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22.01.2022 AN INVITATION TO ATTEND TWO ZOOM PRESENTATIONS OF INTEREST TO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. As a kindred association to that of the Families and Friends of the First AIF..., and the Western Front Association, we receive information on upcoming online presentations, likely to be of interest to our own members and friends. We have received information about two upcoming online presentations which you are invited to register for and join into, and the information for each of them is set out following. Both presentations will be delivered by use of the collaboration software 'Zoom'. This technology will allow you to 'attend' the lecture from your home. All you need is a computer or other device with access to the Internet. See below. From the Families and Friends of the First AIF: The 2020 John Laffin Memorial Lecture The 2020 John Laffin Memorial Lecture will be a Zoom talk delivered by FFFAIF vice-president Lieutenant Colonel Paul Simadas. Title: Difficult and Uncertain Times, an illustrated talk on the Australian experience of war 1914-1918. Date and Time: Saturday the 14th of November 2020 at 2:00pm Australian Eastern Standard Summer Time. Duration: Ninety minutes including Q&A. Attendance: Attendance is via the following link on the day, and it will open 15 minutes before-hand. The Zoom application is not needed to access the lecture. You will need a device that has a video screen and speaker to watch and hear. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82438680900 You may need to cut and paste the link to your browser. An RSVP is not required. The link will take you directly to the Zoom screen. Make sure you can access it on the day via this email. Assistance in navigating the screen will be available from the host, Paul, at 1:50pm for those who enter early and need it. Protocols: During the talk, you will be requested to mute your microphone and disable your video. This will reduce noise and distractions during the talk. Following the talk, discussion and comment will be invited. Précis: Utilising a wide range of photographs and other images, Paul will show the myriad aspects of the experience of war by Australians. This will canvas military history, war-art, books, Australian personalities of the war, and more. In addition, there will be selected cameos from other countries. Zoom provides the opportunity to view images in crisp-detail. Paul is also chairman of the Australian branch of the Western Front Association, and an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel. He is an executive committee member of the Australian Society of World War One Aero Historians. He jointly administers the FFFAIF Facebook pages. Paul has visited the Australian battlefields of Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and the Western Front several times. Western Front Association Presentation: 'Haig and his Dominion Commanders". Later on the same day, on Saturday the 14th of November, Dr Christopher Pugsley will deliver a talk from New Zealand on the subject Haig, and his Dominion Commanders, the evolution of professional Citizen Armies on the Western Front. This talk will commence at 6:00pm Australian Eastern Standard Summer Time, which is 8:00pm NZ time. This is 7:00 am in the UK. Many of us are familiar with the Battle of Fromelles. But not all of us are familiar with the extent of the authorisation for the Battle of Fromelles to proceed on 19 July, 1916. The Battle itself was scheduled to take place on 17 July, 1916, but was postponed due to rain and heavy mist. Steps were taken to advise General Haig, the Commander in Chief. General Monro, in agreeing to the postponement, had decided to cancel the whole operation. But in an urgent dispatch, he informed Haig of his decision, and asked for leave to inform General Plumer. In answer, Monro received the following reply: The Commander-in-Chief wishes the special operation mentioned ... to be carried out as soon as possible, weather permitting, provided always that General Sir Charles Monro is satisfied that the conditions are favourable, and that the resources at his disposal, including ammunition, are adequate both for the preparation and execution of the enterprise. Haig thus provided an opportunity for the battle to be deferred for appropriate conditions and resources, but it was not his final decision that the Battle of Fromelles would proceed when it did. General Monro had already given his opinion that the resources were sufficient, so the operation would inevitably proceed. You are invited to register for and attend the presentation dealing with the work of General Haig throughout the whole World War 1 period. Your participation will show support for the WFA and our shared endeavours to Remember those who served and lived through the Great War. The link below will take you to a registration portal to submit your contact details. A link to attend on the nominated date will then be forwarded to you shortly afterwards. Please retain this link for use on the day. The link to register is here. Space is limited. https://www.westernfrontassociation.com//online-haig-and-/ Best wishes for now, Geoffrey Benn, on behalf of the Fromelles Association of Australia, and on behalf of our friends at FFFAIF and WFA.

21.01.2022 Today in Australian military history - 31st October, 1917 - The Charge at Beersheba, Palestine. At Beersheba the 4th Light Horse Brigade's bold charge against ...Turkish positions at Beersheba, seized a critical wells that enabled British empire forces to break the Ottoman line near Gaza and advance into Palestine. See more

19.01.2022 Vietnam vanguard a unit history of lasting value. Unit histories are usually written mainly for members of the unit and their descendants: only a few have lasting historical value. - https://www.mhhv.org.au/vietnam-vanguard-a-unit-history-of/

18.01.2022 The CMF and the Vietnam War In the period leading up to Australia’s involvement in Vietnam, the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) [today’s Army Reserve] in Australia was a reasonably strong and viable force, with a mixture of younger soldiers, volunteers and 1950’s National Servicemen, strengthened by a small number of experienced former 2nd AIF, Korea and Malaya veterans. - https://www.mhhv.org.au/the-cmf-and-the-vietnam-war/

15.01.2022 The November 2020 news - https://mailchi.mp/49488b786/mhhv-news-update-november-2020

10.01.2022 Turning point: Battle for Milne Bay 1942 Japan’s first land defeat in World War II by Michael Veitch Book Review At a remote airstrip in Milne Bay stands a simple monument with an inscription: This marks the westernmost point of the Japanese advance, Aug Sep 42. 85 unknown marines lie buried here. - https://www.mhhv.org.au/turning-point-battle-for-milne-bay/

07.01.2022 ‘Battle on 42nd Street: War in Crete and the Anzacs’ bloody last stand’ Speaker: Dr Peter Monteath In addressing an audience of 25, Dr Monteath explained how he had written his book largely through the eyes of several high-profile participants, particularly Johnny Peck of the Australian 2/7th Battalion. - https://www.mhhv.org.au/battle-on-42nd-street-war-in-crete/

04.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//war-memorial-helps-solve-/12870158

01.01.2022 In a new exhibition at the Shrine, Imagining Centaur, celebrated artist Dean Bowen created the powerful Imagining Centaur exhibition, which explores the tragic ...story of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur. Torpedoed on 14 May 1943 off the coast of Australia, Centaur lost 268 crew and medical staff. The exhibition features a commissioned animation of Bowen’s charcoal drawings by Japanese audio-visual artist, Ayumi Sasaki. The animation is a wonderful synergy of several creative minds from two nations, once enemies now friends, bringing to life Bowen's beautiful, unsettling but ultimately hopeful vision. See the animation, hear survivor interviews and learn more about the exhibition: https://bit.ly/37j7JDK At 12 noon this Thursday 22 October, the Shrine of Remembrance will be hosting a free Meet the Curators: Imagining Centaur online event. f Register here: https://www.facebook.com/events/5144778322214268/