The Memorial for Lieutenant Colonel Charles Umphelby
Lt Colonel Charles Umphelby died of wounds received in action at Driefontein on 12 March 1900.
Les Knight Australia’s Dambuster
Les Knight, a young man from Camberwell, Victoria was like many who joined to serve his country during the Second World War.
Aftermath: Australia after the Great War. MHHV Conference 6 April 2019
The conference of around 45 attendees was opened by convenor Lieutenant Colonel Michael Buckridge followed by the welcome by Major General Jim Barry.
Armistice Centenary Presentation by Professor Geoffrey Blainey, AC
Military History and Heritage Victoria in association with the Athenaeum Club hosted an Armistice Centenary Luncheon to 150 guests by followed by an engaging presentation by Professor Geoffrey Blainey, AC.
“Savige Legacy” presentation by Roland Perry
At the Pompey Elliott Memorial Hall Wednesday September 19, 2018 to a group of around 25.
Queensland Air Museum: A Military History Treasure on the Sunshine Coast
At a loose end on a recent trip to the Sunshine Coast, I desperately pored over the attractions list containing all the usual suspects (whale watching, zoos and of course […]
“The fight to recover and honour the Australian dead at Fromelles” presented by Lambis Englezos
Lambis Englezos is a Greek-born, retired Art Teacher from Melbourne, with a “magnificent obsession” to find, recover, and honour Australia’s missing diggers from the Battle of Fromelles – an obsession […]
Masters of War: The AIF in France 1918
At the beginning of 1918, three years of fighting and destruction had failed to produce any clear result on the Western Front.
