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.
Captain Lionel Colin Matthews, 8th Division Signals
Lionel Matthews was born on 15 August 1902 to Edgar and Ann Matthews of Stepney, Adelaide. He attended East Adelaide public school and Norwood High School.
The Lost Diggers of Fromelles
Two names that are on this WW1 Honour Roll are Herbert "Nutsy" Bolt and Alex Clingan.
Good News Lutheran School Memorial Garden
Good News Lutheran School is a small primary school that opened in 1984 within the centenary region of Brisbane.
World War II service publicly commemorated by NSW Governor
The contributions of more than 100 service men and women from the villages of Kearsley and Abernethy during World War II were today honoured and commemorated at a ceremony by th
Private Christopher Wilson Carter, 6th Battalion, AIF
Christopher Carter was born in 1887, the son of Marjorie and Christopher Wilson Carter of Greenwald, a small rural community in south-west Victoria.
Captain Pauline Blanche Hempsted, Australian Army Nursing Service
Known as “Blanche”, Pauline Hempsted was born on 9 September 1908 to Percy and Bertha Louise Hempsted of the Brisbane suburb of Graceville.
Matron Jean Nellie Miles Walker
Jean Walker was born on 16 November 1878 in Hamilton, Tasmania, the youngest daughter of Alfred and Louisa Miles Walker.
Rediscovering the 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment Guidon
Beersheba Breakfast Talk, 28thOctober 2016 by LW Carter AFSM (Rtd), 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Menangle Historical Troop.
Serving with the 2/1st Aust Mechanical Equipment Coy RAE
In a photo of the World War 2 Honour Roll displayed in the Serviceton Railway Institute, Victoria, my father's name, RF Earl, appears in the left-hand column.
Bungendore War Memorial description and details
The New South Wales War Memorial Register has a lot of information about the Bungendore War Memorial such as a decription of the Memorial itself, the Field of Rememberance, West
Together in life and in death
War records inevitably reveal many sad tales of death. This was especially so in the case of World War I.