Links
Sites of military interest:
The Australian War Memorial’s website includes collection databases, nominal rolls, profiles of Australian military units, military encyclopaedia and photos.
View WebsiteThis site includes biographical details and photos of AIF and NZEF officers who died as a result of service on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, in 1915.
View WebsiteThe site is dedicated to all those who have served their country in war. Every major battlefield around the world where Australians have fought over the past 100 years has been described through text, maps and photos. The details are based on an extensive series of large bronze, hand sculpted commemorative plaques placed on these battlefields by Ross Bastiaan, who constructed this site.
View WebsiteThis website was created as a consequence of The Great Search. As part of the Centenary of Federation commemorations, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, in collaboration with ABC Radio, launched The Great Search, inviting veterans and their families to submit their wartime memorabilia. More than 1800 responses were received and these included photos, letters, diaries, reminiscences and family records. Many of these were drawn on for the “Australians at War” documentary series which was screened on ABC TV during the Centenary of Federation year. 43 of those stories were included in Simply Hell Let Loose (Department of Veterans' Affairs, which includes personal accounts and family records relating to the major conflicts in which Australians have served, from the Boer War to the Gulf War. They depict the efforts of men and women, service and medical personnel and civilians. Many others are included on this website. This site is well worth a look, and is a great adjunct to the book and television series. Visitors can add their own or a family member’s story, or they can select a conflict, scroll through the synopses and click on one of the many Australian stories of war.
View WebsiteThe World War Two Nominal Roll includes military service details for all those who served in the Australian forces during the Second World War. This is an excellent family history and research resource.
View WebsiteAndy Wright’s website includes reviews of books featuring aircrew of the RAF, FAA and Commonwealth air forces during the Second World War with occasional reviews of other titles covering the conflict.
View WebsiteThis site is devoted to providing a complete list of aircraft operated by the ADF and NZDF for the military aviation enthusiast. Included are brief summaries, where known, about the history and current status of airframes which have been employed in Australian and New Zealand Military Service. It is a great research tool.
View WebsiteThe Battle of Britain Memorial Trust is the charity charged with caring for the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne in Kent. The Trust also works to preserve the memory of Churchill’s “Few”, the men who took part in the Battle of Britain and protected this country from invasion in the summer and early autumn of 1940. The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust’s website includes a page dedicated to the eight Australian pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain who appear in Kristen Alexander’s Australia’s Few and the Battle of Britain. http://www.battleofbritainmemorial.org/australias-few-and-the-battle-of-...
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