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Book, Anthony Hill, Soldier boy : the true story of Jim Martin the youngest Anzac, 2001
... gallipoli campaign - child soldiers - biography... gallipoli campaign - child soldiers - biography On 28 June 1915 ...On 28 June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne aboard the troopship Berrima - bound, ultimately, for Gallipoli. He was just fourteen years old. "Soldier Boy" is Jim's extraordinary true story, the story of a young and enthusiastic school boy who became Australia's youngest known Anzac. Four months after leaving his home country he would be numbered among the dead, just one of so many soldier boys who travelled halfway around the world for the chance of adventure. This is, however, just as much the story of Jim's mother, Amelia Martin. It is the heartbreaking tale of the mother who had to let him go, of his family who lost a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend. It is about Amelia's boy who, like so many others, just wanted to be in on the action.ill, maps, p.166.non-fictionOn 28 June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne aboard the troopship Berrima - bound, ultimately, for Gallipoli. He was just fourteen years old. "Soldier Boy" is Jim's extraordinary true story, the story of a young and enthusiastic school boy who became Australia's youngest known Anzac. Four months after leaving his home country he would be numbered among the dead, just one of so many soldier boys who travelled halfway around the world for the chance of adventure. This is, however, just as much the story of Jim's mother, Amelia Martin. It is the heartbreaking tale of the mother who had to let him go, of his family who lost a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend. It is about Amelia's boy who, like so many others, just wanted to be in on the action.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - child soldiers - biography -
Clunes Museum
Book, ROSS MCMULLIN, POMPEY ELLIOTT, 2008
... SOLDIERS BIOGRAPHY..., VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA WWI SOLDIERS BIOGRAPHY ELLIOTT ...ELLIOTT WAS AN OUTSTANDING FIGHTING SOLDIER, HE WENT UP TO THE FRONTLINE DURING THE BATTLE OF POLYGON WOOD IN 1917...PAPERBOOK BOOK WITH A COLOUR IMAGE OF BRIGADIER GENERAL HAROLD ELLIOTT BY W B MCINNES 1921 ON THE FRONT COVER, 718 PAGESnon-fictionELLIOTT WAS AN OUTSTANDING FIGHTING SOLDIER, HE WENT UP TO THE FRONTLINE DURING THE BATTLE OF POLYGON WOOD IN 1917...wwi, soldiers biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cosgrove, Peter, My Story, 2006
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...-. Generals - Australia - Biography Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.cosgrove, peter, 1947-., generals - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cosgrove, Peter (General Sir), You Shouldn't Have Joined: A Memoir, 2020
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... Soldiers - Australia - Biography General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one ...General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force.General Sir Peter Cosgrove is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force.cosgrove, peter, 1947-, governors general - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cooper, Garry,Hillier, Robert, Sock it to 'em baby: forward air controller in Vietnam (Copy 1)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...-1975 - Biography Soldiers - Australia - Biography Air pilots ...Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected.Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected. vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, air pilots - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cooper, Garry,Hillier, Robert, Sock It To 'em Baby: Forward Air Controller in Vietnam (Copy 2)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...-1975 - Biography Air pilots - Australia - Biography Soldiers ...Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected.Book - PaperbackGarry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected. vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Truong, Hoa Minh, The Dark Journey: Inside The Reeducation Camps of Viet Cong
... Soldiers - Vietnam - Biography... - Biography Soldiers - Vietnam - Biography Two days after Saigon fell ...Two days after Saigon fell to the communists, Hao Minh Truong walked along the path leading to the Tan Xuyen village council filled with fear. He had been there many times during his army service, but it was different now. This was no long a friendly place.Two days after Saigon fell to the communists, Hao Minh Truong walked along the path leading to the Tan Xuyen village council filled with fear. He had been there many times during his army service, but it was different now. This was no long a friendly place.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - biography, soldiers - vietnam - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Sock it to 'em baby: forward air controller in Vietnam (Copy 3)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...-1975 - Biography Air pilots - Australia - Biography Soldiers ...vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Bowman, Lawrence, The Inactive 'Cockroach'
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... - Military life - Biography Soldiers - Australia - Biography When ...When the Australian Army is deployed to an area of Conflict they are said to be on 'Active Service'. For the ones left behind their service is not called "Active". this book was written to show that our 'Inactive Services' is definitely not Non-Production. It takes Fourteen Soldiers 'Left Behind' to keep One Soldier in the field.When the Australian Army is deployed to an area of Conflict they are said to be on 'Active Service'. For the ones left behind their service is not called "Active". this book was written to show that our 'Inactive Services' is definitely not Non-Production. It takes Fourteen Soldiers 'Left Behind' to keep One Soldier in the field.australia - armed forces - military life - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Cooper, Garry and Hillier, Robert, Sock it to 'em baby: Worward Air Controller in Vietnam (Copy 4)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...-1975 - Biography Air pilots - Australia - Biography Soldiers ...Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected.Garry Cooper is a natural and brilliant pilot with a determonation for perfection. He expects only perfection from himself from himself and others. Conflict arose many times through his career when he did not experience perfection from the bureaucracy to which he was subjected. vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography, air pilots - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, O'Farrell, Terry, Behind Enemy Lines: An Australian SAS Soldier in Vietnam (Copy 1)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... Air Service - Biography Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...Behind Enemy Lines is an honest, personal account of one man's career as an SAS soldier.Behind Enemy Lines is an honest, personal account of one man's career as an SAS soldier.australia. army. special air service - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, australia. army. special air service regiment, sas soldier, infantry soldiers -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, O'Farrell, Terry, Behind Enemy Lines: An Australian SAS Soldier in Vietnam (Copy 2)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...Australia. Army. Special Air Service - Biography Soldiers ...Behind Enemy Lines is an honest, personal account of one man's career as an SAS soldier.Behind Enemy Lines is an honest, personal account of one man's career as an SAS soldier.australia. army. special air service - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, australia. army. special air service regiment, sas soldier -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, A Pogo's Perspective: Aa non-combatent soldier's Viet Nam experience: its affects and aftermath, 2007
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...Australia - Armed Forces - Biography Soldiers - Australia ...The term Pogo was a label given to every soldier in Vietnam whose role it was to support the troops involved in combat duties, supposedly a safe vocation. Examples would be the Orderly Room, Q-Store, Cooks, Ordnance, Medical and Dental Staff, etc.The term Pogo was a label given to every soldier in Vietnam whose role it was to support the troops involved in combat duties, supposedly a safe vocation. Examples would be the Orderly Room, Q-Store, Cooks, Ordnance, Medical and Dental Staff, etc.australia - armed forces - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, orderly room, q-store, ordnance, medical staff, dental staff. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Mary in the Morning. (Copy 2)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...Australia. Army - Biography Soldiers - Australia ...May in the Morning is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human fact to the controversial war in Vietnam.May in the Morning is the unique true story of a Vietnam soldier who was killed in action on his first wedding anniversary. An exceptional love story written from a woman's perspective, this book puts a human fact to the controversial war in Vietnam. australia. army - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, private christopher william roost, killed in action, pte christopher william roost, 4 rar charlie company, 4 rar -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Roost, Cheryl, Mary in the Morning. (Copy 1)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...Australia. Army - Biography Soldiers - Australia ...Based on a true story of an Australian soldier K.I.A. in Vietnam - his hopes, his dreams and the incredible love for his wife Mary.Based on a true story of an Australian soldier K.I.A. in Vietnam - his hopes, his dreams and the incredible love for his wife Mary.australia. army - biography, soldiers - australia - biography, pte christopher william roost, k.i.a., killed in action, 4 rar charlie company, 4 rar -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Immediate action
... Soldiers - Great Britain - Biography.... Special Air Service - Biography Soldiers - Great Britain ...great britain. army. special air service - biography, soldiers - great britain - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, Tom Gosper's views of Vietnam: 1 RAR May 1965 - June 1966 (Copy 1)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...- Personal narratives Australian Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...Photos taken in Vietnam Warvietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Audio - Audio, CD, Tom Gosper's views of Vietnam: 1 RAR May 1965 - June 1966 (Copy 2)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...- Personal narratives Australian Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...Photos taken in Vietnam Warvietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Wandin & District Historical Museum Society Inc, Great courage and initiative' : the heroic life of George Ingram VC, MM, 2025
... soldiers - victoria - biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges soldiers - victoria - biography george ingram ...The biography of Capt George Ingram VC, MM, the last Australian VC recipient of the First World War. From country childhood in Bagshot and Seville to a gunner with the Australian Garrison Artillery and the Tropical Force's Matupi Battery. He then served with the 24th Battalion AIF on the Western Front where he was awarded the Military Medal and the Victoria Cross. After the war he became a soldier settler, an original Shrine Guard and during World War Two he served with the Royal Australian Engineers. Throughout his life he carried the physical and mental scars of his service in the war.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.187.non-fictionThe biography of Capt George Ingram VC, MM, the last Australian VC recipient of the First World War. From country childhood in Bagshot and Seville to a gunner with the Australian Garrison Artillery and the Tropical Force's Matupi Battery. He then served with the 24th Battalion AIF on the Western Front where he was awarded the Military Medal and the Victoria Cross. After the war he became a soldier settler, an original Shrine Guard and during World War Two he served with the Royal Australian Engineers. Throughout his life he carried the physical and mental scars of his service in the war.soldiers - victoria - biography, george ingram - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, John Essex - Clark, Maverick Soldier: An infantryman's story, 1991
... soldiers - australia - biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges soldiers - australia - biography vietnamese ...This is the forthright, nuts-and-bolts account of the author's unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Always one to lead from the front and to trust the courage and good sense of the ordinary infantryman, his interests have been strategy and battle tactics, leadership and training.index, ill (b/w). p.226non-fictionThis is the forthright, nuts-and-bolts account of the author's unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Always one to lead from the front and to trust the courage and good sense of the ordinary infantryman, his interests have been strategy and battle tactics, leadership and training.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict 1961-1975, malayan emergency 1948-1960 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Winston Oliver Parry, Still walking thru life, 2009
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... – Australia Soldiers - Australia - Biography A story about a boy from ...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 Branch
Book, Brolga Publishing, Mary in the morning, 2013
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... – Australia Soldiers - Australia - Biography A Vietnam Soldier K.I.A ...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 Branch
Book, Robin Droogleever, Colonel Tom's boys : being the regimental history of the 1st and 2nd Victorian contingents in the Boer War, 2013
... Soldiers - Victoria - Biography... Soldiers - Victoria - Biography This book focuses on the raising ...This book focuses on the raising, equipping and dispatch of the 514 young colonials who served in the first two contingents which were sent in response to Britans call for aid when the Anglo Boer war broke out in 18999Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.613.non-fictionThis book focuses on the raising, equipping and dispatch of the 514 young colonials who served in the first two contingents which were sent in response to Britans call for aid when the Anglo Boer war broke out in 18999boer war - participation - victoria - australia, soldiers - victoria - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mira Books, Return of the Gallipoli legend : Jacka VC, 2010
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... - Biography Continues the story of Albert Jacka, VC - soldier, legend ...Continues the story of Albert Jacka, VC - soldier, legend and friend. Coming home is bittersweet and the memories and experiences of war are never forgotten. It is through the eyes of Jacka VC that we see a glimpse of how survival away from the trenches becomes an emotional battle on the homefront.Bibliography, ill, maps, p.455.non-fictionContinues the story of Albert Jacka, VC - soldier, legend and friend. Coming home is bittersweet and the memories and experiences of war are never forgotten. It is through the eyes of Jacka VC that we see a glimpse of how survival away from the trenches becomes an emotional battle on the homefront.albert jacka 1897-1932, soldiers - australia - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, HarperCollins, Too young to be a hero, 2001
... Soldiers - Germany - Biography... Soldiers - Germany - Biography The boyhood and war time experiences ...The boyhood and war time experiences of a young GermanIll, p.260.non-fictionThe boyhood and war time experiences of a young Germanworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - germany, soldiers - germany - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, David Mason, Marching with the devil: Legends, glory and lies in the French foreign legion, 2010
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Soldiers - Australia - Biography France - Military ...Based on his diaries, this is a frank account of how Mason came first in French Foreign Legion basic training, trained other Legionnaires, went to Africa, did sniper, commando and medic's training and took part in two operations, both in the Republic of Djibouti, where a civil war nearly crippled the nation. It tells of his daily life in the Legion, in the training regiment, in Africa and with the Legion's Parachute Regiment. But more than this, David's gripping account reveals his disillusionment, frustration and disappointments, and how the Legion today is not what it seems.Ill, p.380.non-fictionBased on his diaries, this is a frank account of how Mason came first in French Foreign Legion basic training, trained other Legionnaires, went to Africa, did sniper, commando and medic's training and took part in two operations, both in the Republic of Djibouti, where a civil war nearly crippled the nation. It tells of his daily life in the Legion, in the training regiment, in Africa and with the Legion's Parachute Regiment. But more than this, David's gripping account reveals his disillusionment, frustration and disappointments, and how the Legion today is not what it seems.soldiers - australia - biography, france - military history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Maddock, Kenneth Ed, Memories of Vietnam (Copy 3)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography...- Personal narratives Australian Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...The Vietnam War was the longest, most bitterly devisive and least successful in which Australians have ever fought. It left a legacy of suffering and rejection amoung veterans which has only recently begun to be overcome. In Memories of Vietnam some Australians who knew the was from close up look back over the years and recall their experience in their own words.The Vietnam War was the longest, most bitterly devisive and least successful in which Australians have ever fought. It left a legacy of suffering and rejection amoung veterans which has only recently begun to be overcome. In Memories of Vietnam some Australians who knew the was from close up look back over the years and recall their experience in their own words.vietnam war, 1961-1975- personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Heard, Barry, Well Done, Those Men: Memoirs of a Vietnam Veteran (Copy 5)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... - Personal narratives Australian Soldiers - Australia - Biography ...In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back a life before, during, and after the Vietnam War.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, soldiers - australia - biography, conscription -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Grandin, Robert, The Battle of Long Tan: As Told by the Commanders to Bob Grandin. (Copy 2)
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Soldiers - Australia ...This is the first that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan.This is the first that those in direct command of Delta Company have shared their memories of the most significant battle fought by Australians in Vietnam, the Battle of Long Tan.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- participation, australian, battle of long tan -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Essex-Clark, John, Maverick Soldier: an Infantryman's Story, 1991
... Soldiers - Australia - Biography... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Soldiers - Australia ...Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian