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Fragments of the First AIFPte Thomas Anderson WhyteA venerated oarsman from South Australia, who used his skill at one of the most famous events in Australian history - the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915.Send us a text2025-04-2423 min
Fragments of the First AIFPte Verdi George SchwinghammerVerdi Schwinghammer, from South Grafton, NSW, made the most of his war service and became a prolific tourist in between the "war" and "service" parts of his time abroad. He even made the Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 for it!Send us a text2025-04-0921 min
Fragments of the First AIFLieut Frederick Francis WhitelawThe story of a man from Kerang, Victoria, who shows us how strong community ties can be maintained even with half the boys of the town on the other side of the world.Send us a text2025-04-0325 min
Fragments of the First AIFPte Sidney James LauderA band geek and a boy - yes, he was underage - from Darwin, NT, who left the Cable Guard and the Darwin Town Brass Band behind to enlist in 1915. Wounded three times at war, would he come home?Send us a text2025-03-1025 min
Fragments of the First AIFPte Albert Frank "Bunny" CrowleA man from Bendigo who was described as a coward by some at home, but who had a vigorous defender to point out how much courage it took to do ordinary things like work in the cookhouse.Send us a text2025-03-0321 min
Fragments of the First AIF2/Lieut Arthur Bruce CorkA man whose story runs from the fashion industry of the 1910s to farming in the Second World War. But, with almost no mental health assistance to be had, a story that ends in the worst way.Send us a text2025-02-2423 min
Fragments of the First AIFPte Frederick Reginald AdamsA man from Melbourne who survived the torpedoing of the troopship Southland, when his brother did not.Send us a text2025-02-1821 min
Fragments of the First AIFPte David LowAn AFL player who grew up in Broken Hill, Dave Low was one of a handful of SANFL players to serve in the First World War, and the only Magarey Medallist to be killed.Send us a text2025-02-1421 min
Fragments of the First AIFMajor Oliver HogueA true celebrity of the AIF, Major Oliver Hogue, camelier and lighthorseman of Sydney, NSW, was a talented wordsmith read by households across Australia.Send us a text2024-11-2525 minFragments of the First AIFCpl Robert Reginald Herwin PittendrighA methodist minister from Molong who was always described as a MAN™, but who was in reality one willing to make a proper self-sacrifice.Send us a text2024-11-1818 minFragments of the First AIFSgt Walter MacCubbinAn enterprising man from Traralgon who served through the entire war with the Australian Engineers, and then came home and settled down.Send us a text2024-11-1223 minFragments of the First AIFPte Arthur George DavisThe story of a pretty good footballer from Bombala, NSW, and the odds he had to overcome to be considered a great bloke and everyone's mate.Send us a text2024-10-0716 minFragments of the First AIFPte Maurice Lewis AaronsThe story of a pearler from Broome, Western Australia, and some of the stories he left in the hills above Anzac Cove, Gallipoli.Send us a text2024-10-0319 minFragments of the First AIFPte Percy George StaffordA man once said to have lived "one of the most criminal lives of a soldier in the AIF," but perhaps really just a bit of a naughty boy.Send us a text2024-09-1020 minFragments of the First AIFSgt David Emmett CoyneThe story of a community minded Queenslander who turned in one of the most selfless acts of any Australian in the war.Send us a text2024-09-0921 minFragments of the First AIFSgt David Emmett CoyneThe story of a Queenslander who turned from a community-minded guy to a true superhero.Send us a text2024-09-0221 minFragments of the First AIFPte Jack Stewart Sydney McCannThe story of a very ordinary South Australian, his extraordinary brothers, and why I might choose to study the First AIF one guy at a time.Send us a text2024-08-2621 min
Fragments of the First AIFThe Australian "National Character"Before launching into a series of stories of individuals, let's talk about the stereotypes - what did Australians think they were like before the war began?Send us a text2024-08-2314 min
Mentioned in DispatchesEp185 – Anzacs on the WF – Dr Meleah Hampton2020-11-2300 min
True Blue Conversations PodcastBattle of HazebrouckIn April 1918, determined to stop the German Army from breaking through, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig famously urged the British and Commonwealth troops to fight grimly with their ‘backs to the wall’ and ‘to the end’. Included in the troops was the Australian 1st Division. The German Army was intent on dislodging the Allies from the strategic French town of Hazebrouck as it supplied the Allies with food and munitions. Dr Meleah Hampton from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra provides insights about the Battle of Hazebrouck and the tenacity of the Allies in repelling the formidable German Army. 2020-09-2142 min
The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.Firepower 49: Hamel and Amiens Questions and AnswerThis presentation, part of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company's Firepower: Lessons from the Great War Seminar Series. This panel is hosted by Dr Tim McKenna and features discussion with Ellen Creswell, Dr Meleah Hampton, MAJ GEN Paul Stevens, RAA (Retd) and Air Commodore Mark LAX, RAAF (Retd) Check out the show notes for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on Twitter or Facebook.2020-05-1636 minThe Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.Firepower 46: The Fireplan from HellThis presentation, part of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company's Firepower: Lessons from the Great War Seminar Series. This session is presented by Dr Meleah Hampton. Check out the show notes for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on Twitter or Facebook.2020-04-2519 min
National Library of AustraliaOn War: The Battle of PozièresDr Meleah Hampton, Australian War Memorial historian, explores the allied efforts to capture the OG (Old German) trench line near Pozières, France, in 1916. This was among the most costly battles for Australians during the First World War.
In association with the Canberra Great War Study Group, the Estaminet2016-08-0446 min