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Category Archives: Australian War Records
ADB: Australia’s First Three Fleets 1787-1791
While having a quite coffee at the National Library of Australia cafe I came across an article in their June 2016 magazine on the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB). My blog on Parramatta Cemetery contained information on first fleeters buried … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian War Memorial, Australian War Records, Bowning, Parramatta, Parramatta, Research, St John's Parramatta
Tagged #freeadvice, Alt, Borrowdale, Clements, David Oberg, Dodd, First Fleet, Fred March, Freeman, Herbert, Hughes, Kelly, Killpack, Knight, March, Martin, McManus, Oberg, Palmer, Second Fleet, Third Fleet, Wright
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WW1 War Records: Alfred Pendleton & the AIF Project
Alfred Pendleton (1891-1951) AIF Service Number 313 Troopship ‘Thermistocles’ 1917 (SLVic Image H21105) START HERE at the AIF PROJECT and save a lot of time & effort looking for WW1 servicemen. This database uses the records from the Australian War … Continue reading
Posted in Australian War Memorial, Australian War Records, Pendleton
Tagged ADFA, AIF Project, Australia, Davies, Gallipoli, Konigen Luise, manchester, Pendleton, Service, Thermistocles, Western Front, Wood, World War One, WW1
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Trove Detective: A Turner Bonanza
Who’s Who in this WW1 Turner Family? Whilst perusing Trove I came across images of ‘Two Patriotic Families’ in the South Australian Chronicle dated 24 June 1916. They were the seven Turner brothers and the seven Cooper brothers. Incredibly the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian War Memorial, Australian War Records, National Archives of Australia, National Library of Australia, Trove, Trove Detective, Turner, World War I
Tagged Bernard Roy Turner, Chronicle, Cooper, George Alfred Turner, Kavanagh, Quorn, South Australia, Turner, William Turner, World War One, WW1
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War Records: World War Two Nominal Rolls & Service Records
Brothers Harry & Murray Turner If your looking for the details of Australian Defence Force or Merchant Navy personnel who served in World War Two then start with the World War 2 Nominal Roll. You can start with a search … Continue reading
War Records: Searching for WW1 Images and Stories
Graeme Lang Wilson (1890-1915) Lance Corporal G.L. Wilson. 2nd Light Horse Regiment, AIF. From the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Name: Graeme Lang Wilson Service Number: 230 Rank: Lance Corporal Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment Service: Australian Army Conflict: First … Continue reading
Posted in Australian War Memorial, Australian War Records, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, National Archives of Australia, Trove, Wilson, World War I
Tagged 1915, 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF, Anzacs, Australian Light Horse Studies, Brisbane Grammar, Centenary, First World War, Gallipoli, Gatton College, Graeme Lang Wilson, Graeme Wilson, Honour Roll, map, Matron Grace Wilson, Queensland, Queensland State Archives, Queenslander, Quinn's Post, Shrapnel Valley, UNSW, World War One
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War Records: WW1 Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial
Cecil Edward Turner of Adelaide Cecil Edward Turner, Service No. 7561, A.I.F. 10th Battalion, (SRSA GRG 26/5/4/42) First World War Roll of Honour – Cecil Edward Turner The Roll of Honour includes those who died while on active service or as … Continue reading
Posted in Australian War Memorial, Australian War Records, Turner, World War I
Tagged 10th Battalion, Adelaide, Cecil Edward Turner, Centenary, Cummins, First World War, France, Memorial, Meteren, monument australia, Photographic Portraits of South Australian Soldiers, projections, Roll of Honour, South Australia, State Records of South Australia, Tumby Bay, World War One
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War Records: WW1 Portraits at the Australian War Memorial
Cecil Stanton of Penrith Whilst preparing the recent workshops on Trove and Australian War Records Online at Penrith, I discovered this portrait of Cecil Stanton of Penrith at the Australian War Memorial. Many of us do not have photos of … Continue reading
