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408076 FSGT (later Pilot Officer) Tom 'Tammy' Simpson DFC, DFM
The 2nd/28th Battalion embarks in Cairns to deploy to Lae in August 1943.
Flight Sergeant Jim Mallinson 1943
Pilot Officer Ron Liversidge
Photo on Latvian passport, 1927, Latvian State Historical Archives
1878 Ernest Albert ATKINSON 10th Infantry Battalion
1822 William Clarence Way AHANG 5th Pioneer Battalion
6955 Frederick James ATKINSON 10th Infantry Battalion
A clay model of Charles Web Gilbert's statue used for the Shepparton (Vic) and Burnside (SA) Great War Memorials to the Fallen
A group photograph of the first post war RAAF pilots course, RAAF Fairbairn. Standing L-R: M Cottie, J Sandcock, A McKenzie, V Jackson, R Allen, I Booth, P Kendrick, B Hammond. Seated L-R: J Slater, J Alford, R Joske, J Morriss, E Lawrence, J Paech, E Rogers, Lyall Klaffer. In front: R Trebilco.
Sergeant Lyall Klaffer, adjusting his flying suit and breathing apparatus, preparing for a combat sortie from Iwakuni, Japan over Korea flying 77 Squadron's P51 Mustang
Portrait of Flying Officer Lyall R Klaffer of Adelaide, SA, seated in the cockpit of his Vampire aircraft. He is a member of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF, which is stationed in Malta while undertaking garrison duties.
An informal individual portrait of 04218 Pilot Officer L R (Lyall) Klaffer standing in a small garden outside the accommodation huts. Dressed in serge blue battle-dress uniform, he is also wearing the standard forage cap. This pilot is a member of 77 Squadron RAAF having been commissioned from his previous rank as Sergeant. He received a Mention in Despatches for his operational service in Korea.
An informal individual portrait of 04218 Pilot Officer L R (Lyall) Klaffer standing in a small garden outside the accommodation huts. Dressed in serge blue battle-dress uniform, he is also wearing the standard forage cap. This pilot is a member of 77 Squadron RAAF having been commissioned from his previous rank as Sergeant. He received a Mention in Despatches for his operational service in Korea.
Lyall Klaffer on posting to the the USA accumulated several records with the F4 Phantom that would later be adopted by the RAAF as an interim aircraft while the RAAF awaited delivery of the F111. He the attainment of 1,000 hours in the F4 is acknowledged with his USAF Navigator. He also flew the F4 on operations over Hanoi, the only RAAF pilot to do so, while on secondment.
Flight Lieutenant Harold 'Mick' Martin, 617 Squadron RAF, post the Dambuster raid wearing the ribbons for his DSO and DFC.
Gerald 'Geoff' Cramer, in front of a Canberra Bomber of No.2 Squadron
Aircrew Photo Late 1943 Just before Joining 57 RAF Squadron for First Tour in Jan 1944. All RAF apart from Ian. All Sgts apart from Nav. Rear L-R W/Op Ken Jenkinson (Survived War), Mid Upper AG Charlie King (Survived War), F/E William (Bill) Walter (KIA 12 Jan 1945) and Rear AG Bert McKellar (KIA 12 Jan 1945). Front L-R Nav Terry O'Brien (Survived War), Pilot Ian Ross (KIA 12 Jan 1945) and BA Ed Tilby (KIA 12 Jan 1945). Charlie and Terry elected not to Continue Flying and were Rested after completing their First Tour. Ken Remained with Crew but was Grounded Due to Illness and did not fly on Bergen Op. Replacement Crew - Nav Syd Anderson DFM, Mid Upper AG Les Griffiths and W/Op Ray Ellwood DFM MID. All were Killed with Ian. Rays body was Recovered and Buried in Norway, he had been on Operations since 1939. The Remainder are all on Runnymede with Ian. Family 1943

Aircrew Photo Late 1943 Just before Joining 57 RAF Squadron for First Tour in Jan 1944. All RAF apart from Ian. All Sgts apart from Nav. Rear L-R W/Op Ken Jenkinson (Survived War), Mid Upper AG Charlie King (Survived War), F/E William (Bill) Walter (KIA 12 Jan 1945) and Rear AG Bert McKellar (KIA 12 Jan 1945). Front L-R Nav Terry O'Brien (Survived War), Pilot Ian Ross (KIA 12 Jan 1945) and BA Ed Tilby (KIA 12 Jan 1945). Charlie and Terry elected not to Continue Flying and were Rested after completing their First Tour. Ken Remained with Crew but was Grounded Due to Illness and did not fly on Bergen Op. Replacement Crew - Nav Syd Anderson DFM, Mid Upper AG Les Griffiths and W/Op Ray Ellwood DFM MID. All were Killed with Ian. Rays body was Recovered and Buried in Norway, he had been on Operations since 1939. The Remainder are all on Runnymede with Ian. Family 1943
Flight Sergeant Llewellyn GRE, cropped from a group photo of his crew members
49 Squadron crewmates at the wedding of Sergeant James Arthur Gerald Browne and Marjorie Ayers (arm in arm) at the Registry Office Edmonton Middlesex London on 7 December 1942. The airman are left to right, Flying Officer Frank Ridley (aged 21 on 31 January 1943); Sergeant James Arthur Gerald Browne (aged 25 on 31 January 1943); Flight Sergeant Llewellyn Grey (26 on 31 January 1943) and Flight Sergeant Roy Gould (who completed his tour of operations with 49 Sqn at end of October 1942 and lived well into his 90s dying in 2011). The women other than Marjorie Ayers are unidentified. All of the men with the exception of Roy Gould who had left the unit, were killed on 31 January 1943, when their aircraft crashed on approach to RAF Fiskerton returning from a raid. Only the mid-upper gunner survived the crash.
F?O John FREES (right of photo) with crew colleague, SGT Frank Evans RAFVR behind
Commissioned by the 28th Batttalion and 24th Anti-Tank Company Association Inc. as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Plaque Dedication Program.

Commissioned by the 28th Batttalion and 24th Anti-Tank Company Association Inc. as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Plaque Dedication Program.
BREAKFAST CIRCLE OF MEN OF "HQ" COMPANY, 2/28TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION. THEY ARE TAKING PART IN A DESERT "BOX" FORMATION EXECISE CARRIED OUT IN EXTENSIVE MANOEUVRES BY THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION IN SYRIA AND LEBANON.

BREAKFAST CIRCLE OF MEN OF "HQ" COMPANY, 2/28TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION. THEY ARE TAKING PART IN A DESERT "BOX" FORMATION EXECISE CARRIED OUT IN EXTENSIVE MANOEUVRES BY THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION IN SYRIA AND LEBANON.
MEMBERS OF 2/28 INFANTRY BATTALION USING A HAND RAILWAY TROLLEY TO MOVE THEIR HEAVY GEAR TO THE NEW UNIT POSITION.

MEMBERS OF 2/28 INFANTRY BATTALION USING A HAND RAILWAY TROLLEY TO MOVE THEIR HEAVY GEAR TO THE NEW UNIT POSITION.
Flight Sergeant Jim Mallinson 1943
Fort Scratchley, Newcastle, NSW. 1939. Group portrait of Fortress Company officers, taken in front of a casemate, the tower on the hill top (behind H. Davis) is the Battery Observation Post. Left to right, back row: Ron Thompson, Bill Scott-Fell; C. A. G. Davis; John Laffey; Tom Nicholson; Alf Toose; S. L. (Pip) Martin; Harold Howley; Harold Davis (Garrison Bn); Dick Ford; ? Mortensen; Norm Hely (Garrison Bn); Frank Thompson; Bob Atcheson. Front row: Fred Harden; Dick Mort; Major John Walter Main; Percy (Dobbie) Dobson (probably Captain Percy Walter Dobson, MC, who served in the First World War); Lieutenant Colonel F. V. Thompson (Garrison Bn); ? McMinn; Jack Manning (A. A.). Identification provided by Dick Mort. (Donor J. Main)
Latvian passport of 1920 Eduards Ābelskalns / Ābelkalns. LVVA Fund No. 2996 Apr 1; Case no. 794.
Sergeant (later Flying Officer) Ron Liversidge in the final stages of training before joining 186 Squadron
The last group along Alexandra Avenue numbered 31-50
Denis William Horan Palestine.
One of the plaques at the base of each of the memorial trees. Gunner A.E. Richter. Lest we Forget. These have subsequently been replaced with rectangular brass plates.

One of the plaques at the base of each of the memorial trees. Gunner A.E. Richter. Lest we Forget
The plaque listing the first block of names heading west from the Statue, numbered 1-8 8 PTE W. G. ROBERTSON 7 SGT L. H. SANDO 6 PTE C. J. RICE NORTH 5 PTE U. M. KEELY 4 L.CPL J. S. DEANE 3 FARRIER A. KEELY 2 SGT H. E. CLARK 1 SGT A. C. HUNTER
The 2nd/4th Battalions Plaque at the AWM
Commissioned by the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion Association Inc. as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Plaque Dedication Program.

Commissioned by the 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion Association Inc. as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Plaque Dedication Program.
Plinth on Prescott Terrace listing the names and the number of the plaque at the foot of each Memorial tree indicating the soldier commemorated. Numbers 51-68 extending from the Memorial north along Prescott Terrace. It is unclear why no name is listed against Nos. 54 & 60; they should be PTE W.L. SLAPE and PTE G.E. LeLANT respectively. 67 CPL. F. W. SLAPE 68 PTE. A. H. KING 65 PTE. A. H. BROWN 64 LIEUT. J. HUGHES M.C. 63 GNR. J. S. ROGERS 62 SGT. H. T. L. HUTCHINSON 61 SGT. R. C. V. TEMPLE 60 should be PTE G.E. Le LANT 59 LIEUT. L. GURNER 58 PTE R. B. SHEPLEY 57 LIEUT. G. H. LEAVER 56 PTE. E. A. PREST 55 PTE. J. L. POLLE 54 should be PTE W.L. SLAPE 53 PTE. F. R. BENNETT 52 PTE. P. E. PRIME 51 LIEUT. H. Y. COLLISON
The Plaque marking the second block of trees to the west of the Memorial numbered 9-30. 30 SGT. G. ROBIN 29 SGT. S. R. DELBRIDGE 28 LIEUT. J. H. ROBIN M.C. 27 SGT. R. A. LATTA 26 SGT. A. A. ASH 25 LIEUT. R. O. FORDHAM 24 PTE. F. A. TAYLOR 23 PTE. H. U. FORDHAM 22 PTE. C. H. ARCHIBALD 21 L. CPL. J. FRERICHS 20 LIEUT. G. S. REINECKE 19 PTE. F. FRERICHS 18 PTE. W. T. WILLMOTT 17 PTE. J. R. TUCKER 16 GNR. H. A. BRUCE 15 PTE. W. C. TUCKER 14 PTE. R. W. MUGG 13 SGT. M. E. NASH 12 LIEUT. E. W. TALBOT SMITH 11 PTE. F. R. LILLECRAPP 10 SGT. H. APPELBEE 9 PTE. S. J. SANDO
The last marker heading north along Prescott Terrace, numbered 69-75, with number 76 blank for reasons unknown. It should be SGT Oscar E. Baumann lost at Fromelles in 1916. There is no similar marker for the names numbered 77-87; it is presumed to be because they were added after the consecration of the original trees in 1919. 76 (should be SGT O.E. BAUMANN) 75 PTE. A. F. D. ROBERTS 74 CAPT. H. F. HUBBE 73 CPL. D. R. BRADLEY 72 PTE. P. A. MAUNDER 71 PTE. N. C. LANE 70 GNR. W. E. RICHTER 69 PTE. H. ANTRAM
The Commemorative Plaque of the 2nd/2nd Field Regiment at the AWM Canberra. Commissioned by the 2/2 Field Regiment Association as part of the Australian War Memorial’s Plaque Dedication Program. This plaque was dedicated on 21 February 2018 at a ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial.
SINGLETON, AUSTRALIA. 1943-01. GUNNERS OF THE 2/2ND FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, TAKING PART, WITH THEIR 25-POUNDER GUNS, IN A GAS-SHELL DEMONSTRATION.

SINGLETON, AUSTRALIA. 1943-01. GUNNERS OF THE 2/2ND FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, TAKING PART, WITH THEIR 25-POUNDER GUNS, IN A GAS-SHELL DEMONSTRATION.
VIEW OF THE VALLEY FROM THE ROAD TURNING INTO THE BRALLOS PASS, LOOKING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH-WEST. IN THIS AREA WERE POSITIONS OF THE 2/11TH BATTALION AND 2/2ND FIELD REGIMENT, ON SLOPES BELOW THE ROAD, AND 16TH BRIGADE POSITIONS. SSW IN THE MID-DISTANCE, WERE POSITIONS OF 2 PLATOONS OF 2/8TH BATTALION. SOUTH-WEST AND IN THE DISTANCE, 17TH BRIGADE POSITIONS, AND IN THE FOREGROUND, 2/4TH BATTALION POSITIONS.

VIEW OF THE VALLEY FROM THE ROAD TURNING INTO THE BRALLOS PASS, LOOKING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH-WEST. IN THIS AREA WERE POSITIONS OF THE 2/11TH BATTALION AND 2/2ND FIELD REGIMENT, ON SLOPES BELOW THE ROAD, AND 16TH BRIGADE POSITIONS. SSW IN THE MID-DISTANCE, WERE POSITIONS OF 2 PLATOONS OF 2/8TH BATTALION. SOUTH-WEST AND IN THE DISTANCE, 17TH BRIGADE POSITIONS, AND IN THE FOREGROUND, 2/4TH BATTALION POSITIONS.
ONE OF THE GUNS OF THE 2/2ND FIELD REGIMENT FIRING AT A JAPANESE POSITION IN THE AREA IN WHICH LIEUTENANT A. CHOWNE, MM, GAINED HIS VC.

ONE OF THE GUNS OF THE 2/2ND FIELD REGIMENT FIRING AT A JAPANESE POSITION IN THE AREA IN WHICH LIEUTENANT A. CHOWNE, MM, GAINED HIS VC.
Brass 25 pounder shell case engraved with 'THE LAST SHOT FIRED IN AITAPE-WEWAK CAMPAIGN NEW GUINEA FIRED BY C.TP.4BTY.2/2 AUST FD REGT AT ULEBILUM NEAR YAMIL SOUTH OF THE TORRECELLI MOUNTAINS AT 1002HRS 3 SEP 1945. AND PRESENTED BY C.TP TO BRIGADIER M.J. MOTEN. CBE.DSO AND BAR ED COMMANDING 17 AUST.INF. BDE. A.I.F.'

Brass 25 pounder shell case engraved with 'THE LAST SHOT FIRED IN AITAPE-WEWAK CAMPAIGN NEW GUINEA FIRED BY C.TP.4BTY.2/2 AUST FD REGT AT ULEBILUM NEAR YAMIL SOUTH OF THE TORRECELLI MOUNTAINS AT 1002HRS 3 SEP 1945. AND PRESENTED BY C.TP TO BRIGADIER M.J. MOTEN. CBE.DSO AND BAR ED COMMANDING 17 AUST.INF. BDE. A.I.F.'
MEMBERS OF 2/2 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, LOADING THE 155MM M1 "LONG TOM" BEFORE FIRING ONTO THE JAPANESE POSITIONS 14,600 YARDS AWAY. THE SHELL WEIGHS 95 POUNDS.

MEMBERS OF 2/2 FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, LOADING THE 155MM M1 "LONG TOM" BEFORE FIRING ONTO THE JAPANESE POSITIONS 14,600 YARDS AWAY. THE SHELL WEIGHS 95 POUNDS.
The 4th Battalion parade at the grave sites of the 14 men killed in a training accident. The burials in this site were later relocated to Perth General Cemetery
The 4th Battalion parade at the gravesites of the 14 men killed in a training accident. The graves at this site were subsequently re-located to Perth War Cemetery.
The centre plinth of the Kangaroo Valley Memorial commemorating men killed in WW1. Either side are memorial stones with the names of returned men listed.
A view of Esbjerg Harbour
Studio portrait of 874 Private Joseph Archdall Beacom, 15th Battalion of Barrengarry, NSW. Son of John Beacom and Elizabeth Chittick (formerly Beacom). A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action on 10 August 1916 in France, aged 31. He has no known grave, and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. His brother 4078 Private David Beacom was killed in action 5 days earlier.

Studio portrait of 874 Private Joseph Archdall Beacom, 15th Battalion of Barrengarry, NSW. Son of John Beacom and Elizabeth Chittick (formerly Beacom). A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action on 10 August 1916 in France, aged 31. He has no known grave, and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. His brother 4078 Private David Beacom was killed in action 5 days earlier.

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