RSL Longreach Sub Branch in Longreach, Queensland | Non-profit organisation

RSL Longreach Sub Branch

Locality: Longreach, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4658 3356

Address: 34 Duck Street 4730 Longreach, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.rslqld.org/home

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24.01.2022 Vietnam Veterans Day Sunday 18th August 2019

23.01.2022 LEST WE FORGET Last Post and Laying of Wreaths at the Longreach Remembrance Day Ceremony How did you commemorate Remembrance Day today?

21.01.2022 ACCLAIMED NEW NOVEL BY A VIETNAM VETERAN. Its 460 pages tell of one man's remarkable journey through war and peace over several nations in the 60's. There are segments set in Phuoc Thuy, including Nui Dat and Baria, Vung Tau and portrayals of life on ops and in camp. Plenty of Aussie Digger humour and larrikinism peppers a large part of the narrative To obtain your copy, signed by me and inscribed if you wish, please: 1. Transfer $39.15 ($29.95 + $9.20 p&h) into Qld Country C...redit Union BSB 704640, Account 41522320, Colin Foley. Be sure to reference your payment with your full name and postcode 2. Email your full name, postal address and the wording you want above my signature (if no personal message is stipulated it will be signed "Best wishes, above your first name") to [email protected] See more

15.01.2022 Via David Rawlins Snr. - Percy Charles Francis Owen Rawlins MM MID No 6080 World War 1 Service 8 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, SN 6080, 15th Infantry Battalion, H...MAT Itonus, Brisbane 8 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, SN 6080, 15th Infantry Battalion Longreach pictured at the front - The soldier at the rear is Charles William Palfrey Born 24 September 1892 Springsure, Queensland, Australia Service No. 6069 15th Australian Infantry Battalion Killed in action 11 April 1917 - Account of being killed - He was of D Company. At Bullicourt [sic] on 11th April 1917. after we had only gone about 100 yards from our line, He was killed outright by a shell. I was only a few yards away and felt the concussion of the burst. Palfrey was blown to pieces. He would not be recognisable. Informant: Pte. W. H. Riley 6084 15th Battn. D.Coy. P/W Red Cross A.D.G. London 14.1.191 J.E.A. B. Submitted 17 September 2018 by Warren Batts

15.01.2022 TOWNER, Edgar Thomas (VC, MC, MiD) Service number Q30753, Captain, 26 Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces (AMF) - WW2 Service Numbers: 10...67, Q30753 Enlisted: 4 January 1915, Blackall, Queensland Last Rank: Captain Last Unit: 26 Australian Infantry Battalion Born: Blackall, Queensland, 19 April 1890 Home Town: Blackall, Blackall Tambo, Queensland Schooling: Blackall State School Occupation: Grazier Died: Natural causes, Longreach, Queensland, 18 August 1972, aged 82 years Cemetery: Longreach Cemetery, Qld Memorials: Keith Payne VC Memorial Park World War 1 Service 4 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 1067, Blackall, Queensland 29 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 1067, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 29 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 1067, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane 3 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Machine Gun Company 18 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Machine Gun Company 30 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne World War 2 Service 6 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (AMF) - WW2, Captain, SN Q30753, 26 Australian Infantry Battalion, Queensland 7 Jun 1941: Involvement Australian Military Forces (AMF) - WW2, Captain, SN Q30753, 26 Australian Infantry Battalion, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces 21 Feb 1942: Discharged Australian Military Forces (AMF) - WW2, Captain, SN Q30753, 26 Australian Infantry Battalion This biography used courtesy of the Australian Dictionary of Biography Edgar Thomas Towner (1890-1972), soldier and grazier, was born on 19 April 1890 at Glencoe station, near Blackall, Queensland, son of Tasmanian-born Edgar Thomas Towner, grazier, and his second wife Greta, née Herley, from Ireland. His parents were among the first settlers on the Barcoo River. Edgar was educated at home, at Blackall State School and at Rockhampton. In 1912 he took up his own selection which he optimistically named Valparaiso; before developing it, he enlisted on 4 January 1915 as a private in the Australian Imperial Force. By March 1916 he was on the battlefields of Belgium and France, a sergeant in the 25th Battalion. In the year that followed he was commissioned lieutenant and twice mentioned in dispatches for 'devotion to duty and consistent good work'. At Morlancourt, France, on 10-11 June 1918 he won the Military Cross while fighting with the 2nd Machine-Gun Battalion. One of the first to reach his objective near the town of Albert, he quickly brought his section into action, thereby assisting troops from the 7th Infantry Brigade to advance and consolidate; he also made use of captured enemy machine-guns. On the morning of 11 June he capped his gallantry with a feat of daring in daylight, helping to re-establish a post under heavy attack 'at great personal risk'. On 1 September he again distinguished himself at Péronne during the assault on Mont St Quentin. In the early stages of the advance Townersingle-handedly captured an enemy machine-gun, then brought his men forward to produce 'such effective fire that the Germans suffered heavy losses'. He later took twenty-five prisoners before capturing another machine-gun 'which, in full view of the Germans, he mounted and fired so effectively that the enemy retired, thus enabling the Australians to advance'. Even when wounded, Towner continued to fight and to inspire his men. His bravery won him the Victoria Cross which was gazetted on 14 December 1918. The hero returned to Australia in April 1919, but was unable to raise sufficient funds to stock his property. He gave up Valparaiso, went jackerooing and did itinerant work for three years from 1922. Entering into a partnership in Kaloola station (near Longreach) in 1925, Towner thenceforward made the pastures and lands of central Queensland the focus of his life and successfully built up Russleigh Pastoral Co., Isisford. He took on the bush just as he had accepted the challenges of battle and stuck it out through hard times, preserving his stock as best he could. Towner made himself an expert on the frontier environments of western Queensland and Central Australia, as well as on the exploits of Sir Thomas Mitchell who had mapped and named parts of the country. By 1946 Towner had successfully lobbied the Commonwealth government for a postage stamp to commemorate Mitchell. In 1955 he crowned his lifelong geographical work with an address to the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia in Brisbane; his efforts were rewarded with the James Park Thomson gold medal and a fellowship of the society; next year his address was published as a booklet entitled Lake Eyre and its Tributaries. Edgar Towner was a big man with an imposing personality. In military kit he was burly and tough-looking, but out of it he was shy and distant, engrossed in thought. Without wife or children, he was deemed a loner. A younger generation regarded him as eccentric: always to be seen wearing a suit and frequently disappearing into the outback for long periods of study or exploration. Towner died at Longreach on 18 August 1972 and was buried in the local cemetery with Anglican rites and full military honours. Citation details Richard Gorrell, 'Towner, Edgar Thomas (18901972)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/bi/towner-edgar-thomas-8834/text15499, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 4 September 2018. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, (MUP), 1990 Research Links AWM Honours and Awards - Awarded MC AWM Honours and Awards - Awarded the VC Discovering Anzacs - Edgar Thomas Towner NAA - Attestation Paper and Service Record NAA - Service Documents to Edgar's sister Greta WW2 - Nominal Roll

11.01.2022 What is the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant? The Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant encourages Australia to recognise and acknowledge the unique nature of military service, and support veterans and their families.... The purpose of the Covenant is for the Australian community to recognise the service and sacrifice of the men and women who commit to defend the nation, and pledge their commitment to support veterans and their families. The Covenant is supported by the Veteran Card, Lapel Pin and Oath. The Covenant provides employers, businesses, local community, veteran and sporting organisations the opportunity to commit to supporting veterans and their families. https://recognition.dva.gov.au/

10.01.2022 LIGHT UP THE DAWN ON ANZAC DAY This year, we’re asking Australians to stand at the end of your driveway, on your balcony or in your living room to remember all those who have served and sacrificed. PLEDGE YOUR PLACE... From 6am, we will be streaming a short commemorative service, comprising The Ode, The Last Post, a minute’s silence, and Reveille. Come back for more details as we get closer to ANZAC Day. Please join us and the rest of Australia in this special moment. Over the next month in the leadup to ANZAC Day, we will be sharing articles and videos with ideas about how to commemorate the day differently and how to draw on your ANZAC spirit to honour our service personnel. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to be part of the community. #ANZACspirit #lightupthedawn

10.01.2022 As part of the Remembrance Day observations on Monday in Longreach, the RAAF will do a flypast along the Landsborough Highway around midday. The Boeing C-17 Globemaster will fly at an altitude of about 100m.

05.01.2022 REMEMBERING VIETNAM VETERANS Have you had a chance today to remember the Australian forces' efforts during the Vietnam War? Veterans, locals, and tourists commemorating Vietnam Veterans Day in Edkins Park Longreach.

05.01.2022 National Police Remembrance Day Gavin Farry on behalf of The Longreach RSL Sub Branch and Chantelle Smith on behalf of The Longreach RSL Memorial Services Club laid a wreath at QANTAS Park this morning in acknowledging our fantastic police force and for those that have lost their lives.

02.01.2022 Percy Charles Francis Owen Rawlins - MM MID No 6080 1st 15th Battalion - Rawlins was wounded in Belguim - His lung was removed after suffering from poisoning th...rough Mustard Gas exposure - Sulfur mustard is a powerful irritant and blistering agent that damages the skin, eyes, and respiratory (breathing) tract. P C F O Rawlins was declared an invalid by the Australian Army and was released from duties in 1919 - He died on 8 May 1973 at the age of 81. World War 1 Service 8 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, SN 6080, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane 8 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, SN 6080, 15th Infantry Battalion Longreach - via David Rawlins Snr.