The Highest Honour #19 | Percy Gratwick | Robert Grieve
… (1902-1942, 40yo) Percy Gratwick was born in Katanning, Western … paid for corrective surgery and was eventually accepted into the … came at the Second Battle of El Alamein. Shortly after midnight on …
The Highest Honour #20 | Stan Gurney | Arthur Hall
… Force on 6 December 1940. He was posted to the 2nd/48th … during the First Battle of El Alamein. On 22 July 1942, his battalion was ordered to assault Tel el Eisa …
… council with limited authority was installed; however, the … to a representative government was interrupted later that year by … DFAT – Australia – Brunei Darussalam Joint Declaration …
… with mangrove, heath, peat swamp, and montane forest. Almost … urban areas with Bandar Seri Begawan (the capitol) being the … On January 1, 1984, Brunei Darussalam became a fully independent …
Continuing our week of remembrance, this short list of books will get you started if you are looking to learn more about 'The Great War' and its aftermath.
… Field Marshall Percival Wavell There are multiple forms of gaming and wargaming. These include computer … modern battlefield? The modern wargame reputedly started in 1812 …
… - 1989, 71yo) Leslie Starcevich was born on 5 September 1918 in … Force on 9 April 1941. He was posted to the 2/43rd Infantry … the fighting at Ruin Ridge, El Alamein in July 1942, he was …
The Highest Honour #35 | Bill Newton | Martin O'Meara
… 1943, 23yo) William Ellis Newton was born on 8 June 1919 in the … education, he worked at a silk warehouse operated by Makower … to bomb strategic sites on the Salamaua Isthmus. On one mission, …
The Defeat of the Red Baron – Future Air Defence of the Manoeuvre Force
… Afrika Corps, 2nd Battle of El Alamein, 1942 Introduction The famous Great War German pilot, Baron Manfred von Richthofen , was the scourge of allied forces …
