“The Victoria Cross: Australia Remembers” Presented by Michael Madden
To set the scene, Michael began with a short video of interviews of family members of VC recipients taken while he was researching the book.
To set the scene, Michael began with a short video of interviews of family members of VC recipients taken while he was researching the book.
The conference of around 45 attendees was opened by convenor Lieutenant Colonel Michael Buckridge followed by the welcome by Major General Jim Barry.
In his foreword to this book, the Director of the Australian War Memorial, Dr Brendan Nelson, describes this volume as ‘a detailed look at an intriguing man’.
Before Federation, colonial naval officers were recognised for steadfastness and courage while serving in South Africa and China.
This lavishly produced book is both an illustrated account of Australia’s Victoria Cross winners and a fund-raising vehicle for that worthy cause, the TPIS (Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex-Servicemen & […]
Of the twenty German A7V Sturmpanzerwagen tanks built during the First World War, only one has survived intact.
At the Pompey Elliott Memorial Hall Wednesday February 20, 2019 to a group of around 40.
This is a large, lavish and very well illustrated account of the part that South Australians played in the First World War.