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P894t 2- Llatenlng Poat- Winter 1993 State Execiitive President's Message
STATE PRESIDENT J.P. Hall, AM, BEM, JP. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT L.C. Keynes, BA. JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT P.C. Firkins, OAM. STATE SECRETARY D.H. Gibbs, AFC, JP.
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OPERATION "RIMAU'' THE FINAL C~ER . by Lynette Ramsay Silver On the morning o'f 7 July 1945, ten Australian and Although we had· evidence to prove that skel~tal Br!tis~ se~ic~men, captured after raiding Japanese ..remains, recovered by the Dutch from the tmy sh1ppmg m Singapore Harbour while on a mission Indonesian island of Tapai, were those of Australian code-named Operation Rimau, were taken under Corporal Pat Campbell and Englishman Lt- guard from · Singapore's Outram Road Gaol and Commander Donald Davidson and also knew that driven to a stretch of. desolate wasteland off these remains had been transferred to Kranji in Reformatory Road, near the village of Bukit Timah. 1946, we had been trying for years wi~hout su . cc~ss Although they knew what hideous fate awaited to obtain from the War Graves Comm1ss1on them, the prisoners betrayed no fear. During their paperwork relating to the reburial which they could seven months in captivity, and their subsequent not locate but which we were positive existed. "trial", they had not cracked and were certainly not The publication of the book bought immediate out to do so now. While their Japanese guards action in the form of assistance from the then ·• ked on iQ amazement, the men smoked a final Governor of Queensland, Sir Waiter Campbell, cigarette, shook hands and wished one another brother of Rimau's Pat Campbell. Sir Waiter, who "good luck". had for 45 years not the slightest inkling that his Within minutes, all were dead. brother had sacrificed his own life in an attempt to Three months later, the war now over, their save those of his comrades, or that his body had decapitated corpses were discovered by chance by been recovered and now lay somewhere in Kranji Allied ofticers investigating the whereabouts of the Cemetery, provided the pressure we needed. Timau parts, whose 23-man team had vanished Within months War Graves in London had without a trace. Although it was established that the examined our evidence, pronounced it correct and, 10 had been beheaded and hurriedly buried in three after an intensive search, had come up with the mass graves, the subsequent post-war investigation elusive paperwork. This document not only into their death , along with the disappearance of confirmed Major Hall's research but also positively the other 13 members of the party, was so identified the individual gravesites of the two Rimau superficial that the story of these men and their men. mission remain d a mystery for almost 50 years. So Having taken so long to budge, War Graves now too has the site f the execution ground. moved with lightning rapidity. Letters of After exhum ion, the bodies of the 10 had been congratulation arrived, followed by an undertaking re-buried prop rly in Krangi War Cemetery and that not only would War Graves inscribe and erect headstones ere ted. Although many others besides new headstone~ at the gravesites of Campbell and the Rimau me , including Chinese, Malay an~ Davidson but also that every effort would be made to t A~ropean civili ns, had met their deaths ~t Bu.klt mark the last resting places of the remaining Rimau '.W"nah the loc ion of the execution ground, wh1ch men, whose burial sites were scattered from 'was never mar ed, became "lost". Singapore to Timor. . . In 1990 the yblication of The Heroes of Rimau, Last year, the first part of that undertaking was written by me f om 32 years of reseaFch by former fulfilled. Forty-six years after their deaths, the commando Ma or Tom Hall, overturned the little anonymous marble slabs which marked the graves that was kno n about the raid and answered of Corporal Pat Campbell and Lt-Commander questions that had puzzled Au,stralians for almost Davidson were removed and replaced with half a century. Using Major J:1all's. wealth of headstones befitting the heroes they were. information which included wart1me f1les thought to have been destroyed and the evi~ence of Buoye~ by the news about Kranji gravesites, Indonesian eyewitnesses tracked down m. re~ote Major Hall and I turned our attention to locating the villages we were able to document for the f1rst t1me site of the execution ,ground. Although writteA what had happend on Operation Rimau and reveal descriptions of the site and even a close up the fate of all 23 men. photograph sh·owing the area existed, not one t~ There were two mysteries, however, that person had ever managed locate it. remained unsolved. 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Heart Foundation Cancer Foundation 2nd Aoor 1st Aoor 334 Rokeby Road 334 Rokeby Road SUBIACO W A 6008 -. SUBIACO W A 6008 (09) 388 3343 (09) 381 4515 Page 8-Llatenlng Poet- Winter 1993 trees grow where once a low-growing carnivoroos plant known as Dutchman's Pipe flourished, the Operation "Illinau" cont small hillocks that in 1945 confirmed the area as being one where multiple graves had been dug We knew that to pin-point the spot would be an remain untouched. uphill task. · With the discovery of the execution ground, the S~nce the end of the ~ar, Singapore has changed last piece of the vast and complex jigsaw begun in radically from the colon1al outpost it was in 1945. At 1958 by Major hall has fallen into place. All that that time Bukit ·Timah, now absorf>ed into remains is to ensure that the site, which had been Singapore's suburbia, was a village, and "lost" for so long, is properly·marked . To this end, Reformatory Road, now the busy Clementi Road a the Commando Memorial Trust, which represents nondescript minor thoroughfare. Although we had the interests of the relatives of all the Rimau men, is the vital co-ordinates, we realised that, unless we making arrangements for erection of a plaque onto could find a large-scale wartime military map to which will be engraved the· names of Lieutenant provide reference points and landmarks which we Waiter Carey, Able Seaman Wally Falls, Corporal could transpose onto a similarly scaled modern-day Roland Fletcher, Sergeant David Gooley, Lanc.e map, we had little hope of making any further Corporal Jack Hardy, Major Reginald lngleton, headway. Captain Robert Page, Lieutenant Albert Sargent, For months Major Hall combea archives for the Corporal Clair Stewart and Warrant Officer Alf right map without success. In mid-1992, having Warren. nally exhausted every avenue available in Australia With the unveiling of this memorial in 1995-the ~ d England, he contacted authorities in Singapore 50th anniversary of that dreadful July day-and the the vague hope that such a map may have erection of memorial tablets at the burial sites of the survived. To our amazement, his contacts in other nine men, the final chapter of The Heroes of Singapore came up trumps with not one, but two Rimau will be complete. · wartime maps. Perhaps a fitting epitaph for each and every one of As 'fie had expected, there were vast differences them would be the ·words chosen by Sir Waiter between the Singapore of 1945 and that of 1992. Campbell and inscribed on the headstone of his Complex road networks now crisscross areas that brother, Corporal A.G.P. Campbell: · formerly had been open space, and suburbs have Young, loyal and fearless mushroomed where once there had been jungle. He fought to the end After plotting the co-ordinates on the military map, May each of the Rimau men we used trig stations and fixed points such as Long be remembered: the railway stations as reference points to transfer ® Lynette Ramsay Silver, FAIHA information onto the modern day map. Somewnat to Ha ~ l h~d Author of The Heroes of Rimau and Krait: The our surprise, we discovered that Major Fishinq Boat That W~nt To War, from the research been within a few hundred metres or so of the spot m of Major Tom Hall, RFD,ED.. (Sally Milner 1981 . However, since the co-ordinates (which are Publishing, 1990 and 1992 re~pectively). · six-figure sets of numbers) only allowed us to narrow the location to within a 1 00-metresquare, we now needed to find someone in Singapore with the interest and the ability to make a ground Appointment of State Secretary •connaissance. 1.-rThat someone was fellow Australian Peter . RSL(W~Branch) Macmillan, a former pilot with the armed services and now an airline captain based in Singapore, who had contacted me after reading The Heroes of Rimau. Having both the moti . vatio~ to ~ssist us and the expertise to carry out th~ mvest1gat1on, he dr~ve . to Clementi Road armed w1th a camera and cpp1es of our maps. lt was his Intention, once h~ had Mr John J . Hannah (43) of South Perth has been surveyed the approximate location, to have t e co- appointed to succeed Mr Des Gibbs as State ordinates converted to exact.lonQitude and. la. itude Secretary. and then feed this information mto soph1st1pated Mr Hannah served in the Australian Army from aeronautical navigation equipment to get an ~exact 1968 to 1975 including service in Vietnam and has 'fix. been an RSL member for nearly.18 years. In 1981 he In the end, Peter Macmillan had no ne~d to es "I still get a lot of fun out of li fe ... · . I enjoy being independent. And I don't want to be a burden to my family. 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THE COMMUNITY .,.,.. ~~~~ ...... ,.. .,~ -· Pege 12·- Llstenlnt Post- Winter 1113 FINSCiffiAFEN- THE AUSTRALIAN T~1I · Part I by Ward Curedale and Eric Stallard The success of the Salamaua, Nidzab and Lae campaigns generated some replanning and readjustment to time schedules for the Allied thrusts to clear the Japanese from the remaining strategic areas of Australian Mandated and Dutch New Guinea.. A'llew plari was immediately prepared for the capture of Fmscht1afen and to expel the enemy from Sattelberg and Wareo. The ~ame type of strategy which tiad so speedily subdued Lae was to be ap·pned by the Australian forces to capture Finschhafen. General MacArthur's operation instruction issued in June 1943 remained effective d it made quite clear to Blarney that control of the ·• tiaz Strait \Vas vital for future operations against northern New Guinea and western New Britain. The plan produced by· 1 Corps Headquarters (Lieut-General Herring) was for a militia battalion to attack from Lae northwards along the coast, while a Troops of the 20th Brigade embarhing at Lae for Scarlet Beach to brigade group from the 9th AIF Division landed · attach Finschhafen. , north of Finschhafen. The superseded plan, which anticipated stubborn defence of Lae by the Japanese, had envisaged that the 7th Brig~de (9th, reinforcement routes in New Guinea and from New 25th and 61st Battalions) was to attack and capture Britain, especially from the Cape Gloucester area. Finschhafen. This excellent militia brigade, which Destroyers were to carry out a pre-landing had borne the brunt of the fighting at Milne Bay, was bombardment. of the selected- invasion beaches. at this time in Papua, awaiting introduction into the Fighter planes would provide an umbrella over the Mandated New Guinea actions. The swift convoy_ enroute and during the landing. One completion of the campaign to capture Lae had impediment to the success of the operation could made this plan impracticable: lt would simply have have been enemy naval forces known to be in the taken too long to move the 7th Brigade to area. Air photographs, dated 20 September, had Finschhafen. A more practicable plan was to utilise shown 23 ·Japanese naval ships, including nine a brigade group from the 9th Division, which was destroyers and several submarines, in Rabaul immediately available and had the experience of a Harbour and Vitiaz Strait. · ent successful amphibious assault. The conclusions of Wootten's staff officers were nee again there was to be a division of mind~ on · that the operation would be no sinecure- it needed assessment of total Japanese troops in areas of expert planning to be success.ful. There was a need, New Guinea. A new Guinea Force Intelligence in their opinion, fpr adequate on-shore artillery estimate held that up to 4,000 enemy troops were in support and, therefore, a battery from the 2/12th the immediate Finschhafen area and American Field Regiment would be attached to each battalion sources ranged the figures from as low as 350 to a inxolved in ttie invasion. · high of 1,800. Boths sets of figures were given to 9th The 9th Division's Headquarters was advised that Division Headquarters, whose own Intelligence the 22nd Militia Battalion was .n.ow in position and Section supported a higherestimateof5,000, which ready to attack along the coast towards ultimately proved to be underestimated. Finschhafen. This militia drive would . be co- ordinated with the landing by the 20th Brigade The 20th Brigade was selected for the amphibious Group. . operation, as it had made the initial landings east of Lae and was still relatively fresh. Major-General The craft allocated for the landing were four Wootten felt that the task was too much for one APDs, 15 -LCTs, three ·LSTs and eight LCMs; in brigade alone and requested that a second brigade addition, a boat battalion and half a shore battalion be committed to the invasion. General MacArthur from the American ~2nd Engineer Boat-Shore let it be known to 1 Australian Corp's Headquarters Re'gimenl would be utilised. that taking into account the opposition to be The invasion, to take place on 22 September, expected (based upon his owl') . Intelligence· required each craft commander to land his troops · assessments), one brigade only was . to be and b~ clear of beaches fust after first light to committed to the.initial Finschhafen gperat1on. obviate the possibility of successful enemy air Plans for naval and air support included attacks attacks. 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After the beaches were secure, the 2/15th Battalion would land and advance south to~ards Finschhafen. In the event of neavy resrstance, troops would move along the fringes of the hills to outfl~nk the defenders. · While the tr.oops were embarking at Lae for the landing, American Liberator bombers pounded Cape Gloucester in New Britain. RAAF Kittyhawk fighter bo.mbers, together with Beaufort, Bos.ton and Mitchelllight bombers, attacked enemy targets in Wewak and in the immediate Finschhafen area. Supplies going asho~ in support of th~ men battling it out at These latter attacks, once commenced, were to . · Finschhalen. Militiamen are unloading the stores. contil')ue around ~he clock until well after the Anding had been satisfactorily completed ..General m~chine-gun P ere's a fascinating account of Australia's naval and Hmaritime war vessels - their vital role in World War 11 and their courageous exploits in defence of Australia. Heroic actions, unusual charac~ers - and mystery too. 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On the night of 25 September, a submarine was sighted landing enemy troops. These were thought Swallows had begun appearing in small numbers to be ralding parties, and an infantry screen was· over Ne':" Guine.a ~arlier in th . ~year, and production immediately set up around artillery positions, but no of them would, m all probab1ht~ . have increased as attacks eventuated. The Japanese, it was noted, ~he year had gone on. The new -planes had not wer,e paying too much attention to the Australian mfluenced the fighting during the Lae operation, artillery, as illustrated by the specific air raids of but recent days. there was every reason to believe that the • Japanese Air Force in the south-west Pacific Area September 26 was a day of bitter fightin~ as the was being re-equipped with increasing numbers of Australians attacked towards their obje.ct1ve and the new 15_aytasaki fighters. The Allied air cover over enlarged the bridgehead. Overnight, the enemy had the Australian troops was comprised mainly of brought into action troops from what they had long Lockheed Lightnings. · regarded as their corps elite-their Imperial Marine ~ust before 9 am on 23 September, 20th Brigade Corps. The American forces had found that the umts were ordered to commence the drive on marines were the most effective of the Japanese Flnschhafen. Within half an hour, the 2/15th forces they had so far encountered i.n Pacific Battalion was engaging. an enemy entrenched in operations. The IJlarines initially fought well from stro.n~I.Y ':'ired and fortified positions. This was to be the advantage of high ground, but at th~ end of the ml~latlo!" of the battalipns of the 9th Division into day " General Montgomery's choice" of what he ht1ng 1n rugged Jungle country, thei r regarded as the world's best shock troops settled l gagements before Lae. having been in coastal the argument in no uncertain terms. Under attack swampland. By noon, t~e 2(13th·had also joined in from the Queenslanders of th~ 2/15th Battalion, the · the dnve towards the ObJeCtive. At the same time the marines first wavered and then fell back in the face Japanese began ranging artillery on the Australi~ of Australian bayonets. The naval troops, seen to be positions. This artillery fire, together with an air raid much taller than average Japanese soldiers, , on the beaches, destroyed over 500 cases of vital eventually turned and fled, leaving in the field over small-arms ammunition, but an urgent call to Lae 30 of their dead. The 9th Division had repeated the saw replacement stores on the way· to the lesson handed out previously to General Rommel's beachhead. The Japanese had not had it all their men at El Alamein. The 2/15th, in two days of close own way- the three American fighter squadrons hand-to-hand fighting, had killed in excess of 100 providing the air cover for the landing had shot Japanese for minimum casualties (10, wi th three down 10 bombers and 29 fighters for the loss of killed): a result rarely achieved in such intensive three Lightnings. fighting, and the 2/15th had every reason to be proud of Later in the day, a further supply problem became the outcome. The 2/13th Battalion had also apparent. Owen gun ammunition attacked, and the battle initially seesawed to and fro. had not been Eventually tho provided in sufficient .quantities to re-supply the Battalion secured the fought-over battalion quartermasters, position, but not before it had incurred 48 and the close-quarter -casualties. weapons were rapidly running out of rounds. An emergency signal to I Corps Headquarters The 2/ 17th Battalion, charged with guarding the requested an immediate airdrop of 9 mm. beach area .with the small number of American amunition. Meanwhile, battalions we.re wa ~ ne'd to ancillary troops, had killed a Japanese officer who Wlserve Owen gun rounds. An airdrop was was carrying an operation order. This oFder, and arranged for that night and, with an area of Kunai ot~er captured documents, when sent to Brigade grass illuminated with hand-held battery torches, Headquarters-, gave Intelligence officers for the first Boomerang aircraft dropped boxes containing time a clear picture of the real strength and order of 115,000 cartridges of which all but 3,000 were battle of the opposing Japanese force. Japanese recovered. security re~ardin~ documents, maps, prisoners, marks of 1dentif1cation and -diaries were still By noon, elements of the 2/13th Battalion reached extremely the Bumi River up poor. Vital operation orders and marked from its mouth, and a company ma.ps were being carried in the front line by enemy was ordered to make a crossing. The movement off1cers. over the river was only lightly opposed for the main enemy force was downstream and fortunately had To be continued been bypassed. A surprise attack by Japanese aircraft on Australian artillery positions (carried out by 12 bombers and 20 fighters) caused 51 casualties, including 16 killed. Further aircraft raids were to occur on 25 September, and these caused a further 48 casualties (eight killed) amongst the 20th. Brigade troops. The 2/13 Battalion consolidated its position after the Bumi River crossing, while a company of the 2/17th was ordered to advance toward Sattelberg. 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"The multi-national "came to ·life" in the time the . diggers were forces can't stay ·forever and, in the long term, responsible for the security of the region. security for Somalia must be provided by Somali~, " The shabby streets and back alleys, until recently he said. the home of people with very little hope for the The Battalion could not have operated in an future, were alive with market stalls and shops. In environment like Somalia without the support of mid-January, around 900 Australian soldiers arrived about 300 other soldi~rs who provided everything at the dusty airfield on the outskirts of Baidoa to needed to allow the infantry to complete the Aegin a mission that would help provide a future for mission. 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Page 24 - Listening Post- Winter 1993 -QUlNN'S AND COURTNEY'S Partll ..------...... ::=-=~~---;..______l}ouglas Hallam I had been told that as soon as ih~as dark 1was to Under professional instructions I made the take t~o guns up over the ·crest to support an Anzac wounded man as comfortable as possible, and the machme-gun post, and that I had better take a look- Red Cross man started back out of the trench the see in daylight. So I started U.P a n~tte path which led way he had come. He was just ou_t on the edge when over the top of the-crest and was said to lead to the a burst of bullets zinged across in front of his nose. I gun-pit. In the pocket of my riding breeches were 30 caught him by the back of his tunic and pulled him. gold sovereigns, ill-gotten poker gains. Suddenly I down. was out in ·the qpen with a swarm of angry bees "They've got a machine-gun clamped down on it," buzzing abot,Jt' me and spurts of dust-flicking up all I said. round. I was under machin·e-gun fire for the first time. "I know," he replied. I turned and started to run, slipped, and fell. "You can't go out there," I said . • As I slid head-first down a slope a golden stream "I've got to," he answered, and did. of sovereigns poured out of my pock~t. Not waiting to Five minutes later he returned with another pick them up I crawled to the edge of the ravine and wounded man, and was out again, and back with a dropped over. third. At intervals the machine-gun blasted bullets Before venturing out again to find the Anzac across his path. There were now three wounded machine.:.gun pit I demanded a guide. Crawling on men in the trench, but he went out once more, and our be11ies we rea~hed the post, and in consultation this time returned alone. with the officer there decided where our two gun- " I can't do it by myself," he said. "You've got to pits were to be placed. come out and help me. He's too badly wounded to At dusk we had our two guns up and dug two help me move him and he's too big for: me to carry." beautiful emplacements strictly according to the What to do? Another burst came- from the plans shown in the manual. lt was the first time I did machine-gun. I did not like it; but out he went and I this and the last. Such emplacements, when you followed him. About forty feet away in a shallow were frequently overlooked from three and rifle-pit we found the fourth man. He was wounded sometimes from all four sides, were quite in the neck and in the thigh, and, while unconscious, unsuitable. sfflllived. As we reached him a·flight of bullets swept When the pits were finished and the guns mounted, past and we flattened ourselves on the ground. my men were worn out and so was I. The Australians Then th~ Anzac runt said: "You get down on your . had two sentries on their gun, so my men lay·down hands and knees; I' 11 hoist him on your back; then I'll . to sleep, but I could not sleep. This was the front line walk beside you and steady him while you crawl &nd there was nothing between us and the Turks. across." ~nfantry lay on both sides of us, but not in our short At best I am a small man, being five foot seven in lepgth of trench. lt was midnight and very dark. height, and' at that time weighi.ng 122 pounds. The Occasionally, searchlights operating on the wounded man was ·an . over-siz~ in Anzacs, and an Dardanelles side of the peninsula would light up the · over-size Anzac is a v.ery big man.The ground was sky. rough and there ~as considerable thorn. But I was 1 paced up and down this trench that ended thankful that I was to do the crawling and carrying nowhere. I had been told that if it was continued and not the walking and steadying. . . thirty feet it would join with our front line to the right. I went down on my hands and knees and the Evidently during daylight the enemy had spotted wounded man was slt>wly and carefuly ho·isted on· men crawling across from one trench to another, my back, his' head baf!Qing' over my shoulder and his and had ranged and clamped down a machine-gun arms about my neck, tied together with my one and to cover ttw traverse; for every little while, at only khaki handkerchief. As the Red Cross man irregular intervals, a blast of m.achine-gun bullets completed his job a swarm of angry machine-gun would sweep across the open· p1ece of ground. bullets searched .the scrub about us, and he Suddenly, as I reached the butt-end ofthe trench, · crouched down. When the ·hate was over he ·stood 1heard a voice say: "For God's sake, digger, help us up.·Then I start~d to crawl. I crawled, and I crawled. I down." There, in the open, stood two m~m , one thought that somebody had stolen our. trench. 1 supporting the other. I helped them down m~o the brqke out into ·a heavy sweat. A w_et stream poured trench. One was a heavy tall Anzac wounded .m the off my neck, ove.r my face, and down · r~1Y chest. leg and the other a little runt of an Anzac m the At last we made it, and eased our man down .into Army Medical Service. When I say he was a rlint, I the-trench. ~ust in tim~. We had hardly got in When mean he was not over six foot tall. All the Anzacs that infernal machine-gun opened agaiR. I sat down, seemed to be over six foot. . ostensibly to get my wind, pulled out cigarettes • L~en~ng Pott - Winter 1193 - Pege 25 burst 1 adjusted the gun according to han~ signal. . Quinn's Suddently 1 got the signal to open up. I dJd. I ran and Coti:gney's cont. through the belt. . . ' • The Anzac machine-gun officer crawled down to · nonchalantly, passed the Red Cross man one and my position. · stuck another between my .parched lips. Then well "You were right on," he said. "You got at least down, and between my cupped hands, I struck a match. · thirty of them." And 1 never saw one of the men I had wounded.or "My God, you're wounded!" cried the Anzac, starting back in alarm.·But I was not. lt was only that killed. the bandage on the neck of my buraen had slipped. I The morning was fairly quiet, .and about eight was a gory spectacle. o'clock on the 30th Loughborough came up with two new gun-cr9ws to relieve me. When I went down Shortly afterwards I was left in charge of our little to headquarters I fou.nd considerable exciteme~t advanced clearing station w.ith four wounded while over an expected Turk1sh attack, a~d was told tc;> d1g · my friend went. offto get assistance and stretcher- additional gun-pits to cover a retirement, wh1ch I bearers. He was not gone long, and on his return my did. amateur clearing station was duly evacuated. But I did not want to sleep. Preceded by a storm of shrapnel the Turks advanced, and I hurried back to my guns·in the front "I don't want any more of that," I said to myself. line. In this action Major Risk and Squadron "I'll dig this trench across and connect with the next Commander Lambert, my senior officers, were one." wounded; Willesden, one of my gunners, was kills- So I set my rifle about fifteen feet away and fell to and Baynton and Dillon wounded. The attac with pick and shovel. At home I had always failed. I used a machine-gun that day for the fir' considered myself a delicate sort of chap, unsuited time on live targets that I could see. That night I slept to rough work, but I quickly found that under fire I in one of the reserve gun-pits in Shrapnel Valley could dig faster, and deeper, and longer than any with three of my gun crew. man in my unit. As I dug, the enemy machine-gun Luck in this war business is a funny ttiing. Just would chatter at irregular intervals, and from time to before daybreak I climbed out of the pit>for a time, time dark figures would. appear at the end of the and on returning found that the men had spread trench, and I would sing out: "Here it is! Jump in themselves out and that Watson had rolled over into quick!" the position I had ~lept in. So I lay down just outside Just as the darkness was lifting I became aware of the pit. At daybreak the Turks sent over a heavy two figures looming up above me at the end of the storm of shrapnel, and one of the empty_canisters, trench. I cried to them to jump. Instead of doing so whirling over and over, plumped into the gun-pit they shouted out something in German. Looking up, and struck Watson. lt caught his elbow, completely I saw against the sky two men in long coats mangled the flesh and crushed the bone. Had I been unslinging the rifles they were carrying over their in my position in the pit it would have struck me shoulders by the straps. They looked about twelve square in the middle. feet tall. While Pain dressed Watson's wound I went to Full of fear I turned and ran like a rabbit, shouting, discuss matters with Commander Boothby. lt was expecting every minute to get a bullet in the back. the first day of May. As we talked together there was . But the Anzac sentry on the machine-gun saw them, the ear-splitting crack of a sniper's bullet, and put up his rifle, and fired. The two men turned and Co~T,~mander Boothby. fell dead, shot through tt~. ran behind our lines. The scrub was immediately full head. .i., of tall, earnest Australians with bayonets on their Through casualties I was now in command of the rifle.s looking for my unexpected visitors. One was unit, and as I was considering the situation a captured about a hundred feet behind our trench mes~age was brought' to me that my sub., Lord and the other was taken near the beach next Loughboro)Jgh, had been shot through the left morning. They were German non-commissioned shoulder. I was now the only officer left in the unit. officers who had lost their bearings in the darkness and wandered into our lines by mistake. · I sent C.P.O. Mansell to take charge of the two guns on the crest, sent a message to the /nkonka For a first night in the firing line it had been asking that two officers from 'B' unit be sent to me, · exhausting, and I was glad when daylight came. and at that moment was approached by a grim- Just after dawn the Anzac machine-gun officer fa9ed Anzac Staff 'Officer. crawled out of his gun-pit and told me he had "You have machine-guns?" he asked. spotted a trench full of Turks which he could not "Yes," reach, but which he thought I could get by indirect I replied, "six." fire. He gave me a compass bearing, the "Lend me two," he demanded. approximate range, and said he would give me hand "I can't," ! replied. signals from the point where he could observe them. "They're nee.ded for Courtney's Post: if they don't lt was my first experience of the horrible ~e! them the T~,rk may break us there; it's a matter of impersonality of modern warfare. I pulled a double- hfe and death, he urged. "Th·ey're trying to break length belt into the gun, swung it round on the through, and w ~ need the guns to hold the line." compass bearing, set the sights to the approximate "Will it do if I take them up myself with two range, and began to fire ~hort bursts. Between each crews?" I asked. Page 28 - Llatenlng Poat - Winter 1993 When we picked up our burdens again prepared cont. to move on, Ridley, one of my gunners, started off In Quinn's and 0>urlney's advance of the guide. He stepped to the far side of the path. There was a crack. A sniper had shot him, the bullet passing through both legs. We carried him "Immediately?" to the spring, gave,him first aid, and made him as "Immediately." comfortable as possible while he had to wait for a "Good luck," he said; "here's your guide." stretcher. to!~ pull out two of the guns "from As we were pushing on, a small, quiet man turned S_o I Trussel to was· a pos1t1on,left Young in charge of the remaining up with a donkey across whose ·forehead their . He was a bearer two reserve g.uns, wrqte a.note to C.P.O. Mansell, white bandage and on it a red cross an~ a~ked ~am for the unit until reserve from an Anzac Field Ambulance and we were glad to to look out I believe off1cers amved from the lnkonka. have him take charge. I do not know, but served under the assumed · lnfift~~n ~inutes, - with nine·men, two guns, belted this was the man who loader name of 'Simpson'. Through his unflinching ammumtlon m boxes, and an automatic belt to the wounded. across from Shrapnei courage, his untiring service I was following our guide his donkey 'Duffy' became a legend into Monash Gully. 'Simpson' and Valley in Australian war hi§tory. On 19 May, while carrying did 1 I did not know where we were going, nor wounded in Monash Gully, he was shot through the I did not know know where Courtney's Post was. heart by a sniper. 's Post and Quinn's Post side by side that Courtney went, the steeper and more top of cliff, were the hot spot of An~ac . The farther up we .in cliff-like the sides became. Finally, the path turned • The official History o_f the War describes them as sharply oft to the right and ended. We were in a sort The Gateway to the heart of the Anzac postion'. lt indentation in the banks of the two of broad arrow-shaped speaks of them as follows: 'The situation with steep cliffs, about a hundred and thirty feet posts at Courtney's and Quinn's was · almost head of the arrow. We were who high, forming the fantastic, and the determination of the troops protected from the snipers. clu~Q important to th_ose pe.rilous yet vitally our guns and ammunition. The month of the campaign has We threw down ' pos1t1ons dunng thef1rst g~id . e called us to hi~ . He faced the cliffs, threw up won a regendary fame. The front-line trenches at is up there," were only a h1s riQht arm and pomted. "Courtney's first little more than shallow rifle-pits t,.~p his left arm: "And Quinn's up western edge of the crest. he sa1d. He threw few paces in front of the there." Turkish trenches opposite were at some points The sitting about. One scarcely ten yards away... with a deadly fire beating There were a number of Anzacs from three sides; it was came forward and said, pointing to a goat track that against the parapet to to peep over the top for an instant led up the face of the cliff: "There's the way impossible go up." without being shot.' Courtney's; but you can't . lt was as steep as a of the \fo./_e gazed up the path Courtney's and Quinn's were the spearhead mansard roof. position, the 'difficult angle', the 'flank in the Anzac As we looked we· saw a man leap out of an air'. Although these positions were reached on the in could not get forward indentatiQn.on the top and begin plunging down day of landing the Anzacs of dust flying ·up each time he nor could the Turks drive them out. From great leaps, spurts from them, struck the earth. Half-way down he suddenly seem- the day of landing until the day of the evacuation on his faee like Turks ed to hose his footing; for he fell forward Ahey were under continuous assault. The ball. Turning over and ~hemselves, the Anzac position, a shot rabbit, in a crumpled in discussing down and fetched up at our feet. why they were never taken. over, he catapulted cannot understand When we reached him he was dead. He had three I had, without knowing it, let myself in to take two bullet wounds. In his ha'nd he clutched a message .guns into this place, and I followed our guide for headquar1ers asking for help. docilely. The entire length of Monash ·Gully, up "You can't go up," said the Anzac. "If he couldn't which we were walking, was under observation and get down travelling at that pace, how could. you get fire from the Turks posted on Dead man's Ridge and up crawling slowly with your guns? The whole of Bloody Angle. The Anzac Engineers had cut a that path is in full view of snipers." zigzag path through the scrub in the bottom of the His words were unanswerable. We sat down. gully so that men, with care, could move up it with tried to come for while During our wait three more men reasonable safety. But a guide was needed; wounded and the third of the path might be safe, down; two were seriously at any given spot one side was killed. the other side was sure death. Monash to walk on top of the cliff where Quinn's Gully was sometimes called by the men "The Valley . But now, from the situ~ _ ted w~ a roll ot rapid fire an.dthe De~th", and its name was justified. Post was •. heard of chatter of a machme:.gun. lt died away. There was a Half-way through we came to a cutting in the ragged cheer. Then through a passage cut in the top scrub at the side of the path, where an Australian of a .cliff men emerged and grouped themselves soldier stood guard over a sprin~ . The sun was along a narrow ledge that had been dug ·along the blazing hot. We went forward to dnnk. face of the cliff about ten feet from the crest. Most of that water," he said; "but Vm them sat down and dangled their legs over the-cliff. "You can't drink each rifle the billy and I'll give you tea." And he did. lt Each man had a rifle in his hand, and on boiling · · was the best tea I have ever tasted. . was a bayonet. · • Llatenlng Poat - Wl~ter 1813 - P8ge 27 . As dusk turned to night we pick~d up our guns and ammunition and prepared to climb the path to Quinn's and Courtney's cont. Courtney's Post. But a man came ~tum~llng ..down , · his head in a bandage and his ~rm m a sl!,ng. Wa!t," he said "the wounded are commg down. And down The last man to emerge from the tunnet was an that steep path came a collection of broken m~n. officer. He was one of the biggest men I have·ever some stumbling down by themselves, some helpmg seen. He gave some orders, and stretchers began to each other, some crawling, some on stretchers. appear. nav~l They were the type, of rattan and The pitiful procession came to an end; the last canvas, into which the wounded man is lashed so man passed us and disappeared. The way was clear that the stretcher can be handl~d in any position. to the cliff-top and Co,llrtney's Three stretchers were lowered down the . cliff by Dead ropes, opened when they reached the bottom, the bodies blocked the entrance to the sap, at wounded men removed, and then the stretchers the top of the cliff, which led to Courtney's Post. drawn up again. Eight men in all were lowered. There was a score of them completely carpeting the bottom of the trench, and we "Their trench up there is right up against' had to crawl over them the in order Turks," one of the Anzacs told me. "The Turks have to get in. bombs; we haven't. We clear out the trench. Then "Where's Captain Curtis, the machine-gun the Turks bomb it. Then they attack. We pqur back officer?" I asked of an Anzac, whom, bayoneted rifle into the trench and make the Turk s·orry for himself." in hand, I found in the trench. In a short time we heard the banging of bombs "You crawled over him on your way in," he along the crest. The huge officer stood up. His men answered. """' stood up. The scene was like one of those highly "Where are his men?" I asked·. .., coloured plates illustrating battles which we looked "You crawled over them," he answered, and at in the Boys' Own Annual when we were lads. volunteered the observation: "This. is a hell of a The sky was robin's egg blue, without a cloud; the place for machine-gunners.'' merciless sun brought all detail out with hard edges "Where's the officer in charge of the trench?" in great exactitude; the cliff, in colour, ran the "There complete s~ale isn't any. There's a sergeant, though; I of all the yellows from the palest gu~ss he's in charge.'' lemon to burnt sienna. Some of the men on the cliff wore tunics, some were in their shirt-sleeves, some .I found the sergeant, who had wandered in from were stripped to the waist, but all wore the broad- another unit two days before, and from him learned brimmed Anzac hat. The explosion of bombs something of the position. I asked to see the places ceased suddenly. The officer threw up an arm, at the where the guns were located. He showed them to end of which, clenched in his fist, was a big, long, me. The trench at this time was only about one blue-barrelled revolver. He shouted, "Another hundred feet long from one end to the other. There attack! Come on boys!" was no support trench. If you were driven out, you He disappeared went over the edge of the cliff and became the meat into the tunnel, and all the men of the snipers. were sucked in after him. There was a roll of rapid fire, the chatter of a machine-gun, shouts and yells, "I'm glad you've come, and sorry too, cobber," he a cheer. Then men emerged from the tunnel and said. "This- is an unhealthy hole for lined the shelf, arid the wounded were lowered machine-gunners.'' down the cliff. "What 1happens to th .em?" ! asked wi~ I sent a note up to Quinn's saying I had two understandable anxiety. "Bombs shells, • machine-guns for Courtney's, but that I could not snipers?" ' get in, and asking if my guns would be of any "They all seem to be shot from the side or back," assistance. The reply came down that in their the sergeant replied. position there was only room for one machine-gun, Immediately I knew what but would I was going to do. I fill belts. So we got out our automatic We had lug.ged belt loader, set it up, a bundle of empty sand-bags all and as fast as empty belts were the way up With us. "Against sent down to us we filled them and sent them up on all convention " I said ropes. to_myself , "I'm going to put in my guns side by side, w1th head cover all around.'' During the time we sat there a dozen attacks were With the sand-bags driven back. and the sides of a broken ammuni.tion box I built two openings for the guns The official history of Australia in the war hardly below the parapet, taking care that the new w·ork doesjusticetothefighting that I saw. ltsays, in bald, should not be. visible from the front, and set up the official language: 'The foothold was at first so slight gur:'s. The ax1s of each was in a narrow opening that, while the men in the firing line occupied a Which the gun almost filled, but we moulded the . trench a few yards beyond the crest, the supports parap~t so that each gun could be traversed more were maintained on the slope immediately behind it. than nmety degrees, their fields of fire overlapping. There they remained · on the slope immediately ~hen behind it. There We hag got thus far a night attack developed they remained night and day, on the and both receipt of the alarms fixing guns went mto action, sweeping across bayonets and preparing the whole fro~t of_our hort~ to rush over the summit to meet the enemy trench. The attack died as he • away. But u~tll ':flldnight we had frequently advanced, or to drive him out of the front trench if he to stop the work of d1ggmg and defend our position against should have taken it.' attacks. Page 28 - Listening Post- Winter 1993 ' Then through another double belt. The Turks stopped, turned, and, leaving _dead and wouneted, Quinn's and Courtiiey's cont. bolted back to their trench. My guns were red-hot and steaming. My targets had been at what would be considered point-blank range. lt was just like . During _lulls we took about a dozen discarded squirting a garden hose. nfles and Jammed them across and into the sides of To my delight I found that I had placed the guns the narrow trench on each side of the gun:.pit so better than I knew; for they .covered the grou!'1d i.n . that we had to stoop dow·n and pass i.mder them to front of Quinn's Post, and I could therefore ass1st m enter, and on this foundation we built·up sand-bags handling attacks on that bitterly contested point. until they came to the height of the parapet and gave How exposed these two positions were can be head cover from enfilade fire to the gunners. Then gauged by the fact that when later Courtney's and we build up a parapet to the same height at the rear. Quinn's were joined up it had to be done by an My men were dead:beat and would lean against underground tunnel. Also I found that my guns the wall of the trench and go to sleep, and would overlooked a number· of Turkish positions. The slither down. But I knew dayl.i~ht was coming. I ground was dry and dusty and the fall of each burst would hammer the soles of the1r feet with a pick- could be plainly seen, so that ranging was perfect. handle until they cursed me; bt,Jt they would get up Twice that day we were treated to a severe.dose of and work on. lt was a case of get up and dig or die. shells from guns on Mortar ridge, and three times The trench was very shallow, and the last thing we attacks developed. But the attacks were feeble, were • .Qid was to attempt to deepen it. When we had got not driven home, and fade.d away under our fire . wown about eighteen inches the spade of one of my Several times we joined in the defence of Quinn's, men gouged into something soft. We struck a match and we were continually reaching out and picking and looked. lt was a horrible spectacle. The match up targets all over the place. Our guns were never went 0ut. One of my men screamed and went idle. completely off his head. He started to flail at We did not lose a man of our unit that day. lt was • everybody in sight with a spade, and we had to the headcover at the sides of the pit that saved us. overpower him, tie him up, a~d lay him in the bottom But the sand-bags on each side and at our backs of the trench outside the gun-pit. were torn to pieces by rifle-fire, and in the afternoon We hastily filled in six inches of sand over the we had to renew them. trench floor; we could not spare more of the In one of the pauses in our activities I had a talk eighteen inches of depth we had gained. I asked an with an Anzac, who told me he was a kangaroo Anzac sentry if he would watch by our guns, and hunter. He was what I then considered old, with a then slumped down deadbeat beside my men, who brown, wizened-up face like a walnut, and he was were already fast asleep. acting as a sniper. He was extremely good at it. I saw At daybreak we were roused to stand to arms, but him shoot three Turks.- He. set his sights at two apart from some aimless firing from the Turks hundred yards and never altered them. nothing happened, and I hastened out to look at the He showed me a spot some forty feet in front of gunner who had gone mad. To my horror I found he the trench ~nd told me that a machine-gun placed had broken loose and disappeared. He was never there would enfilade the Turkish trench, in front of se.en or heard of again. Quinn's, from which all the trouble arose. This trench,,as I could see for-myself, started at the edge • lt was the morning of 2 May. of Monash Gully and ran for some distance at right WAs the light grew stronger I looked across Monash angles to the valley, then turne9 behind a slight rise Valley to the level land above the cliffs on the far of ground which gave protection to the Turks from side. Approximately five hundred feet away I saw a fire from Quinn's or Courtney's. line of our men boil over a parapet and l~unch an "Why not do it?" I asked. attack on a Turkish trench. As they came on the Turks abandoned their trench and retreated, and I "They tried to dig a gun in there two days ago," he turned my two guns into them, but they did not give said. "The field-guns have the range to an inch, and me much of a chance, for they quickly disappeared they blew the machine-gun and crew to pieces. into a support trench. Just as our at~ack re.ached the You're well hidden, but don't let them see any new Turkish trench it was smothered m an mferno of earth turned or they'll be into you." shells. They were our own shells. Somethin~ had All· that day I considered the problem, and at gone wrong in timing the attack, and the shelling of nightfall asked C.P.O. Trussel if he would venture the enemy trench, which should have come before, on a stunt with me at daybreak next morning. He came after the attack had been launched. That was agreed without asking what it was. one of the difficulties in Gallipoli. Fire control orders That night several attacks on us were developed, had to be sent from the front lines to the beach, and and the guns were busy. Once or twice the Turks from the beach to th.e ships. must have been very near, for in the morning their Our line stopped, wavered, and began to retreat. dead bodies lay just outside our parapet. The Turks swarmed out of their suppor:t trench, Shortly before dawn Trussel and I crawled out back across their own front trench, and m a long towards the spot which·had been po,intectout to.me. wave charged our retreating men with the bayonet. I had, the night before, personally warned ·every With both machine-guns I was abl~ to enfilad~ Anzac in our length of trench what we were trying to them. We ran through a double belt m each gun. do. I did not want t~ be shot in the b~ck by our own ' Llatenlng Po.t - Winter 1113 - Pege 21 began to sm.ack throug.h. we noticed that eyery·tinie our guns openedi uptbollets woul~ ..eome , th~oUgh Quinn's and Courtney's cont. one of the sand-b_ags an~ fete~ up In anothe~ at.!he other side of our gun-pit. ThiS gave. us a beanng. The bullets were coming from our nght and from side. We carried with us a waterproof sheet, a small some distance behind the trench. S<;> I went down piece of board, a double belt with five hundred the trench and consulted my fnend the old rounds . of ammunition, and a light Vickers. The g.un kangaroo hunter. was tuned to fire four hundred shots a minute. We · "We'll do th~ took no tripod this," he said. "From shape of the . . We were not going to dig in. Arriving ground the at the chosen spot sniper,. can't be far away •• and he only we spread out the waterproof shoots when you ao, sheet on the ground. This was so that he won t be spotted. to prevent sand from Half a dozen of us will ov~r getting into the mechanism of.the gun watch out the back and or into the end of the trench. You go back and belt of cartridges. At one end I laid the bit of board f1re bursts about , every to give me something solid on which to rest the gun. minute." . We placed it In position, pulled in the belt, then lay So they did, and 1~i~. and ~fter the th1rd or fourth on our bellies and waited. burst 1 heard an ind1v1dual nfle crack two or three times and Stand-to time came. lt grew lighter and _lighter, and then some yells. I hastened down the trench to find ?verth~ there was desultory firing from the Turkish trench. lt three Anzacs coming in back, was hard on the nerves waiting one with a wound in his arm. The smper had been . Would we be spotted in discovered before we did the job? a shallow but well-hidden pit to the right We held our and behind Anz~cs breath and lay still. Suddenly I found I our trench. T.he .three hai. was looking rushed him, and, right down the Turkish trench,; it~ neare_:;t end, as he contmued to f1re, haw> bayoneted him. where it curved back around a nse 1n the land, not over a hundred feet away; I could see Turks moving Later in the day, by the same method, another about in it. sniper was found behind our lines in a bottle-shaped pit, but he promptly Trussel h(lndled the belt to see that all was clear. surrendered and was captured alive. We fed him. "Now, .. 1 said, pulling back the cockin~-handle . At half-past six in the evening I received a signal Firing burst after burst I raked the trench from end from the /nkonka: "We to end have to re-embark for Cape . The stricken Turks could not retreat down Helles. They cannot spare the trench your guns. Report to because it ended on the cliffs of Monash Major Fasten and he will see to you" Valley. They attempted to come up towards me to escape round the bend. The gun leaped under my Relief guns arrived in the trench at 7.30 p.m. hands and the lead tore into them. We found that they had been brought up in There was no escape. daylight by a slow and laborious route along the trenches and paths on the crest of Monash The dead and wounded piled up. Valley. If we were to get down to the coast at a reasonable Suddenly the survivors began to leap over the time we should have .to start in daylight. The path back of the trench and dodge about in the scrub. My from Courtney's to Monash Valley was still under gun stopped. I had run through the belt. I heard a fire from.tt:le snipers, as indeed it was .until the vecy '!Yild yelling bel)ind me. The Anzacs were out.on top end of the campaign. Two Anzacs offered to guide o1 our parapet shouting like mad and shootmg the us ·back down the trenches and paths on the crest, running Turks , bowling them over like jack-rabbits. but after we had covered a short distante they lo.l\ Getting to my feet I threw the gun over my left arm, their bearings an<1 suggested that it would be saf. which I burned badly, although I did not notice it at to slip down into Monash Valley. the time and raced towards our trench. Trussel, the "The cliff is steep here," somebody darn said, "and if foo't ever thrifty, wafted long enough to snatch we go over one at a time we should be aft right. up the belt " and the waterproof sheet, ana then ran "No," I decided; after me. "the first and second 'man would• be . all right, but they'd draw the attention of We jumped into our trench th& and ran down it snipers and they'd get the rest of us:We'll ~I'll go over; towards the gun-pit. Just in time. Shell after shell at the same time; but we'll spread out," · ,,. · searched the position we had occupied, the iron hail So we tearing up the earth in great clouds of dust. cautiously approached the edge of the cliff, Then the and suddenly all together leapt gunners began systematically to bombard ol!r over the·e·dge. Then, trench. We lay doggo, bag ·and baggage, we did a slide for life down into and nobody .was hurt; but 1t the valley, was an unpleasant fifteen minutes, and sending up a huge clol:.ld of dust. Th& when it was jump was over I found I was shaking like a leaf. at an unusual place; it was made: suddenly, and although one or two snipers took a The cleaning out of this Turkish trench seemed to crack at us, nobody was hit. quieten things at this particular spot for the day, and We arrived there were no attaoks at tlie beach near midnight and could . My guns, however, were kept not fi[ld Major Fasten. We found, busy picking up targets here, however, five there, and temporary wooden huts, each containing an office( everywhere. lt was ideal country for machine- on the headquarters staff. gunners, and our position was excellent. The first man I tackled told me it was impossible Under the blazing hot sun the earth in our top row for us.to ~et ou~ to the lfJkonka. No transport to th~ of sand-:bags dried out and baked, and early m tt'le ships was ava1labte. Anyway, my afternoon they were machine-guns no longer bullet-proof. Bullets would be more useful at Anzac than at Cape toielles. ' Pege 30 - Llatenlng Poat - Winter 1993 Their entire line was overlooked by the Turks from . higher ground, so that the strengthening and consolidation of their positions had to be done by sapping. In the months that followed, the Anzacs, under these extraordinary circumstances, built an :rhe secon,d man I tackled,said if I could let him h~ve . impregnable fortress. Trench. warfare had started. the two gun~ I could have a boat. Naturally 1refused ~tern~l vigilance was the price of safety; for at any a~ked ~liat was the hut 'of the senior officer: t1me 1f the Turks had succeeded in rushing the I the_n the narrow and 1t waspomted o~t to me. I do not know if it .was defenders off a few yards of hillcrest, ~ardwaod . l whoever it was he break through would have enabled them to drive the General 1pterviewed; . The very · pleasant,- but he wanted· my guns. 1 Anzacs into the sea. They cs;> uld not go forward Yias position. protested v~~em~ntly and politely. My guns were Turks could not crack their reeded at ~ape Helles; I could do no m(>re. Fighting for Quinn's and Courtney's Posts continued throughout the campaign. Sir lan ; Finally, he gave an order, handed me a drink of Hamilton in his Gallipoli Diary says he was in coffee, and ten min_utes later, guns and men, we · Monash Gully below Quinn's Post on 30th May. He i"ere on board a picket boat on the way to the desc·ribed it thus: ladder 1.nkonka. Fortunately her accommodation and rifle bullets . 'All the time, overhead, the shell was down; I could not have climbed a rope ladder , touching just the same note of under my hand groaned and whined The feel of the iron plates of her side energy as was in evidence everywhere else. ....1~ : violent one of my pleasantest memories of the war To understand that awful din, raise the eyes twenty- 41;The man in the firing-line is like~ man in the depth five degrees to the top of the cliff which closes in the of a forest: he cannot see the forest for trees. I have tail end of the valley and you can see the Turkish only described what I saw and did. hand grenades bursting along the crest, just where a~ ~cca~ i onal bayonet flashes and figures hardly After a determined night attack on the evening of d1stmgU1shable from Mother Earth crouch in an 2nd· May,-in·whfch the' Anzacs lost a thousand men irregular line. O,r else they rise to fire and are with no advantage. gained, General Bird wood silhoue_tted a moment against tl:le sky, and then you received instructrons not to attemp~ to make any recogmse the naked athletes from the Antipodes general advance, but to strengthen his line so that and your heart gqes into your mouth as a whole he could hold on, and just show sufficient activity to bunch · of t_hem dash forward suddenly, and as compel the enemy to maintain a large force in front suddenly disappear. And the bomb shower stops of him so as to relieve pressure on the troops at the dead -for the moment: but all the time, from the_ toe of the peninsula. fiery crest line which is Quinn's, there comes a slow The two strongest Anzac brigades were constant trickle of wounded - some dragging withdrawn and sent to Cape Helles, leaving General themselves painfully along; others being carried Birdwood with a garrison of 14,500 men, 10,400 along on stretchers. Bomb wounds all: a ceaseless actual rifles, with about thirty guns, to hold Anzac silent stream of bandages and blood.' ' for some months. I never heard anyone sing while I was at Anzac. 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(A similar activity was carried out m 199~ when the RETIREMENT VILLAGE access staircase to HeHfite Pass was dismantled . . an EQUITY SHARED During the early part of 1992 a new staircase ~as erected tRis time in un-rottable concrete wh1ch HOUSING COMPLEX should iast a longer period than the previous one.) · A contingent of 14 soldiers will leave from 101 FRANCiS STREET,_ Fremantle in the ship Lad~ Satu (constructed by GERALDTON SBF ship building for th~ Landgkani Development ~alaysia , O~R Authority) for Penang·in and then go by '·YOUJJ CARE and COMFORT•.. AI_M" train to'Bangkok. 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Beersheba, El Alamein and,Sollum by Kelvin Cromble "All this interest in w~r will make you go ctazy" came to his eyes when he said that his father had was ~ comm~nt I'd often heard as a young boy died here. growmg up m the wheatbelt town of Babakin. Not only was it important to attend that ceremony Indeed, upon reflection, I was quite absorbed. But because of its historical significance, but· to be able that schoolboy fascination in war. was the beginning to gain a deeper awarel)ess of its importance for the of a journey for me- culminating in an 11 % year Anzacidentity.Asthegenerationwhowereinvolved residency in Israel. My initial interest in .Israel was passes away - . who will preserve that awareness? aroused when I saw gru~ome photographs of the The following day 1 went to the Egypt/Libya Holocaust in 'PurnellsHistory of the· second Wqrld borc;ier to the small village of Sollum: not the best. War'. "Why did 600,000 Jewish people have to·die place to be with a passport full of Israeli visas! The like this?" as a question I asked myself as I object of the visit was to locate and photograph the approached my teens. A second stimulant was the grave of my uncle, Pte John Crombie, 6th Division, Six Day War of 1967 between Israel and its Arab 2ndAIF, whodiedon20January1941 . Sollumwas neighbors. Over the years my interest in Israel and typical of many Arab villages in the Middle East, the Jewish people grew. · squalid and dirty. Yet the surroundings were ~ Shortly before my 22nd birthday in 1979, 1 went to impressive. Behind the village lav the Halfaya ridge W\s·rael to work on a kibbutz-farm. I later became a which in 1941 separated Italian Libya from British confessing Christian, married a Dutch nurse and Egypt. Close by was the Bay of Sollum and the put down my roots in Jerusalem. During those years aqua-blue Mediterranean. I basically lost interest in Australia's involvement in As 1 stood near my uncle's grave I contemplated the wars. Occasionally my interest would awaken and thought, what a long way this is from his when an Israeli would relate stories of Australian beloved Australian countryside and farm. Indeed soldiers statiened in British Pale!:!tine during the war this same thought was relevant for the nearly 400 years. Some of the stories were better forgotten! But Anzacs buried at Sollum and the 2,000-plus 1 had most instilled a sense of pride in knowing the seen the day before at El Alamein. respect the locals had for the Australian soldier. After six hectic days of travelling and My lack of interest changed on Anzac Day 1992 impressions, I arrived back in Jerusalem. Several when I attended the service at the Commonwealth days later 1 was on the move again - this time to War Cemetery in Jerusalem, location of a number of Beersheba and the Neger region in South Israel for Anzac graves. The reality of the Anzac involvement the celebration of the 75th annniversary of the battle in the Middle East came home to me that day-their of Beersl}eba and Charge of the Australian Light involvement in liberating the land from Turkish rule Horse on 31 October 1917. A full day's programme, in 1916-18 and in preserving the land and its600,000 organised by the Australian Embassy and Jewish residents from Hitler's armies during World Municipality of Beersheba began with the unveiling War 11 . Here I was, a Christian, with a belief that the of a plaque at the Anzac Memorial at Kibbutz Be'eri return of the Jewish people to Israel is a fulfillment (near the Gaza strip) to commemorate the battles of taP.f prophecy, now being awakened to the fact that Goza in 191J in which over 11 ,000 allied casualties WT"Y own country- indeed my own flesh and blood were incurred, many of them Anzacs. Israeli - had been involved in this process. delegates participated, as did repres.entatives of the Thereafter 1 devoted more time to reviewing the Australian and New Zealand governments; Mrs Anzac involvement in the Middle East during both June Healy represented the RSL and veterans came World Wars and, in October, went to Egypt for the up from the El Alamein event. 50th anniversary celebrations of the battle of El Then it was on to Beersheba itself - today a Alamein. t;>ustling ·lsraeli city of more than 100,000 people:- Travelling by myself from Jerusalem to Cairo and where a memorial service was held at the then on to El Alamein was an experience. Veterans Commonwealth War Cemetery, led by. the from all the Commonwealth countries (plus a Australian Ambassador and Mayor of Beersheba. delegation from Israel) as well as from Ge~many and Like El Alamein it was a solemn and moving event Italy participated in the celebrations. An and, as an 'Australian, I should have been there. The internationaJ service was first held at the German rest of the day's program {Tie included: a tour of Tel memorial, followed by a memorial serv!ce at ~he Shera, the ancient city 9aptured by the New Zealand Commonwealth war Cemetery during wh!ch Brit1sh Mounted Rifles on 31 October 1917; the field over Prime Minister Major presented popp1es to El- which the Australian Light Horse charged and Alamem w1aows. veterans wore their medals, some captured Beersheba on the same day; a slide their kilts, and others their slouch hats and berets. I presentation and lecture by an Israeli historian at chatted to a number of veterans and observed them the Munictp"al Gall~ry. and a visit to the Turkish as they talked to each other, sought out the grayes trenches at the western iJ.pproaches to Beersheba. of their mates and remini~c~d. 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Alo~g with her sis~ers, HMA Ships Napier (flotilla leader), Nepal, Nestor (lost 16 June 1942) and HMAS Norman they had a very busy war. · .. \ Napier and Nizam were known as the "fighting 'Wtwins"; the two destroyers .were parted only by damage or refitting in wartime operations which ranged from lhe Atlantic to Tokyo Bay. a Sl,lbmarine :attack in·· the Indian Ocean when 'a Built in the yards of John Brown's Clydebank, German U-boa'tfirea two torpedoes which mfss_ed. HMAS Nizamwascommissioned on 8Januaiy 1941 HMAS Nizam had just completed a refit at under the command of Lieutenant Commander M.J. Williamstown Naval Dockyard on 9 February 1945 ("Nobby") Clark, RAN , a very popular captain who and, with new Commanding Offic'er Lieutenant had previously com_manded HMAS Yarra and· Commander W.F: (Bill) Cooke in command, sailed HMAS Doomba before being appointed to Nizam. for Fremantle. · He later commanded HMAS Warrainunga. While 11 nautical miles off Cape Leeuwin on_the By 1945 HMAS Nizam had served in Malta southern West Australian coast or;l!-the dark night of convoys, the evacuation of Crete - being the last 11 February at 10. 15pm, the Niiam was struck on British vessel to leave Suda Bay before the Germans the starboard siqe almost.simultanepusly by a. heavy occupied the port (only four hours later) -and in s ' q~,.tall and a trea~ wave ~ At the same time, the company with. her sister ship HMAS Napier southeast winds were- increasing greatly in force. evacuated over 1400 troops. Steaming at 21.5 knots, Nizam rolled.a terrifying Further service included the 'Tobruk Ferry' run, 70 9egrees and v~ered sharply to starboard causing Madagascar op·erations during which ti'!le-Nizam the helmsman to lose his balance with no put an arm·ed boarding-party on the French sl:lip: compensating wheel put on. Mareschal Galline, whi_ch was sent as a prize to Before the ord.er could be passed from the bridge, ~ Durban, and ~inking by gunfire _the Vichy _French· the E~gineer Officer, who w~s in the engine-room at Wjship Admiral Pierre. , · · that 1110ment, stopped both engines 'td . prevent .D.uring J1,1ly 1943, HMAS Nizam pick~d up; damage'to the starboard shaft which was · r~cing . as survivors' of two merchant ships-and then joined the the screw left the water. - . · . British Eastern Fleet, .participating in a.fleet aircraft Ten ; ratings were hurled or washed overboard --: carrier strike oh Sabang, Sumatra. from 'B' gundeck, the, port ·signalling projec'tor tvizam had been a reasonably lucky ship; she had · platform, number ·1 ·portside Oerlikon 20mm gun been near-missed by enemy bombs and shellfi~e in platform and the upper 'deck. ' the Mediterranean and on 17 r 1943 SL!rvlved HMAS Nizam had · taken an enormous hammering: lifeboats-and davits were swept away, the lubricating oil ran ciut of the starboard engin~. safety valves mted, lig_ht anti-aircraft gun platforms/"' and · shields were bent, ·pipes fractured, 'woodert shell room batte.ns broken, guard-rails damaged and ·her electrical system was in tatt~rs . A tremendous amount of water had been taken on bo~rd the lower. deck in the incident. Owing to the enforced delay in getting underway a!ld restoring power to the signalling projectors, time was unavoidably-lost in attempting to mount a ('; rescue attempt. The near gale-force winds and-the spray whipped up by the high winds kept visibility to ~>nly 20 metres and the hopeless task was abandoned after an hour. • . Listening Post - Wlnt..-1113 - Pllge at ~ ...... 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Page 40 - Llatenlng Poat- Winter 1993 .· A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE · by Phll Jay ex R~N · Watc~ing a film about the Scot~ expedition in . with .hi·m· in flagships Australia and Canberra ana Antarctica, I saw on .the screen a' man with whom, 18 found him a thorough.gentleman, easy to talk to and years later, I was to become acqultinted. to serve under. He had a great sense offun and loved Included in· the party Scott took on· the to take the fleet to "General Drill"·where we carried expedition, was Lt Edward 'Ratcliffe Garth Russell out all sorts of drills af -a moment's notice, like Evans, who went· back to the Navy after Scott's "cpllisiq,n abreast the port sea boat" or "fire on the death. During World War I, Lt Cdr Evans lower mess deck". He also came up with offbeat commanded HMS Broke which, with another . things, like "officers' cooks to the flagship wi~h two destroyer -the Swift, was ordered to patrol the fried eggs" or "band to play the Turkish National English ·channel. During .one night they sank six Anthem". German destroyers! . By giving lantern slide lectures on "Scott's After that exploit, Evans was always known as Expedition to the South Pole" in any town we "Evans·of the Broke". He receive promotion quickly happened- to· visit, he raised a lot of .money for and at one stage was 0/C Far Eastern Fleet, based in charity. Popular everywhere he went, Evans always Hong Kong. He would never.send a man to do what insisted on being ·called "Taff" or "Teddy". , .-.~e wouldn't do himself. Once in the China Sea, an WSOS was received from a passenger liner in trouble. I never saw anyone with as many medals, orders Evans took his ship to the rescue and joined the and decorations: to be able to wear them all at once; motor boat's crew taking a line to the stricken ship. he would have needed a lower boom about fourfeet On ~ the w·ay, a trailing line fouled the boat's long. Hewonth~ DSO.'in World War I, King George V propellor, so Evans stripped off, went over the side awarded him the CMG and other orders, he held and cleared the screw. medals and orders from several countries and on ln 1930, with the rank of Rear Admiral, Evans took the right b~e~st wore, as well as his Antarctic ' command of the . Royal Austr~lian Navy. I served medals, two Albert Medals for saving life at sea. Nizam's Night OfTerror cont; Beersheba, El Alamein & Sollum cont. Searching aircraft combed the area the next day for a special event I'd !'lelped organise at Christ in a fruitless effort to. find survivors or bodies. No Church inside- Jerusalem's old city: the 75th trace of the missing men was ever found. anniversary of the issuing of the Balfour Declaration and the promise to the Jewish people of a homeland Those lost were LS Col in Ryder, ABs Alfred Kerr, in Palestine. Amongst our special guests were Victor Keys, Alan Milich, Vincent Richardson, ODs T~ddy John S.W. Barnett, Garnett Hill, Leslie Holloway, Jerusalem . mayor Kollek and the great nephew of Lord Balfour, Lord Gerald Balfour. Keith Mills and Stoker Jc::>hn Poulton. In a lecture I gave that day, I was able to relate the After carrying out repairs in Fremantle, HMAS conr:tection 'between the Balfour Declaration .to the Nizam joined the British Pacific Fleet for the assault events in Beershet?a two· days earlier. The Balfour ...e.n Okinawa in the final strike against Japan in the Declaration would have remained an empty -·acific. promise, just a piece of paper, had not Beersheba Th·e proud Nizam was a unit of the Allied fleet been captured and the conquest of Palestine begun. which entered Tokyo Bay on 28 August 1~45 and Several days late.r I had the honor · of was there when the Japanese surrender was signed accompanying Lord Ba!four on a visit to the Israeli on 2 September 1945. · Prime Minister \'itzak Rabin. D!Jring our meeting Mr · HMAS Nizam paid-off at Sydney after steaming Rabin spoke of his involvement with the Australian soldiers during the Syrian campaign in 1941 and his more than 295,000 nautical miles on wartime RAN W~ service and reverted to the Royal Navy on 18 high regard for Anzac soldiers. also spoke of the importance of the El Alamein.battle and victory and October 1945. of ·the battle of Beersheba, espectally as these In 1955, Nizam was sold for scrap, arriving at the campaigns affected the restoration and yards of T.W. Ward of Grays, Essex, where she was preservation· of their promised homeland to the broken-up. Jewish people. The memory of the ten sailors lost on that fateful Indeed · the Anzac soldiers have played a night has at long last been perpetuated with a significant, if unrecognised, role on behalf of the memorial erected at Cape Leeuwin, Western Jewish people in the La.nd of Israel. A. new nation Australia, by the 'N' Class Destroyer Association. has· arisen; and two small nations, Australia and In a dedication ceremony performed by naval New Zealand, have' been closely i'nvolved in the birth Chaplain" Peter Tinney from HMAS Stirling on 11 . - of this· ancient/new nation. Our contribution is February 1993, the former Commanding Officer of no more apparen.t than in the military cemeteries HMAS Nizam, Captain Bill Cook, LVO, Rf'N (Rtd) througheut Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Libya unveiled the memorial on this lonely and wmdswept includil"!g those at El Alamein, . Sollum and . stretch of coastline. 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Auttrallall ArintKI Fore~ pS Users ~,crtlort - PO Boir 322,.. · Mosmc~n ~SW 2 8 Fax (02)' 960---- ila61 1 -~------~------N~ ~ ------Rank/Title______Sex: M 0 F 0 War Service/Regt No. ____ RSL Badge No _ ___ ARMYO RAAF O Uni.._____ Service RAN D \11 I w.trra~ t ~t the information contalned in this HomeAddre · ~ ------apphcauon IS true and correct in every particular. PO Box Page 42- Listening Post- Winter 1993 5, HONOURAVENUE--- KIN~S · PARK ",l ·' ;;;.j' .{ • . Fifty trees li~ing Lovekin D . r j :o~e in Kings park ForiJl~d i_n 1 ~46, _: t ~ §. ,: 2/2n~ .. c · ?~a ~ qo stahd as memoqals to ~he 50 m~n '!(tio d.led from the ASSOCiatiOn IS the post-War ' ofgafi1sat1ort::of• tfi~ 2/2nd Commando_ Sqt,JadrO'n . The ·· Unit's former ·2nd lndependerit"c<:>mpany -·r:enamed·-the A_ssociation, which h.as maintained the grassed 2/ 2nd Commando Squadron. The Co"'pany $rained surrounds, regaras the area as·ttallov.ie'd' ground, at·Wtlsori's Promontory, Vic:t:'bria th" .1wl}" · 1~ and Since it was dedicated by Archbishop Moline on 5 built the first permanent army camp at Katl'lerine. ' December 1948-, the·2f2nd Commanao Association When ttre J_apanese bombed Pearl Harbour on 7 has worked diligently to make it a great memorial; December 1941, the unit was· among others sent to grass has been grown after much effort ana the Timor. The 2nd Independent Company moved to whole ~rea reticulated afld preo>aerly kerbed. For Portugese Timor (now East Timor) alr;nost many years 'the W ~ ltering, mowing ·and· fdrtilising immediately · where it carrred out a ' succe~sful was done by Association members until Anno guerilla campaign ·against the Japanese during Domini crept up, when the Kings Park Board kindly 1942. took over all maintenance. Next sent to New Guinea, it carried out a counter A small Unit Memorial was erect~d and a special campaign (lasting 16 months) to deny the Japan~se ~~nual service is held there on the third Sunday of access to the formidable Bismark ranges. ..,.ovember. The Association is now assisted by the. Finally, a nine-month campa!gn was waged in Special Air Services Regiment with which it has a New Britain where the unit - now the 2/2nd close liaison. Commando Squadron - found itself at Rabaul on The Association thanks the Public Service sub- the surrender of the Japanese Army. branch, particularly Mr Max Bryce, Liaison Officer since 1947, for all he has done to make the·area the cynosure of aU eyes. He was responsible for providing the plaques and replacing them when they were broken or vandalised. AustralianAnnyBand The RSL expresses its full-support for the Friends of the Australian Army Band in their protests against the decision by. Canbe.rra·to abolish the ·band. This· cost saving measure· applies to Perth only while Eastern States bands (although reduced in . . size) will remain in each cap!tal. city. Protests can be send to the Mlnister·for Defence, Senator Robert Ray, and the Minister for. Defence Scienc~ and J:>ersonnel, Mr Gordon.·Bilney MP, Parliament Hous.e, Canberr-a ACT 2600. . Lletenlng Poet - Winter 1113 - P• 43 BEFENCE ISSUES They are: . 'EMPWYERS ENCOURAGED a. to allow two weeks absence for con~muous The Committee f9r Employer Support of Reserve training each year in addition to annual holidays. Forces (CESRF) which has supp9rted the reserves b. occasionally, in some years, to ·allow ~n in all three services for the last -15 year~ was additional two weeks absence to attend spec1al established as a result of one of the principle trainign and promotion courses, and . · recommend~tions of the Committee of Inquiry into c. not ..to disadvantage employees m any way the Citizen Military Forces (The Millar Committee). because of their reserve service. The Millar Committee saw a need to encourage Employers are not asked to pay reservist~ duri':lg employers, by personal representation, to adopt these absences although of course many do, wh1le and declare policies conducive to their employees others adopt a middle way an_d ..make up any serving in the reserves. difference between military and CIVIlian salar1es. CESRF was established with the approval of the The returns are: Minister for Defence in February 1977. a. Transfer of attitudes and skills to the workplace A National Executive was created on 22 April1977 and the community including: and subordinate committees were subsequently (1) self-discipline, reliability . ~ formed in each state and the Northern Territory. and responsibility; (2) self-reliance, .self-confidence and initiative; The role of the ADF Reserve Forces has broadened as a result of the 1991 Force Structure (3) teamwork; . Review. (4) respect and care for valuable tools and The Minister announced on 30 May 1991 that ADF equipment reserves would represent a larger proportion of the (5) communication, leadership and management tqtal force, the ready reserve element would be at a skills as people are promoted; and , higher state of readiness and greater emphasis and (6) in some instances, trade and technical skills. reliance would be placed on the ADF reserve force. b. Effective Defence Forces at lower cost. As a consequence, COSC endorsed a broadening COMMITTEE MEMBERS of the role of -the committee to encompass the mobilisation of community support and a change of Chairman, Mr Paul Conti, Senior Partner, Time name to the Defence Reserves Support Committee. Conti Sheffield Real Estate. - Deputy Chairman: Brigadier Terry Nolan AM, ORGANISATION ADC, Head, Defence Centre - Perth. The organisation comprises: Senior Reserve Officers: a. a national executive to provide guidance RAN, Commander Terry Knowles, RANR. national and state level·on the execution of policy RAAF, Squadron Leader Charles White, 25 , Squadron oversight of performance and management of RAAF. national programs; Army, Colonel Peter Roper, Director ·Army Personnel Agency; Colonel Ken Ash man._ b. a national committee to develop broad policies . Commander, .13th Brigade. 'r-1 and provide guidance on the development. of· Executive Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Jack· - national programs; and McRoberts, Staff officer Grade One Joint c. state committees to provide input to policy Operations Bra~ch , ·Defence Centre- Perth. development, implement national policy and Secretary! Ma_Jor Alan Doyle, Staff Officer, Grade develop and implement state programs. Two, Coordmat1on, Defence Centre- Perth. RSL Representative, Colonel Bob Mercer AM AIMS RFD, ED. ' ' The aim of the committee is to foster reserve Member, Mr Paul Wilmot Chief Executive, recruitment, to improve reserve retention and Anglican Homes Inc. ' provide the nation with a more cost-effective form of Me_mber, Mr _Bri_an Handcock, Western Au.stralian community based and supported defence through Tounst Comm1ss1on - Narrogin. the use of reserves by: Member, ~r Glenn Darlington, Manager Radio a. educating employers to the benefits of reserve WA, A~stralla~ Broadca ~ t i n 9 Corporation. service; Public Serv1~e Represe~tative , Mr Chris Mulhall, Stat~ Co-<;>rdmator, lnd1an Ocean Territories b. gaining acceptance, and promoting the Public Serv1ce Commission. ' benefits of reserve service within the general Commonwealth Heads Representative Mr David commul)ity. Batche!or, State ~>irector, Dept of Em'ployment Educat1on and Traming. ' Employers are asked to pledge support by Chamber of Comme r ce d agreeing three undertakings applicable to Repres ~ ntative , M r Cam Cheyne. an 1n dust r y employees who serve in the Defence Force Trade and Labour Council Representative Mr Reserves. Peter Cekanauskas, Federated Clerks Union. • P-oe 44- Llatenlng Post-Winter 1H3 . . VETERANS' AFFAIRS WELFARE 7) Dalwallinu sub-branch suggested that weekday Homeswest seminars be held instead of weekends. . . \ Afte( a great deal of pressure over an extended 8) Stan Panting explained that welfare is the. pe.riod, with a .change of -Government the counting reason for the existence of the· RSL He of a disability pension as i'nco~e for rent commenqed Bun bury for their views in seeking asses.sment has been dropped. All those people more information from Anzac House and hoped who were affected should have been notified by"' there would be four annual meetings as required now. lt is timely and appropriate that this measure by the Congress decision. _ h_as been taken by the Government, and those who 9) Bunbury and Rockingham sub-branches contributed to this c~ange are to be congratulated. showed enthusiasm for the four meetings. Welfare Seminar Perhaps other sub-branches and kindred organisations might like to atfend the Veterans' The seminar at Anzac House proved interesting Affairs ordinary committee meetings four times and informative, but it was disappo.inting that so a year say, at 2 o.r 3_pm. many ·sub-branch·es, particularly in the metropolitan .area, were not represented. These 10) The Bun bury delegate said that. it would be very of gatherings give members a chance to helpful if B'unbury and Rockingham could contribute to making our welfare efforts more attend committee meetings once every three effective, so this lack of interest is very puzzling. months. All sub-branches will receive a comprehensive set Rehabilit.ation of Veterans of minutes prepared by the Veterans' Affairs Ten veterans Australia-wide have been selected Committee Secretary, MrTrevor Lloyd, who is to be to take part in a pilot scheme to assess the viabili~y ~ongratulated on an excellent job. of such a course of action becoming an integral' part The recommendations put forward by the of OVA activities. All those who are taking part are semfnar will be considered by the Veterans' Affairs volunteers and have been notified, and have been. Committee and, where necessary, forwarded to the assured no other veterans will be approached. State Executive for approval. Our thanks go to Mr Results will be made available at the concl-usion of David Watson, the Deputy Director of Veterans' the study. · Affairs, for his contribution and to other representatives of OVA, who again gave their time Statements of Principle (SOP) and supplied information. All veterans should be aware that the Repatriation Commission has accepted and issued to all Branch The recommendations are: Offices at time of completion some 100 SOP. 1) Format could be tightened with less time for registration, with a cup of tea or coffee with Purpose of ·sop biscuit available on arrival. Some delega_te.s are The SOP are a general standard to assist from the country and would appreciate the determining· officers when deciding claims, and are hospitality earlier. consistent with current medical knowledge and 2) OVA representatives would prefer, bn a future case law. They are not to be bltndly applied occasion, to arrive with a condensed list of items formulae nor ·do they subvert the statutory on which the delegates want information. They requirements of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 would thus need to comment only on the issues (t~e VEA). Commission delegates are still required raised . · to consider the facts of individual cases. Once the 3) Endeavour to· have these welfare matters facts are found, the SOP will promote a consistent referred to briefing days already organised by outcome in similar medical fact cases, regardless of OVA, and for the rest of the day discuss welfare which determing officer is deciding the case or in ·,. issues raised. which state the claim is.determined. 4) Convenor Frank Verdi suggested late Aims of the SOP are September for a meeting a:t which budget papers • To promote national consistency.. in and other matters would be raised by sub- decision-making. branches and kindred organisations. • To provide useful guidelines for Repatriation 5) The State Executive Veterans' Affairs Commission delegates. Committee is very happy to receive questions from sub-branches and kindred organisations. • To redu.ce appeals to the Veterans' Review Board Perhaps representatives who wished could and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. attend afternoon meetings of the committee- • To improve the Umeliness and effectiveness of say four times a year. - decision-making. 6) Bunbury sub-branch asked to be placed on the ") • To reflect the best available medical knowledge. ' mailing-list for Vetet;ans' Affairs Committee • To reflect current ·views oh legislative minutes and handouts. interpretation. Uetenl~ Poet - Winter 1113 - hie 45 TIME ,~ T0 RELAX!' Disco-ver Fremantle Relax! Step into our superb Jason· Fumltur ~ Gallery .. and see yourself comfortable for life .. Qnthe You'll experience the latest styling, comfort and fabrics with special prices to tempt you. Choice, price and advice, there's n eve~ been a better FREMANTLE, .. 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Ex-service organisations will be sent exposure lmpllcatlpns • drafts on balance-of-probabilities conditions. lt is th ~ hoped that, in the early parf of 1993, a second . The. sqp will affect way in which claims symposium will be held to consider additions to mvest1gat1on an.d determinations· are currently these SOP. · undertaken. However, not all claims received will have a SOP for reference. Currently there are SOP ~ Labor Party Policy c~vering many ~f . the most commonly claimed In March, National Congr~ss received a letter d1se~ses or cond1t1ons. SOP fer other conditions from the then Minist~r of Veteran Affairs, Mr Ben will··be developed on an ongoing basis and will be Humphreys, rejecting the notion that Labor, if re- issued from time to time. Existing SOP will be added elected, would regard TPI and disability pensions as to, revised or withdrawn as a result of further income for taxation purposes. · · :=::::::: : ::::::::::::: : :: : ::::::::::::: :::::: : :: ::::::: : ::::: ::: : :::::::::: : ::: : : :: :: :: :::::: : ::: ::::::::: :::::::::::;:: : :::::::::::: :::::: ; ::::: :~ ::::::::::::::::::: ::::::: :::: : :: : ::: : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : ~:~:~~=~:::::~:::::::~:~:~:=:~~::::::::::::: : : :::::::::::::::::::::: : : ::::::: :::::::::::: :: ::::::: :;::::::::::::::::::: LetterS To The Editor :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:::::::::::::::::;:;:;:;:::::::::::::::::::::::;:;:;:;:;:::::::::::::::::;:::::;:;:;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:::::::::::::::::: vital factor. This of course is a weakness which NEW GUINEA BATTLES always occurs when the authors are. military men.' The story on the battles for New Guinea, up to and In the continuing story, we have included including the capture of Lae, has been published in information on the Pigeon Corps, a1so the the Listening Post. We thank your editorial staff and ~mericans and Australians who translated captured all concerned. documents. These men all worked closely with the During the period the story has been running, we Intelligence Corps and_will be pleased to see some have received many telephone calls. The interest acknowledgement of their excellent service. We shown in the story has pleasantly surprised us. especially appreciate the efforts of the men who Some of the calls have come from Papua New flew Wirraways, Boomerangs, medium and fighter Guinea, interstate, country areas of Western bombers directing 25-pounder artillery fire, also Australia and members of the Defence Forces. pounding the enemy forward of the "bomb line". Many callers have said that the little diversions, All the people who have contacted us {not all away from the heat of battles, have been of great members of the league, or even returned interest to the younger ex-servicemen and their servicemen), praised your magazine and its families. The inference is that they like to learn contents. This is pleasing to us both as it must also be tp the listening Pas~ committee. You are tfbout weapons, etc. , undoubtedly producing a first class publication - · We have continued the story beyond lae to the keep it up. · . Sepik River area. Some of this history, we suggest: may not have been given previous publicity and will ERIC STAlLARD and WARD CUREDALE provoke interest, particularly from ex-naval men and the former militiamen who took part in thes ~ OVERSEAS PENSIONS operations {with little previous credit). At a time when our Federal politicians are The operations for the captwre and 'defence of promising to right past" inequalities, improve our Finschhafen developed unexpectedly into the most present living standards ari'd enh~nce our futures, vicious fighting in New Guinea. many of us depend ·upon overseas pensions. We have been urged by many callers to me.ntion Rec.ently an 'Early Day' motion was introduced into "this and that unit" in the story, but we have tned to the ·British House of Commons by Mr Winston S: cover the overall scene, without favouring any Churchill, grandson of Sir Winston Churchill. The particular unit. Some former militiamen have stated motion calling for support from all political parties, that "this is the first time any credit has Peen given to attacked the Government's "outrageous" behaviour the militia units. If this had been done earlier, mort! towards 350,000 expatriate. British pensioners now of them would have joined the RSL ". If this is a true living in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South statement, the League membership may have Africa. Shown some benefit. We hope so. . Mr ChurchiJI has agvised me {see following letter) We are aware that, in our story, air force personnel .,!!tat his motion entitled 'Inequality of Treatment of are not given the recognition they deserve for -the ljr•tish State Pensioners living Abroad', calls upon success of the military operations. They were, the. 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MEMBERS .t FAMILY 5J DISCOUNT • V.WN A OENDAL M!MOIUAl.s ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS • REHOVAnONS A AD.DmONAL WORK ACCEPTED • STO~ CIITTINO AND POLISHINo • INDIVIDUAL DI!SIONS DRIVEWAY SERVICE ON REQUEST DEDICATED TO OUAUlY SINCE 1967 Sl OREAT EASnRN H'NY IELLEV\JE W.A.60S6 PHONE 535 1676 . ._ RING 250 1233 Proud to be associated WE SERVE PERTH (tND ALL COUNTRY AREAS P~~ge ~ - Listening Post - Winter 1193 his fight and at the same 'tfme help themselve·s to obtain J"'stice and equityJ oj; ~heir future. . · · Lette)\8 To 1be Editor cont. 1 R. STONE . ' . "Yarunga" certain Br!tish expatriate pen~ioners living abroad. Lot 80 Hawkstone Rd 1t may interest your readers to learn that if an Roleystone 6111 expatriate British pensioner went to live in Germany I • or Italy, cost ~f living increases would b.e paid annually! Also •f they moyed to the Philippines, ·the 19.F . ebru~ry , 19.9,~ USA, Sweden or even Yugoslavia,· ·they would Dear Colonel Stone, receive annual increases but not if they reside in Australia, New Zealand; Canada or South Africa. Very many than Its for your recent letter of support for my Early Day Motion (No. 915) entitled Mr Churchill has asked me to tell any exp~triate 'Inequality of Treatment of British State Pensioners British pensio.ne,rs 11nd any e~patriate British Living Abroad'. · migrant who has in the past contributed' to the That this house expresses its grave concern at United Kingdom National Insurance Scheme and the inequality of treatment by Her Majesty's who by virtue otsu~h contributions expects to seek Government of Brjjish state pensioners living an age pension from the United Kingdom rather abroad; believes that the denial of pension than from the Australian · or New Zealand increases to British subjects, who choose to Government, to support his efforts to redress the retire to Canada, Australia, New Zeala·nd or ¥resent discrimination b~ the British Government. South Africa, is indefensible;· and calls on the Government to end this dfscr'imination without .: In his letter, Mr Churchill stresses that his motion further delay. · · 1 is supported by members from all of the . other To date only 66 MPs have registered thei.r support political parties in the House of Commons, in for the EDM and its amendments; however I shall principle; but he seeks massive support from shortly be having a 'blitz' on the others. But anything individual members. He says "To date only 66 MPs you are able to do through friends or contacts of ' have registered their support for the motion and its your own to drum up support by writing to MPs that amendments;" however he says he will shortly be you know, would also be of great help. having a 'blitz' on the others. I have no doubt. that if sufficient weight of He has asked me to encourage all expatriates, Parliamentary support can be demonstrated for both in receipt of pensions or with aged parents who redressing this clear injustice, the Government will cannot join them due to the existing lack of cost of have no alternative but to back down. living increases denied those living in Australia and With renewed thanks for your kindness in writing. New Zealand, to support his fight on their behalf. Yours sincerely, I hope that all concerned will join Mr Churchill in Winston S. Churchill :.coooooccccocco-J"~J"....cr...;OOCQI'"'J"J"J".;Ct"'J"J"./'./'./'J"J"J".r.rJ".r.r.r.rJ"J".rJ".r~.;Ct"'.r~J"..r...ooo""_.oo:~ Lost Trails ...... CAN·YOU HELP? ~...O'"'J"JO'"~J"./'J"J"JCO'"J"J"J"J"/J"..;O"'J"/J"J'J"J"~./"J"J"./"./"./"J'"J"J"J"J"./"J'"J'"./"J"J"./".;Ct"'./"J"J"J"J"...ocr.....ocY"~~~O!~O'.:'-IQOO e STAN WHITE · · RAR VETERANs We.are trying to locate. Stan White, an ~ustralian As _th7 State repre~entative for the 2RAR soldier who married Ciss1e Fry of Morden rn Surrey, A~soc1at1on, I have rece1ved numerous calls from England. He became station. "!laster at Bowelling ex-2RAR.veterans.wishing to form a branch here so after returning to Australia. H1s m-laws, George and that soc1al funct1ons and get-togethers can be Floss Fry, later followed and their last k~own arra.nged for special occasions. · address was ~4 McCourt Street, West Leederv1lle. The only criteria for membership is that veterans Phone (09) ~43 3691 or write to must have sery~d In 2RAR, whether they .were In a RUBY MITCHELL theatre or confltct or not. For .further details; 10 Felhurst Crescent B.O. BURLING (Bazza) · Dagenham 2 RAR Association Essex RM10 FXT Ph: 342 3286 England UK SGT. CH. KESSELL 2/2 ANTI TANK REGIMENT RAA I would like to hear from anyone who serve<;1 witn my late father Sgt C:H. Kessell in the Maintenance 7th Div 2nd AIF Section RAAF 481 Squadron at BOFU Japan from Former members of the unit who are not on the 1945 to April1947. mailing list for fhe . Regimental Association newsletter are invi.ted to forward their full name, (Mrs) YVONNE MATTHEWS address ~ cl- Post Office army n·umberand phone number to the Association at PO Box 187, Chermside Q. 4032. · Corrigin 6375 t.l8tenlng P~t- Win~ 1113-,... 48 RAAF: Wireless Units, HF/DF Units and RDF Units RAAF: Squadrons Nos 5, 7, 23, 32, 33,42 & 84. RAN: HMAS Magnetic & HMAS Kuranda Lost T.-ails c'Gnt. Au~ CCCICICCCCCIQCICIQQCICC~.r..ooccc:- WRANS, AWAS, AANS, AAMWS, WAAAF, Women's Land Army. NO. 38 PILOTS COURSE 4 SFfS PETER NIELSEN GERALDTON DECE:MBER 194t3 PO Box 665 Last year a group of former members of this Smithfield Q 4878 course met-many for the first time since 1943-at a reunion lunch. Unfortunately, despite all efforts, AWARDS&MEDMSTOMEMBERS there were a number of former members whom we DEFENCE were unable to trace. OF THE AUSTRALIAN As a 50th. Anniversary Reunion is planned for FORCES December this year, we wg_uld be grateful if anyone Together with thousands of Australian could help us contact any of the following: Servicemen and Women who served their country overseas in the post-war period from 1945 to 1975 No. 437382 G.T. Alderman No. 437052 F.J. Hopton No. 437749 W.G. Braithwaite No. 436466 J. Hutchinson without official Governmental recognition, I add my No. 436632 J.H. Carroll No. 436436 C. C.McDonald voice. No. 436289 P.C. Flood No. 436656 W.J. O'Connor After 15 years continuous service in the Royal No. 437755 T.P. Gardner No. 436666 L·.W. Rodgers Australian Navy in various sea and shore No. 437756 A.H. Hamlyn No. 436117 J.F. Ryan No. 429800 J.B. Hare No. 435256 A.J. Sanders establishments, five years Royal Australian Flee_. Reserve concurrent with two years as CO of a Nav ~ STAN KEEVERS Cadet Unit, I am concerned that the only un-officia 3 Napoleon Way {non Imperial) medals I can . wear as an ex- Craigie WA 6025 are those which I had to purchase Tel: {09) 401 0729 serviceman myself. , . The Federal Government, conveniently, appears I 'am researching World War 11 military history in to have forgotten the efforts of Service personnel north Queensfand {Mackay to Ho.rn Island and west who served in Japan, the Berlin Airlift, Korea, to Mount lsa), collating events and happenings in Atomic Weapons Te~ts, Far Eastern Strategic chronological order. I seek who, what, when and Reserve, Malaya, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, where on RAN/AIF/Militia/RAAF/ USAAF, USN, Minesweeping and Bomb Disposal {post 1945) etc. troops, squadrons, ships etc. and Women's Services I hope that RSL members concerned with { i n c·l ud i n g W o m e n ' s La n d A r m y ) w h o acknowledgement of their services in any of the berthed/encamped/stationed/trained within north above areas will also request, through their State Queensland during those war years. This could RSL, an appeal to the Australian Government for include military hospitals; special training or formal, retrospective recognition of what should be research experimental facilities; anti-aircraft their entitlement. .batteries; fortifications or gun emplacements; WALLACE B. McEWAN {R ·36516) RAN {Ret'd) airstrips; air crashes; RDF/ Radar stations; HF/ DF 31 Rintoul Loop stations; buildings that were requisitioned for Booragoon WA"6154 military use; those buildings etc. that were built for the mi1itary by the AWC, CCC; and any remnants that remain today of the above, or memorials that ROYAL AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF~ ~ have been since dedicated to any of the above. I am also attempting to discover the circumstances SIGNALS relating to the deaths of those buried in north The_~oyal ~us~ralian Corps s:>f Signals Sergeants' Quee_nsland's war cemeteries. Mess . IS . begmnmg, as . a long-term project, the My finished work, a reference book, is due out comp1lat1on of a M.ess h1story. lt will also cover the Mess's predecessors, both the Watsonia Area before "Trek Back" in October next and will be Sergear~ts' titled: "Diary of World War 11 North Queensland". My Mess and the Singals' Messes .at is incomplete, and I am keen to hear from Balcombe from World War 11 to the closure of the research S1gnals at Balcombe circa 1971. veterans who served in North Queensland with the School of following units: Contributions are sought from ex-members of the 19th Field Ambulance ~bove messes. The information the Mess ·seeks Australian Special Wireless Groups . mcl~de~ anecdotes, mess appointments, history Aust Water Transport Units & Small Ships behmd 1tems of mess property, photographs and 41 & 41 Aust Landing Craft Companies any _o.ther mementos that may be of interest. If 1 & 2 Aust Beach Groups requ1re~, any d?cumentary material will be returned 2/4 Pioneer Battalion after bemg cop1ed. 2/1, 5 & 7 MG Battalions D.G. WAVE 2/11 & 2/15 Aust Field Coys Warrant Officer Class One 3,4,2/5,7,8,9, 12/50,14/ 32,2/ 15,15,19, 2/ 21,2/22, Mess Historian .2/25,25,27, 30,2/32, 35,36,38,40,2/40,43, 47,53, Simpson Barracks 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61 and 62 Aust lnf. Bns. • Macleod 112 & 113 Australian Ordnance Depots Victoria 3085 {03/4507218) Page 50- Llaten.lng Pcm- Winter 1993 ;.c:r~~...co'"J"'....::>CO'"'.r.r.r.r.r.r.r.r.r.r.r.r.r..r..r..r..r..r..r..-e · plea·se contact M.C. Sharman, 92 Rowland Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2500. Lost IJ.rails .cont. 'I KG. BATJt.'rER Would Kenneth Gordgn Baulter, . ex-Royal BRIAN TAYLOR Australjan Army Ordnal')ce Corps No EX54008, or ~x-RAAF anyone knowing his whereabouts, please contact Would Brian B. Taylor, 456 and 452 P.C. Baulter, 7/31 West Co~st.Drive, Watermans WA Squadrons, or anyone knowing bis whereabouts, 6020. . REUNIONS l. WAAFLUNCHEON COMBINED EX-SERVICE & We are having our third luncheon reunion of "the SERVICEWOMEN'S COMMITIEE girls" who came to Australia as war brides or who ave emigrated here since. This will be a great day (WA) ----., ,.,~ ren:tiniscing and fellowship - so do join us on All e1-service and servicewomen are invited : to aturday 4 September 1993 at AFA Estate, Bull attend the annual luncheon at Anzac Hou~e on Creek. Sunday' 8_August 1993. Pre-lunch drinks in the (Mrs) CYNTHIA LYALL Anzac Club between 11.30 and 12.30 will be· 2/6 Gerald Street followed by lunch in the Gallipoli Room. Como 6152 Ph (09) 450 6141 Tickets are $25 which includes pre-lunch drinks and the first round of drinks on the table. Please contact your own Association Representative/ Secretary for tickets or Mrs Moira Ball: 331 1496 JAYWICK (September 1943)- (Ticket Secretary). RIMAU (Septembr 1944) Relevant to the commemorative visit to Bali, Lombok and Singapore in September 1993, the committee of the Z special Krait 50th anniversary 2ND HEAVY ANfi-AIRCRAFf wishes to contact relatives of any servicemen ~ho took part in either of these operations. BATIERY (DARWIN) I.B. WITHERS A reunion of members, and their partners, will 6 Hockley Road take place on 14 September 1993 to coincide with Eastwood NSW 2122 Ph: (02) 874 4621 the visit to Perth of other members, and ·their partners, from the Eastern States. For further information: PETER HACKETT 4RAR, 4RAR/NZ ASSOCIATION 11 Orizaba Place· A 30th anniversary national reunion will be.held in Rock·ingham WA 6168, phone (09) 527 6689 6risbane from 29 January 1993 to 6 February 1994. This is to be a family affair and will include or luncheons, dinners and tours. For details: DICK MOLLER 4RAR ASSOCIATION SEQ . 32 Mitchell Street PO Box 269 Ardross WA 6154, phone (09) 364 6492 · Alderley Old 4051 HMAS ASSAULT ASSOCIATION Members OLD, NSW, VIC, SA, WA. Calling ex- 118 AGH NORTHAM assault personnel. tnquiries Hon. Secretary Ron Zeuschner, 64 Yarra On Sunday 7 November 1993 a BYO family picnic Street, Heidelberg, Vie 3084. Ph: (03) 459 9909. will be held in Kings Park at the Saw Avenue (opp. Rokeby Road) entrance ·from ·11 am to 4 pm. National Reunion- Nelson Bay September 1993. 'l . T.K. LLOYD • Enquiries to: Public Relations and Welfare Officer SUE THOMAS 328 5952 or . Tel527 1817 MARGARET HANSI;N (nee Palmer) 446 4719 . • Llatenlng Post- Wlnter1113 - Pege 51 · OSBORNE SMASH REPAIRS. 94-96 G.UTHRIE STREET, OSBORNE PARK WA 601~ Established since 1970 Phone 446 2933 Fax·445 2756 For al.l car repairs, from small dents to large insurance claims, ring Joe for efficient service. Joe believes in doing the job once and doing it well. • PERSONALiSED SERVICE • LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN PAINT AND CHASSIS STRAIGHTENING EQUIPMENT • ALL WORK GUARANTEED RECOMMENDED REPAIRER FOR RAC, SG/0, WESTERN UNDERWRITERS, FA/ THE ALARMAGRIP Personal Attack Alarm Every day tliere are more assaults on innocent people. The streets aren't as safe as they used to be. And the law doesn't · allow anything to.be used in self .. _J_.:IIrJl. . defence. Except noise. Just one ~ push on the top and the Cafe on Main Street Alarmagrip alar.m emits a is locally owned and operated by Colin and Judy Murphy and deafening 115dB sound. their daughter Karen. Caf~ on Enough to frighter off the most Main Street iS open seven days a 1 week. Stfnday to Thursday, 8.30am until9pm and Friday and determined attacker. Saturday, 8.30am until late. We cater for all ages. Caf~ on Main THE ALARMAQR.IP caf~ Street is an up-market on the main street, we make all our The Alarmagrip personal own dishes and we are presently doing a special on $5 meals. attack alarm is cosmetic sized Wednesday night is pasta, Thursday night curry and Friday to fit easily into your pocket night roast dinner. As we are a family business, we understand or handbag. the need for a caf~ which will look after the whole family with ·good food and low prires. We also cater for lunch, sandwiches Alamagrip is one deterrant that and rolls, cappuccinos, cold drinks, hot drinks can't be taken up and used and bot chips. · against you. Caf~ on Main Street is situated across the road from the Shire Office on Mandurab Terrace. Our speciality is party platters. For Orders phone now on ···· · ~ [p . . AVAILABLE AT SELECTED SERVICE I 581 5582 STATIONS, FOOOLAND & 4 SQUARE STORES L MANDURAH ENQUIRIES PHONE 341 2247 Page 52 - Listening Poat - Winter 1113 ITEMS FOR THIS SECTION SHOULD BE TYPED SUB-BRANCH-NEWS AND DOUBLE-SPACED WHENEVER POSSIBLE. NEDLANDS As part of the centenary celebration for the Claremont Local Government in westernsuburbsof Perth, a commemoration service was held on 1o April' at the Claremont Museum. The occasion commemorated the great number of men and women ·formerly in the Defence Forces who, in the · past century, were recruited, trajned pr served in the region as well as the many other ex-service personnel who ha\ie lived there. · The MC was our President John Slattery Jnr, the address was given by Peter Firkins OAM and the service was conducted by Major K. Bartl.ett, Senior Chaplain, Australian Army Western Region. BUNBURY Gascoyne Sub-Branch's new Life Member·- Our meeting attendances are averaging around 40 and nearly double that were at the AGM. Our newest Life Member is Credric H. (Peter) Tomlinson who served in the RAAF. After discharge ANZAC DAY he joined tile City of Perth sub-branch in 1945, Our two services drew excellent attendances, and transferring to the Gascoyne sub-branch the about 800 people packed into t~e hall for most of ~he following year. He becar:ne Secret~ry/Treasurer in afternoon. Features of tbe ·day included nme 1980 and held that position until February 1992. horsemen, the crew of HMAS Bunbury and 1000 Prior to this, he was President from '1957-59. Australian flags which were actually made. in During that time the sub-branch, in co-operation Australia. (We're still working on the poppies). with the Shire of Carnarvon, renovated the War Guest of honour was Jim Cunniffe. Memorial (1914-18 War) and erected a fence around HALL IMPROVEMENTS the site. Also during tnat·period, the Shire decided Replacement of the entire ceiling w~s a major to close down pe.nsioner units. Because a returned project made relatively easy by a mass1ve ?O-plu~ mari could not get any accommodation, the sub- busy bee and the usual support from our lad1es. Les branch through the Gascoyne Memorial Trust, took James deserves credit for being the only one who over the units and upgraded them. really knew what he was doing by co-ordinating all During the past eight to ten months, the sub- ehe electrical work. branch's fund raising activities have increased RAFFLE considerably. We have donated $813 to local Our Mothers' Day raffle bou~ht in $1_0,000.profit projects, $100 to the Australian National Flag for the second year in a row. Th1s looks like be~ng an Association, $50 to Legacy and in 1993 $200 to annual event and should help to keep us m the PCYC. This was made possible through a number of black. · raffles while a lottery raised "$500 to buy a trumpet for the Carnarvon Senior H~gh School band. WELFARE We now occupy new club rooms and . have Our consultants are available every day between installed ~r floor coverings, tables, chairs and a sofa- 9 and noon, and if you can spare an hour tv.:o.e_ach daybed and hope to aquire a permanent bar to week to help with this work (and/or hosp1tal v1s1tmg) replace the temporary one. If ·any members of the your services would be welcomed. League are in Carnar:von"the Secretary, Roy, can be MEMBERSHIP contacted on 099 411 829 and President Peter There. are hundreds of veter~ns who, if asked, Chapman on 099 411 946. would join or rejoin the RSL. Bn.ng one along a!ld R.S. LEIGHTON introduce him/ her to our meetmgs on the th1rd Secretary Wednesday of each month. Guests are always welcome. Our best wishes go to Ken Littlejohn who ~as BELMONT been nominated for a position on ~tate ~xecut1ve In February high school students Natasha Orr and with full endorsement from the Apnl meetmg. Derek Craig were each presented With a $250. ALF MAINSTONE cheque. They were invited to the Club With their Trustee parents and friends for the.presentation, which was Listening. Pott - Winter 1113 - Pege 53 . Sub-Branch News a wonderful example of puolic relations with young people ·in the district. · Sonie ss·ex.::sei"vlc'errl.en arid women took part in our ·local Anzac ~ervlce and march·'bn Stinday 1'8 AprH. ·The march.was ·led by the.·WA Police Pipe Band, assiated'.by·the City of Belmont"Brass Band. P.rjsent were Air Q$1Tl!YIOdore Smith of Pearce Air ~'se ,. Lt Cof'in Bal'tlett of the Navy, Major Crossman of:the Army. ~. 1he 'Hon Klm Beasley HR, Mr Fred McKenzie "MP;. Mayor of Belmont Cr Peg Parkin, Ex-.Polfce Chief Tom Carlson, Councillors, Units of the Army and Airforce Cadets, Scouts, Guides and ma.ny · oth:ers. :The President of Rivervale-Carlisle, Mr Alien Richardson, gave the address. · The ladies of.our Women's Auxiliary are busy with numero1:1s functions and fund raisings; without-their work, the branch would.not be one". of the best in this State. ,: Our bowling ·:gree11 - is · looking good and is Scouts from Dianella form up in preparation for the Night Vigil. attracting .players·from 'other sub-branches. Come and join us for a game. on Wednesday afternoons. short adress and wre~th-laying ceremony, Scouts Members from other branches-who move into our from the Dianella District ceremonially took their district, or ex-service men or womeri or .serving positions. Dianella Scouts have now undertaken members of the forces who live in the district, are this tast for some 30 years and with number ofjust Invited to-join us on W~dnesdays 3-7pm, Fridays on 100, 'they willingly set about facing the chilly 4-1 Opm, Saturdays 11 am-5pm, and Sundays 4pm- night ahead. 8pm. Our meeting is on the third Monday at 8pm, .. Dawn was signalled by the large numqers of corner Great Eastern Highway and Leake Street, members of the community emerging from the Belmont. · darkness and descending upon the flickering lights CARL F. CAUBO of their campsite. By 6.00am the cold grey light of dawn was starting to sfi·ow over the htlls to the east -a signal for the Scouts to take up their ceremonial . J3ELLEVUE positons for the dawn service. Bugler Chelsea Edwards broke the· silence of the morning with AN.ZAC DAY SERVICES the D~y 'Last Post' followed by 'Reveille' - a cue for ·the We again hosted. five Anzac services. The official party to place wreaths on the memorial. school-children's ser.iice at Black boy Hill on 8 April was well supported by local schools and eo-hosted · Following the ·service the Scouts retired to their with the'Shire of ~undaring ~nd the Greenmount camp. leaving small groups of officials, guests and the public to mingle and enjoy each other's .Primary School. John F.orwood, principal of the ~ J school which is actually sited on Blackboy Hill, company and the early morning bush setting spared ·no ~ffort in' ensuring the success of the ptcturesque 8alckboy Hill. · service which saw·each child.place a small flower on BELLEVUE SERVICE th~ Ellipses Comm~moration. · Some changes to the ·format of the traditional . Gu~st. Speaker Ean McOonald, of Highgate RSL march and service at Bellevue resulted in a more and architect of the site concept, was most inspiring reflective service with better presentation. as he explained to the children tlie me~ning of The proceedings commenced with the march An:zac an ~ the historical significance.of the site. He from the Bellevue townsite to·the RSL Club - the also encouraged them to continue their research site of the War Memorial. Marchers comprising RSL tDtP tlie history of Blackboy Hi I) ~rid to develop the members.- serving Qefence · Fore~ personnel ·and museum, as it was from tills World War I training members.of 503· RCU were acknowledged at the . . sul'Viv.al through an active recruiting camp~ign. · ~ . ore · than program · the ' op~ortunity . .At 'ou'r Anzac D.ay service, 400 people (t..t the conclusion_of the listened to Pastor Arthur·Smith,. .t.fls ·Worship··tt\e was·taken ·to present Mrs Sadie Gal non with a large Pr~s _ ident flower~ Mayor, Councillor'Do.n Mi.g.uel; and> Ray arrangement of as an expression of thanks Gray who gave an msp1rmg. · ~ddress : Vete _ r~!'S tor playin·g the piano at Anzac Day services-a task turned out in good numbers and1t was encouragmg she has done and enjoyed for.so many years. Mrs to note the number of Seouts~ ·Girl· Guides and Calnon is 90 years of age and hopes to play for us ~ Brownie Packs joining in :the Parade and March next year. . Past. .. · ~ - -- , ..:>, ·• • ·· ,., '·: Major Bruce Foynes, our Salvation Army · After an hour of ·fellowship · in tli~ · ·Mayor's · Chaplain, was also presented with a donation to reception area, veterans ailcffrierids n:!tumedto the assist him and·the Church in their welfare work. RSL Hall to enjoy an excellent lunch pr.epared ~Y Following the service all moved to the RSL Club to our ladies and served by the men .r.esplendent 11 0 enjoy the hospitality of the sub-:branch. ap'rons:and white,forage :caps. , .. · ' ;.-, · · ~· · · · ~.E. GAYNOR . lt is pleasing to note that besi _ de~ .the S~h Coogee .Primary Se hOot, wbo !tave. Jomed• us:-m Anzac services, this yeatjhe-·new. Co_oge.e Schoel SCARBOROUGH asked .for a similar serJice ..and other schoo~s 1 have approached . u~ for 1f394. ~ · . .. . 1. . . ..: borothy Devaney has reported on members !n hospital and. those who had passed -away, notable A grant from the. Veterans' Affairs. to. pur.Chase among~t whom was our long-time treasurer, Syd machinery to further our· comtnumty work· for Lewis. A life-member •. and a great worker for the elderly .membe·r:s and· pensio!"ers ~ .was- m~s.t sub-branch, he will be missed. Quite a number of welcome aFld will help .us to keep 1t gomg. · other organisations' members attended his funeral. WALLY HAGAN OAM,.-JP ., ·; . ' .· . · · Hon Secretary: · · · ·'· ~ ' · : .. 1 · Ron Elms presented a Notice of Motion that $500 ... from our Amelioration Fund be presented t.o Headquarters Welfare and Counselling,, who do OSBORNEPARK ·. s.uch a good job, and that we do~ate $300 to Torchbearers for Legacy to sponsor SIX wards. As in past years the sub-branch in conjunction Wally Evans Junior Vice-President, is.organising _with the Vietnam Veterans conducted the wreath- a trip to Burs~ood and the committee is planning laY..ing ceremol)y on A.nzac Day at t~~ - City, of more bus trips. Stirling Memorial: The w9~der:ful w~~~her _ bro_t~g : ~t A welcome has been extended to Len Hall, a Light 04t m.ar;~y rtew. face.s. wh1ch was· e _ l)co~ragu;)~ · Horseman of Gallipoli days, who is back with us Wreaths were .· laid by !he · Pederal . Member .lor ., again. Stit':lirg.· Mr Eoin Cam'eron, ~~ . e forl')'ler Member i ~9r ~t , : C~t~n1a . tt· The Anzac Day service was held at the Sttrlmg, Mr Ron· E_dwar.ds, l't : magnificent Memorial Garden n~xt to· _the · representing the State Opposition· and Qoun.,9.!1Qr Mr Ad~m · Spagn_olq .for th~ , City oJ $tirl_ing. Ooubleview Bowling Club. The garden IS a cred1t to Tt,le warden Doug Piggott and those who have worked President of' the Scarborough sui:H'>ranch; .. Doug Pig_gott, one of the Vietnam· Vet~rans · (sorry' to say with him. that 1 ·did· not· .obtain his name) ·:and 1· also laid After the service, everyone adjourned to the Bowling Club for afternoon tea and a later wr;.~~~~~i~g ~reat~ ~~~i~e ~ - e frie~ds the , faying .. : .%1 barbecue. Many people meet old at this 'one ~ldjourned IT!~monal el'!J~Y · . ~ day of ttie year', which was once agam a success. to ·our .h.all. to 1;58.9 breakfci'st, prepared -by th'e u~u~l band of_vqluntee.ts Our meetings are held on the ~econd Mon_day of who muster at the hall q'uite early in order tq h8v'$ each month. For information, nng Doug P1ggott, ~verything ~e~dy · .- Many . · _th~n~s · go "L~o th . o~e President, on 446 1331 or Ken Badge, Secretary, on members who g_ave up the1r t1me a_n,d m1 _ s~ed tlie 446 2710. service to ensure that· ·the · steak, sausages ·and JIM HUGILL onions were sizzling away by the 'time we·an arrived back. · · · · · ··· · COCKBURN The next jmpc>rt~nt item is': the 1sQ3 .State Congr~ss. The sob-branch will be represente~ by Our AGM saw the retiremen_t of longtime three delegates: john Brig den ~ho incidentally. is President Jack Bavich and the elect1on of Raymond again nominati_ng for State Executiv~. Rod Loga~ Gray in his stead, Bruce Prior as Treasurer and and myself. On~ subject that · will have ~o be myself as Secretary. • . addressed is tttat of recruiting new memb~C$1 .there th~ Membership is still increasing and t_he branch IS is quite a reduction in number of.members not func~ioning very well. New extensions tq our only-here in WA but throughout the nation, Now'that u.t~Jng Post-: Wlnter1tl3-_...... ~tST.l.U~.l. ... T • .-BAR & GRILL Wednesday 6-8.30pm • BUSINESS LUNCHES A La Carte Wed-Fri 12.00-2.30pm • A LA C!RTE NIGHTS Wheelchairs no problem IT SEEMED to John Bassett that whenever anything was Wed-Sat 6-9pm designed and manufacrured no thought was given to the handicapped. So he embarked on a two-year research and design project to make life easier for them. CARVERY The result culminated in a vehicle with multi-purpose facilities, SUNDAY which John says is engineered to outlast its rivals and is much cheaper to convert to a multipurpose taxi. NIGHT "The ease of the conversion comes from a larger payload 6-8.30pm space, which at 5. 7 cubic metres is a metre larger than its rivals," he said. ALL Y.OU$15 "It also has a double Y-framed chassis and solid steel tubing CAN EAT encasing the driver's compartment while side panels and doors can take quite a bump without a buckle. · "This of course means a solid frame and body from which to do a conversion and also alleviates the problem of door warp." . A~ot~er factor is th~ low ~oor and great centre height ehmmattng the use of ho1sts to hft a person in a whe'elchair and only a small hatch-like door at entry is needed for headroom. John was extremely surprised ·at the vast difference in conversion costs between other popular makes and that of Volkswagen--' as much as $22,000 excluding air cohditioning. "Considering that the cost of Vol~swagen conversions are only $7,500 to $8,000 it leaves comparatively little hardship in BOOKINGS AVAILABLE IF REQD. making a wise decision," he said. lOCATED .IN THE MARKET CITY TAVERN T el: 455 2282 Bannister Road, cnr South Street,. CANNING VALE Pige 58- Llatenlng Post- Winter 1993 was awarded in recognition of its contribution to the SulJiBranch News local community. . As tradition dictates, the unit marched until ·it membership eligibil_ity is open to any person who reached the city "entrance" at-the council offices in served for a mil')imum of six months, be it overseas Broun Avenue. There the parade was halted by service or not, I feel certafn that we should all be able Police Commissioner Brian Bull and the cadets to get,at least O,!le new men'lber each. asked to prove their right to enter the city wittl Sadly, our World War I veter.an, Bill Bevis, pass~d swords drawn, bayonets fixed, colours flying and away a few weeks before his 98fh birthday which music playing. Commissioner . Bull was then would have been. on _Anzac Day. Bill landed at presented with a scroll authorising-entry and he Gallipoli on his 20th birthday. Many members from allowed the unit to pass. Osborne Park sub-branch attended his funeral, The "freedom of entry" tradition started in England which his family much appreciated. more than 300 years ago and stems frol)'l a custom observed by British regiments . . The "Fath~rs of Our- monthly meetings are every second London" claimed they had the nght to forbrd the Wednesday night of the month (except January) swor~s commencing at 7.30pm. Do come along and give us armed forces.to march through the city witb your ideas. drawn, bayonets fi~ed, col~urs flying or mus1c playing. Any unit attemptmg to do so w~s W.F. SULLIVAN challenged by a marshal! and had to defend rts President 349 2797 actions. Freedom of entry was granted to military units which profected a cifY: This has been m~difi~d to suit moderfl times and rs now usually grven m (f rBAYSWATER/MELTHAM recognition of community service. Sgt. Kevin Bronsby,. a member of the 57th JACK WAGLAND Regional Cadet Unit for the :"ustralian Army Ca~et Secretary Corps since February 1990, 1s currently CO":Jpletrng the requirements for the Silver Duke of Edrnburgh. Award which he hopes to receive later this year. MANNING Kevin has devoted much of his time to the Cadet We welcome new members George Brown, Des Corps and has always displayed a willingness to Dufall and Bernie Hearch. We now have 141 assist members of the community. · financial members. Bayswater/Melthan Sub Branch has . been During last year it·was Vale to Alf Goldsworthy involved with the Youth of Year srnce 1969, w1th the WX39726 Jim Westbrook, · aged 104, Arthur aim of assisting all young people in the ~ommunity. Marchant' VX16233 and Victor Bartlett WX30016. "At Cadet W02 David Taylor of the 57 Reg1onal Cadet the going down ofthe sun and in the morning we will unit and Donner Owens Cadet W01, later RSM of remember them. Lest we forget". the Cadet Corps SMD 1991, are now in the Army Reserve attending Reserve Officers' course. They Margaret Taylor, formerly of the Manning Senior were both Youth of the Year recipients. Citizens .Committee, was featured in the sum.mer issue of "The Listening Post". Congratulations Bayswater council has paid a rare tribute to the 5! ·Margaret on your appointment as State President of Regional Cadet Unit by granting the local unrt the Women's Auxiliary. ca~ets eedom of entry to the city. More than 50 Last year we were approactJed by Enjoy your next holiday at the AMBLIN CARAVAN PARK BUSSELL HWY, VASSE tJ 6kms west of Busselton and fronting on to the Beach ... • MODERN COTTAGES and • ON SITE VANS . • 150 POWERED SITES • SHADY TREES • PLAY AREAS • BBQs • MODERN LAUNDRY FACILITIES • DOGS ALLOWED ON LEASH Write to ]udy and Frank Frimstom P.O. BOX 232 BUSSELTON WA 6280 -. or Telephone: (097) 554079 •. on behalf of all Auxiliaries and the Senior Vice- President Mrs Barrell and I were at the Anzac Service on the Esplanade. . Executive members met in February when Our new m~mbership drive continues with 25 new arrangements for our annual State Conference were members this year: a very good effort by all discussed. concerned. · I a~t~n~ed Nollamara-North Perth birthday lunch, I am looking forward to seeing you all at the the openmg of the new hall for the Collie-Cardiff Conference and .to those member$ on the sick list, sub-branch and set a wreath at the pre-Anzac we hope you have a speedy recovery. .~rrvice at the War Veterans' Home. At the Dawn M. TAYLOR •rvice at the State War Memorial, I placed a wreath President INTERSTATE SERIES Jack Hamilton V.C. Trophy MO~DAY, 27 DECEMBER All teams arrive Brisbane to be met by Liaison officers and ~ • accompanied to Motel. At 7.30pm Managers and Liaison Returned and Services League.of Australia Officers to meet at Wavell Heights Bowling Club. . .•. .. ' . TUESDAY, 28 DECEMBER 27th National Fours Morning-Rememprance Ceremony-Pioneer Pk. Nundah Bowls Championships Official Opening & Lunch at Wavell Heights Bowls Club. for the "Sir Arthur Lee" Trophy Afternoon- First Test. WEDNESDAY, 29 DECEMBER 27 DECEMBER 1993 TO Morning -Second Test Lunch at Wavell Heights BC 6 JANUARY 199~ (irtclu$i~e) Afternoon -Third Test THURSDAY, 30 DECEMBER io BRI$BANt; · i Morning- Fourth Test. Lunch at Wavell Heights BC Following "Jack ·Hamilton, ·v.c:'" ·ln'terstate Series . Afternoon - Fifth Test and "Or Sydn~y Krantz ~emoria1 Trophy" Series. FRIDAY, 31 DECEMBER Free Day 'i RULES SATURDAY, 1JANUARY 1. All contestants must be financial members of Fr~e Day the RSL of Australia. 2. All contestants must be affiliated A.B.C. RSL NATIONAL FOURS members or appropriate governing body. Sir Arthur Lee. Trophy 3. Nominees of any team must be affiliated with the SUNDAY, 2 JANUARY same State Governing Body but need not be Morning - Round One. Lunch at Venue Club. members of the same club or sub-branch. Afternoon - Round Two. MONDAY, 3 JANUARY 4. All nominations must be accompanied by an Morning - Round Three. Lunch at Venue Club.· entry fee of $20 per team. Afternoon - ~ound Four. 5. Players are responsible for their own transpo.rt TUESDAY,4JANUARY . and accommodation. Mornfng - Round Five. Lunch at Venue Club. 6. All sectional games ·will be of 21 ends. ~ost Afternoori - Section Winne·rs Knock-Out. sectional Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals and Fmal WEDNESDAY, 5 JA.NUARY · will be ot'21 ends. · Morning- Winners play Qff. Lunch at Venue Club. Afternoon .: Quarter Finals. For accommodation and transport contact: THURSDAY, &JANUARY State Secretary- Ted Philp Morning :. Semi-Finals . .Lunch a.t Venu~ Club. Phone 450 4033 Afternoar- FINAL. High Tea and Presentations at Venue ·Club. · · · 8 Henning Crescent, Manning 6152 . NOMINATIONS CLOSE 3.1 OCTOI!Ef! 1993 • •• 1 • Llstenlnt Post Winter 1113 - Pege 11 • ·: :::.::~:::::::::::::::::~=:~·~~:::~:~ ~ ::::::::: : : : ~:::: : =:::::::=:: : : ::::::: ::::: : ::::::::::~ : ~: ~:~:::~ :~ : :: ~:=:::::: : ~ : ::: :: : ~:::::~::::: :: : :: : ::::: : ::::::::::: : :::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : :::::::: : ::::::::::: : ::::::: :; : :: ~;:::::~r: : :~:.~~ : :::::~::::::::t.::;::::::::: ::::::::::::::: : ::::::::::~:: :: :::::: : · : ~:: :~:: :~:;:~~::: : :::::; RSL SOUTMERN DISTRICTS BOWLING RSL SOUTHERN DISTRICTS BOWLING •it .. ·' ':.CLUBS PRESENTS CLUBS PRESENTS RSL DIGGERS RSL ALL .SERVICES ARMISTICE DAY BOWLS MIXED BOWLS DAY. 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Perry 3981460 W DRESS: Cream or Whites :::::::::·-:::::::::::·.:::::::·-:::·-;:::::::;.;::::·:·:·:·:·:·:-:-:-:-:·:·:·:-:-:-:-:·:-:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:-:-:-:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:-:-:·:·:·:::::::::·:::::::·:-:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:::·:·:·::::;:;:;:;:::;:;:;:;::::::::·:·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.:·:·:·:·:-:·:-:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:=:·:::::::.: Roden Cutler, the VC ..After only 12 months, O'Brien was shipped home and promoted to BOOK Brigadier at 33. He was then appointed Deputy M~ste r -General of Ordnance. REVIEWS Anyone interested in the problems to be overcome in galvanising Australian government and industry into action and expansion should read this book; the battles to produce the excellent Own INTIMEFORWAR- Gun rather than the U~Sten or USA Thompson, to manufacture a medium tank or to construct landing Pages From The Life of The craft are described here in detail. O'.Brien was determined to extend his military Boy Brigadier career for as long as possible. Postwar he utilised by Professor Gordon Rlmmer, every political and service contact to achieve this. published by Mulavon Publishing NSW First he found himself on MacArthur's Staff in Tokyo Shades of General Sir John Monash! The subject as Chief of the Scientific and Technical Division, of this biography, Brigadier John O'Brien, was born later becoming President of a Military Tribun.& into a Victorian Irish Catholic family, became an trying high-ranking Japanese war criminals. In 19-.,· Army Cadet at school, graduated as a ciyil eflgineer, he was formally retired but made Honorary Major- joined the Militia, was commissioned Lieutenant in General and went to Washington as Senior Supply the Artillery in 1928 at the age of 20 and became an Representative in USA: retrospectively a political active member of the United Services Institute of fiasco. Victoria. Whiilst working for the 'Metropolitan In ·1953 O'Brien had to accept that his ' Tramways Board in Melbourne he applied himseiJ distinguished and varied part-time military career diligently to his CMF career, visiting the American must end, and he settled down to eventually found Civil War battlefields and completing a course at the his own machine tool manufacturing company. He UK School of Artillery, Larkhill. died in 1980. At the outbreak of war in 1939 he was a Major and The author, Professor Rimmer, died before was embodied to assist in training AI F Gunner units co'T'plet!ng the biography and the concluding and liaising with industry to upgrade their outdated chapter 1s compounded pf family notes. The great ~ artillery equipment- applying his engineering skills part of the book recounts his experiences as Deputy to design and manufacture. MG of 0, in postwar Tokyo and Washington. Some In 1940 he ·went to the Middle East a.s 2 1/C of one of this is hea~y going - but. it reflects the political, of the 9th Division Field Regim~nts but was soon diplomatic and. bureaucratic opposition and inertia promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and to command of with which he had to contend. Have things changed 2/5th Field Regiment at the age of 32. His only active all that much? I doubt it! service was short and intensive in th.e- Syrian Incidentally, whilst in Tokyo the O'Brien family campaign against the Vichy French forces. He and became very-friendly with and often entertained the his unit performed splendidly, O'Brien being ') young Japanese Crown Prince, Akihito, who awarded the DSO and one of his young Lieutenants, subsequently made a private visit to their home in Pege 82- Listening Post- Wlnter1993 researched and pi,Jblished in greater detail by other Book Reviews cont. authors, and there is nothing to be gained by repetition. · I . Australian nurses and nursing is such an immense subject that it is impossible to select the Washington whilst . on a State visit. Australia and do justice to the many. H.owever, the text of few therefore, played some part in.the democratising g i ves an excellent example of the unreliablllty of the the present Emperor- through the O'Brien family. oral historian. . BRIGADIER ABLE DACRE I wish that Miss Burchill had directed hertalentto creating a nursing story with a newer and fresher ABOUfFACE approach. I well remember an occasion when, sitting irrthe sisters' mess at Gaza Ridge, we listened The Odyssey of an American to Miss Burchill who told of her adventures in nursing in ot her lands and gave us a glimpseof what Soldier we thought could be a brave neYi world. VICTORIA HOBBS by Col. Davld H. Hackworth (US Army Retired) Published by The McMIIIan Company of Australia Pty Ltd. LEGION OF THE WST . This book gives an excellent insight into the many .4111l!fferences between the US military and our own - HOME DEFENCE ~nd lt l.th tactical in the areas of management. .by Ray Buttery of the Korean to the Vietnam wars covers the penod of books written about personal account of the service career of lt is am azing the number and is a during World War 11 and Am~rica's most decorated living soldier, Colonel service in Australia Northern Territory, mo~e so since Dav1d H. Hackworth (US Army Retfred). especially in the the Battle of Australia celebrations in 1992. author describes Hackwork's progression The y is the In. fantry Battalion made into an Artillery from private soldier to colonel and all the "bumps" Wh n Battery overnight? Anything can happen in wartime ,along the way. The account of life during the Korea (AI F) of the way and t hat is what happened to the 48 Battalion War is dramatic and very descriptive Regiment (AIF). times it seems very which became the 108 Aust. LAA American Army operates. At South Australia with more like a cowboy 'movie The 48 Battalion was from exaggerated, reading the Riverland and the metropolitan that a true story. companies from script areas. _ ry The book is an in-depth study of the infant be and At all times the men strove to go overseas and solider during operations and the intrigues was not . The part of the AIF fi ghting on all fronts, but this politics of high level staff appointments was more crucial. in detail and Col. to be as the defence of Australia Vietnam conflict is described one of the best trained uni_. in his disillusionment with the The battalion became Hackworth discusses t frustrations caused some friction of the war generally and the operations that Australia bu conduct the officers and men. were carried out during this period in a war which he among as unwinnable. Since coming to live in I recommend strongly 'that you obtain this. book describes . lt can be Queensland he has become an active campaigner which pro vides good, truthful reading disarmament and the Peace movement. purchased f rom Ray Buttery, 1/18 Battams Road, er nuclear p&h $3.35. style but Marden, 5070, SA at a cost of $19.95 plus The book is written in an easy-to-read be made to the Welfare to study some of the A donation of $6.00 will the reader will need time Branch of the RSL from the sale of that are expounded. lt also Section of the WA lessons and theories every book. · an excellent insight into the many differences gives our Highgate of organisations and tactics between our Army and The a uthor is a former member of that of the United States. sub-branch. R.D. MERCER MC. (M ike) HALL JP AUSTRALIAN NURSES POETRY ON THE SERVICES SINCE NIGHTINGALE by June Farrell ~CHERS by Elizabeth· Burchlll ANZAC Although the subject matter is of great interest, I (Adelaide 1989) found the book difficult to read mainly because of a Sun shone down certain lack of cohesion and imbalance as it is on marcher'S, old and new. heavily weighted in favour of nurses and nursing Strains of past songs practice in·one small state, with those in the western played, as those able third of the continent largely overlooked. headed for the Centopath. Another puzzling feature is the purpose in writing MedaJs h'tlng from proud chests it: it breaks little new ground and most of the of people who shared and reminiscences have already been ~ camaraderie, biographies Listening Post - Winter 1113 - hgeU • , , • I UPTO 30°/o off ;:: FOR RETIRED PEOPLE EVERY MONDAY & SCALE-& ANCHOR TUESDAY FISH SHOP OPEN 7 DAYS 7.00am - 6.00pm MELVILLE TRADE CENTRE Leach Highway (Fremantle side of FREE fish McDonalds}, Melville. Tel: 317 2970 cleaning for your ~ onvenience . I-AA~ 1'~~~ LEACH HIGHWAY &~_.,Lf \ {Ait6~ NORTH COAST ELECTRICAL ALL TYPES OF ELECTRICAL WORK • Safety Switches • Security Lighting a ) . ' ALL AREAS . .. PHONE CARL ALL HOURS 341 4668 Mobile: 018 907 961 Lie. No. 002735 Come On - Do It! I trleCt Herballfe, the internationally- succ1!ssful herbal basec;l approach to weight loss and good ht:talth and energy. I lost weight. I started feeling ·loads fitter. If Herbalife's calorie-controlled.approach to weight loss worked for me, why not for · you? Call me.. • Lynn Harris 490 1544 APB 101 64-S Pege 84- Llatenlng Post·- Winter 1993 MY DEATH Book-Reviews C9nt. HONOUR Come find the place where I lie And kneel there but do not sigh. that no.. one outside Gaze down to read what people say service men and women Remember me as you pray. understood. CHORUS Honour my death by the way you live . HMASSYDNEY -TIIEGREYGHOSI' spirit, let your heart forgive. high seas no more Bring joy to my To sail the with each new day of a once good ship. • Renew your life is the fate afraid, I will show ydu the way. Gone are the long trips "up top" Be not and the short ones~'down under". I stayed 1:1ehind to care for my mate A veteran of peace and war Now we're together in one holy state. with the cries of sailors We died for a cause called freedom fading away. . - And nor for an earthly kingdom. CHORUS In her glory, her decks shone I see that your mind has no rest busy feet scurried from stem to stern And you live a life of emptiness. keeping her parts clean and workable Listen in silence and I will speak nolongernew, The words rsay make strong the weak. but now, CHORUS he waits, hi le r~st eats at her bulky frame, ke wh1te ants gnawing on wood. We salute you, oh silent © PAUL HODGE 1990 "grey ghost" This song was televised nationally as part of the Well done, good and faithful servant. ABC's live coverage of the Australian Vietnam War Memorial dedication in Canberra. I have been told A TRIBUI'E TO THE BRAVE that the telecast was also linked to New Zealand. Silently; the grey bolk docked, The four factors that influenced me to write the bringing green heroes from the war. song were: six years in the Australian Army; a twelve Returning them home to peace month tour of duty in South Vietnam; two years of after a long, bloody battle. research to write a manuscript entitled "Your Loving and reception awaited them Son"; and witnessing the post trauma No rousing Vietnam they disembarked; friends cried, resentment of a number of Australian as still felt by shook hands, kissed loved ones. veterans together with the deep sorrow I wanted the But others went unnoticed. the next-of-kin who lost their sons. convey hope in times of despair and grief. be proud. song to Of them we should of and died for us, To write my man·uscript, I used a collection They fought and their of ourselves, we should be personal testimonies from veterans but ashamed from letters sent home by for not showing them our than·ks. families and quotations seven soldiers who were killed in action, alongside. countrymen, On behalf of my each other, at the Battle of Long Tan, 18 August 1-ccept the unspoken apologies 1966. a nation too mute to speak. 'W>f reme·mber the events leading up to May you now always live in peace. l' will always writing and composing the song. I was searching for INVASION the graves of the young . men mentioned in my manuscript and had peen told by their next-of-kin on HMAS SWAN-Adelaide) (for the crew that their sons were buried in. the Anzac cemetery at Friends from the stormy seas Mt Gravatt, Brisbane. I also visited grave sites at sail into port on a balmy breeze Pinaroo, Brisbane. "To shore", the cry rang out, To find their resting place, I started atone end of the~ all sizes, short and stout, the Anzac cemetery and walked down each row, long, lean and in between- reading the name-plaques as I went. My attention faces at portholes could be seen, was focused on finding selected graves but the anxiously waiting for the break, untold number of ex-servicemen's -graves left me if only they could stay awake. feeling that I had walked through history. , swarming off the deck, . Then Eventually I found the three graves side by side. in port again - OH HECK! Sailors The words inscribed ·on the plaques read: " (3reater Down to the local for a drink love has no man, than to lay down his life for his it doesn't give one time to think. friend". day, Tomorrow is another said a short prayer asking that all those 't any pay. I silently but now they haven direct me in my writing. I had a yearning to to do, wtro died Where to go and what the Qrief and misery still haunting their the zoo! reconcile perhaps a visit to next-of-kin and the thousands of young men who But then again off to the pub, into the Vietnam war. CLUB! had been catapulted Hey, there's always the NAVAL Llatenlng Poat - Winter 1113 - Pege 15 Book Reviews ~ cont. Unit Associations Cont. fr~m 72 2/32ND BATTALION ASSOCIATION (WA) President: Mr Fenton Smith, 184 Shaftesbury Ave. That afternoon I read their letters; flipped through Bedford 6052: Tel: 271 6492. Sec/Treasurer: Mr Colin some photos and listened to mustc. The inspiration Edmiston, Unit 3, 456 Main Street, Balcatta, 6.021 . Tel: that followed was overwhelming aod emotional. lt 349 0799. took me less than15 minutes to write tiTe poem and another 15 minutes to compose the music. The 2/43RD BATTALION ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH)· instrumental ctrrangement, and special effects President:_.Mr R.E. Tilby, 15 Davidson Rd., Attad§!le essential to the song's mood and tempo, was 6156. Tel: 330 3631 . Secretary: Mr K.C. Porteus, 5/99 created in consultation with the singer James Davies Rd, Claremont 6010. Tel: 38~ 6327. Meets Henderson of Brisbane. Anzac House every third Wednesday, 'AGM The words and music of the song are subject to September. copyright, and the cost is $6.00 including postage. 7 ARMY TROOPS COY RAE ASSOCIATION A unversal song, it should appeal to all ages - President: Mr Jack Benari, 38 Roebuck Drive, Manning even those who have not experienced military WA 6152, Tel: 450 3876. Secretary: Mr Alec Wallace service. 47/ 15 Gardner Street, Como WA 6152, Tel: 367 9850. Annual reunion last Friday of September. Past PAUL HODGE members most welcome. ~ 23 Patrol Street Jamboree Heights 4074 11TH DIVISION SIGNALS ASSOCIATION • For enquiries contact- President: Lt Col O.R. Videan, 23 Halley Street. lnnaloo 6018. Tel: 446 6304. Secret- CATALINA SQUADRONS ary: Rob Hutchings, 21 Melbourne Way, Morley 6062. Tel: 276 3158. Regular meetings held at 150 Harbourne FIRST & FURTHEST Stret, Wembley. by Jack Riddell 11TH 1914-1918 & 2/11TH BN ASSOCIATION The book, " Catalina Squadrons - First and President: K.T. Johnson, MBE EO JP, 37 Blaven Way, Furthest" was placed second in order of merit from Ardross 6153. Secretary/ Treasurer: J.C. Watson, 686 eight entries rece~ved for the 1992 RAAF Annual Canning Highway, Applecross 6153. Tel: 364 2126. Heritage Awards. Meetings: third Tuesday each month (except January) 10.00am, Gallipoli Room, Anzac House. lt relates to the operations of RAAF Catalina Flying Boats in the period May 1941 to March 1943, 16TH BATTALION, THE CAMERON during which time Australia went through its HIGHLANDERS OF WA ASSOCIATION hardest hours under threat from the Japanese. President: ·Mr Bob Woods, 32 Marjorie Avenue, The book gives details of many operations: using Shelley WA 6155, Tel: 457 2229. Secretary: Mr Jim Catalinas as front line bombers after the fall of Richardson, 6· 1saac Street, Me lville WA 6156, Tel: Rabaul, Catalinas on daylight reconnaissance in 330.5405. Members advised re meetings by written Japanese airspace prior to and during the Coral Sea letter as required. Battles, the successful evacuation of RAAF and AIF from the Catalina Base at Tulagi just hours before ,44TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION the Japanes landed. How many Australians know Committee meets when called. Annual Reunion on such a base existed plus similar bases at Vila and advice. President: R. Collins, 134 Roseberry Street, Noumea? Bedford. Tel: 271 4448. · These aircraft supported both Australian and 48TH & 2/48TH BATTALION ASSOCIATION American ground forces by the night time bombing President: D. MdLean, Unit 2/50 Endeavour Avenue of Japanese bases in New Britain, New Ireland and Bullcreek 6155 . Secretary: D.A . Hamilton ; 80 Bougainville and. by radar controls. did nightly Ston~ham Road, Attadale 6156. Tel: 330 2923. patrols between New Britain and New Guinea Meetmgs and luncheon held at the Carlton Hotel 248 searching out the Japanese reinforcements, which Hay Street East at 11 .30am on the third Monday of when located were attacked. each month. Experts say: "A marvellous contribution to Australian's military avaifable history. Future 460 ~QUADRON RAAF ASSOCIATION (WA) . generations will thank you for it." Pres1dent: W.E.M. (Gerry) Bateman, DFC, 221 South Com~ "An interesting, informative history of a small Terrace, 6152. Tel: 367 3063. Sec~e tary : N.B. important group of RAAF warriors, easily readable." Johnson, 63 K1rwan Street, Floreat Park 6014. Tel: 387 4229. Treasurer: T.R. Gallop, 19 Felstead Crescent, "They say pigs might fly. This is no more unlikely 1-:famersley 6022. Tel: 447 4037. Meetings are held four than Australia depending on a hand full of t1mes a year. Catalinas, designed for ocean reconnaissance, for its very long range strike and minelaying force 1940 DUNKI~K VETERANS ASSOCIATION throughout World War If." , Meets first Tuesday each month North Perth. Bowling Copies from 133 Byangum Road, Murwillumba, Club 1.30pm. President: R.H. Duncalfe, Tel: 295 1689. NSW 2484. Price $20.00 Secretary/Treasurer: Peter W. Hessell, Tel: 344 1756. Page 66- Llatenlng Poat -Winter 1993 · Last Post FEBRUARY APRIL WX26333 Ashley J.G.C., Rivervale-Carlisle 'M'SP CO WX13521 Balchin J.W., Wyalkatchem, 217 lnf Bn A415109 Awcock J.P., Bridgetown, RAAF F5215 Bice R., Central, RAN WX4603. Browning. W.,·Dongara. 2/ 28 Aust lnf Bn WX27198 Black more P.C., Kalgoorlie, 2/ 28 Aust lnf Bn 37992 Budd R.H., Scarborough, RAN WX11264. Buchanan L.R., Central, 2/11 Aust lnf Bn 24853 Coats J.B., Applecross, RAN QX30506 Butl.er G., Mt Lawley-lnglewood,·3 .AW/S VX1681~ Fox.V.F., Central, 2/ 14 Bty 7 Div 2/ 21229 -Campbell J.B., Highgate, RAN WX28647 Furniss E.J., Claremont, 6 Topo Survey 16029 Cane D.E., Arrhadale WX38947 Gundry. M.G., Mandurah, 28 lnf Bn 81916 C arlsson L.J., Gosnells, RA_AF 273.12 Hayes M.B., Mosman Park, RAN WX16615 Chat11eld G.A., Mandurah, AASC Armd Div X16627 Jot:mson D.B.; City of Rockingham, 3 Sty WX14132 Edw@fds E., City of Rockingham, 1st Spec Xt9056 Jones W.C.P., Central, 2/5 Fd Coy lnd Coy· X10668 McPharlin B.L., ~ount Barker, 2/ 10 Sty WX17444 Garvey P.T., Bunbury, 2/ 16 Aust lnf Bn WX40032 Quill G.H., City of Rockingham, 8 Tel Sec 2/ 2074 Hansen G.S., City of Perth, 16 RWAR 436572.Russell G.B., Highgate, RAAF WX2819Herbert L.B., Bedford-Morley, 2/7 Fd Regt WFX36893 Thomson M. F.A., Returned Sisters, 119 AGH 29010 Hewitt J.E., Kalgoorlie, RAAF WX3.2395 Wills D.F., Central, RAASC WX4071 Jackson P.H., Bunbury, 2/ 2 Fld Park WX39624.Loan W., Albany, 5 Fd Coy MARCH . WX437 MacKenzie A.P., Denmark, 2/ 11 Aust lnf Bn 80758 Barnes C.R. , Narrogin, 25 Sq RAAF SX13525"Maitland A.J.G., Highgate, RAASC 862 Bevis W.D'., Osborne Park, 11 Bn WX17894 Martin R. , City of Perth, 2/2ADU 115435 Bone N.J., City of Perth, RAAF . WX4791 Maunder AS., Central, 2/ 2 Fd Pk WX41728 BoyceJ.A., Canning Dist-Victoria Park, 11 Bn 17685 Millard E., Mandurah_, RAAF W8029 Brool AUSTRALIAN EX-SERVICE ATOMIC SURVIVORs•· ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED . President: Mr. W.B. Plewright, 23 Kenwick Way, Balga 6061 . Tel: 342 6718. Secretary: Mrs ·D. Jackson, PO Box 411 , Midland 6056. Tel: 2941054. Treasurer ~ Mrs D. Thomas, 41 Parkfield Road, Kelmscott 6111 . Tel: 390 5762. Meets third Monday February, April (AGM), June, August, October, December at Belmont RSL Hall, Leake Street Belmont, Bus 306 ex Perth Bus Station. ' AUSTRALIAN LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN & WOMEN (INC.) . . . State President: Mr L.C.W. Hutchmgs, 66 Kmsella Street, Joondanna. Tel: 444 4268. State Secretary: Mr Allyn Bryant, Tel: 401 5219. AUSTRALIAN SPECIAL AIR SERVICE ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) President: Mich J:luffin, Tel: 4481683. Secretary: Arch Foxley, Tel: 309 3004. Meets last Friday of each month . AIR FORCES CLUB (INC) at Campbell Barracks (The House) at 1800hrs. Meets Ladies at RSL Hall, Kintail Road, Applecross. Fridays most welcome. All correspondence to Regimental 4.30-11 .00pm. Sundays 4.30-7.30pm. President: Mr P. Headquarters, Campbell Barracks, Swanbourne,6010. McGrath, 41 Reynolds Road, Mt Pleasant, 6153. Tel: 364 2339. Secretary: Mr B. Scott, PO Box 153, Applecross, 6153. Tel: 316 1707. All correspondence AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ARMY SERVICE to be sent to the Secretary. ASSOCIATION (AWAS) President: Mrs Alice Corry, OAM, Tel: 361 ~824 . ALLIED MERCHANT SEAMEN ASSOCIATION Secretary: Mrs M. Harvey, 1 Bradshaw House AFME, (WA BRANCH) Bullcreek Drive, _Bullcreek, Tel: 332 1305. Treasurer: Pres.ident: Mr Maurice O'Rourke, 25 Lillian Street, Ruth Franklin, 126B Basinghall St. East Victoria Park Applecross 6153. Tel: 364 3837. Secretary: Mr Jack 6101, Tel: 361 5157. Meetings: 1st floor, Anzac House Edwards, 1 Cromer Road, Brentwood 6153, Tel: on the 1st Thursday of the even months, 1Oam - 12 364 8793. Meets 2.00pm Anzac House, last Tuesday of noon. each month. BCOF ASSOCIATION OF WA ASSOCIATON OF FIRST INFANTRY President: Mr D. Sexton, 13 Tillman PI, Wilson 6107, BATTALIONS (WA) Tel: 451 3982. Secretary: Mr Doug Spice, 110 Da. 2/1stAust lnf, I AAA, &Allied 1st Bnswill hold AGM 1st St. Wembley 6014, Tel: 381 6114. Treasurer: Sunday Setpember at 10.30 am Vietnam Memorial Flanders, 98 Manning Rd, Manning 6152 Tel: 450 . Pavilion May Drive, Kings Park. Othe ~ meetings Feb, Meetings: Fourth MOnday (If Mon holiday meets next Dec. BYO picnic ;family welcome. President: Mr John day-Tuesday) 11 .00am from Feb to Nov at Belmont Cunningham, Tel: 361 3483, Secretary: Mr Peter . RSL Hall, Cnr Great Eastern Highway and Leake St, Sewell. Treasurer: Allan Unwin. All mail c/ - 39 Planet Belmont. Bus 306 new Bus Station or stand 45 Cnr Pier St, Carlisle 6101 . Stand St Georges Terrace. ~ ASSOCIATION OF WRENS WA BRANCH Meets fourth Thursday of each mo·nth, 10.30am Anzac BLINDED SOLDIERS OF ST DUNSTANS House. President: Mrs Mary Tearne, WEST AUSTRALIA Lot 68 Sheoad Pr~sident: Close, Baldivis6171. Tel (095) 241309. Hon. Secretary: Mr W.A. Waiters, "RSL Retirement Village", Mrs Elizabeth Newcombe, 32B Baldwin Street, Come Th1rd Avenue, Mandurah, 6210. Tel: 535 3602. WA 6152. S e creta~y : Mr F.C. Wo oler, 2 Rh agodia_.... Court, Heat~endge , 6027. Ph: 401 8130. Treasurer: as above. AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM Meetmgs: 2nd Tuesday alternate months February on VIETN.AM ASSOCIATION WA BRANCH at 1.45pm, Red Cross House, Murray Street, Perth. President: Brian Lawrance, 21 Tidefall St, Safety "Bay 6169. Tel: 527 3'957. Secretary: Barry Long, 6 Hazeltine BRIT_ISH EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION INC. Court, Yanchep 6035. Tel: 5611741 . Treasurer: Eddie Pres1dent: Mr D. Harkin Clarke, Tel: 309 1046. Secretary: Mr , 5 Greenville St, Swanbourne 6010 Tel: 383 K.A. Crane, Tel: 332 4992. Treasurer 3630. : Mrs J. Turnell, Welfare Officer: Bob Smith, 14 -Dundee Court, Tel: 497 3812. Meetings 3rd Tuesday Duncraig 6023. Tel of the month... at : 448 5023. Meetings held after ASL Club, Anzac House, commenci Anzac Day AGM mid-June ng at 1.30pm. , birthday end of July and Correspondence to: 35 Westminster Ad Leeming other as .shown in news!etters. 6149. I Page 68- Llatenlng Poat- Winter 1993 Uilit... .: ... Associations. cont. . . C~ TALINA CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA President: Mr Brian Buzzard, TPI Homes, Henley HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATON (WA) $tr~et, Coma WA 6052. Tel: 313 2469. State President: Mr R.J. Linto, Unit 6-57 Point Waiter Ad, Bicton 6157. Tel: (09) 339 3548. Secr.etary: Mr L.S. Se~retary/Treasurer : Mr Eric Carpenter, 21 Keemore deGrussa, 43 Pitt St, Dianella 6062. Tel: (09) 276 7253. · Dnve, Balga VjA 6061. Tel: 342 2779. Members advised ~very by Newsletter re meetings and functions. Social meetings held month (ladies welcome). For further information please contact Secretary. DEFENCE RESERVES ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) Pr~sident: Colonel Rodney Will ox RFD, EO, 9 Dene St, HMAS CANBERRAIHMAS SHROPSHIRE Mt Lawfey 6050. Tel: 271 7332. Secretary: Lt CoJ Colin ASSOCIATION Gunn RFD, 34 Belvedere Rd, Hamersley 6022. Tel: 448 President: Mi' Keith Nordahl, 66 Todd Avenue, Coma 0091. Treasurer: Cpl Helen Cope, 2/260_Scarborough 6152, Tel: 367 3102. Secretary: Mr Artl)ur Carter, 93 Beach. Rd. Doubleview6018. Tel: 4465574. Committee Tamar Stree~. Palmyra 6157, Tel: 3391483. Treasurer: me~tings held monthly - all members welcome to Mr Alf Martin, 12 LeSouef Drive, Kardinya 6163, Tel: attend. F NAVAl ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, CITY OF FREMANTLE SUB-SECTION POLISH EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION PresidentJSecret'ary 9 : Mr A:B. Needham, 16 Warragoon ~Ve~iR:n' : Nn~ ~: C3orski, Tel: 332 4324. Cresceht; Attadale. Tel Hon : 330 3411 . Treasurer: Mr S.G. Secretary: S. Zalewski, Tel:. 274 Thomas; 91 .Coleman Crescent 6280. · Hon. , Melville, 6156. Tel: 330 Treasurer: Mrs I. Redziejowask~. 3427. Meetings: 1130hrs la.st Monday of each month Tel: 390 9616. All at correspondence to the Navy Club, Marine·Terraee, Frem~ntle . Tel: 335 33 Eighth Avenue, Maylands WA 3015. 6051 . RAAF ASSOCIATiON MANDURAH BRANCH NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, #- President: Alex Rose Ph: 535 3307. Secretary: John CITY OF PERTH SUB-SECTION Gabriel Ph: 535 4314. Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month President: Mr B. Edmondson, 3 Moness Place, Shelley at 2.00pm in the RSL Hall February, April, June, WA 6156 Tel:.457 5620. Secretary: Mr D.J. McCielrand, August, October and December. '38B Hilarion Road, Duncr·aig WA 6023 Tel: 448 3812. Meets fourth Tuesday of each RAAF 467-463 LANCASTER SQUADRONS month commencing at ASSOCIATION 8.00pm at 71 West Parade, East WESTERN AUSTRALIA Perth. All President: A.C. (Gus) Belford DSO, 59 Sulman Road, correspondence to the Secretary please at the above Wembley Downs address. , 6018. Tel: 341 5484. Secretary/Treas- urer: Mr Jim Quinn, 9 Redcourt Road, Attadale, 6156. . . Tel: 3304151 . Meetings: Four times a year at the Ro~ NAVAL AS~OCIATON OF AUSTRALIA (WESTERN Australian -Air Force Association, Bull Creek. . ., AUSTRALIAN SECTION) INC. President: Mr Jack Appleby, 143 McDonald Street, RAEME VIETNAM ASSOCIATION (WA BRANCH) Joon'danna 6060. Tel: 448 3598. 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