Comments on: First World War diary record series passes 400,000 images. http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/06/29/first-world-war-diary-record-series-passes-400000-images/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:16:42 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sue Ducker http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/06/29/first-world-war-diary-record-series-passes-400000-images/comment-page-1/#comment-3365 Sue Ducker Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:35:17 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3084#comment-3365 Hello Peter The Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans has been developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. They also administer the roll and are responsible for maintaining and updating this nominal roll. The Australian War Memorial’s website provides a link to this site. To query your service details not currently being included on the Roll please contact the Nominal Rolls section of DVA. They may be contacted via email at nominal.rolls@dva.gov.au or by telephone on 1300 780 133. Kind regards Sue Hello Peter

The Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans has been developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. They also administer the roll and are responsible for maintaining and updating this nominal roll. The Australian War Memorial’s website provides a link to this site. To query your service details not currently being included on the Roll please contact the Nominal Rolls section of DVA. They may be contacted via email at nominal.rolls@dva.gov.au or by telephone on 1300 780 133.

Kind regards

Sue

]]> By: Peter http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/06/29/first-world-war-diary-record-series-passes-400000-images/comment-page-1/#comment-3359 Peter Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:01:11 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3084#comment-3359 Greetings AWM I am a veteran from the Vietnam War. I am unable to find my name on the database. I hope to see my name their in the future. Greetings AWM

I am a veteran from the Vietnam War. I am unable to find my name on the database.

I hope to see my name their in the future.

]]> By: Claire http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/06/29/first-world-war-diary-record-series-passes-400000-images/comment-page-1/#comment-3153 Claire Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:34:34 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3084#comment-3153 What a work but so interesting for an historian. Thank you What a work but so interesting for an historian.

Thank you

]]> By: Damian http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/06/29/first-world-war-diary-record-series-passes-400000-images/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 Damian Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:40:15 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3084#comment-3137 I would just to like to reiterate Ian's comments above. The digitisation work, not only by AWM but also the NLA, is outstanding, and my congratulations to all involved. What a legacy to leave. I would just to like to reiterate Ian’s comments above.

The digitisation work, not only by AWM but also the NLA, is outstanding, and my congratulations to all involved. What a legacy to leave.

]]> By: Ian Hodges http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2009/06/29/first-world-war-diary-record-series-passes-400000-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2957 Ian Hodges Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:19:12 +0000 http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/?p=3084#comment-2957 What a fantastic resource, particularly for those who, for whatever reason, are unable to conduct research at the AWM. The inclusion of the AFC diaries is to be particularly welcomed as they provide a glimpse into the way in which Australians fought the war in the air during the earliest days of combat aviation. As this entry points out so well, these diaries contain a wealth of information. Where they exist, the summaries of individual combats make fascinating reading, as the two examples provided here attest. They give researchers a sense of the kind of fighting that took place in the skies above the trenches in a way that few other sources can. Their matter-of-fact tone and their brevity, as demanded by this type of reporting, are balanced by their immediacy and it is this which makes them so fascinating. They will surely compel many who read them to want to learn more about the individuals or squadrons involved. The digitisation of these and the many other First World War records that the staff of the Research Centre has undertaken is impressive indeed, everyone involved should be congratulated for making this material so widely available. What a fantastic resource, particularly for those who, for whatever reason, are unable to conduct research at the AWM. The inclusion of the AFC diaries is to be particularly welcomed as they provide a glimpse into the way in which Australians fought the war in the air during the earliest days of combat aviation.

As this entry points out so well, these diaries contain a wealth of information. Where they exist, the summaries of individual combats make fascinating reading, as the two examples provided here attest. They give researchers a sense of the kind of fighting that took place in the skies above the trenches in a way that few other sources can. Their matter-of-fact tone and their brevity, as demanded by this type of reporting, are balanced by their immediacy and it is this which makes them so fascinating. They will surely compel many who read them to want to learn more about the individuals or squadrons involved.

The digitisation of these and the many other First World War records that the staff of the Research Centre has undertaken is impressive indeed, everyone involved should be congratulated for making this material so widely available.

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