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Thank You. Vietnam Veterans’ Day

Between 1962 and 1975 almost 60,000 Australians, including ground troops and air force and navy personnel, served in Vietnam. More than 3,000 were wounded and 521 died as a result of their service.
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Stand Up

Whether you’re a veteran, a veteran’s family member or descendant, or simply share pride in Australian military service, Anzac Day is a time to stand up and be counted. This year you can wear your pride.
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BEAR PATCHES: YOU SPOKE WE LISTENED

Thank you all. After hundreds of heartfelt suggestions and a flurry of Facebook comments and Likes the vote for a colour patch to adorn the newest Australia in the Great War collector bear came down to just two Battalions – the 9th and the 25th.
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FOLLOWING THE TRAIL OF AN ANZAC CYCLIST/RUNNER

The theme of Le Tour de Teddy is not so much to remember the heroes and the fallen, but to concentrate more on the many hundreds of thousands of our men and women, that returned from the war, all damaged in some way.
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UNIT WAR DIARIES - FAMILY RESEARCH

Families wanting information on the conditions and daily duties their relatives faced during the Great War should investigate Unit War Diaries written by officers at the time says historian Graham Wilson.
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UNIT HISTORIES - FAMILY RESEARCH

Unit histories drafted after the Great War War can be an incredible resource for budding historians and family researchers but beware, not all are created equally says Australia in the Great War historian Graham Wilson.
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OFFICIAL HISTORIES - FAMILY RESEARCH

A detailed official account of Australia in the Great War provides an incredible insight into the war for people investigating family service history - and the multi volume work is available free online.
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WAR GRAVES & MEMORIALS - FAMILY RESEARCH

Tens of thousands of Australians are tracing their family connections to the Great War. For many finding the grave of a relative lost is an emotional journey. Simple tips and advice are saving people hours of searching.
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HISTORICAL SOCIETIES - FAMILY RESEARCH

There are a number of historical societies, associations and organisations, most of them online, which can offer a great deal of assistance, advice, guidance and information to novice researchers looking for family military records.
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SERVICE RECORDS - FAMILY RESEARCH

Finding family service records in the National Archives can be easy if you know how to use the records search functions says leading historian Graham Wilson.
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AN OLD MAN OF THE BUSH

He was a simple man of the bush who, despite his advanced years, answered the call when his country asked and thought his skills could somehow make a difference.
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THE WOOTTEN FAMILY

Wootten was promoted to brigadier, and from 1 February 1941, he commanded the 18th Infantry Brigade (7th Division), on active service in the North African campaign, including the Siege of Tobruk.
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THE DIGGER WHO FOUGHT TWO WORLD WARS

Bill then joined the Australian Army during WWII as a Corporal, later advancing to Lance Sergeant.
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FREMANTLE'S FAMILY OF SORROW & PRIDE

Three brothers from Fremantle served in the West Australian 11th Battalion which headed straight to France and the Western Front. This Fremantle family was to lose all three boys to the war.
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TRAGEDY OF AMBO'S AT WAR

Anzac father and son volunteered to serve at Gallipoli in the distinguished 3rd Field Ambulance Unit. The son served on the Western Front and was killed at Passchendaele. His father was devastated at the loss of his only son.
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CHARLIE BROWN GOES TO WAR

Charlie was gassed whilst serving on the Western Front and suffered the legacy of gas poisoning for the rest of his life.
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BADGE OF PRIDE

Delivery was delayed due to power restrictions during "the strike" of 1919, and the contractor struggling to produce the necessary quality for the metal bars.
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FATHERS WITHOUT SONS

Today, the Soldiers and Sailors Fathers Association is long forgotten. Yet the men in that organisation played an important role in supporting the Anzacs returning from the Great War 1914-1918.
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YOUNG SOLDIER IDENTIFIED AFTER 95 YEARS

Sadly, his head stone is the only picture we have of him. There are no military head shots, nothing from the family albums, even the Army has no visual records of him. Whilst we have a brilliant shot of Franks brothers, who both served in the Great War, w
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AUSTRALIA'S RAILWAYMEN AT WAR

The Company also faced treacherous conditions unrelated to the Germans. Heavy rains in October 1917 had caused problems for the light railways and lead to a number of derailments.
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