Robert Bartlett Bates was born in Kew, England in 1886 or 1887; his family emigrated to Australia, and settled on the Mornington ... coming to prominence at Lone Pine where he was awarded his first ...
He studied pharmacy at university before he enlisted in the AIF on 18 August 1914 under the name Frank Carr. After initial training he posted a private, service number 63, to the 2nd Australian ... a ...
The medals were made by the then convict silversmith and engraver, Samuel Clayton in Sydney. Clayton struck and engraved 242 medals. The recipient's name ... Australia between 1817 and 1824. Private T ...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Several serving and former Australian military commanders have been stripped of medals over ...
Australia will revoke military awards from a small number of soldiers who served in command positions during the Afghanistan deployment. This decision follows the findings of a 2020 report on alleged ...
Veterans claim they have uncovered evidence of the "systematic abuse" of Australia's honours ... of distinguished service medals appears widespread across military ranks, with both serving and ...
Inspired by South Australian women’s advocate Dr Violet Plummer ... For her actions during and following the air raid, Chapple was awarded a Military Medal (MM), reportedly the first woman doctor to ...
Waterloo Medal with a steel clip ... into the newly formed New South Wales Military Mounted Police. Shortly after joining the Mounted Police his original unit, 'The Buffs' was ordered to India. To ...
Australia has been in strong form in the pool, picking up 13 medals across the opening eight days of action. Day 9 will see Shayna Jack and Meg Harris go for gold in the 50m freestyle final ...
Promoted to major-general on Wellington’s insistence and garlanded with medals and honours – he was knighted for his military ... and area which he named Brisbane after the governor – it is now the ...
The medals were made by the then convict silversmith and engraver, Samuel Clayton in Sydney. Clayton struck and engraved 242 medals. The recipient's name ... Australia between 1817 and 1824. Private T ...