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Heroic Airman Dies at Sea, 1917
Airman's funeral, Sleepyhillock, Montrose. Courtesy of Ian Edwards, 2015. Arthur Ernest Percival Mott of Salisbury St Essendon was training as a pilot when his aeroplane was lost at sea near Montrose,...
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C Company, 3rd Pioneer Battalion
In the back row, far left, is No 840 Private Fred Gunson Marsden who joined the 3rd Pioneers in Queensland in 1916. He was identified in a photograph of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion by his granddaughter,...
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New Zealand Online Cenotaph
Welcome to the enhanced Online Cenotaph website - our digital social space where enthusiasts, families, and researchers can share their interconnecting experiences of New Zealand servicemen and women....
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Two Moonee Ponds West State School lads at Archangel
The North Russia Intervention in 1915 saw the allies invade land at Archangel and drive the Bolsheviks back. Source: Daily Mail. In 1915 Winston Churchill wished to support the White Army against the...
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Army Remount Depot, Maribyrnong
A 26 minute silent film of the work at the Remount Depot, Maribyrnong shows horse types, branding, shoeing, veterinary treatment and loading on the transport ship SS Gracchus. Well worth viewing!
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Chenhall family members at 27 Byron Street, Moonee Ponds, early 1916. Back row from left: Gordon McRae (Elsie’s fiancé), Elsie, Ida Chenhall nee Morell, Sergeant Cecil Chenhall, Ethel, Ruby Chenhall,...
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Out of the Firing Line ......
Albert 'Berty' Olley, a butcher from Ascot Vale, was one of thousands who answered the call in July 1915. Rod Martin recounts Berty's part in the conflict - out of the Firing Line and into the Fire.
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The Lost Grave of Robert Thomson Barbour
Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery, Authuille. Source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission.In view of the fact that 100 years after the Great War that bodies of soldiers are still being identified and...
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Lieutenant Arthur Le Patourel of the 13th Hussars
13th Hussars in Mesopotamia, 1917. Source: British Empire.Arthur MacGregor Le Patourel was a grazier with substantial land and stock holdings when war was declared. It took nearly 12 months after...
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Gus Stelling - a short life
Gus as a member of the Essendon Rifles, 1915.Gus Stelling was a young man of great promise. He was a lively boy who enjoyed life - he joined the Boy Scouts, did Universal Training with the Senior...
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Farewell to Dave Hunter, citizen and soldier of Australia
Well-wishers, some holding paper streamers connecting them to men on the ship, on the wharf prior to the departure of HMAT Anchises.For some, the streamers connecting the troops on the Anchises with...
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"Emden beached and done for!" 1914
We've already established that I had an early interest in military history. In further exploring my Grade 6 exercise book, it is interesting to note that in the 1960s school children were still being...
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From Here to Gallipoli
Sam Merrifield Library, Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds. Tuesday 21 April, 7 pm. Bookings preferred 8325 1950
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Hunters in the field
Captured German 77 cm. field gun (Dunedin District, New Zealand) (Rod Martin) Having recently told the story of Sergeant David Hunter who died at Bullecourt in 1917, Rod Martin now looks at his...
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Battle to Farm: WW1 Soldier Settlement Records in Victoria
Public Records Office Victoria has released a new series of document online from the post-war Soldier Settlement Scheme.On this site you can access the individual records of thousands of World War One...
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The Spirits of Gallipoli: a Centenary of Anzacs, by Kim Phillips
Anyone who has had a good browse through The Empire Called and I Answered website will know that Kim Phillips has been very generous in sharing her research into the young men who died at Gallipoli....
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Heritage Walk in Flemington and Kensington, Sunday 3 May 2015
If the demand is sufficient, another walk may be held on a later date so make sure you register your interest.
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Anzac Remembrance at Flemington Primary School, 2015
The poppy wreath created by the children of Flemington Primary School as the names from the School Roll of Honour were read out.The school Roll of Honour.A Gallipoli Oak tree was planted by The Hon...
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Heritage Walk in Flemington and Kensington, Sunday 24 May 2015
Private Moss of Kensington who was the subject of a disagreement between two "Furious Females" which ended in court.If you weren't able to attend the heritage walk held on 3 May, it will be repeated on...
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Pandora - Australia's Web Archive
The Empire Called and I Answered website was selected for preservation in the National Library of Australia Pandora Web Archive by the Australian War Memorial. This title is scheduled to be re-archived...
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