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In January 1916, William boarded the troopship Commonwealth and returned to Australia. While he convalesced at home in ...
On the night of 31 May 1942 three Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney harbour. One became entangled in the boom net across the harbour, and her occupants blew her up. A second entered the ...
Alice Ross-King was born in Ballarat, Victoria, on 5 August 1887 to Archibald and his wife, Henrietta. When Alice was still young the family moved to Perth, where as the result of an accident Alice's ...
With only modest progress accompanying the Allied attack at the Second Battle of Krithia in the first week of May 1915, a third attempt was made to secure the village of Krithia and the prominent hill ...
The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in World War II between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British ...
[B&W filmed by RAN Photographer Warren Russell] Survivors of the HMAS Melbourne USS Frank E Evans collison in the ships mess. Wounded being treated. Shot of the damaged bow of HMAS Melbourne. Wessex ...