Sabretache articles from June 2000

Sabretache archives from June 2000

The Australian graves of Crimean War Light Brigade veterans.
June 1, 2000... The men recorded here served in one or other of the five regiments of Light Cavalry that formed the Light Brigade during the Crimean campaign of 1854-56. No muster roll exists (if indeed one was taken) of the men who actually participated in...

The British Garrison in Australia 1788-1841 -- the Commissariat.
June 1, 2000... `... the prejudices of society against a commissary almost prevent him from receiving the common respect due to the character of a gentleman.' -- (Wellington to Colonel Gordon, Commissary-in-Chief, 19 December 1810) (1) `It is not to be...

Cap badges of the Rhodesian Security Forces.
June 1, 2000... In 1965, for reasons largely beyond the scope of this article, the then British colony of Southern Rhodesia issued a `unilateral declaration of independence' (UDI) and, as the self declared Republic of Rhodesia, set about going its own way. UDI...

Some recollections of RAAF service--1945.
June 1, 2000... By 1945, the Americans had withdrawn most of their forces from the South West Pacific area and redeployed them into attacks on the Japanese in island chain leading to the Japanese main islands. Australian forces, which had initiated the series...

Around the Water Cart.
June 1, 2000... The contents of the former Swan Hill (Victoria) Military Museum went under the hammer on 11 and 12 March. Uniforms, swords and fighting knives were the most sought-after items in the 2,000 lots offered at auction by Albury Antiques and...

Governor's visit to the Western Australian MHSA Branch 15 March 2000. (Society Notes).(Military Historical Society of Australia)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... The Western Australian Governor, Major-General Michael Jeffery, accepted an invitation by the Society to give a talk on his early days at Duntroon and his later experiences as a platoon commander in Vietnam with 8 RAR. We were able to use the...

Sabretache Award.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2000... In accordance with criteria approved in 1998, a Federal Council subcommittee comprising Richard Murison and Barry Clissold make recommendations for the Sabretache Award. The recommendations were accepted by Federal Council as follows: 1998...

Obituary--Hans Joachim Zwillenberg (1915-2000).
June 1, 2000... The following eulogy was delivered at the funeral of Hans Zwillenberg in the ACT Branch of the MHSA was represented by a number of members: Hans was born in December 1915 in Deutch Eylau Germany. He was one of two children, his...