The Empire Called and I Answered
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Sergeant George of the Railways Unit
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British light rail engine, as used on the Western Front (AWM H01948) In late 1916, at the request of the British government, Aust...
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Putting Imperial into the AIF
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Griffiths family grave in Krugersdorp, South Africa, courtesy of Jena Griffiths. To underscore the imperial nature of the AIF, here is ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Female Relatives Badges
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Female Relatives Badge, WW1 Female Relatives Badge, WW2 I have known for a while that the National Archives of Australia held the...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
His Heart's Blood. Alex McArthur of Ascot Vale
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Pte A J McArthur, courtesy of Kim Phillips of The Spirits of Gallipoli website. Source: The Australasian , 3 July 1915, page iii. ...
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Sergeant E R Fairlie, killed at Cape Helles
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An image of Ernest Fairlie in his pre-war Militia uniform, The Australasian , 17 July 1915. Of those local soldiers who survived th...
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Tribute to Plucky RN Midshipman
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View from the Promenade deck of the Galeka, off Anzac Cove, looking to Sea. In the background are other troop transports and warships. In ...
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Gunner Eddy of the 114 Howitzer Battery
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114 Battery column, drawn by mules, France, 13 October 1918. AWM E03563 Munitions worker Joe Eddy joined the AIF near the 2nd anniver...
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