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Seaton Park RSL

Locality: Seaton, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8243 0535

Address: 255 Tapleys Hill Rd 5023 Seaton, SA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Another of the fifteen Australians who died on the last day of World War I was 3711 Trooper Lyle Joscelin Chase, 6th Light Horse Regiment, of Walgett, NSW, who ...died of pneumonia in Palestine, aged 40. He is buried in the Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel. Lyle was born in Nebo, Queensland, to Richard William and Jane Chase, and was home schooled. He was working as a station manager when he enlisted in July 1917. The 6th Light Horse Regiment had fought in the Gallipoli campaign, and was fighting in the Sinai and Palestine campaign when Lyle joined it in June 1918. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Lyle Chase: AWM

24.01.2022 In South Vietnam on Christmas Day 1970 an intoxicated Australian soldier fired several rounds indiscriminately into the Sergeants Mess in Nui Dat Camp, killing ...Sergeants Allan Moss and Wallace Galvin and wounding Sergeant Frederick Bowtell. The shooter was court martialled and jailed. It was not a friendly fire incident, far from it. Lest We Forget the casualties and those affected. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/654488; https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/654334 See more

23.01.2022 The most profound and deadly conflict in history, World War 2, ended on September 2nd 1945 with the formal surrender of Japanese forces. I was proud to be at m...y local Seaton Park RSL today, where Mark Butler MP presented the sub-branch a commemorative medal on behalf of the Parliament of Australia. See more

23.01.2022 The Memorial’s development project will significantly increase gallery space, enabling us to tell more stories and better reflect Australia’s involvement in con...temporary conflicts and peace keeping operations including the Gulf war, Iraq, Afghanistan, Timor-Leste, the Solomon Islands, Somalia and other places where Australians have served since the 1970s. Great care is being taken to ensure that the iconic nature of the existing building remains unaffected by the new work. This scale model below helps to illustrate the development and how it will compliment the heritage of the current Memorial precinct. Learn more: https://www.awm.gov.au/ourcontinuingstory #OurContinuingStory This magnificent 1:150 scale model is on display at our Development Information Gallery located outside Poppy’s Café.

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22.01.2022 Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the deaths of Sappers Darren Smith and Jacob Moerland who were killed by an IED in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan while condu...cting a routine foot patrol. Smith’s Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) Herbie, was also killed in the blast. Lest we forget. Sapper Jacob Moerland https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10681089 Sapper Darren Smith https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10678604 Photo by Neale Maude: Informal outdoor portrait of Sapper (Spr) Darren "Smithy" Smith and Spr Jacob "Snowy" Moerland, 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment with the Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) Herbie.

22.01.2022 #OTD Battle of Pakchon On the 5th of November 1950, Australians of 3RAR fought against Chinese troops in the Battle of Pakchon. Following the Battles of Brok...en Bridge and Chongju, the 27th Commonwealth Brigade held position near the town of Pakchon, in defence of the road leading south to the Chongchon River. On the night of 4-5 November, Chinese troops, who had only recently entered the war, attacked the area. They were repelled by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the morning of 5 November, but other Chinese troops continued to advance southwards, threatening to isolate the position of the brigade. 3RAR was hurriedly sent to stop the Chinese on a tactically important ridgeline, east of Pakchon. The enemy positions were first strafed by Mustangs of 77 Squadron, RAAF: this would mark the first occasion when Australian troops and airpower worked together in Korea. The raid threw the Chinese into confusion, and 3 RAR attacked. After two hours of fierce defence by the Chinese, the Australians captured the ridgeline. However, the fight was not to end there. After dark that night, the Chinese launched a massive counter-attack. On the Pakchon road, C Company was fired upon, while Chinese infantry attacked A and B companies on the ridgeline. Colonel F. S. Walsh, Commanding Officer of 3RAR, withdrew the Australian companies from the ridgeline to lower ground. A Company, in particular, suffered many casualties during their withdrawal. Considering Walsh's decision a foolish move, the 27th Brigade Commander Brigadier Aubrey Coad reversed Walsh's order, as he felt leaving the ridgeline open would give the enemy direct access to the rest of the brigade. However, by the time his order came through, only one Australian company - D Company - could return to defend the position. Fortunately, after midnight it was clear that the Chinese were withdrawing. 3 RAR had secured the ridge and the road running south from Pakchon was safe. The battle had claimed 12 Australian lives, and seventy men were wounded. Brigadier Coad relieved Walsh of his command and appointed Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Ferguson as the new CO of 3RAR the next morning. The Australians remained in the area for a few weeks afterwards, but to their surprise, the Chinese troops kept a low profile. The action at Pakchon marked the end of the first Chinese offensive. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

22.01.2022 After an extended closure, Glenelg’s WWII Air-Raid Shelter will reopen this weekend. Visit us on Sunday 20 September between 1pm-3pm and discover the stories o...f Holdfast Bay men and women from WWII. Please note that access is via a steep flight of stairs. Gold coin donation. Visit www.holdfast.sa.gov.au/air-raid to find out more. See more

21.01.2022 Did you know... that while the majority of our 9,500 followers are in SA and NT, hundreds are from other states? We even have several hundred followers in the U...K and US, and even a handful in such far-flung places as Finland and Bolivia. If you have Facebook friends who are interested in Australian military history, why not invite them to like and follow our page?

21.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of 2/411093 Bombardier Barry Algar, 111th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, who died in a vehicle accident on t...his day in 1964 during the Indonesian Confrontation, aged 26. Barry had emigrated from the UK to Sydney and joined the Australian Army, and had previously served in the Malayan Emergency with the 101st Field Battery. He fell from a truck at RAAF Butterworth, and died of his injuries at Penang General Hospital. His daughter Vicki was six months old at the time of his death, and his wife Jan didn't received a war widows' pension until 2001. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Barry Algar in Malaysia: Maitland Mercury

20.01.2022 On 16 and 17 August 1900, during the Second Boer War, Australian mounted troops of the Imperial Bushmen were advancing with a British force from Mafeking (moder...n day Mahikeng) to Zeerust in western Transvaal when they fought an action at Buffels Hoek. A British column of around 1,500 troops, which was commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Carrington was advancing from Mafeking to Zeerust. The route was blocked by Boer force under General H.L. Lemmer holding a line of hills across the axis advance. The column included at least four squadrons of Imperial Bushmen, hailing from all six Australian colonies. On the morning of 16 August, Carrington sent the majority of the column under Brigadier General the Earl of Erroll around to the right, in an attempt to turn the Boer left flank. Bayonet charges resulted in the capture of several hills. On the following day, the Boer force counterattacked but were beaten back and withdrew. Boer casualties amounted to about seventy, and the British column suffered about fifty killed, wounded and missing, of whom five of the dead and eleven of the wounded were Australian. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Five members of the Imperial Bushmen: AWM

19.01.2022 Air Mobility Group doing what they do on #MobilityMonday, giving our Australian Army mates from 1st Armoured Regiment - Australian Army a lift from RAAF Base Ed...inburgh to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as part of #YourADF's ongoing support to Op COVID-19 Assist. #AusAirForce #OpCOVID19Assist

19.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of VX41039 Private Henry Leonard Salter, 2/14th Battalion, of Ballarat, Victoria, who was killed in action... on the Kokoda Trail on this day in 1942, aged 26. His sacrifice is commemorated at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea. Harry Salter was born in Ballarat, went to Dana Street Primary School, and enlisted in the Second AIF in July 1940 and was allocated to the 2/14th Battalion, a largely Victorian unit, part of the 21st Brigade. On 18 October the men embarked upon the Aquitania in Sydney, bound for the Middle East. They arrived at Kantara, in Egypt on 25 November 1940 and were transported to a camp in Palestine, where the soldiers undertook further training. The battalion participated in the Syria-Lebanon campaign against the collaborationist Vichy French in June-July 1941, with intense fighting during the Battle of the Litani River, around Jezzine, and during the Battle of Damour. When they armistice took effect on 12 July, the battalion undertook garrison duties in Syria. During the campaign, the battalion lost 21 killed, 94 wounded and 11 captured. The 2/14th Battalion left the Middle East in January 1942, and arrived in Adelaide on 24 March. After leave and a period on garrison duties in Queensland, in August they were sent with the rest of their brigade to reinforce Maroubra Force fighting the Japanese on the Kokoda Trail. Elements of the battalion commenced fighting the Japanese at Isurava, and in that fighting Bruce Kingsbury from the 2/14th earned a posthumous Victoria Cross. They then fell back in a series of fighting withdrawals to Ioribaiwa and Imita Ridge. When they arrived at the latter, the battalion was so depleted it was amalgamated with the 2/16th Battalion, to form a unit that was only 300 strong. Casualties during the Kokoda Trail campaign were high, with 110 members of the unit killed in action and 132 wounded. The battalion went on to fight in the Battle of Gona, at Lae, in the Markham Valley and Finisterre Range campaign, and finally in Borneo. During the course of the war, a total of 2,990 men served in the battalion; of these 222 were killed in action or died of wounds, or of illness or accident on active service. A further 378 men from the 2/14th were wounded in action, while 11 men became prisoners of war. 7 Section, 9 Platoon, 2/14th Battalion is perhaps the most highly decorated section in Australian history, with one VC, one Distinguished Conduct Medal, and four Military Medals. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Henry Leonard Salter: VWMA

19.01.2022 We will remember them.

19.01.2022 Just to remind everyone of our opening times! Come down for a drink and support your local club. All welcome. You might be lucky enough to catch Ross or Robin (Shaky) behind the bar!!!!

17.01.2022 Today is Malaya and Borneo Veterans' Day, on which we commemorate the service and sacrifice of members of the Australian armed forces who served in the Malayan ...Emergency from 1948 to 1960, and the Indonesian Confrontation, or "Konfrontasi" from 1962 to 1966. The Malayan Emergency was declared in 1948, when the Malayan Communist Party launched an insurgency against British colonial rule. Australian involvement started with RAAF elements in 1950, followed by RAN and Army elements in 1955. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the Emergency, and we remember the 39 Australians who died, 15 of whom were killed in action. The Confrontation was a small undeclared war which began in 1962 after Indonesian forces launched attacks on the newly federated state of Malaysia. Australian forces became involved in 1964, and in 1965 our troops assisted in small-scale operations in Borneo. The situation was under control by late 1965, and Indonesian internal politics led to the official end to the conflict in 1966 when a treaty between Indonesia and Malaysia was signed. A total of 22 members of the Australian armed forces died during the Confrontation, of whom seven were battle casualties. Malaya and Borneo veterans participate in the Adelaide Anzac Day Commemorative March in Group 6. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Photograph of 1200029 Private Larry Richard Downes, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, who was killed in action in Borneo on 17 May 1965: AWM

17.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will ...remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Group portrait of No 4 Initial Training School, RAAF, Course No 21, C Squadron, Flight 9. Seven of the men in this photograph died during World War II, including 416829 Flying Officer Keith Anzac Coombe, RAAF, of No. 512 Squadron RAF, who was killed during paratroop operations over Normandy on 7 June 1944 as part of the D-Day landings: AWM

16.01.2022 For lovers of military history and espionage, on this day in 1917 Mata Hari's trial began. Accused of spying for Germany, she was subsequently found guilty and ...shot by firing squad. Mind you - you don't need a famous femme fatale spy to find out members get the new VAT savings back when they visit! See more

16.01.2022 Over the next fortnight we will be counting down to the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, marked by the Japanese surrender. At 11:00 on Saturday 15 A...ugust, a commemorative service will be held at the National War Memorial to mark the anniversary. Members of the Australian armed forces continued to die right up to, and after the end of the war. On this day in 1945, fifteen Australians died as a result of the war: three killed in action or died of wounds in New Guinea; one died of illness in Australia, two were murdered by the Japanese; seven died of illness in Japanese hands; one died of accidental injuries in Australia; and one died in a flying accident in the UK. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee One of the fifteen Australians to die as a result of the war on 1 August 1945, Private Lance Maskey, 2nd Company, Australian Army Service Corps, who died of illness in Borneo while a POW in Japanese hands: AWM

16.01.2022 Today is the anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, in 1944, the largest seaborne invasion in history. The amphibious landings were preceded by ...extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assaultthe landing of 24,000 American, British, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight. Allied infantry and armoured divisions began landing on the coast of France at 06:30. The 80 km stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. German casualties on D-Day have been estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men. Allied casualties were at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead. The Australians who supported the D-Day invasion included between 2,000 and 2,500 RAAF airmen in Australian squadrons and British Royal Air Force units, and approximately 500 members of the Royal Australian Navy serving on Royal Navy vessels, as well as a small number of Australian Army officers and merchant seamen. June 1944 was the worst month in the history of the Royal Australian Air Force in terms of casualties. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee The crew of a No. 463 Squadron RAAF Lancaster bomber that flew two sorties on D-Day: AWM

16.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of 217514 Private Neil Anthony McInerney, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, of Gundagai, NSW, who ...died of his wounds in South Vietnam on this day in 1968, aged 20. His sacrifice is commemorated in the North Gundagai Cemetery. Neil died on 1 RAR's second tour of South Vietnam between April 1968 and February 1969 when it was relieved by 5 RAR. He died as a result of fighting during Operation Windsor in the Hat Dich area. Across both tours, the battalion suffered 50 killed and 411 wounded. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Army mugshot of Neil McInerney: VWMA

14.01.2022 Volunteers and staff have been busy behind the scenes at the Army Museum of South Australia, Keswick Barracks during the shutdown. While closed to the public, a...ctivities have included improvements, maintenance, online shop, training and procedures. A considerable number of new display cabinets have been installed and prepared for the museum's reopening TBA. See www.amosa.org.au for update information. See more

14.01.2022 Although approximately 3,850 Indigenous Australians served in the Army, Navy and Air Force in World War 2, little is known about our indigenous South Australian...’s who served in the Air Force. The RAAF Association (South Australia) is working with RAAF Edinburgh in addressing this significant omission in our military history. In the last several months we have identified over 25 indigenous South Australians who served in the Air Force during World War 2. The great majority served in roles such as mechanics, general hands, nurses and cooks. Today, as part of Reconciliation Week, we acknowledge one of those Indigenous South Australians LAC George Tongerie. George Tongerie was born on 28 February 1925, near Quorn. After his mother died during childbirth, he was taken from his family and placed at Oodnadatta Children’s Home becoming one of the Stolen Generation. He then moved with twelve other aboriginal children to the Colebrook Home in Quorn in 1927. He enlisted in the RAAF in June 1943 at the tender age of only 18 as a General Hand with the rank of Aircraftsman. Initially posted to Laverton, he was posted to 8 Stores Depot in October 1943 just after it had formed at Townsville. In April 1944 he was posted to 12 SQN at Merauke, Dutch New Guinea. In July 1944, 12 SQN withdrew to Australia and Tongerie was posted to the Merauke based 44 Operational Base Unit which provided the base support functions for the airbase. During this time, Tongerie also worked with 86 Squadron, a Kittyhawk unit at Merauke which he would later march with on ANZAC Day in Adelaide. Tongerie returned to Australia on 27 July 1945 having served about 16 months on operational service overseas. He served out his time in the Air Force at various support units in southern Australia with his last unit being 5 Maintenance Group Headquarters based in Sydney before discharging on 14 February 1946 at the rank of LAC. Returning to South Australia after the war, George Tongerie encountered the same indigenous racial issues he knew before the war. Ironically, having served for his country, a group petitioned to have George and his wife removed from their street in northern Adelaide where he had been given a war service home. The petition was not successful. After the war, George Tongerie became a leader in South Australia’s indigenous community. He was one of the first Aboriginal Justices of the Peace, was a member of the South Australian Parole Board, held the position of Aboriginal Ombudsman and was involved with the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. As a proud veteran, he was Vice President of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Veterans Association and marched regularly on ANZAC Day. In 1985, he was awarded the South Australian Aboriginal of the Year Award. In 1988 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia along with his wife, Maude Tongerie, for services to the aboriginal community. Passing away in 2013, George Tongerie emerged from being one of the Stolen Generation to serving for his country overseas and becoming a leading advocate for the Indigenous community in South Australia.

14.01.2022 At 4.22am this morning, this person decided to remove the lemon tree from our memorial walkway. If anyone recognises this person please notify the Largs Bay RSL... on 83418282,or email our president on [email protected]. Or leave a message for us here. Thank you for your assistance with solving this crime. See more

13.01.2022 At 05:45 am on this day 102 years ago, the German Empire signed the Armistice of Compiègne, which ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the... Allies and their last remaining opponent. It came into force at 11:00 Paris time on 11 November 1918 and marked a victory for the Allies and a defeat for Germany, although not formally a surrender. The actual terms, largely written by Allied Supreme Commander, French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, included the cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of German forces to behind the Rhine River, Allied occupation of the Rhineland and bridgeheads further east, the preservation of infrastructure, the surrender of aircraft, warships, and military materiel, the release of Allied prisoners of war and interned civilians, eventual reparations, no release of German prisoners and no relaxation of the naval blockade of Germany. Although the armistice ended the fighting on the Western Front, it had to be prolonged three times until the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on 28 June 1919, took effect on 10 January 1920. This is why some war memorials in Australia use the years 1914-1919 for the war, or rarely 1914-1920. Fighting continued right up to 11:00, with 2,738 men dying on the last day of the war. Even though most Australian troops were out of the line on 11 November 1918, resting after the Hundred Days' Offensive, 15 Australians died on this day, mainly of illness, including the Spanish flu. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee The Allied leaders after the armistice was signed: Wikimedia Commons

13.01.2022 This Remembrance Day, we will highlight the service and sacrifice of five Australians who died of wounds or illness on 11 November 1918, the last day of World W...ar I. No Australians were killed in action on that day, as most Australians were out of the front line resting and recuperating after their participation in the Hundred Days' Offensive that brought Germany to its knees. Fifteen Australians died on that day. Between now and the Remembrance Day services around the state at 11:00, we will share some of their stories. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee The "Spirit of Compassion" on the reverse side of the South Australian National War Memorial. She is bearing aloft the body of a dead soldier, and symbolizes and commemorates the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in the war and the loss experienced by those who loved them: User:Bilby via Wikimedia Commons

11.01.2022 This evening we remember the service and sacrifice of 2779 Corporal William Stanley Prior, 32nd Battalion, of Julia, SA (near Eudunda), who was killed in action... on this day in 1916, aged 25. His sacrifice is commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. A copy of a letter to William's mother sent by a member of the 32nd Battalion after his death is displayed in the Villers-Bretonneux School Museum. The 32nd Battalion served in France and Belgium in 1916-1918, suffering heavily in its first action at Fromelles in late July 1916, from which it took more than six months to recover. It went on to participate in several battles in both 1917 and 1918, culminating in the Battle of St. Quentin Canal in September and October 1918. Members of the battalion received the following decorations during the war: one Victoria Cross, one Distinguished Service Order, three Officers of the Order of the British Empire, one Member of the Order of the British Empire, 27 Military Crosses, and two Bars, 16 Distinguished Conduct Medals; 66 Military Medals , and four Bars; seven Meritorious Service Medals; 26 mentions in despatches and 10 foreign awards. Throughout the war the battalion suffered 2,079 casualties of which 613 were killed. A third of the battalion's total casualties for the entire war were suffered at Fromelles in July 1916 when William was killed. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Portrait of William Prior: AWM

11.01.2022 Tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, Victory in the Pacific Day. At 11:00 tomorrow morning, the RSL is hosting a commemorative servic...e at the National War Memorial, cnr North Tce and Kintore Avenue, which will be attended by His Excellency the Governor, distinguished guests and representatives of the ex-service community. Members of the public are very welcome to attend, but the maintenance of physical distancing and covid-19 hygiene is imperative, and space is limited. The service will include a montage of videos of World War II veterans talking about their wartime experiences, and a rendition of the famous Vera Lynn song, "We'll Meet Again". If you are planning to attend, be aware that there will be no shelter for the general public, and umbrellas may be required given the weather forecast. The commemoration was live streamed for aged-care centre and home viewing. After the service, the bells of the Adelaide Town Hall and St Peter's Cathedral will be rung until 12:30 as a reminder of the celebrations that accompanied the end of nearly six years of war. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee

10.01.2022 Another of the fifteen Australians who died on the last day of World War I was 6907 Private Edward Wareham Eames, 18th Infantry Battalion, of Sans Souci, NSW, w...ho died of wounds in France, aged 19. He was buried in the Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille. Edward was born at Petersham, NSW, to Walter Frederick Eames and his wife Alice (nee Wareham), and attended Newtown Public School. He was a builder's apprentice when he enlisted in March 1917. He joined the 18th Battalion in France on 1 January 1918, and fought with it during the German Spring Offensive and the Hundred Days' Offensive, including battles at Amiens and Mont St Quentin. Edward was wounded in the battalion's final fight of the war, at Montbrehain, and died over a month later. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Members of the 18th Battalion in France: AWM

10.01.2022 74 years ago, many young men lied about their age for a purpose...

09.01.2022 The RSL South Australia post of 3/6/20 about the misfired US rocket that hit soldiers of 2RAR resulted in several people contacting Dennis Nelson's nephew Tony,... he is grateful for the reactions. Thank you. This photo was taken moments before the rocket hit the men https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1275379. We Will Remember Them.

09.01.2022 4718427 Private Dennis Nelson was killed in Vietnam in September 1967. Private Stanley Radomi of Rosewater SA and Lance Corporal Peter McDuff, Darlington Point ...NSW were also killed and 10 soldiers wounded when a firepower demonstration by US gunship helicopters went horribly wrong. The soldiers were observing a close rocket support demonstration near Nui Dat when a rocket veered off target and into 11 and 12 Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Dennis Nelson was born in Millicent then lived in Adelaide until called up for National Service. His nephew Tony (phone 0412 110 796) would like to hear from anyone who has photos or memorabilia or can tell him more about Dennis, from his childhood to military service. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/654501

08.01.2022 Lest we Forget.

08.01.2022 AS OF 12/6/2020 (that’s tomorrow people) WE ARE BACK!!!!!!!!!! Yes that’s right, as of tomorrow we are re-opening. If you’re not sure of the social restrictions in place just ask our friendly bar staff as you order your first beer!!!!

08.01.2022 This evening we remember the service and sacrifice of Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird VC MG, 2nd Commando Regiment, of Melbourne, Victoria, who was killed in act...ion on operations in Afghanistan on this day in 2013, aged 32. Cameron joined the Army in 2000 and served until 2004, during which he saw one tour of Timor-Leste, and two tours of Iraq with the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando). He re-enlisted in 2006, rejoined the battalion, and saw a total of four tours of Afghanistan between August 2007 and his death in 2013, the latter two with the 2nd Commando Regiment. On his first tour he was awarded the Medal for Gallantry for gallantry in action during close quarters combat against the Taliban. His last tour began in February 2013, and on 22 June he was a member of a commando platoon that conducted a helicopter assault into Ghawchak village. Under heavy fire, Cameron quickly seized the initiative, enabling the assault to continue. When an adjacent special operations team came under fire from another compound, Cameron led his team in support under heavy fire. With complete disregard for his own safety, he engaged the enemy and suppressed their fire. Reaching the objective, on three separate occasions Cameron charged an enemy-held building within the compound, and on the third occasion he was killed by enemy fire. His acts of valour and self-sacrifice regained the initiative and preserved the lives of his team members. In February 2014, Cameron was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia, he was also awarded the NATO Meritorious Service Medal. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Portrait of Cameron Baird MG in 2015: ADF

07.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of 4559 Lance Corporal Rockley Joseph Boardman, 43rd Battalion, of Mount Gambier, SA, who was killed in ac...tion in France during the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin on this day in 1918. His sacrifice is commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Picardie, France. The 43rd Battalion was originally formed during World War I as part of the all-volunteer Australian Imperial Force. Raised mainly from South Australian recruits in early 1916, the battalion subsequently fought in the trenches of the Western Front from late 1916 until the end of the war in November 1918, including the Battle of Messines, and Third Battle of Ypres in 1917, and the German Spring Offensive and Hundred Days' Offensive in 1918. During the course of the war, the battalion suffered 386 killed and 1,321 wounded. After the war, the 43rd was re-raised as a part-time unit in South Australia, serving until 1930 when it was merged with the 48th Battalion. During World War II, the 43rd was briefly re-raised between 1942 and 1944, but did not see action before it was disbanded. After the war, the 43rd and 48th were once again merged, existing until 1960 when they became part of the Royal South Australia Regiment (RSAR). It traditions are carried on today by the 10th/27th Battalion RSAR. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Group portrait of the NCOs of the 43rd Battalion in Belgium in January 1918. Boardman is second from right in the front row: AWM

07.01.2022 This is Trench Warfare. Photo taken by an official British Photographer during WWI, c.1917

05.01.2022 The Actual "Unknown Soldier" - Remembrance Day WW1

05.01.2022 On this day... in 1914, in the throes of the July Crisis in Europe prompted by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hun...garian throne, Prime Minister Andrew Fisher declared that Australia would defend Britain to "our last man and last shilling". Britain declared war on Germany four days later after an ultimatum to Germany to withdraw from Belgium expired. The British declaration automatically included the dominions, colonies and protectorates of Britain, including Australia. The declaration was greeted with considerable enthusiasm in Australia, and resulted in the raising of two volunteer forces: the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force to capture German possessions in the Pacific; and the Australian Imperial Force to serve in the Middle East and Western Europe. Elements of the Royal Australian Navy carried out operations in the Atlantic, North Sea, Adriatic and Black Sea, as well as the Pacific and Indian Oceans. During World War I, our aviation forces were the Australian Flying Corps, part of the AIF. The Royal Australian Air Force was not created until 1921. Of the 100 Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians since the Second Boer War, 64 were awarded for gallantry in World War I. By the time the war was over, more than 421,809 Australians had served in the armed forces, with 331,781 serving overseas. There was conscription for home service, but not for fighting overseas. Over 60,000 Australians lost their lives and 137,000 were wounded. As a percentage of forces committed, this equalled a casualty rate of almost 65 per cent, one of the highest casualty rates amongst the British Empire forces, largely due to the frontline employment of most of our troops. The financial cost of the war to Australia was 188,480,000, over AUD$172 billion in today's money. The war had considerable impacts on Australia other than the cost in people and money. The political landscape was changed by the acrimonious and polarising conscription debates, more women entered the workforce, Australia asserted some independence in foreign affairs, particularly in the Pacific, there were massive social and psychological effects caused by the heavy casualties, and the development of concepts about the Australian character and national identity. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Portrait of Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister from 1914 to 1915: AWM

04.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of 18118 Private Henry James Bartlett, 4th Light Horse Regiment, of Auburn, NSW, who died of illness at Da...mascus, Syria on this day in 1918, aged 27. His sacrifice is commemorated at the Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery. Henry was born in Manly, NSW, and attended Parramatta Marist Brothers High School. He was an insurance clerk and was living at Auburn when he enlisted in February 1917. The 4th Light Horse Regiment was a mounted infantry regiment of the Australian Army during World War I. The regiment was raised in August 1914, as the divisional cavalry regiment for the 1st Division. The regiment fought against the forces of the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire, in Egypt, at Gallipoli, on the Western front, on the Sinai Peninsula, and in Palestine and Jordan. After the armistice the regiment eventually returned to Australia in March 1919. For its role in the war the regiment was awarded twenty-one battle honours. The regiment's involvement in the war cost them 105 killed or died of other causes and 332 wounded. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Henry Bartlett: AWM

04.01.2022 On this Day. 75 years ago.

04.01.2022 This morning it was an honour for RAAF Association (SA) to lay a wreath along with associated digintaries at a special Italian / Australian Remembrance Ceremony... at Adelaide's National War Memorial, North Terrace, in honour of those who have served and fallen in the Italian Armed Forces. The Italian Defence Attache (COL Salvatore Trincone, Italian Air Force) and the Italian Consul Adelaide Dr Adrian Stendardo, along with the Adelaide Lord Mayor, The Right Honourable Sandy Verschoor, GPCAPT Greg Weller, Senior ADF Representative, Ms Cheryl Cates, President RSL SA, and Opposition assistant spokeman for Multicultural Affairs, Mr Joe Szakas laid wreaths. Lest we forget

04.01.2022 Seaton Park RSL has played an important role supporting returned service men and women in our community. Today I presented the club with a commemorative medallion to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

03.01.2022 35956 Corporal Kevin John Arnold Age 31. 2nd Composite Ordnance Depot Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC) He was killed six weeks after arriving in Vie...tnam when he was run over by a fork lift truck at Vung Tau, Phuc Tuy Province, on June 21st 1966. He was a storeman, left a son and daughter. We wil remember him. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/654187

03.01.2022 Outer Harbor, 1919 ...the lucky ones ..showing soldiers of all ranks and nurses are lining the decks of a crowded troopship arriving at Outer Harbor, bringing t...hem home after service overseas during World War I, and all looking very happy to be back in good ol' Adelaide ..slsa/pd ..Thank you to all service people in all wars ..closer in comments See more

03.01.2022 On this day... in 1942, General Erwin Rommel's Panzerarmee Afrika attacked Allied troops in Egypt, forcing them back to El Alamein. Rommel's successes at Tobruk... and Gazala meant that Allied forces had to withdraw, in some confusion and disorder. In July, the First Battle of El Alamein began, which ended in a stalemate. In October-November, the Second Battle of El Alamein was fought, turning the tide on the Axis forces, and heralding the beginning of the end of the North Africa campaign. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee Afrika Korps troops enter Tobruk: Wikimedia Commons

01.01.2022 One of the Australians who died on the final day of World War I was 2029 Private Richard Williams, 51st Infantry Battalion, of Kapunda, SA, who took his own lif...e by jumping overboard from the troopship SS Runic as it approached the Gage Roads off Fremantle, WA, aged 41. He has no known grave, and is thus commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France. Richard was born in Kapunda, youngest son of William Williams. He attended Kapunda Public School and was an ironmonger when he enlisted in Perth in February 1916. He joined the 51st Battalion in France on 21 June 1917, and fought with them during the Battle of Polygon Wood later that year. In March and April 1918, the 51st Battalion played an important part in defeating the German Spring Offensive. Richard was diagnosed with shell shock and trench foot In April, and evacuated first to the UK and then returned to Australia. We don't know what drove Richard to take his own life, whether it was the shellshock, now known as post traumatic stress disorder, a personal crisis, bad news or something else. What we do know is that veterans continue to take their own lives. Since the start of the War in Afghanistan in 2001, 419 serving and former serving members of the Australian Defence Force who have served during that time have taken their own lives. To them are added veterans who served before 2001 and have also taken their own lives since then. This is nearly as many Australians who died in the Vietnam War. We must take this extremely seriously. We must do what we can to examine why these veterans take their own lives, to support those at risk of suicide, and do whatever we can to reduce these numbers. Every one leaves behind a family grieving for a life not lived to its full measure and often baffled, not knowing why their loved one has died. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee

01.01.2022 This day marks the 75th anniversary of the last major air combat by the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II. South of Biak Island in the Dutch East Indie...s, 15 P-40Ns from No. 78 Squadron RAAF attacked 15 Japanese aircraft (12 fighters and three dive-bombers) and succeeded in shooting down seven fighters and all of the dive-bombers for the loss of one P-40 and pilot. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee The P-40 Warhawk was a very tough aircraft. This example flew over 300 km after a mid-air collision: AWM