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Reg Laught Airforce 1942-1945
Charles Griffin Army 1940-1942, Peter Griffin Navy 1942-1946, Colin Griffin, RAAF 1942-1945
An 8 inch MkVI Howitzer of the 1st Australian Siege Battery (aka 54th Siege Battery) at full recoil after firing one of its 90kg/200lb shells, up to a maximum range of 12,300yds / 11.2km. Note that the cut-out in its 'box trail' accommodates the full length recoil. The box or sometimes a split trail, allows maximum elevation and full recoil of the breech / barrel assembly on firing and is a defining feature of howitzers. These images were taken by renowned photographers Frank Hurley and George (later Sir Hubert) Wilkins. See the video link in the sidebar.

An 8 inch howitzer of the 1st Australian Siege Battery (aka 54th Siege Battery) at full recoil after firing one of its 60 pound shells. One of a series of images taken by Frank Hurley Official War Photographer
A pre-war photograph of Walter Schwarz and his mother. He appears to be in the uniform of a cadet unit. The date is indicative only other than it being prior to the outbreak of war.
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.
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!
Enlistment Photo
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.
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)
2603 Gnr Arthur Rayworth Davison, later killed on 20 August 1917
An AAMWS recruiting poster
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
The Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll
Australian Second World War recruitment poster by James Northfield. The poster depicts a young Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force recruit. In the background to the right of the main figure is a montage of the various duties undertaken by the WAAAF. The aircraft depicted are Bristol Beauforts on the ground and possibly the same in the sky. The WAAAF was formed in March 1941 and disbanded in 1947. It was set up to release male personnel serving in Australia to serve overseas.
The Allies launch 'Operation Supercharge on 2 Nov 1942 commencing at 2140 (9.40pm) with the heaviest artillery barrage of the Western Desert campaign across a front of six miles.
Robbie Johnson's Birth Certificate

Birth_Certificate_Robbie.pdf
A pensive Denis Jericho contemplating his Army career
Soldiers of 3RAR taking part in a farewell parade before embarking for service in South Vietnam 1968
WW1 Service Record

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1944064
WW2 Nominal Roll

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=670554&c=WW2
WW2 Nominal Roll

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1064611&c=WW2#R
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, UK
Service Record National Archives

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5256458
Casualty Record National Archives

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1078596
PORTRAIT OF 1388 CORPORAL WALTER HENRY FRAME (MM AND BAR), 21ST FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE (SEATED, LEFT) WITH HIS BROTHER GEORGE FRAME, MEMBER OF A BRITISH ARTILLERY UNIT.

PORTRAIT OF 1388 CORPORAL WALTER HENRY FRAME (MM AND BAR), 21ST FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE (SEATED, LEFT) WITH HIS BROTHER GEORGE FRAME, MEMBER OF A BRITISH ARTILLERY UNIT.
This Stone was laid by Minister for Defence The Honourable Robert Archdale Parkill on the 14th December 1935
Crimean Cannons - Russian 36 Pounders. See story on Place Page.

Crimerian Cannons
Markings on the trunnion of No. 2 Gun Crimean Cannons - Russian 36 pounders

Crimerian Cannons
Howard Pope 1917
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2017 - William Walter Atkinson Fox

2017_Jessica_Timms_William_Walter_Atkinson_Fox.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2017 - Eric James Jarrett

2017_Josh_Berman_Eric_James_Jarrett.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2017 - Vernon Hocking

2017_Laura_Stephens_Vernon_Hocking.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2017 - John Rutherford Gordon

2017_Lily_Bright_John_Rutherford_Gordon.pdf
Lance Lewis as a Member of the 1907 championship Norwood team
The first 'action shot' photograph from Norwood Football Club, with Lance Lewis taking a high mark in the 1907 final against Port Adelaide. This image features on 'The Norwood Shield' held by the NSW AFL:< presented after a successful tour of NSW in 1911
The Australian Army in Malaysia - NMBVAA

THE_AUSTRALIAN_ARMY_IN_MALAYSIA.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - Murray Crabb

CRABB.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - William McGregor

McGregor.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - Raymond Leane

Leane.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - Frank Scott

F_SCOTT.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - Walter Pearce

PEARCE.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - Henry Klintworth

Klintworth.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - Cedric Howell

HOWELL.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - William Morley

MORLEY.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - Arthur Blackburn

BLACKBURN.pdf
ANZAC Spirit School Prize 2012 - James Denton

Denton.pdf
Nieppe, France. 18 April 1918. A Company Headquarters of the 7th Battalion, established in an old shooting box in the Forest of Neippe, in Northern France. A week earlier on the arrival of the 1st Division at Hazebrouck from the Somme, the Germans were already commencing to penetrate the Forest of Nieppe immediately east of the town. The 7th Battalion, with some of the 1st Pioneer Battalion and a company of machine gunners, pushed through Nieppe Forest, north of La Motte Chateau, and dug in on the north-eastern edge, in touch with the British rearguards. The Australian line, when completed, ran down from Strazeele to the Wood, where it linked up with the British Guards and the 29th Division. The Germans attacked in force on the 14th, but were repulsed; they renewed the attack in the evening, but failed. They never attacked again on these positions.

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