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- Anzac Day 2021
- A valuable archive of over 130 operational maps
- Ecumenical Church Service
- Simpson Prize
- Our Victoria Cross Heroes book launch
- Nominations open for Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women
- Remembering South Hobart people who served
- Vintage Peace Postcard from 1916 Reprinted
- Sites of Significance Then and Now
- Commemorative Medallion for Second World War veterans
- Victory in Pacific 75th Anniversary
- Public consultation sought for Terms of Reference on Royal Commission
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- 40th Battalion
- 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Royal Australian Air Force
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- Battle of the Somme
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Shared stories
Enlisting in New Zealand - Samuel Arthur Carroll![]()
Samuel Carroll was a Tasmanian who enlisted for World War One in New Zealand.
Private James Bruce McCulloch MM
Private McCulloch, from Tasmania’s North West, was one of only two Australian soldiers to have been recommended for a MM on three occasions. Running messages through dangerous zones under enemy fire on the Western Front earned Private McCulloch the MM.
Edward 'Teddy' Sheean
Under attack from the Japanese aircraft, Edward 'Teddy' Sheean strapped himself to the anti-aircraft cannon,opened fire at the Japanese aircraft and went down with the ship.
The Prisoner of War experiences of two Launceston Nurses
“There were things you couldn’t imagine, and I wouldn’t want you to know… It seems 1,000 years since I left Launceston ”.
Signalman Terrence Godfrey Lockard
Signalman Terrence Godfrey Lockard, 19, from Hobart was killed in action on the HMAS Sydney in one of Australia’s worst naval disasters during World War II.
Private Arthur Albert Mears
Tasmanian miner Arthur Mears suffered a gunshot wound to the left jaw resulting in the loss of his chin and mandible and received ground breaking plastic surgery work in Britain.
WARNING: The images on this webpage are confronting.
Evandale: Remembering all who served
The Evandale History Society recently erected a new memorial in recognition of all personnel who served in the many conflicts outside the world wars, including Korea, Malaya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Somalia, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Ettie Rout
Ettie Rout promoted safe sex and placed health ahead of the moral considerations of her time.