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Chas with mate and brother-in-law-to-be Will Altree, taken pre-enlistment.
The Commemorative Plaque of the 27th Infantry Battalion SOuth Australian (Scottish) Regiment,
Captain Dennis Frederick John Godfrey in TAA Flight Crew Uniform
Taken c 1964 in Queensland. Dennis was a Captain with TAA [Trans Australian Airlines] and he is pictured here beside the Fokker F27 Friendship Aircraft.
NORFOLK, ENGLAND. 1944-09-03. PORTRAIT OF 418410 FLYING OFFICER WILLIAM (BILL) G. HERBERT, ELWOOD, VIC, A PILOT WITH BEAUFIGHTER NO. 455 SQUADRON RAAF IN COASTAL COMMAND AT RAF STATION LANGHAM.
Willaston Cemetery Grave of Frank and Cleve Scott's Parents

Willaston Cemetery Grave of parents
HMAS submarine AE1 was despatched with the expeditionary force to New Guinea on the outbreak of war. She went missing on September 14, 1914.

The AE1 submarine went missing on September 14, 1914.
Eric Barton about to embark for Canada to complete his Flying Training
Copy of extract from the London GazetteCitation for the Distinguished Conduct medal awarded London
Pilot Officer George William Herbert, a Beaufighter Pilot with No. 455 Squadron RAAF
John Tracey
"On the road to Jerusalem"

"on the road to Jerusalem"
Australian troops still wearing their greatcoats to keep out the chill of the desert night, move quickly into Bardia on the morning of the 3rd January 1941
BARDIA, LIBYA, 1941-01. GROUP OF SOLDIERS FROM THE 2/7TH BATTALION AIF AFTER THE BATTLE AROUND BARDIA ROAD. L TO R: VX4700 L. MOUSER, VX5579 'EAC' MCDOUGALL, VX4646 N.L. KERSLAKE. (DONOR: L. MOUSER).
BARDIA, LIBYA. 1941-01-11. A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY OF THE 19TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE WHO STORMED A HEAVILY DEFENDED WADY WHERE THE ITALIAN GENERAL STAFF WERE DIRECTING OPERATIONS. THE ATTACK TOOK THE ITALIANS BY SURPRISE AND THIS AUSTRALIAN SECTION HAD THE DISTINCTION OF CAPTURING THREE GENERALS AND THEIR STAFF.
Darwin, NT. 1942-11-12. The Predictor crew of 14th Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at work on their instrument. note the heavy timber on top of the instrument to protect it from shrapnel and bomb splinters. Lance-Bombardier K. L. Ritchie is at the far right hand corner of the predictor, on his left is Gunner L. G. Stevenson and Gunner C. C. Sibraa is at extreme left. The Predictor calculates firing data for the guns and the output is applied to bearing, elevation and fuse settings.
'Darwin Defenders' Medal Group. L-R Defence Medal 1939-45, British War Medal 39-45, Australian Service Medal 1939-45 overlaid with a Rising Sun badge
Members of the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion marching along Victoria Drive before swinging into King William Road, with Torrens Parade Ground and Drill Hall in the background) prior to embarkation.
A group photograph of the 27th Battalion "South Australian Scottish" Sergeants Mess
2nd/27th Battalion cross the Surinam River in the Ramu Valley, New Guinea, 5 Oct 1943
MEMBERS OF 8 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 2/27TH INFANTRY BATTALION, GIVING A CHOCOLATE TO A HALF STARVED NATIVE BOY AS THEY PAUSE FOR A REST ON THEIR WAY TO THE TOWN OF SAMBODJA.

MEMBERS OF 8 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 2/27TH INFANTRY BATTALION, GIVING A CHOCOLATE TO A HALF STARVED NATIVE BOY AS THEY PAUSE FOR A REST ON THEIR WAY TO THE TOWN OF SAMBODJA.
MALLALA, SA, C. 1944. GROUP PORTRAIT OF PARTICIPANTS AT RAAF NO. 6 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: SERGEANT (SGT) L.R. EVANS, SGT C.R. PILON, PILOT OFFICER (PO) R.O. SPENCER, PO R.T. JOUGHLIN, PO K.F. MULLER, PO C.B. LYNE, PO C.R. GULSON, PO R.G. BROWN, PO R.B. KILLE, PO J.T. WALTON, PROBABLY 44248 PO, LATER FO JOHN THOMAS WALTON, KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA ON 27 AUGUST, 1945, PO G.T. MEADOWS, PO W.F. BEVILAQUA, PO N.C. CREIGHTON; MIDDLE ROW: SGT J.S. LYLE, SGT E.N. CONDOR, PO R.H. MITCHELSON, PO R.S. COOPER, PO C.R. ROBERTS, PO E.A. LANGLOIS, SGT L.F. HAMMOND, SGT M.E. BUCHANAN, SGT E.T. POPPLEWELL, PO R.C. GRANT, PO S.G. COOK, PO R.J. HANCOCK, PO R.R. MARSHALL, FLYING OFFICER (FO) R.S. BEE, SGT E.C. DUTTON, PO C.S. SIMPSON; FRONT ROW: PO J.R. MCKINLAY, SGT K. DAWSON, PO D.H. MEYERS, SGT N.J. DWYER, SGT A.K. FRYER, SGT B. CLOUSTON, SGT R.B. CUMMINS, SGT L.J. CRUIKSHANKS, PO W.O. WINTER-IRVING AND PO A.S. JACKSON, SGT J.T. GUY, FO J.R. TATE, SGT B.H. CULLEEN AND SGT E.A. DOUGLAS.
Men of 10 Platoon, B Company, 2/27th Infantry Battalion in the Ramu Valley, 5 October 1943
The Kings and Regimental Colours of the 2nd/27th Battalion, laid up in Scots Church North Terrace Adelaide

The Kings and Regimental Colours of the 2nd/27th Battalion, laid up in Scots Church North Terrace Adelaide
ADVANCE INFANTRY PATROL OF THE 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN BATTALION MOVE FORWARD TO OCCUPY THE HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING EL ARDUN.

ADVANCE INFANTRY PATROL OF THE 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN BATTALION MOVE FORWARD TO OCCUPY THE HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING EL ARDUN.
The original image document is incorrectly captioned. London, England. 1943-12-15. This NOT 428853 Flying Officer Sheenan, of Narrabeen, NSW, a member of No. 461 Squadron RAAF. I t appears that it is John Ellis SHEEHAN taken while passing through taken at RAAF Overseas Headquarters in 1943
The Vultee Vengeance single engine dive bomber which equipped 12 Squadron RAAF.

The Vultee Vengeance single engine dive bomber which equipped 12 Squadron RAAF.
Batchelor, NT. 25 April 1943. Maintenance crew at work servicing a Vultee Vengeance dive bomber aircraft of No. 12 Squadron RAAF under a camouflage net.
P/O Dennis Godfrey and Crew board Lancaster "O" for "Oscar" No. 186 Squadron Bomber Command RAF Stradishall, England Dennis is at the Cockpit Window
SA State Library PRG 280/1/29/73 Mounted soldiers of the South Australian Light Horse Regiment on parade for a Colour Presentation ceremony at Morphettville racecourse, South Australia

SA State Library PRG 280/1/29/73 Mounted soldiers of the South Australian Light Horse Regiment on parade for a Colour Presentation ceremony at Morphettville racecourse, South Australia
"Clarson's Mob" - the crew of 186 Squadron "M for Mike" at RAF Stradishall after their last mission , to Kiel. L-R P/O Gerald McPherson, RAAF, W?O Wilbert Perry, FLTLT Jeff Clarson,, P/O Ron Liversidge, P/O James 'Jock' Hepburn, and P/O Dennis Parrish. The latter two RAF the rest RAAF distinguishable by their darker uniforms.
E Regiment at Gawler Army Camp

E Regiment at Gawler Army Camp
'In memory of 2101A PTE. J. ANTONIO 6 Battalion 28-9-1915 age 20 Buried Shrapnel Valley Cemetery Gallipoli'
'In memory of Charles died 6th Nov. 1979 age 86 loved husband of Eugenie (Dec)
Photo of James Walter Steven's gravestone.
P 396 Navigators, No. 8 Course, Pennfield, New Brunswick.
No. 15 Squadron Bomber Command - Lancasters L - R standing: Flt Sgt. James "Jim" Mallinson RAAF, Sgt. Dennis Parrish RAF, Sgt. James "Jock" Hepburn DFM - RAF, Flt Sgt. Gerald McPherson RAAF. L - R seated: Flt Sgt. Ron Liversidge RAAF, FSGT Houghton RNZAF (killed on ops with another Crew) Flt Sgt. Wilbert Perry RAAF. After the death of FSGT Houghton Flt Lt. Jeff Clarson RAAF joined as his replacement.
Queanbeyan Council Chambers
Keith Collett served in the RAAF with No. 22 Squadron ion the South West Pacific Area
Roger Correll served as a Squadron Leader Chaplain inthe RAAF 1939-46
Ben ANdrews served as Aircrew in Flying Boats (Catalinas) 1940-1946
Bill Youde served in the RAN from 1941-45
Frank Winter served with the 27th infantry Battalion (SA Scottish) from 1941-1946

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