Western Australian Military Digital Library

The Western Australian Military Digital Library is a repository of military stories with a connection to Western Australia.

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Victory in Europe (VE) Day marks Germany’s surrender in World War II and commemorates the important role of many Australians across the European theatre of war.

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We Will Remember Them

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L/Cpl Douglas Harvey

“L/Cpl Harvey and eleven men have permission to visit https://t.co/QBCTFHHqPu if road passable.
No firearms to be carried.
Native food and curios NOT to be bought above the maximum price laid down.”

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Sgt Charles Harland

“Flies and fleas made things not the best. On one occasion I had a thorough clean out. Dusted my blankets with issue flea powder until it was almost unbearable, but the fleas seemed to thrive on it.”

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Cpt Hardy Hanton

Captain Hanton was a school teacher at Wesley College before enlisting in November 1940. He served in the 44th Battalion undertaking garrison duty.

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Cpl Gordon Hall

Corporal Hall’s diary as a POW captured in Greece and held in various German camps.
“February 21st
Caught a deer today whilst on wood party. This is the first meat we have had since Xmas.”

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Pte Harold Grant

“Relatives will find an admirable choice of wreaths suitable for placing on our soldiers graves in France and Flanders. Prices quoted include placing the wreath on the grave and one large mounted photograph.”

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Pte Percival Cocker

Report by the Postal Officer onboard describing the volume of letters received, censored, and processed during the journey from Sydney to Perth totalling 3150 letters, 24 parcels, and 507 telegrams.

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Sgt Robert Cherry

“Oraet na yupela save ologeta samting bolong wok bolong Solja.
Yupela holin tok bolong mi na planti Hamamas Im I stap long yupela, long pir, long mi.
Tok i pinis.”

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Pte Thomas Carter

“Landed 9 June at Marceilles marched straight to station + then away. The country through which we had to travel was one of the prettiest in Europe. We followed a river for miles through mountainous country.”

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CSM Reginald Carter

“I do hereby constitute and appoint you the said Reginald Charles Carter to be a Warrant Officer class II in the Australian Citizen Military Forces from 6th August, 1928.”

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Sgt John Candler

“Private
Appointed Lnce/Cpl
Promoted Temp Cpl
Rank of Corpl Confirmed
Promoted Sergt
Increased Allotment”

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Sgt Harry Burnham

Sargent Burnham used a 1919 diary from the Australian Comforts Fund. The ACF provided and distributed free ‘luxury’ comforts to Australian troops including 12 million hot mugs of tea to the trenches throughout WWI.

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Pte Harold Buckley

After purchasing the tramway in 1913 to be a public asset, in 1915 the WA government announced free travel on the trams for returned wounded soldiers.

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Cpl William Boyd

“You notice I never mention the trenches, the reason is that letters I write, are written out of the line in some safe and quiet place, and in spare time and we do not want to be writing about war then.”

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Pte Ernest Tanner

Private Tanner was killed in action on June 10th 1918 as the 28th Infantry Battalion fought to turn back the German spring offensive.

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Lest We Forget

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Officers of the 7th reinforcements of the 88th infantry (Perth) of the Australian Imperial Force.

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Lieut Henry Bailey

Certificate of appointment to the rank of second lieutenant for Henry Edwin Bailey. Signed by King George V and dated 27 June 1915. Commission dated from 29 June 1915.

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Pte Joseph Allen

“20th May
Fritz has the range of our dugouts and subjected us to some shrapnel, very unpleasant.”

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