Gordon Bennett, born on 16 April 1887 at Balwyn, Melbourne, was Australia's most controversial Second World War commander. As a youth he attended Balwyn State School and Hawthorn College before ...
Neville Howse was born on 26 October 1863 at Stogursey, Somerset, in England. He was educated at Fullard's House School, Taunton, before studying medicine at London Hospital. Howse migrated to New ...
Over the past 75 years, more than 100,000 Australians have served in war, conflict and peacekeeping operations. Today, their stories remain mostly untold. The Australian War Memorial’s development ...
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Leyte Gulf. 1944-10-25. In the battle for Leyte Gulf the large Japanese battleship Yamato was heavily damaged by bombs from carrier planes of the US Third Fleet, under Admiral Halsey. Your generous ...
Blue felt souvenir pennant with yellow and blue felt applique design featuring a RAAF crest and the words 'EDMONTON CANADA / "A" FLIGHT / MCH 1941 / NO 2 AOS ', all in individually applied letters. A ...
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Formed in Australia during the first year of the Second World War, the 2/8th Field Regiment served in Egypt and Syria, in the Middle East, and on Borneo, in the Pacific. It was one of the 9th Division ...
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Your generous donation will be used to ensure the memory of our Defence Forces and what they have done for us, and what they continue to do for our freedom remains – today and into the future.
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