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Family of late Australian WWII hero, Spitfire pilot LEUT Keith Clarkson, donates war medals to Fleet Air Arm Museum
By Rebecca West, Images and Text – South Coast Register
The descendants of an Australian war veteran who served valiantly in WWII and was killed in battle over North Korea in 1951 donated his medals, including the Distinguished Flying Medal, to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Nowra Hill […]
INFORMATION FOR ALL ADF and EX-SERVICE MEMBERS LIVING IN OR VISITING SYDNEY
Complimentary Entry to
Australian National Maritime Museum
Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has partnered with the Australian National Maritime Museum to provide complimentary free access to Australia’s Maritime Museum in Sydney for all Defence Force serving members, veterans, and current cadets.
THE OFFER
Located in Sydney’s Darling Harbour, this must-see […]
The Fleet Air Arm Association of Australia, ACT Division, will hold a social get together at the Canberra Club, 51 Blackall Street Barton ACT on Friday 31st Aug 2018 commencing from 1600.
FAA Association members and other FAA / ex-FAA personnel are more than welcome to attend the function. A sign in sheet will be at the Club front reception desk for attendees to sign as they enter the club
The Canberra […]
COMFAA, Commodore Chris Smallhorn, has asked that the following message be published on this website.
“On 18 August 2018 our Helicopter Flight Vietnam (HFV) veterans were finally recognised for the extraordinary feats of gallantry displayed every day and night throughout the four 723 Squadron detachments to Vietnam between September 1967 and June 1971.
On a predictably cold, wet and blustery […]
Forty-six years after it was disbanded, the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam has been awarded a Unit Citation for Gallantry (UCG).
The actual Citation, which is a rhodium-plated rectangular frame surrounding a ribbon of deep green, is a warrant presented to selected ADF Units for acts of extraordinary gallantry in action. The Citation consists of a certificate to the unit, signed by the […]
Anybody in the Navy who has more than a few grey hairs on their head will, in all probability, have been exposed to Asbestos. Ships of the day were riddled with it, mostly in the lagging around pipes snaking along the passageways and though messdecks. You’ll probably remember painting them, which in some cases was all that held […]
There will be a National Ceremony to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice on 27 July 2018 in ANZAC Pde CANBERRA around 1100 (details all TBC). The Korean Embassy has put on a lunch after similar events regarding Korean War commemorations in the past. They are considering doing the same again, but want to understand how many people […]
By Ed: The following update was received from the Defence Force Welfare Association, to which we are linked as we are a member of the Alliance of Defence Service Organisations (ADSOs). It is attached for information. Further background can be found by clicking on the links below (especially the Presentation).
DFRDB UPDATE – APRIL 2018
LOWER HOUSE PETITION PN0063
On 5 February 2018, […]