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08-10-2007, 11:53 PM
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You're Top Poster: #2   | Aussie veterans of D-Day - all services
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp  Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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09-10-2007, 12:00 AM
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| Άρης  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Terra something or other
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You're Top Poster: #1  | A commendable bunch of guys. Sad that the Australian part is so often overlooked. Spidge has a list of Australians killed on DDay itself. Unfortunately, the site that I copied the list from is dead now - hopefully, Spidge will post it here.
__________________ _________________  Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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09-10-2007, 01:03 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Australians killed around D-Day You are on page 1 of 1 for 17 records AhearnDonald Algernon JosephFlight Sergeant423032 Bayeux WarCemetery BlackStanley KevinFlight Sergeant418790 Bayeux War Cemetery CumberlandRussell LloydSergeant403644 Bayeux War Cemetery KinrossKenneth CharlesPilot Officer409147 Bayeux War Cemetery MacfadyenDuncanFlying Officer425178 Bayeux War Cemetery PhilpotJames TempleSergeant403532 Bayeux War Cemetery AshtonBruce ValentineSub-Lieutenant HMLCA (HR) 1106Bayeux War Cemetery BiltoftArthur HenryWarrant Officer414192 Bayeux War Cemetery BurgessMalcolm RobertFlight Sergeant423076 Bayeux War Cemetery GlasbyHarveyPilot Officer414785 Bayeux War Cemetery HowardGeorge JohnFlight Sergeant420883 Bayeux War Cemetery JacksonArthur ReginaldFlight Sergeant429953 Bayeux War Cemetery KnightFrederick JamesPilot Officer422801 Bayeux War Cemetery McleodJohn WilbertFlight Sergeant418296 Bayeux War Cemetery RossHector Scott KeadleFlying Officer412832 Bayeux War Cemetery WardRoland GilbertPilot Officer422326 Bayeux War Cemetery WilsonAlan WilliamPilot Officer410510 Bayeux War Cemetery
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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09-10-2007, 01:04 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | They were from these squadrons: I cross checked with the AWM and came up with the following squadrons for those 16 RAAF who were listed. 1 x 49 RAF Squadron 4 x 50 RAF Squadron 1 x 97 RAF Squadron 1 x 106 RAF Squadron 1 x 107 RAF Squadron 1 x 181 RAF Squadron 1 x 226 RAF Squadron 1 x 453 RAAF Squadron 1 x 460 RAAF Squadron 3 x 576 RAF Squadron 1 x 630 RAF Squadron
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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09-10-2007, 01:05 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | Hey, the site's back. Cheers Spidge
__________________ _________________ Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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09-10-2007, 01:06 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Australian involvement on D-Day
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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09-10-2007, 01:13 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Bill Robertson Quote:
He met Monty at a briefing after D-Day and was known to be Australian. Monty looked at his uniform and said: "You weren't with the 9th division then" and proceeded to ignore him.
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm Last edited by spidge; 09-10-2007 at 01:15 AM. | |
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09-10-2007, 01:19 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Bill Robertson - Australian - G1 51st Highland Div. D-Day Australian G1 of British 50th Div & 51st Highland Div Bill Robertson was an officer in my fathers battalion (Australian 6th Div) and eventually was G1 (Chief of Staff) in the 51st Highland & 50th Division and finished with that division in December 1944 when they returned to Britain. The Australians at War Film Archive - Home 8th Battalion Australia 6th Division Australia HQ 7 Division Australia 51/50 Division British Army Bill landed in North Africa at El Kantara on the Suez Canal and went through Bardia, Tobruk then off to Greece and Crete where he won the Military Cross. Then he went as G1 of the Australian 7th Division in New Guinea where he was MID and was instrimental in having an incompetent American General sent back to the states for incompetence. He returned to Britain to be G1 with the 51st Highland Division being privy to all the D-Day planning then landed at Aromanches with HQ. He then became G1 with the 50th division to General Douglas Graham and had great respect for the Corps commander General Brian Horrocks. Meeting with Bernard Montgomery he saw Bill's Africa Star and not seeing a "9", (which represented the Australian 9th Division), said you weren't at El Alamein then? At all future meetings he was addressed by Montgomery as the Australian who wasn't at El Alamein! Bill went right through from D-Day to Holland when his division (the 50th) returned to Britain. He was also awarded an OBE which was his second award presented by King George V1. Quite a long interview but there now for all time.
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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09-10-2007, 01:22 AM
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You're Top Poster: #2 | A long interview is a good interview if it's as good as that!
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. |
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09-10-2007, 01:28 AM
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You're Top Poster: #1 | Thanks Spidge - will definately be reading that in the morning
__________________ _________________ Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. |
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