Wartime Magazine Issue 4
2 mins read
Spring 1998
- From the Director.
A message from the director of the Australian War Memorial - The last shots: the capture of Montbrehain, 1918 by Peter Burness.
The last important action of the AIF in WWI - The end of the Great War by Ashley Ekins.
Australian soldiers and the armistice of November 1918 - Within sight of home by Daryl Kelly.
Pte Richard Warne lost his final battle in his mothers' arms - "That magnificent tribute of devotion" by Robert Pounds.
Four First World War veterans return to France - Reflection - northern France July, 1918 by James Curran.
The sacrifice made by Australians is still remembered in France - War memorials in the Australian landscape by Ken Inglis.
- Norman Dalgleish by Ross McMullin.
"Duty done with last breath" - Education section by Jo Pillinger.
Do you know your local war memorial, and how many different kinds of memorials there are? - Education section by Graham Clews.
Making history out of memories: doing "oral history" - Defence ministers in Khaki by Chris Coulthard-Clark.
Politicians in uniform - A politician's revolver by R.C.H Courtney.
A revolver of historical interest is acquired by the Memorial - Behind the image of Australians in Vietnam: Operation Ulmara by Ben Evans.
- Into Africa by Joseph Stokes.
A soldier returns to the Western Front - Tonga: the mouse that roared by Laurie Barber.
When war broke out in 1939, Tonga's resources were placed at Britain's disposal - Borneo burlesque by Alexandra Torrens.
A group of officers made it their mission to uphold the morale of Australian POWs in Borneo - "Huzza, my boys, for Botany Bay" by Peter Stanley.
The soldiers' farewell. An insight into the lives of soldiers posted to the colony of NSW - Plus regular features, including Reflections, Mail Call, and book reviews.