Semaphore and Port Adelaide RSL in Semaphore, South Australia | Non-profit organisation

Semaphore and Port Adelaide RSL

Locality: Semaphore, South Australia

Phone: +61 414 754 802

Address: 10 Semaphore Rd. 5019 Semaphore, SA, Australia

Website: http://semaphoreportadelaidersl.com.au

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24.01.2022 Did you know... that as of today, 227 Australian Defence Force members are assisting South Australia Police with quarantine compliance management at six Adelaid...e metropolitan medi-hotels? The RSL applauds the work that ADF members have been doing since Operation COVID-19 ASSIST began on 1 April this year. Well done everyone! Around the country, a total of 118 ADF members have contracted COVID-19, of whom 110 have recovered thus far. We wish all those still suffering with covid a swift recovery. Flight Lieutenant Daniel Wilde, No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron RAAF, donates plasma at the Darwin Red Cross Lifeblood donation centre. Daniel contracted COVID-19 earlier in the year while on deployment, and is donating plasma with antibodies to help those fighting the virus: Defence

23.01.2022 AND THAT’S A WRAP!!! Thankyou to Amelia Ryan & Michael Griffiths for a fabulous show last night @ our Sold Out ‘Livvy & Pete’ Cabaret Show. Thanks to everyone that came along to support out first Dinner Cabaret event at the Semaphore & Port Adelaide RSL. Stay tuned for future events :-)

20.01.2022 #OTD Ordinary Sailor Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean, MiD Today we pause to remember the heroic efforts of Ordinary Sailor Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean, who performed an act of supreme bravery on the 1st of December 1942 during the Japanese attack on HMAS Armidale off the coast of East Timor. On the 1st of December, HMAS Armidale was conducting a rescue mission near modern day East Timor to evacuate the commands of the 2/2nd Independent Company, a contingent of Dutch troops and over 100 Por...tuguese civilians. At 1300, Armidale was spotted by five Japanese dive bombers and strafed repeatedly with guns and torpedoes from the dive bombers and escorting Zeros. As the ship began to sink, Teddy, who had been injured during the initial attack, strapped himself into one of the ship’s 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns and opened fire on the aircraft. Teddy forced one Zero to crash into the sea and damaged at least two others, continuing to fire until he went down with the Armidale. Although nearly half of the crew of Armidale were killed during the attack, his actions are credited with helping save the lives of 49 surviving crew who were able to construct crude lifeboats out of the wreckage. In recognition of his bravery and heroism, he was posthumously Mentioned in Despatches. In 1999, a RAN Collins Class submarine was named after him it was the first ship in the Navy to bear the name of a sailor (HMAS Choules is the only other). On the 10th of August 2020, Teddy was formally recommended to receive the Victoria Cross for Australia, 78 years after his death. On the 1st of December 2020, his family was awarded his VC, making him the first Australian in the Royal Australian Navy to be awarded the VC. Lest we forget. -----------------------------------------------------

20.01.2022 We will remember him. Lest We Forget

18.01.2022 This flag is remarkable for two very interesting reasons! Not only is it the first Union Jack flag raised in Japan after the WWII surrender, it was handmade by CSM Eric Horton in Fukuoka camp 17, Omuta. To make the flag, the ingenious WWII soldier used blue material from an old hospital shirt, white from an old coal mine worker's shirt and red from the edging around a mosquito net. ... A webbing belt was shredded to create thread to sew the Union Jack together. The historic flag was on display at Boyne Tannum RSL Sub Branch's VP Day service earlier this year.

17.01.2022 With the recent release of the new Defence Values service, courage, respect, integrity and excellence Army’s first Indigenous Elder, Uncle Roy Mundine, OAM has reflected on what respect means to him. Uncle Roy served in the #AusArmy from 1958 to 1995, before serving as Army’s Indigenous Elder from 2015 to 2020. For Uncle Roy, respect not only means respect between each other, but respect for your unit and respect for the work that you are involved in.... To read his full interview, head to the latest edition of Army News here https://www.defence.gov.au/news/armynews/, page 13.

17.01.2022 A big congratulations to STEVE and his MERRY BAND OF HELPERS for being awarded. THE 5 STAR FOOD SAFETY RATING Another good reason to come down to the club and enjoy a top of the class meals.

16.01.2022 This morning the Australian War Memorial launched a new book, For Gallantry: Australians awarded the George Cross and the Cross of Valour It is the first book d...edicated to the stories of 28 Australians honoured for their extreme bravery away from the battlefield. Memorial curator and author Craig Blanch said the people featured in For Gallantry came from all walks of life and were confronted with situations they could never have foreseen. Not all survived; not all were left unchanged. Among the holders of the George Cross and the Cross of Valour are teachers, drivers, students, labourers, miners, police, public servants, navigators, members of the armed forces, farmers, geologists and firefighters. More than a quarter of the recipients were awarded posthumously testimony to the selflessness recognised by these awards. With assistance from the sole surviving Australian holder of the George Cross, and recipients of the Cross of Valour, For gallantry tells their stories in a dedicated volume for the first time. For Gallantry retails for $69.99 and is available from the AWM Shop: https://www.awm.gov.au/shop/item/9781742236827

15.01.2022 Victor (Ted) Stone turns 100 years old today. Born in Derrinallum, Victoria, Ted joined the Australian Army in June 1940 when he was 19 years old. He was a corporal serving with the 2/5th Australian Field Ambulance stationed in Tobruk, Milne Bay, Ramu Valley, and Shaggy Ridge. He was involved in the Syrian/Libyan Campaign from March to December 1941 and was also part of an amphibious landing in Borneo as the Second World War was ending in 1945. After the war, Ted returned to ...his pre-enlistment job working at the railway. Shortly afterwards he commenced a carpentry/joinery apprenticeship and made window and door frames for A. V. Jennings. He also worked in an electro-plating company. Ted and his late wife Alice travelled extensively throughout Australia after he retired. Ted said of his secret to his longevity, ‘people often ask me that and I just tell them I wake up each morning!’ He also credits good genes on his father’s side his aunt lived until 101 and his grandfather until 98. Happy birthday Ted and thank you for your service.

15.01.2022 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Fellow Members and Supporters 2020 marked the 100th Anniversary of the Semaphore Port Adelaide RSL Sub-Branch.... We were fortunate enough to formally commemorate that Anniversary in March, only 2 weeks before the lockdown. The remainder of the year has been a roller coaster ride and we can only reflect on what happened and then move forward. We finalize the year with a substantially increased membership and a sound financial footing for the future. On behalf of the Committee I would like to thank you for your support, your help with us complying with some very confusing regulations, but mostly your loyalty and sense of humour during some difficult times. I would also like to thank our Committees, bar, kitchen and cleaning staff and of course our volunteers who made it all happen. Our last trading night will be Christmas Eve and we will reopen on Wednesday 6 January 2021. A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all and we trust that 2021 will be more forgiving and we can hop off the Corona-coaster. Kind Regards = Derek Meadows President

11.01.2022 Due to covid trivia will be cancelled for the rest of the year. Thanks for the year we have had.

11.01.2022 PINT and PARMI NIGHT $15. Plus TRIVA. club opens @4pm..kitchen @5pm TRIVA @7PM.dresscode for tonight. Hawaiian Christmas shirt if you will . Prize for best shirt....For bookings and confirmation text 0414754802.

10.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of 835 Trooper William Albert Baker, 9th Light Horse Regiment, of Baker's Creek, SA, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on this day in 1915, aged 34. He is buried at the Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. Bill was born at Baker's Creek, to Thomas Allen Baker and Matilda Baker nee Fry, and attended the Seaview Public School. He was working as a station hand near Kangarilla when he enlisted on 13 November 1914 ...and was allocated to the 9th Light Horse Regiment as an original member. The majority of the members of the 9th Light Horse Regiment were South Australian, with the rest being Victorians. The regiment embarked for the Middle East and arrived there on 1 February 1915. After training, the regiment was sent to Gallipoli dismounted as reinforcements for the severely depleted New Zealand and Australian Division. In a reserve role during the charge at the Nek, it suffered few casualties there, but was heavily engaged in the attack on Hill 60 on 27 August when 15 members of the regiment were killed, 18 missing and 45 wounded. It appears from his gravestone that Bill was killed by a Turkish sniper. 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 Bill Baker: AWM

07.01.2022 Hi All Bookings for meals are essential. Please call Steve on 0414 754 802 to secure your booking. For all other Enquiries please call 0409 697 298.... Thank You

06.01.2022 CLUB NEWS Fellow Members and Supporters... We are pleased to announce that some of our restrictions have been lifted and stand up drinking is now allowed. Our allowable numbers have also increased but still limited to the 1 person per 2 square metre rule. The QR Code or Contact Tracing Form must be used when entering. 8-Ball and Snooker can now be played with some limited restrictions. We have a number of functions still coming up, so temporary seating and table arrangements will be adjusted for each event. Bookings for meals are still essential, so please call Steve on 0414 754 802 to secure a table. Again, thanks for your support and co-operation and we will have more news shortly. Your Committee

04.01.2022 Edward 'Teddy' Sheean LPC On 1 December, 78 years to the day after Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean gave his life to protect his shipmates, the Governor-General will make a posthumous investiture by presenting his family with the insignia of the Victoria Cross of Australia. Teddy Sheean will be the first member of the Royal Australian Navy to receive the Victoria Cross.... At the Last Post Ceremony on 1 December 2020, the Australian War Memorial will be commemorating the service and sacrifice of Ordinary Seaman Edward Teddy Sheean. You can watch the Last Post Ceremony live on the AWM Facebook page or on our Youtube channel from 4.55pm. Image: Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean, HMAS 'Armidale' ART28160

03.01.2022 This evening we commemorate the service and sacrifice of 4063 Private Gordon Bede Brennan, 19th Infantry Battalion, of Cabramatta, NSW, who was killed in action at Flers, France, on this day in 1916, aged 18. Gordon's sacrifice is commemorated in the Warlencourt British Cemetery. Gordon was born in Parkes, NSW, and attended Holy Cross College, Ryde. He was working as a carter and student when he enlisted in the AIF in November 1915. The 19th Battalion had served at Gallipoli ...before moving to the Western Front, where its first major fighting was in the Battle of Pozières. In November, the battalion was involved in an attack on a trench system known as "the Maze" near Flers, suffered devastating losses in winter conditions that were described as the "worst ever encountered by the AIF". On 14 November alone, the 19th Battalion lost 10 dead of the 32 Australians killed that day. 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 Gordon Brennan: VWMA https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/144204

03.01.2022 I KNOW THIS ISN'T AUSTRALIAN BUT WE ALL SERVED FOR THE RIGHT REASON LEST WE FORGET My lead flight attendant came to me and said, "We have an H.R. on this flight." (H.R. stands for human remains.)...Continue reading

02.01.2022 We can all relate to this

02.01.2022 T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE, MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE.... I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY, WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO, IN THIS HOME, DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES, OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT, CAME THROUGH MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR, IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED, A TRUE MODERN SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO, OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALISED THE FAMILIES, THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS, WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE, A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM, EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER, HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE, IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT, A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES, AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED, AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS.." THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL, AND WE BOTH SHIVERED, FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. I DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE, ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR, SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."

01.01.2022 Several people have asked me about the prevalence of suicide among veterans of World War I after my address at the State Remembrance Day service. Recent research indicates that around 550 members of the First AIF took their own lives between 1915 and 1922, with large spikes in the incidence of suicide in early 1919 and late 1920. According to the research, this is indicative of men who were unprepared and unsupported for what they had to face when they were sent home. Members... of the First AIF kept taking their lives many years after the war. Two notable examples are Major General Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott CB CMG DSO DCM VD, who died in 1931, and Captain Hugo Vivian Hope Throssell VC, who died two years later. Veterans these days are far better supported when they return from operations, but there is definitely much more to do. It is critically important that the Department of Veterans' Affairs has robust data on veteran suicide in order to develop prevention and intervention programs to help reduce the number of veteran suicides. Lest we forget. Ian Smith Chair Anzac Day Committee If this article has raised any concerns or issues, please contact Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 and at https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ and for servicepeople Open Arms 1800 011 046. Harold Elliott and Hugo Throssell: AWM