Introduction by Sir Peter Cosgrove

Today's Honour Roll

April
3
Today's Honour Roll recognizes 79 Australians who fell on this day in history.
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Name Date of Death Conflict
GELLION, John Farquhar 3 Apr 1917 World War 1
JENNINGS, William Harold 3 Apr 1918 World War 1
MACPHERSON, Donald Douglas West 3 Apr 1918 World War 1
RULE, Esson Thomas James 3 Apr 1917 World War 1
BROWN, Negus Edward 3 Apr 1917 World War 1

A Call To Action

We are seeking your help to tell the unsung stories of Australian service people from both the First and Second World Wars.

For the First World War, there are thousands of untold stories left to tell. We want to highlight 110 profiles of Great War service men and women by the end of June.

We also want your help to tell 80 stories from May to August of the hundreds of thousands of stories from the service and sacrifice of Australians who served in the Second World War.

The 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, both in Europe (May 8) and in the Pacific (August 15), is coming up. These 2 dates, marking the surrender of Nazi Germany and Japan, signify the end of a tumultuous first half of the 20th century and another massive commitment of hundreds of thousands of Australian soldiers, sailors, nurses, and airforce personnel.

We are asking you to add to our memorial by researching a particular service person from these wars whose story is yet to be told.

We want you to then complete their service profile to the highest standard you can. The best stories will be highlighted by us on our social media, our home page, and in this newsletter. What a great way to honour our veterans!

As an added incentive, our Chairman, Peter Williams, has donated some tickets to our 2025 "Don’t Forget Me, Cobber" annual lunch (Adelaide, 15 August 2025). The 2 best profiles from each conflict, as judged by our CEO, will win these tickets!

That's 4 tickets in total, 2 for First World War submissions and 2 for Second World War submissions.

In order to begin researching a profile, you can search for service people, and see what we already have on them Here,

We ask you to read our How-To Guides: Research & Writing

And view our Help Pages to learn how to submit to our website. Once you have submitted your research, please send us an email to confirm that you are submitting as part of this project.

If you need any help with identifying a particular person to research or anything else, please email us and we are happy to point you to an appropriate profile.

In addition, don't forget that you also have the option of leaving a dedication on any service profile, showing your appreciation of their service and sacrifice. Read more about this Here

Email us HERE

WRIGHT, Stanley Edwin John
Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion, AIF WW1
GLEADHILL, Frederick William
Private, 45th Infantry Battalion , AIF WW1
Adelaide The 48th Battalion Commemorative Cross
Digital content supported by Government of South Australia
DACK, Frank
Trooper, 10th Light Horse Regiment, AIF WW1
Adelaide Pathway of Honour - 10th Infantry Battalion (The Adelaide Rifles) Memorial
Digital content supported by 10th Battalion AIF Association Inc
PETRE, Henry Aloysius
Major, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), AIF WW1
PRATT, Lancelot George
Pilot Officer, No. 77 Squadron (RAF), Royal Air Force
CREWE, Thomas Frederick
Bombardier, Paga Hill Battery, Australian Military Forces (WW2)

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Apologies

Recently the ability to add dedications to a profile was not working; this has now been fixed. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The Human Cost

From the Boer War to Afghanistan, 102,784 Australian men and women have been killed serving their country.


Honour their service by:

  • - Contributing to the profile of a serviceperson
  • - Making a dedication on the page of a serviceperson
  • - Giving generously to the VWMA to enable our work to continue

Help us keep the promise - We Will Remember Them All


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