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City of Lismore RSL sub-branch
Locality: Lismore, New South Wales
Phone: +61 2 6621 3851
Address: 175 Molesworth St 2480 Lismore, NSW, Australia
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25.01.2022 Members of the 6 RAR Mortar Platoon conducted live firing at Wide Bay Training Area last week. The main effort was to qualify members who had shortfalls from re...spective Officer/NCO & Mobile Fire Controller courses recently conducted in Puckapunyal. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, members were returned to the unit and are now fully qualified to carry out duties required of an NCO and MFC within Mortar Platoon, increasing the capability of 6 RAR and the wider ADF. #BrisbanesBest #BrisbaneGrown
25.01.2022 Fighterworld, Williamtown is going to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the first Sabre to arrive at RAAF Williamtown on December 16. This year will be a low ke...y celebration with a tour of Fighterworld with a special emphasis of our immaculate Sabre. It will be a bigger occasion next year, hopefully we can get one of the two flying Sabres to do a fly past. We will be displaying our newly acquired Hornet. Ex Sabre pilots, ground crew and families who attend will have free entry and discounted meals at the Fighter World Cafe. Everyone will be welcome on this special day. See more
23.01.2022 Meet #OurPeople || After 38 years of service with the #AusArmy, Sergeant Dennis Maher has decided to hang up his uniform and pursue a career in civilian educati...on. Inspired by stories of his foster father’s service, Sergeant Maher enlisted in 1982 as part of the Royal Australian Artillery before transferring to the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Sergeant Maher has always had a passion for mentoring Army’s future soldiers. Recently he supported the Army Indigenous Development Program with the Indigenous Development Wing of Regional Force Surveillance Group in Darwin. We would like to thank Sergeant Maher and his family for their support to the #AusArmy during his career. Good luck and #GoodSoldiering on your new adventures, Sergeant Maher! To read more about Sergeant Maher’s service, head to http://ow.ly/EQr350Buix8
23.01.2022 Would love to hear stories from any of the volunteers that helped build the club hall, any funny happenings whilst on the job and any fond memories of events an...d gatherings you’ve experienced since it was erected. Printed in The Northern Star on Tuesday 31st August 1954 we can see an image and article regarding Volunteers Building the R.S.L. Clubroom in South Lismore. An average of 10 members have worked each weekend during the past six months. The building is 50 feet by 30 feet. The first floor is to be used as a dance and recreation hall. The ground floor will comprise the meeting and staff rooms. The branch president, Mr. S. Jacobs said that, by building with voluntary labour the branch would have 2000, and the cost of the building would be about 1500. He said members hoped to complete the building by Christmas, but to achieve this more volunteers would be need during the weekends. Mrs. Bundle, president of the women's auxiliary, has donated a plaque to be placed in the hall. The plaque would be inscribed with the names of all servicemen from South and North Lismore who gave their lives in their country's service. The branch will make the hall available to the Lismore City Council in the event of major flooding. Original excerpt can be found https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspap/article/225818504/22265372 #lismorehistory
22.01.2022 The City of Lismore RSL Subbranch will be conducting a Remembrance Day service and wreath laying on Wednesday 11th November 2020 at the Lismore Cenotaph at the Memorial Baths Molesworth Street Lismore commencing at 1045hrs. NSW Government has advised RSL State Branch that a one-off approval has been given for groups of up to 100 people or the equivalent of 1 person per 4 square metres to gather for Remembrance Day Services. The exemption is in place and requires adhering to s...ocial distancing measurers and have a COVID-19 Safety plan in Place. RSL NSW Acting President Ray James OAM said that with 2020 ANZAC Day commemorations cancelled due to the pandemic, it is particularly meaningful for the Veteran community to see Remembrance Day gatherings taking place The City of Lismore RSL Sub branch has a COVID-19 Safety plan in place and advised that if you are feeling unwell or have respiratory conditions etc. to remain at home. City of Lismore President Darryl Hawke asked that the community to observe one minutes silence at the11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month as a mark of respect and to remember all who paid the supreme sacrifice in WW1 and all subsequent conflicts that Australians were involved in.
22.01.2022 Someone asked about Bernard Tarr, Bernie for short. I met him when I started my basic training, he was training to be a cox2 at willitown. A character that love...d the military had remustered from GH. Said he worked with choppers? Maybe? Said he did a stint in Viet-nam? Maybe? No one could substantiate his claims. But he turned out to be a good mariner, very studious, knew many many things but some times we doubted he really knew the colour of that pilot's underpants. He learned much but never became a very good boat handler. He overcame that deficiency by being a good navigator. Not in the league of Col Webber though. A trip was tasked. To rescue the crew of a trawler foundering on Southern Swain Reefs during a Cyclone. We quickly prep'd, organised supplementary crew, it was a long way. An engineering officer, a flight lieuy, was appointed commander of detachment but not of the boat, that rested on flt sgt Tarr's shoulders. I was 2IC. And we departed sometime after 1600hrs. I gave a thorough safety brief to the coming bad weather and what and what not to do. That storm was headed north and as we rounded Cape Cleveland we hit our first wave of many many to come doing 18knts. Warana lept into the air, burried it's bows into the next and all hell broke loose. The greenie cascaded down the wheel house (a greenie is when the weight of seawater on deck is so heavy it is not white foam but solid green water) and flooded in through every opening. We had taken on a cook with us and he had just delivered a huge plate of sambos. Now it's on the deck of the wheel house with 4" of water. Poor "Chainsaw" looked at it and twirled around, took off back to the galley to make another lot. Chainsaw... Cpl Cook Macullock. The best hand to have when all you need is a cook. The voyage continued but at much reduced RPM. Idle speed 650rpm would have been good but the GMs hate idling and oil up so 750/800 was settled on. Through the night it went on and on. Every now and then she would cop a greenie and the boat would shudder the water off. I was navigating, a sup crew was at the wheel Sgt Mcfitt Allan Attwood at the throttles. He looked through the hatch to see who was in the forward saloon. All the sup crew are on their bunks life jackets as pillows. Allan had an idea. After a nasty greenie, he belted down below making a lot of stomping noises, grabed his life jacket and stomped back. We gave them a few minutes and looked down again. No more pillows, now they are wearing theirs around their necks. Their thought 'if the crew is worried, we'd better wear ours too'. We crashed through all night and by morning we are entering the lee of the Whitsundays and picked up speed. Refuelled at Mackay and continued to Rosslyn Bay. Our tanker was booked for 2200hrs, our arrival time. He got there 2230. But his tardiness was excused when he produced an overfull orange basket of freshly cooked prawns, near 50kgs, 2 men to lift, and we were 4m below the edge of the warf at low tide. We got it down without spilling one. The diesel was gravity fed into the main tank as the transfer pump was no faster, so we waited and enjoyed the prawns. Got a message over the hf that the people had been found and rescued between the Swains and the main land. It was decided with the Ok of the Satco that we could continue to Swains now as a Navex. And we did. It was 300nm round trip without seeing land. We made it, to the outer reef, had never seen water this clear, reef this beautifull. Dropped anchor on a bombie and settled over deep water, 41 fathoms on the sounder, about 80m. Dropped a handline like everyone else but the current so fast the sinker didn't get to the bottom. Eveyone gave up. I re-rigged, put 1kg of lead, fresh bait, took my reel to the stern paid out a lot of line and took the rig to the bow. Took a mighty swing and cast as far forward into the current as possible and ran back to my reel. Picked up the line and let it pay out feeling for the bottom. Felt it bounce and a big bight, strike hard and heeve. 20 mins later I won and pulled the most striking coral trout ever, nearly 3' long bur pure white with the coral trout blue and red and yellow spots. Didn't have my mobile to take a photo, sorry, mobiles weren't invented for another 15 years. The return trip was a contrast to the way out, flat calm and it got better. The led Bowen to Tvl was so calm it was glassy, not a breath of wind. Chasing 5ft longtoms tailing it on the surface and schools of flying fish, some landing on the deck to be played with by the pax who had never seen them. We got back to port, cleaned the boat down (our home, shelter and life support for the last 2 weeks) pack up our belongings and went home. The sup crew were thrilled to be back but sad that it was over. The event could have ended in tragedy for the trawler crew. Their anchor had dragged in the fierce wind, grounding and putting the boat in peril, eventualy laying on it's side in 10ft of water and had to abandon to their liferaft but still tethered to the trawler until the tether snapped and were cast adrift to the sea heading roughly for Mackay 400nm away. They were picked up by a passing ship. Michael. See more
21.01.2022 It was a day that would change Clarence Atkinson’s life forever: the 27th of June 1941. The then 26-year-old was serving as a private with the 2/3rd Battalion i...n Syria when he made a split-second decision to charge an enemy machine-gun during fighting near Damascus. The men of 10 Platoon had been pinned down by enemy fire from a Hotchkiss gun for three hours while attempting to hold a defensive position on the Jebel Mazar feature. One section of 12 Platoon tried to outflank the gun, despite the number of snipers, but was held up. When the man next to him was shot in the head, Atkinson leapt into action. Armed with a haversack of grenades, he dashed forward among the rocks while coming under intense enemy fire. Pushing forward, he hurled the grenades, clearing the area of enemy and capturing the Hotchkiss gun. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions that day, the first known Indigenous Australian to be awarded the medal during the Second World War. Continue Reading: http://ow.ly/uiCU50Cd0rf Visit our NAIDOC Week hub: http://ow.ly/PnbJ50Cd0rg Image: Clarence Atkinson DCM. Photo: Courtesy Isabella Walker #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWEEK
21.01.2022 Bit of Butterworth History.
20.01.2022 Collected Cinesound movie of Mosquito manufacturing in Australia.
20.01.2022 #OurPeople from 1st Aviation Regiment and 5th Aviation Regiment recently participated in Exercise Vigilant Scimitar. The exercise allowed #AusArmy’s aviation t...eams to enhance the interoperability between different aircraft in their fleet, as well as work with units across 1st Brigade, 3rd Brigade and 17th Sustainment Brigade. #ArmyInMotion
20.01.2022 HMAS Sydney Lest we Forget
19.01.2022 #Onthisday in 1917 Private Patrick Bugden was killed during action at Polygon Wood, near Ypres, Belgium. Bugden performed outstanding bravery over the three day...s prior to his death. He rescued five wounded men trapped by intense shelling and machine-gun fire and upon seeing that an Australian Corporal had been taken prisoner, he single-handedly rushed to his comrade's aid, shooting and bayoneting the enemy. Bugden fought until he was killed during the execution of a dangerous mission. For these actions he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Learn more: http://ow.ly/LcNo50ByBPm Image: H12601
17.01.2022 Meet #OurPeople || Chaplain Kene Onwukwe is currently supporting #YourADF personnel on the border of New South Wales and Victoria. While on deployment, Chaplai...n Onwukwe has been able to talk to, comfort and inspire the border checkpoint teams, and provide important emotional, psychological and spiritual support. Growing up in Nigeria, the padre arrived in Australia in 2008 after being selected to be a missionary in Tasmania. For Chaplain Onwukwe, serving in the military has been a life-changing experience. To read more about Chaplain Onwukwe’s service, head to https://news.defence.gov.au//southern-nigeria-southern-bor.
17.01.2022 The photograph was taken in December 1916, of an artillery horse used for transporting ammunition to the guns and its unidentified Australian driver on a duckbo...ard track between Mametz and Montauban, on the Western Front. The military used horses in WW1 mainly for logistical support; they were better than mechanized vehicles at traveling through deep mud and over rough terrain. Horses were used for reconnaissance and for carrying messengers well as for pulling artillery, ambulances, and supply wagons. The presence of horses often increased morale among the soldiers at the front. The value of horses and the increasing difficulty of replacing them were such that by 1917, some troops were told that the loss of a horse was of greater tactical concern than the loss of a human soldier. By the end of the war, even the well-supplied US Army was short of horses. Lest We Forget. Photograph came from the Australian War Memorial. Image file number AWM E00002. Most of the information came from Wikipedia.
17.01.2022 #OTD Sergeant Maurice Buckley, VC, DCM Maurice Buckley led a very interesting life he is the only deserter I know of who went on to be awarded (somewhat iro...nically) the Distinguished Conduct Medal, but also the Victoria Cross! He was awarded the VC for bravery during fighting along the Hindenburg Line on the 18th of September 1918. Enlisting shortly after the outbreak of war with the 13th Light Horse Regiment, he deployed to Egypt where he contracted a venereal disease. Returned to the Australian army medical isolation-detention barracks at Langwarrin, near Melbourne, he escaped from the facility in January 1916 and was declared a deserter. On 6th May 1916 he reenlisted under the pseudonym, ‘Gerald Sexton’. He was sent to France in early 1917 and fought on the Western Front at Bullecourt and Ypres. He was wounded at Le Hamel and promoted to Sergeant and subsequently awarded the DCM for his bravery near Morcourt in August. On September 18 1918,whilst still serving as Gerald Sexton, Buckley participated in the attack at Le Verguier, near St Quentin, during the advance on the Hindenburg Line. Buckley attacked a German machine gun post with his Lewis gun section and captured 30 German PoWs. When the advance was resumed, he rushed another enemy post, and performed another series of feats of great bravery and endurance without faltering or for a moment taking cover. For his bravery that day, Buckley was awarded the Victoria Cross. His award was originally gazetted under the name Gerald Sexton but he disclosed his identity shortly after and was awarded his Victoria Cross by King George V under his real name. Lest we forget. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964
17.01.2022 Remembrance Day 2020, Wednesday 11th November
13.01.2022 For all the fans of It’s A Wonderful Life and Jimmy Stewart . . . Just months after winning his 1941 Academy Award for best actor in The Philadelphia Story,... Jimmy Stewart, one of the best-known actors of the day, left Hollywood and joined the US Army. He was the first big-name movie star to enlist in World War II. An accomplished private pilot, the 33-year-old Hollywood icon became a US Army Air Force aviator, earning his 2nd Lieutenant commission in early 1942. With his celebrity status and huge popularity with the American public, he was assigned to starring in recruiting films, attending rallies, and training younger pilots. Stewart, however, wasn’t satisfied. He wanted to fly combat missions in Europe, not spend time in a stateside training command. By 1944, frustrated and feeling the war was passing him by, he asked his commanding officer to transfer him to a unit deploying to Europe. His request was reluctantly granted. Stewart, now a Captain, was sent to England, where he spent the next 18 months flying B-24 Liberator bombers over Germany. Throughout his time overseas, the US Army Air Corps' top brass had tried to keep the popular movie star from flying over enemy territory. But Stewart would hear nothing of it. Determined to lead by example, he bucked the system, assigning himself to every combat mission he could. By the end of the war he was one of the most respected and decorated pilots in his unit. But his wartime service came at a high personal price. In the final months of WWII he was grounded for being flak happy, today called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). When he returned to the US in August 1945, Stewart was a changed man. He had lost so much weight that he looked sickly. He rarely slept, and when he did he had nightmares of planes exploding and men falling through the air screaming (in one mission alone his unit had lost 13 planes and 130 men, most of whom he knew personally). He was depressed, couldn’t focus, and refused to talk to anyone about his war experiences. His acting career was all but over. As one of Stewart's biographers put it, "Every decision he made [during the war] was going to preserve life or cost lives. He took back to Hollywood all the stress that he had built up. In 1946 he got his break. He took the role of George Bailey, the suicidal father in It’s a Wonderful Life. The rest is history. Actors and crew of the set realized that in many of the disturbing scenes of George Bailey unraveling in front of his family, Stewart wasn’t acting. His PTSD was being captured on filmed for potentially millions to see. But despite Stewart's inner turmoil, making the movie was therapeutic for the combat veteran. He would go on to become one of the most accomplished and loved actors in American history. When asked in 1941 why he wanted to leave his acting career to fly combat missions over Nazi Germany, he said, "This country's conscience is bigger than all the studios in Hollywood put together, and the time will come when we'll have to fight. This weekend, as many of us watch the classic Christmas film, It’s A Wonderful Life, it’s also a fitting time to remember the sacrifices of Jimmy Stewart and all the men who gave up so much to serve their country during wartime. We will always remember you! Postscript: While fighting in Europe, Stewart's Oscar statue was proudly displayed in his father’s Pennsylvania hardware store. Throughout his life, the beloved actor always said his father, a World War I veteran, was the person who had made the biggest impact on him. Jimmy Stewart was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and died in 1997 at the age of 89.
13.01.2022 In Memory Of Corporal John Hurst Edmondson VC, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross in 1941. He was born on the 8th of October 1914, at Wagga Wagga, ...New South Wales. On the night of 13th14th April, 1941, a party of German infantry broke through the wire defences at Tobruk, and established themselves with at least six machine guns, mortars and two small field pieces. It was decided to attack them with bayonets, and a party consisting of one officer, Corporal Edmondson and five privates, took part in the charge. During the counter-attack Corporal Edmondson was wounded in the neck and stomach but continued to advance under heavy fire and killed one enemy with his bayonet. Later, his officer had his bayonet in one of the enemy and was grasped about the legs by him, when another attacked him from behind. He called for help, and Corporal Edmondson, who was some yards away, immediately came to his assistance and in spite of his wounds, killed both of the enemy. This action undoubtedly saved his officer's life. Shortly after returning from this successful counter-attack, Corporal Edmondson died of his wounds. His actions throughout the operations were outstanding for resolution, leadership and conspicuous bravery. The photograph on this post is of five Victoria Cross recipients standing behind of the grave of Corporal Edmondson VC and was taken on the 25th of April, 1953, in the Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya. They were there while on their way to England to attend the coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. They are left to right. Private F.J. Partridge VC, (Australia). Private E. Kenna VC, (Australia). Sergeant J. D. Hinton VC, (New Zealand). Private R. Kelliher VC, (Australia). Sergeant R. Rattey VC, (Australia). Lest We Forget. Information came from the Australian War Memorial and Wikipedia. Photograph came form the Australian War Memorial. Image file number AWM P01895.001.
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12.01.2022 Battle of the Menin Road Ridge. Troops of the 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry preparing to advance on the village of Veldhoek. 20 September 1917. (Phot...o source - IWM Q 5970) Brooke, John Warwick (Lieutenant) (Photographer) Colour by Doug https://www.facebook.com/ColouriseHistory
09.01.2022 3 October 1967 - First CGM awarded since WW II
09.01.2022 Remembering the Fallen: on this day in 1916, war poet Lieutenant the Honourable Edward Wyndham Tennant, 4th Battalion, the Grenadier Guards, was killed in acti...on on the Somme. He was the son of the 1st Baron Glenconner and his wife the writer Pamela Wyndham (one of the Three Graces in John Singer Sargent’s famous painting), and the nephew of the Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith. Educated at West Downs School in Winchester, he was editor of the school magazine in which he first published his poems. After deciding on a career in the diplomatic service, Lieutenant Tennant chose to leave school a year early to spend time in Germany learning the language but within a few weeks war broke out, and at the age of seventeen he joined the Grenadier Guards. One of his fellow officers was twenty-year-old Harold Macmillan, who would become Prime Minister in 1957. He wrote, "Among the leading spirits was a young man of singular charm and attraction, Edward TennantBorn of talented parents, he seemed to illustrate in his person all the Elizabethan ardour that still gave some enchantment and excitement to war. His life was not destined to be long; but he has left to all those who knew him a lasting memory. One of Lieutenant Tennant’s men to of how he would walk along the trench cheering them all up, and said when danger was greatest, his smile was loveliest. The writer Osbert Sitwell, then a lieutenant, also wrote of him at length in his autobiography. In his last letter home to his mother, just before his death, Lieutenant Tennant wrote, To-night we go up to the trenches we were in, and to-morrow or the next day we go over the top I am full of hope and trust, and I pray that I may be worthy of my fighting ancestors I have never been prouder of anything, except your love for me, than I am of being a Grenadier. He was killed by a sniper while near the village of Lesbouefs in France, and lies buried in the Guillemont Road Cemetery near his friend Lieutenant Raymond Asquith, who had been killed just a few days before. There is a memorial to him, including a sculpted portrait, in Salisbury Cathedral. Edward, from Stockton in Wiltshire, was 19 years old. See more
08.01.2022 The lads on RCB ensuring the Digger’s memorial is kept to a high standard at Taiping War Memorial Good on ya lads! #TPE
05.01.2022 Today, Army will welcome its next generation of leaders as the 2020 class of the Australian Defence Force Academy take part in the ADFA Graduation Parade. Army ...officer cadets will join with their Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force counterparts as they take to the ADFA Parade Ground for the final time before marching off to the Royal Military College - Duntroon, Australian Army to continue their training. The spectacular military parade will be conducted with the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), present as the Reviewing Officer. The ADFA Graduation Parade will be livestreamed on the Australian Defence Force Academy Facebook page from 9:25 am AEDT we hope you can tune in!
04.01.2022 Wave by 77 Sqn CO Easthope to the crowd on departure for 77 Sqn final flight of the F/A18A & B Hornet on 11-12-2020.
03.01.2022 #OTD Battle of Kaiapit On the 19th of September 1943, Australian soldiers from the 2/6th Australian Independent (Commando) Company captured the village of Kai...apit, and then defended it against an overwhelming Japanese counter attack. They were able to defeat the larger Japanese force whilst suffering relatively few losses, in what is remembered as one of Australia’s finest but less known small unit actions of WWII. The 2/6th Australian Independent Company was formed in May 1942 and was one of the 12 independent commando companies (or squadrons) raised by the Australian Army in WWII. The role of this company was to conduct irregular warfare including raids, long range patrolling and reconnaissance. Members of the Company would see action at Kokoda, Buna, Markhan-Ramu and Borneo throughout the war. In the early hours of the 19th, the Company formed up in the long grass 1,200m from the town. As they advanced, they came under fire from foxholes on the outskirts of the village, as well as light mortar fire. The Australians were able to take the positions using hand grenades and bayonets, suffering two killed and several wounded. The Japanese withdrew, leaving 30 dead behind. The Company then began establishing a defensive position throughout the night. Approximately three companies of Japanese soldiers which were returning from the patrol arrived in the early hours of the 20th and commenced an attack on the village. The Australians returned fire, attempting to conserve their ammunition before launching a counter-attack, which took the Japanese by surprise. After approximately four hours of intense fighting, the Japanese withdrew leaving behind almost 300 dead. The Australian casualties were 14 killed and 23 wounded. The Australian action had defeated the Japanese vanguard that was over twice their size, and stopped their advance down the Markham valley. This action, comparable to that of Long Tan, undoubtedly ranks as one of Australia’s finest moments in military history. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.cwith the om/groups/2626189084317964
02.01.2022 The story behind the image: Australians in East Timor: Protector, carer, neighbour Photo: WO2 Al Green Today marks the 21st anniversary of the establishment... of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET), a multinational mission led by Australia to stabilise the country in 1999. The following is a diary extract Ben Farinazzo, Suai, East Timor 1999 that tells the story behind this photo. This photo was taken in 1999 as we conducted an airmobile operation into the remote, isolated villages of Rotutu and Grotu, located on the cloud covered mountain peaks between Ainaro and Same, East Timor. Prior to our arrival we suspected that this would be a militia stronghold and base for operations and were prepared for some opposition. However on our arrival we were warmly greeted and welcomed to the village by the elders. In this photo we were evacuating a young child accompanied by his mother to our hospital in Suai to treat him for an ulcer that he had developed in his rectum that had spread across his bottom. As the Blackhawk was landing it produced a powerful down thrust and stones and loose debris were hailing the mother. I placed my arms around her and turned her to face the opposite direction to protect her, as Tammy the medic and a soldier from defence platoon came in to protect her from either side. A few days later after receiving treatment the mother and child returned to their village. We remember and salute all the Australian service men and women who served during the INTERFET campaign for their bravery, diplomacy, and courage for peace. #INTERFET #peacekeeping #courageforpeace
01.01.2022 ON THIS DAY 30 September 1988
01.01.2022 Today at 11:00 (AEDT) the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC will speak publicly about the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence ...Force (IGADF) Afghanistan Inquiry report findings regarding alleged misconduct by Australian Special Forces personnel on operations in Afghanistan. We will be live-streaming the media conference via this page for our community to watch. We encourage anyone who may be involved in, or affected by, the Afghanistan Inquiry to seek help early so that assistance can be provided. A list of welfare support services is available at: https://afghanistaninquiry.defence.gov.au/welfare-support
