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Lieutenant Sarah Lucinsky conducts a route plan on Operation Mazurka. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

A missing link inspires lieutenant

07/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1454 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Lieutenant Sarah Lucinsky was honoured to stand on the same land her grandfather and two great-uncles fought on during World

World WarII Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) veteran 100-year-old Jessie Strike-McClelland and Flight Lieutenant Justin Kelly during the 2023 Anzac Day service held onboard USS Midway, San Diego, California, USA. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Catherine Kelly.

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Centenarian boards USS Midway for ANZAC Day service

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1369 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

At the age of 100, World WarII Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) Jessie Strike-McClelland got to mark Anzac Day

Australian Army soldiers deployed on Operation Kudu attend their own Anzac Day dawn service in the British countryside, taking time out from their Ukrainian-soldiers training duties. Photo by Sergeant Andrew Sleeman.

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Different Anzac Day for soldiers deployed on Op Kudu

02/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1409 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Anzac Day was very different but no less poignant for Aussie soldiers deployed on Operatuion Kudu as the sun rose across

Australian Army sappers with their explosive detection dogs from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment, march during the Anzac Day 2023 parade in Brisbane City, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

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Community ties grow stronger

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1377 Views 1 Comment ANZAC Day 2023

Members of 7th Brigade took part in Anzac Day commemorations in Brisbane to pay respect to current and former servicemen

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond salutes to the The Last Post during an Anzac Round NRL game at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Rabbitohs celebrate Navy submariners

29/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1521 Views 2 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

The South Sydney Rabbitohs celebrated Navy submariners in an Anzac Round NRL match by wearing a submarine-themed jersey and hosting

Lance Corporal Sam Kilgour, centre, disembarks a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport after his deployment on Operation Kudu. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Goedhart.

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Coming home to a new family member

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1213 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023, Operation Kudu

Returning from Operation Kudu, Darwin local Lance Corporal Sam Kilgour has celebrated his first Anzac Day after deployment – his

Australian Defence Force Women's All Star and Australian Army Corporal Elisha Gallagher kicks a forward 50 entry during the curtain-raiser game against the New South Wales Police Force women's team, as part of the AFL Anzac Round at Manuka Oval, Canberra on Saturday 22 April 2023. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.

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From small town to Anzac footy crowd

29/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1255 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Once a pepperoni-loving, netballing, small-town girl from Yankalilla, Corporal Elisha Gallagher stands tall with the Anzac spirit after playing for

An Australian Army sapper from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment stands at rest on arms reversed as a part of the catafalque party during the dawn service at ANZAC Park, Townsville, Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

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Townsville brigade’s pride in Anzac connection

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1021 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

It was 4.18am on Sunday 25 April 1915 when Army’s 3rd Brigade landed on the shore of what is now

Musician Scott Collinson, from the Australian Army Band, stands beside the name of his relative, Private Alexander Walker, before the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Musician remembers lost relative in France

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 994 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Musician Scott Collinson was moved to be playing in the Australian Army Band at a Dawn Service in France this

Royal Australian Air Force musician Leading Aircraftwoman Chloe Bruer-Jones sings the French national anthem during a commemoration service at the French Cemetery in Gallipoli. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Singing in tongues

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1038 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Royal Australian Air Force Band vocalist Leading Aircraftwoman Chloe Bruer-Jones has a talent for national anthems. CAPTION: Royal Australian Air

Royal Australian Air Force musician Leading Aircraftman Michael Fraser plays the Last Post at the Helles Memorial on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Türkiye. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Third Gallipoli service for bugler

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 901 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

When Air Force musician Leading Aircraftman Michael Fraser played the Last Post at the Lone Pine service in Gallipoli, he

Australian Army's Corporal Carissa Carter from Australia's Federation Guard at the Canakkale Martyrs’ Memorial on the Gallipoli Pensinula. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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A career highlight in Türkiye

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 911 Views 1 Comment ANZAC Day 2023

Whatever else she does in her Army career, Corporal Carrisa Carter doesn’t imagine anything will top commanding Australia’s Federation Guard

The 2023 Anzac Day Dawn Service at Wellington Arch, London – from left, Admiral Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord; Phil Goff, New Zealand High Commissioner; The Prince of Wales; Stephen Smith, Australian High Commissioner; Brigadier Grant Mason, Head of Australian Defence Staff London. Peter Livingstone Photography, Peter Livingstone.

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London service led by royalty

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1032 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Led by the Prince of Wales, about 1000 people attended the Anzac Day dawn service at the Australian War Memorial

Australia's Federation Guard march during the Turkish commemoration at the Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Türkiye. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Old foes march together as friends

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 948 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Australia’s Federation Guard paraded at the Canakkale Martyrs’ Memorial on the Gallipoli Pensinula on the eve of Anzac Day, as

Petty Officer Ryan Kuipers and cremates from HMAS Anzac during the Anzac Day Dawn Service at Kranji War Memorial, Singapore. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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First port of call significant for HMAS Anzac

29/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 831 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

The ship’s company of HMAS Anzac commemorated Anzac Day in Singapore during the first overseas port visit of their regional

Flight Lieutenant Adon Lumley chats with Clayton Oliver from the Melbourne Football Club on ANZAC Day at The Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

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Aviator taken back to his football roots

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 799 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Anzac Day is a special time for serving members and veterans – and this year on Anzac Day, Flight Lieutenant

Lieutenant Commander Frederick Septimus Kelly, an Australian composer and British Olympic Gold Medalist.

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“Australia’s greatest cultural loss to war” remembered at Villers-Bretonneux

29/04/202329/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1111 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

This year’s Anzac Day dawn service in France had on its agenda the music of Australian composer Lieutenant Commander Frederick

Australian Army Corporal Liam Haverty deployed on Operation Accordion at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East Region. Photo by Melina Young.

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Corporal follows in grandfather’s footsteps

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1596 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

On the same day Britain declared war in 1939, Corporal Liam Haverty’s grandfather, William Patrick Haverty, signed on to fight

Australian Army Captain Caitlin McDermid on Operation Accordion for Anzac Day 2023 at Australia’s operating base in the Middle Eastern Region. Photo by Corporal Melina Young.

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From cubby house to multinational construction

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 869 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

Captain Caitlin McDermid was six years old when she built her first cubby house with her dad, laying the foundation

Leading Seaman Joseph Canning rehearses with his didgeridoo at ANZAC Cove on the Gallipoli peninsula in Türkiye. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Invoking the Anzac spirit through song

29/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1170 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2023

When Leading Seaman Joseph Canning played his didgeridoo at the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Gallipoli, he was letting the

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