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Coolamon RSL Sub Branch

Locality: Coolamon, New South Wales

Phone: +61 427 273 044

Address: Loughnan Street 2701 Coolamon, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Veterans’ Health Week is only one month away! This year’s focus is Social Connection. With isolation, lockdowns and physical distancing measures, it’s often all... too easy to feel a little disconnected. By reaching out to your family, mates and community, you could be making a big difference in someone else's life, and it can do wonders for your mental health and wellbeing. To find out more or see what’s going in your community, click here: www.dva.gov.au/vhw #VeteransHealthWeek #StrongerTogether

25.01.2022 Congratulations to the graduates from the Royal Australian Navy Indigenous Development Program. The five-month program was established in 2014 and enables recru...its to undergo military training, TAFE education and experience a number of cultural and military activities. NIDP is one of two pathway programs the Navy offers to young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Defence Australia

23.01.2022 Today marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the battle of Dakar, in which HMAS Australia endured a three day skirmish with the Vichy French. Also know...n as Operation Menace, this operation was endeavoured to be peaceful, with the aim of placing General Charles de Gaulle in leadership at Dakar. Read more: http://ow.ly/dpwk50Bs5zF Image: HMAS Australia at Dakar, Frank Norton, 1942. ART23583.

22.01.2022 #OnThisDay in 1945, a month after the declaration of Victory in the Pacific, Japanese forces officially surrendered to the Australian Army. Lieutenant General H...atazo Adachi, Commander of Japan’s 18th Army, surrendered at Cape Wom Airfield, New Guinea. Japan had formally surrendered on 2 September when its representatives signed the Instrument of Surrender on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. After signing documents for his army’s unconditional surrender, Lieutenant General Adachi handed his sword to Major General H. C. H. Robertson in the presence of 3,000 troops from various units of the Australian Army 6th Division. The Surrender Memorial is a pyramidal cairn bearing a central plaque. It marks the exact spot where the ceremony of surrender. The Surrender Memorial is maintained by the Office of Australian War Graves. For more information on War Cemeteries and Memorials in Papua New Guinea visit: http://spr.ly/6181GSUhP

21.01.2022 Today, our Secretary Liz Cosson and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester published an Open Letter to the Defence and veteran community following the re...lease of the IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry findings: https://www.dva.gov.au//open-letter-adf-and-veteran-commun Remember, support is available: the Defence all-hours Support Line is a confidential telephone and online service and is available on 1800 628 036. Open Arms - Veterans & Families Counselling offers free & confidential counselling to the veteran community 24/7 on 1800 011 046. Safe Zone is free, anonymous and confidential for current and former Defence personnel on 1800 142 072. To find out more about the services available call us on 1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372).

20.01.2022 ON THIS DAY On 25 September 1918 British Imperial forces, including the ANZAC Mounted Division, occupied the city of Amman in what would become the Kingdom of Jordan . After the breakthrough of the British Imperial forces along the coastal plain in the battle of Megiddo, the Turkish forces to the east of the Jordan River had continued to defend their positions. By 22 September, however, elements had begun to withdraw to Amman, with the intention of retreating north to Damas...cus. The ANZAC Mounted Division chased them east, but a Turkish rearguard managed to hold back the Division long enough for the main body of Turks to get away, leaving only 2,360 Turks to become prisoners.

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19.01.2022 https://www.coolamon.nsw.gov.au//nominate-an-honoured-citi

19.01.2022 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 20 September 1999 - UN Intervention force delivered to East Timor To stem the violent rampage by pro-Indonesian forces, after East Timor’s population voted for ...independence on 30 August 1999, Australia was asked by the United Nations to lead and manage the International Force East Timor (INTERFET) sent to restore peace and security. At 0700 on this day, five RAAF C-130 transports landed at Dili’s Comoro airfield, carrying Australian and New Zealand SAS troopers and headquarters elements of the Australian 3rd Brigade. The troops secured the town’s airport and seaport, ahead of the arrival of more aircraft bringing infantrymen of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), directly from Townsville, Queensland. Two armoured personnel carriers of the Townsville-based 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment were also flown in by C-130 to provide mobility and fire support during the dangerous first days of the intervention. More media background is here: https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australias-1999-mission-/ and here: https://nautilus.org//international-force-east-timor-inte/ Troops of 2 RAR board C-130s

16.01.2022 3 October 1987 - Vietnam Veterans paraded in Sydney: On this day, Vietnam veterans were given a welcome home parade in Sydney some 15 years after the last of the Australian forces had left Vietnam. Some 25,000 Vietnam veterans marched; at the front were the next-of-kin of those who had not returned, each carrying an Australian flag representing the dead. Estimates were that several hundred thousand people lined the streets to watch the march. Australia’s last two batta...lions to serve in Vietnam, the 3rd and 4th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR and 4RAR), arrived home in 1971. In August that year the Prime Minister, Billy McMahon, announced that the remainder of the Task Force would be withdrawn at the end of 1971. 3RAR returned home in October 1971 followed in December by 4RAR and No 9 Squadron. Some logistics personnel and the last of No 35 Squadron’s Caribou aircraft left early in 1972. RAAF aircraft returned to Vietnam in 1975 following the capitulation of the South. Five years after the March, in 1992, a National Memorial for the Vietnam War was unveiled on Canberra’s Anzac Parade. These gestures meant a great deal to veterans and signalled an acceptance of Vietnam veterans that some who returned from that war had not felt before. Photos: A. Sydney March, 3 October 1987. B. Vietnam National Memorial Dedication, 3 October 1992

15.01.2022 On This Day HMAS Voyager Scuttled On the 22nd of September 1942 the destroyer HMAS Voyager left Darwin carrying the 2/4th Australian Independent Company, which was to relieve the 2/2nd Australian Independent Company. The 2/2nd had been waging a guerrilla war against the Japanese in Portuguese Timor since February that year. The ship made passage safely to Betano Bay, on the south coast of Timor, where the change-over was to take place. Disembarkation was in progress when c...urrents caught and swung the ship on its anchors, causing her to ground solidly at the stern. Efforts made to free her were unavailing, and next day Japanese bombers attacked the ship relentlessly. On the 25th of September. The Voyager's crew exploded demolition charges on board and, for good measure, she was fired fore and aft early next morning to prevent her being salvaged by the Japanese. The crew were later evacuated to Darwin by the corvette, HMAS Warrnambool. Image: Painting of the HMAS Voyager being scuttled

10.01.2022 Coolamon RSL President, David McCann has nominated for the Board of the NSW RSL. Voting commences in October with voting details published in the October Reveille. For the first time in history, all service members of the League will have the opportunity to vote in this election. https://www.rslnsw.org.au/members-suite/2020-board-election/

09.01.2022 On This Day Trooper David Fisher, SASR Today we pause to remember the life and service of 2787344, Trooper David John Elkington Fisher, who was killed in action on the 27th of September 1969 at the age of 23, whilst serving in Vietnam. David volunteered for national service and served with 3 Squadron SASR. On the 27th of September, his section was on patrol in the Cam My district when they came under fire from the Viet Cong and subsequently requested a ‘hot extraction’ by ...helicopter. During the extraction, David fell into thick jungle from a rope that suspended him below the helicopter. Several air and ground searches were unable to find any trace of his body. He was officially listed as ‘missing in action, presumed dead’. His body was recovered and repatriated to Australia in 2008. Lest we forget

08.01.2022 October 1916 First conscription referendum. Dismayed by heavy casualties (killed, wounded and missing) at Fromelles (5,500) and Pozières (23,000) on the Western Front, Prime Minister W.M. Hughes proposed that conscription be introduced for overseas service. The proposal was narrowly defeated and the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) continued as an all volunteer army.

07.01.2022 Today marks the 79th anniversary of the sinking of the Montevideo Maru Australia's worst maritime disaster. The Montevideo Maru was a Japanese auxiliary ship which carried a large number of Australian prisoners of war (POW) captured following the fall of Rabaul and New Ireland to the Japanese in early 1942. On 1 July 1942 the Montevideo Maru was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Sturgeon of the coast of Luzon in the Phillippines, resulting in the deaths of all prisoner...s and internees on board. Over 1,050 Australian soldiers and Australian civilian internees lost their lives in the tragedy. Lest we forget. Source: Australian War Memorial Image: Japanese passenger ship MV Montevideo Maru c.1941 303640

07.01.2022 A little bit of military humour. Anyone who undertook initial recruit training will definitely understand....

07.01.2022 On This Day: - We Remember Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel Today we pause to remember the life and service of Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole survivor of the 1942 Banka Island massacre who passed away of natural causes on the 3rd of July 2000. Bullwinkel trained as a nurse and midwife at Broken Hill, New South Wales, and began her nursing career in Hamilton, Victoria, before moving to the Jessie McPherson Hospital in Melbourne in 1940....Continue reading

05.01.2022 On this day 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 carr...ying 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.

05.01.2022 Today we pause to remember the 645-strong crew of HMAS lost in the Indian Ocean on the night of 19 November 1941 After its success in the Mediterranean..., had returned to the relative peace and monotony of convoy escort duties between Australia and Singapore. Returning from one such cruise, encountered the German raider disguised as a Dutch merchantman. With surprise on its side, opened fire at close range. was doomed. The discovery of the wreck decades later showed that every Australian sailor had stayed at his post and fought the ship even as it slipped beneath the waves. See more

04.01.2022 The design and colour of the DVA Commonwealth Seniors Health Card is changing. The redesigned card will carry the DVA logo and will be printed in yellow and red..., and should be recognisable to service providers. All benefits and entitlements will remain unchanged for cardholders. Cardholders should expect to receive their new card soon. If you have not received your card by January 2021, please call us on 1800 VETERAN (1800 838 372).

04.01.2022 As we mark the 25th anniversary of DCO today, we also officially change our name to Defence Member and Family Support. DCO was formed in 1996 when the three Ser...vices family support organisations were brought together. Since then, DCO has grown to have a nation-wide presence with on-the-ground services delivered from local area offices and ADF Transition centres. While our name has changed, our programs and services have not and we will continue to improve support for members and families as needs arise. If you need advice, support or someone to talk to, reach out to the 24/7 Defence Member and Family Helpline on 1800 624 608.

03.01.2022 Submissions are being invited into the Review of Unit Recognition for Somalia Service. The Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal will be looking specifica...lly at the issue of unit recognition, particularly whether any units that served in Somalia should now be recognised with a meritorious unit citation for their service. The Tribunal will consider the service of all ADF units that served in Somalia, having regard to the eligibility criteria for the Meritorious Unit Citation. Submissions will close on 31 August 2021. Further information can be found on the Tribunal’s website at www.defence-honours-tribunal.gov.au. @Defence Australia. In late 1992 a humanitarian disaster, which was compounded by a complete breakdown in civil order, plunged Somalia into chaos and in response Australia deployed forces from all three Services to the Unified Task Force Somalia (Unitaf) arriving in January 1993.

02.01.2022 #OTD Three Diggers KIA in Vietnam Today we pause to remember the life and service of three Australians killed in action on the 24th of November 1968: 2nd Li...eutenant Terrance Edward Langlands (23), Corporal Frederick John Annersley (22), and Private William Wayne Donnelly (21). Terrance and Frederick were killed during an operation in the May Tau Hills, whilst William was fatally wounded during the same skirmish he would later succumb from his wounds at the 24th US Evacuation Hospital shortly after the contact. All three men were serving with 1RAR at the time of their death. Lest we forget. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

01.01.2022 3 October 1967 - First CGM awarded since WW II Corporal John Desmond (Snow) Coughlan became the first RAAF member awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM), the highest flying award for non-commissioned ranks (other than the Victoria Cross), since WW II. While a crewman with No 9 Squadron in Vietnam, he went to the assistance of personnel from an American gunship helicopter which crashed on this day into dense jungle inside enemy-held territory, eight kilometres from t...he Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat. Although the downed aircraft was burning fiercely, its ammunition and rockets exploding dangerously, he volunteered to be winched to the rescue of the badly injured crew. He successfully accomplished this, though frequently forced to take cover from shrapnel. Three months later he performed a similar feat in aid of another downed US helicopter. Awarded the CGM in 1968, he was only the tenth member of the RAAF to receive the medal since it was instituted in 1943. John passed away on 20 April 2013. See more