Sabretache articles from March 2003

Sabretache archives from March 2003

Patrol from Menari--to find the Japanese.
March 1, 2003... The 3rd Infantry Battalion advanced onto the Kokoda Track. I was Platoon Sergeant of 10 Platoon, B Company and in most instances, Platoon Commander. After leaving the army vehicles near Bisiatabu we set off marching past McDonalds Comer,...

Don't call me "Killer": Clive Robertson Caldwell in the Western Desert May-December 1941 (1).
March 1, 2003... Clive Robertson Caldwell flew with both RAF and RAAF squadrons during World War II. With a total score of 27 and 3 shared destroyed, 6 probables and 15 damaged, he was the highest Australian ace in World War II. (2) Quite early in the piece, he...

The appointment of Lieutenant-General Squires the role of MajorGeneral Sir Carl Jess in the conflict between the military board and the government.
March 1, 2003... Introduction The 1930s was a challenging period for the Australian Army and the Military Board. The impact of the Great Depression saw the Army suffer huge reductions in personnel, and until the late 1930s, little effort was made to...

Memorial Walk: National Artillery Museum.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... I am writing to you to seek your support for the Memorial Walk now under construction at the National Artillery Museum. The Museum is already a fine military museum, full of interest for those with an inclination toward our military history....

The relevance of miscellany administrative, support and logistic units of the AIF.
March 1, 2003... Introduction As military historians, we are all keenly aware of the fact that the institution that we know today as "the Australian Army" owes its origins very much to the AIF. Prior to 1914, the Australian Army was a collection of mostly...

Members requests.
March 1, 2003... From Richard Johnston, WA Branch Information on the whereabouts of a WWI Victory Medal inscribed 1646 Pte H. J. Donegan, 51st Battalion AIF and/or Death Plaque named to Herbert James Donegan. Please contact Richard Johnston on (08) 9364...

Synopsis: the organisation of the Imperial Camel Brigade, 1916-1918.
March 1, 2003... The complete paper which covers the raising, evolving structure, detailed establishments and disbanding of the Imperial Camel Brigade will appear in a forthcoming "Sabretache". The 1st Brigade, Imperial Camel Corps--more commonly known as...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... From Tom Corfinat, Secretary Victorian Colonial Infantry Association Inc. 1 refer to the article "One Hundred Years Ago--Development of The Colonial Military Forces in New South Wales 1854-1903" by Dr J K Haken. (Sabretache December 2001)...

Obituary--Major General R L Hughes CBE DSO: 17 September 1920-2 February 2003.(Obituary)
March 1, 2003... `We did what we had to do'. It was difficult to get Major General Ronald Hughes to say much more about his military life. His distinguished service began with his entry to the Royal Military College, Duntroon on 1 March 1937. Officially it...

John Mulholland and Alan Jordan. Victoria Cross Bibliography.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... Spink & Son Ltd, London 1999 218 pages, casebound 25.00 [pounds sterling] The hero of this book is Spink & Son for publishing such an outstanding reference work. The normal cliental for Spink & Son publications is medal collectors whereas...

David Milne. POWs in Japanese Camps: an annotated bibliography: Books in English, 1939-1999.(Book Review)
March 1, 2003... The Jungle Room, PO Box 308, East Melbourne 3002, 2002. ISBN 0 9581412 0 7. Hardcover, 273 pp., 4 b&w illustrations, 22 x 16 cm. More than 140 000 Allied service personnel became prisoners of the Japanese who--with perhaps half as many...