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I am pleased to advise that our Webmaster Alan Fortunato has loaded our two publications on our web http://www.koreanwarmemorial.com.au/# Open up to the home page and you will see two bars on the bottom for the Anniversary Booklet and for the Memorial History Booklet. Select each one by left click which opens a bottom bar […]
FOR THOSE IN THE BRISBANE AREA OR VISITING ON 18 AUGUST 2012. Hi All, Please see below the details provided by the RSM for Long Tan Day 2012. 18 Aug 12, Service commences at 1000 h and is anticipated to be completed NLT 1100 h Location: St John’s Cathedral, Ann St Brisbane […]
TOWNSVILLE based soldiers are now training and mentoring the Afghan National Army’s 4th Brigade, 205 Hero Corps after a recent Transfer of Authority ceremony in Tarin Kot. A mentoring task force based on the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, have replaced approximately 730 Brisbane-based personnel from 8th/9th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR), who have […]
FYI YOU MAY ASK WHY THE 2/15, WELL SOME THE ORGINAL CAME TO THE RAR AND SERVED IN KOREA WITH 1, 2 & 3 AND A COUPLE OF THEIR NAMES ARE ON THE HONOUR ROLL AT THE RAR NMW, CHEERS GREG DECKER Folks – may I recommend that all tag into our web site as […]
On November 18, 1967, Private First Class Sammy Davis, wounded and under intense enemy fire, crossed a river to rescue three wounded soldiers near Cai Lay, Vietnam. On November 19, 1968, Davis received the Medal of Honor. The footage from that day as well as Davis’s citation were used as source materials for the film […]
As you already know, the original Long Tan Cross, erected by 6 RAR on the 3rd anniversary of the Long Tan Battle, is being loaned by the Vietnamese government to the Australian War Memorial. Harry Smith has advised “I have been told the AWM LT Cross display will be on the afternoon of the […]
by: Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor From:The Australian July 04, 201212:00AM THE death of the 33rd Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan – and the 16th member of the special forces – shows the inadequacy, poor structure and imbalance of the Defence Force. The special forces are not just the tip of the spear of the Australian […]
Hi Team, You may have heard that the Government is considering some form of lottery for attendance at Gallipoli on 25 April 2015. Just a few facts in case it comes up. The absolute capacity of the site is 10,500 and this can’t be increased. Allowance will have to be made for […]
Family, friends and former colleagues gathered at the Garrison Church in the Rocks, Sydney today to commemorate the life of Wally Thompson, the Australian Army’s first Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A). Wally’s life was celebrated in a heartfelt and dignified service by those who both loved and respected him and his work the […]
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