Showing 86 items matching "australian army - biography"
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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Frank Legg, The Gordon Bennett story, 1965
... Australian Army - Biography...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australian Army - Biography Gordon Bennett Biography and analysis of controversial Australian Lieutenant General, Gordon Bennett from his early years through the Royal Commission's examinations of his actions during the surrender of Singapore in World War II. ...Biography and analysis of controversial Australian Lieutenant General, Gordon Bennett from his early years through the Royal Commission's examinations of his actions during the surrender of Singapore in World War II.Index, ill, p.301.non-fictionBiography and analysis of controversial Australian Lieutenant General, Gordon Bennett from his early years through the Royal Commission's examinations of his actions during the surrender of Singapore in World War II.australian army - biography, gordon bennett -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Peter Sekuless, Fred: An Australian hero, 1981
... Australian Army - Biography...Australian Army - Biography World war 1914-1918 - Gallipoli campaign One of the few Australians ever to win the coveted Serbian Eagle, Fred March and his mysterious life are rescued from undeserved oblivion by Peter Sekuless's detective work. ...One of the few Australians ever to win the coveted Serbian Eagle, Fred March and his mysterious life are rescued from undeserved oblivion by Peter Sekuless's detective work.Ill, index, p.174.non-fictionOne of the few Australians ever to win the coveted Serbian Eagle, Fred March and his mysterious life are rescued from undeserved oblivion by Peter Sekuless's detective work.australian army - biography, world war 1914-1918 - gallipoli campaign -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Blair, Anne, Ted Serong: The Life of an Australian Counter-Insurgency Expert (Copy 1)
... Australia. Australian Army - Officers - Biography...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Serong Ted Australia. Australian Army - Officers - Biography Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. ...Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.serong, ted, australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Blair, Anne, Ted Serong: The life of an Australian Counter-Insurgency Expert. (Copy 2)
... Australia. Australian Army - Officers - Biography...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Serong Ted Australia. Australian Army - Officers - Biography Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. ...Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.Ted Serong was on of the most original and influential of the Australian Army's planners in the post-war period. He re-established the jungle training centre at Canungra in the 1950s and developed the Australian Army's doctrine of counter-insurgency warfare.serong, ted, australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Krasnoff, Stan, Where To? For Valour: The Keith Payne Story (Copy 1)
... Australia. Australian Army - Officers - Biography...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Australia. Australian Army - Officers - Biography Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Fiction Keith Payne Victoria Cross AATTV A True Story...Keith Payne's citation for the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration awarded in the British Commonwealth for valour, reads like a touch of madness. ...A True Story...Keith Payne's citation for the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration awarded in the British Commonwealth for valour, reads like a touch of madness.A True Story...Keith Payne's citation for the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration awarded in the British Commonwealth for valour, reads like a touch of madness.australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, keith payne, victoria cross, aattv -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Krasnoff, Stan, Where To? For Valour: The Keith Payne Story (Copy 2)
... Australia. Australian Army - Officers - Biography...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Australia. Australian Army - Officers - Biography Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Fiction Military decorations Keith Payne Victoria Cross AATTV A True Story...Keith Payne's citation for the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration awarded in the British Commonwealth for valour, reads like a touch of madness. ...A True Story...Keith Payne's citation for the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration awarded in the British Commonwealth for valour, reads like a touch of madness.A True Story...Keith Payne's citation for the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration awarded in the British Commonwealth for valour, reads like a touch of madness.australia. australian army - officers - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, military decorations, keith payne, victoria cross, aattv -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, george Franki et al, Mad Harry : Harry Murray, Australia's most decorated soldier, 2003
... australian army - harry murray - biography...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges australian armt - imperial force - 1914-1921 australian army - harry murray - biography To each character of Australian war history is attached a story inevitably of bravery, courage, and humour, and Mad Harry is no exception. ...To each character of Australian war history is attached a story inevitably of bravery, courage, and humour, and Mad Harry is no exception. Yet there is to his story a distinguishing significance, for Mad Harry is Australia's most decorated soldier.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.276.non-fictionTo each character of Australian war history is attached a story inevitably of bravery, courage, and humour, and Mad Harry is no exception. Yet there is to his story a distinguishing significance, for Mad Harry is Australia's most decorated soldier. australian armt - imperial force - 1914-1921, australian army - harry murray - biography -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BIOGRAPHY, SAS, AFGHANISTAN, Sandra LEE, 18 HOURS, 2006
... Army NX117081, 12th Aust. Mobile Decontamination Unit. Publication Book Biography Afghanistan SAS Keith Johnston Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, grey and white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - colour portrait photograph of an SAS soldier on front. 316 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated in colour photographs. 18 HOURS Book BIOGRAPHY, SAS, AFGHANISTAN Sandra LEE Harper Collins Publishers Australia ...From the title page: "18/HOURS/ The true story/ of an SAS war hero". Original owner: "KEITH JOHNSTON", CMF enlisted 1/11/1940 No. 9864, 2nd ARMD Reg (Part-time). AIF enlisted 27/06/1942 Army NX117081, 12th Aust. Mobile Decontamination Unit.Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, grey and white colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - colour portrait photograph of an SAS soldier on front. 316 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated in colour photographs.publication, book, biography, afghanistan, sas, keith johnston -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY of Cameron Baird, VC, MG, McKELVEY Ben / with thanks to Kaye and Doug Baird, " The Commando, 2017
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields "The Commando/ The life and death of/ Cameron Baird, VC MG" Books Biography Victoria Cross Australian Army Title page - handwritten in blue ink. ..."The Commando/ The life and death of/ Cameron Baird, VC MG"Hardcover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard, black buckram. Gold print on spine. Dustcover - paper, old and white print on front, spine and back. Dust cover - colour illustrations - front portrait photograph of Cameron Baird. Back - Top two small portrait photographs of Cameron Baird. Bottom - image of medals and ribbons. 341 pages - cut, plain, white paper, illustrated - colour photographs. End papers and flyleaf front and back - illustrated colour photographs of scenery in Afghanistan.Title page - handwritten in blue ink. "Al my love Christmas 2017"books, biography, victoria cross, australian army -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, WW1, Peter Stanley, Bad Characters, 2010
... Leading war historian Peter Stanley reveals the citizen soldiers the army regarded as bad characters. books-biography military history-army Bad characters Title: Bad Characters, Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder And The Australian Imperial Force. ...Many were ANZAC Heroes. Some were criminals. Some were both. Leading war historian Peter Stanley reveals the citizen soldiers the army regarded as bad characters.Title: Bad Characters, Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder And The Australian Imperial Force. Soft cardboard cover, with black & red printing on front, spine & back. Mottled yellow with light grey print background. Front cover displays sepia photo of a group of ten soldiers in uniform. Back cover displays sepia colour photo of a group of soldiers, some in uniform. 286 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated in black & white, photos, line drawings & lithographs.books-biography, military history-army, bad, characters -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY, Margaret Geddes, "Remembering Weary", 1997
... From front dust cover flap - "Margaret Geddes had interviewed many of Weary's friends, colleagues & family to bring together their insight & understanding of this great Australian". books-biography military history-army Weary Sir Edward Dunlop Army Hardcover book with dust cover. ...From front dust cover - "Remembering Weary/ Sir Edward Dunlop - as recalled by those whose lives he touched." From front dust cover flap - "Margaret Geddes had interviewed many of Weary's friends, colleagues & family to bring together their insight & understanding of this great Australian".Hardcover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard with adhered dark red colour paper. Gold print on spine and front emblem. Dust cover - paper with gloss finish. White and gold print on front and spine, on red background. Black & white portrait photo of Sir Edward Dunlop on front with two children. 448 pages cut plain cream paper. Illustrated black & white photos.books-biography, military history-army, weary, sir edward dunlop, army -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, John Laffin, Digger, The Legend of the Australian Soldier, 1990
... Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields The author discusses the characteristics of the Australian Digger from the Boer War to World War II. books-military military history-army photography Soft card cover. Title in white print on a black background. Front cover illustrated with a sepia toned photograve. Back cover has a brief biography ...The author discusses the characteristics of the Australian Digger from the Boer War to World War II.Soft card cover. Title in white print on a black background. Front cover illustrated with a sepia toned photograve. Back cover has a brief biography & black & white photo of the author. 296 cut edge pages. Illustrated with black & white photos.books-military, military history-army, photography -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBook, Robin W. F. Droogleever, That Ragged Mob, 2009
... This Battle Honour was awarded to all extant Light Horse units in Australia under Military Order 123 of 1908, in recognition of all states' contribution to the forces who represented Australia against the Boers. boer war victoria army victorian contingent 3rd victoria army victorian contingent 4th south african war 1899 1902 robin drooglever biography boer war victoria army victorian contingent 3rd victoria army victorian contingent 4th south african war 1899 1902 robin drooglever biography Signed by the author: "With the compliments of the author Robin Droogleever 104/10" ISBN 978-0-646-5186-9 Hard covered book. ...The Service Record of the 3rd and 4th Victorian Bushmen Contingents in the Boer War with a brief biographical sketch of each man who served. The modern day 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment is the custodian of the theatre Battle Honour "SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902" awarded to the 9th and 11th Light Horse Regiments. This Battle Honour was awarded to all extant Light Horse units in Australia under Military Order 123 of 1908, in recognition of all states' contribution to the forces who represented Australia against the Boers. Hard covered book.Signed by the author: "With the compliments of the author Robin Droogleever 104/10" ISBN 978-0-646-5186-9boer war, victoria army victorian contingent 3rd, victoria army victorian contingent 4th, south african war 1899 1902, robin drooglever, biography, boer war, victoria army victorian contingent 3rd, victoria army victorian contingent 4th, south african war 1899 1902, robin drooglever, biography -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomPresentation Binder & Case, Lt Col Frank Pearson OAM ED EM, 2010
... Australian Army from 1930, then in World War 2. Postings included 1/54 AA Coy in Darwin and and 2/6 Aust Armoured Regt in New Guinea. After the war he was appointed Commanding Officer of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Armoured Regiment (CMF). Frank was instrumental in establishing the unit museum. Lt Col Frank Pearson biography ...Lt Col Pearson served in the Australian Army from 1930, then in World War 2. Postings included 1/54 AA Coy in Darwin and and 2/6 Aust Armoured Regt in New Guinea. After the war he was appointed Commanding Officer of 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Armoured Regiment (CMF). Frank was instrumental in establishing the unit museum.Loose leaf presentation binder presenting the service history and CV of Lt Col Frank Pearson.lt col frank pearson, biography -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History RoomBook, James Wood, Chiefs of the Australian Army - Higher Command of the Australian Military Forces 1901-1914, 2006
... 4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room 4/19 PWLH Regiment, Building 78 Simpson Barracks Macleod melbourne australian army higher command biographies australian army higher command biographies Stamps and markings from previous owner - Defence Library Service - Watsonia ISBN 1-876439-40-8 Hardcover book by James Wood on Chiefs of the Australian Army 1901-1914 Chiefs of the Australian Army - Higher Command of the Australian Military Forces 1901-1914 Book Book James Wood Australian Military History Publications Army History Unit Shannon Books ...Hardcover book by James Wood on Chiefs of the Australian Army 1901-1914Stamps and markings from previous owner - Defence Library Service - Watsonia ISBN 1-876439-40-8australian army, higher command, biographies, australian army, higher command, biographies -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BIOGRAPHY, VIETNAM, Peter Fitzsimons, "THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN", 2022
... Australia's deadliest/ Vietnam War battle." Publication Book Biography Vietnam War Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard with black buckram, gold colour print on spine. Dust cover - paper, black and red colour print on front, spine and back. Flaps - blue and white colour print. Illustrated front - two colour photographs of (top) army ...From the front cover: "THE BATTLE OF/ LONG TAN/ From the best selling author of Kokoda/ and Gallipoli comes the epic story / of Australia's deadliest/ Vietnam War battle."Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard with black buckram, gold colour print on spine. Dust cover - paper, black and red colour print on front, spine and back. Flaps - blue and white colour print. Illustrated front - two colour photographs of (top) army personnel, (lower) soldiers alighting from a helicopter. Back - one colour photograph of a group of soldiers inspecting equipment. 460 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs.publication, book, biography, vietnam war -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Sir Irving Benson et al, The Man with the Donkey, 1965
... biography military history - army Handwritten in dark blue on front end paper "Donated by Bgo "Y" Men's Club". Black RSL stamp. Hard cover, blue buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover, black print on front and spine, red print on back. Watercolour image of "Murphy and his donkey" on cover, black and white image of Australian ...Picture on cover is actually of Dick Henderson, New Zealand Medical Corps, who is often conflated with Simpson. Simpson was also known as Murphy, hence the title of the painting.Hard cover, blue buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover, black print on front and spine, red print on back. Watercolour image of "Murphy and his donkey" on cover, black and white image of Australian stamp on back. 95 pages, plain, illustrations and black and white photos. Biography of John Simpson Kirkpatrick.Handwritten in dark blue on front end paper "Donated by Bgo "Y" Men's Club". Black RSL stamp.books- biography, military history - army -
Eltham District Historical Society IncDocument - Folder, Smith, George Frederick
... Army Reserve, he was awarded for his war service in Greece, Palestine and New Guinea. He returned to the bank. Following some years living with his wife Dorothy and children in the Otway Ranges, he moved to the Judge Book Village in Eltham. Contents Newspaper article: "Youthful teacher had eventful life", Diamond Valley News, 19 August 1988. Biography of George Smith. Note: Information extracted from Department of Veterans Affairs WWII Roll and Record of Service; and National Archived of Australia...Army Reserve, he was awarded for his war service in Greece, Palestine and New Guinea. He returned to the bank. Following some years living with his wife Dorothy and children in the Otway Ranges, he moved to the Judge Book Village in Eltham. Contents Newspaper article: "Youthful teacher had eventful life", Diamond Valley News, 19 August 1988. Biography of George Smith. Note: Information extracted from Department of Veterans Affairs WWII Roll and Record of Service; and National Archived of Australia ...George Frederick was born in 1905 in Gerung in the Wimmera. After working in a bank and the Army Reserve, he was awarded for his war service in Greece, Palestine and New Guinea. He returned to the bank. Following some years living with his wife Dorothy and children in the Otway Ranges, he moved to the Judge Book Village in Eltham. Contents Newspaper article: "Youthful teacher had eventful life", Diamond Valley News, 19 August 1988. Biography of George Smith. Note: Information extracted from Department of Veterans Affairs WWII Roll and Record of Service; and National Archived of Australia Service File.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcdimboola primary school, judge book village eltham, gerung, west st kilda life saving club, george frederick smith, dorothy smith, r & s slocum floorcoverings eltham, barbara asher, eltham village radio and tv, barrington's hair boutique, little pat's take-away, trudis place eltham, penguin drycleaners eltham -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, We band of brothers : a biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesman, 2000
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australian Army - 39th Infantry Battalion World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – New Guinea The biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesman Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.307. ...The biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesmanIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.307.non-fictionThe biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesmanaustralian army - 39th infantry battalion, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Mt Evelyn RSL Sub-Branch, Yarra Valley Vietnam Veterans, 2018
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia Veterans - Victoria - Yarra valley - Biography Fifty years after they served Australia in the Vietnam War, sixteen veterans of that conflict from the Yarra Valley sat down with the Mt Evelyn RSL's historian and revealed, some for the first time, their wartime experiences.Their stories tell of our nation's involvement in Vietnam and spans the period 1964 to 1972. They served with the Navy, with the Regular Army ...Fifty years after they served Australia in the Vietnam War, sixteen veterans of that conflict from the Yarra Valley sat down with the Mt Evelyn RSL's historian and revealed, some for the first time, their wartime experiences.Their stories tell of our nation's involvement in Vietnam and spans the period 1964 to 1972. They served with the Navy, with the Regular Army, with the CMF and as National Servicemen. Their backgrounds varied as much as their experiences 'in country' during that time.It is a story of sacrifice and endurance, bravery and loss, good times and bad times. It reveals the environment they were forced to exist in and the role they played, from the mundane to the terrifying.Surviving all of this they then returned home to a nation where many people ignored or even condemned them. For most, those decades after the war were an ongoing battle to deal with the physical and mental scars.Ill, p.464.non-fictionFifty years after they served Australia in the Vietnam War, sixteen veterans of that conflict from the Yarra Valley sat down with the Mt Evelyn RSL's historian and revealed, some for the first time, their wartime experiences.Their stories tell of our nation's involvement in Vietnam and spans the period 1964 to 1972. They served with the Navy, with the Regular Army, with the CMF and as National Servicemen. Their backgrounds varied as much as their experiences 'in country' during that time.It is a story of sacrifice and endurance, bravery and loss, good times and bad times. It reveals the environment they were forced to exist in and the role they played, from the mundane to the terrifying.Surviving all of this they then returned home to a nation where many people ignored or even condemned them. For most, those decades after the war were an ongoing battle to deal with the physical and mental scars.vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, veterans - victoria - yarra valley - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Winston Oliver Parry, Still walking thru life, 2009
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Vietnam war 1961-1975 – Personal recollections – Australia Soldiers - Australia - Biography A story about a boy from the bush, his life in the army and later as he wanders in the Phillipines Ill, p.265 Still walking thru life Book Winston Oliver Parry Winston Oliver Parry ...A story about a boy from the bush, his life in the army and later as he wanders in the PhillipinesIll, p.265non-fictionA story about a boy from the bush, his life in the army and later as he wanders in the Phillipinesvietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, soldiers - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Brolga Publishing, Mary in the morning, 2013
... Australia - Biography A Vietnam Soldier K.I.A. and His True Love... is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. Based on the life of Pte C W Roost, the book tackles the horrors of war and in particular the loss of a loved one in the duty of service to his country. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human face to the controversial war in Vietnam. At just 20 years of age Chris, like so many Australian young men, was conscripted into the army ...A Vietnam Soldier K.I.A. and His True Love... is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. Based on the life of Pte C W Roost, the book tackles the horrors of war and in particular the loss of a loved one in the duty of service to his country. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human face to the controversial war in Vietnam. At just 20 years of age Chris, like so many Australian young men, was conscripted into the army as a National Serviceman. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Mary, Chris was posted to Vietnam in June 1968. This book follows Chris' adventures through training, marriage and war. It shares his thoughts through his precious letters to his family, and tells the incredible story of the impact of war on our young Aussies. Chris was killed in action on December 23rd 1968 - his first wedding anniversary. He lives on in this book. Collapse summaryIll, p.192.non-fictionA Vietnam Soldier K.I.A. and His True Love... is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. Based on the life of Pte C W Roost, the book tackles the horrors of war and in particular the loss of a loved one in the duty of service to his country. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human face to the controversial war in Vietnam. At just 20 years of age Chris, like so many Australian young men, was conscripted into the army as a National Serviceman. After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Mary, Chris was posted to Vietnam in June 1968. This book follows Chris' adventures through training, marriage and war. It shares his thoughts through his precious letters to his family, and tells the incredible story of the impact of war on our young Aussies. Chris was killed in action on December 23rd 1968 - his first wedding anniversary. He lives on in this book. Collapse summary vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, soldiers - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Greg Kerr, Private wars : personal records of the Anzacs in the Great War, 2000
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges australian army - anzac corps soldiers - australia - biographies Private Wars: Personal Records of the Anzacs in the Great War offers a new perspective on Australia's engagement in the twentieth century's bloodiest war. ...Private Wars: Personal Records of the Anzacs in the Great War offers a new perspective on Australia's engagement in the twentieth century's bloodiest war. It retraces the journey of Australian troops from Gallipoli in 1915 to the final penetration of the Hindenburg Line in 1918. Although the author summarises the general strategic course of the war and the success or otherwise of each campaign, his primary concern is with the personal factor - the human burden of combat and its aftermathIll, index, p.306.non-fictionPrivate Wars: Personal Records of the Anzacs in the Great War offers a new perspective on Australia's engagement in the twentieth century's bloodiest war. It retraces the journey of Australian troops from Gallipoli in 1915 to the final penetration of the Hindenburg Line in 1918. Although the author summarises the general strategic course of the war and the success or otherwise of each campaign, his primary concern is with the personal factor - the human burden of combat and its aftermathaustralian army - anzac corps, soldiers - australia - biographies -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Betty Jeffrey, White coolies, 1954
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese Prisoners of war - Biography - Australia In 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. ...In 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. this engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed.p.204.non-fictionIn 1942, a group of Australian Army nursing sisters was evacuated from Malaya a few days before the fall of Singapore. two days later their ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese. Of the fifty-three survivors who scrambled ashore, twenty-one were murdered and the remainder taken prisoner. this engrossing record was kept by one of the surviving sisters, Betty Jeffrey, during the three-and-a-half gruelling years of imprisonment that followed. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, prisoners of war - biography - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, F. Kingsley Norris, No memory for pain : an autobiography, 1970
... Australia- Army - Medical Corps...Kingsley Norris - Biography...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia- Army - Medical Corps Kingsley Norris - Biography The detailed biography of Major General Sir Frank Kingsley Norris KBE, CB, CBE, DSO, ED. ...The detailed biography of Major General Sir Frank Kingsley Norris KBE, CB, CBE, DSO, ED. He was the Brigade medical officer during the Kokoda campaign and became Director-General of the Australian Army Medical Services from 1948 to 1955.Index, ill, p.392.non-fiction The detailed biography of Major General Sir Frank Kingsley Norris KBE, CB, CBE, DSO, ED. He was the Brigade medical officer during the Kokoda campaign and became Director-General of the Australian Army Medical Services from 1948 to 1955. australia- army - medical corps, kingsley norris - biography -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchDocument - Document package of photocopied papers relating to Estelle Lee Archer, [1987?]
... Research details, short biography and army records on the life and war experiences of Estelle Lee Archer, born 1882 and passed away in 1960. Estelle served as an Australian...Research details, short biography and army records on the life and war experiences of Estelle Lee Archer, born 1882 and passed away in 1960. Estelle served as an Australian ...Research details, short biography and army records on the life and war experiences of Estelle Lee Archer, born 1882 and passed away in 1960. Estelle served as an Australian Army Nurse in the 1st Australian General Hospital, and later in England and France. This collection of papers includes a short biographical piece; an article from an unknown newspaper; a copy of the registration of death; and a response from the Australian Military information Services Section for information on Estelle including copies of her enlistment records. There is also some brief information regarding Elizabeth Scholastica Dailey. Document package of photocopied military papers, newspaper article and military history research notes typed on A4 papers.australian army nurses, world war 1914-1918, wwi, ww1, estelle lee archer, elizabeth scholastica dailey, royal red cross, aans -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyBook, The Decades of a Duntroon Bastard, 1980
... A biography of Godfrey Robinson of his time serving in the Australian, British and Indian Armies; of his time in the British Raj, the Burma war and colonial Africa and of his time as a farmer in Taggery, Victoria...Marysville & District Historical Society 39 Darwin Street Marysville yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges A biography of Godfrey Robinson of his time serving in the Australian, British and Indian Armies; of his time in the British Raj, the Burma war and colonial Africa and of his time as a farmer in Taggery, Victoria duntroon australian army british army indian army british raj burma war colonial africa taggerty This is copy No. 118/142 of the prepublication issue. ...A biography of Godfrey Robinson of his time serving in the Australian, British and Indian Armies; of his time in the British Raj, the Burma war and colonial Africa and of his time as a farmer in Taggery, VictoriaHardback. Front cover is of a painting of a farm at the base of the Cathedral Range in Victoria. Back cover has a black and white photograph of the author and a blurb on the book.This is copy No. 118/142 of the prepublication issue. Signature of the author Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779duntroon, australian army, british army, indian army, british raj, burma war, colonial africa, taggerty -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Hesperion Press, Bullwinkel: the true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young Army Nursing Sister, who was the sole survivor of a World War Two massacre by the Japanese, 1999
... Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Vivian Bullwinkel Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Prisoners of War WW2 WWII World War Two World War 2 The true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young army nursing sister who was sole survivor of WW2 massacre by the Japanese, the book details her ordeal in the Sumatran jungle POW camps. Her determination to survive is the basis of this factual biography ...The true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young army nursing sister who was sole survivor of WW2 massacre by the Japanese, the book details her ordeal in the Sumatran jungle POW camps. Her determination to survive is the basis of this factual biography. The story of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel and the wartime massacre of 21 Australian Army Nursing Service sisters. As the sole survivor of that massacre and a captive of the Japanese, she survived starvation, torture and lack of medicine by luck and sheer determination to live. [From Trove]Bronze coloured hardcover book with gold writing on the cover depicting title and auther's name. The book is covered with a brown and red dust jacket with an image on the cover of a framed oil painting of Vivian Bullwinkel wearing her nurses' uniform.non-fiction The true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young army nursing sister who was sole survivor of WW2 massacre by the Japanese, the book details her ordeal in the Sumatran jungle POW camps. Her determination to survive is the basis of this factual biography. The story of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel and the wartime massacre of 21 Australian Army Nursing Service sisters. As the sole survivor of that massacre and a captive of the Japanese, she survived starvation, torture and lack of medicine by luck and sheer determination to live. [From Trove] vivian bullwinkel, royal australian army nursing corps, prisoners of war, ww2, wwii, world war two, world war 2 -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Hesperion Press, Bullwinkel: the true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young Army Nursing Sister, who was the sole survivor of a World War Two massacre by the Japanese, 1999
... Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Vivian Bullwinkel Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Prisoners of War WW2 WWII World War Two World War 2 The true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young army nursing sister who was sole survivor of WW2 massacre by the Japanese, the book details her ordeal in the Sumatran jungle POW camps. Her determination to survive is the basis of this factual biography ...The true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young army nursing sister who was sole survivor of WW2 massacre by the Japanese, the book details her ordeal in the Sumatran jungle POW camps. Her determination to survive is the basis of this factual biography. The story of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel and the wartime massacre of 21 Australian Army Nursing Service sisters. As the sole survivor of that massacre and a captive of the Japanese, she survived starvation, torture and lack of medicine by luck and sheer determination to live. [From Trove]Bronze coloured hardcover book with gold writing on the cover depicting title and auther's name. The book is covered with a brown and red dust jacket with an image on the cover of a framed oil painting of Vivian Bullwinkel wearing her nurses' uniform.non-fiction The true story of Vivian Bullwinkel, a young army nursing sister who was sole survivor of WW2 massacre by the Japanese, the book details her ordeal in the Sumatran jungle POW camps. Her determination to survive is the basis of this factual biography. The story of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel and the wartime massacre of 21 Australian Army Nursing Service sisters. As the sole survivor of that massacre and a captive of the Japanese, she survived starvation, torture and lack of medicine by luck and sheer determination to live. [From Trove] vivian bullwinkel, royal australian army nursing corps, prisoners of war, ww2, wwii, world war two, world war 2 -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Paperback book, Walter and Winifred Gherardin, A life : glimpses of Sir Albert Coates, master surgeon, soldier, teacher, humanitarian, 2000
... Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne Sir Albert Ernest Coats Surgeon - biography WW2 WWII World War 2 The life story of Sir Albert Ernest Coates. ' "Bertie" Coates was an outstanding Australian Surgeon, and elected to stay in Sumatra to attend the many sick and wounded needing attention rather than continuing on to Australia. His dedication, far beyond the call of duty, is just another example of a well-earned award never granted or recognised by Army ...The life story of Sir Albert Ernest Coates. ' "Bertie" Coates was an outstanding Australian Surgeon, and elected to stay in Sumatra to attend the many sick and wounded needing attention rather than continuing on to Australia. His dedication, far beyond the call of duty, is just another example of a well-earned award never granted or recognised by Army Headquarters.' [From page one]Orange coloured paperback book with an image of a statue of a man putting on a jacket, the base of the statue reds "Albert Coates'. In black lowercase letters on the right hand side, reading sideways, are the words 'a life'. In a panel across the lower part of the book in black text is the rest of the subheading.non-fictionThe life story of Sir Albert Ernest Coates. ' "Bertie" Coates was an outstanding Australian Surgeon, and elected to stay in Sumatra to attend the many sick and wounded needing attention rather than continuing on to Australia. His dedication, far beyond the call of duty, is just another example of a well-earned award never granted or recognised by Army Headquarters.' [From page one]sir albert ernest coats, surgeon - biography, ww2, wwii, world war 2
