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Crystal Brook RSL Sub-Branch

Locality: Crystal Brook, South Australia

Phone: +61 407 602 579

Address: 31 Brandis Street 5523 Crystal Brook, SA, Australia

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25.01.2022 South Australian Keith Fowler enlisted in the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, fought in the Syrian campaign, then was taken by troopship to the disastrous Java lan...ding and captured by the Japanese. In the lead up to the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific Day on August 15 he tells his story. https://bit.ly/30Lk7Zj See more

24.01.2022 We invite you....... Remembrance Day 2020

23.01.2022 On this day... in 1943, a shocking air disaster occurred at Port Moresby airfield which killed 59 Australians. A United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24... Liberator heavy bomber crashed into the marshalling park of the Port Moresby airfield during take-off and hit five trucks of the 158th General Transport Company carrying men of the 2/33rd Battalion. They had been awaiting a flight to Nadzab. Fifteen were killed instantly, and another 44 died of their injuries, with a further 92 surviving their injuries. The eleven crew of the Liberator were among the dead. The accident was subject to strict censorship and to this day is not widely known. The crash accounted for one-third of the 2/33rd Battalions fatal casualties for the entire war. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Burned out trucks in the marshalling park at Port Moresby airfield after the accident/NX31802 Private Edwin William Cafe, 2/33rd Battalion, of Coonamble, NSW, who was severely burned during the accident, and died of his injuries on 19 September 1943: AWM

23.01.2022 21 years ago today, the first Australians from the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) arrived in Dili to assist with the restoration of peace and sec...urity in the region. What followed was the largest deployment of Australian troops since the Vietnam War, with 5,500 #YourADF personnel contributing to the 22 nation regional force. Today, we say thank you to #OurPeople and their families for their support to the INTERFET mission. We continue to support Timor-Leste and its people, and commemorate the courage, sacrifice and solidarity shown throughout our shared history. #GoodSoldiering

23.01.2022 For actions performed on this day in 2010 Corporal Daniel Keighran was awarded the Victoria Cross. During an ambush by a large Taliban force at Derapet, in Afgh...anistans Tangi Valley, Corporal Keighran deliberately and repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to draw attention away from a mortally wounded comrade Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney. Throughout the long action his bravery assisted the patrol to return accurate fire and to successfully withdraw without further casualties. Corporal Keighrans Victoria Cross, on loan to the Memorial, is on display in the Hall of Valour. Learn more: http://ow.ly/yuti50B6S1D Photo: P10927.001

22.01.2022 On this day... in 1919, Corporal Arthur Sullivan, 45th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, of Crystal Brook, SA, won the Victoria Cross for rescuing four members of his... unit from drowning whilst under intense fire. The incident happened during the little-known Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. Sullivan worked for the National Bank of Australasia prior to enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force in April 1918 for service in World War I. He had arrived in the United Kingdom, but had not completed training when the Armistice came into effect on 11 November of that year. Sullivan was promoted to corporal in March 1919, but, wanting to see active service, sought his discharge from the AIF on 28 May. On the same day he enlisted in the British Army for service with the North Russia Relief Force, part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. Sullivan was deployed to North Russia with the relief force. Following a successful attack, he was a member of the rearguard of a column withdrawing across the Sheika River. As his platoon crossed the river on a crude one-plank bridge, it came under intense fire from Bolshevik troops, and four members fell into the river. Sullivan immediately jumped in and rescued them all, one by one, and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. Demobilised from the British Army after completing his service, Sullivan returned to Australia and resumed his civilian career as a banker. He was in London for the coronation of King George VI as part of the Australian Coronation Contingent in 1937 when he died of head injuries received in a fall. His medal set is displayed in the Hall of Valour at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. To learn more about Arthur, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur Sullivan (Australian soldier) A true Australian hero. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee An informal photograph of Arthur Sullivan VC (left) and another soldier after their investitures on 13 July 1920 at Government House, Adelaide: AWM

21.01.2022 More than 85 #AusArmy personnel were recently farewelled ahead of their deployment to the Middle East Region. The team will deploy on a six-month rotation as p...art of the Force Support Element - 13. Thank you to #OurPeople for their contribution to security in the Middle East, and thank you to their family and friends for their continued support. Good luck and #GoodSoldiering to all who are deploying! To read more about the farewell, head to https://www.army.gov.au//army-personnel-farewelled-ahead-m.

21.01.2022 #OTD 2/10th Battalion Disbanded On the 29th of December 1945, the 2/10th Battalion was disbanded following its service in the 2nd AIF during WWII. During thi...s time, the Battalion served in the Middle East at Tobruk, and then in the South Pacific during the Kokoda Campaign. The 2/10th Battalion was the first South Australian battalion formed for the Second AIF. It formally came into being with the appointment of its first commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Verrier, on 13 October 1939 but over a week would elapse before the battalion began to take shape at Adelaide's Wayville Showgrounds. It trained first at Woodside in the Adelaide hills, and then at Greta and Ingleburn in New South Wales. The 2/10th embarked for the Middle East on 5 May 1940 as part of the 18th Brigade, of the 6th Australian Division. En route to the Middle East, the 18th Brigade was diverted to the United Kingdom to bolster its defences following the fall of France. The 2/10th disembarked at Gourock in Scotland on 18 June and was subsequently based at Lopcombe Corner, near Salisbury, in England. On 8 July the 2/10th suffered the Second AIF's first casualty due to enemy action - Private Albert Webb, who was wounded in a strafing attack by a German aircraft. The battalion relocated to Colchester in October and left the United Kingdom on 17 November. The 2/10th arrived in Egypt on 31 December 1940. D Company of the 2/10th reinforced the 2/9th Battalion for its attack on Giarabub on 21 March 1941, but the whole battalion was not committed to active operations until it moved, with the rest of the brigade, to Tobruk in the first week of April. The 18th Brigade took part in the defence of Tobruk until it was withdrawn at the end of August. After Tobruk, the 2/10th trained in Palestine and between late September 1941 and early January 1942 formed part of the force garrisoning Syria. It sailed for Australia on 11 February, disembarking in Adelaide on 29 March. Papua was the 2/10th's next battleground and the battles it fought there were its most bitter and costly. It arrived at Milne Bay on 12 August and on the night of 27 August was overwhelmed by Japanese marines in a confused battle. The battalion fared even worse in its next engagement - Buna. Between 23 December and 2 January the 2/10th lost 113 men killed and 205 wounded in often ill-conceived attacks against Japanese bunkers around the old airstrip. The 2/10th's final engagement in Papua was at Sanananda between 9 and 24 January 1943. It returned home on 12 March 1943. The 2/10th returned to Papua in early August 1943. It trained around Port Moresby until deployed to the Finisterre Mountains in New Guinea on 31 December, where it participated in the operations to secure Shaggy Ridge between 4 January and 1 February 1944. Arriving back in Australia on 8 May, the 2/10th spent a year training before undertaking its final operation of the war. On 1 July 1945 the battalion landed at Balikpapan in Borneo and stormed the heights of Parramatta Ridge. In ensuing days it cleared the Japanese from in and around Balikpapan town, and was withdrawn into reserve on 6 July. It did not carry out another active role before the war ended on 15 August 1945. 2/10th personnel were progressively returned to Australia for discharge and with a cadre of only 42 remaining, the battalion disbanded at Balikpapan on 29 December 1945. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

20.01.2022 Did you know... that the railway siding and airfield of Brocks Creek/Fenton in the Northern Territory, about 180 km south of Darwin, was bombed seven times by t...he Japanese in World War II? The United States Army Air Forces 380th Bomb Group, comprising four squadrons of Consolidated B-24 Liberators, was stationed at Fenton Airfield in 1943 and 1944. Units located at Brocks Creek, near the airfield in 1942-1945 were mostly Army such as the 13th Detention Barracks and 77th Platoon, Bulk Issue Petrol and Oil Depot which supplied aviation fuel to Fenton and Long Airfields via an underground pipe line. There was also an Army Supply Depot at Brocks Creek, and a fairly complex railway network. Brocks Creek/Fenton was bombed on 30 June, 6 July, twice on 13 August, 21 August, and 15 and 18 September 1943. The population in southern Australia was shielded from the detail of the attacks by distance and wartime censorship. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee A B-24 destroyed during the Japanese air raid on Fenton Airfield on 6 July 1943: AWM

20.01.2022 #BREAKING Teddy Sheean, World War II hero, has posthumously received the Victoria Cross today. Edward "Teddy" Sheean was an ordinary seaman serving on HMAS Armi...dale whose death during a Japanese aerial attack on his ship has become a well-known episode in Australian Second World War lore. His courageous sacrifice began when HMAS Armidale was hit by two aircraft-launched torpedoes off the coast of what is now Timor-Leste. Armidale began to sink fast. Sheean strapped himself into the gun and commenced firing at the enemy, damaging at least two enemy aircraft. 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. Media release: https://bit.ly/2XU6ncX #TYFYS #VictoriaCross Royal Australian Navy

20.01.2022 The 16th of September marks the 75th Anniversary of liberation of the nurses from the POW camp at Belalau Sumatra. The war ended on the 15th August, and the fi...rst they knew would be nine days later with the short speech from Japanese Captain Seki, he announced "War is ended. Americano and English will be here in a few days. We are now all friends." On the 11th of September 1945 Betty Jeffrey wrote in her diary Cheers and more cheers. We have been discovered by two young Australian paratroops who visited our camp today and came straight past everybody until they landed on the doorstep of our Hut 13. Viv who is usually unmoved and very quiet came rushing in, face positively crimson, and panted, "Australians are here!" They were about five yards behind her. To see that rising sun badge on a beret again! t did us more good than anything we have experienced so far. One fellow said he was Bates from Thornbury and the other was Gillam from Perth and the first thing we noticed, after their youth, was their very white teeth. We made these boys sit on our bali bali and we fired them with questions - Who won the war? Who won the football in Melbourne? Will we be home for the Melbourne Cup? Excerpt from Betty Jeffreys book White Coolies Matron Annie Moriah Sage came to collect the girls with 65 lipsticks in hand, so her girls could look their best. She would be greeted by the surviving 24 nurses. They were wearing what remained of their uniforms they had saved them for this very day. The nurses were taken to Lahat where they boarded a plane bound for Singapore. They recuperated in Singapore prior to departing for home on the AHS Manunda. Lest We Forget See more

19.01.2022 On this day in 1918, five Victoria Crosses were awarded for action during the battle of Mont St Quentin on the Western Front: Temporary Corporal Alexander Buckl...ey, Private William Currey, Sergeant Albert Lowerson, Private Robert Mactier and Lieutenant Edgar Towner played a pivotal role storming, seizing and holding a key height of Mont St Quentin, a pivital German defensive position on the line of the Somme. Images: Private Robert Mactier. H06787, Lieutenant Edgar Towner P02939.035, Sergeant Albert Lowerson P02939.037, Private William Matthew Currey P02939.045, Corporal (Cpl) Alexander Henry Buckley H06648A

19.01.2022 RSL Crystal Brook has the OP Shop for next 14 days. Donations of goods or if you prefer cakes etc would be most welcome. Come down have a browse, you may be surprised at what's on offer. Support your local RSLRSL Crystal Brook has the OP Shop for next 14 days. Donations of goods or if you prefer cakes etc would be most welcome. Come down have a browse, you may be surprised at what's on offer. Support your local RSL

19.01.2022 WATCH || As the Royal Australian Navy Band Melbourne record the first official version of the updated Australian National Anthem, featuring Leading Seaman Music...ian Tracy Kennedy on vocals. The updated version of Advance Australia Fair has been re-recorded by the #RANBand based at HMAS Cerberus, and provided to the Prime Minister and Cabinet for official use across the nation on #AustraliaDay and at future events. #ServinginHarmony #AusNavy #NavyBand #ProudtoServe #YourADF Australian Government HMAS Cerberus Defence Force School of Music

18.01.2022 On 1 December, 78 years to the day after Teddy Sheean gave his life trying to save his shipmates, the Governor-General will present his family with the insignia... of the Victoria Cross for Australia. Teddy Sheean chose certain death over the chance of survival, to try and save his mates in the water. None of us can know what he was thinking or feeling but in this video, Brad Manera, the Senior Historian at the Anzac Memorial, talks about life on a ship like HMAS Armidale, the risks they faced and the bonds between shipmates. Anzac Memorial Royal Australian Navy Defence Australia Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force

18.01.2022 In light of the Chief of Defence Force’s press conference into the findings of the Brereton Report, the priority at this time is the mental health and wellbeing... of those who may have served in Afghanistan and their families. The RSL, as a whole, views these allegations as extremely serious and we encourage former or service personnel suffering adverse impacts and distress to immediately contact their local RSL Sub-Branch for direction to access wellbeing and other support service or call Open Arms on 1800 011 046.

18.01.2022 On Victory in the Pacific Day, 15 August 1945, spontaneous rejoicing broke out with celebrations in cities across the nation. Scenes of jubilation contrasted ...with somber reflection and thanksgiving as many experienced conflicting emotions: relief that the war was finally over, grief for those who were lost, and apprehension for the future. Victory in the Pacific! photographic exhibition is on display at the Memorial until 7 September 2020. Learn more: http://ow.ly/w3pR50AWZui Pic: Five newly liberated Australian prisoners of war in Singapore, September 1945. Most families of prisoners of the Japanese knew very little about the fate of their loved ones, some of whom had been in captivity for three and a half years. Photo: Z. Oliver AWM P01182.005

18.01.2022 Volunteers and staff have been busy behind the scenes at the Army Museum of South Australia, Keswick Barracks during the shutdown. While closed to the public, a...ctivities have included improvements, maintenance, online shop, training and procedures. A considerable number of new display cabinets have been installed and prepared for the museums reopening TBA. See www.amosa.org.au for update information. See more

18.01.2022 ELEVEN BATS A story about combat, cricket and the SAS. Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt spent more than twenty years in the SAS. His decades of service and his multipl...e tours in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan made him one of the regiment's most experienced and recognised figures. Harry's other lifetime love is cricket. An improvised game of cricket was often the circuit-breaker Harry and his team needed after the tension of operations. He began a tradition of organising matches wherever he was sent, whether it was East Timor, Baghdad, or Afghanistan. Soldiers, locals and even visiting politicians played in these spontaneous yet often bridge-building games. Harry also took a cricket bat with him on operational tours, eleven of them in total. They'd often go outside the wire with him and end up signed by those he met or fought alongside. These eleven bats form the basis for Harry's extraordinary memoir. It's a book about combat, and what it takes to serve in one of the world's most elite formations. It's a book about the toll that war takes on soldiers and their loved ones. And it's a book about the healing power of cricket, and how a game can break down borders in even the most desperate of circumstances. Harry Moffitt recently retired from the Australian Defence Force after almost thirty years, most of which was spent with Australia's elite Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment as a Team Commander and Team Specialist. Harry completed his time with the SAS as its Human Performance Manager. He's a Registered Psychologist and runs a human performance consultancy, Stotan Group, working with sports teams, the military and industry. He remains a cricket tragic. Publisher: Allen & Unwin https://bit.ly/2Vg0t4f. Available from Booktopia, book sellers and chain stores. 384 page paperback, RRP $34.99. Review provided by publisher.

18.01.2022 At Safe Zone Support our specialised counsellors, with an understanding of military culture, are here to listen and help. They dont need to know your name. It...s anonymous, available 24/7 and calls are not recorded. Call 1800 142 072 : Defence Australia

17.01.2022 Todays curators pick was chosen by Senior Curator of Art Anthea Gunn: Australian artist Alex Seton created As of today as a personal tribute to the Austr...alian soldiers killed during Operation Slipper in Afghanistan. The flags are carved out a pale pink marble with real halyards tied around them, representing how flags are ceremonially presented to a soldiers family after it has draped their coffin. The colour with the veins and blushes of marble evokes flesh and the true cost of war. Each time a soldier was killed, Seton would carve a flag, symbolic of what we ask of those who serve in the military. For me, this work is also an example of what contemporary art can do at the Memorial, inviting us to think in new or different ways about history and commemoration. It is moving how many people have left poppies in an act of remembrance for individual soldiers. As of today (detail) 2011-18, 43 sculpted flags in marble with halyard, 10 x 25 x 26 cm each ART96049.001 ART96049.043 #AlexSeton #museumathome #OperationSlipper #Afghanistan #Poppies #AWM #AWMemorial #AustralianWarMemorial #MyAWM #sculpture #Memorials

17.01.2022 Tanks for the parking space! To celebrate the end of Exercise Diamond Catalyst, Commanding Officer of 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, Lieutenant Colon...el Simon Croft, auctioned off his parking spot for a week to raise money for Legacy Australia. #OurPeople from 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment won the spot, and the freedom to park a vehicle of their choice, for $400. For Lieutenant Colonel Croft, the occupied parking space reinforced the unique bond between the units. #GoodSoldiering

17.01.2022 #Onthisday in 1967 the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, arrives in South Vietnam aboard HMAS Sydney. Learn more: http://ow.ly/V4Vx50CRJav Image: Troops... from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), board a US Army Chinook helicopter (no. 040) on the flight deck of HMAS Sydney in Vung Tau Bay, for airlift to Nui Dat, to begin their 12 month tour of duty. Photographer: Robert Gibson Skelton SKE/67/1277/VN See more

17.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of 34 Trooper Francis Bartlett, 2nd SA Mounted Rifles, of Port Germein, SA, who died of enteric fever at P...retoria, South Africa, on this day in 1900, aged 29. His sacrifice is commemorated on the South African War Memorial, Adelaide. Frank was born at Grace Plains to William and Jane (nee Santo), and was a noted athlete and sportsman in the mid-north of SA. He had served for two years in the Port Germein Mounted Rifles, and was a farmer when he enlisted for service in the Second Boer War. He was a noted rough rider who rode all the difficult horses the 2nd SA Mounted Rifles had. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee South African War Memorial, Adelaide: User:Blnguyen via Wikimedia Commons

17.01.2022 Projects and activities that are planned for the middle of 2021 and highlight the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in wars, conflicts and ...peace operations should consider applying for funding from our Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program. This is the final batch of 202021. Submit your application by 11 February 2021. Further information, including how to apply, can be found on the Community Grants Hub website: http://spr.ly/6184HntSC

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16.01.2022 This Friday night from 6pm. Takeaway meals available. Message this page if you want to book a table.

15.01.2022 Seventy-five years ago today, on 15 August 1945, Prime Minister Ben Chifley addressed the nation: Fellow citizens, the war is over. The Japanese government has... accepted the terms of surrender imposed by the allied nations. The Second World War was over. Spanning six years, the war was the most destructive conflict in human history.The defeat of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial, Militarist Japan - claimed 60 million lives; 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. A life was extinguished every three seconds. The world would never be the same again. In Australia, 15 August 1945 was gazetted as VP Day: Victory in the Pacific Day. Hundreds of thousands of jubilant Australians spilled into the streets of the nations cities, swept up in celebratory pandemonium. No one that day needed reminding of the value of freedom - or the price that had been paid for it. There was relief that the war was finally over, but apprehension about the future. To mark the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War the Memorial has curated a range of articles, collection items, events and first-hand accounts from veterans. Please explore: https://www.awm.gov.au/vpday75 #vpday75 #victoryinthepacific #oneinamillion Image: Sister M Flower, Australian Army Nursing Service and Private A Emerson 2/31 Infantry Battalion listening to the broadcast of the surrender of Japan in a ward at 113 General Hospital. Concord, NSW. 1945-08-15. 113041

15.01.2022 Congratulations to Sam Merkel from Crystal Brook for winning the John Millard painting in our RSL raffle held over the holiday period. This was drawn at the Australia Day ceremony in the institute. Once again a huge thank you to John Millard for donating the painting. Thank to everyone who bought a ticket.Congratulations to Sam Merkel from Crystal Brook for winning the John Millard painting in our RSL raffle held over the holiday period. This was drawn at the Australia Day ceremony in the institute. Once again a huge thank you to John Millard for donating the painting. Thank to everyone who bought a ticket.

14.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of Warrant Officer Class Two David Russell Nary, Special Air Service Regiment, of Perth, WA, who was kille...d in a training accident in Kuwait on this day in 2005, aged 42. David's sacrifice is commemorated at the Pinnaroo Valley Chapel & Crematorium, WA. David had served 25 years in the Army, including tours in the Sinai, Timor-Leste and Afghanistan, before he was hit by a vehicle in a training accident in Kuwait while preparing for operations in Iraq. He left behind his wife Naomi and three children. Then-Chief of Defence Force, Angus Houston, described him as "one of our finest soldiers". In 2008, the SASR's new Supacat long range patrol vehicle was named after David. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee David Nary: VWMA

14.01.2022 This Friday night from 6pm.

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12.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of 4719981 Private Bruce James Plane, 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, of Ardrossan, SA, who was ...killed in action in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, on this day in 1969 during Operation Goodwood, aged 21. His sacrifice is commemorated at the Ardrossan Cemetery. Bruce was born in Ardrossan and was the youngest of eight children. He was called up for national service in January 1968 and joined 9 RAR, which deployed to South Vietnam in December of that year. Operation Goodwood ran for seven weeks from New Year's Day 1969, in the Hat Dich Special Zone in Bien Hoa Province south of Saigon. The operation involved intensive patrolling and fighting against well-established enemy bunker systems. On the afternoon of 20 January, Bruce was killed when the enemy opened fire on a patrol from D Company clearing a previously used helicopter landing zone. 9 RAR suffered 14 killed and nearly 50 wounded during Operation Goodwood. The Royal Australian Regiment was awarded the battle honour "Hat Dich" for Operation Goodwood. The Bruce Plane Medal is presented at the Yorke Peninsula A Grade, Anzac Day Australian Rules Football Match. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Bruce Plane: VWMA

12.01.2022 Please remember that the Annual General Meeting is this Sunday 22nd November at the RSL Hall 1pm. Appropriate social distancing will apply. The 12pm lunch prior to the AGM has been CANCELLED.

12.01.2022 SASR quad bikes in Afghanistan.

12.01.2022 "The Battle of Derapet" on this day 24th August 2010. "Lest We Forget"

12.01.2022 Do you want to use the word Anzac? You may need approval before you can do so. Given the importance and cultural significance of the word Anzac, there are ...firm rules around its use, so stay informed and read our Use of the word Anzac Guidelines here: https://www.dva.gov.au//commemoratin/protecting-word-anzac See more

11.01.2022 This Friday night.... GARLIC PRAWNS will be on the menu!!! $16 with rice and salad! Limited numbers available so get in quick! Take away available! Normal menu also available. See you at the RSL for a drink and meal from 5:30pm

10.01.2022 #OnThisDay one year ago, #YourADF Reservists were formally called out for the first time in Australia’s history to provide support to state and local authoritie...s during #OpBushfireAssist. At its peak, Operation Bushfire Assist saw more than 6,500 personnel provide support as part of emergency relief, response and recovery operations. Thank you to all Australian Defence Force members, and #OurPartners from around the world who supported the domestic operation. #GoodSoldiering

10.01.2022 Thirty years on from the Gulf War, the Memorial would love to hear from veterans who participated in these events and may have objects, photographs or stories o...f their time in the Middle East Region they might donate to the National Collection. To share your story email: [email protected] For further details on donation: https://www.awm.gov.au/donations #GulfWar30 Image: Missile in the ready position on HMAS Adelaide in the Persian Gulf. P11136.013. Photographer: Jack Picone

10.01.2022 On this day... in 1944, the Avro Lancaster bomber "G for George" arrived at Amberley, Queensland. The aircraft had survived 89 operations with No. 460 Squadron ...RAAF. After touring Australia supporting war loan campaigns, the aircraft was presented to the Australian War Memorial, and is currently on display in the soon to be demolished Anzac Hall. No. 460 Squadron was formed in November 1941 for service in RAF Bomber Command. It was a multinational unit, but the majority of its personnel were Australian. It later converted to the Halifax then Lancasters. It was disbanded in October 1945 after seeing extensive service in the war in Europe. The squadron flew the most sorties of any Australian bomber squadron and dropped more bomb tonnage than any squadron in the whole of Bomber Command24,856 tons, which it dropped over 6,262 sorties. In doing that it lost 188 aircraft and suffered 1,018 combat deaths (589 of whom were Australian). This was the most of any Australian squadron during the war, with No. 460 Squadron effectively wiped out five times over its existence. The squadron was reformed on 2 July 2010 as an intelligence unit and is currently located in Canberra. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Members of No. 460 Squadron RAAF and the Lancaster bomber "G" for George in August 1943: AWM

10.01.2022 Sergeant Phillip Condoleon has deployed to Timor as a rifleman, to Indonesia as a translator during disaster relief, and is currently with Australian Defence Fo...rce in the Middle East as an Examiner Psychological. He’s pictured here with children at Sabang Port, some having been orphaned by the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. This podcast is his moving conversation with Sharon Mascall-Dare. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com//podcast/life-on-/id1271200777 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lN8SiRvKDOa8aW50KINtm See more

10.01.2022 On this day in 1945, seventy-five years ago, World War II ended when the surrender of Imperial Japan was announced over the radio by Japanese Emperor Hirohito. ...By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent. The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been largely destroyed by atomic bombs on 6 and 9 August, killing nearly a quarter of a million people, and the Soviet Union had invaded the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. These events precipitated the intervention of the emperor, but internal Japanese negotiations and a failed coup detat occurred before the emperors radio address on 15 August. The surrender formalities occurred on 2 September, by which time the occupation of Japan had begun. During the nearly six years of war, Australias casualties from enemy action during the war were 27,073 killed and 23,477 wounded. World War II contributed to major changes in the nations economy, military and foreign policy. The war accelerated the process of industrialisation, led to the development of a larger peacetime military and began the process with which Australia shifted the focus of its foreign policy from Britain to the United States. The final effects of the war also contributed to the development of a more diverse and cosmopolitan Australian society. A commemorative service will be held at 11am today at the National War Memorial, cnr North Tce and Kintore Ave, Adelaide, members of the public are very welcome, but physical distancing and covid-19 hygiene must be maintained at all times. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Jubilant crowds in Adelaide on 15 August 1945: AWM

10.01.2022 Nearly every town across Australia has its own war memorial. They range from small monuments perhaps a stained glass window in a church to community halls a...nd swimming pools. In Episode 22 of Collected Louise Maher finds out how Places of Pride works and meets a volunteer who has contributed over 400 memorials to the site. Listen now: http://ow.ly/As5j50CubkW #PlacesofPride

10.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of the 645 members of the crew of the Leander-class light cruiser HMAS Sydney who were killed in action du...ring a mutually destructive battle with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran in the Indian Ocean on this day in 1941. Sixty of these men were South Australians. They have no grave but the sea, but are commemorated on the Adelaide World War II Wall of Remembrance behind the National War Memorial on North Terrace. HMAS Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy. Ordered for the Royal Navy as HMS Phaeton, the cruiser was purchased by the Australian government and renamed prior to her 1934 launch. During the early part of her operational history, Sydney helped enforce sanctions during the Abyssinian crisis, and at the start of World War II was assigned to convoy escort and patrol duties in Australian waters. In May 1940, Sydney joined the British Mediterranean Fleet for an eight-month deployment, during which she sank two Italian warships, participated in multiple shore bombardments, and provided support to the Malta Convoys, while receiving minimal damage and no casualties. On her return to Australia in February 1941, Sydney resumed convoy escort and patrol duties in home waters. On 19 November 1941, Sydney encountered Kormoran and was lost with all hands. The locations of the wrecks of the two ships were unknown until 2008; Kormoran was found on 12 March, and Sydney on 17 March. Sydney's destruction is usually put down to the close range between the two ships during the battle and Kormoran's advantages of surprise and rapid, accurate fire. However, Sydney's loss with all hands compared to the survival of most of the Germans has contributed to conspiracy theorists alleging that the German commander used illegal ruses to lure Sydney into range, that a Japanese submarine was involved, and/or that the true events of the battle have been concealed by a wide-ranging cover-up, despite the lack of any real evidence for these allegations. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Cecil Anderson of Bordertown, Douglas Burrowes of Stepney, and George Coppin of Semaphore, three of the sixty South Australians who were lost when Sydney was sunk: VWMA

09.01.2022 A privilege to be accompanied by distinguished guests and thank a generation who were called to serve. Seventy five years ago, a weary Australia laid down its a...rms and felt the first, joyous stirrings of peace. An entire country had been called to serve, and answered the call with courage, endurance, mateship, and sacrifice. A great victory had been won at great cost. Nearly a million Australians enlisted to serve. Almost 40,000 lost their lives in the performance of their duty. Millions more stepped up to serve their country in its time of need whether as volunteers, sparing what they could in donations, or doing what needed to be done to fill the gaps left by those deployed to fight. We remember them all. It was a truly national effort. We are proud of their service, and the spirit they embodied is alive today. We honour them through being of service once again to our country, our communities, and each other.

09.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of the two Australian Defence Force members killed in a helicopter crash on this day in 2006 during Operat...ion Quickstep, an operation to support Australian citizens in Fiji in the lead-up to an expected coup d'etat. 65261 Captain Mark Bingley, 171st Aviation Squadron, and 2818220 Trooper Joshua Porter, Special Air Service Regiment, of Toukley, NSW, were killed when the Blackhawk helicopter Mark was operating from the landing platform amphibious ship HMAS Kanimbla crashed while he was attempting to land on the ship's deck. It fell overboard and sank in 3,000 metres of water. Nine of the ten crewmembers and passengers were rescued, with Mark drowning after being injured. The tenth person, Joshua, was declared missing and then dead several days later. On 6 March 2007, it was reported that his body had been recovered from a depth of approximately 2,900 metres. A number of the other crew and passengers were injured, some seriously. Mark's sacrifice is commemorated at the Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Queensland, and Joshua's sacrifice is commemorated on "The Rock" Memorial at the SASR barracks at Swanbourne, WA. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Joshua and his wife Carinna (Joshua never met their child), and Mark with his wife Melissa and child: VWMA & ABC

09.01.2022 Warrant Officer Jen Riches retired in December after 38 years of service in the Royal Australian Air Force. In parting, the fourth female Warrant Officer Dis...ciplinary in the #AusAirForce shared some tips for a successful career. You’ve got to make time for people; it builds respect and trust, she said. Respect the uniform you are wearing, whether it be an ADF uniform or civilian. Always respect those who are there to support you. To me, respect is everything and it will get you far. Read her story : bit.ly/WOFF-JR #YourADF

09.01.2022 The Nackeroos! A troop of horsemen of the North Australian Observer Unit (NAOU), crossing the Katherine River in the Northern Territory, led by an officer. Northern Territory - 1943.

09.01.2022 Army Museum of South Australia at Keswick Barracks is open to the public on Sundays 12-4pm. New look galleries and exhibits, weapons, uniforms, medals, vehicles, memorabilia. Free parking, low admission fees. More information www.amosa.org.au

08.01.2022 We are open from 5.30pm tonight. Schnitzels on offer as well as our regular menu. Takeaway available.

08.01.2022 8 January 1920: Australian aviators Ray Parer and John McIntosh depart Hounslow for Australia Did you know that on this day in 1920, Australian aviators Ray Par...er (a Royal Flying Corps veteran) and John McIntosh (an Australian Flying Corps veteran) departed Hounslow, UK, in a de Havilland D.H.9 biplane, in the England to Australia Great Air Race. The pair arrived in Darwin on 2 August 1920, 208 days after leaving the UK and became only the second aircraft/aircrew to actually complete the 1919 Great Air Race. The South Australian Smith Brothers won the first prize and race by completing the flight in only 28 days having left England on 12 Nov 1919 and arriving in Darwin on 10 Dec 1919. Parer and McIntosh’s flight was eventful; they made the first of their innumerable forced landings soon after leaving England. As they struggled from one disaster to another they left a trail of broken propellers, smashed undercarriages, damaged tail-skids, ruined radiators, crumpled wings, and bent fuselages. Their engine had twice caught fire, a vicious down-draught had almost forced the aircraft into the smouldering crater of Mount Vesuvius in Italy, and they had to fight off Arabs in the Syrian Desert. Finance was such a problem that Parer and McIntosh undertook advertising flights in Calcutta, and embellished their aircraft with slogans ranging from tea to whisky. In completing their journey, Parer and McIntosh are credited with the first single-engine flight from England to Australia. Their flight was also the first symbolic freight flight in the form of a bottle of PD Whisky delivered to Prime Minister W.M. Hughes. The aviators were each presented with a 500 cheque and an Air Force Cross. Their D.H.9 aircraft was eventually presented by the government to the Australian War Memorial. While Parer went on to be a pioneer aviator between the wars winning the Victorian Aerial Derby in 1920, flying in New Guinea and even serving in the RAAF in World War 2, McIntosh tragically died in an aircraft crash in Pithara, Western Australia, in March 1921. It was the first fatal aircraft crash in the Western Australia. In 2019, South Australia celebrated the centenary of the Great Air Race and the Smith Brothers Epic Flight. The Air Force Association (South Australia) was proud key supporter of the Centenary celebrations. For more information on the Great Air Race, the Epic Flight Centenary and the South Australian connections, visit the Epic Flight Centenary website: Epic Flight Centenary | History Trust of South Australia Photos courtesy of Australian War Memorial Digital Online Collection

08.01.2022 I first joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1979 as an Airframe Fitter Trainee. After a couple of years of general duties, I remustered to Helicopter Crew...man flying on Hueys, Squirrels and Blackhawks. Numerous positions later, I discharged in 2012, but reenlisted in 2014. In February this year I transitioned to SERCAT 3 in the Reserve Forces. I am also Open Arms - Veterans & Families Counsellings Peers, Community Engagement & Communications National Director where I manage engagement programs run by Open Arms, including the lived-experience peers program. Working for DVA and Open Arms gives me the opportunity to help our veterans and their families, using the skills, experience and networks that I have developed over the last 40 years working in Defence. From leadership and workforce planning, to understanding the different subcultures of Defence, all of these skills are essential in my position. For my role in particular, having lived experience as a veteran is crucial. It is only when we #StandTogether, can we get through these challenging times. Rob

07.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of Lieutenant Michael Fussell, 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) (4 RAR (Cdo)), of Coffs... Harbour, NSW, who was killed in action by an improvised explosive device during a dismounted patrol in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, on this day in 2008, aged 25. Michael entered the Australian Defence Force Academy in 2002 and graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon in 2005, commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery. While posted to the 4th Field Regiment, he became parachute qualified, and deployed to Timor-Leste in 2006 and 2007. He was posted to 4 RAR (Cdo) in January 2008 as a Joint Offensive Support Team commander and deployed to Afghanistan with the Special Operations Task Group. Two other soldiers were wounded by the same IED. Michael left behind two loving parents, his younger brother Daniel and two younger foster sisters Nikki and Nyah. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Michael Fussell: Defence

07.01.2022 #OTD in 1945 only days before peace was declared in the Pacific Sister Marie Craig reluctantly sat to have her portrait painted by official war artist Nora Heys...en in Morotai. According to her friend Betty, Marie told the artist Look Nora, you might as well paint me, Ill pose for you. This job is going to kill me anyway and at least people will know what Marie Craig looked like. A month later Marie Craig was killed when her plane crashed on route from Biak, New Guinea. The plane wreckage was only located in 1975 on a west Irian peak. Following her commission Nora sent the portrait to Maries mother. From 1944 to September 1945 the Medical Air Evacuation Unit (MAETU) evacuated 18,197 without a loss of life in-flight a significant contribution to Australias war effort in the South West Pacific Area. In 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife we remember the critical contribution nurses have made throughout 100 years of conflict. To read more about Nora Heysens portraits of the MAETU sisters: http://ow.ly/1exH50APQCt Image: Portrait depicting Sister Marie Craig, 501399, Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service, No 2 Medical Air Evacuation Transport Unit. ART24278 #officialwarartist #portraits #MAETU #nurses #SupportNursesAndMidWives #MyAWM #AWMemorial #Nurses2020 #Midwives2020

06.01.2022 Watch this video for an update on planning for Adelaide Anzac Day 2021 events.

06.01.2022 Due process must be afforded in ADF Inquiry outcome The RSL says all personnel suspected of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan are entitled to due process. This... follows the Government’s announcement of the pending appointment of a special investigator on the release of the Inspector-General’s report and the investigation by New South Wales’ Justice Paul Brereton into alleged unlawful killings and other possible breaches of law. The RSL views the allegations as extremely serious and speculation has already impacted adversely on veterans who served in Afghanistan and their families. RSL National President Greg Melick said the organisation was aware of the significant strain this matter had placed on veterans, even those not involved in alleged incidents. Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel serve in a unique and highly challenging environment and the allegations, resulting inquiry and report have caused considerable distress and mental health concerns. The RSL is committed to supporting all serving and ex-serving members of the ADF through the provision of wellbeing and general support to veterans and their families. We encourage any former or serving personnel suffering adverse impacts and distress to immediately contact their local RSL Sub-Branch for direction to access wellbeing and other support services or call Open Arms on 1800 011 046, Greg Melick said.

05.01.2022 #OTD We remember the 543 Australians killed in the sinking of the SS Rakuy Maru and SS Kachidoki Maru On the 12th of September 1944, the Japanese troopships ...SS Rakuy Maru and SS Kachidoki Maru were torpedoed by two American submarines, resulting in one of the worst cases of friendly fire in WWII. Today, we pause to remember the 543 Australians and 1016 British Prisoners of War who tragically lost their lives 75 years ago today. Both ships were part of a convoy carrying mostly raw materials from Singapore to Japan. The Rakuy Maru was carrying 1,318 Allied PoWs, whilst the Kachidoki Maru was transporting 900 at the time of their sinking. All the prisoners on board were survivors of the infamous Thai-Burma Railway. In the early hours of the 12th of September, the convoy was attacked by American submarines in the South China Seas. The Rakuy Maru was sunk by the USS Sealion II, and the Kachidoki Maru by the USS Pampanito. Prisoners who were able to evacuate spent the following days in life rafts or clinging to wreckage in open water, hoping for rescue. About 150 Australian and British survivors were rescued by the American submarines. A further 500 were picked up by the Japanese and continued on their journey to Japan. Those not rescued perished at sea. A total of 1,559 Australian and British PoWs were killed as a result of the attack, including 543 Australians. A terrible friendly fire incident, we must never forget the lives of those who were killed in this tragedy. Lest we forget. Former Australian prisoners of war are rescued by the crew of USN submarine USS Pampanito (SS-383). These men survived the sinking of two Japanese troop transports, the Kachidoki Maru and the Rakuyo Maru by Pampanito and USS Sealion II (SS-315) on 12 September 1944 respectively. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

05.01.2022 In September 1947, the first Australian peacekeepers arrived in the Netherlands East Indies to begin work as unarmed military observers. Today, on National Pea...cekeepers and Peacemakers Day, we acknowledge the vital role of #OurPeople in peace operations with the United Nations and Multinational Force and Observers. Peacekeepers and peacemakers have played, and continue to play, a critical role in providing support and assistance to victims of conflict, in often unstable and dangerous locations. Their work provides shelter, medical assistance and security to those who need it most. Thank you to all who have served in these roles to create a better world for current and future generations. #GoodSoldiering

05.01.2022 It takes courage to reach out. Safe Zone’s counsellors don’t need to know who you are, when or when you served. They understand military culture and are here to... listen and help. It’s anonymous, free, available 24/7 and calls are not recorded. Call 1800 142 072 or go to https://www.openarms.gov.au/safe-zone-support [: Defence Australia]

04.01.2022 Today is Malaya and Borneo Veterans Day, on which we commemorate the service and sacrifice of members of the Australian armed forces who served in the Malayan ...Emergency from 1948 to 1960, and the Indonesian Confrontation, or "Konfrontasi" from 1962 to 1966. The Malayan Emergency was declared in 1948, when the Malayan Communist Party launched an insurgency against British colonial rule. Australian involvement started with RAAF elements in 1950, followed by RAN and Army elements in 1955. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the Emergency, and we remember the 39 Australians who died, 15 of whom were killed in action. The Confrontation was a small undeclared war which began in 1962 after Indonesian forces launched attacks on the newly federated state of Malaysia. Australian forces became involved in 1964, and in 1965 our troops assisted in small-scale operations in Borneo. The situation was under control by late 1965, and Indonesian internal politics led to the official end to the conflict in 1966 when a treaty between Indonesia and Malaysia was signed. A total of 22 members of the Australian armed forces died during the Confrontation, of whom seven were battle casualties. Malaya and Borneo veterans participate in the Adelaide Anzac Day Commemorative March in Group 6. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Photograph of 1200029 Private Larry Richard Downes, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, who was killed in action in Borneo on 17 May 1965: AWM

04.01.2022 Tonight from 6pm.

03.01.2022 The veteran community will be pleased with the appointment of Gwen Cherne as our first national Veteran Family Advocate. Gwen has a unique understanding of the ...stresses which are often faced by family members of our serving personnel and sadly lost her husband, Peter, to suicide in 2017. Shes determined to help me stop other families suffering a similar loss. Ive worked closely with Gwen in her various roles where she has demonstrated her passion and determination to support our veterans and their families, particularly anyone dealing with mental health issues. Gwen will make a tremendous advocate and I look forward to delivering further positive reforms in the future. If you, or someone you know, would benefit from free mental health conunselling for veterans and their families, please contact Open Arms on 1800 011 046.

03.01.2022 The driving force behind the establishment of the Australian War Memorial, John Treloar was born on 10 December 1894 in Melbourne. After completing his schoolin...g in 1911, Treloar joined the Department of Defence as a military staff clerk. He enlisted in the AIF in August 1914 and, after a period of training, served on Gallipoli as a staff sergeant. Having been on the peninsula since April, Treloar was evacuated in September suffering from enteric fever and was eventually invalided to Australia. Treloar recovered his health and resumed his service, this time as a lieutenant with the role of equipment officer in No. 1 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps. In July 1916 he was transferred to France as confidential clerk to Brigadier General Brudenell White at the 1st Anzac Corps Headquarters. In May 1917 he began the work that would dominate the rest of his life when he was selected to organise the fledgling Australian War Records Section with the rank of captain. The section's work would form the basis of much of the Australian War Memorial's collection. Devoted to the Australian War Memorial, Treloar became the Director in 1920, working tirelessly for the more than three decades. He died on this day in 1952. Read more: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P11035480 Image: During the Second World War Treloar was given leave of absence and as a Lieutenant Colonel created and ran the Australian Army Military History Section. Cairo, Egypt. 023405

03.01.2022 The M113A1 APC - backbone of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps for many years.

03.01.2022 Today is Vietnam Veterans Day. Each year, on 18 August, we commemorate the men of D Company, 6RAR who fought in the battle of Long Tan in 1966. On that day, 10...8 Australian and New Zealand soldiers fought a pitched battle against over 2,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops in a rubber plantation not far from the small village of Long Tan. The Australians prevailed, but only after fighting in torrential rain for four hours. Eighteen Australians lost their lives and 24 were wounded, the largest number of casualties in one operation since the Australian task force had arrived a few months earlier. After the battle the bodies of 245 enemy soldiers were found, but there was evidence that many more bodies had been carried away. #VietnamVeteransDay Read more about the battle of Long Tan: http://ow.ly/A1k550AT7He Image: After the battle of Long Tan weary men of Delta Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiments, gather on a landing zone for a quick meal before returning to the battlefield. FOR/66/0675/VN L-R: Private (Pte) Peter Doyle; Pte Harry Esler; unknown; Pte Ian Campbell; next four unknown; Pte Neil Bextram; next two unknown.

02.01.2022 Please remember the AGM that was scheduled for today at 1pm is postponed until further notice.

02.01.2022 On this day in 1942, the Battle of Milne Bay began. The first Allied troops arrived at Milne Bay on 25 June, to build and protect an airbase that could interdic...t Japanese naval movements around the eastern tip of Papua that could threaten Port Moresby. Thanks to Ultra intercepts of Japanese communications, the Allies knew the Japanese were coming, and reinforced the garrison with the AIF 18th Brigade, which included many veterans of Tobruk. At the time the Japanese landed, the garrison numbered about 7,500 Australian Army, 1,400 US Army, and 600 RAAF personnel under the command of Major General Cyril Clowes. About 4,500 of the force were infantry, a mix of AIF and Militia. Under the misconception that the airfields were defended by only two or three companies of Australian infantry, the initial Japanese assault force consisted of only about 1,250 naval infantry supported by naval forces and two light tanks. Further troops were landed in follow-up waves, with Japanese forces reaching a maximum strength of nearly 2,000. When the Japanese withdrew on 5 September, after nearly two weeks of heavy fighting at Milne Bay, including Goodenough Island, Japanese casualties were estimated at around 700-750 killed in action and over 300 wounded, against Australian losses of 167 killed in action and US casualties of 14 killed. Corporal John French was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry during the counter-attack on 4 September that precipitated the Japanese withdrawal. The two RAAF squadrons were singled about by senior Army commanders as having been a decisive factor in the victory. The Allied victory at Milne Bay represented the first full-scale defeat of the Japanese on land and gave great heart to Allied forces fighting elsewhere. To read more about the battle, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Milne_Bay Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Australians at Milne Bay slogging through mud on patrol shortly after the battle: AWM

01.01.2022 #OnThisDay in August 1966, in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tan, #OurPeople fought one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War. Today, on the ...anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, we commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day. We say thank you to almost 60,000 Australians who served during the 10 years of our involvement in the Vietnam War, and we remember their sacrifices. #LestWeForget : Australian War Memorial

01.01.2022 On Christmas Eve #AusNavy personnel embarked on #HMASAdelaide for Fiji to assist with the Fiji Government’s disaster relief in response to Tropical Cyclone Yasa.... #YourADF elements are working with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to support the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to provide assistance to thousands of Fijians, including many from remote islands, whose homes, schools and other local infrastructure were damaged or destroyed by the category 5 cyclone.