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Category Archives: Military
Photo Detective: Keepsakes or Clutter?
Preserving and Sharing Family Photographs Now that winter is here, it’s an ideal time to think about that mysterious shoebox (or pile) of family photographs and documents that you’ve been wondering what to do with. Before you decide to declutter … Continue reading
Cassino, Italy. Contemplating Cassino WWII War Cemetery
Australians at Monte Cassino Cassino War Cemetery is 139 kilometres south east of Rome and the Benedictine Monastery of Monte Cassino is nearby on the hill. There are thirteen Australians buried in the cemetery, twelve from the RAAF and a … Continue reading
Posted in Cassino, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Italy, War Graves Photographic Project, World War II
Tagged 1943, 1944, Alfred Stratton, Arthur Downing, Battle, Bilsby, Cassino, Christopher Crawley, Crawley, Cumming, CWGC, Cyril Luke, Douglas Cumming, Downing, Elms, Hawke, Henry Elms, Italy, Laird, Lawrence Seymour, Lindsay Potts, Luke, Macdonald, Mallick, Monte Cassino, Potts, RAAF, RAF, Ralph Bilsby, Raymond Hawke, Roderick K Macdonald, Rome, Seymour, Stratton, Sydney Morning Herald, Thomas Laird, Thomas Mallick, war correspondent
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Trove Detective: A Real Turner Bonanza
Good news! Top row – Frank, Jack, George & Len Turner Front row – William (father), Syd, Roy & Bill Turner Thanks to George’s grandson, Jonathon Turner we now have this photograph of the Turner Family (about 1919-1920) which was … Continue reading
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
Trove Detective: WW1& WW2 Matron Grace M. Wilson
The Face of Australian War Nursing Have you found the option to search for Illustrated Articles in Trove’s digitised newspapers section yet? It’s on the left hand side of the basic search results with the options to refine your search … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Newspapers, Trove, Trove Detective, Wilson, World War I, World War II
Tagged 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, Abbeville, Alfred Hospital, Australia, Australian Army Nursing Service, Brisbane, France, Grace Campbell, Grace Wilson, Matron, Matron Grace Wilson, melbourne, World War I, World War II
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