Congo 5 Commando Mercenary Insignia Circa 1964
A couple of the earlier Congo Mercenary insignia in my collection.
The Goldfields War Museum – Boulder, Western Australia
The discovery of gold in the Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie region, approximately 550km east of Perth in the early 1890’s led...
Nungarin Heritage Machinery & Army Museum, Western Australia
Review and photographs of the Nungarin Heritage Machinery & Army Museum in the Western Australian wheatbelt region.
USS Cobia SS-245. An AirBnB with a difference
The story behind USS Cobia (SS-245) a submarine that sunk 13 ships during WW2 and is now a floating AirBnb
A Spanish Civil War Era Parachute Rigger Wing
Examining a rare Spanish Civil War era Republican parachute badge.
Australian War Memorial Update: The 2020 Napier Waller Art Prize
Australian War Memorial update. Voting for the 2020 Napier Waller Art Prize is ready for your vote! The art award is open to former and current ADF members to encourage artistic excellence and raise awareness of the talent and service of ADF Personnel.
The Aviation Heritage Museum – Bull Creek, Perth, Western Australia
Note: Click on the smaller images to enlarge and read caption information. The North Wing is home to the larger...
Vietnam War era Parachute club patches
During the Vietnam war there was at least two sport parachuting clubs operating in South Vietnam although I have patches...
SAS trooper Don Barnby’s Vietnam kit in the Australian War Memorial collection.
I took the above photograph back in 2018 when I flew across to Canberra to check out the Australian...
The Merville Battery – Normandy, France
Whilst the American Airborne operations on D-Day were concentrated around the Cotentin Peninsula and commemorated at the Airborne Museum and...
