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Comrades
and Colleagues Reuniting old Armed Forces pals from Australia,
New Zealand the UK and Canada, supporting Armed Forces charities. |
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Gallipoli Tour Operator |
EkolTravel
A well known Turkish Travel Agent who offers
a whole range of tours including one of eight days with a sleep-over
on the landing beach at Gallipoli on the 24th April.
If this does not suit you there are many more tours to choose from.
Operating since 1985 this company enjoys a good name in the industry. |
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http://user.glo.be/~snelders/contents.html
Gallipoli A Trip to Gallipoli how to get there,
what to expect and how to survive Gallipoli Slang a concise Gallipolian
- English dictionary Gallipoli Placenames an English and Turkish list
of locations Fooling the Enemy ETC.ETC. This
and the following two links are a MUST if you consider going to Gallipoli.
Great site from someone who really knows the place. |
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Gallipoli
Now! |
http://www.tld.jcu.edu.au/hist/aif/gallip.htmGallipoli
landings were gravely disorganised, especially in respect of the arrangements
for the evacuation of the wounded. Yet
another great site for those who wish to visit Gallipoli. |
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Gallipoli
Now! |
Anzac House
Youth Hostel is situated in Kanakkale, Turkey. This is almost
300 kms south of Istanbul, about 6 hours by bus. Travellers go to
Kanakkale to tour the WW1 battlefields of Gallipoli and the ancient
city of Troy. Here
there is a full and excellent biography on Jack Simpson.
'Deano" will make you feel at home in Cannakkale. Also a great
site. |
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ANZACS &
Gallipoli (Then!) |
A
whole page of Links If you
cant' find what you are looking for here, try this page. It was created
by the Interactive Design Group of the Board of Studies NSW for the
Commonwealth Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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The
Australian Flying Corps The Australian Flying Corps Website covers many details
of the Australian Flying Corps service through 1914 to 1919. From
George Taylor lobbying the Government in 1911 to operational squadrons
scout, corps and bombing squadrons in Mesopotamia, Palestine and France
during World War I. |
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War
in the Air |
ww1Fighters.com
is produced by First World War aviation enthusiasts for the purpose
of gathering, preserving, and propagating information on the genre.
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Discipline |
Trouble
with undisciplined Australians An
excellent site by Rob Ruggenberg. Haig
was convinced that a great deal of the problems were caused by General
Birdwood's relaxed disciplinary methods. Sir William Birdwood was
one of the very few senior British officers who possessed the 'touch'
to command Australians, the perception necessary to extract their
qualities. This site provides a very good
perspective on us 'undisciplined lot ".Rob's
site is also rich with original colour photos of WW1.
Be prepared to spend a few hours there, Very worthwhile. John Woods
4th Feb.2005 |
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Discipline |
The
Surafend Affair. An unfortunate
incident was destined to throw a shadow over the last days in Palestine
of Anzac Mounted Division. Close to the camps of the three brigades
in December was the native village of Surafend. All the Arabs of western
Palestine were thieves by instinct, and those who dwelt close to the
Jewish settlements were especially practised and daring. Throughout
the campaign the British policy, as already noticed, was to treat
these debased people west of the Jordan as devout Moslems, kin not
only to the Arabs of the Hejaz but to the Mohammedans of India. And
the Arabs, a crafty race, quick to discern British unwillingness to
punish their misdeeds, exploited their licence to extreme limits.
To follow was a most regretable affair...... |
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Diary |
Hughie's
War Diary Wartime diary of Edward Gilmore
(Hughie) Dodd, Australian Electrical and Mining Unit. |
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Records |
Australian
Service Records from World War 1
Access to the records of 420,000 Australian personnel who served during
WW1. |
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Records |
Victoria
Cross Reference Mike Chapman's comprehensive collection of
information on the Victoria Cross, including details on all 1,354
recipients. |
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Records |
The
Public Record Office Information about WW1 records in the
PRO. The PRO catalogue can now be searched on-line. |
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Records |
The
Australian War Memorial Honor Rolll access
the records of your relatives here.. |
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Records |
Anzac Medallion. This site has details of the Anzac Medallion, many of
which have not been claimed. If you have a claim go here for more
information. |
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Biography |
Ursula's
History Web A detailed biography
on Manfred von Richthofen. Herewith a 'snippet':
"The German Imperial Air Service began
their attack on England, with huge silver Zeppelins bombing Norfolk..
Kaiser Wilhelm, the oldest grandson of Queen Victoria, issued orders
for Zeppelin bombings only after long soul-searching. He worried about
the irreplaceable historic sites and landmarks in London, and also
about the safety of his relatives at Buckingham Palace." |
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War
in the Air |
WW1
Aviation Image Archive An
archive providing unique, unusual and hard-to-find images of early
planes and the people who flew them. The Webmaster of this site believes
that all images are in the public domain. If
your interest is in early aviation, this is it. |
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War
in the Air |
Jasta
Boelke A historical website
about Oswald Boelcke and his squadron. Also info about other German
Aces and their planes. The author: Gaston Graf, Luxembourg
who also kindly translated "The Red Baron" pages on this
site into German. NEW!
Gaston is currently translating Ernst
Udets book from 1935 "Mein Fliegerleben"
Which translates to "ACE of the Iron Cross". A really
good story. |
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War
in the Air |
Cross
and Cockade International
Cross & Cockade International (CCI) is a First World War Aviation
Historical Society with around 1,500 members in 25 countries all over
the world. They are a non-profit making organisation. All officers
of the society, organisers and contributors to the journal give their
services voluntarily to research and publish information on all aspects
of the First World War in the air, 1914 - 1918.
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War
in the Air |
Over
the Front The League of World
War I Aviation Historians, publishers of "Over The Front",
a leading journal in the field of Great War military aviation research.
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Anzacs
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Australians
at War Covering the history
of Australia's armed services in the various wars in which Australians
have participated since settlement in 1788. |
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Anzacs
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New
Zealand and the Great War : Peter
Hoar's site about the war as it affected his country. You must read
Uttermost
Ends, his essay about war and its effects. |
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WW1
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Aftermath
- When the boys come home.A
war can never be said to be completely over until there is nobody
left who took part in it. That time must be coming soon: the Great
War took place in the last century, and almost all of those who experienced
its horrors first hand in are now dead. One in five of those who fought
died during the war itself. The rest have gradually followed their
comrades, until now there can't be more than a tiny number of very
old men who experienced the horrors of the trenches.The
exploration of the world at war is the theme of this site. |
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Anzacs
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Anzacday org For
the complete story of Jack Simpson and his donkey, this site is unsurpassed.
It is told in Chapters with pictures so plan on spending time
here. |
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Anzacs
/ Film |
Sparke
& Sons Films Pty Ltd. A
dedicted outfit with heart, focusing on the truth of Australian History
and putting it to film. They now supply the arts with
the largest collection of authentic and original wardrobe and props
in the Southern Hemisphere. |
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WW1
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James F. O'Sullivan has
my gratitude for his valuable support and encouragement throughout
the construction of this site. |
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War
in the Air |
Cavanaugh Flight Museum of Austin Texas USA
for permission to use pictures of their Sopwith Camel
in the "Red Baron" animations. |
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Anzacs
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ACS
Australian Cultural Network.
This site is comprehensive covering every aspect of Australian culture.
This link will take you to their feature article on Anzacs. |
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Poets |
"Digger
Smith" and "Ginger Mick" are
links to these two series of poems by C.J.Dennis, available from the
site of Perry Middlemiss in Victoria, Australia. |
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Poets |
The
Wilfred Owen Association, Sassoon on the Somme, Edmund Blunden
at War and Rupert Brooke and Friends Excellent resources, with detailed
photographic tours of the poets' lives concentrating on their wartime
experiences. |
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Poets |
Dr.
Stuart D.Lee - for his support
and providing a link on his site "The Wilfred Owen Archive".
at Oxford University. |
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WW1 |
Images
of the Great War. A German perspective on the First World
War |
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Records |
DEBT
OF HONOUR REGISTER
This Register provides personal and service details and places of
commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces
who died in the First or Second World Wars. (A record some 60,000
civilian casualties of the Second World War is provided without details
of burial location.) The cemeteries and memorials where these names
are commemorated, in perpetuity, are located in around 150 countries
This database makes it possible to identify the exact location, by
cemetery plot or memorial panel, where any given name is commemorated.
These places of commemoration are maintained by the Commonwealth War
Graves Commission. |
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Air
Museum |
Old
Rhinebeck Aerodrome |
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Air
Museum |
The
Air Force Museum |
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Air
Museum |
:The
National Air & Space Museum |
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Air
Museum |
The
National Aviation Museum/Canada
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Air
Museum |
The
San Diego Aerospace Museum |
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Air
Museum |
The
Royal Air Force Museum |
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Air
Museum |
The
Cradle of Aviation Museum |
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If
you wish to link to ANZACS, please feel free to take this image. It has a transparent
background and integrates well. If you wish to link to the MvR pages
please take the banner below (8K 230x33px).
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Appreciation
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The
Little Emu Farm. The hat ( Anzac Ikon
above ) is an original from 1914-1918. The Emu feathers were a bit
time-worn. The Little Emu Farm ( who specialise in emu oil as a healing
aid) kindly donated some to augment the originals. A visit to their
site is most interesting. |
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Visiting
Sydney? |
Virtual
Tour Let your mouse do the
walking in a virtual tour of the Sydney
Opera House.
Here is a monumental piece of Flash animation and well worth
the download wait. |
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