Lone Pine was an action that featured one of the most famous assaults of the Gallipoli campaign. The attack was planned as a diversion for the Australian and New Zealand units that were to breakout from the Anzac perimeter by capturing the heights of Chunuk Bair and Hill 971. At 5.30 pm on 6 August 1915, the Australian artillery barrage lifted and from concealed trenches in no man’s land the 1st Australian Brigade charged towards the Turkish trenches. The troops paused on reaching the Turkish trenches, finding that many were covered by timber roofs. Some fired, bombed and bayoneted from above, some found their way inside and others ran on past to the open communications and support trenches behind. Others advanced as far as "the Cup" which was where Turkish support units were located and from where the Turks counter-attacked. By nightfall, most of the enemy front line was in Australian hands and outposts had been established in former Turkish communication trenches. The Australian Engineers dug a safe passage across no man’s land so that reinforcements could enter the captured positions without being exposed to Turkish fire. Having captured the Turkish trenches, the Australians now tried to hold what they had taken while the Turks desperately and determinedly tried to throw the Australians out. From nightfall on 6 August until the night of 9 August a fierce battle ensued underground in the complex maze of Turkish tunnels. The Australians succeeded in drawing the whole of the immediate Turkish reserve. Six Australian battalions suffered nearly 2,300 killed and wounded at Lone Pine. Seven Australians were awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest number ever awarded to an Australian division for one action.(http://www.awmlondon.gov.au/battles/lone-pine)Entrance to a tunnel at Lone Pine, Gallipoli. gallipoli, world war one, tunnel, mmm

Two members of the Creswick Lighthorse attend the showing of "Beneath Hill 60" at The Regent, Ballarat. The film was organised by Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.creswick lighthorse

ballarat east loco men, honour board, j.g. allen, a. bellisini, k.d. duncan, h. hicks, j. lord, t. cockerall, w.v. bottt, h.g. williams, l. upton, g.r. bowers, c.f. bowers, c.f. morris, r. o'shannessy, r.j. splatt, t.h.v. cook, l. coward, w. d'angri, r. buckingham, p. minifie, l. sells, r. borradale, r. horgan, j.r. wood, j. parkin, w.j. bruhn, t. bourke, j. harney, a. heathcote, j. quinn, w.j. cadzow

In 2005 the children of Grades 4,5 and 6 of Milawa Primary School researched and compiled personal stories, photographs and service records to honour those listed on the Milawa State School WW1 Honour Board. Inside rear cover contains a colour patch index to the following:- Andrew Robert BARRIE 3757/ Ralph Augustus CECIL 1677/ John COLEMAN 4089/ Arthur John Victor CULPH 896/ Edward Heathcote CULPH 2629(1447)/ Henry John CULPH 3108/ Thomas Wilson CULPH 34A/ Edward Frederick DOIG 3991/ Ernest Hugh DOIG 2937/ John Harold FOWLER 4488/ William Joseph FOWLER 3233/ Howard Fraser GRANT 7077/ Joseph Henry HOWELL 7247/ Frederick John HUMPHREY 2472/ Stanley Gordon HUMPHREY 3553/ Roy Curtis KENNEDY 5401/ Charles James KETTLE 29741/ Michael McGRORY 5390/ Ernest Phillip McPHEE 50339/ Stanley Charles McPHEE 3741/ Thomas MURDOCH Lieut/ William Lawrence PURDON 3223/ Ludin James ROBERTSON 980/ William Francis ROBERTSON 981/ Harold Ernest THOMAS 966/ George Ernest Vincent WOODBERRY 2173.White and red book with blue wording and photograph of school children at a cenotaphBook is dedicated to all the service men and women in the Australian Armed Forces who continually strive to protect the Australian way of life.ww1, honour board, milawa state school

1916 New Testament owned by Richard Evans while serving in WW1Richard Evans was born in Chiltern Valley and served in WW1Size 66mm x 100mm, colour khaki fabric, reinforced cover print, front and back cover has black print, parchment coloured pages with red edges. Cover insignia contains laurel wreath with dove of peace above a small bible Inside front cover contains wording - Richard Evans 19.18 (different pen entries) Pte R Evans Nos 69029 16th Reinforcements Victoria Aus Imperial Forces Abroadchiltern valley, chiltern, new testament, ww1, richard evans

Soldiers’ WW1 Memorial Stawell. The photograph was taken in 1999.Two black & white photos of the Soldiers WW1 Memorial taken in c.1999. Of the two photos one is larger than the other. The photo shows the memorial surrounded on three sides by garden beds with a flagpole behind the memorial. Two cars can be seen parked by the memorial with houses in the background.stawell ww1 ww2

Soldiers’ WW1 Memorial with gate and fence around the memorial. The Weighbridge and Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel can be seen in background. The photograph probably taken in the 1930's. Many changes have taken place since. The Coffee Palace, and Weighbridge have been removed and the area around the memorial has changed. Sepia photograph of the WW1 Soldiers Memorial with gate and fence around the memorial. Weighbridge and Coffee Place in the background. c.1930.stawell ww1

Soldiers’ Memorial WW1 with the Stawell Guest House (Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel) and roof of weighbridge in the background. The photo is a copy of the original owned by Mrs. Gwen Reeve. Black and white photograph of the WW1 Soldiers Memorial with a large floral wreath at the base. The photo shows the gate and fence Infront of the memorial. The Stawell Guest House also called the Coffee Palace and roof of the Weighbridge can be seen in the background. c.1935stawell ww1

Soldiers’ Memorial WW1 Stawell. View looking towards corner of St George and Victoria Streets. Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel behind. The photo is a copy of the original owned by Mrs. Joyce Ward.Black & white photograph of Soldiers Memorial WW1. The image is predominately of the Soldiers memorial and looking towards the corner of St. George & Victoria Streets. The left- and right-hand bottom corners of the photo are rounded.stawell ww1 ww2

Soldiers’ Memorial WW1 erected by "The Stawell Girld Remembrance League" unveiled in 1923.Black & white photo of Soldiers Memorial WW1. Floral stawell ww1 memorial

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A Luther College Year 10 essay which researches the history of George Maxwell Walker (1924 - 1944). A pilot with the R.A.A.F. who spent much of his flying days with the British R.A.F. At the time of his death his squadron was carrying out anti-submarine patrols and internal security in and around the Middle East. He was the son of George Walker and grandson of Edgar and Myra Walker, owners of Australia Tesselated Tile Company. The George Walker family lived in Harrison St, Mitcham. The home is on the City of Whitehorse Heritage planning overlay.A Luther College Year 10 essay walker, george maxwell, royal australian air force, royal air force, world war, 1939 - 1945, war memorials

Digital images of the demobiization procedure book owned by George (Gus) Gervasoniforces, adf, army, world war two, australia, australian army, defence, armed services, demobilzation, procedure, george gervasoni, gus gervasoni

Black and white photographic image sisters of the 60th General Hospital, near Solonika, doing their washing in front of a number of tents.world war one, nurses, sisters, solonika, washing, washing day