The Empire Called and I Answered
Monday, November 28, 2011
Villers-Bretonneux, 1918
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Villers-Bretonneux from a field near Bussy, by A Henry Fullwood In August 1918, 24 Infantry Battalion, including Lance-Corporal Wilfred ...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Died at Sea
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HM Hospital Ship Formosa. Photo: Gallipoli Association website Pte Tom Aldridge died at sea on board the Hospital Ship Formosa after ...
Friday, October 21, 2011
Maribyrnong-Bagotville Hill Memorial, Victory Park
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This memorial in Victory Park commemorated the war service of the men of Ascot Vale West, known at the time as Bagotville Hill, which is...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Len McKay, groom from Moonee Ponds
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Len McKay joined up in July 1915 and found himself in the fleshpots of Cairo before a more serious engagement in France with the 14th ...
Friday, September 16, 2011
2nd Lieut Viv Garner, 14th Infantry Bn
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Fellow officer Lieutenant Ted Rule remarked of Viv Garner that " the boys were closely attached to him" and that "he wa...
RAN exercises Freedom of Entry to Melbourne
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Today the Royal Australian Navy exercised its Freedom of Entry with 'Swords drawn, bayonets fixed, drums beating, bands playing and c...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Joel Reginald Eade
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Private Joel Eade of Edward St, Essendon, soon impressed the AIF with his physical attributes, education and training and was promoted qui...
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