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black;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#f9f9ff;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <table class="noprint" style="clear: both; background: #BFBFBF; margin: 1em auto;" rules="none" border="1"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <td width="33%"><figure class="mw-halign-center mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The RAN Ensign"><img alt="The RAN Ensign" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/100px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/150px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/200px-Naval_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>The RAN Ensign</figcaption></figure> </td> <td> </td> <td width="33%"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Australia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The flag of Australia"><img alt="The flag of Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/100px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/150px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/200px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>The flag of Australia</figcaption></figure> </td> <td> </td> <td width="33%"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The RAAF Ensign"><img alt="The RAAF Ensign" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/100px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/150px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg/200px-Air_Force_Ensign_of_Australia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>The RAAF Ensign</figcaption></figure> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia" title="Military history of Australia">military history of Australia </a></b> spans the nation's 230-year modern history, from the early <a href="/wiki/Australian_frontier_wars" title="Australian frontier wars">Australian frontier wars</a> between <a href="/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_people" class="mw-redirect" 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Although this history is short when compared to that of many other nations, Australia has been involved in numerous conflicts and wars, and war and military service have been significant influences on Australian society and national identity, including the <a href="/wiki/Anzac_spirit" title="Anzac spirit">Anzac spirit</a>. The relationship between war and Australian society has also been shaped by the enduring themes of Australian strategic culture and the unique security challenges it faces. </p><p>The six British colonies in Australia participated in some of Britain's wars of the 19th century. In the early 20th century, as a federated dominion and later as an independent nation, Australia fought in the First World War and Second World War, as well as in the wars in <a href="/wiki/Australia_in_the_Korean_War" title="Australia in the Korean War">Korea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayan_Emergency" title="Malayan Emergency">Malaya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia-Malaysia_Confrontation" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation">Borneo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>. In the Post-Vietnam era Australian forces have been involved in numerous international <a href="/wiki/Peacekeeping" title="Peacekeeping">peacekeeping</a> missions, through the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> and other agencies, including in the <a href="/wiki/Multinational_Force_and_Observers" title="Multinational Force and Observers">Sinai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Persian Gulf</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a> and the Solomon Islands, as well as many overseas humanitarian relief operations, while more recently they have also fought as part of multi-lateral forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. In total, nearly 103,000 Australians died during these conflicts. 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margin:-4em auto;"><div class="nomobile"></div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow switcher-container"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 1 Lieutenant Adrian Cole in Palestine, 1917 Air Vice Marshal Adrian Lindley Trevor Cole, CBE, DSO, MC, DFC (19 June 1895 – 14 February 1966) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Joining the army at the outbreak of World War I, he transferred to the Australian Flying Corps in 1916 and flew with No. 1 Squadron in the Middle East and No. 2 Squadron on the Western Front. He became an ace, credited with victories over ten enemy aircraft, and earned the Military Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1921, he was a founding member of the RAAF. "King" Cole rose to the position of Air Member for Supply in 1933 and gained promotion to group captain in 1935. The following year he was appointed the first commanding officer of Headquarters RAAF Station Richmond. During World War II, he led North-Western Area Command in Darwin, Northern Territory, and held a series of overseas posts in North Africa, England, Northern Ireland, and Ceylon. As Forward Air Controller during the Dieppe Raid in 1942, he was wounded in action and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. Cole served on corporate boards of directors following his retirement from the RAAF in 1946. He died in 1966 at the age of seventy. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 1 Lieutenant Adrian Cole in Palestine, 1917 Air Vice Marshal Adrian Lindley Trevor Cole, CBE, DSO, MC, DFC (19 June 1895 – 14 February 1966) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Joining the army at the outbreak of World War I, he transferred to the Australian Flying Corps in 1916 and flew with No. 1 Squadron in the Middle East and No. 2 Squadron on the Western Front. He became an ace, credited with victories over ten enemy aircraft, and earned the Military Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1921, he was a founding member of the RAAF. "King" Cole rose to the position of Air Member for Supply in 1933 and gained promotion to group captain in 1935. The following year he was appointed the first commanding officer of Headquarters RAAF Station Richmond. During World War II, he led North-Western Area Command in Darwin, Northern Territory, and held a series of overseas posts in North Africa, England, Northern Ireland, and Ceylon. As Forward Air Controller during the Dieppe Raid in 1942, he was wounded in action and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. Cole served on corporate boards of directors following his retirement from the RAAF in 1946. He died in 1966 at the age of seventy. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:P01034.050Cole1917.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/P01034.050Cole1917.jpg/220px-P01034.050Cole1917.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="364" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/P01034.050Cole1917.jpg/330px-P01034.050Cole1917.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/P01034.050Cole1917.jpg 2x" data-file-width="369" data-file-height="610" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Lieutenant Adrian Cole in Palestine, 1917</div></div></div></div><br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Vice_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Vice Marshal">Air Vice Marshal</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Cole_(RAAF_officer)" title="Adrian Cole (RAAF officer)">Adrian Lindley Trevor Cole</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> (19 June 1895 – 14 February 1966) was a senior commander in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF). Joining the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Military_Forces" title="Australian Military Forces">army</a> at the outbreak of World War I, he transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Flying_Corps" title="Australian Flying Corps">Australian Flying Corps</a> in 1916 and flew with <a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RAAF">No. 1 Squadron</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Eastern_theatre_of_World_War_I" title="Middle Eastern theatre of World War I">Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RAAF">No. 2 Squadron</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a>. He became an <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">ace</a>, credited with victories over ten enemy aircraft, and earned the <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a>. In 1921, he was a founding member of the RAAF.<br /><br />"King" Cole rose to the position of Air Member for Supply in 1933 and gained promotion to <a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">group captain</a> in 1935. The following year he was appointed the first commanding officer of <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Richmond" title="RAAF Base Richmond">Headquarters RAAF Station Richmond</a>. During World War II, he led <a href="/wiki/North-Western_Area_Command_(RAAF)" class="mw-redirect" title="North-Western Area Command (RAAF)">North-Western Area Command</a> in <a href="/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory" title="Darwin, Northern Territory">Darwin</a>, Northern Territory, and held a series of overseas posts in North Africa, England, Northern Ireland, and Ceylon. As Forward Air Controller during the <a href="/wiki/Dieppe_Raid" title="Dieppe Raid">Dieppe Raid</a> in 1942, he was wounded in action and awarded the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a>. Cole served on corporate <a href="/wiki/Boards_of_directors" class="mw-redirect" title="Boards of directors">boards of directors</a> following his retirement from the RAAF in 1946. He died in 1966 at the age of seventy. (<b><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Cole_(RAAF_officer)" title="Adrian Cole (RAAF officer)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2 No. 34 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) VIP transport squadron. It operates Boeing 737 Business Jets and Dassault Falcon 7Xs from Defence Establishment Fairbairn in Canberra. The squadron was formed in February 1942 for standard transport duties during World War II, initially flying de Havilland DH.84 Dragons in Northern Australia. In 1943 it re-equipped with Douglas C-47 Dakotas, which it operated in New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies prior to disbanding in June 1946. The unit was re-established in March 1948 as No. 34 (Communications) Squadron at RAAF Station Mallala, South Australia, where it supported activities at the Woomera Rocket Range before disbanding in October 1955. It was re-raised as No. 34 (VIP) Flight in March 1956 at RAAF Base Canberra (later Fairbairn). No. 34 Flight was redesignated No. 34 (Special Transport) Squadron in July 1959, and No. 34 Squadron in June 1963. During the 1960s it operated Dakotas, Convair Metropolitans, Vickers Viscounts, Dassault Falcon-Mysteres, Hawker Siddeley HS 748s, and BAC 1-11s, the last three types continuing in service until the late 1980s. The squadron's fleet consisted solely of Dassault Falcon 900s from 1989 until 2002, when it began operating the 737 and Bombardier Challenger 604s. The Challengers were replaced with the Falcon 7Xs in 2019. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 2 No. 34 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) VIP transport squadron. It operates Boeing 737 Business Jets and Dassault Falcon 7Xs from Defence Establishment Fairbairn in Canberra. The squadron was formed in February 1942 for standard transport duties during World War II, initially flying de Havilland DH.84 Dragons in Northern Australia. In 1943 it re-equipped with Douglas C-47 Dakotas, which it operated in New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies prior to disbanding in June 1946. The unit was re-established in March 1948 as No. 34 (Communications) Squadron at RAAF Station Mallala, South Australia, where it supported activities at the Woomera Rocket Range before disbanding in October 1955. It was re-raised as No. 34 (VIP) Flight in March 1956 at RAAF Base Canberra (later Fairbairn). No. 34 Flight was redesignated No. 34 (Special Transport) Squadron in July 1959, and No. 34 Squadron in June 1963. During the 1960s it operated Dakotas, Convair Metropolitans, Vickers Viscounts, Dassault Falcon-Mysteres, Hawker Siddeley HS 748s, and BAC 1-11s, the last three types continuing in service until the late 1980s. The squadron's fleet consisted solely of Dassault Falcon 900s from 1989 until 2002, when it began operating the 737 and Bombardier Challenger 604s. The Challengers were replaced with the Falcon 7Xs in 2019. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/No._34_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 34 Squadron RAAF">No. 34 Squadron</a></b> is a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF) <a href="/wiki/Very_important_person" title="Very important person">VIP</a> transport <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadron</a>. It operates <a href="/wiki/Boeing_Business_Jet" title="Boeing Business Jet">Boeing 737 Business Jets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_7X" title="Dassault Falcon 7X">Dassault Falcon 7Xs</a> from <a href="/wiki/Defence_Establishment_Fairbairn" class="mw-redirect" title="Defence Establishment Fairbairn">Defence Establishment Fairbairn</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a>. The squadron was formed in February 1942 for standard transport duties during World War II, initially flying <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon" title="De Havilland Dragon">de Havilland DH.84 Dragons</a> in Northern Australia. In 1943 it re-equipped with <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Douglas C-47 Dakotas</a>, which it operated in <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a> prior to disbanding in June 1946.<br /><br />The unit was re-established in March 1948 as No. 34 (Communications) Squadron at <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Mallala" title="RAAF Base Mallala">RAAF Station Mallala</a>, South Australia, where it supported activities at the <a href="/wiki/Woomera_Test_Range" class="mw-redirect" title="Woomera Test Range">Woomera Rocket Range</a> before disbanding in October 1955. It was re-raised as No. 34 (VIP) Flight in March 1956 at RAAF Base Canberra (later Fairbairn). No. 34 Flight was redesignated No. 34 (Special Transport) Squadron in July 1959, and No. 34 Squadron in June 1963. During the 1960s it operated Dakotas, <a href="/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family" title="Convair CV-240 family">Convair Metropolitans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viscount" title="Vickers Viscount">Vickers Viscounts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_20" title="Dassault Falcon 20">Dassault Falcon-Mysteres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">Hawker Siddeley HS 748s</a>, and <a href="/wiki/BAC_One-Eleven" title="BAC One-Eleven">BAC 1-11s</a>, the last three types continuing in service until the late 1980s. The squadron's fleet consisted solely of <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Falcon_900" title="Dassault Falcon 900">Dassault Falcon 900s</a> from 1989 until 2002, when it began operating the 737 and <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombardier Challenger 600">Bombardier Challenger 604s</a>. The Challengers were replaced with the Falcon 7Xs in 2019. (<b><a href="/wiki/No._34_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 34 Squadron RAAF">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3 The Avro Ansons after landing safely, having collided in mid-air and locked together, 29 September 1940 On 29 September 1940, a mid-air collision occurred over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia. The accident was unusual in that the aircraft involved, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Avro Ansons of No. 2 Service Flying Training School, remained locked together after colliding, and then landed safely. The collision stopped the engines of the upper Anson, but those of the one underneath continued to run, allowing the aircraft to keep flying. The navigators of both aircraft and the pilot of the lower Anson bailed out. The pilot of the upper Anson found that he was able to control the interlocked aircraft with his ailerons and flaps, and made an emergency landing in a nearby paddock. All four crewmen survived the incident. The upper Anson was repaired and returned to flight service; the lower Anson was used as an instructional airframe. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 3 The Avro Ansons after landing safely, having collided in mid-air and locked together, 29 September 1940 On 29 September 1940, a mid-air collision occurred over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia. The accident was unusual in that the aircraft involved, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Avro Ansons of No. 2 Service Flying Training School, remained locked together after colliding, and then landed safely. The collision stopped the engines of the upper Anson, but those of the one underneath continued to run, allowing the aircraft to keep flying. The navigators of both aircraft and the pilot of the lower Anson bailed out. The pilot of the upper Anson found that he was able to control the interlocked aircraft with his ailerons and flaps, and made an emergency landing in a nearby paddock. All four crewmen survived the incident. The upper Anson was repaired and returned to flight service; the lower Anson was used as an instructional airframe. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Two_Avro_Ansons_(L9162_and_N4876)_%22piggyback%22_in_a_paddock_near_Brocklesby_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Two_Avro_Ansons_%28L9162_and_N4876%29_%22piggyback%22_in_a_paddock_near_Brocklesby_1.jpg/220px-Two_Avro_Ansons_%28L9162_and_N4876%29_%22piggyback%22_in_a_paddock_near_Brocklesby_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Two_Avro_Ansons_%28L9162_and_N4876%29_%22piggyback%22_in_a_paddock_near_Brocklesby_1.jpg/330px-Two_Avro_Ansons_%28L9162_and_N4876%29_%22piggyback%22_in_a_paddock_near_Brocklesby_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Two_Avro_Ansons_%28L9162_and_N4876%29_%22piggyback%22_in_a_paddock_near_Brocklesby_1.jpg/440px-Two_Avro_Ansons_%28L9162_and_N4876%29_%22piggyback%22_in_a_paddock_near_Brocklesby_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="348" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">The Avro Ansons after landing safely, having collided in mid-air and locked together, 29 September 1940</div></div></div></div><br />On 29 September 1940, a <a href="/wiki/Mid-air_collision" title="Mid-air collision">mid-air collision</a> occurred over <a href="/wiki/Brocklesby,_New_South_Wales" title="Brocklesby, New South Wales">Brocklesby, New South Wales</a>, Australia. The accident was unusual in that the aircraft involved, two <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF) <a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Ansons</a> of <a href="/wiki/No._2_Service_Flying_Training_School_RAAF" title="No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF">No. 2 Service Flying Training School</a>, remained locked together after colliding, and then landed safely. The collision stopped the engines of the upper Anson, but those of the one underneath continued to run, allowing the aircraft to keep flying. The navigators of both aircraft and the pilot of the lower Anson bailed out. The pilot of the upper Anson found that he was able to control the interlocked aircraft with his <a href="/wiki/Aileron" title="Aileron">ailerons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flap_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flap (aircraft)">flaps</a>, and made an emergency landing in a nearby paddock. All four crewmen survived the incident. The upper Anson was repaired and returned to flight service; the lower Anson was used as an instructional airframe. (<b><a href="/wiki/1940_Brocklesby_mid-air_collision" title="1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4 Captain Harry Cobby in 1919 Air Commodore Arthur Henry Cobby, CBE, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, GM (26 August 1894 – 11 November 1955) was an Australian military aviator. He was the leading fighter ace of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I, despite seeing active service for less than a year. Born and educated in Melbourne, Cobby was a bank clerk when war broke out, and was prevented by his employer from enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force until 1916. After completing flight training in England, he served on the Western Front with No. 4 Squadron AFC, operating Sopwith Camels. He was credited with 29 aerial victories, and his achievements were recognised with the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross and two bars, and a mention in despatches. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 4 Captain Harry Cobby in 1919 Air Commodore Arthur Henry Cobby, CBE, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, GM (26 August 1894 – 11 November 1955) was an Australian military aviator. He was the leading fighter ace of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) during World War I, despite seeing active service for less than a year. Born and educated in Melbourne, Cobby was a bank clerk when war broke out, and was prevented by his employer from enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force until 1916. After completing flight training in England, he served on the Western Front with No. 4 Squadron AFC, operating Sopwith Camels. He was credited with 29 aerial victories, and his achievements were recognised with the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross and two bars, and a mention in despatches. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Harrycobby_(AWM_A03697).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Harrycobby_%28AWM_A03697%29.jpg/220px-Harrycobby_%28AWM_A03697%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Harrycobby_%28AWM_A03697%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="404" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Captain Harry Cobby in 1919</div></div></div></div><br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Commodore" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Commodore">Air Commodore</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Harry_Cobby" title="Harry Cobby">Arthur Henry Cobby</a></b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> & <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">Two Bars</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">GM</a></span></span> (26 August 1894 – 11 November 1955) was an Australian <a href="/wiki/Air_force" title="Air force">military aviator</a>. He was the leading <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">fighter ace</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Flying_Corps" title="Australian Flying Corps">Australian Flying Corps</a> (AFC) during World War I, despite seeing active service for less than a year.<br /><br />Born and educated in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, Cobby was a bank clerk when war broke out, and was prevented by his employer from enlisting in the <a href="/wiki/First_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="First Australian Imperial Force">Australian Imperial Force</a> until 1916. After completing flight training in England, he served on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> with <a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RAAF">No. 4 Squadron AFC</a>, operating <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Camel" title="Sopwith Camel">Sopwith Camels</a>. He was credited with 29 aerial victories, and his achievements were recognised with the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> and <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">two bars</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_Despatches" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentioned in Despatches">mention in despatches</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Henry_Cobby" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Henry Cobby">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5 U.S. Army soldiers land at Arawe U.S. Army soldiers landing at Arawe on 15 December 1943 The Battle of Arawe (also known as Operation Director) was fought between Allied and Japanese forces during the New Britain campaign of World War II. The battle formed part of the Allied Operation Cartwheel and was a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester in late December 1943. The Japanese military was expecting an Allied offensive in western New Britain and was reinforcing the region at the time of the Allied landing in the Arawe area on 15 December 1943. The Allies secured Arawe after about a month of intermittent fighting with the outnumbered Japanese force. Initial Allied goals for the landing at Arawe included securing a base for American PT boats and diverting Japanese forces away from Cape Gloucester. The PT boat base was subsequently deemed unnecessary and not built. Only a small Japanese force was stationed at Arawe at the time, although reinforcements were en route. The main Allied landing on 15 December was successful despite a failed subsidiary landing and problems coordinating the landing craft. American forces quickly secured a beachhead and dug in. Japanese air units made large-scale raids against the Arawe area in the days after the landing, and in late December Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) troops unsuccessfully counterattacked the American force. In mid-January 1944 the American force, reinforced with additional infantry and tanks, launched a brief offensive that pushed the Japanese back. The Japanese units at Arawe withdrew from the area towards the end of February as part of a general retreat from western New Britain. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 5 U.S. Army soldiers land at Arawe U.S. Army soldiers landing at Arawe on 15 December 1943 The Battle of Arawe (also known as Operation Director) was fought between Allied and Japanese forces during the New Britain campaign of World War II. The battle formed part of the Allied Operation Cartwheel and was a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester in late December 1943. The Japanese military was expecting an Allied offensive in western New Britain and was reinforcing the region at the time of the Allied landing in the Arawe area on 15 December 1943. The Allies secured Arawe after about a month of intermittent fighting with the outnumbered Japanese force. Initial Allied goals for the landing at Arawe included securing a base for American PT boats and diverting Japanese forces away from Cape Gloucester. The PT boat base was subsequently deemed unnecessary and not built. Only a small Japanese force was stationed at Arawe at the time, although reinforcements were en route. The main Allied landing on 15 December was successful despite a failed subsidiary landing and problems coordinating the landing craft. American forces quickly secured a beachhead and dug in. Japanese air units made large-scale raids against the Arawe area in the days after the landing, and in late December Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) troops unsuccessfully counterattacked the American force. In mid-January 1944 the American force, reinforced with additional infantry and tanks, launched a brief offensive that pushed the Japanese back. The Japanese units at Arawe withdrew from the area towards the end of February as part of a general retreat from western New Britain. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Arawe_(AWM_016332).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Army soldiers land at Arawe"><img alt="Black and white photo of a group of men wearing military uniform disembarking from boats and walking towards palm trees" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Arawe_%28AWM_016332%29.jpg/300px-Arawe_%28AWM_016332%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Arawe_%28AWM_016332%29.jpg/450px-Arawe_%28AWM_016332%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Arawe_%28AWM_016332%29.jpg/600px-Arawe_%28AWM_016332%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="463" /></a><figcaption>U.S. Army soldiers land at Arawe</figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">U.S. Army soldiers landing at Arawe on 15 December 1943</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Arawe" title="Battle of Arawe">Battle of Arawe</a></b> (also known as <b>Operation Director</b>) was fought between <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> and <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a> forces during the <a href="/wiki/New_Britain_campaign" title="New Britain campaign">New Britain campaign</a> of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The battle formed part of the Allied <a href="/wiki/Operation_Cartwheel" title="Operation Cartwheel">Operation Cartwheel</a> and was a diversion before a larger <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Gloucester" title="Battle of Cape Gloucester">landing at Cape Gloucester</a> in late December 1943. The Japanese military was expecting an Allied offensive in western <a href="/wiki/New_Britain" title="New Britain">New Britain</a> and was reinforcing the region at the time of the Allied landing in the <a href="/wiki/Arawe" title="Arawe">Arawe</a> area on 15 December 1943. The Allies secured Arawe after about a month of intermittent fighting with the outnumbered Japanese force.<br /><br />Initial Allied goals for the landing at Arawe included securing a base for American <a href="/wiki/PT_boats" class="mw-redirect" title="PT boats">PT boats</a> and diverting Japanese forces away from <a href="/wiki/Cape_Gloucester_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="Cape Gloucester (Papua New Guinea)">Cape Gloucester</a>. The PT boat base was subsequently deemed unnecessary and not built. Only a small Japanese force was stationed at Arawe at the time, although reinforcements were en route. The main Allied landing on 15 December was successful despite a failed subsidiary landing and problems coordinating the landing craft. American forces quickly secured a <a href="/wiki/Beachhead" title="Beachhead">beachhead</a> and dug in. Japanese air units made large-scale raids against the Arawe area in the days after the landing, and in late December <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese Army</a> (IJA) troops unsuccessfully counterattacked the American force. In mid-January 1944 the American force, reinforced with additional infantry and tanks, launched a brief offensive that pushed the Japanese back. The Japanese units at Arawe withdrew from the area towards the end of February as part of a general retreat from western New Britain. (<b><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Arawe" title="Battle of Arawe">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6 Aircraft on display at No. 1 Aircraft Depot, September 1955 No. 1 Aircraft Depot (No. 1 AD) was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Formed in July 1921 at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria, it relocated to the nearby RAAF Laverton in March 1926. As well as servicing aircraft and other equipment, in its early years the depot supported survey flights in Australia and the Pacific region. It was also responsible for training maintenance staff. No. 1 AD's strength increased from 350 staff in the 1930s to over 2,000 during World War II, when it assembled, tested and repaired aircraft ranging from Tiger Moth trainers to Spitfire fighters to B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers. It also undertook aircraft research and development. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 6 Aircraft on display at No. 1 Aircraft Depot, September 1955 No. 1 Aircraft Depot (No. 1 AD) was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Formed in July 1921 at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria, it relocated to the nearby RAAF Laverton in March 1926. As well as servicing aircraft and other equipment, in its early years the depot supported survey flights in Australia and the Pacific region. It was also responsible for training maintenance staff. No. 1 AD's strength increased from 350 staff in the 1930s to over 2,000 during World War II, when it assembled, tested and repaired aircraft ranging from Tiger Moth trainers to Spitfire fighters to B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers. It also undertook aircraft research and development. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:No.1_Aircraft_Depot_1955_(AWM_P00448.201).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/No.1_Aircraft_Depot_1955_%28AWM_P00448.201%29.jpg/220px-No.1_Aircraft_Depot_1955_%28AWM_P00448.201%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/No.1_Aircraft_Depot_1955_%28AWM_P00448.201%29.jpg/330px-No.1_Aircraft_Depot_1955_%28AWM_P00448.201%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/No.1_Aircraft_Depot_1955_%28AWM_P00448.201%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="436" data-file-height="305" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Aircraft on display at No. 1 Aircraft Depot, September 1955</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/No._1_Aircraft_Depot_RAAF" title="No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF">No. 1 Aircraft Depot</a></b> (No. 1 AD) was a maintenance unit of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF). Formed in July 1921 at <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Williams#RAAF_Base_Point_Cook" title="RAAF Williams">RAAF Point Cook</a>, Victoria, it relocated to the nearby <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Williams#RAAF_Williams,_Laverton" title="RAAF Williams">RAAF Laverton</a> in March 1926. As well as servicing aircraft and other equipment, in its early years the depot supported survey flights in Australia and the Pacific region. It was also responsible for training maintenance staff.<br /><br />No. 1 AD's strength increased from 350 staff in the 1930s to over 2,000 during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, when it assembled, tested and repaired aircraft ranging from <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth" title="De Havilland Tiger Moth">Tiger Moth</a> trainers to <a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire</a> fighters to <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress" title="Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress">B-17 Flying Fortress</a> heavy bombers. It also undertook aircraft research and development. (<b><a href="/wiki/No._1_Aircraft_Depot_RAAF" title="No. 1 Aircraft Depot RAAF">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7 Wing Commander Spence as commanding officer of No. 77 Squadron in the Korean War, August 1950 Louis Thomas Spence, DFC & Bar (4 April 1917 – 9 September 1950) was a fighter pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During World War II, he flew with No. 3 Squadron, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), and commanded No. 452 Squadron, receiving a Mention in Despatches. He led No. 77 Squadron in the opening months of the Korean War, and was awarded a bar to his DFC, the US Legion of Merit, and the US Air Medal, for his leadership. Born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Spence worked in a bank before joining the RAAF in March 1940. In August the following year he was posted to North Africa with No. 3 Squadron, which operated P-40 Tomahawks and Kittyhawks against German and Italian forces; he was credited with shooting down two German aircraft. Spence commanded No. 452 Squadron in 1944, flying Supermarine Spitfires in defence of Australia's North-Western Area against the Japanese. After a brief return to civilian life following World War II, he rejoined the RAAF in October 1946. He took command of No. 77 Squadron, operating P-51 Mustangs as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, in February 1950. The squadron went into action within a week of the outbreak of the Korean War in June. Spence was killed during a low-level mission over South Korea in September 1950. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 7 Wing Commander Spence as commanding officer of No. 77 Squadron in the Korean War, August 1950 Louis Thomas Spence, DFC & Bar (4 April 1917 – 9 September 1950) was a fighter pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During World War II, he flew with No. 3 Squadron, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), and commanded No. 452 Squadron, receiving a Mention in Despatches. He led No. 77 Squadron in the opening months of the Korean War, and was awarded a bar to his DFC, the US Legion of Merit, and the US Air Medal, for his leadership. Born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Spence worked in a bank before joining the RAAF in March 1940. In August the following year he was posted to North Africa with No. 3 Squadron, which operated P-40 Tomahawks and Kittyhawks against German and Italian forces; he was credited with shooting down two German aircraft. Spence commanded No. 452 Squadron in 1944, flying Supermarine Spitfires in defence of Australia's North-Western Area against the Japanese. After a brief return to civilian life following World War II, he rejoined the RAAF in October 1946. He took command of No. 77 Squadron, operating P-51 Mustangs as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, in February 1950. The squadron went into action within a week of the outbreak of the Korean War in June. Spence was killed during a low-level mission over South Korea in September 1950. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Lou_Spence_1950_(AWM148927)_cropped.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Lou_Spence_1950_%28AWM148927%29_cropped.JPG/220px-Lou_Spence_1950_%28AWM148927%29_cropped.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Lou_Spence_1950_%28AWM148927%29_cropped.JPG/330px-Lou_Spence_1950_%28AWM148927%29_cropped.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Lou_Spence_1950_%28AWM148927%29_cropped.JPG 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Wing Commander Spence as commanding officer of No. 77 Squadron in the Korean War, August 1950</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lou_Spence" title="Lou Spence">Louis Thomas Spence</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a> & <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">Bar</a> (4 April 1917 – 9 September 1950) was a <a href="/wiki/Fighter_pilot" title="Fighter pilot">fighter pilot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Squadron_(aviation)" title="Squadron (aviation)">squadron</a> commander in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF). During World War II, he flew with <a href="/wiki/No._3_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 3 Squadron RAAF">No. 3 Squadron</a>, earning the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a> (DFC), and commanded <a href="/wiki/No._452_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 452 Squadron RAAF">No. 452 Squadron</a>, receiving a <a href="/wiki/Mention_in_Despatches" class="mw-redirect" title="Mention in Despatches">Mention in Despatches</a>. He led <a href="/wiki/No._77_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 77 Squadron RAAF">No. 77 Squadron</a> in the opening months of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, and was awarded a bar to his DFC, the US <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Merit" title="Legion of Merit">Legion of Merit</a>, and the US <a href="/wiki/Air_Medal" title="Air Medal">Air Medal</a>, for his leadership.<br /><br />Born in <a href="/wiki/Bundaberg" title="Bundaberg">Bundaberg</a>, Queensland, Spence worked in a bank before joining the RAAF in March 1940. In August the following year he was <a href="/wiki/North_African_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="North African Campaign">posted to North Africa</a> with No. 3 Squadron, which operated <a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">P-40 Tomahawks and Kittyhawks</a> against German and Italian forces; he was credited with shooting down two German aircraft. Spence commanded No. 452 Squadron in 1944, flying <a href="/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" title="Supermarine Spitfire">Supermarine Spitfires</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Western_Area_Campaign" title="North Western Area Campaign">defence of Australia's North-Western Area</a> against the Japanese. After a brief return to civilian life following World War II, he rejoined the RAAF in October 1946. He took command of No. 77 Squadron, operating <a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-51 Mustangs</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/British_Commonwealth_Occupation_Force" title="British Commonwealth Occupation Force">British Commonwealth Occupation Force</a> in Japan, in February 1950. The squadron went into action within a week of the outbreak of the Korean War in June. Spence was killed during a low-level mission over South Korea in September 1950. (<b><a href="/wiki/Lou_Spence" title="Lou Spence">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8 Group Captain Eaton commanding RAAF Southern Area, 1945 Charles Eaton, OBE, AFC (21 December 1895 – 12 November 1979) was a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and later served as a diplomat. Born in London, he joined the British Army upon the outbreak of World War I and saw action on the Western Front before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. Posted as a bomber pilot to No. 206 Squadron, he was twice captured by German forces, and twice escaped. Eaton left the military in 1920 and worked in India until moving to Australia in 1923. Two years later he joined the RAAF, serving initially as an instructor at No. 1 Flying Training School. Between 1929 and 1931, he was chosen to lead three expeditions to search for lost aircraft in Central Australia, gaining national attention and earning the Air Force Cross for his "zeal and devotion to duty". In 1939, on the eve of World War II, Eaton became the inaugural commanding officer of No. 12 (General Purpose) Squadron at the newly established RAAF Station Darwin in Northern Australia. He was promoted group captain in 1940, and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire the following year. In 1943, he took command of No. 79 Wing at Batchelor, Northern Territory, and was mentioned in despatches during operations in the South West Pacific. Retiring from the RAAF in December 1945, Eaton took up diplomatic posts in the Dutch East Indies, heading a United Nations commission as Consul-General during the Indonesian National Revolution. He returned to Australia in 1950, and served in Canberra for a further two years. Popularly known as "Moth" Eaton, he was a farmer in later life, and died in 1979 aged 83. He is commemorated by several memorials in the Northern Territory. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 8 Group Captain Eaton commanding RAAF Southern Area, 1945 Charles Eaton, OBE, AFC (21 December 1895 – 12 November 1979) was a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and later served as a diplomat. Born in London, he joined the British Army upon the outbreak of World War I and saw action on the Western Front before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. Posted as a bomber pilot to No. 206 Squadron, he was twice captured by German forces, and twice escaped. Eaton left the military in 1920 and worked in India until moving to Australia in 1923. Two years later he joined the RAAF, serving initially as an instructor at No. 1 Flying Training School. Between 1929 and 1931, he was chosen to lead three expeditions to search for lost aircraft in Central Australia, gaining national attention and earning the Air Force Cross for his "zeal and devotion to duty". In 1939, on the eve of World War II, Eaton became the inaugural commanding officer of No. 12 (General Purpose) Squadron at the newly established RAAF Station Darwin in Northern Australia. He was promoted group captain in 1940, and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire the following year. In 1943, he took command of No. 79 Wing at Batchelor, Northern Territory, and was mentioned in despatches during operations in the South West Pacific. Retiring from the RAAF in December 1945, Eaton took up diplomatic posts in the Dutch East Indies, heading a United Nations commission as Consul-General during the Indonesian National Revolution. He returned to Australia in 1950, and served in Canberra for a further two years. Popularly known as "Moth" Eaton, he was a farmer in later life, and died in 1979 aged 83. He is commemorated by several memorials in the Northern Territory. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Eaton1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Eaton1945.jpg/220px-Eaton1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="295" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Eaton1945.jpg/330px-Eaton1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Eaton1945.jpg/440px-Eaton1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="445" data-file-height="596" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Group Captain Eaton commanding RAAF Southern Area, 1945</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Eaton_(RAAF_officer)" title="Charles Eaton (RAAF officer)">Charles Eaton</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">AFC</a> (21 December 1895 – 12 November 1979) was a senior officer and aviator in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF), and later served as a diplomat. Born in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, he joined the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> upon the outbreak of World War I and saw action on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> before transferring to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Flying_Corps" title="Royal Flying Corps">Royal Flying Corps</a> in 1917. Posted as a bomber pilot to <a href="/wiki/No._206_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 206 Squadron RAF">No. 206 Squadron</a>, he was twice captured by German forces, and twice escaped. Eaton left the military in 1920 and worked in India until moving to Australia in 1923. Two years later he joined the RAAF, serving initially as an <a href="/wiki/Flight_instructor" title="Flight instructor">instructor</a> at <a href="/wiki/No._1_Flying_Training_School_RAAF" title="No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF">No. 1 Flying Training School</a>. Between 1929 and 1931, he was chosen to lead three expeditions to search for lost aircraft in <a href="/wiki/Central_Australia" title="Central Australia">Central Australia</a>, gaining national attention and earning the <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">Air Force Cross</a> for his "zeal and devotion to duty".<br /><br />In 1939, on the eve of World War II, Eaton became the inaugural commanding officer of <a href="/wiki/No._12_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 12 Squadron RAAF">No. 12 (General Purpose) Squadron</a> at the newly established <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Darwin" title="RAAF Base Darwin">RAAF Station Darwin</a> in Northern Australia. He was promoted <a href="/wiki/Group_captain" title="Group captain">group captain</a> in 1940, and appointed an <a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">Officer of the Order of the British Empire</a> the following year. In 1943, he took command of <a href="/wiki/No._79_Wing_RAAF" title="No. 79 Wing RAAF">No. 79 Wing</a> at <a href="/wiki/Batchelor,_Northern_Territory" title="Batchelor, Northern Territory">Batchelor</a>, Northern Territory, and was <a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_despatches" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentioned in despatches">mentioned in despatches</a> during operations in the <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II" title="South West Pacific theatre of World War II">South West Pacific</a>. Retiring from the RAAF in December 1945, Eaton took up diplomatic posts in the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a>, heading a <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> commission as <a href="/wiki/Consul_(representative)" title="Consul (representative)">Consul-General</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_National_Revolution" title="Indonesian National Revolution">Indonesian National Revolution</a>. He returned to Australia in 1950, and served in <a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a> for a further two years. Popularly known as "Moth" Eaton, he was a farmer in later life, and died in 1979 aged 83. He is commemorated by several memorials in the Northern Territory. (<b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Eaton_(RAAF_officer)" title="Charles Eaton (RAAF officer)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9 Air Commodore Bladin in 1943 Air Vice-Marshal Francis Masson Bladin, CB, CBE (26 August 1898 – 2 February 1978) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in rural Victoria, he graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1920. Bladin transferred from the Army to the Air Force in 1923, and learned to fly at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. He held training appointments before taking command of No. 1 Squadron in 1934. Quiet but authoritative, he was nicknamed "Dad" in tribute to the concern he displayed for the welfare of his personnel. Ranked wing commander at the outbreak of World War II, by September 1941 Bladin had been raised to temporary air commodore. He became Air Officer Commanding North-Western Area in March 1942, following the first Japanese air raids on Darwin, Northern Territory. Personally leading sorties against enemy territory, he earned the United States Silver Star for gallantry. In July 1943, Bladin was posted to No. 38 Group RAF in Europe, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire the same year. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 9 Air Commodore Bladin in 1943 Air Vice-Marshal Francis Masson Bladin, CB, CBE (26 August 1898 – 2 February 1978) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in rural Victoria, he graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1920. Bladin transferred from the Army to the Air Force in 1923, and learned to fly at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. He held training appointments before taking command of No. 1 Squadron in 1934. Quiet but authoritative, he was nicknamed "Dad" in tribute to the concern he displayed for the welfare of his personnel. Ranked wing commander at the outbreak of World War II, by September 1941 Bladin had been raised to temporary air commodore. He became Air Officer Commanding North-Western Area in March 1942, following the first Japanese air raids on Darwin, Northern Territory. Personally leading sorties against enemy territory, he earned the United States Silver Star for gallantry. In July 1943, Bladin was posted to No. 38 Group RAF in Europe, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire the same year. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:UK0481Bladin1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/UK0481Bladin1943.jpg/220px-UK0481Bladin1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/UK0481Bladin1943.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="285" data-file-height="377" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Air Commodore Bladin in 1943</div></div></div></div><br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Vice-Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Vice-Marshal">Air Vice-Marshal</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Frank_Bladin" title="Frank Bladin">Francis Masson Bladin</a></b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> (26 August 1898 – 2 February 1978) was a senior commander in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF). Born in rural <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(state)" title="Victoria (state)">Victoria</a>, he graduated from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon" title="Royal Military College, Duntroon">Royal Military College, Duntroon</a>, in 1920. Bladin transferred from the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Army</a> to the Air Force in 1923, and learned to fly at <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Williams#RAAF_Base_Point_Cook" title="RAAF Williams">RAAF Point Cook</a>, Victoria. He held training appointments before taking command of <a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 1 Squadron RAAF">No. 1 Squadron</a> in 1934. Quiet but authoritative, he was nicknamed "Dad" in tribute to the concern he displayed for the welfare of his personnel.<br /><br />Ranked <a href="/wiki/Wing_commander" title="Wing commander">wing commander</a> at the outbreak of World War II, by September 1941 Bladin had been raised to temporary <a href="/wiki/Air_commodore" title="Air commodore">air commodore</a>. He became <a href="/wiki/Air_Officer_Commanding" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Officer Commanding">Air Officer Commanding</a> <a href="/wiki/North-Western_Area_Command_(RAAF)" class="mw-redirect" title="North-Western Area Command (RAAF)">North-Western Area</a> in March 1942, following the first <a href="/wiki/Air_raids_on_Australia,_1942%E2%80%931943" class="mw-redirect" title="Air raids on Australia, 1942–1943">Japanese air raids</a> on <a href="/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory" title="Darwin, Northern Territory">Darwin</a>, Northern Territory. Personally leading <a href="/wiki/Sortie" title="Sortie">sorties</a> against enemy territory, he earned the United States <a href="/wiki/Silver_Star" title="Silver Star">Silver Star</a> for gallantry. In July 1943, Bladin was posted to <a href="/wiki/No._38_Group_RAF" title="No. 38 Group RAF">No. 38 Group RAF</a> in Europe, where he was <a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_despatches" class="mw-redirect" title="Mentioned in despatches">mentioned in despatches</a>. He was appointed a <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">Commander of the Order of the British Empire</a> the same year. (<b><a href="/wiki/Frank_Bladin" title="Frank Bladin">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10 USS LST-469 under repair in August 1943 USS LST-469 under repair in August 1943 Convoy GP55 was a convoy of Allied ships that travelled from Sydney to Brisbane in June 1943 during World War II. It comprised ten cargo ships, three landing ships, tank (LSTs) and an escort of five corvettes. The Japanese submarine I-174 attacked the convoy on 16 June, sinking the United States Army transport ship Portmar and damaging USS LST-469. Two of the corvettes counter-attacked I-174, but only lightly damaged her. The Australian military conducted an intensive search for I-174 in the days after the attack in the mistaken belief that she had been significantly damaged. This search was not successful and highlighted the unsatisfactory communications between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). However, another Japanese submarine passing through the area may have been sunk by RAAF aircraft. Because of Japan's deteriorating strategic situation, I-174 was the last Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarine to operate off the Australian east coast. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 10 USS LST-469 under repair in August 1943 USS LST-469 under repair in August 1943 Convoy GP55 was a convoy of Allied ships that travelled from Sydney to Brisbane in June 1943 during World War II. It comprised ten cargo ships, three landing ships, tank (LSTs) and an escort of five corvettes. The Japanese submarine I-174 attacked the convoy on 16 June, sinking the United States Army transport ship Portmar and damaging USS LST-469. Two of the corvettes counter-attacked I-174, but only lightly damaged her. The Australian military conducted an intensive search for I-174 in the days after the attack in the mistaken belief that she had been significantly damaged. This search was not successful and highlighted the unsatisfactory communications between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). However, another Japanese submarine passing through the area may have been sunk by RAAF aircraft. Because of Japan's deteriorating strategic situation, I-174 was the last Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarine to operate off the Australian east coast. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_LST-469_under_repair.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="USS LST-469 under repair in August 1943"><img alt="The stern of a ship undergoing repairs out of the water. The interior of the ship is exposed and cranes and workmen are working on the ship." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/USS_LST-469_under_repair.jpg/300px-USS_LST-469_under_repair.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/USS_LST-469_under_repair.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="338" /></a><figcaption>USS <i>LST-469</i> under repair in August 1943</figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">USS <i>LST-469</i> under repair in August 1943</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Convoy_GP55" title="Convoy GP55">Convoy GP55</a></b> was a <a href="/wiki/Convoy#World_War_I" title="Convoy">convoy</a> of <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> ships that travelled from <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a> to <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a> in June 1943 during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. It comprised ten cargo ships, three <a href="/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank" title="Landing Ship, Tank">landing ships, tank (LSTs)</a> and an escort of five <a href="/wiki/Corvette" title="Corvette">corvettes</a>. The Japanese submarine <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-174" title="Japanese submarine I-174"><i>I-174</i></a> attacked the convoy on 16 June, sinking the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> transport ship <a href="/wiki/SS_Portmar_(1919)" title="SS Portmar (1919)"><i>Portmar</i></a> and damaging <a href="/wiki/USS_LST-469" title="USS LST-469">USS <i>LST-469</i></a>. Two of the corvettes counter-attacked <i>I-174</i>, but only lightly damaged her.<br /><br />The Australian military conducted an intensive search for <i>I-174</i> in the days after the attack in the mistaken belief that she had been significantly damaged. This search was not successful and highlighted the unsatisfactory communications between the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> (RAN) and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF). However, another Japanese submarine passing through the area may have been sunk by RAAF aircraft. Because of Japan's deteriorating strategic situation, <i>I-174</i> was the last <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Imperial Japanese Navy">Imperial Japanese Navy</a> (IJN) submarine to operate off the Australian east coast. (<b><a href="/wiki/Convoy_GP55" title="Convoy GP55">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> </ul></div></div> <div class="noprint" style="margin:0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em; padding:0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Portal:Military_history_of_Australia/Featured_articles" title="Portal:Military history of Australia/Featured articles">More Featured articles</a></b></div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:black;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid black;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:khaki;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:black;font-size:80%"></div><h2 id="Selected_articles_-_load_new_batch" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:black;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected articles - <span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Military_history_of_Australia&action=purge"><span title="Purge this page"><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:darkblue"><i>load new batch</i></span></small></span></a></span></h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#f9f9ff;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <div style="font-size:105%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r987512734"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1021884966"><div class="randomSlideshow-container excerptSlideshow-container" style="max-width:100%; margin:-4em auto;"><div class="nomobile"></div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow switcher-container"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 1 Laurence Henry Hicks Laurence Henry Hicks OBE (1912 – 21 April 1997) was an English-born military bandmaster and composer. He migrated to Australia in 1952 after having served in World War II with both the British Army's Black Watch and the Fourth Canadian Armoured Division's military bands. From April 1952 onward, Hicks was the first Director of Music for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). On 1 January 1963, he was appointed to The Order of the British Empire – Officer (Military) with the citation, "For service as Director of Music with the RAAF". In preparation for the 1968 independence of Nauru, Hicks composed music for the national anthem "Nauru Bwiema", with lyrics by Nauruan writer Margaret Hendrie. He was Squadron Leader of the Central Band which performed on 31 January at the independence ceremony in Nauru. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 1 Laurence Henry Hicks Laurence Henry Hicks OBE (1912 – 21 April 1997) was an English-born military bandmaster and composer. He migrated to Australia in 1952 after having served in World War II with both the British Army's Black Watch and the Fourth Canadian Armoured Division's military bands. From April 1952 onward, Hicks was the first Director of Music for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). On 1 January 1963, he was appointed to The Order of the British Empire – Officer (Military) with the citation, "For service as Director of Music with the RAAF". In preparation for the 1968 independence of Nauru, Hicks composed music for the national anthem "Nauru Bwiema", with lyrics by Nauruan writer Margaret Hendrie. He was Squadron Leader of the Central Band which performed on 31 January at the independence ceremony in Nauru. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Squadron_Leader_L._H._Hicks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Squadron_Leader_L._H._Hicks.jpg/220px-Squadron_Leader_L._H._Hicks.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Squadron_Leader_L._H._Hicks.jpg/330px-Squadron_Leader_L._H._Hicks.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Squadron_Leader_L._H._Hicks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>Laurence Henry Hicks</figcaption></figure><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Henry_Hicks" title="Laurence Henry Hicks">Laurence Henry Hicks</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a> (1912 – 21 April 1997) was an English-born military bandmaster and composer. He migrated to <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Australia" title="Music of Australia">Australia</a> in 1952 after having served in World War II with both the British Army's <a href="/wiki/Black_Watch" title="Black Watch">Black Watch</a> and the <a href="/wiki/4th_Canadian_(Armoured)_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Canadian (Armoured) Division">Fourth Canadian Armoured Division</a>'s military bands. From April 1952 onward, Hicks was the first Director of Music for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF). On 1 January 1963, he was appointed to <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">The Order of the British Empire – Officer (Military)</a> with the citation, "For service as Director of Music with the RAAF". In preparation for the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Nauru" title="History of Nauru">1968 independence</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a>, Hicks composed music for the <a href="/wiki/National_anthem" title="National anthem">national anthem</a> "<i><a href="/wiki/Nauru_Bwiema" title="Nauru Bwiema">Nauru Bwiema</a></i>", with lyrics by Nauruan writer <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Hendrie" title="Margaret Hendrie">Margaret Hendrie</a>. He was Squadron Leader of the Central Band which performed on 31 January at the independence ceremony in Nauru. (<b><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Henry_Hicks" title="Laurence Henry Hicks">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2 Captain Harry Cobby (centre), Lieutenant Roy King (fourth from right), and other officers of "A" Flight, No. 4 Squadron AFC, with their Sopwith Camels on the Western Front, June 1918 The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was the branch of the Australian Army responsible for operating aircraft during World War I, and the forerunner of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The AFC was established in 1912, though it was not until 1914 that it began flight training. In 1911, at the Imperial Conference held in London, it was decided that aviation should be developed by the national armed forces of the British Empire. Australia became the first member of the Empire to follow this policy. By the end of 1911, the Army was advertising for pilots and mechanics. During 1912, pilots and mechanics were appointed, aircraft were ordered, the site of a flying school was chosen and the first squadron was officially raised. On 7 March 1913, the government officially announced formation of the Central Flying School (CFS) and an "Australian Aviation Corps", although that name was never widely used. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 2 Captain Harry Cobby (centre), Lieutenant Roy King (fourth from right), and other officers of "A" Flight, No. 4 Squadron AFC, with their Sopwith Camels on the Western Front, June 1918 The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was the branch of the Australian Army responsible for operating aircraft during World War I, and the forerunner of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The AFC was established in 1912, though it was not until 1914 that it began flight training. In 1911, at the Imperial Conference held in London, it was decided that aviation should be developed by the national armed forces of the British Empire. Australia became the first member of the Empire to follow this policy. By the end of 1911, the Army was advertising for pilots and mechanics. During 1912, pilots and mechanics were appointed, aircraft were ordered, the site of a flying school was chosen and the first squadron was officially raised. On 7 March 1913, the government officially announced formation of the Central Flying School (CFS) and an "Australian Aviation Corps", although that name was never widely used. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:E02661Cobby1918.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/E02661Cobby1918.jpg/220px-E02661Cobby1918.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/E02661Cobby1918.jpg/330px-E02661Cobby1918.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/E02661Cobby1918.jpg/440px-E02661Cobby1918.jpg 2x" data-file-width="444" data-file-height="299" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Captain <a href="/wiki/Harry_Cobby" title="Harry Cobby">Harry Cobby</a> (centre), Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Elwyn_King" class="mw-redirect" title="Elwyn King">Roy King</a> (fourth from right), and other officers of "A" Flight, No. 4 Squadron AFC, with their Sopwith Camels on the Western Front, June 1918</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Australian_Flying_Corps" title="Australian Flying Corps">Australian Flying Corps</a></b> (<b>AFC</b>) was the branch of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> responsible for operating aircraft during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, and the forerunner of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF). The AFC was established in 1912, though it was not until 1914 that it began flight training.<br /><br />In 1911, at the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Conference" title="Imperial Conference">Imperial Conference</a> held in London, it was decided that aviation should be developed by the national armed forces of the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a>. Australia became the first member of the Empire to follow this policy. By the end of 1911, the Army was advertising for pilots and mechanics. During 1912, pilots and mechanics were appointed, aircraft were ordered, the site of a flying school was chosen and the first squadron was officially raised. On 7 March 1913, the government officially announced formation of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Flying_School_RAAF" title="Central Flying School RAAF">Central Flying School</a> (CFS) and an "Australian Aviation Corps", although that name was never widely used. (<b><a href="/wiki/Australian_Flying_Corps" title="Australian Flying Corps">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3 Official portrait, 2003 Major General Philip Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC (12 December 1937 – 18 December 2020) was a senior Australian Army officer and vice-regal representative. He was the 28th governor of Western Australia from 1993 to 2000, and the 24th governor-general of Australia, serving from 2003 to 2008. From Perth, Western Australia, Jeffery graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and served in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War, being awarded the Military Cross during the latter conflict. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 3 Official portrait, 2003 Major General Philip Michael Jeffery, AC, CVO, MC (12 December 1937 – 18 December 2020) was a senior Australian Army officer and vice-regal representative. He was the 28th governor of Western Australia from 1993 to 2000, and the 24th governor-general of Australia, serving from 2003 to 2008. From Perth, Western Australia, Jeffery graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and served in the Malayan Emergency and the Vietnam War, being awarded the Military Cross during the latter conflict. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeffery_Michael_030238DI-002.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jeffery_Michael_030238DI-002.jpg/220px-Jeffery_Michael_030238DI-002.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jeffery_Michael_030238DI-002.jpg/330px-Jeffery_Michael_030238DI-002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jeffery_Michael_030238DI-002.jpg/440px-Jeffery_Michael_030238DI-002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1399" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Official portrait, 2003</div></div></div></div><br /><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(Australia)" title="Major general (Australia)">Major General</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jeffery" title="Michael Jeffery">Philip Michael Jeffery</a></b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of Australia">AC</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">CVO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span></span> (12 December 1937 – 18 December 2020) was a senior <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> officer and vice-regal representative. He was the 28th <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Western_Australia" title="Governor of Western Australia">governor of Western Australia</a> from 1993 to 2000, and the 24th <a href="/wiki/Governor-general_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor-general of Australia">governor-general of Australia</a>, serving from 2003 to 2008.<br /><br />From <a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a>, Jeffery graduated from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon" title="Royal Military College, Duntroon">Royal Military College, Duntroon</a>, and served in the <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_the_Malayan_Emergency" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Australia during the Malayan Emergency">Malayan Emergency</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia_during_the_Vietnam_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>, being awarded the <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a> during the latter conflict. (<b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jeffery_(Australian_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Jeffery (Australian Army officer)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4 Australian and American troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel Australian and American troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel The Battle of Hamel was a successful attack by Australian Army and US Army infantry, supported by British tanks, against German positions in and around the town of Le Hamel, in northern France, during World War I. The attack was planned and commanded by Lieutenant General John Monash, commander of the Australian Corps, and took place on 4 July 1918. Many of the tactics employed, such as the use of combined arms, illustrated the evolution of military tactics, from the massed attacks mounted earlier in the war. All of the Allies' objectives were achieved within 93 minutes, just three minutes longer than Monash's calculated battle time. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 4 Australian and American troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel Australian and American troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel The Battle of Hamel was a successful attack by Australian Army and US Army infantry, supported by British tanks, against German positions in and around the town of Le Hamel, in northern France, during World War I. The attack was planned and commanded by Lieutenant General John Monash, commander of the Australian Corps, and took place on 4 July 1918. Many of the tactics employed, such as the use of combined arms, illustrated the evolution of military tactics, from the massed attacks mounted earlier in the war. All of the Allies' objectives were achieved within 93 minutes, just three minutes longer than Monash's calculated battle time. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamel_(AWM_E02690).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Australian and American troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel"><img alt="Australian and American troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Hamel_%28AWM_E02690%29.jpg/345px-Hamel_%28AWM_E02690%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="345" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Hamel_%28AWM_E02690%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="351" /></a><figcaption>Australian and American troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel</figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Australian and American troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hamel" title="Battle of Hamel">Battle of Hamel</a></b> was a successful attack by <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/US_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="US Army">US Army</a> infantry, supported by <a href="/wiki/Royal_Tank_Regiment" title="Royal Tank Regiment">British tanks</a>, against <a href="/wiki/German_Army_(German_Empire)" class="mw-redirect" title="German Army (German Empire)">German</a> positions in and around the town of <a href="/wiki/Le_Hamel,_Somme" title="Le Hamel, Somme">Le Hamel</a>, in northern <a href="/wiki/French_Third_Republic" title="French Third Republic">France</a>, during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>. The attack was planned and commanded by <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(Australia)" title="Lieutenant general (Australia)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Monash" title="John Monash">John Monash</a>, commander of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Corps" title="Australian Corps">Australian Corps</a>, and took place on 4 July 1918.<br /><br />Many of the tactics employed, such as the use of <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">combined arms</a>, illustrated the evolution of military tactics, from the <a href="/wiki/Human_wave_attack" title="Human wave attack">massed attacks</a> mounted earlier in the war. All of the Allies' objectives were achieved within 93 minutes, just three minutes longer than Monash's calculated battle time. (<b><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hamel" title="Battle of Hamel">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5 HMAS Balikpapan in 2011 HMAS Balikpapan in 2011 The Balikpapan class is a class of eight heavy landing craft. All eight were built by Walkers Limited for the Australian Army in the early 1970s. A reorganisation of watercraft responsibilities in the Australian military meant the landing craft were operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), with seven commissioned directly into RAN service during 1973 and 1974, and lead ship Balikpapan transferred from the army to the navy. During the leadup to the independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975, two of the vessels (HMPNGS Salamaua and HMPNGS Buna) were transferred to the new Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). During their careers, the Australian vessels have operated in support of Operation Navy Help Darwin in 1974–1975, Operation Bel Isi from 1997 to 2003, INTERFET operations in 1999 and 2000, and RAMSI operations from 2003. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 5 HMAS Balikpapan in 2011 HMAS Balikpapan in 2011 The Balikpapan class is a class of eight heavy landing craft. All eight were built by Walkers Limited for the Australian Army in the early 1970s. A reorganisation of watercraft responsibilities in the Australian military meant the landing craft were operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), with seven commissioned directly into RAN service during 1973 and 1974, and lead ship Balikpapan transferred from the army to the navy. During the leadup to the independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975, two of the vessels (HMPNGS Salamaua and HMPNGS Buna) were transferred to the new Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). During their careers, the Australian vessels have operated in support of Operation Navy Help Darwin in 1974–1975, Operation Bel Isi from 1997 to 2003, INTERFET operations in 1999 and 2000, and RAMSI operations from 2003. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Balikpapan_2011_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="HMAS Balikpapan in 2011"><img alt="HMAS Balikpapan in 2011" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/HMAS_Balikpapan_2011_cropped.jpg/300px-HMAS_Balikpapan_2011_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/HMAS_Balikpapan_2011_cropped.jpg/450px-HMAS_Balikpapan_2011_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/HMAS_Balikpapan_2011_cropped.jpg/600px-HMAS_Balikpapan_2011_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1298" /></a><figcaption>HMAS <i>Balikpapan</i> in 2011</figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">HMAS <i>Balikpapan</i> in 2011</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Balikpapan-class_landing_craft_heavy" title="Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy"><i>Balikpapan</i> class</a></b> is a class of eight heavy <a href="/wiki/Landing_craft" title="Landing craft">landing craft</a>. All eight were built by <a href="/wiki/Walkers_Limited" title="Walkers Limited">Walkers Limited</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> in the early 1970s. A reorganisation of watercraft responsibilities in the Australian military meant the landing craft were operated by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> (RAN), with seven commissioned directly into RAN service during 1973 and 1974, and lead ship <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Balikpapan" title="HMAS Balikpapan"><i>Balikpapan</i></a> transferred from the army to the navy. During the leadup to the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Papua_New_Guinea#Independence" title="History of Papua New Guinea">independence of Papua New Guinea</a> in 1975, two of the vessels (<a href="/wiki/HMPNGS_Salamaua" title="HMPNGS Salamaua">HMPNGS <i>Salamaua</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMPNGS_Buna" title="HMPNGS Buna">HMPNGS <i>Buna</i></a>) were transferred to the new <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force">Papua New Guinea Defence Force</a> (PNGDF).<br /><br />During their careers, the Australian vessels have operated in support of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Navy_Help_Darwin" title="Operation Navy Help Darwin">Operation Navy Help Darwin</a> in 1974–1975, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Bel_Isi" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Bel Isi">Operation Bel Isi</a> from 1997 to 2003, <a href="/wiki/INTERFET" class="mw-redirect" title="INTERFET">INTERFET</a> operations in 1999 and 2000, and <a href="/wiki/RAMSI" class="mw-redirect" title="RAMSI">RAMSI</a> operations from 2003. (<b><a href="/wiki/Balikpapan-class_landing_craft_heavy" title="Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6 Major General Joseph M Gordon Major General Joseph Maria Gordon CB (19 March 1856 – 6 September 1929) was a senior officer in the British Army, later holding the position of Commandant of the South Australian Military Forces and serving in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Gordon subsequently held the position of Chief of the General Staff in the Australian Army before commanding a number of reserve formations during the First World War. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, he was the son of Carlos Pedro Gordon, of Scottish descent, and Elena Maria Prendergast, of Irish descent. He died in 1929. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 6 Major General Joseph M Gordon Major General Joseph Maria Gordon CB (19 March 1856 – 6 September 1929) was a senior officer in the British Army, later holding the position of Commandant of the South Australian Military Forces and serving in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Gordon subsequently held the position of Chief of the General Staff in the Australian Army before commanding a number of reserve formations during the First World War. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, he was the son of Carlos Pedro Gordon, of Scottish descent, and Elena Maria Prendergast, of Irish descent. He died in 1929. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Joseph_M_Gordon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/General_Joseph_M_Gordon.jpg/220px-General_Joseph_M_Gordon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/General_Joseph_M_Gordon.jpg/330px-General_Joseph_M_Gordon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/General_Joseph_M_Gordon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="540" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Major General Joseph M Gordon</div></div></div></div><br /><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(Australia)" title="Major general (Australia)">Major General</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Maria_Gordon" title="Joseph Maria Gordon">Joseph Maria Gordon</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a> (19 March 1856 – 6 September 1929) was a senior officer in the <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>, later holding the position of Commandant of the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_forces_of_Australia" title="Colonial forces of Australia">South Australian Military Forces</a> and serving in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a> in South Africa. Gordon subsequently held the position of <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Army_(Australia)" title="Chief of Army (Australia)">Chief of the General Staff</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> before commanding a number of reserve formations during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>. Born in <a href="/wiki/Jerez_de_la_Frontera" title="Jerez de la Frontera">Jerez de la Frontera</a>, Spain, he was the son of Carlos Pedro Gordon, of Scottish descent, and Elena Maria Prendergast, of Irish descent. He died in 1929. (<b><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Maria_Gordon" title="Joseph Maria Gordon">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7 Major General Elizabeth Cosson, AM, CSC (born 1958) served as Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs from 2018-2023. Cosson "vowed" to resign as Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, on 19 July 2020, if she cannot improve the department’s relationship with veterans stating in a media interview on 19 July 2019 that "if I’m still part of the problem in 12 months I will hand over [the job]." Between 1979 and 2010, Cosson served 31 years in the Australian Army as an officer, commencing with officer training in the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) on 22 February 1979 (when she was 20 years old) at Georges Heights (WRAAC OCS 28/79 – the first WRAAC Officer course to have a similar syllabus and training duration during as the male officer cadets had, and coming only a year after servicewomen first received the right to equal pay). In 1983 she was transferred to the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, as the WRAACs disbanded. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 7 Major General Elizabeth Cosson, AM, CSC (born 1958) served as Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs from 2018-2023. Cosson "vowed" to resign as Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, on 19 July 2020, if she cannot improve the department’s relationship with veterans stating in a media interview on 19 July 2019 that "if I’m still part of the problem in 12 months I will hand over [the job]." Between 1979 and 2010, Cosson served 31 years in the Australian Army as an officer, commencing with officer training in the Women's Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) on 22 February 1979 (when she was 20 years old) at Georges Heights (WRAAC OCS 28/79 – the first WRAAC Officer course to have a similar syllabus and training duration during as the male officer cadets had, and coming only a year after servicewomen first received the right to equal pay). In 1983 she was transferred to the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, as the WRAACs disbanded. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(Australia)" title="Major general (Australia)">Major General</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Cosson" title="Elizabeth Cosson">Elizabeth Cosson</a></b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Order of Australia">AM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100;"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Service_Cross_(Australia)" title="Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)">CSC</a></span></span> (born 1958) served as <a href="/wiki/Departmental_secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Departmental secretary">Secretary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Veterans%E2%80%99_Affairs_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Veterans’ Affairs (Australia)">Department of Veterans' Affairs</a> from 2018-2023. Cosson "vowed" to resign as Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, on 19 July 2020, if she cannot improve the department’s relationship with veterans stating in a media interview on 19 July 2019 that "if I’m still part of the problem in 12 months I will hand over [the job]."<br /><br />Between 1979 and 2010, Cosson served 31 years in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">officer</a>, commencing with officer training in the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Royal_Australian_Army_Corps" title="Women's Royal Australian Army Corps">Women's Royal Australian Army Corps</a> (WRAAC) on 22 February 1979 (when she was 20 years old) at Georges Heights (WRAAC OCS 28/79 – the first WRAAC Officer course to have a similar syllabus and training duration during as the male officer cadets had, and coming only a year after servicewomen first received the right to equal pay). In 1983 she was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Army_Ordnance_Corps" title="Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps">Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps</a>, as the WRAACs disbanded. (<b><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Cosson" title="Elizabeth Cosson">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8 HMAS Yarra in 2013 The Huon-class minehunter coastal (MHC) ships are a group of minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Following problems with the Bay-class minehunters, a request for tender was issued in 1993 for a class of six coastal minehunters under the project designation SEA 1555. The tender was awarded in 1994 to the partnership of Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and Intermarine SpA, which was offering a variant of the Italian Gaeta-class minehunter. Five of the six ships were constructed completely in Newcastle, New South Wales, while the hull of the first ship was built in Italy, then transported to Australia for fitting out. Construction ran from 1994 to 2003, with lead ship HMAS Huon entering service in 1999. All six vessels are based at HMAS Waterhen, in Sydney. In 2006, following a capability review three years prior, one minehunter was placed in reserve, while another was marked for transfer to reserve status; this instruction was reversed prior to 2008, and the two vessels were tasked with supporting border protection operations. Two of the minehunters were decommissioned in 2018. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 8 HMAS Yarra in 2013 The Huon-class minehunter coastal (MHC) ships are a group of minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Following problems with the Bay-class minehunters, a request for tender was issued in 1993 for a class of six coastal minehunters under the project designation SEA 1555. The tender was awarded in 1994 to the partnership of Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and Intermarine SpA, which was offering a variant of the Italian Gaeta-class minehunter. Five of the six ships were constructed completely in Newcastle, New South Wales, while the hull of the first ship was built in Italy, then transported to Australia for fitting out. Construction ran from 1994 to 2003, with lead ship HMAS Huon entering service in 1999. All six vessels are based at HMAS Waterhen, in Sydney. In 2006, following a capability review three years prior, one minehunter was placed in reserve, while another was marked for transfer to reserve status; this instruction was reversed prior to 2008, and the two vessels were tasked with supporting border protection operations. Two of the minehunters were decommissioned in 2018. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:RAN-IFR_2013_D3_81.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/RAN-IFR_2013_D3_81.JPG/220px-RAN-IFR_2013_D3_81.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/RAN-IFR_2013_D3_81.JPG/330px-RAN-IFR_2013_D3_81.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/RAN-IFR_2013_D3_81.JPG/440px-RAN-IFR_2013_D3_81.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">HMAS <i>Yarra</i> in 2013</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Huon-class_minehunter" title="Huon-class minehunter"><i>Huon</i>-class minehunter coastal (MHC)</a></b> ships are a group of <a href="/wiki/Minehunter" title="Minehunter">minehunters</a> built for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a> (RAN). Following problems with the <a href="/wiki/Bay-class_minehunter" title="Bay-class minehunter">Bay-class</a> minehunters, a <a href="/wiki/Request_for_tender" class="mw-redirect" title="Request for tender">request for tender</a> was issued in 1993 for a class of six coastal minehunters under the project designation <b>SEA 1555</b>. The tender was awarded in 1994 to the partnership of <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Industries" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Defence Industries">Australian Defence Industries</a> (ADI) and <a href="/wiki/Intermarine_SpA" class="mw-redirect" title="Intermarine SpA">Intermarine SpA</a>, which was offering a variant of the Italian <a href="/wiki/Gaeta-class_minehunter" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaeta-class minehunter"><i>Gaeta</i>-class</a> minehunter.<br /><br />Five of the six ships were constructed completely in <a href="/wiki/Newcastle,_New_South_Wales" title="Newcastle, New South Wales">Newcastle, New South Wales</a>, while the hull of the first ship was built in Italy, then transported to Australia for fitting out. Construction ran from 1994 to 2003, with lead ship <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Huon_(M_82)" title="HMAS Huon (M 82)">HMAS <i>Huon</i></a> entering service in 1999. All six vessels are based at <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Waterhen_(naval_base)" title="HMAS Waterhen (naval base)">HMAS <i>Waterhen</i></a>, in Sydney. In 2006, following a capability review three years prior, one minehunter was placed in reserve, while another was marked for transfer to reserve status; this instruction was reversed prior to 2008, and the two vessels were tasked with supporting border protection operations. Two of the minehunters were decommissioned in 2018. (<b><a href="/wiki/Huon-class_minehunter" title="Huon-class minehunter">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9 Members of the 9th Division parade at Gaza Airport in late 1942 The 9th Division was a division of the Australian Army that served during World War II. It was the fourth division raised for the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF). The distinctions of the division include it being: in front line combat longer, cumulatively, than any other Australian division; one of the Australian military's most decorated formations; the only 2nd AIF division formed in the United Kingdom, from infantry brigades and support units formed in Australia; praised by both Allied and Axis generals, including Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel, as well as non-Australian military historians, and; like the 6th and 7th Divisions, being one of only a few Allied army units to serve in both the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres. During 1940, the component units of the 9th Division were sent to the UK to defend it against a possible German invasion. After serving during 1941–1942 in the North African campaign, at the Siege of Tobruk and both the First and Second Battles of El Alamein, the 9th Division returned to Australia. In 1943–1944, it served in the New Guinea campaign and, during 1945, in the Borneo campaign. It was disbanded, following the end of the war, in early 1946. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 9 Members of the 9th Division parade at Gaza Airport in late 1942 The 9th Division was a division of the Australian Army that served during World War II. It was the fourth division raised for the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF). The distinctions of the division include it being: in front line combat longer, cumulatively, than any other Australian division; one of the Australian military's most decorated formations; the only 2nd AIF division formed in the United Kingdom, from infantry brigades and support units formed in Australia; praised by both Allied and Axis generals, including Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel, as well as non-Australian military historians, and; like the 6th and 7th Divisions, being one of only a few Allied army units to serve in both the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres. During 1940, the component units of the 9th Division were sent to the UK to defend it against a possible German invasion. After serving during 1941–1942 in the North African campaign, at the Siege of Tobruk and both the First and Second Battles of El Alamein, the 9th Division returned to Australia. In 1943–1944, it served in the New Guinea campaign and, during 1945, in the Borneo campaign. It was disbanded, following the end of the war, in early 1946. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_9th_Div_at_Gaza_in_1942_(AWM_050124).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Australian_9th_Div_at_Gaza_in_1942_%28AWM_050124%29.jpg/220px-Australian_9th_Div_at_Gaza_in_1942_%28AWM_050124%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Australian_9th_Div_at_Gaza_in_1942_%28AWM_050124%29.jpg/330px-Australian_9th_Div_at_Gaza_in_1942_%28AWM_050124%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Australian_9th_Div_at_Gaza_in_1942_%28AWM_050124%29.jpg/440px-Australian_9th_Div_at_Gaza_in_1942_%28AWM_050124%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="477" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Members of the 9th Division parade at <a href="/wiki/Gaza_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaza Airport">Gaza Airport</a> in late 1942</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/9th_Division_(Australia)" title="9th Division (Australia)">9th Division</a></b> was a <a href="/wiki/Division_(military_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Division (military unit)">division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> that served during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. It was the fourth division raised for the <a href="/wiki/Second_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="Second Australian Imperial Force">Second Australian Imperial Force</a> (2nd AIF). The distinctions of the division include it being:<ul><li> in front line combat longer, cumulatively, than any other Australian division;</li><li> one of the <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Australia" title="Military history of Australia">Australian military</a>'s most <a href="/wiki/Medal" title="Medal">decorated</a> formations;</li><li> the only 2nd AIF division formed in the United Kingdom, from infantry brigades and support units formed in Australia;</li><li> <a href="#Quotes">praised by both Allied and Axis generals</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Montgomery" title="Bernard Montgomery">Bernard Montgomery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Erwin_Rommel" title="Erwin Rommel">Erwin Rommel</a>, as well as non-Australian military historians, and;</li><li> like the <a href="/wiki/6th_Division_(Australia)" title="6th Division (Australia)">6th</a> and <a href="/wiki/7th_Division_(Australia)" title="7th Division (Australia)">7th Divisions</a>, being one of only a few <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied</a> army units to serve in both the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II" title="Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II">Mediterranean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pacific_War" title="Pacific War">Pacific</a> theatres.</li></ul><br /><br />During 1940, the component units of the 9th Division were sent to the UK to defend it against a <a href="/wiki/Operation_Sealion" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Sealion">possible German invasion</a>. After serving during 1941–1942 in the <a href="/wiki/North_African_campaign" title="North African campaign">North African campaign</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Tobruk" title="Siege of Tobruk">Siege of Tobruk</a> and both the <a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_El_Alamein" title="First Battle of El Alamein">First</a> and <a href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein" title="Second Battle of El Alamein">Second Battles of El Alamein</a>, the 9th Division returned to Australia. In 1943–1944, it served in the <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea_campaign" title="New Guinea campaign">New Guinea campaign</a> and, during 1945, in the <a href="/wiki/Borneo_campaign" title="Borneo campaign">Borneo campaign</a>. It was disbanded, following the end of the war, in early 1946. (<b><a href="/wiki/9th_Division_(Australia)" title="9th Division (Australia)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10 Air Vice Marshal Julie Hammer, AM, CSC, FTSE, FRAeS (born 17 February 1955) is an Australian engineer and a retired senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). She was the first woman to be promoted to one-star rank, and also the first woman to be promoted to two-star rank, in the Australian Defence Force. She was also the first woman to command an operational unit in the RAAF. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 10 Air Vice Marshal Julie Hammer, AM, CSC, FTSE, FRAeS (born 17 February 1955) is an Australian engineer and a retired senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). She was the first woman to be promoted to one-star rank, and also the first woman to be promoted to two-star rank, in the Australian Defence Force. She was also the first woman to command an operational unit in the RAAF. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Air_vice_marshal_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air vice marshal (Australia)">Air Vice Marshal</a> <b><a href="/wiki/Julie_Hammer" title="Julie Hammer">Julie Hammer</a></b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Order of Australia">AM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Service_Cross_(Australia)" title="Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)">CSC</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Australian_Academy_of_Technological_Sciences_and_Engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering">FTSE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Aeronautical_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society">FRAeS</a></span></span> (born 17 February 1955) is an Australian engineer and a retired senior officer in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF). She was the first woman to be promoted to <a href="/wiki/1_star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="1 star rank">one-star rank</a>, and also the first woman to be promoted to <a href="/wiki/Two-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-star rank">two-star rank</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force" title="Australian Defence Force">Australian Defence Force</a>. She was also the first woman to command an operational unit in the RAAF. 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margin:-4em auto;"><div class="nomobile"></div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow switcher-container"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 1 Soldiers from the 6th Brigade, of which the 23rd Battalion was a part, at Warloy, August 1916 The 23rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was raised in 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I and formed part of the 6th Brigade, attached to the 2nd Division. After being formed in Australia, the battalion was sent to Egypt to complete its training, before being committed to the Gallipoli Campaign as reinforcements in September 1915. They remained on the peninsula until the evacuation of Allied troops in December, when they were withdrawn back to Egypt where they were reorganised before being transferred to the Western Front in March 1916. Over the course of the next two-and-a-half years, the 23rd took part in a number of significant battles in France and Belgium, before being disbanded in mid-1919 following the conclusion of hostilities. In 1921, the battalion was re-raised as a part-time unit within the Citizens Forces in the state of Victoria, but was amalgamated with the 21st Battalion in 1929 to form the 23rd/21st Battalion. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 1 Soldiers from the 6th Brigade, of which the 23rd Battalion was a part, at Warloy, August 1916 The 23rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was raised in 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force for service during World War I and formed part of the 6th Brigade, attached to the 2nd Division. After being formed in Australia, the battalion was sent to Egypt to complete its training, before being committed to the Gallipoli Campaign as reinforcements in September 1915. They remained on the peninsula until the evacuation of Allied troops in December, when they were withdrawn back to Egypt where they were reorganised before being transferred to the Western Front in March 1916. Over the course of the next two-and-a-half years, the 23rd took part in a number of significant battles in France and Belgium, before being disbanded in mid-1919 following the conclusion of hostilities. In 1921, the battalion was re-raised as a part-time unit within the Citizens Forces in the state of Victoria, but was amalgamated with the 21st Battalion in 1929 to form the 23rd/21st Battalion. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_6th_Brigade_marching_Somme_(AWM_EZ0092).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Australian_6th_Brigade_marching_Somme_%28AWM_EZ0092%29.jpg/220px-Australian_6th_Brigade_marching_Somme_%28AWM_EZ0092%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Australian_6th_Brigade_marching_Somme_%28AWM_EZ0092%29.jpg/330px-Australian_6th_Brigade_marching_Somme_%28AWM_EZ0092%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Australian_6th_Brigade_marching_Somme_%28AWM_EZ0092%29.jpg/440px-Australian_6th_Brigade_marching_Somme_%28AWM_EZ0092%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1146" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Soldiers from the 6th Brigade, of which the 23rd Battalion was a part, at Warloy, August 1916</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/23rd_Battalion_(Australia)" title="23rd Battalion (Australia)">23rd Battalion</a></b> was an <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a>. It was raised in 1915 as part of the <a href="/wiki/First_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="First Australian Imperial Force">Australian Imperial Force</a> for service during World War I and formed part of the <a href="/wiki/6th_Brigade_(Australia)" title="6th Brigade (Australia)">6th Brigade</a>, attached to the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Division_(Australia)" title="2nd Division (Australia)">2nd Division</a>. After being formed in Australia, the battalion was sent to Egypt to complete its training, before being committed to the <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Gallipoli Campaign">Gallipoli Campaign</a> as reinforcements in September 1915. They remained on the peninsula until the evacuation of Allied troops in December, when they were withdrawn back to Egypt where they were reorganised before being transferred to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> in March 1916. Over the course of the next two-and-a-half years, the 23rd took part in a number of significant battles in France and Belgium, before being disbanded in mid-1919 following the conclusion of hostilities. In 1921, the battalion was re-raised as a part-time unit within the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Reserve" title="Australian Army Reserve">Citizens Forces</a> in the state of <a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria, Australia">Victoria</a>, but was amalgamated with the <a href="/wiki/21st_Battalion_(Australia)" title="21st Battalion (Australia)">21st Battalion</a> in 1929 to form the <a href="/wiki/23rd/21st_Battalion_(Australia)" title="23rd/21st Battalion (Australia)">23rd/21st Battalion</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/23rd_Battalion_(Australia)" title="23rd Battalion (Australia)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2 Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes in 1953 Sir Wilfrid Selwyn "Bill" Kent Hughes (12 June 1895 – 31 July 1970) was an Australian army officer and politician who had a long career in both state and federal politics, most notably as a minister in the Menzies government. He also had a longstanding involvement with the Olympic movement, as both an athlete and organiser. Kent Hughes was born in Melbourne to an upper middle-class family. He won a Rhodes Scholarship in 1914, but postponed his studies to join the Australian Imperial Force. He entered Christ Church, Oxford, in 1919, and combined his studies with his sporting career, representing Australia in hurdling at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Kent Hughes returned home in 1923 and began working at his father's publishing company. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1927, representing the Nationalist Party. He joined the new United Australia Party in 1931, and the following year was made a minister in the government of Stanley Argyle. He served as the party's deputy leader from 1935 to 1939. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 2 Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes in 1953 Sir Wilfrid Selwyn "Bill" Kent Hughes (12 June 1895 – 31 July 1970) was an Australian army officer and politician who had a long career in both state and federal politics, most notably as a minister in the Menzies government. He also had a longstanding involvement with the Olympic movement, as both an athlete and organiser. Kent Hughes was born in Melbourne to an upper middle-class family. He won a Rhodes Scholarship in 1914, but postponed his studies to join the Australian Imperial Force. He entered Christ Church, Oxford, in 1919, and combined his studies with his sporting career, representing Australia in hurdling at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Kent Hughes returned home in 1923 and began working at his father's publishing company. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1927, representing the Nationalist Party. He joined the new United Australia Party in 1931, and the following year was made a minister in the government of Stanley Argyle. He served as the party's deputy leader from 1935 to 1939. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kenthughes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kenthughes.jpg/220px-Kenthughes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="306" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kenthughes.jpg/330px-Kenthughes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Kenthughes.jpg/440px-Kenthughes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="552" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes in 1953</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Wilfrid_Kent_Hughes" title="Wilfrid Kent Hughes">Sir Wilfrid Selwyn</a></b> "<b>Bill</b>" <b>Kent Hughes</b> (12 June 1895 – 31 July 1970) was an Australian army officer and politician who had a long career in both state and federal politics, most notably as a minister in the <a href="/wiki/Menzies_government_(1949%E2%80%931966)" title="Menzies government (1949–1966)">Menzies government</a>. He also had a longstanding involvement with the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic movement">Olympic movement</a>, as both an athlete and organiser.<br /><br />Kent Hughes was born in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> to an <a href="/wiki/Upper_middle-class" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper middle-class">upper middle-class</a> family. He won a <a href="/wiki/Rhodes_Scholar" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhodes Scholar">Rhodes Scholarship</a> in 1914, but postponed his studies to join the <a href="/wiki/First_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="First Australian Imperial Force">Australian Imperial Force</a>. He entered <a href="/wiki/Christ_Church,_Oxford" title="Christ Church, Oxford">Christ Church, Oxford</a>, in 1919, and combined his studies with his sporting career, representing Australia in <a href="/wiki/Hurdling" title="Hurdling">hurdling</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics" title="1920 Summer Olympics">1920 Summer Olympics</a>. Kent Hughes returned home in 1923 and began working at his father's publishing company. He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Legislative_Assembly" title="Victorian Legislative Assembly">Victorian Legislative Assembly</a> in 1927, representing the <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Nationalist Party of Australia">Nationalist Party</a>. He joined the new <a href="/wiki/United_Australia_Party" title="United Australia Party">United Australia Party</a> in 1931, and the following year was made a minister in the government of <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Argyle" title="Stanley Argyle">Stanley Argyle</a>. He served as the party's deputy leader from 1935 to 1939. (<b><a href="/wiki/Wilfrid_Kent_Hughes" title="Wilfrid Kent Hughes">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3 Men from the 31st/51st Battalion about to go out on patrol around Porton Plantation, 9 June 1945 The 31st/51st Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II. Raised for service as part of the Militia in 1943 through the amalgamation of two previously existing battalions, the 31st/51st Battalion undertook garrison duties in Dutch New Guinea in 1943–44 before taking part in the Bougainville Campaign in 1944–45. Following the end of the war, the battalion served in the Pacific overseeing the transfer of Japanese prisoners of war and re-establishing law and order until mid-1946 when it returned to Australia and was disbanded. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 3 Men from the 31st/51st Battalion about to go out on patrol around Porton Plantation, 9 June 1945 The 31st/51st Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army, which served during World War II. Raised for service as part of the Militia in 1943 through the amalgamation of two previously existing battalions, the 31st/51st Battalion undertook garrison duties in Dutch New Guinea in 1943–44 before taking part in the Bougainville Campaign in 1944–45. Following the end of the war, the battalion served in the Pacific overseeing the transfer of Japanese prisoners of war and re-establishing law and order until mid-1946 when it returned to Australia and was disbanded. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:31st_51st_Bn_patrol_at_Porton_Plantation_June_1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/31st_51st_Bn_patrol_at_Porton_Plantation_June_1945.jpg/220px-31st_51st_Bn_patrol_at_Porton_Plantation_June_1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/31st_51st_Bn_patrol_at_Porton_Plantation_June_1945.jpg/330px-31st_51st_Bn_patrol_at_Porton_Plantation_June_1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/31st_51st_Bn_patrol_at_Porton_Plantation_June_1945.jpg/440px-31st_51st_Bn_patrol_at_Porton_Plantation_June_1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="333" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Men from the 31st/51st Battalion about to go out on patrol around Porton Plantation, 9 June 1945</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/31st/51st_Battalion_(Australia)" title="31st/51st Battalion (Australia)">31st/51st Battalion</a></b> was an <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a>, which served during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Raised for service as part of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Reserve" title="Australian Army Reserve">Militia</a> in 1943 through the amalgamation of two previously existing battalions, the 31st/51st Battalion undertook garrison duties in <a href="/wiki/Dutch_New_Guinea" title="Dutch New Guinea">Dutch New Guinea</a> in 1943–44 before taking part in the <a href="/wiki/Bougainville_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Bougainville Campaign">Bougainville Campaign</a> in 1944–45. Following the end of the war, the battalion served in the Pacific overseeing the transfer of Japanese prisoners of war and re-establishing law and order until mid-1946 when it returned to Australia and was disbanded. (<b><a href="/wiki/31st/51st_Battalion_(Australia)" title="31st/51st Battalion (Australia)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4 The 12th Light Horse Regiment was a mounted unit of the Australian Army. It was raised in New South Wales in 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) for service during the First World War. After fighting at Gallipoli as reinforcements, the regiment served in the Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire, seeing action in several notable battles including Beersheba, the capture of Jerusalem, Megiddo and the capture of Damascus. In the aftermath of the war, the regiment was used to suppress the 1919 Egyptian Uprising, before being disbanded in late 1919. In 1921, as part of a re-organisation of Australia's military following the disbandment of the AIF, the regiment was re-raised as a part-time unit of the Citizens Force based in New South Wales. It remained in existence throughout the inter-war years until it was amalgamated with the 24th Light Horse Regiment in 1936 as a result of manpower shortages. The 12th Light Horse Regiment was re-formed in 1938 and undertook garrison duties in Australia during the Second World War, having been converted first to a motor regiment and then to an armoured car regiment. It was disbanded in 1943 without having seen action and was never re-raised. Its honours and traditions are perpetuated in the 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 4 The 12th Light Horse Regiment was a mounted unit of the Australian Army. It was raised in New South Wales in 1915 as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) for service during the First World War. After fighting at Gallipoli as reinforcements, the regiment served in the Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire, seeing action in several notable battles including Beersheba, the capture of Jerusalem, Megiddo and the capture of Damascus. In the aftermath of the war, the regiment was used to suppress the 1919 Egyptian Uprising, before being disbanded in late 1919. In 1921, as part of a re-organisation of Australia's military following the disbandment of the AIF, the regiment was re-raised as a part-time unit of the Citizens Force based in New South Wales. It remained in existence throughout the inter-war years until it was amalgamated with the 24th Light Horse Regiment in 1936 as a result of manpower shortages. The 12th Light Horse Regiment was re-formed in 1938 and undertook garrison duties in Australia during the Second World War, having been converted first to a motor regiment and then to an armoured car regiment. It was disbanded in 1943 without having seen action and was never re-raised. Its honours and traditions are perpetuated in the 12th/16th Hunter River Lancers. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_v2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A two-toned symbolic rectangular image" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_v2.png/100px-12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_v2.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="57" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_v2.png/150px-12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_v2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_v2.png/200px-12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_v2.png 2x" data-file-width="236" data-file-height="134" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_(Australia)" title="12th Light Horse Regiment (Australia)">12th Light Horse Regiment</a></b> was a mounted unit of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a>. It was raised in <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> in 1915 as part of the <a href="/wiki/First_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="First Australian Imperial Force">Australian Imperial Force</a> (AIF) for service during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>. After fighting at <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli_campaign" title="Gallipoli campaign">Gallipoli</a> as reinforcements, the regiment served in the <a href="/wiki/Sinai_and_Palestine_campaign" title="Sinai and Palestine campaign">Sinai and Palestine campaign</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>, seeing action in several notable battles including <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Beersheba_(1917)" title="Battle of Beersheba (1917)">Beersheba</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Jerusalem_(1917)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Jerusalem (1917)">capture of Jerusalem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Megiddo_(1918)" title="Battle of Megiddo (1918)">Megiddo</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Capture_of_Damascus_(1918)" title="Capture of Damascus (1918)">capture of Damascus</a>. In the aftermath of the war, the regiment was used to suppress the <a href="/wiki/Egyptian_Revolution_of_1919" class="mw-redirect" title="Egyptian Revolution of 1919">1919 Egyptian Uprising</a>, before being disbanded in late 1919.<br /><br />In 1921, as part of a re-organisation of Australia's military following the disbandment of the AIF, the regiment was re-raised as a part-time unit of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Reserve" title="Australian Army Reserve">Citizens Force</a> based in New South Wales. It remained in existence throughout the inter-war years until it was amalgamated with the 24th Light Horse Regiment in 1936 as a result of manpower shortages. The 12th Light Horse Regiment was re-formed in 1938 and undertook garrison duties in Australia during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, having been converted first to a motor regiment and then to an armoured car regiment. It was disbanded in 1943 without having seen action and was never re-raised. Its honours and traditions are perpetuated in the <a href="/wiki/12th/16th_Hunter_River_Lancers" title="12th/16th Hunter River Lancers">12th/16th Hunter River Lancers</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_(Australia)" title="12th Light Horse Regiment (Australia)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5 HQ 2nd Armoured Brigade Colour Patch The 2nd Armoured Brigade was a formation of the Australian Army during World War II. The brigade was formed in July 1941, at Puckapunyal, Victoria, from Second Australian Imperial Force volunteers. It was assigned to the 1st Armoured Division in July 1941, with the intention of deploying it to the Middle East. However, it was reassigned to home defence following Japan's entry into the war, and was then transferred to the 3rd Armoured Division in October 1942. The brigade remained in Australia, undertaking defensive duties in Victoria and Queensland before being disbanded in January 1944. While it did not see any active service as a formation, some of its constituent units eventually took part in the campaigns on Tarakan, Labuan, Bougainville and around Aitape–Wewak in 1944–1945 after transferring to other brigades. It was re-raised in the postwar period, serving as a part-time Citizens Military Force formation between 1948 and 1957. During this period, the 2nd Armoured Brigade was based in Victoria and formed part of Southern Command. Its headquarters was broken up when the Australian Army determined that there was no need for large scale armoured formations as the focus shifted to jungle operations and close infantry-armoured cooperation. Its constituent units were subsequently dispersed to other formations. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 5 HQ 2nd Armoured Brigade Colour Patch The 2nd Armoured Brigade was a formation of the Australian Army during World War II. The brigade was formed in July 1941, at Puckapunyal, Victoria, from Second Australian Imperial Force volunteers. It was assigned to the 1st Armoured Division in July 1941, with the intention of deploying it to the Middle East. However, it was reassigned to home defence following Japan's entry into the war, and was then transferred to the 3rd Armoured Division in October 1942. The brigade remained in Australia, undertaking defensive duties in Victoria and Queensland before being disbanded in January 1944. While it did not see any active service as a formation, some of its constituent units eventually took part in the campaigns on Tarakan, Labuan, Bougainville and around Aitape–Wewak in 1944–1945 after transferring to other brigades. It was re-raised in the postwar period, serving as a part-time Citizens Military Force formation between 1948 and 1957. During this period, the 2nd Armoured Brigade was based in Victoria and formed part of Southern Command. Its headquarters was broken up when the Australian Army determined that there was no need for large scale armoured formations as the focus shifted to jungle operations and close infantry-armoured cooperation. Its constituent units were subsequently dispersed to other formations. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:HQ2ArmdBde.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/HQ2ArmdBde.gif" decoding="async" width="150" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="120" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">HQ 2nd Armoured Brigade Colour Patch</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/2nd_Armoured_Brigade_(Australia)" title="2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia)">2nd Armoured Brigade</a></b> was a formation of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. The brigade was formed in July 1941, at <a href="/wiki/Puckapunyal" title="Puckapunyal">Puckapunyal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Second_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="Second Australian Imperial Force">Second Australian Imperial Force</a> volunteers. It was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/1st_Armoured_Division_(Australia)" title="1st Armoured Division (Australia)">1st Armoured Division</a> in July 1941, with the intention of deploying it to the <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>. However, it was reassigned to home defence following <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japan</a>'s entry into the war, and was then transferred to the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Armoured_Division_(Australia)" title="3rd Armoured Division (Australia)">3rd Armoured Division</a> in October 1942. The brigade remained in Australia, undertaking defensive duties in Victoria and <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a> before being disbanded in January 1944. While it did not see any active service as a formation, some of its constituent units eventually took part in the campaigns on <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tarakan_(1945)" title="Battle of Tarakan (1945)">Tarakan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Labuan" title="Battle of Labuan">Labuan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bougainville_campaign" title="Bougainville campaign">Bougainville</a> and around <a href="/wiki/Aitape%E2%80%93Wewak_campaign" title="Aitape–Wewak campaign">Aitape–Wewak</a> in 1944–1945 after transferring to other brigades.<br /><br />It was re-raised in the postwar period, serving as a part-time <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Military_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizens Military Force">Citizens Military Force</a> formation between 1948 and 1957. During this period, the 2nd Armoured Brigade was based in Victoria and formed part of <a href="/wiki/3rd_Military_District_(Australia)" title="3rd Military District (Australia)">Southern Command</a>. Its headquarters was broken up when the Australian Army determined that there was no need for large scale armoured formations as the focus shifted to jungle operations and close infantry-armoured cooperation. Its constituent units were subsequently dispersed to other formations. (<b><a href="/wiki/2nd_Armoured_Brigade_(Australia)" title="2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6 Richard Minifie, c. 1916–1919 Richard Pearman Minifie, DSC & Two Bars (2 February 1898 – 31 March 1969) was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Victoria, he attended Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. Travelling to the United Kingdom, he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in June 1916. Accepted for flight training, he completed his instruction in December and joined No. 1 (Naval) Squadron RNAS on the Western Front in January 1917, flying Sopwith Triplanes. He went on to score seventeen aerial victories on this type of machine throughout the year, becoming both the youngest Australian flying ace of the First World War and No. 1 (Naval) Squadron's highest-scoring ace on the Triplane. The unit re-equipped with the Sopwith Camel late in 1917, with Minifie going on to achieve a further four victories on the aircraft, raising his final tally to a score of twenty-one aircraft shot down. Minifie crash-landed in German-held territory in March 1918, and spent the remainder of the war in prisoner-of-war camps in Germany. He was released at the end of the war, and was demobilised as a captain in September 1919. Returning to Australia, he joined the staff of his father's flour milling business, James Minifie & Co. Pty Ltd. He served as a squadron leader in the Air Training Corps of the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. Minifie returned to the flour milling industry after the war, becoming managing director of James Minifie & Co. Pty Ltd in 1949. He died in 1969 at the age of seventy-one. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 6 Richard Minifie, c. 1916–1919 Richard Pearman Minifie, DSC & Two Bars (2 February 1898 – 31 March 1969) was an Australian fighter pilot and flying ace of the First World War. Born in Victoria, he attended Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. Travelling to the United Kingdom, he enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in June 1916. Accepted for flight training, he completed his instruction in December and joined No. 1 (Naval) Squadron RNAS on the Western Front in January 1917, flying Sopwith Triplanes. He went on to score seventeen aerial victories on this type of machine throughout the year, becoming both the youngest Australian flying ace of the First World War and No. 1 (Naval) Squadron's highest-scoring ace on the Triplane. The unit re-equipped with the Sopwith Camel late in 1917, with Minifie going on to achieve a further four victories on the aircraft, raising his final tally to a score of twenty-one aircraft shot down. Minifie crash-landed in German-held territory in March 1918, and spent the remainder of the war in prisoner-of-war camps in Germany. He was released at the end of the war, and was demobilised as a captain in September 1919. Returning to Australia, he joined the staff of his father's flour milling business, James Minifie & Co. Pty Ltd. He served as a squadron leader in the Air Training Corps of the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War. Minifie returned to the flour milling industry after the war, becoming managing director of James Minifie & Co. Pty Ltd in 1949. He died in 1969 at the age of seventy-one. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Minifie.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Richard_Minifie.JPG" decoding="async" width="125" height="197" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="197" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Richard Minifie, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1916–1919</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Minifie" title="Richard Minifie">Richard Pearman Minifie</a></b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">DSC</a> & <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">Two Bars</a></span></span> (2 February 1898 – 31 March 1969) was an Australian <a href="/wiki/Fighter_pilot" title="Fighter pilot">fighter pilot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">flying ace</a> of the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>. Born in <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a>, he attended <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Grammar_School" title="Melbourne Grammar School">Melbourne Church of England Grammar School</a>. Travelling to the United Kingdom, he enlisted in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a> in June 1916. Accepted for flight training, he completed his instruction in December and joined <a href="/wiki/No._201_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 201 Squadron RAF">No. 1 (Naval) Squadron RNAS</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> in January 1917, flying <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Triplane" title="Sopwith Triplane">Sopwith Triplanes</a>. He went on to score seventeen aerial victories on this type of machine throughout the year, becoming both the youngest Australian flying ace of the First World War and No. 1 (Naval) Squadron's highest-scoring ace on the Triplane. The unit re-equipped with the <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_Camel" title="Sopwith Camel">Sopwith Camel</a> late in 1917, with Minifie going on to achieve a further four victories on the aircraft, raising his final tally to a score of twenty-one aircraft shot down.<br /><br />Minifie crash-landed in German-held territory in March 1918, and spent the remainder of the war in <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war">prisoner-of-war</a> camps in Germany. He was released at the end of the war, and was demobilised as a <a href="/wiki/Captain_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)" title="Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)">captain</a> in September 1919. Returning to Australia, he joined the staff of his father's flour milling business, James Minifie & Co. Pty Ltd. He served as a <a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">squadron leader</a> in the Air Training Corps of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. Minifie returned to the flour milling industry after the war, becoming managing director of James Minifie & Co. Pty Ltd in 1949. He died in 1969 at the age of seventy-one. (<b><a href="/wiki/Richard_Minifie" title="Richard Minifie">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7 Members of the 6th Battalion in August 1918 near Lihons during the Battle of Amiens The 6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1914 for service during the First World War, the battalion fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. The battalion was disbanded in 1919 but was re-raised in 1921 as part of the Citizens Force, and adopted the title of "Royal Melbourne Regiment" in 1935. The battalion did not serve overseas during the Second World War and was eventually disbanded in 1944. It was re-raised in 1948 and remained in existence until 1960 when it was absorbed into the Royal Victoria Regiment. Today its honours and traditions are maintained by the 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 7 Members of the 6th Battalion in August 1918 near Lihons during the Battle of Amiens The 6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1914 for service during the First World War, the battalion fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. The battalion was disbanded in 1919 but was re-raised in 1921 as part of the Citizens Force, and adopted the title of "Royal Melbourne Regiment" in 1935. The battalion did not serve overseas during the Second World War and was eventually disbanded in 1944. It was re-raised in 1948 and remained in existence until 1960 when it was absorbed into the Royal Victoria Regiment. Today its honours and traditions are maintained by the 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:6th_Battalion_resting_in_a_trench_(AWM_E02866).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/6th_Battalion_resting_in_a_trench_%28AWM_E02866%29.jpg/220px-6th_Battalion_resting_in_a_trench_%28AWM_E02866%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/6th_Battalion_resting_in_a_trench_%28AWM_E02866%29.jpg/330px-6th_Battalion_resting_in_a_trench_%28AWM_E02866%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/6th_Battalion_resting_in_a_trench_%28AWM_E02866%29.jpg/440px-6th_Battalion_resting_in_a_trench_%28AWM_E02866%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1020" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Members of the 6th Battalion in August 1918 near <a href="/wiki/Lihons" title="Lihons">Lihons</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Amiens_(1918)" title="Battle of Amiens (1918)">Battle of Amiens</a></div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/6th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="6th Battalion (Australia)">6th Battalion</a></b> was an <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a>. Originally formed in 1914 for service during the First World War, the battalion fought at <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli_campaign" title="Gallipoli campaign">Gallipoli</a> and on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a>. The battalion was disbanded in 1919 but was re-raised in 1921 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Military_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizens Military Force">Citizens Force</a>, and adopted the title of "Royal Melbourne Regiment" in 1935. The battalion did not serve overseas during the Second World War and was eventually disbanded in 1944. It was re-raised in 1948 and remained in existence until 1960 when it was absorbed into the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victoria_Regiment" title="Royal Victoria Regiment">Royal Victoria Regiment</a>. Today its honours and traditions are maintained by the <a href="/wiki/5th/6th_Battalion,_Royal_Victoria_Regiment" title="5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment">5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/6th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="6th Battalion (Australia)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8 Flight Lieutenant Charles Crombie c.1943 Charles Arbuthnot Crombie, DSO, DFC (16 March 1914 – 26 August 1945) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the Second World War. Born in Brisbane, he was working as a jackeroo when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in May 1940. Completing flight training in Australia and Canada, he flew in the European, Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and South-East Asian theatres, amassing a tally of 12 Axis aircraft shot down, with an additional four probables. In a particular attack on 19 January 1943, Crombie intercepted a formation of four Japanese bombers over India. Despite his aircraft being set alight early in the engagement, he shot down two of the bombers and severely damaged a third before he was forced to bail out. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for this action. Returning to Australia late in 1943, he was promoted to squadron leader and posted as a flight instructor with No. 5 Operational Training Unit. Crombie was killed in a flying accident in August 1945. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 8 Flight Lieutenant Charles Crombie c.1943 Charles Arbuthnot Crombie, DSO, DFC (16 March 1914 – 26 August 1945) was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the Second World War. Born in Brisbane, he was working as a jackeroo when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in May 1940. Completing flight training in Australia and Canada, he flew in the European, Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre and South-East Asian theatres, amassing a tally of 12 Axis aircraft shot down, with an additional four probables. In a particular attack on 19 January 1943, Crombie intercepted a formation of four Japanese bombers over India. Despite his aircraft being set alight early in the engagement, he shot down two of the bombers and severely damaged a third before he was forced to bail out. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for this action. Returning to Australia late in 1943, he was promoted to squadron leader and posted as a flight instructor with No. 5 Operational Training Unit. Crombie was killed in a flying accident in August 1945. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Crombie_SUK11692.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Charles_Crombie_SUK11692.JPG/220px-Charles_Crombie_SUK11692.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Charles_Crombie_SUK11692.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="412" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Flight Lieutenant Charles Crombie c.1943</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Crombie" title="Charles Crombie">Charles Arbuthnot Crombie</a></b>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">DFC</a></span></span> (16 March 1914 – 26 August 1945) was an Australian aviator and <a href="/wiki/Flying_ace" title="Flying ace">flying ace</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. Born in <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a>, he was working as a <a href="/wiki/Jackaroo_(trainee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackaroo (trainee)">jackeroo</a> when he enlisted in the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> in May 1940. Completing flight training in Australia and Canada, he flew in the <a href="/wiki/European_Theatre_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="European Theatre of World War II">European</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_Theatre" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre">Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre</a> and <a href="/wiki/South-East_Asian_theatre_of_World_War_II" title="South-East Asian theatre of World War II">South-East Asian</a> theatres, amassing a tally of 12 <a href="/wiki/Axis_powers" title="Axis powers">Axis</a> aircraft shot down, with an additional four probables. In a particular attack on 19 January 1943, Crombie intercepted a formation of four Japanese bombers over India. Despite his aircraft being set alight early in the engagement, he shot down two of the bombers and severely damaged a third before he was forced to bail out. He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a> for this action. Returning to Australia late in 1943, he was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">squadron leader</a> and posted as a flight instructor with <a href="/wiki/No._5_Operational_Training_Unit_RAAF" title="No. 5 Operational Training Unit RAAF">No. 5 Operational Training Unit</a>. Crombie was killed in a flying accident in August 1945. (<b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Crombie" title="Charles Crombie">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9 No. 285 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) training squadron. Controlled by No. 84 Wing, the squadron was formed in August 1999 to train the RAAF's Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircrew and ground support staff. No. 285 Squadron did not control any flying aircraft but managed the flight simulator used for converting aircrew to the C-130Js operated by No. 37 Squadron. It was also allocated decommissioned Hercules airframes for training purposes, as well as flying aircraft from No. 37 Squadron when required. Throughout its existence, No. 285 Squadron was located at RAAF Base Richmond in the western suburbs of Sydney. The squadron was disbanded in December 2017. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 9 No. 285 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) training squadron. Controlled by No. 84 Wing, the squadron was formed in August 1999 to train the RAAF's Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircrew and ground support staff. No. 285 Squadron did not control any flying aircraft but managed the flight simulator used for converting aircrew to the C-130Js operated by No. 37 Squadron. It was also allocated decommissioned Hercules airframes for training purposes, as well as flying aircraft from No. 37 Squadron when required. Throughout its existence, No. 285 Squadron was located at RAAF Base Richmond in the western suburbs of Sydney. The squadron was disbanded in December 2017. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/No._285_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 285 Squadron RAAF">No. 285 Squadron</a></b> was a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF) training squadron. Controlled by <a href="/wiki/No._84_Wing_RAAF" title="No. 84 Wing RAAF">No. 84 Wing</a>, the squadron was formed in August 1999 to train the RAAF's <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules" title="Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules">Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules</a> <a href="/wiki/Aircrew" title="Aircrew">aircrew</a> and ground support staff. No. 285 Squadron did not control any flying aircraft but managed the <a href="/wiki/Flight_simulator" title="Flight simulator">flight simulator</a> used for converting aircrew to the C-130Js operated by <a href="/wiki/No._37_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 37 Squadron RAAF">No. 37 Squadron</a>. It was also allocated decommissioned Hercules airframes for training purposes, as well as flying aircraft from No. 37 Squadron when required. Throughout its existence, <span class="nowrap">No. 285 Squadron</span> was located at <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Richmond" title="RAAF Base Richmond">RAAF Base Richmond</a> in the western suburbs of <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>. The squadron was disbanded in December 2017. (<b><a href="/wiki/No._285_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 285 Squadron RAAF">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10 Members of the 7th Battalion in a trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915 The 7th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in 1914 as part of the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, the battalion was completely recruited from the state of Victoria and formed the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. The battalion served during the Gallipoli campaign where it had the distinction of having four of its members awarded the Victoria Cross. In 1916, it was transferred to Europe, fighting in the trenches along the Western Front for the next two and a half years. Although disbanded in 1919 following the end of hostilities, it was re-raised in 1921 in the Citizens Force (later known as the Militia) as a part-time infantry battalion based in Victoria. However, due to lack of funding following the Great Depression and a shortage of manpower following the suspension of the compulsory training scheme in 1929, the battalion was amalgamated with the 38th Battalion as the 7th/38th Battalion, although it was delinked again in 1936 when the Army was expanded due to rising tensions in Europe. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 10 Members of the 7th Battalion in a trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915 The 7th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in 1914 as part of the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, the battalion was completely recruited from the state of Victoria and formed the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. The battalion served during the Gallipoli campaign where it had the distinction of having four of its members awarded the Victoria Cross. In 1916, it was transferred to Europe, fighting in the trenches along the Western Front for the next two and a half years. Although disbanded in 1919 following the end of hostilities, it was re-raised in 1921 in the Citizens Force (later known as the Militia) as a part-time infantry battalion based in Victoria. However, due to lack of funding following the Great Depression and a shortage of manpower following the suspension of the compulsory training scheme in 1929, the battalion was amalgamated with the 38th Battalion as the 7th/38th Battalion, although it was delinked again in 1936 when the Army was expanded due to rising tensions in Europe. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Lone_Pine_trench_6_August_1915.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Lone_Pine_trench_6_August_1915.jpg/220px-Lone_Pine_trench_6_August_1915.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="322" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Lone_Pine_trench_6_August_1915.jpg/330px-Lone_Pine_trench_6_August_1915.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Lone_Pine_trench_6_August_1915.jpg/440px-Lone_Pine_trench_6_August_1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="1609" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Members of the 7th Battalion in a trench at Lone Pine,<br />6 August 1915</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/7th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="7th Battalion (Australia)">7th Battalion</a></b> was an <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> <a href="/wiki/Battalion" title="Battalion">battalion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Australian Army</a>. Raised in 1914 as part of the <a href="/wiki/First_Australian_Imperial_Force" title="First Australian Imperial Force">Australian Imperial Force</a> during the First World War, the battalion was completely recruited from the state of <a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria, Australia">Victoria</a> and formed the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Brigade_(Australia)" title="2nd Brigade (Australia)">2nd Brigade</a>, <a href="/wiki/1st_Division_(Australia)" title="1st Division (Australia)">1st Division</a>. The battalion served during the <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli_campaign" title="Gallipoli campaign">Gallipoli campaign</a> where it had the distinction of having four of its members awarded the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a>. In 1916, it was transferred to Europe, fighting in the trenches along the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a> for the next two and a half years.<br /><br />Although disbanded in 1919 following the end of hostilities, it was re-raised in 1921 in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Reserve" title="Australian Army Reserve">Citizens Force</a> (later known as the Militia) as a part-time infantry battalion based in Victoria. However, due to lack of funding following the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a> and a shortage of manpower following the suspension of the <a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_Australia" title="Conscription in Australia">compulsory training scheme</a> in 1929, the battalion was amalgamated with the <a href="/wiki/38th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="38th Battalion (Australia)">38th Battalion</a> as the 7th/38th Battalion, although it was delinked again in 1936 when the Army was expanded due to rising tensions in Europe. 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margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><small><b>The following are images from various military history of Australia-related articles on Wikipedia.</b></small></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1021884966"><div class="randomSlideshow-container" style="max-width:100%; margin:-4em auto;"><div class="nomobile"></div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow switcher-container"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Waterhen_(AWM_044789).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 1HMAS Waterhen (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 1HMAS Waterhen (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/HMAS_Waterhen_%28AWM_044789%29.jpg/120px-HMAS_Waterhen_%28AWM_044789%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/HMAS_Waterhen_%28AWM_044789%29.jpg/180px-HMAS_Waterhen_%28AWM_044789%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/HMAS_Waterhen_%28AWM_044789%29.jpg/240px-HMAS_Waterhen_%28AWM_044789%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="297" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span>HMAS <i>Waterhen</i> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mission_204_(P00763001).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2Four members of the Australian contingent to Mission 204 in Yunnan Province, China, during 1942 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 2Four members of the Australian contingent to Mission 204 in Yunnan Province, China, during 1942 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Mission_204_%28P00763001%29.jpg/120px-Mission_204_%28P00763001%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Mission_204_%28P00763001%29.jpg/180px-Mission_204_%28P00763001%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Mission_204_%28P00763001%29.jpg/240px-Mission_204_%28P00763001%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="478" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span>Four members of the Australian contingent to Mission 204 in <a href="/wiki/Yunnan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Yunnan Province">Yunnan Province</a>, China, during 1942 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Australia_launching_aircraft_1918.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3A Sopwith 1½ Strutter aircraft taking off from a temporary flight deck on the first HMAS Australia, a battle cruiser, in 1918. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 3A Sopwith 1½ Strutter aircraft taking off from a temporary flight deck on the first HMAS Australia, a battle cruiser, in 1918. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/HMAS_Australia_launching_aircraft_1918.jpg/120px-HMAS_Australia_launching_aircraft_1918.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/HMAS_Australia_launching_aircraft_1918.jpg/180px-HMAS_Australia_launching_aircraft_1918.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/HMAS_Australia_launching_aircraft_1918.jpg/240px-HMAS_Australia_launching_aircraft_1918.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="627" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span>A <a href="/wiki/Sopwith_1%C2%BD_Strutter" title="Sopwith 1½ Strutter">Sopwith 1½ Strutter</a> aircraft taking off from a temporary flight deck on the first <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Australia_(1911)" title="HMAS Australia (1911)">HMAS <i>Australia</i></a>, a <a href="/wiki/Battle_cruiser" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle cruiser">battle cruiser</a>, in 1918. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Anzac_F-150.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4HMAS Anzac operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 4HMAS Anzac operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/HMAS_Anzac_F-150.jpg/120px-HMAS_Anzac_F-150.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/HMAS_Anzac_F-150.jpg/180px-HMAS_Anzac_F-150.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/HMAS_Anzac_F-150.jpg/240px-HMAS_Anzac_F-150.jpg 2x" data-file-width="358" data-file-height="321" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span>HMAS <i>Anzac</i> operating in support of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Central_Bureau_headquarters_1944-45.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5Central Bureau's headquarters building at Ascot in Brisbane (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 5Central Bureau's headquarters building at Ascot in Brisbane (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Central_Bureau_headquarters_1944-45.jpg/120px-Central_Bureau_headquarters_1944-45.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Central_Bureau_headquarters_1944-45.jpg/180px-Central_Bureau_headquarters_1944-45.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Central_Bureau_headquarters_1944-45.jpg/240px-Central_Bureau_headquarters_1944-45.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="453" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span>Central Bureau's headquarters building at <a href="/wiki/Ascot,_Queensland" title="Ascot, Queensland">Ascot</a> in Brisbane (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Yarra_(AWM_016263).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6HMAS Yarra (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 6HMAS Yarra (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/HMAS_Yarra_%28AWM_016263%29.jpg/120px-HMAS_Yarra_%28AWM_016263%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/HMAS_Yarra_%28AWM_016263%29.jpg/180px-HMAS_Yarra_%28AWM_016263%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/HMAS_Yarra_%28AWM_016263%29.jpg/240px-HMAS_Yarra_%28AWM_016263%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="328" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Yarra_(U77)" title="HMAS Yarra (U77)">HMAS <i>Yarra</i></a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sydney_Korea_(AWM_044274).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7Fairey Firefly aircraft on board HMAS Sydney off Korea, during the Korean War. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 7Fairey Firefly aircraft on board HMAS Sydney off Korea, during the Korean War. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Sydney_Korea_%28AWM_044274%29.jpg/120px-Sydney_Korea_%28AWM_044274%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Sydney_Korea_%28AWM_044274%29.jpg/180px-Sydney_Korea_%28AWM_044274%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Sydney_Korea_%28AWM_044274%29.jpg/240px-Sydney_Korea_%28AWM_044274%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="454" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Firefly" title="Fairey Firefly">Fairey Firefly</a> aircraft on board HMAS <i>Sydney</i> off Korea, during the Korean War. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Inspecting_RAAF_practice_bombs.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8Workers inspecting practice bombs at a factory in South Australia during 1943 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 8Workers inspecting practice bombs at a factory in South Australia during 1943 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Inspecting_RAAF_practice_bombs.jpg/120px-Inspecting_RAAF_practice_bombs.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Inspecting_RAAF_practice_bombs.jpg/180px-Inspecting_RAAF_practice_bombs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Inspecting_RAAF_practice_bombs.jpg/240px-Inspecting_RAAF_practice_bombs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="910" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span>Workers inspecting practice bombs at a factory in South Australia during 1943 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commandos_Timbered_Knoll.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9Commandos from the 2/3rd Independent Company in New Guinea during July 1943 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 9Commandos from the 2/3rd Independent Company in New Guinea during July 1943 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Commandos_Timbered_Knoll.jpg/120px-Commandos_Timbered_Knoll.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Commandos_Timbered_Knoll.jpg/180px-Commandos_Timbered_Knoll.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Commandos_Timbered_Knoll.jpg/240px-Commandos_Timbered_Knoll.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="483" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span>Commandos from the <a href="/wiki/2/3rd_Commando_Squadron_(Australia)" title="2/3rd Commando Squadron (Australia)">2/3rd Independent Company</a> in New Guinea during July 1943 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Encounter.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10Portside view of the Challenger-class light cruiser HMAS Encounter (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 10Portside view of the Challenger-class light cruiser HMAS Encounter (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/HMAS_Encounter.jpg/120px-HMAS_Encounter.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/HMAS_Encounter.jpg/180px-HMAS_Encounter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/HMAS_Encounter.jpg/240px-HMAS_Encounter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="318" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span>Portside view of the <i>Challenger</i>-class light cruiser HMAS <i>Encounter</i> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Boomerangs_Bougainville_OG2064.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 11Australian-designed CAC Boomerang aircraft at Bougainville in early 1945 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 11Australian-designed CAC Boomerang aircraft at Bougainville in early 1945 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Boomerangs_Bougainville_OG2064.jpg/120px-Boomerangs_Bougainville_OG2064.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Boomerangs_Bougainville_OG2064.jpg/180px-Boomerangs_Bougainville_OG2064.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Boomerangs_Bougainville_OG2064.jpg/240px-Boomerangs_Bougainville_OG2064.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 11</span></span>Australian-designed <a href="/wiki/CAC_Boomerang" title="CAC Boomerang">CAC Boomerang</a> aircraft at Bougainville in early 1945 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Final_NG_campaigns.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 12Australian and Japanese Army forces in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in late 1944 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 12Australian and Japanese Army forces in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in late 1944 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Final_NG_campaigns.jpg/120px-Final_NG_campaigns.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Final_NG_campaigns.jpg/180px-Final_NG_campaigns.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Final_NG_campaigns.jpg/240px-Final_NG_campaigns.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2005" data-file-height="1418" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 12</span></span>Australian and Japanese Army forces in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in late 1944 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anzac_Beach_4th_Bn_landing_8am_April_25_1915.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 13Australian soldiers landing at ANZAC Cove (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 13Australian soldiers landing at ANZAC Cove (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Anzac_Beach_4th_Bn_landing_8am_April_25_1915.jpg/120px-Anzac_Beach_4th_Bn_landing_8am_April_25_1915.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Anzac_Beach_4th_Bn_landing_8am_April_25_1915.jpg/180px-Anzac_Beach_4th_Bn_landing_8am_April_25_1915.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Anzac_Beach_4th_Bn_landing_8am_April_25_1915.jpg/240px-Anzac_Beach_4th_Bn_landing_8am_April_25_1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="486" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 13</span></span>Australian soldiers landing at ANZAC Cove (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:R.E.8_(3_sqn_AFC).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 14An Australian Flying Corps aircraft c. 1918 (from History of the Royal Australian Air Force)"><img alt="Image 14An Australian Flying Corps aircraft c. 1918 (from History of the Royal Australian Air Force)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/R.E.8_%283_sqn_AFC%29.jpg/120px-R.E.8_%283_sqn_AFC%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/R.E.8_%283_sqn_AFC%29.jpg/180px-R.E.8_%283_sqn_AFC%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/R.E.8_%283_sqn_AFC%29.jpg/240px-R.E.8_%283_sqn_AFC%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="872" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 14</span></span>An Australian Flying Corps aircraft c. 1918 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="History of the Royal Australian Air Force">History of the Royal Australian Air Force</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAN_fleet_review.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 15The official welcome to the new units of the Royal Australian Navy (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 15The official welcome to the new units of the Royal Australian Navy (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/RAN_fleet_review.jpg/120px-RAN_fleet_review.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/RAN_fleet_review.jpg/180px-RAN_fleet_review.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/RAN_fleet_review.jpg/240px-RAN_fleet_review.jpg 2x" data-file-width="427" data-file-height="299" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 15</span></span>The official welcome to the new units of the Royal Australian Navy (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:462_Sqn_(AWM_P01523033).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 16An Australian Halifax from No. 462 Squadron RAAF at RAF Foulsham in 1945. (from History of the Royal Australian Air Force)"><img alt="Image 16An Australian Halifax from No. 462 Squadron RAAF at RAF Foulsham in 1945. (from History of the Royal Australian Air Force)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/462_Sqn_%28AWM_P01523033%29.jpg/120px-462_Sqn_%28AWM_P01523033%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/462_Sqn_%28AWM_P01523033%29.jpg/180px-462_Sqn_%28AWM_P01523033%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/462_Sqn_%28AWM_P01523033%29.jpg/240px-462_Sqn_%28AWM_P01523033%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="297" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 16</span></span>An Australian Halifax from <a href="/wiki/No._462_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 462 Squadron RAAF">No. 462 Squadron RAAF</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Foulsham" title="RAF Foulsham">RAF Foulsham</a> in 1945. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="History of the Royal Australian Air Force">History of the Royal Australian Air Force</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sinking_HMAS_Canberra_(D33)_with_US_destroyers_on_9_August_1942.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 17American destroyers evacuating the crew of HMAS Canberra after the Battle of Savo Island (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 17American destroyers evacuating the crew of HMAS Canberra after the Battle of Savo Island (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sinking_HMAS_Canberra_%28D33%29_with_US_destroyers_on_9_August_1942.jpg/120px-Sinking_HMAS_Canberra_%28D33%29_with_US_destroyers_on_9_August_1942.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="61" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sinking_HMAS_Canberra_%28D33%29_with_US_destroyers_on_9_August_1942.jpg/180px-Sinking_HMAS_Canberra_%28D33%29_with_US_destroyers_on_9_August_1942.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Sinking_HMAS_Canberra_%28D33%29_with_US_destroyers_on_9_August_1942.jpg/240px-Sinking_HMAS_Canberra_%28D33%29_with_US_destroyers_on_9_August_1942.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5516" data-file-height="2790" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 17</span></span>American destroyers evacuating the crew of HMAS <i>Canberra</i> after the Battle of Savo Island (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wrecked_SMS_Emden.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 18The wrecked German raider Emden (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 18The wrecked German raider Emden (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Wrecked_SMS_Emden.jpg/120px-Wrecked_SMS_Emden.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Wrecked_SMS_Emden.jpg/180px-Wrecked_SMS_Emden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Wrecked_SMS_Emden.jpg/240px-Wrecked_SMS_Emden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="326" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 18</span></span>The wrecked German raider <i>Emden</i> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ko-hyoteki_Sydney.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 19A Japanese Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarine, believed to be Midget No. 14, is raised from Sydney Harbour (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 19A Japanese Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarine, believed to be Midget No. 14, is raised from Sydney Harbour (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Ko-hyoteki_Sydney.jpg/120px-Ko-hyoteki_Sydney.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Ko-hyoteki_Sydney.jpg/180px-Ko-hyoteki_Sydney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Ko-hyoteki_Sydney.jpg/240px-Ko-hyoteki_Sydney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="460" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 19</span></span>A Japanese <a href="/wiki/Ko-hyoteki-class_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Ko-hyoteki-class submarine"><i>Ko-hyoteki</i>-class midget submarine</a>, believed to be <i>Midget No. 14</i>, is raised from Sydney Harbour (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AWM019422_Yokosuka.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2030 August 1945. Yokosuka Naval Base, Tokyo Bay. Commander Yuzo Tanno hands over the keys of Yokosuka Naval Base to Captain H. J. Buchanan, Royal Australian Navy. Buchanan led the first Commonwealth party to go ashore in Japan. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 2030 August 1945. Yokosuka Naval Base, Tokyo Bay. Commander Yuzo Tanno hands over the keys of Yokosuka Naval Base to Captain H. J. Buchanan, Royal Australian Navy. Buchanan led the first Commonwealth party to go ashore in Japan. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/AWM019422_Yokosuka.jpg/120px-AWM019422_Yokosuka.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/AWM019422_Yokosuka.jpg/180px-AWM019422_Yokosuka.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/AWM019422_Yokosuka.jpg/240px-AWM019422_Yokosuka.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="472" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 20</span></span>30 August 1945. <a href="/wiki/Yokosuka,_Kanagawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokosuka, Kanagawa">Yokosuka</a> Naval Base, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Bay" title="Tokyo Bay">Tokyo Bay</a>. Commander Yuzo Tanno hands over the keys of Yokosuka Naval Base to Captain H. J. Buchanan, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a>. Buchanan led the first Commonwealth party to go ashore in Japan. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Torpedo_damage_of_HMAS_Hobart_(D63)_at_Espiritu_Santo_on_23_July_1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 21The light cruiser HMAS Hobart showing torpedo damage inflicted by a Japanese submarine on 20 July 1943. Hobart did not return to service until December 1944. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 21The light cruiser HMAS Hobart showing torpedo damage inflicted by a Japanese submarine on 20 July 1943. Hobart did not return to service until December 1944. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Torpedo_damage_of_HMAS_Hobart_%28D63%29_at_Espiritu_Santo_on_23_July_1943.jpg/120px-Torpedo_damage_of_HMAS_Hobart_%28D63%29_at_Espiritu_Santo_on_23_July_1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Torpedo_damage_of_HMAS_Hobart_%28D63%29_at_Espiritu_Santo_on_23_July_1943.jpg/180px-Torpedo_damage_of_HMAS_Hobart_%28D63%29_at_Espiritu_Santo_on_23_July_1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Torpedo_damage_of_HMAS_Hobart_%28D63%29_at_Espiritu_Santo_on_23_July_1943.jpg/240px-Torpedo_damage_of_HMAS_Hobart_%28D63%29_at_Espiritu_Santo_on_23_July_1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5740" data-file-height="4441" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 21</span></span>The light cruiser <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Hobart_(D63)" title="HMAS Hobart (D63)">HMAS <i>Hobart</i></a> showing torpedo damage inflicted by a Japanese submarine on 20 July 1943. Hobart did not return to service until December 1944. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Canberra_Success.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 22HMAS Success refuelling HMAS Canberra in 1988 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 22HMAS Success refuelling HMAS Canberra in 1988 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Canberra_Success.jpg/120px-Canberra_Success.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Canberra_Success.jpg/180px-Canberra_Success.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Canberra_Success.jpg/240px-Canberra_Success.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="430" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 22</span></span>HMAS <i>Success</i> refuelling HMAS <i>Canberra</i> in 1988 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiapit_fly_in_057499.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 23Troops of the 2/16th Battalion disembark from Dakota aircraft at Kaiapit (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 23Troops of the 2/16th Battalion disembark from Dakota aircraft at Kaiapit (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kaiapit_fly_in_057499.jpg/120px-Kaiapit_fly_in_057499.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kaiapit_fly_in_057499.jpg/180px-Kaiapit_fly_in_057499.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Kaiapit_fly_in_057499.jpg/240px-Kaiapit_fly_in_057499.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="452" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 23</span></span>Troops of the 2/16th Battalion disembark from <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Dakota</a> aircraft at Kaiapit (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aust_AT_gun_Singapore_(012449).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 24Australian anti-tank gunners overlooking the Johor Causeway between Singapore and Malaya in February 1942 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 24Australian anti-tank gunners overlooking the Johor Causeway between Singapore and Malaya in February 1942 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Aust_AT_gun_Singapore_%28012449%29.jpg/120px-Aust_AT_gun_Singapore_%28012449%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Aust_AT_gun_Singapore_%28012449%29.jpg/180px-Aust_AT_gun_Singapore_%28012449%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Aust_AT_gun_Singapore_%28012449%29.jpg/240px-Aust_AT_gun_Singapore_%28012449%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2953" data-file-height="2195" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 24</span></span>Australian anti-tank gunners overlooking the <a href="/wiki/Johor_Causeway" class="mw-redirect" title="Johor Causeway">Johor Causeway</a> between Singapore and Malaya in February 1942 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:9_Div_Tobruk(AWM_020779).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 25A patrol from the 2/13th Battalion at Tobruk (AWM 020779). (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 25A patrol from the 2/13th Battalion at Tobruk (AWM 020779). (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/9_Div_Tobruk%28AWM_020779%29.jpg/120px-9_Div_Tobruk%28AWM_020779%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/9_Div_Tobruk%28AWM_020779%29.jpg/180px-9_Div_Tobruk%28AWM_020779%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/9_Div_Tobruk%28AWM_020779%29.jpg/240px-9_Div_Tobruk%28AWM_020779%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="479" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 25</span></span>A patrol from the <a href="/wiki/2/13th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/13th Battalion (Australia)">2/13th Battalion</a> at Tobruk (AWM 020779). (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Beaufighter_(AWM_OG0001).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 26An Australian Beaufighter flying over the Owen Stanley Range in New Guinea in 1942 (from History of the Royal Australian Air Force)"><img alt="Image 26An Australian Beaufighter flying over the Owen Stanley Range in New Guinea in 1942 (from History of the Royal Australian Air Force)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Beaufighter_%28AWM_OG0001%29.jpg/120px-Beaufighter_%28AWM_OG0001%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Beaufighter_%28AWM_OG0001%29.jpg/180px-Beaufighter_%28AWM_OG0001%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Beaufighter_%28AWM_OG0001%29.jpg/240px-Beaufighter_%28AWM_OG0001%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="333" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 26</span></span>An Australian Beaufighter flying over the <a href="/wiki/Owen_Stanley_Range" title="Owen Stanley Range">Owen Stanley Range</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> in 1942 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="History of the Royal Australian Air Force">History of the Royal Australian Air Force</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blamey_Japanese_surrender.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 27General Blamey signing the Japanese instrument of surrender on behalf of Australia (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 27General Blamey signing the Japanese instrument of surrender on behalf of Australia (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Blamey_Japanese_surrender.jpg/120px-Blamey_Japanese_surrender.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Blamey_Japanese_surrender.jpg/180px-Blamey_Japanese_surrender.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Blamey_Japanese_surrender.jpg/240px-Blamey_Japanese_surrender.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="514" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 27</span></span>General Blamey signing the Japanese instrument of surrender on behalf of Australia (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3_Sqn_Mustangs.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 28No. 3 Squadron P-51 Mustang fighters return from a raid over Northern Italy in May 1945 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Five World War II-era propeller driven fighters in the air" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/3_Sqn_Mustangs.jpg/120px-3_Sqn_Mustangs.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/3_Sqn_Mustangs.jpg/180px-3_Sqn_Mustangs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/3_Sqn_Mustangs.jpg/240px-3_Sqn_Mustangs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="432" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 28</span></span>No. 3 Squadron <a href="/wiki/P-51_Mustang" class="mw-redirect" title="P-51 Mustang">P-51 Mustang</a> fighters return from a raid over Northern Italy in May 1945 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_management_(AWM_019164).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 29Australian sailors take possession of a midget submarine at a Japanese naval base near Tokyo in September 1945. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 29Australian sailors take possession of a midget submarine at a Japanese naval base near Tokyo in September 1945. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/New_management_%28AWM_019164%29.jpg/120px-New_management_%28AWM_019164%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/New_management_%28AWM_019164%29.jpg/180px-New_management_%28AWM_019164%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/New_management_%28AWM_019164%29.jpg/240px-New_management_%28AWM_019164%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="348" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 29</span></span>Australian sailors take possession of a midget submarine at a Japanese naval base near Tokyo in September 1945. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australians_Crete_(007789).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 30Australian troops land in Alexandria after their evacuation from Greece (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="A line of unarmed soldiers disembarking from a ship down a gangway." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Australians_Crete_%28007789%29.jpg/113px-Australians_Crete_%28007789%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="113" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Australians_Crete_%28007789%29.jpg/170px-Australians_Crete_%28007789%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Australians_Crete_%28007789%29.jpg/227px-Australians_Crete_%28007789%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="639" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 30</span></span>Australian troops land in Alexandria after their evacuation from Greece (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pacific_War_Japanese_Advances.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 31The Japanese advance through the Malay Barrier in 1941–1942 and feared offensive operations against Australia. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 31The Japanese advance through the Malay Barrier in 1941–1942 and feared offensive operations against Australia. (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Pacific_War_Japanese_Advances.jpg/120px-Pacific_War_Japanese_Advances.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Pacific_War_Japanese_Advances.jpg/180px-Pacific_War_Japanese_Advances.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Pacific_War_Japanese_Advances.jpg/240px-Pacific_War_Japanese_Advances.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1980" data-file-height="1384" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 31</span></span>The Japanese advance through the Malay Barrier in 1941–1942 and feared offensive operations against Australia. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:10_Sqn_(AWM_042259).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 32A No. 10 Squadron Sunderland departing for a patrol over the Atlantic in 1941 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 32A No. 10 Squadron Sunderland departing for a patrol over the Atlantic in 1941 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/10_Sqn_%28AWM_042259%29.jpg/120px-10_Sqn_%28AWM_042259%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/10_Sqn_%28AWM_042259%29.jpg/180px-10_Sqn_%28AWM_042259%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/10_Sqn_%28AWM_042259%29.jpg/240px-10_Sqn_%28AWM_042259%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="459" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 32</span></span>A No. 10 Squadron Sunderland departing for a patrol over the Atlantic in 1941 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RNBartolomeo_Colleoni-Capo_Spada.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 33Bartolomeo Colleoni sinking, 19 July 1940 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 33Bartolomeo Colleoni sinking, 19 July 1940 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/RNBartolomeo_Colleoni-Capo_Spada.jpg/120px-RNBartolomeo_Colleoni-Capo_Spada.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/RNBartolomeo_Colleoni-Capo_Spada.jpg/180px-RNBartolomeo_Colleoni-Capo_Spada.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/RNBartolomeo_Colleoni-Capo_Spada.jpg/240px-RNBartolomeo_Colleoni-Capo_Spada.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="376" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 33</span></span><i>Bartolomeo Colleoni</i> sinking, 19 July 1940 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Melbourne-S2G-launch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 34HMAS Melbourne launches a Grumman S2G Tracker, 1980 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 34HMAS Melbourne launches a Grumman S2G Tracker, 1980 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Melbourne-S2G-launch.jpg/120px-Melbourne-S2G-launch.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Melbourne-S2G-launch.jpg/180px-Melbourne-S2G-launch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Melbourne-S2G-launch.jpg/240px-Melbourne-S2G-launch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3389" data-file-height="2254" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 34</span></span>HMAS <i>Melbourne</i> launches a <a href="/wiki/S-2_Tracker" class="mw-redirect" title="S-2 Tracker">Grumman S2G Tracker</a>, 1980 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Geraldton_exercise_1942_(028696).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 35Australian soldiers exercising to defend Geraldton, Western Australia in October 1942 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 35Australian soldiers exercising to defend Geraldton, Western Australia in October 1942 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Geraldton_exercise_1942_%28028696%29.jpg/120px-Geraldton_exercise_1942_%28028696%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Geraldton_exercise_1942_%28028696%29.jpg/180px-Geraldton_exercise_1942_%28028696%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Geraldton_exercise_1942_%28028696%29.jpg/240px-Geraldton_exercise_1942_%28028696%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="486" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 35</span></span>Australian soldiers exercising to defend <a href="/wiki/Geraldton,_Western_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Geraldton, Western Australia">Geraldton, Western Australia</a> in October 1942 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5th_Pioneer_reinforcements_Melbourne_(AWM_image_PB0058).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 36The 10th Reinforcements of the 5th Pioneers at Port Melbourne prior to embarkation, October 1917 (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 36The 10th Reinforcements of the 5th Pioneers at Port Melbourne prior to embarkation, October 1917 (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/5th_Pioneer_reinforcements_Melbourne_%28AWM_image_PB0058%29.jpg/120px-5th_Pioneer_reinforcements_Melbourne_%28AWM_image_PB0058%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/5th_Pioneer_reinforcements_Melbourne_%28AWM_image_PB0058%29.jpg/180px-5th_Pioneer_reinforcements_Melbourne_%28AWM_image_PB0058%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/5th_Pioneer_reinforcements_Melbourne_%28AWM_image_PB0058%29.jpg/240px-5th_Pioneer_reinforcements_Melbourne_%28AWM_image_PB0058%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="635" data-file-height="454" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 36</span></span>The 10th Reinforcements of the <a href="/wiki/5th_Pioneer_Battalion_(Australia)" title="5th Pioneer Battalion (Australia)">5th Pioneers</a> at Port Melbourne prior to embarkation, October 1917 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Victory_job_(AWM_ARTV00332).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 37Australian women were encouraged to participate in the war effort (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 37Australian women were encouraged to participate in the war effort (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Victory_job_%28AWM_ARTV00332%29.jpg/120px-Victory_job_%28AWM_ARTV00332%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Victory_job_%28AWM_ARTV00332%29.jpg/180px-Victory_job_%28AWM_ARTV00332%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Victory_job_%28AWM_ARTV00332%29.jpg/240px-Victory_job_%28AWM_ARTV00332%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="882" data-file-height="699" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 37</span></span>Australian women were encouraged to participate in the war effort (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Sydney_memorial_01_gnangarra.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 38Memorial to HMAS Sydney at the state war memorial in Western Australia (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 38Memorial to HMAS Sydney at the state war memorial in Western Australia (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/HMAS_Sydney_memorial_01_gnangarra.jpg/120px-HMAS_Sydney_memorial_01_gnangarra.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/HMAS_Sydney_memorial_01_gnangarra.jpg/180px-HMAS_Sydney_memorial_01_gnangarra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/HMAS_Sydney_memorial_01_gnangarra.jpg/240px-HMAS_Sydney_memorial_01_gnangarra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 38</span></span>Memorial to HMAS <i>Sydney</i> at the state war memorial in Western Australia (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Boer_War_officers_P03206.001.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 39Australian and British officers in South Africa during the Second Boer War (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 39Australian and British officers in South Africa during the Second Boer War (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Boer_War_officers_P03206.001.jpg/120px-Boer_War_officers_P03206.001.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Boer_War_officers_P03206.001.jpg/180px-Boer_War_officers_P03206.001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Boer_War_officers_P03206.001.jpg/240px-Boer_War_officers_P03206.001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="425" data-file-height="331" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 39</span></span>Australian and British officers in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Infantry_wide_bay_(AWM_078376).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 40Infantry at Wide Bay in January 1945 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 40Infantry at Wide Bay in January 1945 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Infantry_wide_bay_%28AWM_078376%29.jpg/120px-Infantry_wide_bay_%28AWM_078376%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Infantry_wide_bay_%28AWM_078376%29.jpg/180px-Infantry_wide_bay_%28AWM_078376%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Infantry_wide_bay_%28AWM_078376%29.jpg/240px-Infantry_wide_bay_%28AWM_078376%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="478" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 40</span></span>Infantry at Wide Bay in January 1945 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aust_fleet_Rabaul_(AWM_J03326).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 41The Australian squadron entering Simpson Harbour, Rabaul, September 1914 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 41The Australian squadron entering Simpson Harbour, Rabaul, September 1914 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Aust_fleet_Rabaul_%28AWM_J03326%29.jpg/120px-Aust_fleet_Rabaul_%28AWM_J03326%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Aust_fleet_Rabaul_%28AWM_J03326%29.jpg/180px-Aust_fleet_Rabaul_%28AWM_J03326%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Aust_fleet_Rabaul_%28AWM_J03326%29.jpg/240px-Aust_fleet_Rabaul_%28AWM_J03326%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="264" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 41</span></span>The Australian squadron entering Simpson Harbour, Rabaul, September 1914 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:460_Sqn_(AWM_044167).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 42Members of No. 460 Squadron and the Lancaster bomber G for George in August 1943 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 42Members of No. 460 Squadron and the Lancaster bomber G for George in August 1943 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/460_Sqn_%28AWM_044167%29.jpg/120px-460_Sqn_%28AWM_044167%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="35" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/460_Sqn_%28AWM_044167%29.jpg/180px-460_Sqn_%28AWM_044167%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/460_Sqn_%28AWM_044167%29.jpg/240px-460_Sqn_%28AWM_044167%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="188" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 42</span></span>Members of No. 460 Squadron and the Lancaster bomber <a href="/wiki/G_for_George" title="G for George">G for George</a> in August 1943 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_soldiers_civilians_Labuan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 43Australian soldiers and local civilians on Labuan Island. The soldier on the left is armed with an Australian-designed Owen gun. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 43Australian soldiers and local civilians on Labuan Island. The soldier on the left is armed with an Australian-designed Owen gun. (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Australian_soldiers_civilians_Labuan.jpg/120px-Australian_soldiers_civilians_Labuan.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Australian_soldiers_civilians_Labuan.jpg/180px-Australian_soldiers_civilians_Labuan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Australian_soldiers_civilians_Labuan.jpg/240px-Australian_soldiers_civilians_Labuan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="471" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 43</span></span>Australian soldiers and local civilians on Labuan Island. The soldier on the left is armed with an Australian-designed <a href="/wiki/Owen_submachine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Owen submachine gun">Owen gun</a>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:453_Sqn_(AWM_100821).jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 44No. 453 Squadron Spitfires in Normandy during 1944. The aircraft are painted with invasion stripes. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Black and white photo of World War II-era single-engined monoplane aircraft in a field. The fuselage and wings of the aircraft are marked with vertical black and white stripes." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/453_Sqn_%28AWM_100821%29.jpeg/120px-453_Sqn_%28AWM_100821%29.jpeg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/453_Sqn_%28AWM_100821%29.jpeg/180px-453_Sqn_%28AWM_100821%29.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/453_Sqn_%28AWM_100821%29.jpeg/240px-453_Sqn_%28AWM_100821%29.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="470" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 44</span></span>No. 453 Squadron Spitfires in Normandy during 1944. The aircraft are painted with <a href="/wiki/Invasion_stripes" title="Invasion stripes">invasion stripes</a>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Guadalupe_(AO-32)_refuels_HMAS_Hobart_(D39)_off_Vietnam_in_1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 45HMAS Hobart refuels from a US Navy tanker during Operation Sea Dragon off Vietnam in 1967. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 45HMAS Hobart refuels from a US Navy tanker during Operation Sea Dragon off Vietnam in 1967. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_HMAS_Hobart_%28D39%29_off_Vietnam_in_1967.jpg/120px-USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_HMAS_Hobart_%28D39%29_off_Vietnam_in_1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_HMAS_Hobart_%28D39%29_off_Vietnam_in_1967.jpg/180px-USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_HMAS_Hobart_%28D39%29_off_Vietnam_in_1967.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_HMAS_Hobart_%28D39%29_off_Vietnam_in_1967.jpg/240px-USS_Guadalupe_%28AO-32%29_refuels_HMAS_Hobart_%28D39%29_off_Vietnam_in_1967.jpg 2x" data-file-width="798" data-file-height="509" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 45</span></span><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Hobart_(D_39)" title="HMAS Hobart (D 39)">HMAS <i>Hobart</i></a> refuels from a US Navy tanker during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Sea_Dragon_(Vietnam_War)" title="Operation Sea Dragon (Vietnam War)">Operation Sea Dragon</a> off Vietnam in 1967. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aust_soldiers_Wewak_June_1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 46An Australian light machine gun team in action during the Aitape–Wewak campaign, June 1945. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Two soldiers crouching on an incline in jungle terrain. The man on the left is holding a rifle and the man on the right is firing a light machine gun" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Aust_soldiers_Wewak_June_1945.jpg/120px-Aust_soldiers_Wewak_June_1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Aust_soldiers_Wewak_June_1945.jpg/180px-Aust_soldiers_Wewak_June_1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Aust_soldiers_Wewak_June_1945.jpg/240px-Aust_soldiers_Wewak_June_1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="483" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 46</span></span>An Australian light machine gun team in action during the <a href="/wiki/Aitape%E2%80%93Wewak_campaign" title="Aitape–Wewak campaign">Aitape–Wewak campaign</a>, June 1945. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Handley_Page_Hampden_in_the_air.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 47An Australian Hampden from No. 455 Squadron RAAF at RAF Leuchars in May 1942. (from History of the Royal Australian Air Force)"><img alt="Image 47An Australian Hampden from No. 455 Squadron RAAF at RAF Leuchars in May 1942. (from History of the Royal Australian Air Force)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Handley_Page_Hampden_in_the_air.jpg/120px-Handley_Page_Hampden_in_the_air.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Handley_Page_Hampden_in_the_air.jpg/180px-Handley_Page_Hampden_in_the_air.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Handley_Page_Hampden_in_the_air.jpg/240px-Handley_Page_Hampden_in_the_air.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="465" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 47</span></span>An Australian Hampden from <a href="/wiki/No._455_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 455 Squadron RAAF">No. 455 Squadron RAAF</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Leuchars" title="RAF Leuchars">RAF Leuchars</a> in May 1942. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="History of the Royal Australian Air Force">History of the Royal Australian Air Force</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiapit_flags_057510.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 48Australian soldiers display Japanese flags they captured at Kaiapit, New Guinea in 1943 (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 48Australian soldiers display Japanese flags they captured at Kaiapit, New Guinea in 1943 (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kaiapit_flags_057510.jpg/120px-Kaiapit_flags_057510.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kaiapit_flags_057510.jpg/180px-Kaiapit_flags_057510.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Kaiapit_flags_057510.jpg/240px-Kaiapit_flags_057510.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="477" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 48</span></span>Australian soldiers display Japanese flags they captured at <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kaiapit" title="Battle of Kaiapit">Kaiapit</a>, New Guinea in 1943 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:3RAR_village_(AWM_146980).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 49Soldiers from 3 RAR watch as a Korean village burns in late 1950 (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 49Soldiers from 3 RAR watch as a Korean village burns in late 1950 (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/3RAR_village_%28AWM_146980%29.jpg/120px-3RAR_village_%28AWM_146980%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/3RAR_village_%28AWM_146980%29.jpg/180px-3RAR_village_%28AWM_146980%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/3RAR_village_%28AWM_146980%29.jpg/240px-3RAR_village_%28AWM_146980%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="634" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 49</span></span>Soldiers from 3 RAR watch as a Korean village burns in late 1950 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Japanese_camp_administrator_Ikeuchi_at_Morotai.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 50The Japanese interpreter in charge of Australian POWs at Ambon arriving at Morotai in October 1945 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 50The Japanese interpreter in charge of Australian POWs at Ambon arriving at Morotai in October 1945 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Japanese_camp_administrator_Ikeuchi_at_Morotai.jpg/120px-Japanese_camp_administrator_Ikeuchi_at_Morotai.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Japanese_camp_administrator_Ikeuchi_at_Morotai.jpg/180px-Japanese_camp_administrator_Ikeuchi_at_Morotai.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Japanese_camp_administrator_Ikeuchi_at_Morotai.jpg/240px-Japanese_camp_administrator_Ikeuchi_at_Morotai.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="506" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 50</span></span>The Japanese interpreter in charge of Australian POWs at Ambon arriving at Morotai in October 1945 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Operation_Cartwheel_battles.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 51Operation Cartwheel in New Guinea and western New Britain (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 51Operation Cartwheel in New Guinea and western New Britain (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Australian_Operation_Cartwheel_battles.jpg/120px-Australian_Operation_Cartwheel_battles.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Australian_Operation_Cartwheel_battles.jpg/180px-Australian_Operation_Cartwheel_battles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Australian_Operation_Cartwheel_battles.jpg/240px-Australian_Operation_Cartwheel_battles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1212" data-file-height="458" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 51</span></span><a href="/wiki/Operation_Cartwheel" title="Operation Cartwheel">Operation Cartwheel</a> in New Guinea and western New Britain (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAN_Carriers_(AWM_301021).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 52HMAS Sydney leading HMAS Melbourne (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 52HMAS Sydney leading HMAS Melbourne (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/RAN_Carriers_%28AWM_301021%29.jpg/120px-RAN_Carriers_%28AWM_301021%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/RAN_Carriers_%28AWM_301021%29.jpg/180px-RAN_Carriers_%28AWM_301021%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/RAN_Carriers_%28AWM_301021%29.jpg/240px-RAN_Carriers_%28AWM_301021%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="346" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 52</span></span>HMAS <i>Sydney</i> leading HMAS <i>Melbourne</i> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_troops_at_Milne_Bay.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 53Australian troops at Milne Bay (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 53Australian troops at Milne Bay (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Australian_troops_at_Milne_Bay.jpg/120px-Australian_troops_at_Milne_Bay.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Australian_troops_at_Milne_Bay.jpg/180px-Australian_troops_at_Milne_Bay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Australian_troops_at_Milne_Bay.jpg/240px-Australian_troops_at_Milne_Bay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="477" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 53</span></span>Australian troops at Milne Bay (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aust_ships_Cape_Gloucester_(106687).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 54HMAS Australia and Arunta bombarding Cape Gloucester (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 54HMAS Australia and Arunta bombarding Cape Gloucester (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Aust_ships_Cape_Gloucester_%28106687%29.jpg/120px-Aust_ships_Cape_Gloucester_%28106687%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Aust_ships_Cape_Gloucester_%28106687%29.jpg/180px-Aust_ships_Cape_Gloucester_%28106687%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Aust_ships_Cape_Gloucester_%28106687%29.jpg/240px-Aust_ships_Cape_Gloucester_%28106687%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="468" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 54</span></span><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Australia_(D84)" title="HMAS Australia (D84)">HMAS <i>Australia</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Arunta_(I30)" title="HMAS Arunta (I30)"><i>Arunta</i></a> bombarding Cape Gloucester (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:37-52_Battalion_soldiers_crossing_a_river_in_New_Britain.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 55Australian soldiers in New Britain in 1945 (AWM 092342). (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 55Australian soldiers in New Britain in 1945 (AWM 092342). (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/37-52_Battalion_soldiers_crossing_a_river_in_New_Britain.jpg/115px-37-52_Battalion_soldiers_crossing_a_river_in_New_Britain.jpg" decoding="async" width="115" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/37-52_Battalion_soldiers_crossing_a_river_in_New_Britain.jpg/172px-37-52_Battalion_soldiers_crossing_a_river_in_New_Britain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/37-52_Battalion_soldiers_crossing_a_river_in_New_Britain.jpg/229px-37-52_Battalion_soldiers_crossing_a_river_in_New_Britain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="611" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 55</span></span>Australian soldiers in New Britain in 1945 (AWM 092342). (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Sheean,_Fremantle.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 56HMAS Sheean at Fremantle Harbour (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 56HMAS Sheean at Fremantle Harbour (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/HMAS_Sheean%2C_Fremantle.jpg/120px-HMAS_Sheean%2C_Fremantle.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/HMAS_Sheean%2C_Fremantle.jpg/180px-HMAS_Sheean%2C_Fremantle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/HMAS_Sheean%2C_Fremantle.jpg/240px-HMAS_Sheean%2C_Fremantle.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 56</span></span>HMAS <i>Sheean</i> at Fremantle Harbour (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sydney_battle_damage.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 57Sailors from Sydney posing around and in the forward funnel shellhole (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Close up of a ship's funnel, which has a large hole in the side. Sailors are smiling and waving at the photographer from the top of the funnel and inside the hole." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Sydney_battle_damage.jpg/120px-Sydney_battle_damage.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Sydney_battle_damage.jpg/180px-Sydney_battle_damage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Sydney_battle_damage.jpg/240px-Sydney_battle_damage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="333" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 57</span></span>Sailors from <i>Sydney</i> posing around and in the forward funnel shellhole (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M3_Light_Tanks_assault_on_Buna.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 58Australian light tanks and infantry in action at Buna (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 58Australian light tanks and infantry in action at Buna (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/M3_Light_Tanks_assault_on_Buna.jpg/120px-M3_Light_Tanks_assault_on_Buna.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/M3_Light_Tanks_assault_on_Buna.jpg/180px-M3_Light_Tanks_assault_on_Buna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/M3_Light_Tanks_assault_on_Buna.jpg/240px-M3_Light_Tanks_assault_on_Buna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="441" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 58</span></span>Australian light tanks and infantry in action at Buna (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Melbourne_(R21)_San_Diego_1977.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 59HMAS Melbourne steams into San Diego Harbor, California (USA), in 1977. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 59HMAS Melbourne steams into San Diego Harbor, California (USA), in 1977. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_San_Diego_1977.jpeg/120px-HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_San_Diego_1977.jpeg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_San_Diego_1977.jpeg/180px-HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_San_Diego_1977.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_San_Diego_1977.jpeg/240px-HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_San_Diego_1977.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1867" data-file-height="1314" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 59</span></span><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Melbourne_(R21)" title="HMAS Melbourne (R21)">HMAS <i>Melbourne</i></a> steams into San Diego Harbor, California (USA), in 1977. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_050704-N-4309A-443_Australian_Petty_Officer_ET_Tarah_Clark,_stationed_aboard_the_guided_missile_armed_frigate_HMAS_Newcastle_(FFG_06),_drives_a_Rigid_Hull_Inflatible_Boat_(RHIB)_back_to_her_ship_after_making_a_passenger.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 60Women are expected to play a greater role in the RAN in the future (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 60Women are expected to play a greater role in the RAN in the future (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/US_Navy_050704-N-4309A-443_Australian_Petty_Officer_ET_Tarah_Clark%2C_stationed_aboard_the_guided_missile_armed_frigate_HMAS_Newcastle_%28FFG_06%29%2C_drives_a_Rigid_Hull_Inflatible_Boat_%28RHIB%29_back_to_her_ship_after_making_a_passenger.jpg/120px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/US_Navy_050704-N-4309A-443_Australian_Petty_Officer_ET_Tarah_Clark%2C_stationed_aboard_the_guided_missile_armed_frigate_HMAS_Newcastle_%28FFG_06%29%2C_drives_a_Rigid_Hull_Inflatible_Boat_%28RHIB%29_back_to_her_ship_after_making_a_passenger.jpg/180px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/US_Navy_050704-N-4309A-443_Australian_Petty_Officer_ET_Tarah_Clark%2C_stationed_aboard_the_guided_missile_armed_frigate_HMAS_Newcastle_%28FFG_06%29%2C_drives_a_Rigid_Hull_Inflatible_Boat_%28RHIB%29_back_to_her_ship_after_making_a_passenger.jpg/240px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1395" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 60</span></span>Women are expected to play a greater role in the RAN in the future (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2-8_Field_Regt.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 61Guns of the 2/8th Field Regiment at El Alamein in July 1942 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="An artillery gun and its crew in a desert. A pile of shell cases is in the foreground." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/2-8_Field_Regt.jpg/120px-2-8_Field_Regt.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/2-8_Field_Regt.jpg/180px-2-8_Field_Regt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/2-8_Field_Regt.jpg/240px-2-8_Field_Regt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="484" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 61</span></span>Guns of the 2/8th Field Regiment at El Alamein in July 1942 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:POWs_Burma_Thai_RR.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 62Australian and Dutch POWs at Tarsau, Thailand in 1943. Australia declared war on Thailand on 2 March 1942 and an Australian–Thai Peace Treaty was signed on 3 April 1946. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 62Australian and Dutch POWs at Tarsau, Thailand in 1943. Australia declared war on Thailand on 2 March 1942 and an Australian–Thai Peace Treaty was signed on 3 April 1946. (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/POWs_Burma_Thai_RR.jpg/120px-POWs_Burma_Thai_RR.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/POWs_Burma_Thai_RR.jpg/180px-POWs_Burma_Thai_RR.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/POWs_Burma_Thai_RR.jpg/240px-POWs_Burma_Thai_RR.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1939" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 62</span></span>Australian and Dutch POWs at Tarsau, Thailand in 1943. Australia declared war on Thailand on 2 March 1942 and an <a href="/wiki/Australian%E2%80%93Thai_Peace_Treaty" title="Australian–Thai Peace Treaty">Australian–Thai Peace Treaty</a> was signed on 3 April 1946. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Shropshire_(123797).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 63HMAS Shropshire arriving in Sydney in November 1945 carrying long serving soldiers (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 63HMAS Shropshire arriving in Sydney in November 1945 carrying long serving soldiers (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/HMAS_Shropshire_%28123797%29.jpg/120px-HMAS_Shropshire_%28123797%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/HMAS_Shropshire_%28123797%29.jpg/180px-HMAS_Shropshire_%28123797%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/HMAS_Shropshire_%28123797%29.jpg/240px-HMAS_Shropshire_%28123797%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="475" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 63</span></span><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Shropshire" class="mw-redirect" title="HMAS Shropshire">HMAS <i>Shropshire</i></a> arriving in Sydney in November 1945 carrying long serving soldiers (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Op_Solace_DN-ST-93-02615.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 64Australian soldiers in Somalia during Operation Solace (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 64Australian soldiers in Somalia during Operation Solace (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Op_Solace_DN-ST-93-02615.jpg/120px-Op_Solace_DN-ST-93-02615.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Op_Solace_DN-ST-93-02615.jpg/180px-Op_Solace_DN-ST-93-02615.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Op_Solace_DN-ST-93-02615.jpg/240px-Op_Solace_DN-ST-93-02615.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="425" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 64</span></span>Australian soldiers in Somalia during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Solace" title="Operation Solace">Operation Solace</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AfricaMap1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 65North Africa showing the progress of Operation Compass and strategic locations (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Map of North Africa with lines and military units marked on it." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/AfricaMap1.jpg/120px-AfricaMap1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/AfricaMap1.jpg/180px-AfricaMap1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/AfricaMap1.jpg/240px-AfricaMap1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1202" data-file-height="451" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 65</span></span>North Africa showing the progress of Operation Compass and strategic locations (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:East_timor_independence_un2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 66Australian troops in East Timor in May 2002 (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 66Australian troops in East Timor in May 2002 (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/East_timor_independence_un2.jpg/120px-East_timor_independence_un2.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/East_timor_independence_un2.jpg/180px-East_timor_independence_un2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/East_timor_independence_un2.jpg/240px-East_timor_independence_un2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 66</span></span>Australian troops in East Timor in May 2002 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Troops_of_Royal_Australian_Regiment_After_Arrival_at_Tan_Son_Nhut_Airport.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 67Australians arrive at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 67Australians arrive at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Troops_of_Royal_Australian_Regiment_After_Arrival_at_Tan_Son_Nhut_Airport.jpg/120px-Troops_of_Royal_Australian_Regiment_After_Arrival_at_Tan_Son_Nhut_Airport.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Troops_of_Royal_Australian_Regiment_After_Arrival_at_Tan_Son_Nhut_Airport.jpg/180px-Troops_of_Royal_Australian_Regiment_After_Arrival_at_Tan_Son_Nhut_Airport.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Troops_of_Royal_Australian_Regiment_After_Arrival_at_Tan_Son_Nhut_Airport.jpg/240px-Troops_of_Royal_Australian_Regiment_After_Arrival_at_Tan_Son_Nhut_Airport.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="479" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 67</span></span>Australians arrive at <a href="/wiki/Tan_Son_Nhut_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Tan Son Nhut Airport">Tan Son Nhut Airport</a>, Saigon (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAN_Sailors_(AWM_P00001-418).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 68Australian sailors with a Bathurst-class corvette in the background. The RAN commissioned 56 of this class of corvettes during World War II. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 68Australian sailors with a Bathurst-class corvette in the background. The RAN commissioned 56 of this class of corvettes during World War II. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RAN_Sailors_%28AWM_P00001-418%29.jpg/120px-RAN_Sailors_%28AWM_P00001-418%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RAN_Sailors_%28AWM_P00001-418%29.jpg/180px-RAN_Sailors_%28AWM_P00001-418%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/RAN_Sailors_%28AWM_P00001-418%29.jpg/240px-RAN_Sailors_%28AWM_P00001-418%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="341" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 68</span></span>Australian sailors with a <a href="/wiki/Bathurst-class_corvette" title="Bathurst-class corvette"><i>Bathurst</i>-class</a> corvette in the background. The RAN commissioned 56 of this class of corvettes during World War II. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Starr_King_(AWM_128144).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 69A liberty ship sinking after being attacked by I-21 near Port Macquarie in February 1943 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 69A liberty ship sinking after being attacked by I-21 near Port Macquarie in February 1943 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Starr_King_%28AWM_128144%29.jpg/120px-Starr_King_%28AWM_128144%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Starr_King_%28AWM_128144%29.jpg/180px-Starr_King_%28AWM_128144%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Starr_King_%28AWM_128144%29.jpg/240px-Starr_King_%28AWM_128144%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 69</span></span>A <a href="/wiki/Liberty_ship" title="Liberty ship">liberty ship</a> sinking after being attacked by <a href="/wiki/Japanese_submarine_I-21" title="Japanese submarine I-21"><i>I-21</i></a> near <a href="/wiki/Port_Macquarie" title="Port Macquarie">Port Macquarie</a> in February 1943 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Papua_Campaign_maps.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 70The Kokoda and Buna-Gona campaigns (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 70The Kokoda and Buna-Gona campaigns (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Papua_Campaign_maps.jpg/120px-Papua_Campaign_maps.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Papua_Campaign_maps.jpg/180px-Papua_Campaign_maps.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Papua_Campaign_maps.jpg/240px-Papua_Campaign_maps.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1260" data-file-height="961" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 70</span></span>The Kokoda and Buna-Gona campaigns (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C5_Namibia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 71Australian engineers board the United States C-5 Galaxy aircraft which will transport them to Namibia (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 71Australian engineers board the United States C-5 Galaxy aircraft which will transport them to Namibia (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/C5_Namibia.jpg/120px-C5_Namibia.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/C5_Namibia.jpg/180px-C5_Namibia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/C5_Namibia.jpg/240px-C5_Namibia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2890" data-file-height="1960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 71</span></span>Australian engineers board the United States <a href="/wiki/C-5_Galaxy" class="mw-redirect" title="C-5 Galaxy">C-5 Galaxy</a> aircraft which will transport them to Namibia (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Canberra_sailing_into_Sydney_Harbour_in_1930.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 72HMAS Canberra entering Sydney Harbour in 1930 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 72HMAS Canberra entering Sydney Harbour in 1930 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/HMAS_Canberra_sailing_into_Sydney_Harbour_in_1930.jpg/120px-HMAS_Canberra_sailing_into_Sydney_Harbour_in_1930.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/HMAS_Canberra_sailing_into_Sydney_Harbour_in_1930.jpg/180px-HMAS_Canberra_sailing_into_Sydney_Harbour_in_1930.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/HMAS_Canberra_sailing_into_Sydney_Harbour_in_1930.jpg/240px-HMAS_Canberra_sailing_into_Sydney_Harbour_in_1930.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="270" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 72</span></span>HMAS <i>Canberra</i> entering Sydney Harbour in 1930 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAN_ship_inspection.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 73A sailor from HMAS Adelaide inspecting a ship in the Persian Gulf during 2004 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 73A sailor from HMAS Adelaide inspecting a ship in the Persian Gulf during 2004 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/RAN_ship_inspection.jpg/120px-RAN_ship_inspection.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/RAN_ship_inspection.jpg/180px-RAN_ship_inspection.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/RAN_ship_inspection.jpg/240px-RAN_ship_inspection.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 73</span></span>A sailor from HMAS <i>Adelaide</i> inspecting a ship in the Persian Gulf during 2004 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trumpetcallsa.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 74Recruitment poster, 1914–1918. (from History of the Australian Army)"><img alt="Image 74Recruitment poster, 1914–1918. (from History of the Australian Army)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Trumpetcallsa.jpg/88px-Trumpetcallsa.jpg" decoding="async" width="88" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Trumpetcallsa.jpg/133px-Trumpetcallsa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Trumpetcallsa.jpg/177px-Trumpetcallsa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2213" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 74</span></span>Recruitment poster, 1914–1918. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Army" title="History of the Australian Army">History of the Australian Army</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Melbourne_(R21)_with_destroyers_c1962.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 75Melbourne with Vendetta, Voyager and Queenborough, circa 1962 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 75Melbourne with Vendetta, Voyager and Queenborough, circa 1962 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_with_destroyers_c1962.jpg/120px-HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_with_destroyers_c1962.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_with_destroyers_c1962.jpg/180px-HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_with_destroyers_c1962.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_with_destroyers_c1962.jpg/240px-HMAS_Melbourne_%28R21%29_with_destroyers_c1962.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1090" data-file-height="777" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 75</span></span><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Melbourne_(R21)" title="HMAS Melbourne (R21)"><i>Melbourne</i></a> with <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)" title="HMAS Vendetta (D08)"><i>Vendetta</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Voyager_(D04)" title="HMAS Voyager (D04)"><i>Voyager</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/Q_and_R-class_destroyer" title="Q and R-class destroyer"><i>Queenborough</i></a>, circa 1962 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Troop_ship_farewell_(000304-01).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 76Women friends and family on the wharf waving farewell to the departing troop ship RMS Strathallan carrying the Advance Party of the 6th Division to service overseas. They include George Alan Vasey's wife Jessie Vasey (second from the left). The photograph is especially poignant because Vasey did not survive the war. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Five women standing at the edge of a dock. A large ship is sailing away from them." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Troop_ship_farewell_%28000304-01%29.jpg/120px-Troop_ship_farewell_%28000304-01%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Troop_ship_farewell_%28000304-01%29.jpg/180px-Troop_ship_farewell_%28000304-01%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Troop_ship_farewell_%28000304-01%29.jpg/240px-Troop_ship_farewell_%28000304-01%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="418" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 76</span></span>Women friends and family on the wharf waving farewell to the departing troop ship RMS <i>Strathallan</i> carrying the Advance Party of the 6th Division to service overseas. They include <a href="/wiki/George_Alan_Vasey" title="George Alan Vasey">George Alan Vasey</a>'s wife <a href="/wiki/Jessie_Vasey" title="Jessie Vasey">Jessie Vasey</a> (second from the left). The photograph is especially poignant because Vasey did not survive the war. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coming_South_(AWM_ARTV09225).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 77"He's coming south — It's fight, work or perish", a propaganda poster warning of the danger of Japanese invasion. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 77"He's coming south — It's fight, work or perish", a propaganda poster warning of the danger of Japanese invasion. (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Coming_South_%28AWM_ARTV09225%29.jpg/80px-Coming_South_%28AWM_ARTV09225%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Coming_South_%28AWM_ARTV09225%29.jpg/120px-Coming_South_%28AWM_ARTV09225%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Coming_South_%28AWM_ARTV09225%29.jpg/161px-Coming_South_%28AWM_ARTV09225%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="429" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 77</span></span>"He's coming south — It's fight, work or perish", a propaganda poster warning of the danger of Japanese invasion. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Sydney_(AWM_301473)_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 78HMAS Sydney in 1940 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Large World War II-era warship at sea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/HMAS_Sydney_%28AWM_301473%29_cropped.jpg/120px-HMAS_Sydney_%28AWM_301473%29_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/HMAS_Sydney_%28AWM_301473%29_cropped.jpg/180px-HMAS_Sydney_%28AWM_301473%29_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/HMAS_Sydney_%28AWM_301473%29_cropped.jpg/240px-HMAS_Sydney_%28AWM_301473%29_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="419" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 78</span></span><a href="/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(D48)" title="HMAS Sydney (D48)">HMAS <i>Sydney</i></a> in 1940 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Borneo_Campaign_CMH.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 79A map showing the progress of the Borneo campaign (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 79A map showing the progress of the Borneo campaign (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Borneo_Campaign_CMH.jpg/120px-Borneo_Campaign_CMH.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Borneo_Campaign_CMH.jpg/180px-Borneo_Campaign_CMH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Borneo_Campaign_CMH.jpg/240px-Borneo_Campaign_CMH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3031" data-file-height="2125" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 79</span></span>A map showing the progress of the Borneo campaign (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paluma_(AWM_300024).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 80The gunboat HMQS Paluma in 1889 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 80The gunboat HMQS Paluma in 1889 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Paluma_%28AWM_300024%29.jpg/120px-Paluma_%28AWM_300024%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Paluma_%28AWM_300024%29.jpg/180px-Paluma_%28AWM_300024%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Paluma_%28AWM_300024%29.jpg/240px-Paluma_%28AWM_300024%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="286" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 80</span></span>The gunboat <a href="/wiki/HMQS_Paluma" title="HMQS Paluma">HMQS <i>Paluma</i></a> in 1889 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_transport_trucks_Syria_June41.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 81Australian Army transport trucks move along the coast road in Lebanon during the Syria-Lebanon campaign. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="A road at the edge of a cliff with trucks driving both ways along it." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Australian_transport_trucks_Syria_June41.jpg/120px-Australian_transport_trucks_Syria_June41.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Australian_transport_trucks_Syria_June41.jpg/180px-Australian_transport_trucks_Syria_June41.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Australian_transport_trucks_Syria_June41.jpg/240px-Australian_transport_trucks_Syria_June41.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="485" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 81</span></span>Australian Army transport trucks move along the coast road in Lebanon during the Syria-Lebanon campaign. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:18_Sqn_(AWM_P02769-001).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 82B-25 Mitchell bombers from No. 18 (NEI) Squadron near Darwin in 1943. This was one of three joint Australian-Dutch squadrons formed during the war. (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 82B-25 Mitchell bombers from No. 18 (NEI) Squadron near Darwin in 1943. This was one of three joint Australian-Dutch squadrons formed during the war. (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/18_Sqn_%28AWM_P02769-001%29.jpg/120px-18_Sqn_%28AWM_P02769-001%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/18_Sqn_%28AWM_P02769-001%29.jpg/180px-18_Sqn_%28AWM_P02769-001%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/18_Sqn_%28AWM_P02769-001%29.jpg/240px-18_Sqn_%28AWM_P02769-001%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="489" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 82</span></span><a href="/wiki/B-25_Mitchell" class="mw-redirect" title="B-25 Mitchell">B-25 Mitchell</a> bombers from <a href="/wiki/No._18_(Netherlands_East_Indies)_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF">No. 18 (NEI) Squadron</a> near Darwin in 1943. This was one of three joint Australian-Dutch squadrons formed during the war. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Pioneer_(AWM_P01585009).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 83HMAS Pioneer off East Africa in 1916 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 83HMAS Pioneer off East Africa in 1916 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/HMAS_Pioneer_%28AWM_P01585009%29.jpg/120px-HMAS_Pioneer_%28AWM_P01585009%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/HMAS_Pioneer_%28AWM_P01585009%29.jpg/180px-HMAS_Pioneer_%28AWM_P01585009%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/HMAS_Pioneer_%28AWM_P01585009%29.jpg/240px-HMAS_Pioneer_%28AWM_P01585009%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="299" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 83</span></span>HMAS <i>Pioneer</i> off East Africa in 1916 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AIF_(AWM_ARTV04333).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 84An AIF recruiting poster (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="A drawing of a man wearing a 1940s-era business suit and hat, cradling a military uniform in his right arm and holding a rifle with his left hand. There is a blue background behind the man and a cutting from a newspaper to the right of him." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/AIF_%28AWM_ARTV04333%29.jpg/81px-AIF_%28AWM_ARTV04333%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="81" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/AIF_%28AWM_ARTV04333%29.jpg/121px-AIF_%28AWM_ARTV04333%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/AIF_%28AWM_ARTV04333%29.jpg/161px-AIF_%28AWM_ARTV04333%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="431" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 84</span></span>An AIF recruiting poster (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Australia_(D84)_passing_through_the_Panama_Canal_in_March_1935.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 85An aerial view of the second HMAS Australia – a heavy cruiser – passing through the Panama Canal in March 1935. Australia saw extensive combat in World War II. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 85An aerial view of the second HMAS Australia – a heavy cruiser – passing through the Panama Canal in March 1935. Australia saw extensive combat in World War II. (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/HMAS_Australia_%28D84%29_passing_through_the_Panama_Canal_in_March_1935.jpg/120px-HMAS_Australia_%28D84%29_passing_through_the_Panama_Canal_in_March_1935.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/HMAS_Australia_%28D84%29_passing_through_the_Panama_Canal_in_March_1935.jpg/180px-HMAS_Australia_%28D84%29_passing_through_the_Panama_Canal_in_March_1935.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/HMAS_Australia_%28D84%29_passing_through_the_Panama_Canal_in_March_1935.jpg/240px-HMAS_Australia_%28D84%29_passing_through_the_Panama_Canal_in_March_1935.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5621" data-file-height="4182" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 85</span></span>An aerial view of the second <a href="/wiki/HMAS_Australia_(D84)" title="HMAS Australia (D84)">HMAS <i>Australia</i></a> – a <a href="/wiki/Heavy_cruiser" title="Heavy cruiser">heavy cruiser</a> – passing through the Panama Canal in March 1935. <i>Australia</i> saw extensive combat in World War II. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMAS_Australia_sinking_12_April_1924_AWM_300256.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 86Australia on her side and sinking during her scuttling in April 1924 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 86Australia on her side and sinking during her scuttling in April 1924 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/HMAS_Australia_sinking_12_April_1924_AWM_300256.jpeg/120px-HMAS_Australia_sinking_12_April_1924_AWM_300256.jpeg" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/HMAS_Australia_sinking_12_April_1924_AWM_300256.jpeg/180px-HMAS_Australia_sinking_12_April_1924_AWM_300256.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/HMAS_Australia_sinking_12_April_1924_AWM_300256.jpeg/240px-HMAS_Australia_sinking_12_April_1924_AWM_300256.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="411" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 86</span></span><i>Australia</i> on her side and sinking during her scuttling in April 1924 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Curtin_MacArthur_Blamey_(042766).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 87MacArthur with Blamey and Prime Minister Curtin in March 1942 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 87MacArthur with Blamey and Prime Minister Curtin in March 1942 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Curtin_MacArthur_Blamey_%28042766%29.jpg/120px-Curtin_MacArthur_Blamey_%28042766%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Curtin_MacArthur_Blamey_%28042766%29.jpg/180px-Curtin_MacArthur_Blamey_%28042766%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Curtin_MacArthur_Blamey_%28042766%29.jpg/240px-Curtin_MacArthur_Blamey_%28042766%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="467" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 87</span></span>MacArthur with Blamey and Prime Minister Curtin in March 1942 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Darwin_42.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 88An oil storage tank explodes during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 88An oil storage tank explodes during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Darwin_42.jpg/120px-Darwin_42.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Darwin_42.jpg/180px-Darwin_42.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Darwin_42.jpg/240px-Darwin_42.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1580" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 88</span></span>An oil storage tank explodes during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:80_Sqn_(OG1751).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 89No. 80 Squadron aircraft at Noemfoor in November 1944 (from Australia in World War II)"><img alt="Image 89No. 80 Squadron aircraft at Noemfoor in November 1944 (from Australia in World War II)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/80_Sqn_%28OG1751%29.jpg/120px-80_Sqn_%28OG1751%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/80_Sqn_%28OG1751%29.jpg/180px-80_Sqn_%28OG1751%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/80_Sqn_%28OG1751%29.jpg/240px-80_Sqn_%28OG1751%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="479" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 89</span></span><a href="/wiki/No._80_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 80 Squadron RAAF">No. 80 Squadron</a> aircraft at Noemfoor in November 1944 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Australia_in_World_War_II" title="Australia in World War II">Australia in World War II</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Aust_UK_warships_Dec_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 90HMAS Anzac and HMAS Darwin with United States and British warships in late 2002 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)"><img alt="Image 90HMAS Anzac and HMAS Darwin with United States and British warships in late 2002 (from History of the Royal Australian Navy)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_Aust_UK_warships_Dec_02.jpg/120px-US_Aust_UK_warships_Dec_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_Aust_UK_warships_Dec_02.jpg/180px-US_Aust_UK_warships_Dec_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/US_Aust_UK_warships_Dec_02.jpg/240px-US_Aust_UK_warships_Dec_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1970" data-file-height="1249" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 90</span></span>HMAS <i>Anzac</i> and HMAS <i>Darwin</i> with United States and British warships in late 2002 (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Navy" title="History of the Royal Australian Navy">History of the Royal Australian Navy</a></b>)</div> </li> </ul></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:black;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid black;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:khaki;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:black;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AMilitary_history_of_Australia%2FUnits%2FJanuary_24&action=edit"><span style="color:black">edit</span></a> </div><h2 id="Daily_unit_article" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:black;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Daily unit article</h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#f9f9ff;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/No._285_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 285 Squadron RAAF">No. 285 Squadron</a></b> is a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" title="Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> training squadron. The Squadron was formed in 1999 and is responsible for providing training to <a href="/wiki/Air_Lift_Group_RAAF" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Lift Group RAAF">Air Lift Group's</a> aircrew and ground support staff. While the Squadron does not operate any flying aircraft, it manages <a href="/wiki/Flight_simulator" title="Flight simulator">flight simulators</a> which are used to provide training on <a href="/wiki/C-130_Hercules" class="mw-redirect" title="C-130 Hercules">C-130 Hercules</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_707" title="Boeing 707">Boeing 707</a> aircraft. The Squadron is also allocated three decommissioned C-130 airframes for training purposes. Since its formation the Squadron has been located at <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Richmond" title="RAAF Base Richmond">RAAF Base Richmond</a> in the western suburbs of <a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>. </p> <div class="noprint" style="margin:0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em; padding:0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Portal:Military_history_of_Australia/Units/January" title="Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/January">More selected units</a></b></div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:black;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid black;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:khaki;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:black;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3AMilitary_history_of_Australia%2FQuotes%2F5&action=edit"><span style="color:black">edit</span></a> </div><h2 id="Selected_quote" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:black;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected quote</h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid black;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:#f9f9ff;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><i>"Shoot straight, you bastards! 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title="No. 1 Wing RAAF">No. 1 Wing RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._2_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAAF" title="No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF">No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._33_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 33 Squadron RAAF">No. 33 Squadron RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._34_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 34 Squadron RAAF">No. 34 Squadron RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._36_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 36 Squadron RAAF">No. 36 Squadron RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._37_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 37 Squadron RAAF">No. 37 Squadron RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._38_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 38 Squadron RAAF">No. 38 Squadron RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._450_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 450 Squadron RAAF">No. 450 Squadron RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._77_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 77 Squadron RAAF">No. 77 Squadron RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._79_Squadron_RAAF" title="No. 79 Squadron RAAF">No. 79 Squadron RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._90_Wing_RAAF" title="No. 90 Wing 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Jeffrey (RAAF officer)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Phillip_Davey" title="Phillip Davey">Phillip Davey</a> • <a href="/wiki/RAAF_area_commands" title="RAAF area commands">RAAF area commands</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ragnar_Garrett" title="Ragnar Garrett">Ragnar Garrett</a> • <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Brownell" title="Raymond Brownell">Raymond Brownell</a> • <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Leane" title="Raymond Leane">Raymond Leane</a> • <a href="/wiki/Reg_Pollard_(general)" title="Reg Pollard (general)">Reg Pollard (general)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Reg_Saunders" title="Reg Saunders">Reg Saunders</a> • <a href="/wiki/Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer)" title="Richard Williams (RAAF officer)">Richard Williams (RAAF officer)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Roderic_Dallas" title="Roderic Dallas">Roderic Dallas</a> • <a href="/wiki/Roy_Dowling" title="Roy Dowling">Roy Dowling</a> • <a href="/wiki/Roy_Inwood" title="Roy Inwood">Roy Inwood</a> • <a href="/wiki/Roy_Phillipps" title="Roy Phillipps">Roy Phillipps</a> • <a href="/wiki/Singapore_strategy" title="Singapore strategy">Singapore strategy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Shrine_of_Remembrance" title="Shrine of Remembrance">Shrine of Remembrance</a> • <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Goble" title="Stanley Goble">Stanley Goble</a> • <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Price_Weir" title="Stanley Price Weir">Stanley Price Weir</a> • <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Savige" title="Stanley Savige">Stanley Savige</a> • <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Baker_(aviator)" title="Thomas Baker (aviator)">Thomas Baker (aviator)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Blamey" title="Thomas Blamey">Thomas Blamey</a> • <a href="/wiki/Tom_Derrick" title="Tom Derrick">Tom Derrick</a> • <a href="/wiki/Valston_Hancock" title="Valston Hancock">Valston Hancock</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vance_Drummond" title="Vance Drummond">Vance Drummond</a> • <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross_for_Australia" title="Victoria Cross for Australia">Victoria Cross for Australia</a> • <a href="/wiki/Walter_Peeler" title="Walter Peeler">Walter Peeler</a> • <a href="/wiki/Waterloo_Bay_massacre" title="Waterloo Bay massacre">Waterloo Bay massacre</a> • <a href="/wiki/Western_Area_Command_(RAAF)" title="Western Area Command (RAAF)">Western Area Command (RAAF)</a> • <a href="/wiki/William_Bostock" title="William Bostock">William Bostock</a> • <a href="/wiki/William_Brill_(RAAF_officer)" title="William Brill (RAAF officer)">William Brill</a> • <a href="/wiki/William_Ellis_Newton" class="mw-redirect" title="William Ellis Newton">William Ellis Newton</a> • <a href="/wiki/William_Hely" title="William Hely">William Hely</a> </p> <div style="float:right;margin-left:1em"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Symbol_a_class.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Symbol_a_class.svg/50px-Symbol_a_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Symbol_a_class.svg/75px-Symbol_a_class.svg.png 1.5x, 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Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/4th_Machine_Gun_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/4th Machine Gun Battalion (Australia)">2/4th Machine Gun Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/5th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/5th Battalion (Australia)">2/5th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/7th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/7th Battalion (Australia)">2/7th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/9th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/9th Battalion (Australia)">2/9th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/10th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="10th Battalion (Australia)">10th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/10th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/10th Battalion (Australia)">2/10th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_(Australia)" title="12th Light Horse Regiment (Australia)">12th Light Horse Regiment (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/14th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/14th Battalion (Australia)">2/14th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/15th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="15th Battalion (Australia)">15th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/15th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/15th Battalion (Australia)">2/15th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/17th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/17th Battalion (Australia)">2/17th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/18th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/18th Battalion (Australia)">2/18th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/43rd_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/43rd Battalion (Australia)">2/43rd Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/48th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/48th Battalion (Australia)">2/48th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/4th_Armoured_Brigade_(Australia)" title="4th Armoured Brigade (Australia)">4th Armoured Brigade (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Admiralty_Islands_campaign" title="Admiralty Islands campaign">Admiralty Islands campaign</a> • <a href="/wiki/Air_Board_(Australia)" title="Air Board (Australia)">Air Board (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Group_RAAF" title="Air Combat Group RAAF">Air Combat Group RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/Alan_Charlesworth" title="Alan Charlesworth">Alan Charlesworth</a> • <a href="/wiki/Alan_Rawlinson" title="Alan Rawlinson">Alan Rawlinson</a> • <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Blackburn" title="Arthur Blackburn">Arthur Blackburn</a> • <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_during_World_War_II" title="Australian Army during World War II">Australian Army during World War II</a> • <a href="/wiki/Australian_light_destroyer_project" title="Australian light destroyer project">Australian light destroyer project</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bita_Paka" title="Battle of Bita Paka">Battle of Bita Paka</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Goodenough_Island" title="Battle of Goodenough Island">Battle of Goodenough Island</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Hongorai_River" title="Battle of the Hongorai River">Battle of the Hongorai River</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Isurava" title="Battle of Isurava">Battle of Isurava</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kaiapit" title="Battle of Kaiapit">Battle of Kaiapit</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kapyong" title="Battle of Kapyong">Battle of Kapyong</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Porton_Plantation" title="Battle of Porton Plantation">Battle of Porton Plantation</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Slater%27s_Knoll" title="Battle of Slater's Knoll">Battle of Slater's Knoll</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tsimba_Ridge" title="Battle of Tsimba Ridge">Battle of Tsimba Ridge</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Wau" title="Battle of Wau">Battle of Wau</a> • <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kibby" title="Bill Kibby">Bill Kibby</a> • <a href="/wiki/Central_Flying_School_RAAF" title="Central Flying School RAAF">Central Flying School RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Smith_Jeffries" class="mw-redirect" title="Clarence Smith Jeffries">Clarence Smith Jeffries</a> • <a href="/wiki/Eric_Harrison_(RAAF_officer)" title="Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)">Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)</a> • <a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_Maryang_San" class="mw-redirect" title="First Battle of Maryang San">First Battle of Maryang San</a> • <a href="/wiki/Frank_Berryman" title="Frank Berryman">Frank Berryman</a> • <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lukis" title="Frank Lukis">Frank Lukis</a> • <a href="/wiki/George_Alan_Vasey" title="George Alan Vasey">George Alan Vasey</a> • <a href="/wiki/George_Julian_Howell" class="mw-redirect" title="George Julian Howell">George Julian Howell</a> • <a href="/wiki/George_Ingram" title="George Ingram">George Ingram</a> • <a href="/wiki/George_Mackinolty" title="George Mackinolty">George Mackinolty</a> • <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Steege" title="Gordon Steege">Gordon Steege</a> • <a href="/wiki/Hippolyte_De_La_Rue" title="Hippolyte De La Rue">Hippolyte De La Rue</a> • <a href="/wiki/Horace_Robertson" title="Horace Robertson">Horace Robertson</a> • <a href="/wiki/John_Northcott" title="John Northcott">John Northcott</a> • <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Maxwell" title="Joseph Maxwell">Joseph Maxwell</a> • <a href="/wiki/Landing_at_Jacquinot_Bay" title="Landing at Jacquinot Bay">Landing at Jacquinot Bay</a> • <a href="/wiki/Landing_at_Saidor" title="Landing at Saidor">Landing at Saidor</a> • <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Morshead" title="Leslie Morshead">Leslie Morshead</a> • <a href="/wiki/Lewis_McGee_(soldier)" title="Lewis McGee (soldier)">Lewis McGee</a> • <a href="/wiki/Mary_Bell_(aviator)" title="Mary Bell (aviator)">Mary Bell (aviator)</a> • <a href="/wiki/New_Britain_campaign" title="New Britain campaign">New Britain campaign</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._78_Wing_RAAF" title="No. 78 Wing RAAF">No. 78 Wing RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._81_Wing_RAAF" title="No. 81 Wing RAAF">No. 81 Wing RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._82_Wing_RAAF" title="No. 82 Wing RAAF">No. 82 Wing RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._84_Wing_RAAF" title="No. 84 Wing RAAF">No. 84 Wing RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/No._86_Wing_RAAF" title="No. 86 Wing RAAF">No. 86 Wing RAAF</a> • <a href="/wiki/Operation_Brevity" title="Operation Brevity">Operation Brevity</a> • <a href="/wiki/Operation_Coburg" title="Operation Coburg">Operation Coburg</a> • <a href="/wiki/Operation_Crimp" title="Operation Crimp">Operation Crimp</a> • <a href="/wiki/Ordnance_QF_25-pounder_Short" title="Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short">Ordnance QF 25-pounder Short</a> • <a href="/wiki/Percy_Herbert_Cherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Percy Herbert Cherry">Percy Herbert Cherry</a> • <a href="/wiki/Percy_Statton" title="Percy Statton">Percy Statton</a> • <a href="/wiki/Roy_Burston" title="Roy Burston">Roy Burston</a> • <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Downes" title="Rupert Downes">Rupert Downes</a> • <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Burston" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel Burston">Samuel Burston</a> • <a href="/wiki/South_Australian_Mounted_Rifles" title="South Australian Mounted Rifles">South Australian Mounted Rifles</a> • <a href="/wiki/South_West_Pacific_Area_(command)" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Pacific Area (command)">South West Pacific Area (command)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Rowell" title="Sydney Rowell">Sydney Rowell</a> • <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Sheean" title="Teddy Sheean">Teddy Sheean</a> • <a href="/wiki/Tet_Offensive" title="Tet Offensive">Tet Offensive</a> • <a href="/wiki/Thomas_White_(Australian_politician)" title="Thomas White (Australian politician)">Thomas White (Australian politician)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Sturdee" title="Vernon Sturdee">Vernon Sturdee</a> • <a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Dartnell" title="Wilbur Dartnell">Wilbur Dartnell</a> • <a href="/wiki/Wilfred_Arthur" title="Wilfred Arthur">Wilfred Arthur</a> • <a href="/wiki/William_Anderson_(RAAF_officer)" title="William Anderson (RAAF officer)">William Anderson (RAAF officer)</a> • <a href="/wiki/William_McAloney" title="William McAloney">William McAloney</a> </p> <div style="float:right;margin-left:1em"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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(Australia)">1st Parachute Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2nd_Armoured_Brigade_(Australia)" title="2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia)">2nd Armoured Brigade (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2nd_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2nd Battalion (Australia)">2nd Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/3rd_Division_(Australia)" title="3rd Division (Australia)">3rd Division (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/6th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="6th Battalion (Australia)">6th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/6th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/6th Battalion (Australia)">2/6th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/6th_Division_(Australia)" title="6th Division (Australia)">6th Division (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/7th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="7th Battalion (Australia)">7th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/9th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/9th Battalion (Australia)">2/9th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/10th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/10th Battalion (Australia)">2/10th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/12th_Light_Horse_Regiment_(Australia)" title="12th Light Horse Regiment (Australia)">12th Light Horse Regiment (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/14th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/14th Battalion (Australia)">2/14th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/14th/32nd_Battalion_(Australia)" title="14th/32nd Battalion (Australia)">14th/32nd Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/18th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/18th Battalion (Australia)">2/18th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/23rd_Battalion_(Australia)" title="23rd Battalion (Australia)">23rd Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/27th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="27th Battalion (Australia)">27th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/29th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="29th Battalion (Australia)">29th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/31st_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/31st Battalion (Australia)">2/31st Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/31st/51st_Battalion_(Australia)" title="31st/51st Battalion (Australia)">31st/51st Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/33rd_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/33rd Battalion (Australia)">2/33rd Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/2/48th_Battalion_(Australia)" title="2/48th Battalion (Australia)">2/48th Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/61st_Battalion_(Australia)" title="61st Battalion (Australia)">61st Battalion (Australia)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Sullivan_(Australian_soldier)" title="Arthur Sullivan (Australian soldier)">Arthur Sullivan (Australian soldier)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Arthur_William_Murphy" title="Arthur William Murphy">Arthur William Murphy</a> • <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Reserve" title="Australian Army Reserve">Australian Army Reserve</a> • <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_ship_Crusader_(AV_2767)" title="Australian Army ship Crusader (AV 2767)">Australian Army ship Crusader (AV 2767)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Amiens_(1918)" title="Battle of Amiens (1918)">Battle of Amiens</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Balikpapan_(1945)" title="Battle of Balikpapan (1945)">Battle of Balikpapan (1945)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chongju_(1950)" title="Battle of Chongju (1950)">Battle of Chongju (1950)</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Coral%E2%80%93Balmoral" title="Battle of Coral–Balmoral">Battle of Coral–Balmoral</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_France" title="Battle of France">Battle of France</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gang_Toi" title="Battle of Gang Toi">Battle of Gang Toi</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Hongorai_River" title="Battle of the Hongorai River">Battle of the Hongorai River</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kranji" title="Battle of Kranji">Battle of Kranji</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kujin" title="Battle of Kujin">Battle of Kujin</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lone_Pine" title="Battle of Lone Pine">Battle of Lone Pine</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Long_Khanh" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Long Khanh">Battle of Long Khanh</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Pakchon" title="Battle of Pakchon">Battle of Pakchon</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Porton_Plantation" title="Battle of Porton Plantation">Battle of Porton Plantation</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ratsua" title="Battle of Ratsua">Battle of Ratsua</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Samichon_River" title="Battle of the Samichon River">Battle of the Samichon River</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sattelberg" title="Battle of Sattelberg">Battle of Sattelberg</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sungei_Koemba" title="Battle of Sungei Koemba">Battle of Sungei Koemba</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Suoi_Bong_Trang" title="Battle of Suoi Bong Trang">Battle of Suoi Bong Trang</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Suoi_Chau_Pha" title="Battle of Suoi Chau Pha">Battle of Suoi Chau Pha</a> • <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Yongju" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Yongju">Battle of Yongju</a> • <a 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