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Bundanoon RSL Sub Branch

Locality: Bundannon, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4883 7471

Address: 62 Erith Street 2578 Bundannon, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Please support this event. Start your weekend with a laugh!

25.01.2022 Commemorate the Centenary of Armistice with a very special bear that salutes all who served and comes with a group of miniature replica WWI medals.

24.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/notes/bundanoon-highland-gathering-inc/brigadoon-support/10155783057431048/

23.01.2022 PTSD Vs Transition Stress, makes sense not just for the cohorts mentioned in the article but also could be applied to Vietnam Veterans, especially the NASHOs who were expected to just return to their day job when their tour was up. Well worth grabbing a cuppa and having a read

23.01.2022 Warrant Officer Class I James Geedrick (19242018) Second World War, British Commonwealth Occupation Force, Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Indonesian Confrontat...ion, and Vietnam War. Born in Queensland, with Ceylonese and Aboriginal ancestry, James Geedrick enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1943 at the age of 19. At the end of the Second World War he enlisted in the Australian Regular Army and was sent to Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. In 1951 Sergeant Geedrick joined the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), in Korea, before fighting in significant battles at Kapyong and Maryang San. Geedrick continued to serve with 3RAR during the Malayan Emergency and Confrontation with Indonesia before returning to Borneo where he had served during the Second World War. In 1968 Warrant Officer Class II Geedrick joined the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. He was severely wounded by mortar fire during an armoured assault but recovered to return to Vietnam in 1969 for a further period of service. Studio portrait of 1982 (QX49711) Sergeant James Geedrick. AWM2017.520.1.1217 Gifted to the Australian War Memorial by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) in 2017. See this story and more in the A Lifetime of Service for Australia exhibition until April 2019. http://ow.ly/mPZ350jRDRD

23.01.2022 https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/12/15/vietnam-beer-run/

20.01.2022 Edward "Teddy" Sheean was an ordinary seaman serving in HMAS Armidale whose death during a Japanese aerial attack on his corvette become a well-known episode fr...om Australia in the Second World War. On 29 November 1942, Armidale began what would be its final operation. Along with two other vessels, the corvette was to undertake a resupply and evacuation mission to the Australian forces still fighting on Japanese-occupied Timor. Having been seen by Japanese reconnaissance pilots shortly after leaving the port, Armidale was destined for a dangerous journey. It and the other corvette on the operation, HMAS Castlemaine, missed the rendezvous with the third ship, in Timors Betano Bay, but met it later some 100 kilometres off-shore. The plan having gone awry, Armidale was ordered to return to Betano the following night. Facing a long day in enemy waters and the certainty of attack, the crew waited. When in the mid-afternoon it was hit by two aircraft-launched torpedoes, Armidale began to sink fast. Sheean was wounded and, rather than abandon ship, he strapped himself to his Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun and began to engage the attacking aircraft even as the ship sunk beneath him. He shot down two planes, and crewmates recall seeing tracer rising from beneath the surface as Sheean was dragged under the water, firing until the end. He died on 1 December 1942 aged just 18. Only 49 of the 149 men on board survived the attack and subsequent ordeal on rafts and in life boats. Image: Dale Marsh, Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean, HMAS Armidale. Oil on canvas, 1978 (http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/ART28160)

20.01.2022 This incredible woman made masks for WWI soldiers who suffered face injuries and helped them return to life after war

19.01.2022 https://mobile.abc.net.au//don-rowe-former-nsw-r/10742474

17.01.2022 An original mosaic hearth made by the Rats of Tobruk during World War II has been discovered at Tinaroo Dam, west of Cairns. It was part of a fireplace used by ...soldiers as they trained in the area. Discovered during low water levels earlier this year, the artefact has now been recognised by the Australian War Memorial as a military item of national significance. It will be unveiled at a ceremony at Malanda today. - Shared from ABC Far North Facebook page.

16.01.2022 Your thoughts on these figures?

16.01.2022 The story of how this mural came to be is a real comedy of errors.

15.01.2022 Famous quotes given by Old Blood and Guts General Patton.

15.01.2022 Do you know a songbird?? Bundanoon Sings! is looking for sopranos. Please feel free to share or tag a friend who loves to sing. Thanks lovely people

13.01.2022 For some their service continues out of uniform and despite all the hurdles put before them. Chris May is one of those people. Young Veterans

12.01.2022 Lest we forget.

12.01.2022 An exclusive range of commemorative items to mark Centenary of Armistice, featuring Australian designs inspired by a generations sacrifice and a nations gratitude.

12.01.2022 Beyer-Garratt 6029, Australias largest steam train, passed through Bundanoon this afternoon accompanied by lots of smoke & toot-toots! The rare sight was witnessed by approx. 80 train enthusiasts waiting on the platforms on a very cold & wet day. :) #bundanoon #beyergarratt #steamtrain

11.01.2022 Peter Jacksons new documentary shows the Great War "as its never been seen before": https://www.forces.net/news/remastering-ww1-footage-new-film

09.01.2022 Famous quotes given by 'Old Blood and Guts' General Patton.

09.01.2022 Thank you, Alaistair Saunders for tagging this.

08.01.2022 ON THIS DAY: On 11 January 1973 Australian involvement in the Vietnam War formally came to an end. About 60,000 Aussies served in the war; 521 were killed and m...ore than 3,000 were wounded. Our heartfelt thanks to all who served, and may the fallen rest in peace B Company, 7RAR, about to be air-lifted back to Nui Dat after a cordon and search of Phuoc Hai village, 8 August 1967 / Mike Coleridge / Australian War Memorial #modernsoldier #lestweforget #VietnamWar #RIP

06.01.2022 A handy guide for all those who like to be prepared

05.01.2022 Hay runners support our Farmers in Oz Please share to send our message to more people Like our page for Awesome News!

03.01.2022 Brigadoon 6 April 2019 https://www.facebook.com/165873971047/posts/10155865091646048/

02.01.2022 PTSD V's 'Transition Stress', makes sense not just for the cohorts mentioned in the article but also could be applied to Vietnam Veterans, especially the NASHOs who were expected to just return to their day job when their tour was up. Well worth grabbing a cuppa and having a read

02.01.2022 "PTSD...A Soldiers Hell" There is a war Inside his head One so painful... Stops Any rest Any sleep Torment Around and around It swirls Photographic Memories Fighting hard battles For all Thats been seen And done His demons Came Trying their best To keep him Lost Alone In this hell There is no switch To turn on a light A beacon of hope Shining bright Dimmer and darker His nightmares go To be rid Of these Unseen scars Seems A way off miracle A long lonely road Little strength to muster Yet Another day dawns Last nights screams Sadly Can still be heard The struggle Is all too real Sometimes its hard To think or breathe Forever caught In a downward Spiral state Ask your brother Who stood by you in arms If he needs A helping hand Ease him out of This His No mans land Where too many Have already been lost Gone Forever And far too soon. Sp c.2019 Copyright Sophies Choice. (Danny Quirk artwork)

01.01.2022 Speechless. I just happened to stumble across this on my way to work today. Dozens of WWI soldiers standing motionless while commuters rush past on their way t...o work. I had to stop and stand in front of one of them. When I did he simply handed me his card. I have to be honest I choked up and struggled to hold back tears when I read it. Such a moving piece of site specific theatre. Christ - a million of these young blokes died in a single battle that started this day 100 years ago. #WeAreHere See more