KNOWN UNTO GOD 1 THE STORY OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER Contributed by MHSA(Q) Vice President Allan Fuary2 The Tomb of An Unknown Australian Soldier Killed in the War of 1914 – 19183 The Australian War Memorial We do not know this Australians name and we never will. We do not know his rank or battalion. […]
This article was placed by the Society in various Service related publications in 1981. A copy was forwarded to the Society recently by CMDR Greg Swinden, RAN from the Sea Power Centre, RAN.
THE REMEMBRANCE POPPYi By Allan Fuaryii Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, which falls on 11 November each year, is the day when we as a nation pause to remember all those who have paid the supreme sacrifice in wartime to secure and protect our freedom. The two minutes silence we observe on the 11thhour of […]
By Lex McAulay This is an account of the wartime flying by Captain Ross Smith and Bristol Fighter B1229. This aircraft was built in 1917, shipped to Egypt and issued to 1 Squadron AFC on 17 March 1918, when it became Smith’s personal aircraft. Captain Smith flew 82 operational sorties in B1229, on ten of […]
by Neil Dearberg Harry Chauvel is one of the, if not the, greatest military wartime leader in Australian history. He served in three wars and peacetime, yet his story has seldom been accurately told. To mark his service the General Sir Harry Chauvel Foundation Inc has been established to commemorate his service and that of […]
The Origins of the Beerburrum Soldier Settlement. Paul Sutton & Chrissy Fletcher On 28 June 1914 Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Austria-Hungarian Empire (of which Bosnia was a part) in Sarajevo. The murder unleashed a chain of events that was to plunge the entire world into conflict […]
Strategic Position of the Torres Straight Islands Group By Neil Dearberg Surrounded by crocodiles, sharks, strong currents and another ~270 islands, Thursday Island (referred to as TI) and Horn Island, part of the Torres Straight islands group, soak up tropical waters and blue skies just off the northwest tip of Cape York. No one swims […]
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