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The Gallipoli Gazette
Vol. 48 No 4 (New Series) SUMMER 2018 THE GALLIPOLI GAZETTE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE GALLIPOLI MEMORIAL CLUB LTD Armistice Centenary On November 11, one hundred Years since the Armistice which ended the First World War, Australians observe a minute silence at 11am in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflict. From the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to every capital city and hundreds of other cities, towns and suburbs Australians paid respect to those who fought and died in war, with special thoughts for those from World War One. The war memorial in Canberra was central to the commemoration with the service attended by leaders from parliament, the armed services and veteran groups. A display of 62,000 handcrafted poppies, representing Australian Donald Trump and Russian leader wreath at the graves of John Parr, lives lost in WW1, was exhibited in Vladimir Putin were among 70 believed to be the first UK soldier the Memorial’s grounds from world leaders at a ceremony at to be killed during the war, and October 5 to November 11. the foot of the Arc de Triomphe in the last, George Ellison, who died Images of the First World War Paris where an unknown soldier in battle 90 minutes before the were projected and on November who died in the war is buried. Armistice came into effect. 10 a beam of light was directed Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex She then travelled to Albert, from the Memorial towards opened the Field of Remembrance France, to meet President Parliament House, symbolising the at Westminster Abbey to honour Emmanuel Macron. -
RUSI of NSW Article
Jump TO Article The article on the pages below is reprinted by permission from United Service (the journal of the Royal United Services Institute of New South Wales), which seeks to inform the defence and security debate in Australia and to bring an Australian perspective to that debate internationally. The Royal United Services Institute of New South Wales (RUSI NSW) has been promoting informed debate on defence and security issues since 1888. To receive quarterly copies of United Service and to obtain other significant benefits of RUSI NSW membership, please see our online Membership page: www.rusinsw.org.au/Membership Jump TO Article USI Vol60 No1 Mar09 19/2/09 2:23 PM Page 9 BIOGRAPHY Trooper Mark Gregor Strang Donaldson, VC Special Air Service Regiment 8248070 Trooper Mark Gregor Strang Donaldson has been awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for most conspicuous acts of gallantry in action in a circumstance of great peril in Afghanistan as part of the Special Operations Task Group during Operation SLIPPER, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Mark Donaldson was born in Waratah, Newcastle, New South Wales, on 2 April 1979. He spent his formative years in northern New South Wales where he graduated from high school in 1996. He enlisted in the Australian Army on 18 June 2002 and undertook recruit training at the Army Recruit Training Centre, Kapooka, New South Wales. He demonstrated an early aptitude for soldiering and was awarded the prizes for best shot and best at physical training in his platoon. Subsequently, he was allocated to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps and posted to the School of Infantry at Singleton, New South Wales, where he excelled in his initial employment training. -
A Civil-Military Response Operations
A New Way of Working Together: A Civil-Military Interaction Model for Future Australian Disaster Response Operations Emily M. Chapman A thesis in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy UNSW AUSTRALIA School of Humanities and Social Sciences UNSW Canberra January 2020 Thesis/Dissertation Sheet Australia's UNSW Global SYDNEY University Surname/Family Name Chapman Given Name/s Emily Margaret Abbreviation for degree as give in the University calendar PhD Faculty UNSW Canberra School Humanities and Social Science A New Way of Working Together: A Civil-Military Interaction Model for Future Thesis Title Australian Disaster Response Operations Abstract 350 words maximum: To support populations affected by natural disaster, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Elhadj As Sy, stated in 2016 that actors need to move beyond institutional loyalty and commit to working together. This strategic thinking lays the foundation for this study, which examines interaction between civilian and military actors during disaster response with the aim to determine if there is a new or better way for actors to come together in times of need. Innovation in this field is critical heading into the future because relationships between civilian and military actors have historically formed through necessity rather than an institutionalised approach. Using an inductive methodology, this study draws on Australia's responses to natural disasters in the Philippines, Vanuatu and Fiji to examine how the Australian Defence Force (ADF) interacts with a broad range of civilian actors during disaster preparedness and response, two phases within a disaster management cycle. -
POEMS for REMEMBRANCE DAY, NOVEMBER 11 for the Fallen
POEMS FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY, NOVEMBER 11 For the Fallen Stanzas 3 and 4 from Lawrence Binyon’s 8-stanza poem “For the Fallen” . They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Robert Laurence Binyon Poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in by the artist William Strang The Times newspaper on 21st September 1914. Inspiration for “For the Fallen” Laurence Binyon composed his best-known poem while sitting on the cliff-top looking out to sea from the dramatic scenery of the north Cornish coastline. The poem was written in mid-September 1914, a few weeks after the outbreak of the First World War. Laurence said in 1939 that the four lines of the fourth stanza came to him first. These words of the fourth stanza have become especially familiar and famous, having been adopted as an Exhortation for ceremonies of Remembrance to commemorate fallen service men and women. Laurence Binyon was too old to enlist in the military forces, but he went to work for the Red Cross as a medical orderly in 1916. He lost several close friends and his brother-in-law in the war. . -
ANNUAL NEWSLETTER 2020 CONTENTS SAS NETWORK About the Fund
ANNUAL NEWSLETTER 2020 CONTENTS SAS NETWORK About the Fund .................................................................................... 2 Chairman’s Report ............................................................................... 4 Trustees ................................................................................................ 6 Patron ................................................................................................... 7 Chief Operating Officer’s Report ........................................................ 8 Dinner Committee ............................................................................... 9 Treasurer’s Report ............................................................................... 10 The Hon Peter Blaxell by Dr Grant Walsh ............................................ 12 My Journey with the SAS Resources Trust by the Hon Peter Blaxell... 13 Educational Opportunities ................................................................... 16 Beneficiary Reflections ........................................................................ 19 Our Events ............................................................................................ 20 Event Sponsors 2019-2020 .................................................................. 23 Supporters 2019-2020 ......................................................................... 24 The Year in Review ............................................................................... 26 ABOUT THE SAS RESOURCES FUND The Special Air Service -
Newsletter 81, September 2014
Newsletter No. 81 – September 2014 Free to members Chairman’s Report In this Issue: Bob Flanagan • Betts Family There has again been much progress over the last four • Conservation Grave Page 3 months in respect of the negotiations over the future of News Page 3 • the cemetery. Crucially, a way forward on grave re-use Highgate Cem- that would safeguard all pre-Lambeth era monuments has • The Page 4 etery Page 5 been agreed in principle with officers. This has been the • NationalHenry Page Feder- 6 cornerstone of our stance with the council over the years. ation of Cemet- Advice from Counsel for Lambeth is that a joint petition • John Page 9 ery Friends to the Diocesan Chancellor from Lambeth and FOWNC, if properly framed, could well meet with approval. This • Page 6 Tap Page 12 being the case, a submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund • Brockwell Park • Iron Tsar Page 13 could follow quite quickly given that appropriate gover- Clock Tower nance procedures will also be implemented. • ThePage Page8 14 A further advance has • been agreement for at • CemeteryThe War Graves Page least three stages of 14Photographic provision for heritage/ Project Page 9 • Forthcoming education/visitor pro- • EG Honey: the Events Page 15 vision, stage 1 being a Two Minute Lambeth-financed per- • SilenceA Bit of PageMystery 11 manent presence in • LondonPage 16 Asylum the planned Nettlefold Hall cinema complex, for the Deaf and stage 2 being use of a Dumb Page 12 likely increasing amo- • Commander unt of space in the John Cyril Porte existing Lodge, and 3 Page 13 being a commitment • to explore provision of Forthcoming a visitor centre in a Events Page 14 proposed new building • above the catacombs. -
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Update Friday, April 1, 2011 Overview
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Update Friday, April 1, 2011 Note: New content has been inserted in red, italicized, bold font. Overview A powerful 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on March 11 at 1446 local time (0546 GMT), unleashing massive tsunami waves that crashed into Japan’s northeastern coast of Honshu, the largest and main island of Japan, resulting in widespread damage and destruction. According to the Government of Japan (GoJ), as of Friday (April 1), 11,734 people are confirmed dead and 16,375 people are reported to be missing. (Kyodo, Reuters, April 1) There are no new figures for the number of injured, but the UN reported last week that 2,766 people 1 were injured. Casualty numbers are likely to increase as emergency teams continue to reach and assess affected areas. The earthquake sparked widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the shallow quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 km) (20 km deep according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency), around 80 miles (125 km) off the eastern coast of Japan, and 240 miles (380 km) northeast of Tokyo. Key Concerns: • There are more than 166,000 evacuees. • UN says priority needs remain: fuel, prefabricated housing, clothing and medicine. Request for international assistance Japan has asked for international help to deal with the disaster and has so far received offers of assistance from 134 countries and 33 international organizations. It has accepted relief items from 24 countries to date. According to OCHA, the GoJ says the need for further international assistance is limited and any support should be in accordance with the GoJ’s criteria. -
'Music and Remembrance: Britain and the First World War'
City Research Online City, University of London Institutional Repository Citation: Grant, P. and Hanna, E. (2014). Music and Remembrance. In: Lowe, D. and Joel, T. (Eds.), Remembering the First World War. (pp. 110-126). Routledge/Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9780415856287 This is the accepted version of the paper. This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link: https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/16364/ Link to published version: Copyright: City Research Online aims to make research outputs of City, University of London available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the author(s) and/or copyright holders. URLs from City Research Online may be freely distributed and linked to. Reuse: Copies of full items can be used for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge. Provided that the authors, title and full bibliographic details are credited, a hyperlink and/or URL is given for the original metadata page and the content is not changed in any way. City Research Online: http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/ [email protected] ‘Music and Remembrance: Britain and the First World War’ Dr Peter Grant (City University, UK) & Dr Emma Hanna (U. of Greenwich, UK) Introduction In his research using a Mass Observation study, John Sloboda found that the most valued outcome people place on listening to music is the remembrance of past events.1 While music has been a relatively neglected area in our understanding of the cultural history and legacy of 1914-18, a number of historians are now examining the significance of the music produced both during and after the war.2 This chapter analyses the scope and variety of musical responses to the war, from the time of the war itself to the present, with reference to both ‘high’ and ‘popular’ music in Britain’s remembrance of the Great War. -
Advances in Disaster Management That Are Shaping the Future in Every Issue 3 the Director’S Letter 4 Letters to the Editor 5 Contributors
VOLUME VI | WINTER 2013-14 A JOURNAL OF CIVIL-MILITARY DISASTER MANAGEMENT & HUMANITARIAN RELIEF COLLABORATIONS & HUMANITARIAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT A JOURNAL OF CIVIL-MILITARY LIAISON CONTENTS Features 7 Comfort makes betterLessons learned Doctors during the Haiti medical response that can enable other organizations By Navy Capt. Miguel Cubano, M.D. 13 One Drop at a Time Sri Lankan hospitals find life-saving water solution By Kusum Athukorala 16 From the Ashes The city of Higashi Matsushima, Japan rebuilds after tsunami By Shuya Takahashi 21 Advancing the Agenda Urban Risk Reduction in Bangladesh By Mohammad Sifayet Ullah 25 Interview with Richard Hough U.S. Agency for International LIAISON Development VI VOLUME 21 | WINTER 2013-14 456 Hornet Avenue | Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI 96860-3503 Base | Joint Pearl Avenue 456 Hornet TEL 808.472.0518 | FAX 808.472.0382 TEL 808.472.0518 | FAX LIAISONA JOURNAL OF CIVIL-MILITARY DISASTER MANAGEMENT & HUMANITARIAN RELIEF COLLABORATIONS PROGRESS: Advances in Disaster Management that are Shaping the Future are that in Disaster Management PROGRESS: Advances In Every Issue 3 The Director’s Letter 4 Letters to the Editor 5 Contributors VOLUME VI VOLUME On the cover: There have been 73 Calendar of Events | WINTER 2013-14 countless advances in disaster man- agement in the last decade. This collage of photos highlights just a few that are represented within the issue. 49 1 Departments Partners Military-Military Cooperation on 28 HA/DR in the Indo-Pacific Region: JSDF’s Perspective By Col. Nozomu Yoshitomi Pushing Humanitarian Logistics 34 to the Edge: The Purple Shovel Story Technology Technology & Disasters: Technology 37 Integration for Performance Measurement in Training for Disaster Management By Raghavendra Polakonda, Subhashini Ganapathy, Ph.D., Kristen M. -
What It Is to Be Chinese in Australia Today
Move on, Move on! What it is to be Chinese in Australia today Chek Ling Abstract The Chinese are all right now. On the whole the mainstream population is quite relaxed about the Chinese presence in their midst. That of course was not the case for the 100 years to the end of WWII. And so it should come as no surprise that now and again old scars will resurface. Yet the Chinese have metamorphosed in the psyche of mainstream Australia: honorary whites like Li Cunxin, lionized professionals like Victor Chang, are neon-lit signs of this change. All the same, as a huayi (overseas Chinese) immigrant, my observations over the last 50 years have compelled me to conclude that there is one last gate for the present-day Chinese to walk through, and that it is time for the remaining rearguards of White Australia to consciously remove themselves from that gate. Lambing Flat has lain in my subconscious, ever since I first heard of it some forty years prior. At the time, I would have been hard at it, trying to make a life in Australia, as an engineer, a situation I did not enjoy, having studied engineering by accident and not finding it to my liking after the first week. I had flown into Melbourne, on a Colombo Plan scholarship, a week or two before the lectures started in 1962, from Sarawak, the soon to be abandoned British Colony. Sarawak had been the private fiefdom of three generations of the Brooke family of Great Britain, until the end of the Second World War. -
We the People Program 131 Anzac Day 2014 Way Back in 1869 a Boy
We The People Program 131 Anzac Day 2014 Way back in 1869 a boy was born in Lancaster England the son of a clergyman and educated at St Paul’s School and Trinity College Landon. His name was Laurence Binyon. In 1904 he married historian Cicely Margaret Powell and the couple had three daughters. During those years, Binyon belonged to a circle of artists, as a regular patron of the Wiener Cafe of London. Moved by the opening of the Great War and the already high number of casualties of the British Expeditionary Force, in 1914 Laurence Binyon wrote his For the Fallen as he was visiting the cliffs on the north Cornwall coast. Today Binyon’s poem resonates with many people from different lands and has become an anthem for the wise memory and for those we owe so much. Listen now to his poem and while you may not be familiar with most of it no doubt it will stir many memories and especially toward the end. This is what it is to be an Australian and without the ties that bind our nation would be the less for it. This represents our multicultural roots and rejoices in the stable mono culture we must have. To do or say otherwise would mean the desecration of the fallen and Anzac Day represents the price of Freedom others have paid for us. For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. -
FORWARD Newsletter #21 - Anzac Day 2018 Review
FORWARD Newsletter #21 - Anzac Day 2018 Review The official newsletter of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) Association nzac Day 2018 is now over and what a great day. I was In this issue Page A privileged to lay a wreath at the Regiment dawn service President's Update 1 attended by a large crowd of serving soldiers, their families AGM Summary 1 and friends of the Regiment. Let me thank both the CO, Anzac Day Photos 2-4 LTCOL Dan Conners and the RSM WO1 Peter Kirkman for President's Report (AGM) 5 including the Association in their service. Anzac Day Address Canberra 6 More than 40 Association members proudly paraded Invitation: Tpr 'Billy' Sing Service 7 through the streets of Brisbane behind our Association Invitation: Boer War Day Service 8 banner. Our Association received great applause from the watching crowd as we stepped lively down Adelaide Street. Post march drinks at the Grand Central Hotel allowed the Association to enjoy the camaraderie and AGM SUMMARY fellowship that our Association provides. Weary, dusty and The AGM on the 27th April elected a new management with much spirit members filtered in to the moonlight to committee for the following year. I am pleased to introduce take a well earned rest. them to you: To those who shared their Anzac Day in other locations • President: Graeme Nicholas with family or friends I hope it was also a time of reflection • Vice President: Shayne Burley and a great occasion. I have included in this newsletter the • Secretary: Sandy Johns address given by Colonel Susan Neuhaus CSC at the • Treasurer: Dean Chappell Australian War Memorial dawn service.