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Three unidentified members of the 73rd Anti Aircraft Searchlight Battery, operating a radar controlled, 90 cm searchlight projector at their base at Scheyville, NSW. The unit was based at Scheyville between September and November 1942 when it relocated to Brisbane, Qld, on 8 November and then on to Townsville, Qld. On 29 December 1942 the unit embarked for New Guinea aboard the MV Duntroon, where they remained until returning to Australia on 13 July 1944. AWM POS147.001
Elford Henning, Navy 1944-1946
Bill Holland, Navy 1941-1946
Reg Laught Airforce 1942-1945
Charles Griffin Army 1940-1942, Peter Griffin Navy 1942-1946, Colin Griffin, RAAF 1942-1945
Charles Griffen Army 1940-1945, Peter Griffen Navy 1942-1946, Colin Griffen RAAF 1942-1945
Fred Hannam Airforce 1939 - 1945 (correct dates 1940-1947)
Ken Grant Airforce 1940-1946
John Dorsett RAAF 1940-1945
The 54th Siege Artillery Battery in action. Note that light rail is laid right to the gun position to facilitate the movement of the massive shells fired by these guns. Note the guns are wheeled so they can be relocated far easier than was the case with the 9.2 inch Howitzers of the 55th Battery. Note the box trails of these howitzers, The cutout section allows the gun to be fully elevated and accommodate the full recoil of the barrel on firing. These images were taken by renowned photographers Frank Hurley and George (later Sir Hubert) Wilkins. See the video link in the sidebar.

The 54th Siege Artillery Battery in action. Note that light rail is laid right to the gun position to facilitate the movement of the massive shells fired by these guns. Note the guns are wheeled so they can be relocated far easier than was the case with the 9.2 inch Howitzers of the 55th Battery.
Members of the VDC being instructed on the use of a 'light' machinegun. The weapon is a WW1 vintage German MG 08/15, brought back to Australia as a 'war trophy'. This one was loaned by the Australian War Memorial, but hundreds had been hanging in RSL Halls all over the country. Ammunition? Now that's another matter entirely.
"FORT PEARCE, PORT PHILLIP HEADS, VIC, 1944-04. 6 INCH GUN CREW FROM "C" COMPANY 5TH BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS (VDC) PREPARES FOR ACTION AT TRAINING CAMP EASTER 1944. LEFT TO RIGHT: J. RILEY, J. PHELAN, -, T. ELLIOT, E. DAMMERT, C. SUTTON, -, -. "
VDC Soldiers taking part in a range practice at Dean Range near Port Adelaide. They are equipped with a variety of rifles, all of .303 calibre but some, like the one on the left, are Lee Metfords, dating from the Boer War. They have completed firing and are about to pour boiling water down the barrels of their rifles obtained from the 'choofer' in order to wash out corrosive salts from the ammunition priorto cleaning and oiling their rifles for storage.
VDC soldiers at the Dean Rifle Range near Port Adelaide, using a mixture of Boer War era Lee Metford and more modern Lee Enfield .303 rifles at a range practice in October 1943
Part of a large collection of photographs held by the State Library of SA relating to the activities of the Volunteer Defence Corps in SA during WW2. This image shows soldiers training on a WW1 vintage German MG08.15 one of many brought back to Australia as war trophies and often held in RSL halls. Ammunition would have been a challenge as it was not a standard Commonwealth supply item!
Studio portrait of 15433 Sapper Ralph Reynolds ROSE taken in England c. August 1916, the photographer is unknown. From the collection of the late Patricia Roberts (nee ROSE), eldest daughter of Ralph ROSE.
Studio portrait of Studio portrait of 15433 Sapper Ralph Reynolds ROSE also taken in England c. August 1916, the photographer is unknown. From the Patricia Roberts (nee ROSE) family collection.
Grave of Ralph Reynolds Rose who is buried in the Victor Harbor Public Cemetery. This photograph was taken by Victor Harbor RSL History Research Team member Ian MILNES on 3 January 2009.
The XXth F.C.E. Australian Rules Football Team that won the Final for Challenge Cup in July 1917. This photograph was taken in France, the photographer is unknown. Ralph’s brother Harold is in the back row, fourth from left, whilst Ralph (team captain) is sitting fourth from left holding the football. From the Patricia Roberts (nee ROSE) family collection.
This photograph was taken whilst he was still undergoing initial pilot training. Trainees were required to wear the cap with a white band until their air training had been fully completed.
A view of the graves of FLT SGT ROBERTSON and his fellow crew members taken by Victor Harbor RSL members Ian and Janet MILNES on 24 March 2015; it was part of a private project to photograph all the Australian war graves in Germany.
The crew members of a Halifax stationed at Driffield; left to right top to bottom: Jack Venning DFC, rear gunner, Flying Officer Colin J Challis DFC, mid upper gunner, Flying Officer Jack McCarthy DFC, wireless (radio) operator, Flight Lieutenant J Nicholas (or Nicholson), flight engineer, Flying Officer George Robinson DFC, bomb aimer, Squadron Leader John Good DFC and Bar, pilot, and Flying Officer Harold Olaf Stenborg. The men are dressed in their flying uniforms and are pictured with an eagle hovering above their heads in the background. Bowen also shows the hands of each of the crew members carrying out their individual characteristic activities.

Art Work of Halifax crew at Driffield U.K. by Stella Bowen (Jack Venning top left)
417812 Flight Sergeant Ronald Irving Cummings (3rd from right - back row)

417812 Flight Sergeant Ronald Irving Cummings (3rd from right - back row)
A photograph of Vernon Smythe taken presumably shortly after enlistment and before embarkation
Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) Vernon (Vern) Erle Smythe MC and Bar, 56th Battalion, of Jerilderie, NSW. Capt Smythe was one of four Smythe brothers who served in the First World War: 1175 Corporal (Cpl) Herbert (Bert) Andrew Smythe, killed in action 3 May 1917; 2nd Lieutenant Percy Ellsmere Smythe MC and Bar; Captain Edward Vivien (Viv) Smythe MC; and brother-in-law Lieutenant George Roy McPhee, Croix de Guerre.

AWM P04630.001
An AAMWS recruiting poster
An extract of the 'Volunteer Defence Corps Handbook', showing the key features of the Lewis light machine gun, a WW1 era weapon which saw widespread use in WW2
Two members of the Women's National Emergency Legion (WNEL) on duty as mine-watchers on the bank of the Brisbane River, November 1942. Mine-watchers, under the control of the Royal Australian Navy, were women volunteers who manned posts along the river, many of which were sited in private backyards. AWM P01554.002
Crew and ground staff stand in front of one of the Lockheed Hudsons of No. 2 Squadron RAAF at Batchelor, Northern Territory, in October 1942. Nos 2 and 13 squadrons were the main strike force in the Northern Territory in 1942, as well as a key means of reconnaissance of enemy ports. The photographed Hudson was crash-landed the following March and converted to components. AWM 027611, photographer: William Sanders
VDC Motor Spirit (petrol) ration tickets used by VDC Members to procure fuel for vehicles used in VDC activities
Fig 5. No. 2 Gun North Head, a 9.2 inch gun, firing to sea. With a range of 28km (Manly to Palm Beach), these guns were the largest employed in Australia's WW2 coastal defence.
A Bristol Beaufort of No. 7 Squadron in dispersal for servicing near Townsville in early 1942. Beauforts were among a number of aircraft types built under licence in Australia by the Department of Aircraft Production.
Evans Head Aerodrome and 1 Air Observer School facilities c 1940
We are so Proud of Clive R.I.P.a light horseman who died in the trenches with a sniper bullet to the heart, trying to save one of his platoon mates....never to return home to his Family. Died for Freedom and Honour.

We are so Proud of Clive R.I.P.a light horseman who died in the trenches with a sniper bullet to the heart, trying to save one of his platoon mates....never to return home to his Family. Died for Freedom and Honour.
CPL W.M. JOLUIS, RADIOLOGIST AT WORK AT 106 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. HE IS X-RAYING THE WOUNDED KNEE OF V64795 PRIVATE J. P. SPORN, 7TH BATTALION AMF WHO WAS WOUNDED AT WEARNE'S HILL.

CPL W.M. JOLUIS, RADIOLOGIST AT WORK AT 106 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. HE IS X-RAYING THE WOUNDED KNEE OF V64795 PRIVATE J. P. SPORN, 7TH BATTALION AMF WHO WAS WOUNDED AT WEARNE'S HILL.
PTE B.M. HARKIN, MEDICAL ORDERLY, 106 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION (1), DRESSING THE WOUND OF PTE A.J. BASSETT, 8 INFANTRY BATTALION (2).

PTE B.M. HARKIN, MEDICAL ORDERLY, 106 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION (1), DRESSING THE WOUND OF PTE A.J. BASSETT, 8 INFANTRY BATTALION (2).
WAAAF telegraphist, A.C.W. Nola Walton, from Brighton in Victoria.
A pensive Denis Jericho contemplating his Army career
Court Martial Proceedings

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8328172
Trove Memorial Notice - Wellington Times (NSW : 1899 - 1954) 25 April 1949: 4. Web. 24 Aug 2021

https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141344230>.
Buildings in Balikpapan near the opil refinery showing bomb and shell damage
Effect: Matilda Tanks destroyed by the Japanese naval guns emplaced at Mangam, Borneo

Effect: Matilda Tanks destroyed by the Japanese naval guns emplaced at Mangam, Borneo
Some of Mick Martin's crew after the investiture at Buckingham Palace on 22nd June 1943. From left: Left to right: Flt Lt J. F. Leggo DFC and Bar; Flt Lt H. B. Martin DSO DFC ; Flt Sgt T. D. Simpson DFM ; Bob; Pilot Officer B. T. Foxlee DFM.
3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment on parade, Kapyong Day 24 April 1977.

3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment on parade April 1977.
Soldiers of 3RAR taking part in a farewell parade before embarking for service in South Vietnam 1968
Aircraftman (later Flight Sergeant) William Schulz, 1943
National Archives Australia - Service Record

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=8014636

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