REFERENCE BOOK: NEW ZEALAND ARMY DISTINGUISHING PATCHES 1911-1991. Volumes One and Two by Malcolm Thomas and Cliff Lord
NEW ZEALAND ARMY DISTINGUISHING PATCHES 1911-1991. Volumes One and Two Malcolm Thomas and Cliff Lord ISBN0473032902 Published by: Malcolm Thomas...
Australian made USN Submarine Combat Insignia Restrike
Some of the more desirable of the WW2 era US Navy Submarine Combat Patrol badges are those made by the...
Frank McNamara: The first Australian aviator to win the Victoria Cross
On the 20th of March 1917, Lt. Frank H McNamara became the first Australian aviator to be awarded the Victoria...
WW2 US Navy Submarine Combat Insignia
On March 26, 1943, the US Navy authorized an award, known as the Submarine Combat Insignia, for successful completion of...
Shaun Gladwell’s video portrait of Mark Donaldson VC
This afternoon I dropped by the John Curtin Gallery here in Perth to check out an exhibition by two recent...
Australian Airborne Insignia #3 – The RAN ‘Special Duties’ parachutist wing
Whilst many people think that these are a Special Air Service wing, because of its shape and similarity to the...
A special pair of wings
These Australian SAS parachutist wings are amongst the most prized in my collection for a couple of reasons. Apart from...
The Olympic Games. Sydney 2000, watching from the shadows.
With the recent G4S security recruitment debacle and the heightened threat of terrorist attack much has been made of the...
