30 SEP 1918: World War I and 1717 Private Edward John Francis Ryan, 55th Battalion, originally of Tumut, New South Wales, earns the Victoria Cross at Bellicourt, France. Jack Ryan was born on 9th February 1890 at Tumut, New South Wales. His father Michael was a labourer born in Australia to Irish parents. Michael Ryan […]
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CPL Ernest Corey, MM
30 SEP 1918: World War I and 2143 Lance Corporal (later Corporal) Ernest Albert Corey, MM, a stretcher bearer with the 55th Battalion earns a third bar to his Military Medal, first won on 5 May 1917. The winning of four Military Medals is a unique feat. Ernest Albert Corey was born near Cooma, New […]
CAPT George Wilkins, VC
29 SEP 1918: World War I and Captain George Hubert Wilkins, MC, official AIF photographer, rallies United States troops at the battle of the Hindenburg Line, while taking photographs. For this action he was awarded a bar to his Military Cross, becoming the only Australian official photographer to be decorated for bravery in the field. […]
Battle of St Quentin
29 SEP 1918: World War I and the Battle of St Quentin canal begins. Originally built to connect the Somme and Scheldt Rivers, the Germans utilised the St Quentin Canal as an additional defensive barrier forward of the Hindenberg Line. East of Peronne the canal ran through a tunnel for approximately six kilometres between Bellicourt […]
LTCOL Blair Wark, VC
29 SEP–1 OCT 1918: World War I and Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Blair Anderson Wark, 32nd Battalion, originally from Bathurst, New South Wales, earns the Victoria Cross during action from Bellicourt to Joncourt, France. Blair Wark, army officer and quantity surveyor, was born on 27 July 1894 at Bathurst, New South Wales, fourth child of […]
Police Remembrance Day
29 SEP: National Police Remembrance Day, today, in Australia. Often commemorated globally on St Michael’s Day. In late medieval Christianity, Michael, together with Saint George, became the patron saint of chivalry and is now also considered the patron saint of police officers, paramedics, firefighters and the military.
3RAR Arrives In Country
28 SEP 1950: Korea, and the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment arrives in country. The Battalion was immediately committed to the United Nation forces’ northward advance against the retreating North Koreans. On 28 September 1950, 3RAR landed at Pusan, South Korea. The battalion was part of the 27th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade. Troops from […]
PTE Patrick Joseph Bugden, VC
26–28 SEP 1917: World War I and Private Patrick Joseph Bugden, 31st Battalion, originally from South Gundurimba, New South Wales, earns the Victoria Cross at Polygon Wood, near Ypres. It was a posthumous award. Patrick Bugden was born in the Australian state of New South Wales, at South Gundurimba on 17 March 1897. His father, […]
Card Problem? Sorted.
We’re experiencing intermittent issues with payments via credit/debit cards yesterday and today. Although it doesn’t affect all orders, it is impacting some. We apologise for the inconvenience, and the web team is beavering away solving the problem. Because your privacy is important to us (unlike many) we’re PCI compliant – we don’t keep all credit/debit […]
OP Jaywick Update
26–27 SEP 1943: World War II and Operation Jaywick destroys Japanese shipping. An Australian Special Operations Australia Unit operating from the former fishing vessel, Krait, mines Japanese ships in Singapore Harbour. Seven ships were sank or badly damaged. Operation Jaywick was a raid on shipping in Japanese-occupied Singapore harbour between September and October 1943. The […]
