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Australia

A Bulldozer of No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron at work in a coral quarry on Noemfoor Island in late 1944

938 Private William George SYMS

Tom Tobin resumes his seat 40 years later. At RAF Scampton.

Barry Spicers painting of "SqnLdr David Leicester's Lancaster coming home in daylight"

WW2 Homeland Defence - British War Medal 1939-45, Australian Service Medal 1939-45

James Christian Ehrke, my great uncle. James' cerebral meningitis caused by camp conditions according to medical records. He renlisted in WW2 for Homeland Defence.

Two Recce Spitfires of No 682 Photo Reconnaissance Squadron RAF at San Severo Airfield, Foggia Airfield Complex, Southern Italy, September 1944 in their PRU Blue finish. The aircraft "F" is a PR. XIX with a Griffon engine. E is a Merlin engined aircraft. The recon cameras are housed in the circular aperture in front of the roundel on the fuselage.

David Leicester DFC and Bar

Vietnam War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

Vietnam War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

Vietnam War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

Vietnam War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

WW2 Aircrew Europe post D-Day 1944 operations over Europe, Distinguished Service: L-R Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939/45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, British Commonwealth War Medal 1939/45 and the Australian War Service Medal.

1087 Private Thomas Carrican

Colonel William De Passey’s medals

1344 Private Albert LAMBERT

F?O Tanner's crew of JO-T on completion of their OTU course before they were joined by their FLight Engineer relating to the story "The power of understatement - and a wonderful airframe" - and not a small amount of airmanship

LANCASTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 463 SQUADRON RAAF, AT RAF STATION WADDINGTON, WAITING TO BE BOMBED UP FOR A DAYLIGHT RAID ON GERMAN MILITARY TARGETS IN FRANCE.

The Noonan SA Police Heavyweight Boxing Championship Trophy Belt won by Tom Tobin 1938-1940. On display in Police Headquarters

Newspaper CLippings recording the 1938 bout, the first of three in succession won by PC Tom Tobin

A Spitfire Mk XIV in the colours of No. 91 Sqn summer of 1944

The explosion of the MV Neptuna and clouds of smoke from oil storage tanks, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Australia's mainland, at Darwin on February 19, 1942. In the foreground is HMAS Deloraine, which escaped damage.

Two members of the 14th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Gunners Tommy Hill and Neil Cook engage Japanese aircraft during the Darwin Air Raid of 19 February 1942, with a WW1 vintage Lewis Gun, in a work by official war artist Roy Hodgkinson, first published in the WW2 Journal 'Khaki and Green' under the ID of 'B5/B7'.

A photograph taken during the first and largest Japanese air raid of the war on Darwin. The ammunition ship MV Neptuna explodes in the background after a direct hit. The corvette HMAS Deloraine rides at anchor in the foreground and remained unharmed.

Colonel Harold Jacobs, Senator Anne Rushton, Allen Day (95), Brian Coleman (94), Hans de Vries (a few days short of his 94th birthday), Leesa Vlahos and Fred Pelder at the B25 unveiling at Parafield Airport South Australia.

SX2663 Private Edward Ernest SMITH

A Poster urging Australians to avenge the sinking of the Centaur by contributing to the war effort

A Poster urging Australians to avenge the sinking of the Centaur by contributing to the war effort

HMAS Sydney (II) probably taken in Sydney Harbour

Private VERE PARKINSON

Australia's first military radio transmission / reception - Station B - a a cave near Waterfall Railway Station

No. 19 Course at ATS Somers Victoria 27 Aug 1941. Reg Bain circled in red.

422424 Flying Officer Kenneth Roy Collier

The grave of Captain Herman Fritz Hubbe at Albert cemetey

The MG Company of the 59th ("Hume") Battalion, probably 'in camp' at Seymour in 1940, before it merged with the 58th Battalion in late 1942

Another map minus unit dispositions but more clearly displaying key locations within the defensive perimeter

17184 PTE Percy Flanigan

John Jackson and his brother Les photographed at the Alexandria Zoo while serving in the Middle East prior to returning to Australia to join No. 75 Squadron. Both men would command the unit with Les succeeding his older brother after he was killed in action.

Peter Masters shortly after enlistment Sep 1940

Peter Masters during the recording of his oral history for the series 'Australians at War' . He also featured in the video documentary '44 Days' narrated by Geoffrey Robertson QC, released in 1992, links to which are contained in the 75 Squadron history.

John Jackson and his brother Les photographed at the Alexandria Zoo while serving in the Middle East prior to returning to Australia to join No. 75 Squadron. Both men would command the unit with Les succeeding his older brother after he was killed in action.

Distinguished Flying Cross (original WW1 style ribbon), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Transferred to the RAF pre War

Pte Nash, of Victoria, Australia served with A Company. He died on 24 July 1916, aged 21, of wounds received in the Australian charge at Fleurbaix during 19 - 23 July 1916. In this action, which formed part of the Battle of the Somme, (Ed note: this is not technically correct - the Somme is much further south) Australian troops attempted to advance but were pinned down by German forces located behind them as well as in front of them. Cut off, they charged the German lines in an attempt to return to their original point of advance.

Military Medal, British South African Medal, 1914.15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

L-R Military Medal, British War Medal 10417 Victory Medal 10340 (service record)

1914/15 Star 22919 War Memorial 18924 Victory Medal 18855

1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Group portrait of trainee pilots of No 1 Flying Training School A Course, January to October 1939. Left to right, back row: 467 Robert Thomas Trigg of Sale, Vic, (later 32 Squadron (Sqn) RAAF, died 6 July 1942); Robert John Ohlmeyer of Clare, SA, (later 3 Sqn RAAF, died 23 November 1939);M L 'Buck' Judell; Edwin Hooper Sargeant; E H Williams; John Henry William Saunders (later 3 Sqn RAAF, died 22 November 1941); Kevin Ansell Goman of Perth, WA (later 23 Sqn RAAF, died 29 May 1940); 484 Brian Leighton Bracegirdle; 475 Robert George Arnold of Lameroo, SA (died 18 January 1942); 467 John Thomas O'Brien; 468 Geoffrey Thompson Newstead of Renmark, SA; W C Ring; 457 Geoffrey William Coventry (later Sqn Leader and Commanding Officer 11 Sqn RAAF, died 2 May 1944); 250499 Herbert Alexander Gamble. Second row: 485 Reginald Lloyd Gordon (later 31 Sqn RAAF, died 27 February 1944); 481 Peter St George Bruce Turnbull (died 27 August 1942); 456 Lindsay Eric Shaw Knowles of Canberra, ACT (later 3 Sqn RAAF, died 22 November 1941); 465 Kevin Herbert Springbett of SA; 470 John Couper Black; 388 Patrick John McMahon; 472 William Eldridge Willard of Sydney, NSW (later 31 Sqn RAAF, died 30 August 1943); 394 Garth Tetley Miles; 3107 Vernon Francis Wilfred Sullivan of Carlton, Vic; 482 John William Kessey of Hamilton, NSW; G L Thurston; R H Thompson; B M H Palmer. Front row: 477 Reginald William Marks; 480 Desmond Charles Pfeiffer; 477 Edwin St Clair Yeoman of Camberwell, Vic (later 10 Sqn RAAF, died 8 August 1942); 390 David Vernon of Lane Cove, NSW; James Norman Alexander of Randwick NSW (later 1 Aircraft Depot (1AD), died 15 January 1940); 391 Athol Galway Hope Wearne of WA; 305 James Cecil Stevenson of Grafton, NSW (later Wing Commander, 1AD, died on 1 December 1942); 3229 Allan Lindsay May of Malvern, Vic (later 1AD, died 10 May 1940); 463 Victor Allan Hodgkinson; 483 Arthur Wichelo Nichols of Wagin, WA; 387 Hugh Augustine Conaghan; 474 Robert Andrew Kirkman; 455 Charles Edwin Cox.