SouthWestPacificVet. "Bloody Japs" as about half my older relatives would say. Glad you made it. Not familiar with 147th but would be most...
urqh. yes; sadly, yes; all you say is unfortunately true. I can but only add from i believe Ben Franklin " Those who choose to ignore History are...
Martin thankyou for adding details to my narration about Tony Burcher. I whish i had realized at the time the importance of Mr Burcher. I have...
Cheers for that the Houston/ Perth sinking is the subjects of future research that i will be undertaking but at the moment i know bugger all. I...
Yes as it happens i went to film school with his nephew who told me the story now this as always is from memory and i am still searching for an...
P.S Sgt i hope the fellow in the first story ended up in the sniper section of his battalion or wherever men like that are supposed to go not sure...
Thankyou for sharing Sgt. Memories of these times are more valuable than stardust we are surely honoured to be custodians of such valuable...
I can only but confer with this assesment, the a ctions of the mob are deplorable and as always we try "[FONT="Arial Black"]to apeal to the angels...
A note on those who were "lucky" is the story of Tony Burcher the Tail gunner on Fl. Lt Hopwood's lancaster during the Dams Raid. The lancaster...
Outstanding posts gentlmen as always. Another note to the reach if the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1942 was the bombing of Townsville on i beleive...
Greetings all, Firstly I would like to introduce myself. A.P.Stacey here pleased to meet you, since my childhood experiences of listening to my...
I can think of a number of possible sentinels most current is a prototype unmaned self tasking weapons platform in development in the United States.
Greetings from the Antipodes { Down under to you } and howdy to a fellow Grunt 2/4 RAR till the late eighties. You'll find a wealth of info here...
Sorry about doubling post's folk, why i sent this one twice not sure ?
Gilda i may have a line on what your looking for. About five years ago a friend of mine mentioned that his uncle had been intered at Auschwiz...
Greetings Sam: Thankyou for all you did so many years ago. I have read numerous accounts of downed airmen being lynched by angry soldiers and...
Ah but did we all know he was actually a son of mother england and that he was a published poet as well as being an advocate of "Rule 303"
Sorry bout that Breaker just made an assumption on the BASB didn't mean to imply that you were a "roach" not that us grunts would use such...
R.A.E.M.E. Royal Australian Electrical Mechanical Engineers. This is the Corps that "Harry" was Commisioned in. BASB The firs two letters defeat...
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum Will do. Again will do i havent seen the album since i was young and i know i raided it as a child but i...
