Book Review – Empires of the dead: How one man’s vision led to the creation of WWI’s war graves by David Crane.
No tour of the battlefields of the two World Wars can omit a visit to at least one Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemetery.
MHHV Annual General Meeting
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Vale – Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie ‘Mac’ Jesse Gregory, Royal Australian Navy (Retired)
Mac Gregory was born in Geelong on 9 February 1922. His father was a member of the RAN based at Osborne House in Geelong and working with the J-Class Submarines.
Xanana Gusmao confirms his attendance
His Excellency the Prime Minister of Timor Leste, Xanana Gusmao, GCL, CNZM has confirmed his attendance at the INTERFET: Reflections on the 1099 East Timor Crisis.
Artillery & Engineers at Olympic Park
On Friday, 28 March 2014, The Hon Ted Baillieu MLA, unveiled an impressive military plaque on Olympic Boulevard, outside the new AAMI Park stadium, the location of which now covers […]
INTERFET: Reflections on the 1999 East Timor Crisis
Following the vote in favour of self-determination in 1999 chaos engulfed East Timor.
The WW1 Centenary Poppy Tile Project
Between 1914 and 1918 some 112,399 Victorians enlisted to fight in the First World War. Those who died from causes associated with battle are commemorated by the War Graves Commission.
The First Fateful Shot: Port Phillip Bay, August 1914
Shortly after midday the gunners at Fort Nepean lined up the German merchant steamer – the SS Pfalz – as it bolted towards the heads and fired the first shot […]
