http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/anzac/ en-us Thu, 7 May 2009 14:45:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246093/posts ANZAC Day is a national remembrance day in Australia and is celebrated annually on April 25th, to remember members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought bravely at Gallipoli, Turkey during the First World War. ANZAC Day also commemorates all those who made the ultimate sacrifice and served in military operations for Australia. The Serbian Community in Sydney, Australia has attended and made a strong presence in the national ANZAC Day commemoration services since 1956 by attending the Sydney March. Throughout all capital cities within Australia, grand children and great grandchildren of Serbian Chetnik soldiers along with... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246093/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 14:45:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240030/posts Somebody has placed this incredible documentary on youtube and I commend it to anybody interested in the history of heroism, or the history of war in general. Overall, it's about an hour long and it explores in a fair amount of detail the actions that lead to the award of the Victoria Cross, the British Empire's and Commonwealth's highest decoration for bravery in the face of an enemy (thus given in the same place in our heirarchy of bravery awards that the Medal of Honour occupies in the United States), to Australian's since the dawn of the twentieth century. It... History Channel Australia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240030/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:26:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239111/posts Saturday, 25th April 2009, was ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand - the day that these nations remember their men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in time of war. It is the anniversary of the day in 1915 when troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps went ashore at Gallipoli, Turkey - the first time substantial bodies of troops from those two young nations (Australia 1901, New Zealand 1907) had gone into battle as soldiers of their nations, rather than purely and soley as troops of the British Empire (although they still retained that... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2239111/posts#comment Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:01:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237968/posts "WE have not forgotten the Australians." That is the simple message of Pauline Lefebore, 10, who beams with pride as she tells how she and her classmates in a French village are keeping a promise made long before they were born. Pauline and the 130 other children at the school in Villers-Bretonneux are raising money for children affected by Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires. "You always have to keep your promises," said Pauline's friend, Cecile Przewrocka. This promise was made by their grandparents, and it is still written above the blackboard in the class of Chantal Macrez and every other teacher... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237968/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:45:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237966/posts Yesterday, Saturday, 26th April 2009, was ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand - the day that these nations remember their men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in time of war. It is the anniversary of the day in 1915 when troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps went ashore at Gallipoli, Turkey - the first time substantial bodies of troops from those two young nations (Australia 1901, New Zealand 1907) had gone into battle as soldiers of their nations, rather than purely and soley as troops of the British Empire (although they still retained... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237966/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:37:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236436/posts This coming Saturday, 25th April 2009, is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand - the day that these nations remember their men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in time of war. It is the anniversary of the day in 1915 when troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps went ashore at Gallipoli, Turkey - the first time substantial bodies of troops from those two young nations (Australia 1901, New Zealand 1907) had gone into battle as soldiers of their nations, rather than purely and soley as troops of the British Empire (although they still... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236436/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:01:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235613/posts This coming Saturday, 25th April 2009, is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand - the day that these nations remember their men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in time of war. It is the anniversary of the day in 1915 when troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps went ashore at Gallipoli, Turkey - the first time substantial bodies of troops from those two young nations (Australia 1901, New Zealand 1907) had gone into battle as soldiers of their nations, rather than purely and soley as troops of the British Empire (although they still... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235613/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:32:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234737/posts This coming Saturday, 25th April 2009, is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand - the day that these nations remember their men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in time of war. It is the anniversary of the day in 1915 when troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps went ashore at Gallipoli, Turkey - the first time substantial bodies of troops from those two young nations (Australia 1901, New Zealand 1907) had gone into battle as soldiers of their nations, rather than purely and soley as troops of the British Empire (although they still... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234737/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:37:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234080/posts THE remains of an RAAF Canberra bomber flown by Australia's last two MIAs have been found in Vietnam. The wreckage was found in a remote mountainous region near the Viet-Lao border but no human remains have been located so far, Defence Science and Personnel Minister Warren Snowdon said. Flying Officer Michael Herbert and Pilot Officer Robert Carver went missing on November 3, 1970 after their Canberra bomber failed to return from a mission, The Australian reports. news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234080/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:05:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233885/posts This coming Saturday, 25th April 2009, is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand - the day that these nations remember their men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in time of war. It is the anniversary of the day in 1915 when troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps went ashore at Gallipoli, Turkey - the first time substantial bodies of troops from those two young nations (Australia 1901, New Zealand 1907) had gone into battle as soldiers of their nations, rather than purely and soley as troops of the British Empire (although they still... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2233885/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:49:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128217/posts FOR 10 years, the grim visage of Australia's greatest soldier, Sir John Monash, stared across the scene of his triumphant "perfect battle" at Le Hamel, on France's Western Front. Now it is gone - a victim of shoddy workmanship and an unfortunate likeness to Adolf Hitler. In its place is a $6 million memorial to Australia's World War I Diggers that will be dedicated today. Monash's face may have been removed from the memorial, but his deeds have not been forgotten. The story of his meticulous planning and training for his first major attack after taking command of the five... The Weekend Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128217/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:03:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019594/posts THE Australian Army's worst training accident, in which 26 men died, should be commemorated each year to acknowledge their forgotten sacrifice, a memorial service heard yesterday. The special service in a field outside the Kapooka army base near Wagga Wagga in central NSW was held to mark the 63rd anniversary of a blast that killed 26 trainee sappers when an explosives lesson in an underground bunker went wrong on May 21, 1945. The army decided to hold the service after an article in The Australian last month highlighted how the tragedy had been airbrushed from official histories of World War... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019594/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 11:17:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017598/posts In a moving ceremony on Mount Pleasant in Canberra, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffrey, AC, CVO, MC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, presented Army’s 102 Field Battery with the Australian Military’s first ever Honour Title. His Excellency the Governor General Michael Jeffery presents Lieutenant Colonel Craig Furini, the 102nd Field Battey RAA Honour title. The Honour Title 'Coral' was awarded to 102 Field Battery, Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, in recognition of its actions during the Vietnam War. Head of Regiment, Brigadier Phil Winter CSC, welcomed the award on behalf of the Army and gave credit to the... Australian Department of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017598/posts#comment Sun, 18 May 2008 11:24:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017140/posts FOUR weeks ago, auction house chairman Tim Goodman received a call from a wealthy client in the US. The businessman, a passionate military memorabilia collector, had learned that medals and frontline archival material belonging to Australian army Major Peter Badcoe, who was killed in action in Vietnam in 1967, would feature in Bonhams and Goodman's May auction, to be held in Sydney on Tuesday. The collector told Mr Goodman he intended to bid for the Badcoe collection, which includes the only Vietnam War VC medal still in private hands and awarded to Major Badcoe posthumously. The estimated price for the... The Weekend Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017140/posts#comment Sat, 17 May 2008 00:18:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010913/posts A NEW Zealand fashion designer has apologised to war veterans after she adorned models with war medals at her runway show at Australian Fashion Week. One of the medals draped over a model's bare thighs at the ashow in Sydney last night was the New Zealand Operational Service Medal, which acknowledges war veterans and those outside the armed forces who served in extreme or hazardous conditions. National secretary of Australia's Returned and Services League (RSL), Derek Robson, described the use of medals as "appalling and sickening". Sylvester apologised today, the New Zealand Press Association reported. "There was no intention of... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010913/posts#comment Sun, 4 May 2008 03:25:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007511/posts NEW Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma have dedicated a statue of a New Zealand soldier on Sydney's Anzac Bridge, at a ceremony attended by Australian and New Zealand war veterans. An Anzac military guard marched across Anzac Bridge, which had been cleared of traffic, to the south-western section of the bridge as part of the ceremony. The statue of the World War I soldier faces across the bridge towards the statue of an Australian digger, which was unveiled on the northern side of the bridge when it was renamed on April 25, 2000. news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007511/posts#comment Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:41:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005573/posts PADDY Bugden, nicknamed The Tank by his footy mates because of his athletic build, helped run country pubs in northern NSW. Robert Beatham emigrated from England as a teenager and worked as a labourer in Geelong, Victoria. Blair Wark was a quantity surveyor from Bathurst in NSW. They were just ordinary blokes when they enlisted to fight in World War I, but their extraordinary deeds on the Western Front elevated them to the pantheon of Australian heroes awarded the Victoria Cross. Queensland Museum marked Anzac week yesterday by opening an exhibition honouring the three, who are among the 96 Australians... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005573/posts#comment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:25:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990905/posts IT has all the makings of a Boy's Own blockbuster: a mass breakout by German POWs from a rural Victorian internment camp; a mysterious dictionary revealing dotted codes of vital military importance; and a body washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island. These events - three of many surrounding the evolving, extraordinary story of HMAS Sydney - continue to fascinate historians, who are now tantalisingly close to solving a military riddle that has haunted the nation for more than 66 years. In the next few days, shipwreck hunter David Mearns and his crew aboard the SV Geosounder will sink... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990905/posts#comment Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:02:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976931/posts AUSTRALIAN troops have been forced to use some of their heaviest firepower to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan during a series of recent skirmishes, the Department of Defence says. The soldiers have been using 81mm mortars, which can hit targets kilometres away but which have not been widely used by Australia since the Vietnam war. No Australian soldiers were killed or injured in the fighting and it was not clear if any Taliban had been hit. The Taliban have launched multiple simultaneous attacks during the past fortnight. The raids have been aimed at a security post that soldiers from the... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976931/posts#comment Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:10:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974705/posts BETWEEN 1914 and 1918, when Australia's population was barely four million, 416,809 citizens answered Britain's call and enlisted for service in World War I. That included nearly 40 per cent of the male population aged between 18 and 44. Almost two-thirds of them became casualties of that hellish conflict. The figures are staggering: 58,961 died; 166,811 were wounded; and 4098 went missing or were taken prisoner. A further 87,865 suffered ongoing sickness from the effects of mustard gas and other frightful weapons. To give these numbers context, Australia's road toll today, with our population five times larger, is a little... The Weekend Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974705/posts#comment Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:45:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1847749/posts Kiwi dead of Messines are remembered NZPA | Saturday, 9 June 2007 The New Zealanders who lost their lives in the battle of Messines, in the First World War, have been remembered at a simple ceremony just outside the town centre. The beautiful, haunting sound of a Maori song echoed through the graveyard as hundreds gathered to honour the young men who gave their lives, so far from home, the BBC reported. Messines, like any small provincial Belgian town at first glance, with a small town square, neat little church, and narrow streets, was this week recalled as a strategic... New Zealand Press Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1847749/posts#comment Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:43:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828310/posts A World War II veteran was hospitalised after opportunistic attackers left him knocked out and robbed of his five medals, four days after Anzac Day. Alfred Tesoriero, 86, and his wife Grace were confronted by one, possibly two attackers, when the couple arrived home about 9pm on Sunday April 29. They had noticed lights on in their Drummoyne home on The Esplanade. On entering the house, the first intruder pushed Mr Tesoriero to the floor, leaving him with back and shoulder injuries and bruising on his face. He cannot remember what happened then until emergency crews arrived to transport him... The Sydney Morning Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828310/posts#comment Fri, 4 May 2007 12:59:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828200/posts CAMP VICTORY — Australian and New Zealand service members celebrated Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day here April 25. The sunrise ceremony commemorated ANZAC Day, a day set aside for honoring fallen service members, said Australian Army Command Sgt. Maj. Mat Louden, Joint Task Force 633. The custom honors veterans of the ANZAC landing on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey on April 25, 1915, where 8,700 soldiers gave their lives and 25,000 suffered injuries. “The attack was part of an operation to open the Dardanelles,” Louden said. ANZAC day was first declared as a national holiday on April 25,... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828200/posts#comment Fri, 4 May 2007 05:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1826336/posts Heroes - and Percy the Plumber Western Leader | Friday, 27 April 2007 It was an age of heroes. Looking back, they were all around me in my childhood, writes Pat Booth. In many ways a savage war made that inevitable. Every week seemed to produce yet another to be glorified - and too often mourned. Some were shadowy figures, relics of a past I had not shared. Like the two streets in Hawera, my small home town, which honoured two of its sons, Victoria Cross winners from World War One - Laurent VC St and Grant VC St. At... Sunday Star Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1826336/posts#comment Tue, 1 May 2007 03:56:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825790/posts REMAINS found in Vietnam have been identified as those of two Australian soldiers declared missing in action in 1965. Australian forensic scientists in Vietnam confirmed the remains belong to Lance Corporal Richard Parker and Private Peter Gillson. The pair was killed during a Vietnam War battle in Dong Nai province, east of Saigon. The forensic team said dental records, bones, teeth and artefacts found at the site, including military dog tags, led to the positive identifications. Members of veterans group Operation Aussies Home discovered the remains two weeks ago outside the town of Bien Hoa in southern Vietnam. The Australian... news.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825790/posts#comment Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:19:14 GMT