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HMAS Brisbane I decked out for a review in Sydney in the inter-war years.
Paddlewheeler making steam on approach to Mannum
Remembering Ray Hopkins 7th Division Signals
Remembering Ross Lewis
Remembering Ray Paterson 6 Service Flying Training School
Ray Harris 1943-1946
Three unidentified Sappers (Engineers) operating a 90cm Sperry Search light. Initially controlled by Royal Australian engineers, Searchlight Batteries transitioned to Command and Control under the Royal Australian Artillery, and were progressively taken over by Volunteer Defence Corps and AWAS personnel.
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
Charles Griffen Army 1940-1945, Peter Griffen Navy 1942-1946, Colin Griffen RAAF 1942-1945
Rex Jones 1945-1946
Fred Hannam Airforce 1939 - 1945 (correct dates 1940-1947)
Ken Grant Airforce 1940-1946
Kevin Fisher RAAF 1943-1946
A 9.2 inch Howitzer of the 36th Siege Artillery Group. The 9.2s were later designated as the 55th Siege Artillery Battery. These were the biggest heaviest guns ever operated by the Royal Australian Artillery. They fired a 130kg shell 9km. The gun weighed over five tons and were clearly not mobile. The gunners are wearing gas masks in anticipation of a gas attack. These images were taken by renowned photographers Frank Hurley and George (later Sir Hubert) Wilkins. See the video link in the sidebar.

A 9.2 inch Howitzer of the 36th Siege Artillery Group. The 9.2s were later designated as the 55th Siege Artillery Battery. These were the biggest heaviest guns ever operated by the Royal Australian Artillery. They fired a 130kg shell 9km. The gun weighed over five tons and were clearly not mobile. The gunners are wearing gas masks in anticipation of a gas attack.
Another Frank Hurley / George Wilkins image of the crew of a 9.2 inch Howitzer of the 55th Siege Battery, at night in gas masks. The gun's barrel is lowered to facilitate loading the heavy shell into the their gun. The soldier in the foreground is holding a long rod mop with which the chamber and bore are swabbed between rounds to eliminate any burning residue. These guns were more like a naval gun in that they dod not use a cartridge case - rather a 'bag charge' comprising calico bags of cordite, ignited by a 'vent tube' ( similar to a blank rifle cartridge) triggered by a lanyard device. Hence a very moderate rate of fire, compared to a 'Quick Firing (QF) cartridge case system.

Another Frank Hurley image of the crew of a 9.2 inch Howitzer of the 55th Siege Battery, at night in gas masks loading their gun. The soldier in the foreground is holding a long rod mop with which the chamber and bore are swabbed between rounds to eliminate any burning residue
The 54th Siege Battery in action in support of the Third Ypres campaign in September 1917. The guns are 8 inch howitzers, the shells for which have been shipped in by light rail right to the gun position. Note the box trail and the cutout into which the breech recoils allowing maximum elevation. 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 Battery in action in support of the Third Ypres campaign in September 1917. The guns are 8 inch howitzers, the shells for which have been shipped in by light rail right to the gun position. This is one of a series of photographs taken by Official War Photographer Frank Hurley.
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.
BLACKBURN, VIC. 1944-01-16. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD BATTALION, VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS, WHO WERE THE "ENEMY" DURING THE UNIT BATTLE MANOEUVRES, SIGHTING THEIR RIFLES OVER THE TRENCH PARAPET. THEY ARE: V364157 LANCE CORPORAL J. A. EDMONDSON (1); V364173 PRIVATE A. G. PARLBY (2); V364162 CORPORAL J. W. HAWDON (3); V364153 PRIVATE J. E. CLARK (4). These men rather than being equipped with obsolete weapons, are using the latest Mark of the ubiquitous .303- these are No. 4 Short Magazine Lee Enfields (SMLE) probably made in Canada or by Savage Arms in the USA, and among relatively few imported into Australia during the War. Most were paradoxically issued to the VDC and AWAS. The Australian Army stuck with the No. 3 manufactured at Lithgow. Most No. 4s ended up in the hands of target shooters after the War. They had an enviable reputation for accuracy.
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!
Informal portrait of the Victor Harbor detachment of the 4th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps that manned the Bluff Watch Station during the Second World War; this detachment was known as CWP No 3 – CWP denoting Coastal Watch Patrol. The photograph was taken on 14 February 1943, the photographer is unknown; Ralph ROSE is standing, far right.
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.
Ross Robertson's war grave
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.
417812 Flight Sergeant Ronald Irving Cummings (3rd from right - back row)

417812 Flight Sergeant Ronald Irving Cummings (3rd from right - back row)
The Smythe Boys 1912 L to R Vernon Erle Smythe (Capt MC, 3rd Bn), Herbert Andrew Smythe (Cpl, KIA 3/5/1917, Bullecourt ii) Percy Smythe (2nd Lt, 24th Bn, MC), Edward Vivian Smythe (Major, 17th Bn, MC+Bar)

The Smythe Boys 1912 L to R Vernon Erle Smythe (Capt MC, 3rd Bn), Herbert Andrew Smythe (Cpl, KIA 3/5/1917, Bullecourt ii) Percy Smythe (2nd Lt, 24th Bn, MC), Edward Vivian Smythe (Major, 17th Bn, MC+Bar)
An AAMWS recruiting poster
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
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.
Group portrait of participants of the No 2 Bombing and Gunnery School (BAGS), Course 30, on graduation day. Left to right, back row, is: Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Reader; LAC O'Sullivan; LAC Ziersch probably 417690 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Leslie Ernest Ziersch (lost on operations over the United Kingdom on 11 April 1944); 417830 LAC Geoffrey O'Halloran Giles; 417820 LAC Frederick Dyer; LAC Ballinger; LAC Sincock; LAC Parham; LAC Johnson; LAC Quinlivan; LAC Willington; LAC Banfield; LAC Payne; LAC Kirkham; LAC Bonham; LAC Kerfoot; 419298 LAC (later Flying Officer [FO]) Harry Ronald Crout (lost on operations over France on 10 May 1944); LAC Phillips; LAC Porter; LAC Wallace. Third row: 427438 Flt Sgt Gergo Caveridge (lost on operations over Germany on 28 September 1944); Clark; Dutton; 427502 LAC (later Flt Sgt) Paulus Senor Coronel (killed in an accident in the United Kingdom on 25 September 1944); Lamberton; 417821 LAC (later Warrant Officer) Harold Murray Earle (lost on operations over the North Sea on 29 October 1944); LAC Groves; LAC Randell; LAC Scott; LAC Morton; LAC Potter; LAC Walters; LAC Oliver; LAC Bunce; LAC Mitchell; LAC Kiddle; 26221 LAC Alick Betram Ewens; possibly 417818 LAC (later Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]) Clifford Harris Drewer (lost on operations over France on 24 June 1944); LAC Horinack; 410144 LAC (later Flt Sgt) Ronald Charles Brookman (lost on operations over France on 26 September 1944). Second row: LAC Brand; LAC Moffitt; LAC Seymour; LAC Lowe; LAC Lake; LAC Mander; LAC Murray; possibly 417855 LAC (later Flt Sgt) Rex Tidswell Lathlean (lost on operations over the United Kingdom on 24 July 1944); LAC Baynes; LAC Keightley; 419332 LAC (later Pilot Officer) John Barrie Nanscawen (lost on operations over Germany on 8 February 1945); 417826 LAC (later Flt Sgt) Frank Edgar Fischer (lost on operations over Germany on 29 July 1944); 410536 LAC (later Flt Sgt) Leonard Allan Eunson (lost on operations over France on 6 August 1944); King; 419387 LAC (later Flt Sgt) Gregory Herbert Hunkin (lost on operations over N. W. Europe on 27 June 1944); LAC Adams; LAC Kitto; LAC McRostie; LAC Martin; possibly 418744 LAC Conrad Fontaine. Front row: 417822 LAC David Easterbrook; LAC Bury; LAC Andrews; Corporal (Cpl) Kiddle; Sergeant (Sgt) Barnes; Warrant Officer (WO) Hunt; Flight Officer (FO) Allmand; Flight Sergeant (FS) Wilson; Sgt Stanbury; 417824 LAC (later Flt Sgt) Albert Wilson Farrer (lost on operations over France on 16 August 1944); LAC Hughes; LAC Carlton; LAC Ashurst.
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).
A GROUP OF SISTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE, 106 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SISTER G. PARKINSON (1); SISTER G. THOMAS (2); SISTER D.A. NEWTON (3); SISTER E.M. FINLAYSON (4); SISTER E.M. SAUNDERS (5).

A GROUP OF SISTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE, 106 CASUALTY CLEARING STATION. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- SISTER G. PARKINSON (1); SISTER G. THOMAS (2); SISTER D.A. NEWTON (3); SISTER E.M. FINLAYSON (4); SISTER E.M. SAUNDERS (5).
German POWs captured by Allied Forces in 1942 at El Alamein. AWM 044985.

German POWs captured by Allied Forces in 1942 at El Alamein. AWM 044985.
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.
A 3.7 in Heavy AA gun firing at night. The muzzle blast is indicative of the power of this gun which had an effective ceiling of 30,000 ft or 9,000m. Later Marks could fire to 45,000 ft or 13,700m. It fired its 13kg shell (the biggest in its class) as fast as a rifle bullet at over 800m/s. The later Marks achieved over 1,000m/s.
George "Sonny" Wright
WAAAF Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/WAAAF
Bob McGhee was a Life Member of the Plympton RSL.
WW1 Service Record

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8206671
AWM Roll of Honour

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1719179
Commonwealth War Graves Record

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2929070/OSWALD%20IAN%20HAMILTON%20STOECKEL/
Captain Roy Lindon PIERCEY, MC
lawrence Plant's NAA Service Record

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8016605
1878 Ernest Albert ATKINSON 10th Infantry Battalion

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