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Rooty Hill RSL Sub-Branch

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 439 440 101

Address: 33 Railway street Rooty Hill 2766 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.rslnsw.org.au/sub-branch-listing/rooty-hill-rsl-sub-branch

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25.01.2022 15th September 1939 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES MOBILISATION OF THE MILITIA AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SECOND AIF FOR SERVICE ABROAD Australia needed to raise a volunteer force for overseas service in the Second World War while the militia were only allowed to serve in Australian territories....Continue reading

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23.01.2022 19th September 1918 5th LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE CAPTURE NABLUS Nablus fell to the Australians during the final period of the war against Turkey. British Empire troops also made impressive advances and destroyed several Turkish armies between the Mediterranean coast and the Jordan River....Continue reading

23.01.2022 7th September 1914 ... AUSTRALIAN NAVAL AND MILITARY EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEPARTS PORT MORESBY The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force sailed for German New Guinea from Port Moresby embarked on board the auxilliary cruiser HMAS Berrima....Continue reading

23.01.2022 26th August 1916 6TH AUSTRALIAN BRIGADE ATTACKS MOUQUET FARM ON THE SOMME Mouquet Farm, near Pozires, was the focus of nine separate attacks by Australian troops between 8 August and 3 September 1916. Some 11,000 Australians were killed or wounded in the fighting around Mouquet Farm....Continue reading

23.01.2022 BOARD ELECTION RESULTS | R&SL (NSW) https://assets.rslnsw.org.au//RSL-NSW-ELECTIONS-FINAL-RESU

22.01.2022 1st September 1939 GERMANY INVADES POLAND THE German invasion of Poland led to the declaration of war against Germany by the United Kingdom and France and began the Second World War....Continue reading

22.01.2022 24th November 1943 | ‘SERGEANT T. C. DERRICK, VC, DCM’ | Sergeant T.C. Derrick DCM, 2/48th Battalion, is awarded the Victoria Cross at Sattelberg, New Guinea. Derrick, one of the great Australian soldiers of the Second World War, seized the summit of Sattelberg virtually single-handedly, leading the way for the Australian occupation of the dominating feature. OVERVIEW THOMAS CURRIE ‘DIVER’ DERRICK, VC, DCM (20th March 1914 24th May 1945) was an Australian soldier and a reci...Continue reading

22.01.2022 Remeberance Day 11th Nov 2020 Rooty hill RSL sub branch will be hosting a commerative service at West HQ Novotel Concept room 1/2 starting at 10.45am Limited capacity to 80 people. Light refreshments served following the service. Regards David otte... Honorary Seceretary RHRSLSB See more

21.01.2022 29th August 1919 SERGEANT S.G. PEARSE, VC SERGEANT S.G. Pearse, VC, 45th Battalion Royal Fusiliers (ex-AIF), originally from Glamorganshire, United Kingdom, wins the Victoria Cross at north of Emsta, North Russia. It was a posthumous award....Continue reading

21.01.2022 31st August 1918 BATTLE OF MONT ST QUENTIN BEGINS Mont St Quentin, overlooking the town of Péronne, was the scene of a famous Australian action under the leadership of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash. The depleted Australian divisions won an impressive victory against the German defenders, capturing some 2,600 prisoners. This battle is considered by many to have been the crowning achievement of the AIF in the First World War....Continue reading

19.01.2022 7th September 1943 LIBERATOR CRASH KILLS 59 AUSTRALIANS A liberator crashed on take-off at Port Moresby hitting five trucks carrying men of the 2/33rd Battalion; 15 were killed instantly, 44 died of their injuries, and 92 were injured but survived. DEADLY PLANE CRASH SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET BY MILITARY OFFICIALS ...Continue reading

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19.01.2022 12th September 1955 2ND BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT, ADVANCE PARTY ARRIVE IN PENANG, MALAYA Australian forces served in Malaya as part of the Far East Strategic Reserve. Their primary role was to deter external communist aggression against south-east Asia and their secondary role was to assist in the suppression of the communist insurrection in Malaya....Continue reading

17.01.2022 18th September 1918 AUSTRALIAN ATTACK ON HINDENBURG LINE The 1st and 4th Australian divisions were successful in breaching the forward edge of the main German defensive line across the Picardy region of France....Continue reading

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17.01.2022 14th September 1914 HMA SUBMARINE AE1 LOST OFF NEW GUINEA The AE1 and AE2 were the first submarines to serve with the Royal Australian Navy. The AE1 disappeared without trace during operations for the capture of German New Guinea....Continue reading

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16.01.2022 17th September 1944 ... DAMIEN PARER KILLED Academy award-winning, Australian cameraman Damien Parer killed while filming American troops on Peleliu in the Pacific. Parers documentary, Front line Kokoda won an Oscar for best documentary in 1943. Having filmed Australians in action during the early years of the war, Parer accepted a job with the American film company, Paramount, to film Americans in action in the Pacific....Continue reading

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15.01.2022 Upcoming Events: Hi All, Just a quick catch up for all on upcoming events on track for the Rooty hill RSL sub branch members for October through to the end of November 2020... Relaxation of restrictions has allowed our monthly meetings to recommence so please come to the meetings which are scheduled for the last Wednesday of the month starting at 7pm, all current and new members are welcome , St john of God services including counselling and advice are now located downstairs in the office next to the Sub branch, contact numbers are available from the main reception and at the office , October Monthly meeting is scheduled for the Wednesday 28th Nov 2020, starting time 7pm, Boomerang room/or GWS 2 Remembrance day Mixed smoko on Friday the 6th Nov 2020 arriving at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets are $45 per person and Sub branch members are encouraged to attend, it will be a good night with good food and entertainment, Contact my self or Alf Davey for info This year the Remembrance day commemorative ceremony will be again held at the club, unfortunately due to COVID restrictions we cannot hold these types of functions at the Pinegrove memorial, so it will a 10.45am start for the 11am minute of silence. It will be held in the Novotel Concept 1+2, limited spots available as it will be capped at 80 persons attending. Light refreshments will be served. Would love to extend invitation to our younger veterans, to come along and enjoy the comradery of the RSL and the mate ship that it stands for, Watch out for our November Monthly meeting and also our last meeting in December and our regular Christmas get together before the end of the year All the best, Regards David Otte Honorary Secretary Rooty Hill RSL Sub Branch Tel: (02) 9677 4911 Mob: 0431 301 200 Fax: (02) 9677 2056

15.01.2022 A very memorable day.

15.01.2022 Remembrance Day 11.11.2020. What a magnificent morning to remember the end of World War 1 and all of our fallen soldiers who have protected this country since. Thank you to the Mayor of Blacktown, Mount Druitt Police, Representatives for Members of Federal and State parliament and also Representative from the SES who attended our service today.... And last thank you to those who attended. See more

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14.01.2022 Will you join ‘Team Veteran’ and do a (not)parkrun during Veterans’ Health Week? Veterans’ Health Week is just around the corner. The week runs from 24 October to 1 November and the theme is ‘social connection’. This year we’re working with parkrun Australia and Open Arms and encouraging everyone to do a 5km (not)parkrun. We’re asking veterans, their families, friends and supporters to: RSVP to our Facebook event... Register with parkrun and join the ‘Team Veteran’ Running Club Do a 5km walk/jog/run during the week Post a photo with #vsamovement Log your (not)parkrun time online What’s a (not)parkrun? parkruns are free, social 5km events that take place every Saturday morning in hundreds of locations around Australia. They’re free, the runs are fun and the community is fantastic. With most in-person parkrun events still closed due to COVID-19, we’re encouraging everyone to do a virtual (not)parkrun. Doing a (not)parkrun is free and easy. It simply involves doing a 5km walk, jog or run anywhere and at any time. You could do a jog around the neighbourhood, sweat it out on the treadmill or even take your dog for a long walk! Then you just log your time on the parkrun website. Take a photo and share! Make sure you let us know when you’ve joined the ‘Team Veteran’ Running Club and have done a (not)parkrun! Post a photo with #vsamovement We can’t wait to see everyone getting involved! Always, Veteran Sport Australia team Veteran Sport Australia [email protected] 02 9064 8049 Unsubscribe

14.01.2022 4th September 1942 JAPANESE EVACUATION OF MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA BEGINS The fighting at Milne Bay resulted in the first defeat of a Japanese amphibious landing in the Second World War....Continue reading

14.01.2022 31st August 1918 BATTLE OF MONT ST QUENTIN BEGINS Mont St Quentin, overlooking the town of Pronne, was the scene of a famous Australian action under the leadership of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash. The depleted Australian divisions won an impressive victory against the German defenders, capturing some 2,600 prisoners. This battle is considered by many to have been the crowning achievement of the AIF in the First World War....Continue reading

14.01.2022 Ode to service personel, To understand a Military Veteran you must know: We left home as teenagers or in our early twenties for an unknown adventure. ... We loved our country enough to defend it and protect it with our own lives. We said goodbye to friends and family and everything we knew. We learned the basics and then we scattered in the wind to the far corners of the Earth. We found new friends and new family. We became brothers and sisters regardless of color, race or creed. We had plenty of good times, and plenty of bad times. We didnt get enough sleep. We drank too much. We picked up both good and bad habits. We worked hard and played harder. We didnt earn a great wage. We experienced the happiness of mail call and the sadness of missing important events. We didnt know when, or even if, we were ever going to see home again. We grew up fast, and yet somehow, we never grew up at all. We fought for our freedom, as well as the freedom of others. Some of us saw actual combat, and some of us didnt. Some of us saw the world, and some of us didnt. Some of us dealt with physical warfare, most of us dealt with psychological warfare. We have seen and experienced and dealt with things that we cant fully describe or explain, as not all of our sacrifices were physical. We participated in time honored ceremonies and rituals with each other, strengthening our bonds and camaraderie. We counted on each other to get our job done and sometimes to survive it at all. We have dealt with victory and tragedy. We have celebrated and mourned. We lost a few along the way. When our adventure was over, some of us went back home, some of us started somewhere new and some of us never came home at all. We have told amazing and hilarious stories of our exploits and adventures. We share an unspoken bond with each other, that most people dont experience, and few will understand. We speak highly of our own branch of service, and poke fun at the other branches. We know however, that, if needed, we will be there for our brothers and sisters and stand together as one, in a heartbeat. Being a Veteran is something that had to be earned, and it can never be taken away. It has no monetary value, but at the same time it is a priceless gift. People see a Veteran and they thank them for their service. When we see each other, we give that little upwards head nod, or a slight smile, knowing that we have shared and experienced things that most people have not. So, from myself to the rest of the veterans out there, I commend and thank you for all that you have done and sacrificed for your country. Try to remember the good times and make peace with the bad times. Share your stories. But most importantly, stand tall and proud, for you have earned the right to be called a Veteran. Im a VETERAN! I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN!

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11.01.2022 3rd September 1915 TEMPORARY LIEUTENANT W T DARTNELL, VC Temporary Lieutenant W T Dartnell, 25th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, originally from Melbourne, wins the Victoria Cross at Maktau, British East Africa. It was a posthumous award....Continue reading

11.01.2022 14th October 1927 | ‘HMAS ADELAIDE AT SOLOMON ISLANDS’ | HMAS Adelaide arrives at the British Solomon Islands Protectorate as part of a British punitive expedition. The Royal Australian Navy operated as part of a British empire force in one of the first instances in which Australian forces intervened in regional affairs. OVERVIEW HMAS ADELAIDE WAS A TOWN-CLASS light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), named after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. Laid dow...Continue reading

11.01.2022 20th21st September 1917 PRIVATE RR INWOOD, VC Private R R Inwood, 10th Battalion, originally from North Adelaide, South Australia, wins the Victoria Cross at Polygon Wood, near Ypres....Continue reading

10.01.2022 27th August 1918 LANCE CORPORAL B.S. GORDON, VC Lance Corporal B.S. Gordon, 41st Battalion, originally from Launceston, Tasmania, wins the Victoria Cross near Bray, France....Continue reading

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10.01.2022 11th October 1944 | 'AUSTRALIANS LAND AT JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN' | The Australians' arrival opened the successful New Britain campaign in which a small Militia force successfully contained the large Japanese garrison holding Rabaul. OVERVIEW THE LANDING AT JACQUINOT BAY WAS an Allied amphibious operation undertaken on 4th November 1944 during the New Britain Campaign of World War II. The landing was conducted as part of a change in responsibility for Allied operations on ...Continue reading

09.01.2022 9th September 1950 WING COMMANDER L. SPENCE KILLED Wing Commander L Spence, 77 Squadron, killed during a ground attack mission over Angang-ni, Korea....Continue reading

09.01.2022 13th September 1943 PRIVATE R KELLIHER, VC Private R Kelliher, 2/25th Battalion, originally from County Kerry, Ireland, wins the Victoria Cross at Nadzab, New Guinea....Continue reading

08.01.2022 3rd September 1915 'TEMPORARY LIEUTENANT W T DARTNELL, VC' Temporary Lieutenant W T Dartnell, 25th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, originally from Melbourne, wins the Victoria Cross at Maktau, British East Africa. It was a posthumous award....Continue reading

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08.01.2022 17th September 1944 ... 'DAMIEN PARER KILLED' Academy award-winning, Australian cameraman Damien Parer killed while filming American troops on Peleliu in the Pacific. Parers documentary, Front line Kokoda won an Oscar for best documentary in 1943. Having filmed Australians in action during the early years of the war, Parer accepted a job with the American film company, Paramount, to film Americans in action in the Pacific....Continue reading

08.01.2022 20th September 1912 OFFICIAL APPROVAL GIVEN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MILITARY CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL & OFFICIAL FORMATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS...Continue reading

07.01.2022 1st | 2nd September 1918 CORPORAL A C HALL, VC Corporal AC Hall, 54th Battalion, originally from Nyngan, New South Wales, wins the Victoria Cross at Pronne....Continue reading

07.01.2022 On this day: 13th of October RAAF C-130s began medivac of victims of the Bali bombing (2002)

07.01.2022 4th September 1942 'JAPANESE EVACUATION OF MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA BEGINS' The fighting at Milne Bay resulted in the first defeat of a Japanese amphibious landing in the Second World War....Continue reading

06.01.2022 12th October 1917 | ‘CAPTAIN C. JEFFRIES, VC’ | Captain C. Jeffries, 34th Battalion, originally from Wallsend, New South Wales, wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium It was a posthumous award. OVERVIEW CAPTAIN CLARENCE SMITH JEFFRIES, VC (26th OCTOBER 1894 12th OCTOBER 1917) WAS an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces...Continue reading

06.01.2022 6th September 1951 HMAS ANZAC BOMBS TARGETS NEAR HAEJU, KOREA The HMAS Anzac was detached from HMS Glorys screen to bombard targets near Haeju, Korea. The Anzac was one of 11 Australian ships to serve in Korea....Continue reading

06.01.2022 13th October 1969 | ‘HMAS BRISBANE RETURNS TO SYDNEY’ | This was the end of the Brisbane's first deployment to Vietnam. A turret from HMAS Brisbane is on display outside the Memorial. OVERVIEW HMAS BRISBANE D-41 WAS ONE OF three Perth-class guided missile destroyers to serve in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The United States-designed ship was laid down at Bay City, Michigan in 1965, launched in 1966 and commissioned into the RAN in 1967. She is named after the city of Bris...Continue reading

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04.01.2022 8th September 1943 ITALY ANNOUNCES UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER TO THE ALLIES Prior to this the Italians had been fighting with the Germans. Despite the Italian surrender the Allies faced more than a year of difficult fighting against the Germans in Italy....Continue reading

04.01.2022 12th November 1940 | ‘HMAS SYDNEY [II] IN ACTION AT STRAIT OF OTRANTO’ | HMAS Sydney in action at the Strait of Otranto in a diversion for the British attack on Taranto. The Australian cruiser became the most celebrated ship in the RAN after its performance in the Mediterranean against the Italian navy in 1940. OVERVIEW HMAS SYDNEY, NAMED AFTER THE Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Or...Continue reading

03.01.2022 11th September 1914 AUSTRALIAN NAVAL AND MILITARY EXPEDITIONARY FORCE LANDS AT RABAUL The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landed at Rabaul and went into action at Bita Paka. This was the only major New Guinea action of the First World War....Continue reading

03.01.2022 29th | 30th August 1915 2ND LIEUTENANT H.V. THROSSELL, VC 2nd Lieutenant H.V. Throssell, 10th Light Horse Regiment, originally from Northam, Western Australia, wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 60, Gallipoli....Continue reading

03.01.2022 10th October 1917 | ‘BATTLE OF POELCAPPELLE, WESTERN FRONT’ | Australian divisions continued to attack in the third battle of Ypres. The attack on Poelcappelle, launched amid heavy rain, was to cost 1250 casualties for no gain of ground. OVERVIEW LIKE EARLIER BATTLES IN THE Ypres offensive, the aim of the Poelcappelle attack was to secure a series of objectives in turn, protected by a heavy artillery barrage; the troops involved would be drawn from the 49th and 66th British, ...Continue reading

02.01.2022 16th September 1942 JAPANESE ADVANCE IN OWEN STANLEY RANGES STOPPED AT IORIBAIWA The Japanese were too ill-equipped, and their supply lines too extended over forbidding terrain to enable them to reach their objective Port Moresby....Continue reading

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01.01.2022 28th August 1945 AUSTRALIAN DESTROYERS ENTER TOKYO BAY Ships of the Royal Australian Navy joined Royal Navy and United States Navy ships in Tokyo Bay to receive the main Japanese surrender on 2 September.... OVERVIEW: TOKYO BAY SURRENDER CEREMONY Tokyo Bay became a safe harbour for Allied ships following the Japanese emperors agreement to surrender on 15th August 1945 after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Russias declaration of war on Japan. GATHERING OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SHIPS AROUND 14 RAN ships were in the great armada gathered in Tokyo Bay for the surrender on 2nd September 1945. Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships among those gathered in the bay were: the heavy cruiser HMAS Shropshire, the light cruiser HMAS Hobart, the destroyers HMA Ships Nepal, Napier, Nizam, Bataan and Warramunga, the frigate HMAS Gascoyne, and the minesweepers HMA Ships Ballarat, Cessnock, Ipswich, and Pirie. The RAN Ships were under the command of Commodore John Augustine Collins CB, RAN, aboard his flagship Shropshire. Additionally, present with the British Pacific Fleet were the Australian-manned and commissioned destroyers HMA Ships Norman, Quiberon and Quickmatch. Three RAAF squadrons were also part of the huge flypast of around 1,400 Allied aircraft. READ MORE https://www.awm.gov.au/sys/files/documents/BCOF_history.pdf https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27921492 https://www.navyhistory.org.au/japanese-surrender-in-toyko/ https://www.history.navy.mil//allied-ships-present-in-toky https://www.historynet.com/payoff-tokyo-bay.htm IMAGE GALLERY 1) Commodore John Augustine Collins CB, RAN: Commander in Chief of the Royal Australian Navy fleet contingent in Tokyo Bay. 2) HMAS Shropshire was Australias flagship in Tokyo Bay. 3) Light cruiser HMAS Hobart. 4) N-class destroyer HMAS Nepal. 5) N-class destroyer HMAS Napier. 6) N-class destroyer HMAS Nizam. 7) Tribal-class destroyer HMAS Bataan. 8) HMAS Warramunga along side in Japan following the cessation of hostilities (State Library of Victoria, Argus Collection). 9) HMAS Warramunga ratings in Japan at wars end (State Library of Victoria, Argus Collection). 10) HMA Ships Shropshire, Hobart, Bataan and Warramunga in Tokyo Bay (HMAS Cerberus Museum). VIDEO Ships of the Royal Australian Navy joined Royal Navy and United States Navy ships in Tokyo Bay. https://www.facebook.com/HeritageAustralia/videos/971754492847675/