Colonial Volunteer: Soldier of the Queen
Edward Trevithick, a resident of Brighton at the end of the nineteenth century, a colonial volunteer and soldier of the Queen, was born in Beaconsfield, Tasmania in 1878.
Battle of Messines (7-9 June 1917) changed Australian military strategy forever
At 3:10am on 7 June,1917 in Flanders, Belgium, the ground erupted with the force of an earthquake as 19 massive explosions tore through the German lines.
Call Sign VAMPIRE – The inside story of an Australian Field Hospital during the Vietnam War. Book Review
This Book ought to be available in every Australian Secondary School and Public Library.
Two Victorians awarded the Military Medal for bravery
Remembrance Day is a time for many people to take a moment to think about the men and women who have served their country in a war zone over seas.
More than bombs and bandages Australian Army Nurses at work in World War 1 by: Kirsty Harris – Book Review
This is a most interesting work; so interesting in fact that I had to read it twice!
The Armistice and The Australian 4th Light Horse
Why a minute of silence at 11am on 11th of November every year is observed.
Beachport Mine 1941 – The first casualties among Australian servicemen in Australia as a result of enemy action in World War 2
Maurie Stehbens had never seen one before, but he knew what it was as soon as he saw it bobbing up and down in the waves, just ahead of his […]
Did a Naval Coastwatcher send an ignored warning of the first aid raid on Darwin?
It is asserted by many that there was a second warning given to Darwin of the incoming air raid of 19th February 1942.
