Virtual War Memorial | Australian Soldiers, Memorials and Military

Resources

Filter

Media

Type

Conflict

Campaign

Use quotes for more accurate searches - e.g., "2/10th infantry battalion"

Showing 50 of 3793 results

Stanley West Discharge Certificate
Leighton (WA ) Battery Heritage Site

http://www.artillerywa.org.au/raahs/history.htm
Eddie Field Army 1940-1943
Commemorating Colin McFeat's service
Commemorating Colin McFeat's service
Bill Holland, Navy 1941-1946
Reg Laught Airforce 1942-1945
Charles Griffin Army 1940-1942, Peter Griffin Navy 1942-1946, Colin Griffin, RAAF 1942-1945
Clinton Collins RAAF 1941-1948 Clinton also served in the Militia, dates yet to be determined.
The 54th Siege Artillery Battery in action. Note that light rail is laid right to the gun position to facilitate the movement of the massive shells fired by these guns. Note the guns are wheeled so they can be relocated far easier than was the case with the 9.2 inch Howitzers of the 55th Battery. Note the box trails of these howitzers, The cutout section allows the gun to be fully elevated and accommodate the full recoil of the barrel on firing. 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 Artillery Battery in action. Note that light rail is laid right to the gun position to facilitate the movement of the massive shells fired by these guns. Note the guns are wheeled so they can be relocated far easier than was the case with the 9.2 inch Howitzers of the 55th Battery.
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.
Enlistment Photo
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.
Enlistment Photo
The ubiquitous DH 82 Tiger Moth, backbone of the Empire Air Training Scheme and the aircraft in which RAAF pilots learned to fly.

The ubiquitous DH 82 Tiger Moth, backbone of the Empire Air Training Scheme and the aircraft in which Tom Tobin learned to fly. http://www.stephanschutze.com/uploads/3/1/0/6/3106267/1942_tigermoth_01.jpg
A view of the graves of FLT SGT ROBERTSON and his fellow crew members taken by Victor Harbor RSL members Ian and Janet MILNES on 24 March 2015; it was part of a private project to photograph all the Australian war graves in Germany.
A photograph of Vernon Smythe taken presumably shortly after enlistment and before embarkation
An extract of the 'Volunteer Defence Corps Handbook', showing the key features of the Lewis light machine gun, a WW1 era weapon which saw widespread use in WW2
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
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 searchlight crew of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) stands in front of its searchlight as part of a street display during Army Week in support of the Third Liberty Loan, Perth, March 1943. I was desperate to enlist in the army, having learnt Morse Code in anticipation of joining up, but my father refused to sign my papers. After much pleading and threats to join when I was twenty-one, he relented, and in August 1942 his fifth child was serving in the Australian Women's Army Service. (Image: AWM 029770, quote: Sister Julia O'Sullivan, Tell Us Your Story, www.anzac.dpc.wa.gov.au
Australian troops bring in a wounded German soldier after a raid on a German Strongpoint
We are so Proud of Clive R.I.P.a light horseman who died in the trenches with a sniper bullet to the heart, trying to save one of his platoon mates....never to return home to his Family. Died for Freedom and Honour.

We are so Proud of Clive R.I.P.a light horseman who died in the trenches with a sniper bullet to the heart, trying to save one of his platoon mates....never to return home to his Family. Died for Freedom and Honour.
The Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll
VFX94085 Captain Nora Heysen, Official war artist, Military History Section, at 106th Casualty Clearing Station.

VFX94085 Captain Nora Heysen, Official war artist, Military History Section, at 106th Casualty Clearing Station.
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).
WAAAF telegraphist, A.C.W. Nola Walton, from Brighton in Victoria.
Tobruk War Cemetery
Cause: Japanese naval guns in a pillbox at Mangam covering the Milford Highway.

Cause: Japanese naval guns in a pillbox at Mangam covering the Milford Highway.
Notes on the back of a photograph of his cycling mate, Arthur Lynch, KIA in the final stages of fighting in Singapore. He had been in the Army less than two months.
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.
Some of Mick Martin's crew after the investiture at Buckingham Palace on 22nd June 1943. From left: Left to right: Flt Lt J. F. Leggo DFC and Bar; Flt Lt H. B. Martin DSO DFC ; Flt Sgt T. D. Simpson DFM ; Bob; Pilot Officer B. T. Foxlee DFM.
Order of Battle - Australian Forces Operation Exporter

RAN HMAS Perth HMAS Nizam HMAS Stuart AIF-7th Australian Division 17th Brigade' (2nd/3rd, 2nd/5th Battalions, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion) (Detached from 6th Division) 21st Brigade (2nd/14th, 2nd/16th, 2nd/27th Battalions) 25th Brigade (2nd/25th, 2nd/31st, 2nd/33rd Battalions) 6th Cavalry Regiment 9th Cavalry Regiment 2nd/4th Field Regiment 2nd/5th Field Regiment 2nd/6th Field Regiment 2nd/9th Field Regiment 2nd/1st Anti-Tank Regiment (1 troop) 2nd/2nd Anti-Tank Regiment 2nd/3rd Machine-Gun Battalion 2nd/5th Field Company 2nd/6th Field Company 2nd/9th Field Company RAAF No.3 Squadron (Fighters - P40 Tomahawks)
Aircraftman (later Flight Sergeant) William Schulz, 1943
A C-47 transport being refuelled at No OBU Cloncurry
Bob McGhee was a Life Member of the Plympton RSL.
WW1 Service Record

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8206671
WW2 Nominal Roll

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1064611&c=WW2#R
Adelaide Advertiser Article 17/11/1943

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/2633766
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, UK
National Archives Australia - WWI Service Record

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8015762
lawrence Plant's NAA Service Record

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8016605
Nieppe, France. 18 April 1918. A Company Headquarters of the 7th Battalion, established in an old shooting box in the Forest of Neippe, in Northern France. A week earlier on the arrival of the 1st Division at Hazebrouck from the Somme, the Germans were already commencing to penetrate the Forest of Nieppe immediately east of the town. The 7th Battalion, with some of the 1st Pioneer Battalion and a company of machine gunners, pushed through Nieppe Forest, north of La Motte Chateau, and dug in on the north-eastern edge, in touch with the British rearguards. The Australian line, when completed, ran down from Strazeele to the Wood, where it linked up with the British Guards and the 29th Division. The Germans attacked in force on the 14th, but were repulsed; they renewed the attack in the evening, but failed. They never attacked again on these positions.

Page 11 of 76

This page is supported by a grant from the ANZAC Day Commemoration Council