Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Group portrait of the crew of "K" for Kitty, 458 Squadron RAAF after a raid. 458 Squadron was at this stage based in Yorkshire it later transferred to the Middle East. Identified, left to right: 404455 Sergeant (Sgt) James Howard "Rupe" Holmes, captain of Brisbane, Qld; 404611 Sgt Sven Ivanouw Hansen, 2nd pilot of Brisbane, Qld; 1261126 Sgt Les H Empson RAF, front gunner; 407199 Sgt Robert McKerlie (Bob) Croft, rear gunner of Adelaide, SA; probably 404343 Sgt Norman Henry Kobelke, observer of Brisbane, Qld (originally of Bulawayo, Rhodesia); 1283720 Sgt Ken A Cousins, RAF, wireless operator.

The 460 Squadron Badge and motto "Strike and Return"

(L to R) Bede Francis Dowd and Robert Burley) at the end of the war. Bede lost an arm after being pinned under his horse and presumed dead in or near Egypt for some time. The photo must have been taken at the end of the war as in this photo he is missing an arm.

Forest-sur-Marque communal cemetery near Lille, France

Men of an Anti Tank Company at Tobruk; The 2nd/3rd Anti Tank Regiment and the 24th and 26th Anti Tanl Companis served at Tobruk.

P 396 Navigators, No. 8 Course, Pennfield, New Brunswick.

PORTRAIT OF 8028 DRIVER R.B. COCHRANE, 6TH FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE, KILLED IN ACTION 1916-08-03.

John Leslie HOPPING of Caltowie

1774 Joseph Alfred Irwin

A Lockheed Hudson in the colours of 6 Squadron, similar in configuration to those operated by No. 2 Squadron in the early part of the Pacific War. This aircraft belongs to the Temora Aviation Museum in NSW.

A Halifax of 158 Squadron with its aircrew astride the fuselage and wings

Stanley COUSENS

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

MILLETT, Reginald Wellington

PTE S.G. Stafford 2nd Battalion KIA at Lone Pine

BAY OF BISCAY. 1943-05-29. A LIFEBOAT FROM FRENCH DESTROYER 'LA COMBATTANTE', TRANSFERRING FROM SUNDERLAND T9114-E OF NO 461 SQUADRON, RAAF, SIXTEEN SURVIVORS OF TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH CRASHED INTO THE SEA. THE SUNDERLAND SUFFERED HULL DAMAGE DURING ITS SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF CAUSING THE CAPTAIN, 400841 PILOT OFFICER G.V. SINGLETON, TO DECIDE TO LAND ON ANGLE AIRFIELD RATHER THAN ALIGHT ON WATER AT HIS HOME BASE. LITTLE FURTHER DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE LANDING.

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-01-29. PORTRAIT OF 477 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R. W. MARKS, FLIGHT COMMANDER, NO. 10 (SUNDERLAND) SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN.

An informal portrait of 219689 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Damien Healy standing in front of a Mixed Military Working Group (MMWG) briefing map which displays the legend 'Peace For Cambodia' and shows the location of United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)s military contingents. The MMWG had been formed by the United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC) with the intention of providing a high-level forum for all four Cambodian military factions and the UN's military representatives, and first met on 28 December 1991. It continued under the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). An experienced military negotiator, Lt Col Healy was MMWG's Chief Liaison Officer and the only Australian representative. He received a Conspicuous Service Cross for his work in Cambodia.

Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 1992-02-25. Group portrait of members of the Australian contingent to the United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC), on the occasion of the presentation to them of the Australian Service Medal. The soldiers are dressed in jungle green uniforms with the distinctive blue berets and scarves of the United Nations (UN). Left to right: back row: Warrant Officer 2 (WO2) J. W. Cruickshank (with moustache); Sergeant (Sgt) A. G. Wills; Corporal (Cpl) J. Gallarello (with moustache); Cpl S. Haines; Lance Cpl C. G. T. Woodcock. 2nd row: WO1 W. D. Williams (wearing glasses); Cpl G. E. Dunn (wearing glasses); Staff Sgt T. C. Sharman (wearing glasses); Signaller (Sig) M. D. Forte; Captain R. M. Glenny (face partly obscured); Cpl C. A. Von Bischoffshausen (face partly obscured). 3rd row: Cpl P. J. Brown; Cpl R. A. Roods (tall); Sig F. L. McKenzie (face partly obscured); Sig B. J. Sedge; Sapper (Spr) T. A Cooper; Cpl P. C. Mitchell (at end of row, face partly obscured). 4th row: Spr N. E. O'Connor; Sgt G. C. Richardson (face partly obscured); Cpl M. Hicklen (face partly obscured); Cpl M. J. Quinn (tall, with moustache); Sig A. J. Colbert (face partly obscured); Cpl B. J. Forrest; Sig L. J. Maloney. 5th row: Cpl M. J. Ryan (with moustache); Cpl D. D. Redburn (squinting); Cpl R. M. T. Morrish (with glasses); Spr M. C. Harley (with moustache); Captain P. A. Bartu (turned side on); Spr S. J. V. Anderson. 6th row: Major (Maj) M. I. McGough; Maj J. G. Glenn; WO2 B. Williams (with moustache). 7th row: Maj D. A. Wilson; Cpl G. R. Hillman. Front row: Lieutenant Colonel R. A. Stuart, the Officer Commanding (OC) the contingent. (Donor R. Stuart)

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

7204v Signaller Louis Leon BRUGEAUD RH#12

7024 Gordon Alexander LAING RH#24

3639 Audley Esmond WEBSTER RH#25

Captain Ernest Albert WARREN, 27th Battalion RH#28

313 Trooper James Morell McKenzie KAY RH#27

187 Private Joseph Raymond STEAD

77 Squadron P51s undergoing servicing at Iwakuni Japan, 1950

RH Panel Image 002 - Corporal Frank Allchin

A crashed Beaufort A9-467 lies in a field 15 miles west of Bundaberg, following a mid air collision with Beaufort A9-436. The aircraft were from No. 32 Squadron. Both crews, a total of eight men, died in the accident. This image is from the collection of 23650 Sergeant Clifford Vernon James Potter RAAF, who served as a photographer with 8 Service Flying Training School, Bundaberg, Queensland.

Lauri Sheard's grave alongside his colleagues at Bomana War Cemetery Port Moresby Papua New Guinea.

A Lancaster crew of No 467 Squadron, RAAF, at Bottesford, Leicestershire, preparing to set off for Berlin on the evening of 31 August 1943. They are, from left: Flight Sergeants J Scott, G. Eriksen and A Boys, Sergeant C Adair, Flight Sergeant B Jones (Captain), Flight Sergeant J Wilkinson and Sergeant E Tull, RAF, the only Englishman in the crew. This aircraft is 'M for Mother' at this time a veteran of 40 missions. It appears in two other published images, one of which was close-up of the nose art on the aircraft (AWM UK UK0463). It also appears in another image on this site, with a different crew later in 1943 by which time it had racked up 53 missions.

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

Arthur Harold Boettcher - Lancaster LM-372

Bancourt British War Cemetery entrance portal.

Signage indicating the location of Bancourt British Cemetery

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.

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

Ship's Company of HMAS Perth at Fremantle 6 August 1941

Spr John Frederick BOARDMAN 6393

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.

HMAS Canberra running underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge, under construction in this 1930 photograph

CALLANDER Arthur Stanley 3047 Pte 27th Bn

JEH Butler's name on last shell fired from Anzac Cove, 12 December 1915

JEH Butler's name on last shell fired from Anzac Cove, 12 December 1915

JEH Butler's name on last shell fired from Anzac Cove, 12 December 1915