Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

John Leslie HOPPING of Caltowie

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

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

Group portrait of 9 Platoon, A Company, 2/14th Infantry Battalion on the Kokoda Trail. Identified, left to right, back row: L A Bear; VX15468 Warrant Acting Officer Class 2 John Alexander Lochhead of Mildura, Vic, (killed in action on 29 November 1942 in New Guinea); K T McWilliam; W C Dixon; VX23389 Private (Pte) D H Smith (presumed dead on 20 August 1942 in Papua); VX23597 Corporal (Cpl) L D Deeley MM (was awarded the Military Medal on 12 February 1942, presumed dead on 30 August 1942; VX38131 Pte D W Smith, (presumed dead on 30 August 1942 in Papua); C G Moffatt; M M Turnbull; W C Ferguson. Centre: W R D Smith; G E Urquhart; E P Silver; W C Parfrey; J S Thomas; A A Villinger; VX62637 Pte John Anthony Whellans of St Kilda, Vic, (killed in action on 30 August 1942 in Papua); D A Thompson; D J O'Connor. Front: C E Clifford; L A Delaporte; E L Hughes; VX32903 Lieutenant William Prescott Cox, (killed in action on 29 August 1942 in Papua); F J Parsons; B G Wilson; VX18629 Pte Harry Saunders, of Allansford, Vic, (killed in action on 29 November 1942 in Papua); VX19139 Pte Bruce Steel Kingsbury, of Armadale, Vic, (killed in action on 29 August 1942 in Papua for which he was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross (VC) on 9 Feb 1943); E J Jobe; A R Avery.

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)

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

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.

Etaples CWGC Cemetery - the largest in France. Most burials here had died of their wounds at various points along the casualty evacuation.

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.

Unidentified solder entering tunnel under Hill 60, near Ypres

Typical scene, Menin Road (near Ypres) near where Sapper CSA Campbell was killed, 18 September 1917

No. 77 Driver Sidney John PENHALIGON -from the Queenslander 31 Oct 1914

Thomas Harvey's ID disc - an artefact of the

Outdoor group portrait of six signallers in the snow. Identified back row, left to right: 19636 Gunner (Gnr) Reginald Sylvester Mason; 19822 Gnr Gilbert James Simmonds; 19657 Stanley Clarence Whiting; 19806 Gnr Lewis Ewen McKenzie (later MM). Front row, seated: 19616 Gnr Frank Orman Ball and 19634 Gnr Allan Lyle McPherson (later MM). These men embarked for service overseas with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 20 May 1916 (Gnrs McPherson, Whiting and Ball from Sydney and Gnrs McKenzie and Simmonds from Melbourne). Gnr Mason, a printer from Corrowa, NSW, prior to enlistment, died of wounds in Belgium on 27 September 1917, aged 22. The other five men survived the war.

Jamestown HB02 - Jamestown & DIstrict Honour Board

WW2 pacific medal set - L-R; Pacific Star, British War Medal 1939-45, Australian Service Medal 1939-45

RAAF WW2 Europe medal set - L-R 1939-45 Star (6 months O/S service) , Aircrew Europe Star (operational service over NW Europe up to D Day 5 6 June 1944), Defence Medal (service in a defended area), British War Medal 39-45, Australian War Service Model 39-45.

3940 Cecil George LARSEN shortly after enlistment

Distinguished Flying Medal Commendation

Flying Officer Gwynne Thomas - detail from AWM

VX134490 Gunner Keith McLannan

Two soldiers from the 15th MG Coy posing for a photograph with a Vickers Machine gun. Its key features are the heavy tripod on which it mounted, the right hand belt feed of ammunition in canvas belts, and the cylindrical jacket over the barrel which is filled with water to aid cooling of the barrel. This facilitated the very high rates of sustained fire this gun was renowned for.

96826 Myrtle May MacGinnes (Girlie)

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

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

938 Private William George SYMS

Vietnam War Memorial, Adelaide, South Australia

WW2 Aircrew Europe post D-Day 1944 operations over Europe, Distinguished Service: L-R Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939/45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, British Commonwealth War Medal 1939/45 and the Australian War Service Medal.

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

Colonel Harold Jacobs, Senator Anne Rushton, Allen Day (95), Brian Coleman (94), Hans de Vries (a few days short of his 94th birthday), Leesa Vlahos and Fred Pelder at the B25 unveiling at Parafield Airport South Australia.

422424 Flying Officer Kenneth Roy Collier

Transferred to the RAF pre War

Pilot Officer Clarence Charles Bennett

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