Wangi Wangi RSL Sub-Branch in Wangi Wangi, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Wangi Wangi RSL Sub-Branch

Locality: Wangi Wangi, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4975 1686

Address: 275 Watkins Road 2267 Wangi Wangi, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.rslwangi.org.au

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23.01.2022 On this day in 1914 the Royal Australian Navy fought its first single ship action at sea. As the convoy carrying the first Australian and New Zealand troops ove...rseas passed within eighty kilometers of the Cocos Islands, a signal was received reporting a strange warship approaching the cable station there. HMAS Sydney was immediately detached from her escort duties with the convoy and sped off towards the islands, encountering the German raider cruiser SMS Emden. In the engagement that followed the Sydney sustained some early damage but a large fire took hold of Emden. Incapable of firing back and hoping to save lives it headed North Keeling Islander where Emden was grounded. Learn more: http://ow.ly/DdVD50CaUJp Image: 'Emden beached and done for', 9 November 1914 Artist: Arthur Burgess. ART00191

17.01.2022 On this day in 1914 the first Australian and New Zealand contingent sailed from Albany, Western Australia, bound for Egypt. 30,000 men and thousands more horses... were loaded onto 38 Australian and 10 New Zealand troopships. On 3 December, the convoy arrived in Alexandria, Egypt. For many of the troops that disembarked there, the port of Albany they left a month earlier would be their last sight of Australia. Continue Reading: http://ow.ly/lj9r50C2gF9 #WeRememberThem #RemembranceDay Image: The flagship of the Ist Convoy HMS Orvieto (A3) lying at anchor in King George Sound, Albany, WA (left). The light cruiser at rear is either HMAS Melbourne or HMAS Sydney. Photographer: Phillip F. E Schuler PS0017

17.01.2022 #OTD Charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba The charge of the 4th Australian Light Horse at Beersheba late in the afternoon of 31 October 1917, is... remembered as the last great Australian cavalry charge. The assault on Beersheba began at dawn and involved the infantry divisions of the British XX Corps with artillery and air support. Despite repeated attacks, the Allies were unable to capture the town by mid afternoon. With time running out for the Australians to capture Beersheba and its wells before dark, Lieutenant General Harry Chauvel, the Australian commander of the Desert Mounted Corps, ordered Brigadier General William Grant, commanding the 4th Light Horse Brigade, to make a mounted attack directly towards the town. Chauvel knew from aerial photographs that the Turkish trenches in front of the town were not protected by barbed wire. The Australian Light Horse was to be used purely as cavalry for the first time. Although they were not equipped with cavalry sabres, the Turks who faced the long bayonets held by the Australians did not consider there was much difference between a charge by cavalry and a charge by mounted infantry. The Light Horse moved off at the trot, and almost at once quickened to a gallop. As they came over the top of the ridge and looked down the long, gentle open slope to Beersheba, they were seen by the Turkish gunners, who opened fire with shrapnel. But the pace was too fast for the gunners. After three kilometres Turkish machine-guns opened fire from the flank, but they were detected and silenced by British artillery. The rifle fire from the Turkish trenches was wild and high as the Light Horse approached. The front trench and the main trench were jumped and some men dismounted and then attacked the Turks with rifle and bayonet from the rear. Some galloped ahead to seize the rear trenches, while other squadrons galloped straight into Beersheba. The 4th and 12th Light Horse casualties were thirty-one killed and thirty-six wounded; they captured over 700 men. The capture of Beersheba meant that the Gaza-Beersheba line was turned. Gaza fell a week later and on 9 December 1917, the British troops entered Jerusalem. The Australian victory at Beersheba marked one of the last great charges of mounted troops in history, the Australian Light Horse Brigade captured the town and secured crucial water wells. Their victory marked the beginning of the end of the war in the Middle East. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964

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06.01.2022 #AusNavy and The Republic of Singapore Air Force have proven their ability to work together with Singaporean CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter crews qualifyin...g to take off & land on Australia’s largest vessels, HMA Ships Adelaide and Canberra. The Singaporean CH-47 crews, permanently based at Oakey in Queensland, spent two days flying from Townsville to HMAS Adelaide at sea to undertake Deck Landing Qualifications. This included communicating with the warship’s flight control room and being guided by Australian sailors on the flight deck. Media release: https://bit.ly/3jxv0Ei #RSAF Royal Australian Navy #YourADF

03.01.2022 #OTD Final Japanese air raid on Darwin On the 12th of November 1943 between 0353 to 0530 local time, Darwin was subject to its 64th and final air raid. Fortun...ately, there were no casualties during this raid, although there was slight damage around Darwin near the Parap, Adelaide River and Batchelor airfield. This raid would also mark the final air aid made on Australia during WWII. In total there were more than 97 attacks on northern Australia. Over 260 people were killed and more than 410 were wounded between the 19th of February 1942 and the 12th of November 1943. It is an interesting fact that more bombs were dropped on Darwin than at Pearl Harbour. Lest we forget. --------------------------------------------------------------- If you spot an error, please send me a message. Join our group here: https://business.facebook.com/groups/2626189084317964