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25.01.2022 In August 1945, thousands of Australians were engaged in military operations in the Pacific in New Guinea, Bougainville, New Britain, Borneo, and in the Phili...ppines. Thousands more Australian POW were incarcerated throughout Asia. It had been three months since Nazi Germany had capitulated to the Allies. On 15 August 1945, Emperor Hirohito publicly announced Japan’s acceptance of the Allies’ terms and Japan’s surrender. After almost six long years, the Second World War was finally over. In Australia, Wednesday 15 August was gazetted as ‘Victory in the Pacific Day’ and people publically and jubilantly rejoiced across the continent. For many however, it was a day of loss and mourning and a deeply reflective occasion of too many lives and loved ones lost. ‘It’s Over’ was the simple, yet long-awaited Guinea Gold headline on that momentous day seventy-five years ago. One of a number of military newspapers circulated to troops in the Pacific, Guinea Gold was located in Lae - a four-page newsprint published on a printing press that ran for 20 hours a day. Over 34 million copies of the newspaper were produced between 1942 and 1946 and at its peak in 1944, Guinea Gold had an astonishing estimated readership of 800,000. It was the first newspaper permitted to print General Douglas MacArthur's communique as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the South-West Pacific - giving its readers the good news 20 hours before any other publication. And how they must have rejoiced when they saw that headline! The copy pictured was souvenired by Flight Lieutenant Harold Venning of No. 7 Squadron, RAAF, a navigator in Beaufort bombers, who sent it back home to his wife and children in Western Australia. From the Brad Manera Collection. #VP75 #VPDay #VictoryInThePacificDay #secondworldwar #WW2 #endofthewar #onthisday #anzacmemorial #lestweforget

25.01.2022 #OTD The Battle of Long Tan On the 18th of August 1966, 6RAR participated in the most recognised Australian battle of the Vietnam War the Battle of Long Tan.... Following the artillery attack the morning before, D Company 6RAR was directed to patrol along the Vietcong firing positions and engage with any enemy in the area. Their patrol led them into a rubber plantation near the abandoned village of Long Tan. It was in this rubber plantation that the famous battle took place. As the Company advanced, the lead element, 11 Platoon, came in contact with a small group of Vietcong. After a short engagement, the enemy fled eastward with 11 Platoon in pursuit. Little did they know that they were about to collide with a major enemy force. Just after 4pm, 11 Platoon came under heavy fire from an enemy of unknown strength. 10 Platoon was ordered to move forward to assist but were also stopped after coming under intense fire. As the skies opened and the heavy monsoonal rains fell, the visibility was further reduced by the rain and resulting ‘mud mist’ which rose when the earth was splashed up by the force of the drops. With the Company now separated and outnumbered, the situation was becoming dire. Ammunition was running low, and casualties were mounting more than half of 11 Platoon had been injured during the first 20 minutes of the engagement. A unified defensive position had to be established to give the Company the best chance of countering the enemy attack. After further fighting, the 13 surviving members of 11 Platoon were finally able to withdraw to the rest of the Company’s position at 6pm. Half an hour later, they were joined by 12 Platoon and a proper Company defensive position was established. For the next half an hour, D Company faced relentless assaults by a numerically superior and determined Vietcong force. The fire support from three batteries of 1 Field Regiment at Nui Dat, 161 Battery Royal New Zealand Artillery, and a battery of American artillery from the 2/35th Artillery Battalion were crucial to preventing the Australian position from being overrun. The Allied gunners fired almost 3,500 rounds and are estimated to have killed at least 50% of the attacking enemy. As darkness fell at 1900, relief finally arrived with the arrival of B Company’s APCs which had been dispatched from Nui Dat. Their .50 calibre machineguns decimated the advancing enemy and forced them to retreat. The battle was finally over. D Company suffered 18 killed and 24 wounded during the battle. The Australians counted 245 enemy dead still in the plantation the following day, but there was evidence that others had been removed from the battlefield. It was only after the battle that it became evident that D Company had faced some 2,500 Vietcong during the battle from the 275th Regiment and D445 Battalion close to ten times their number. For their bravery, 6RAR was awarded the US Presidential Unit Citation on the 28th of May 1968. 6RAR and 3rd Cavalry Regiment were also awarded the battle honour ‘Long Tan’, one of only five presented to Australian units during the war. Their courage is testament to the bravery of Australian soldiers. Given the odds 6RAR faced, it is clear why the Battle of Long Tan is considered one of the defining moments in Australia’s military history. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

24.01.2022 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 nation’s 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

24.01.2022 #OTD This picture was taken! On the 26th of August 1967, one of the most famous images of the Vietnam War was captured by Michael Coleridge. The image, whic...h has been etched on the rear wall of the Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial on Anzac Parade in Canberra, shows members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 7RAR waiting to be airlifted by US Army helicopters from an area just north of Phuoc Hai. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

23.01.2022 Join us for the live stream of the Remembrance Day commemoration at the Australian War Memorial.

22.01.2022 Today the following members from MBMMC Macarthur Shorty, Forrest and Trouble conducted a welfare visit to Meg Kennedy and presented her with her brothers Certificate of Service and his Ribbon Bar from his WW2 medals mounted in a nice frame she was so happy to have something to remember him by RIP James Michael Dowers and thank you for your Service.

21.01.2022 #OTD Battle for Australia Day On the first Wednesday of September every year, we commemorate the Battle for Australia Day. This day marked the first defeat o...f Japanese forces in the Battle of Milne Bay. Today we recognise all those who served on the home front in Australia, and who fought on land, air and sea in battles in the Coral Sea and New Guinea, including Milne Bay and the Kokoda Track, between 1942 and 1945. Mainland Australia came under direct attack from the Japanese four days after the fall of Singapore in February 1942 with the Bombing of Darwin on the 19th of February the first of 60 raids on the city. Throughout the war, Broome, Port Headland, Derby, Katherine and Townsville would also come under attack. In May 1942, Australia was also attacked by sea by three Japanese midget submarines, one of which sunk the HMAS Kuttabul killing 21. Overseas, Australian soldiers would fight in the New Guinea campaign from January 1942 to August 1945 in battles along the Kokoda Track and at Milne Bay, Wau, the Huon Peninsula, Wewak and Bougainville. More than 600 Australians were killed and over 1,000 wounded during this campaign. Australia was defended by more than half a million full time Navy, Army and Air Force personnel and the women’s services during this time. Civilians also contributed, working in jobs geared towards the war effort and living with wartime controls including rationing and restrictions on movement. Today, we pause to remember those who served, and those who were killed or taken prisoner in Australia and in New Guinea in the desperate fight for Australia’s survival during the second world war. Lest we forget. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

19.01.2022 On This Day 19 November 1941 Lost with all hands’: HMAS Sydney (II) sunk... Sydney was lost with its entire crew of 645 men in a sudden and disastrous encounter with the German raider, Kormoran, off the Western Australian coast. The circumstances surrounding its loss remain controversial to this day HMAS Sydney II, a light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, was lost following a battle with the German raider HSK Kormoran off the Western Australian coast. The loss of the Sydney with its 645 crew remains Australia’s worst naval disaster. The Kormoran was also sunk, but 317 of its crew of 397 were rescued. Sydney II had an impressive record of war service. Celebrated for her successful battles in the Mediterranean, where she famously sank the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni, the Sydney II and her crew of predominantly young men received a hero’s welcome on return to Australia in February 1941. She was then tasked with escorting troopships to South East Asia, following an Indian Ocean route along the coast of Western Australia. It was on the return of one of these voyages that she encountered the HSK Kormoran, on 19 November 1941. Disguised as a Dutch merchant vessel, the Komoran used the advantage of surprise and brought all its armament to bear on Sydney II. One of the souls lost with Sydney II’s sinking was Petty Officer Stoker Arthur John Richter. Richter crafted a trench art cruet set (See attached photo) while he was serving on Sydney II between April 1941 and the ship's last shore visit in Western Australia, possibly for his wife, Muriel. A cruet set is comprised of a small stand, usually made of metal, ceramic, or glass, which holds containers for condiments. Typically these include salt and pepper shakers (such as this set), or small bottles of vinegar and olive oil. One lantern-shaped container is made of green glass, representing starboard. The other ‘lantern’ once had an internal red coating, representing port, but nearly all of it is now worn off. For almost seven decades, the final resting place of the Sydney and her crew remained unknown. In mid-March 2008 the Australian Government announced that the wreckages of both HMAS Sydney II and HSK Kormoran had been found, approximately 112 nautical miles off Steep Point, Western Australia. A model of Sydney II can be seen in the Second World War galleries at the Memorial. For further information see following link/s: https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/lost-with-all-hands Full report on the loss of HMAS Sydney - https://www.aph.gov.au//house_of_representatives_committee NAA The sinking of HMAS Sydney - https://www.naa.gov.au//research-guide-the-sinking-of-hmas Mmorial - https://www.hmassydneymemorialgeraldton.com.au/completed-/ YouTube link/s: https://youtu.be/W7F4g6kb9No Finding HMAS Sydney - https://youtu.be/xUeGgqiK0Qs Memorial - https://youtu.be/xwod8CgAm_w

18.01.2022 Today MBMMC Macarthur hosted our own Anzac service it was a great turn out and perfect weather, we would like to Thank Shorty and Ewok for their endless effort of putting this service together with the help of Bonza, Junior, Gronk and Hux for their participation in the service and Kinka for your hard work in the background. We would also like to Thank the Veterans for their support and all our Family and Friends who helped make today a special event for us all and all your support. Thank you.

18.01.2022 MBMMC Macarthur would like to wish our QM and SSM Steve Griffiths aka Griffo a very Happy Birthday, we hope you have an amazing day!

18.01.2022 Today MBMMC Macarthur Sb supported MBMMC Sydney West Sb first major ride, Thanks Sydney West for a great day

18.01.2022 Saturday afternoon Shorty was presented his 3 year service Patch & Blinky was presented 5 year service Patch, congratulations to both.

17.01.2022 Today a few of us went out and Helped Debbie Kay put together some care packages for our Defence personal for Christmas, Thank you Debbie this is a wonderful gift you are giving our men and women who can’t be home for Christmas.

16.01.2022 HMAS Sirius (I) has achieved a career milestone less than a week from celebrating 14 years of service in the #AusNavy. The replenishment ship conducted its 700t...h replenishment at sea since commissioning on, September 16, 2006, refuelling HMAS Hobart III. The Royal Australian Navy is conducting a regional deployment across Southeast Asia during July to October 2020 with HMAS Hobart, HMAS Arunta II, HMAS Stuart III and HMAS Sirius. The deployment demonstrates Australia’s enduring commitment to the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific and to sustaining strong and positive Defence relationships with regional nations. All parts of the deployment are being conducted in accordance with COVID-19 safety measures. https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-sirius

16.01.2022 MBMMC Macarthur would like to wish one of our members Bazza Pearson-AKA Bazz a very Happy Birthday, we hope you have an amazing day!

14.01.2022 August 15 marked the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Over the weekend, Mr Les Cook, a Second World War veteran, had the opportunity to vide...o call with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to discuss his experiences in the war. Mr Cook enlisted in the 2nd AIF in May 1940, just after he turned 17. He was posted to the 1st Australian Corps as a signaller and served in the Middle East, Greece, Crete and Syria before returning to the Pacific to defend Australia as part of the Owen Stanley campaign in Papua New Guinea. We thank Mr Cook for his incredible service to our nation, and the one million Australians who served during WW2. To watch the call, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=londxK1C_4A Pictured is Mr Cook at the Legacy National Launch in Canberra, 2017.

14.01.2022 To my brothers and sisters have a great ANZAC Day. I miss you all, looking forward to the photo’s. Lest We Forget

14.01.2022 Support to POMT Kevin Shady Shadforth Funeral Today

14.01.2022 Today MBMMC Macarthur, Sydney West & Sydney SB’s rode with the Infidels to support the Sydney Veterans Lodge, great day Thanks for the invite.

14.01.2022 Thank you to all our Veterans and serving Australian Defence Force members for our Freedom. Lest We Forget

13.01.2022 Military Brotherhood MMC Macarthur would like to wish all Father’s, Step Father’s and all the Father’s looking down from above on their Children a very Happy Father’s Day!

11.01.2022 MBMMC Macarthur would like to wish our Treasurer James W McGregor aka Ewok a very Happy Birthday.

11.01.2022 Today MBMMC Macarthur Sb with members from Sydney & Sydney West Sb’s rode to Gosford, very wet start to the day. Note always pack your wet weather gear. Great day thanks Jono for planning the activity. Cec was presented her six year service Patch, Congratulations Cec

10.01.2022 Two Suffolk farmers living next to a former bomber base used GPS to draw the shadow of a B-17 Flying Fortress onto one of their fields that lay under the base' former flight path, then ploughed it with a tractor to create this striking temporary artwork!! Downed Warbirds

08.01.2022 Today We welcome our newest Member to MBMMC Macarthur Sb . Welcome Hux

07.01.2022 This Weekend MBMMC Macarthur rode to Bulahdelah with Sydney and Sydney West sub branches to meet up with other Sub branches from NSW where we all stayed overnight, we also extended our ride to the Nabiac Motorcycle Museum, we all had a wonderful weekend. Thank you all who attended.

07.01.2022 Thank you all for your attendance and support today on our Norah head ride all unwanted few supporters what a great day with some awesome roads and a good feed ...,it was deffinettley a great turnout with our minute of silence for all our fallen riders ,thanks to shorty our spokesman for this and thank you to the military brotherhood and for copperheads with there meetup for their support and friendship Road captain Sharky Unwanted few smc See more

06.01.2022 #OTD - Battle of Bitapaka: First Australian battle of WWI On the 11th of September 1914, the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) would par...ticipate in Australia’s first battle of WWI. Separate to the 1st AIF, which was raised on the same day, the ANMEF would be the first Australian unit to see combat in WWI and surprisingly, not in a location that one would have expected. At the start of WWI, Germany presented a significant naval power having annexed territories in New Guinea and the surrounding islands. A series of powerful wireless and telegraph stations were built, and coaling stations established between Tsingtao, China, to Rabaul, New Britain. With the German East Asia Squadron operating out of Tsingtao, the threat of a naval invasion of Australia by Germany was a worrying possibility. To counter this threat, the ANMEF was raised on the 10th of August, in conjunction with the 20,000 men of the 1st AIF who would be sent to defend the Empire. However, instead of being sent to the Middle East, the ANMEF was deployed with haste to seize German New Guinea and surrounding territories, and destroy the wireless stations there. On 18th of August, the ANMEF sailed to Palm Island and began training for the invasion of New Guinea. After linking up with a number of vessels, the force steamed for Rabaul and landed in the early hours of 11 September. Two parties of 25 naval reservists went ashore and tracked inland to capture the wireless station in Bitapaka. Contrary to expectation, the Australians encountered significant resistance from German and native New Guinean forces as they progressed towards their objective. After hours of skirmishing, they were finally able to take the wireless station at around sunset the same day. Six Australians had been killed and four wounded in the fighting. Enemy losses amounted to three Germans and approximately 30 New Guineans killed. Amongst the Australian casualties was AB John Courtney, who had gone ashore with the first party. He is believed to be the first Australian serving in an Australian force to be killed in WWI. The little-known battle fought on the 11th was to mark the first time Australian troops would fight during WWI. Lest we forget. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

05.01.2022 MBMMC Macarthur Subbranch would like to welcome Jono & Cec. Yesterday they both received their Macarthur Location Patch after transferring from MBMMC Sydney Subbranch.

05.01.2022 The story of Able Seaman Teddy Sheean who was a crew member of HMAS Armadale has been told but today his bravery has finally been recognise by Australia. In WW2 His ship was attacked by numerous Japanese planes and the ship suffered 2 torpedoes and a bomb hitting the ship. As the ship began sinking and the ships crew were taking to lifeboats and still under attack Sheean helped to release a lifeboat that was stuck. He received two wounds but despite his wound he went to a gun... and began firing on planes in order to protect his crew in the water. He damaged some of the attacking planes and continued firing as his ship sunk. He continued firing and went down with the ship. He was mentioned in dispatches for his bravery, but many felt he deserved more. Today the Prime Minister announced after new evidence (including from the Japanese war archives) and a panels review, Sheean is to be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. The family of this brave man can be proud of his bravery and his much deserved VC. See more

04.01.2022 #OTD First Australian PoWs return home from the Pacific On the 16th of September 1945, the first group of Australian PoWs returned to Australia after being fr...eed from their internment in Singapore. The first group to return were from the 8th Division, which had been interred at Changi, Singapore. Transported by Catalina flying boat from Singapore, they arrived in Sydney after an epic 15hr flight. The eight Catalinas carried over 100 men of the 8th Division who were greeted by a joyous welcome from cheering crowds who lined the streets all the way from Rose Bay to Yaralla Military Hospital where the men were taken by bus for medical examination. They were just some of the lucky ones. Over 22,000 Australians were captured by the Japanese during the Pacific War, approximately 8,000 never made it home. Lest we forget --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

04.01.2022 MBMMC Macarthur would also like to Congratulate Hux on receiving his number plate and Trouble for achieving two year star.

01.01.2022 MBMMC Macarthur would like to Welcome Jarrod Vowell aka Junior our Newest Serving Member, welcome aboard