The Empire Called and I Answered
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Lone Pine Relief Column in White's Valley, 1915
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Arthur James Rawlinson joined the AIF in May 1915 at the age of 19. He served with the 24 Inf Bn. Rod Martin tells the story of the strug...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Commonwealth War Graves Commission - website revamped
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The CWGC website has undergone a major redesign aimed at improving the user experience and the ease of finding information about the...
Friday, January 27, 2012
Christmas billies UPDATE
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Alexandra Club Christmas billy, possibly at Gallipoli. The Alexandra Club had a program to provide billies to interested citizens to f...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Ottoman War medal
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This Ottoman War medal was awarded for bravery or merit in action from 1915. Ern Warry brought this home from Egypt. They were often t...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Commemorative scroll for Arthur Hill
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This scroll accompanied a memorial plaque, sent to Arthur's father Thomas Hill. Arthur had enlisted as a sixteen year old, and ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Stretcher bearer rescues own brother
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Stretcher bearers placing a patient on a stretcher near Ypres, 1918. AWM Collection "Mr. J. Markham, Bacchus Marsh, has just be...
Monday, January 2, 2012
"Cab, cab, right into Brunswick!"
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Men of 11 Platoon, C Company, 21st Battalion, AIF, moving a collapsible boat away from the torpedoed Southland . Australian War M...
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