son of Waldemar Gaskell Hawkes and his wife, Isabella, of Burra, South Australia.
Pilot Officer Robert Charles Carver, No. 2 Squadron, RAAF
Robert Carver, “Bob”, was born on 2 July 1946 and grew up in Toowoomba. He was a gifted student and keen athlete.
Private William Clifford McMaster, 33rd Battalion, AIF
Today we remember and pay tribute to Private William Clifford McMaster.
Air Vice Marshal Francis (Frank) Hubert McNamara
Frank McNamara was the first Australian airman to be awarded the Victoria Cross. He was born at Rushworth, Victoria, on 4 April 1894.
Sergeant Lewis McGee, 40th Battalion, AIF
Lewis “Lew” McGee was born on 13 May 1888 at “Verwood”, near Ross in central Tasmania, the youngest of 11 children born to John and Mary McGee.
Captain Domenic George Picone, Australian Army Medical Corps
Domenic Picone was born in Perth on 14 March 1909, the son of Anthony and Mary Picone.
Ashes of the crosses of Field of Remembrance Cross Plantings ceremony 1995 King George Square
Qld War Widows “Ashes of the crosses of Field of Remembrance Cross Plantings ceremony 1995 King George Square”
Brisbane Botanic Garden
EDWARD (Teddy) SHEEAN VC
Edward Sheean was born at Lower Barrington, Tasmania, on 28 December 1923. Soon afterwards, the family moved to Latrobe, Tasmania, where he attended the local Catholic prim
Remembering the fallen of Dookie
In 1937, the Dookie RSL sub branch erected a memorial to those who fell during the First World War.
Carnarvon Soldier's Memorial and Plaque
The Soldier’s Memorial Avenue and Plaque commemorate men from the Carnarvon District who served during World War One. Of those 39 men, 14 died on active service.
Private John Johnston, 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment
John Johnston was born in Boulia in Central West Queensland in April 1891, the son of George Michael and Lucy Agnes Johnston.