Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

1091 Jack Leslie WOODALL's headstone in Yass Cemetery

Richard FETHERSTON - Postcard to work colleagues in Australia

Richard FETHERSTON - Postcard to work colleagues from Cairo

Richard FETHERSTON - Postcard to Work Colleagues in Australia

A group of nine midshipmen studying on board HMAS Australia in the presence of their instructor, Instructor Lieutenant Commander Charles Reed Franklin, RAN (standing). Midshipmen identified left to right: Midshipman Ross Valdar Wheatley, RAN; Midshipman Peter Corsar Anderson, RAN; Midshipman Francis Hoddinett Vail, RAN; Midshipman John Malet Armstrong, RAN (hidden at rear); Midshipman Robert Cameron Casey, RAN (rear); Midshipman Norman Hamon Shaw, RAN; Midshipman Joseph William Morgan, RAN; Midshipman Gilbert Tootal Broadhurst, RAN; Midshipman John Francis Rayment, RAN

Flying Officer David Payne Croston, 463 Squadron.

Flying Officer Robert McKerlie Croft

NF462502 Gunner Norma Vesta MEAKIN's headstone at Rookwood War Cemetery

NX3689 Oliver Edward Ward known to his family as "Chubby" or "Uncle Chubb" - photo believed to have been taken in Egypt in 1941

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.

1986 Robert William LAKIN 9 Light Horse Regiment / 54th Battery14th Field Artillery Brigade

3994 Private Frederick William TRENDELL

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

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

Vietnam War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

Colonel William De Passey’s medals

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

1914/15 Star 22919 War Memorial 18924 Victory Medal 18855

1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Philip Bonhotte's distinctive medal set. L-R Distinguished Conduct Medal, Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Accumulated in just two years active service and just 24 years old at the time of his death on 24/5 April 1918

Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, 39-45 War Medal, 39-45 Australian Service Medal

Pilot Officer Clarence Charles Bennett

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45743791

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/720777/BATT,%20ARTHUR%20GEORGE

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1458472/BROWN,%20ALEXANDER

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/462739/FINCH,%20GEORGE%20HENRY

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1455336/KENYON,%20JOHN%20EDWARD

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/388509/MICHAELIS,%20FRANK%20MORITZ

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1600984/SEABROOK,%20GEORGE%20ROSS

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1844533

http://www.158squadron.co.uk/memorial

http://www.214squadron.org.uk/Crews_and_losses_Fortress.htm

https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/research/home-page-archives/john-simpson-kirkpatrick-and-his-donkey

https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/research/home-page-archives/the-lonely-anzac

https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/research/home-page-archives/corporal-frank-mclean-mm-a-proud-great-grand-daughter-honours-his-service-in-singapore

https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/research/home-page-archives/major-funding-injection-for-rsl-virtual-war-memorial

https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/research/resource-library/letter-from-lone-pine

https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/research/home-page-archives/a-crusader-at-rest

Crimerian Cannons