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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Special Occasion at the Town Hall with soldiers on Parade c1935
... Special Occasion at the Town Hall with soldiers on Parade ...Special Occasion at Town Hall (Militia) c1937stawell -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Sherriff Probert & John Probert et al, PRISONER OF TWO WARS (An Australian Soldiers Story), 2001
... PRISONER OF TWO WARS (An Australian Soldiers Story) ...355.113092, historical, isbn:1 86254 554 5 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Bill Gammage et al, THE BROKEN YEARS (Australian soldiers in the Great War), 1974
... THE BROKEN YEARS (Australian soldiers in the Great War) ...940.4'81'94, historical, isbn: 0 14 003383 1 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Duncan McNab et al, MISSION 101(The untold story of five Australian soldiers' extraordinary war in Ethiopia), 2011
... MISSION 101(The untold story of five Australian soldiers ...940.5423, historical, isbn: 9781742610429 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, John Barrett et al, WE WERE THERE (Australian Soldiers of WWII Tell Their Stories), 1987
... WE WERE THERE (Australian Soldiers of WWII Tell Their ...940.54'81'94, historical, isbn: 0 670 81627 2 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Peter Robert Rose et al, SOLDIERS CONSCIENCE (The Ethical complexity of Vietnam service), 2008
... SOLDIERS CONSCIENCE (The Ethical complexity of Vietnam ...959.7043394, historical, isbn: 9780 9804 90107 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Terry Burstall et al, THE SOLDIERS STORY(The Battle at Xa Long Tan Vietnam 18 August 1966), 1986
... THE SOLDIERS STORY(The Battle at Xa Long Tan Vietnam 18 ...959.704'342'0924, autobiography, isbn: 0 7022 2047 7 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Frank Walker et al, GHOST PLATOON. ( 39 Australian soldiers, Vietnam, 1969, the Army denied they existed. What were they trying to hide?), 2011
... GHOST PLATOON. ( 39 Australian soldiers, Vietnam, 1969, the ...959.70438, autobiography, isbn: 978-0-733-626432 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Chris Bishop, VIETNAM WAR DIARY 1964-1975 (The month by month experiences of soldiers in Southeast Asia), 2003
... of soldiers in Southeast Asia) ...isbn: 1-85605-787-9 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Terry Keenan et al, Welcoming The Wounded Anzacs(Wounded Soldiers returning from WW1 and the Port Melbourne Women's Welcoming Committee, who organised to help them), 2014
... Welcoming The Wounded Anzacs(Wounded Soldiers returning ...isbn: 978 0 9751608 4 8 -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Booklet - manual, Military Board - Army Headquarters, The Soldiers Handbook
... The Soldiers Handbook ...Handbook -
Orbost & District Historical Society
folder of documents, Aboriginal Soldiers, April 2015
... Aboriginal Soldiers ...These documents were compiled for the WW1 exhibition held in Orbost April 2015.These documents are a useful reference tool.A reed plastic folders containing research articles on five indigenous men from the Orbost district known to have served overseas in World War 1ww1 soldiers-indigenous -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Albert Jones, Returned soldiers picnic, Police Paddocks, Queenstown, c.1916
... Returned soldiers picnic, Police Paddocks, Queenstown ...Queenstown (St Andrews) looking towards Panton Hill . A picnic is taking place. Streetscape with dirt road, buildings, Model T Fords and people. Police station far left, the gaol was behind (not visible). On the right is a boarding house according to Mr. Ninks, next to right the Mechanics Institute or library according to Miss Muller. On far right, Coach House (stables not shown) - end of coach run from Heidelberg. This is possibly a picnic for returned servicemen from Gallipoli. The house on the right still existed c.1970 and was alongside Hotel on Kinglake side. Reproduced page 35 Pioneers & Painters also on the back cover and on page 59 of "St Andrews: a village built on gold". Described in chapter headed "The Police Paddocks". This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Prints 20 x 25 and 9 x 12.5 cm sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, queenstown, cars, police station, st andrews, model t ford, pioneers and painters, boarding house, gallipoli, picnic, police paddocks, retuned soldiers -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Studios Ltd, Shire of Eltham Soldiers' War Memorial Unveiled 11-11-26, 1926
... Shire of Eltham Soldiers' War Memorial Unveiled 11-11-26 ...The Shire of Eltham War Memorial, a tower of remembrance to those who laid down their lives in serving their country during the Great War was opened in 1926. It is situated within the Shire of Eltham Memorial Park which was established in honour of all those who enlisted in the Great War to end all wars Processed by Studios Ltd POSTCARD 1905-1940s Like the carte-de-visite, postcards enjoyed a collecting craze by large numbers of people, and were often kept in albums through which the interested visitor could browse. Postcards were posted or exchanged in huge numbers. Postal authorities in Australia only allowed the private printing of postcards from 1898. At this time the back of the card was reserved for the address and postage stamp, and the front was used for the message and a picture. In 1902 British authorities allowed a "divided back", so that the left side could be used for the message, the right side for the address and stamp, and the whole of the front was devoted to the picture. France followed suit in 1904, Germany and Australia in 1905, and the United States in 1907. - Frost, Lenore; Dating Family Photos 1850-1920; Valiant Press Pty. Ltd., Berwick, Victoria 1991marg ball collection, postcard, shire of eltham memorial park, shire of eltham war memorial, war memorial tower -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Postcard, Postcard given to Lily Howard, possibly one of the soldiers she wrote to, 1918c
... Postcard given to Lily Howard, possibly one of the soldiers ...Digital file only - scanned by EDHS from item on loan aif, first world war, letters, lew howard collection, ww1 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Stephen E Ambrose, Citizen soldiers : the U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the surrender of Germany, 2002
... Citizen soldiers : the U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches ...his sequel to D-DAY opens at 00:01 hours, June 7, 1944 on the Normandy Beaches and ends at 02:45 hours, May 7, 1945. In between comes the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the breakout of Saint-Lo, the Falaise gap, Patton tearing through France, the liberation of Paris, the attempt to leap the Rhine in operation Market-Garden, the near-miraculous German recovery, the battles around Metz and in the Huertgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the capture of the bridge at Remagen and, finally, the overunning of Germany. From the enlisted men and junior officers, Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from those on both sides of the war. The experience of these citizen soldiers reveals the ordinary sufferings and hardships of war. They overcame their fear and inexperience, the mistakes of their high command and their enemy to win the war.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.528.non-fictionhis sequel to D-DAY opens at 00:01 hours, June 7, 1944 on the Normandy Beaches and ends at 02:45 hours, May 7, 1945. In between comes the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the breakout of Saint-Lo, the Falaise gap, Patton tearing through France, the liberation of Paris, the attempt to leap the Rhine in operation Market-Garden, the near-miraculous German recovery, the battles around Metz and in the Huertgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the capture of the bridge at Remagen and, finally, the overunning of Germany. From the enlisted men and junior officers, Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from those on both sides of the war. The experience of these citizen soldiers reveals the ordinary sufferings and hardships of war. They overcame their fear and inexperience, the mistakes of their high command and their enemy to win the war. operation overlord, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Penguin, We were there : Australian soldiers of World War II tell their stories, 1988
... We were there : Australian soldiers of World War II tell ...Aborigines and army service - Australian women's Army - Burma-Thailand railway - Prisoners of war (POW's).Index, ill, p.470.non-fictionAborigines and army service - Australian women's Army - Burma-Thailand railway - Prisoners of war (POW's).world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Transworld et al, We were soldiers once -and young : Ia Drang : the battle that changed the war in Vietnam, 2002
... We were soldiers once -and young : Ia Drang : the battle ...In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at landing zones X-Ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. The Americans faced what seemed to be certain destruction. How these men persevered - sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up - makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joe Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. The result is a story of unparalleled human interest. We Were Soldiers Once... and Young also brings the war back home with unforgettable stories of those who lost family members to combat. This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge, dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor. Collapse summaryIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps. p.483.non-fictionIn November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at landing zones X-Ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. The Americans faced what seemed to be certain destruction. How these men persevered - sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up - makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joe Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. The result is a story of unparalleled human interest. We Were Soldiers Once... and Young also brings the war back home with unforgettable stories of those who lost family members to combat. This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge, dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor. Collapse summary vietnam war 1961-1975 – us involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – battles – ia drang valley -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Harper Collins Australia, Soldiers without borders: Beyond the SAS, a global network of brothers in arms, 2008
... Soldiers without borders: Beyond the SAS, a global network ..."What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of the SAS after they leave the tight world of the military? For some, there are highly paid jobs as trigger men with security companies in the worlds war zones and trouble spots. But for many, unexpected adventures unfold. Some go on to establish and lead major corporations or to advise multinational companies about risk where the commercial stakes are high. Some join foreign defence forces, training new elite special forces in unusual places. For others, life takes a different twist. They become top government advisers and even hardened criminals. Most sinister of all is the shadowy world of black ops - risky, rewarding and adrenaline-driven jobs that governments always deny. But wherever they are, the former elite soldiers are never far from each other, bound in an exclusive global network of brothers-in-arms."-Index, ill (plates col, b/w), maps, p.364.non-fiction"What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of the SAS after they leave the tight world of the military? For some, there are highly paid jobs as trigger men with security companies in the worlds war zones and trouble spots. But for many, unexpected adventures unfold. Some go on to establish and lead major corporations or to advise multinational companies about risk where the commercial stakes are high. Some join foreign defence forces, training new elite special forces in unusual places. For others, life takes a different twist. They become top government advisers and even hardened criminals. Most sinister of all is the shadowy world of black ops - risky, rewarding and adrenaline-driven jobs that governments always deny. But wherever they are, the former elite soldiers are never far from each other, bound in an exclusive global network of brothers-in-arms."-soldiers - retirement, australian army - special air regiment -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Futura Publications, The savage wars of peace: Soldiers voices 1945-1989, 1990
... The savage wars of peace: Soldiers voices 1945-1989 ...Since the second world war the British army has been engaged in armed conflict around the world in every year except 1968. This book is the fighting soldiers view of these campaigns.Index, ill (plates), p.281.non-fictionSince the second world war the British army has been engaged in armed conflict around the world in every year except 1968. This book is the fighting soldiers view of these campaigns.great britain - army - military life, great britain - military - personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, John Parker, The Gurkhas: The inside story of the worlds most feared soldiers, 1999
... soldiers ...The author has travelled in Nepal and met many Gurkhas to investigate the background to their traditional service to Britain and the threat that this is now under. He recounts famous battles when they collected VC's and earned admiration.Index, ill (b/w plates), maps, p.276.non-fictionThe author has travelled in Nepal and met many Gurkhas to investigate the background to their traditional service to Britain and the threat that this is now under. He recounts famous battles when they collected VC's and earned admiration.great britain - army - history, ghurkha soldiers -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Richard van Emden, Boy soldiers of the Great War, 2005
... Boy soldiers of the Great War ...When war broke out in 1914, no one was more caught up in the popular tide of patriotism than the young boys who wanted to fight for King and country. This is their untold story - the heroics of boys aged as young as thirteen who enlisted for full combat training.index, ill, p.340.non-fictionWhen war broke out in 1914, no one was more caught up in the popular tide of patriotism than the young boys who wanted to fight for King and country. This is their untold story - the heroics of boys aged as young as thirteen who enlisted for full combat training.world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives - british, child soldiers - great britain - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
book, MacDonald and Company, Waffen SS: The asphalt soldiers, 1968
... Waffen SS: The asphalt soldiers ...The history of the Waffen SSIll, bib, p.159.non-fictionThe history of the Waffen SSworld war 1939-1945 - waffen ss, waffen ss - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Affirm Press, Sons of war : astonishing stories of under-age Australian soldiers who fought in the Second World War, 2022
... soldiers who fought in the Second World War ...In the Second World War, thousands of Australian boys lied about their age and volunteered for a war the scale of which they could never have imagined. Like many of their fathers in the Great War, they went with their eyes wide shut: under-trained, under-equipped and under-age. Some were as young as thirteen - too young even to shave. Many did not grow old; others came back broken. A handful are still alive to tell their tales. This extraordinary book captures the bold and untold stories of forty Australian children who fought in the deadliest war in history. Follow these boys through Libya and Palestine, Greece and Crete, to the jungles of Malaya, Papua New Guinea and Borneo, fighting for their lives, their country, their mates. Many of the photographs have never been seen. Haunting images of youths in training camps and behind the lines stand beside moving portraits of old men who have not forgotten.Index, ill, ,maps, p.380.non-fictionIn the Second World War, thousands of Australian boys lied about their age and volunteered for a war the scale of which they could never have imagined. Like many of their fathers in the Great War, they went with their eyes wide shut: under-trained, under-equipped and under-age. Some were as young as thirteen - too young even to shave. Many did not grow old; others came back broken. A handful are still alive to tell their tales. This extraordinary book captures the bold and untold stories of forty Australian children who fought in the deadliest war in history. Follow these boys through Libya and Palestine, Greece and Crete, to the jungles of Malaya, Papua New Guinea and Borneo, fighting for their lives, their country, their mates. Many of the photographs have never been seen. Haunting images of youths in training camps and behind the lines stand beside moving portraits of old men who have not forgotten.world war 1939-1945 - australia - under age soldiers, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Stirling Seagrave, Soldiers of fortune, 1981
... Soldiers of fortune ...The story of pilots who have earned their living flying in other people's wars.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.176.non-fictionThe story of pilots who have earned their living flying in other people's wars.mercenary troops - history, soldiers of fortune - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian Scholarly, Hard to go bung : World War two soldiers settlement in Victoria 1945-1962, 2011
... Hard to go bung : World War two soldiers settlement in ...This book contains the story of Australia's most successful scheme for settling returned soldiers on their own farms. The book includes the recollections of many of the 6000 families who gained a livelihood on farms across the state.Index, notes, ill, maps, p.258.non-fictionThis book contains the story of Australia's most successful scheme for settling returned soldiers on their own farms. The book includes the recollections of many of the 6000 families who gained a livelihood on farms across the state.soldier settlements - victoria - history, land settlement - victoria - history -
Wonga Park Community Cottage History Group
Photograph (sub-item) - Black and White, The remains of the Ammunition Store on Stane Brae, 1984. During World War II soldiers were trained here. Mr. Fred Renton on left, c1984
... . During World War II soldiers were trained here. Mr. Fred Renton ... -
Ballarat Diocesan Historical Commission
Photo, Photo of 1920 St Patrick's Ballarat fundraiser for Wounded Soldiers, 1920
... Soldiers ... -
Thompson's Foundry Band Inc. (Castlemaine)
Sheet Music, Chorus Of Soldiers
... Chorus Of Soldiers ... -
Charlton RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Welcome Home Medallion, Glenoth (Victoria) medal awarded to welcome home 2 local soldiers at Glenoth WW1
... soldiers at Glenoth WW1 ...Small medallion gold in colour with white ribbonWW1. Glenoth. Welcome Home. Medal. A. Jolly. D.Smith