Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Standing: Pte J R Holland, Pte G Rehn, Pte D P Howard. Seated: Pte R A Howard, Pte P W Brown, Pte V V Woolard

The grave of Lieutenant Colonel Alan Leane, CO of the 28th Battalion

An unusual feature of the Dernancourt cemetery. The marker of a grave of what appears to be a young Englishwoman. What was the story behind her death in occupied France in WW2?

MILLETT, Reginald Wellington

Pembroke Dock, Wales. C. 1942. Crew of aircraft "A for Apple" of No. 461 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at an RAF Station. Back row, left to right: 405083 Sergeant (Sgt) A. Miller; 401562 Sgt R. Hattam; 411426 Pilot Officer H. I. Dent; 403129 Flight Lieutenant B. Buls; 5942 Sgt A. J. Taylor; 405206 Sgt E. B. Gallagher; 6241 Sgt R. Tucker. Front row: Four members of the RAF.

Plymouth, England. C. 1943. Portrait of Flight Lieutenant R. W. Marks of Norwood, SA, a Sunderland aircraft captain of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Mount Batten.

William Gough's medal set: L-R Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914/15 Star, British War medal , Victory Medal

No. 76 Swuadorn - BCOF Japan 1947 BOFU, JAPAN. 1947-07-15. PILOTS FROM 76 SQUADRON, 81ST FIGHTER WING, RAAF, GET A FINAL BRIEFING NEAR THEIR AIRCRAFT FROM THEIR FLIGHT LEADER FOR THEIR DAYS DUTY OVER THE BCOF AREA. SHOWN: 50971 WARRANT OFFICER N. J. BAX OF BALRANALD, NSW; WARRANT OFFICER V. G. BARKELL OF CONCORD, NSW; 115515 WARRANT OFFICER J. C. SAMPSON OF WARRAMBOO, SA; WARRANT OFFICER S. W. WILLIAMSON OF ST KILDA, VIC; 418588 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT D. V. TERRY OF ELWOOD, VIC, FLIGHT LEADER.

James Tyner's Medal Set - L-R 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Service number 18488 George Bentley Pegler, a staff member of the South Australian Harbors Board. George enlisted in the AIF on 26 October 1917 and served in France with the Australian Army Medical Corps. He returned to Australia in 1919. From 1923 to his death in 1950 he held the position of Harbourmaster at Cowell.

Captain Henry Samuel COPE MC, 43rd Battalion RH#16

Captain Ernest Albert WARREN, 27th Battalion RH#28

313 Trooper James Morell McKenzie KAY RH#27

David Taylor's grave alongside his comrades from the 32 Squadron Hudson A16-201

A map depicting the disposition of forces at 4 Oct 1917, immediately prior to the commencement of the Battle of Broodseinde Ridge

Bancourt British War Cemetery entrance portal.

Signage indicating the location of Bancourt British Cemetery

Group portrait of members of the "Victorian Left Batt Company. Australian Imperial Naval and Military Tropical Force". Back row, left to right: 141 Private (Pte) Richard Elvin Exelby; 130 Pte George Fredericks; Pte Charles John Darkin; 146 Pte Charles Lott; 128 Pte Frederick Wilkins; J Jackson and 145 Pte Jacob Coote. Second row: 147 Pte Robert Boyle Smith; 129 Pte Richard Barker; 960 Sergeant (Sgt) Alfred John Grace; 138 Sgt Nathaniel Hart; 133 Pte Athel Ludgater Stark (died in Australia on 24 January 1918) and 134 Pte Samuel Henry Rice. Front row: 139 Corporal Arnold Mercer Davies; 137 Pte A V (Victor Alfred) Chiron and 136 Pte Eugene Charles Chiron. Pte Stark

Private William Charles Addems

HAMS Canberra Sydney Harbour 1929, dressed with flags and firing a salute. Note the Supermarine Walrus seaplane, belonging to and crewed by No. 9 Squadron RAAF.

HAMS Canberra in Sydney Harbour 1929, dressed with flags and firing a salute. Note the Supermarine Walrus seaplane, belonging to and crewed by No. 9 Squadron RAAF.

Sister M Hall, Moonee Ponds Baby Health Centre, 1950

Commemorative_Plaque

The CWGC Plot at Lignieres de Touraine Communal Cemetery

Flight Sergeant Norman MacDOnald's 'Catepillar Club' badge

Lieutenant Leonard Gurner, 60th Infantry Battalion AIF

Western Front: (Belgium), Ypres Area, Locre. Group portrait of the officers and NCOs of the 24th Machine Gun Company. In the foreground are two Vickers machine guns on their tripods. Left to right, back row: 422C Corporal (Cpl) J. H. Parker 429B Cpl H. J. Heywood 425A Cpl G. B. Redford MM MSM 372 Cpl C. W. Lane 438 Cpl P. P. Murphy 427B Acting Cpl J. W. Biggs Middle row: 504 Cpl H. S. Chave 1928 Cpl H. W. Courtney 501B Sgt C. W. E. Morris 426D Transport Sergeant (Sgt) C. Sugg MM 422A Sgt C. C. McPhee 617 Company Sergeant Major (CSM) P. O'Brien 414D Sgt V. A. J. Deeker 460A Sgt F. P. Packer 292 Sgt J. R. Reeves 424 Sgt C. B. Popkin 428A Acting Cpl C. E. Reade Front row: Lieutenant (Lt) L. D. Sinclair Lt T. R. Jack MC Lt F. R. Watts Major F. B. Hinton MC Lt C. C. Dight Lt W. A. Shelley MM

3940 Cecil George LARSEN shortly after enlistment

Flying Officer Gwynne Thomas - detail from AWM

FSGT Brian Grasby's grave at Hellemmes-LIlle Communal Cemetery interred with two other crewmates and other aircrew lost on the Lille raid.

The crew of PO-E; 1. Herb Ferguson, 2. Bill Hancock, 3. Charlie Nash, 4. Bill Felstead, 5. John Mellor, 6. Cyril DuToit, 7. Brian Grasby

96826 Myrtle May MacGinnes (Girlie)

Myrtle, John & William MacGinnes in the family home at Semaphore Park, South Australia. John left and Bill right.

WW1 post 31 Dec 1915 embarkation. L-R Military Medal British War Medal, Victory Medal,

Flying Officer Robert Croft

Portrait of Pilot Officer (later Flight Lieutenant [Fl Lt]) 404487 Thomas John O’Donohue DFM, of 159 Squadron RAF, an Australian flying with the RAF in India. He had previously served with No 460 Squadron, RAAF in England, and took part in an air raid on the Matford Works at Poissy, France. Fl Lt O’Donohue was lost on operations over Burma on 29 February, 1944 and has no known grave.

463-squadron Lancaster 'S for Sugar' bombing-up at RAF Waddington. The large cylindrical bomb is an 8,000lb 'blockbuster' a larger version of the 4,000ln 'Cookie'.

Group portrait of instructors and pupils of the 1st flying training course in front of a B.E.2a aircraft in a hangar. Back row: R Williams; T W White. Front row: George Pinnock Merz of Ballarat, Vic; H A Petre; E Harrison; D T Manwell. WIlliams went on to become 'The Father of hte RAAF'. White served in the Middle East and was captured and imprisoned by the Turks for 2 1/2 years before an epic escape. Merz was the first Australian Military aviator killed in action, in Mesopotamia.

1344 Private Albert LAMBERT

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

SX2663 Private Edward Ernest SMITH

422424 Flying Officer Kenneth Roy Collier

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

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http://korean-war.commemoration.gov.au/armed-forces-in-korea/royal-australian-navy-in-the-korean-war.php

http://aircrewremembered.com/coleman-gerald.html

http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ridgewell-frederick-harold.html