LINKS
This page provides some useful links to other sites relating to military
forces and
military history. Details of these sites are provided for the information of
members and visitors to the MHSA site, and it is up to members and visitors to
determine the relevance of their content. It should not be inferred that the
content of these linked sites has been endorsed by the Society.
Australian Defence Force
Australian Army
This site provides an overview of the
Australian Army, including information on its current structure and activities.
It also provides some details on army history and traditions with links to other
sites including unit associations and army museums.
Army History Unit
The Army History Unit is responsible for
developing policy and programs for the collection, conservation, interpretation
and promotion of Army history. It also manages the Army's museum network. This
site includes a section that provides overviews of the various battles in which
the Australian Army has been involved in its more than 100 year history and an
image library which includes images from throughout the history of the
Australian Army to the present day.
Royal Australian Navy
This site provides an overview of the
Royal Australian Navy, including information on its current structure and
activities. It also provides some details on Navy history and provides links to
other Defence sites, Naval associations and overseas navies.
Royal Australian Air Force
This site provides an overview of the
Royal Australian Air Force, including information on its current organisational
structure and activities. It also provides some details on Air Force history
and provides links to other Defence sites, Air Force Association and overseas
air forces.
Useful Links to Australian military research sources and service records
Australian War Memorial
Includes collection
databases, nominal rolls, overview of Australian military history, profiles of
Australian military units, military encyclopaedia and photos.
National Archives -Defence Service Records
Provides details of the records held by the National Archives of Australian
servicemen and women who served in the Defence forces from the Boer War through
to Post-World War Two and how to access these. Army World War One service
records
are now all available through their on-line RecordSearch service.
World War Two Nominal Roll
This site provides a 'snapshot' of individual service details of all those who
served in the Australian forces during World War II, by displaying a range of
information on each person, gathered from the detailed service records held by
National Archives of Australia. This is an excellent family history and
research resource.
Korean War Nominal Roll
The Nominal Roll of Australian Veterans of the Korean War honours and
commemorates the men and women who served in the Royal Australian Navy,
Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force in Korea, or in the waters
adjacent to Korea, during the conflict and after the ceasefire, between 27 June
1950 and 19 April 1956. This site contains information from the service records
of more than 17,000 individuals who served during the Korean War.
Vietnam Nominal Roll
The Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans honours and commemorates the men and women
who served in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian
Air Force in Vietnam, or in the waters adjacent to Vietnam, during the conflict
between 23 May 1962 and 29 April 1975. The roll contains information from the
Service records of more than 60,000 military members who served during the
Vietnam War. You can seek information on these members using the Search
function.
Leaders of Anzac
For almost a decade now, John Meyers and Bryn Dolan (who are members of the
Gallipoli Association) have been researching the 492 officers of the Australian
and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who died at Gallipoli in 1915. The results of
their dedicated and amazing work can be seen at this website.
This website is an important resource for anyone
interested in Australian and New Zealand service on Gallipoli. It includes the
epitaphs of Gallipoli, headstone inscriptions for every Australian and New
Zealand soldier with a known grave on the Gallipoli Peninsula. In addition, it
includes an Anzacs discussion forum and a link to the 5th Light Horse
Regiment site which includes a biographical listing of the 2,543 men who passed
through the regiment during the Great War, 1914 - 1919 and the Regiment’s
official history, by
Wilson, L.C. and
Wetherell, H: the History Of The Fifth Light Horse Regiment, 1914 - 1919.
The Australians at War
This website was created as a consequence of The Great Search. As part of the
Centenary of Federation commemorations, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, in
collaboration with ABC Radio, launched The Great Search, inviting veterans and
their families to submit their wartime memorabilia. More than 1800 responses
were received and these included photos, letters, diaries, reminiscences and
family records. Many of these were drawn on for the “Australians at War”
documentary series which was screened on ABC TV during the Centenary of
Federation year. 43 of those stories were included in Simply Hell Let Loose
(Department of Veterans' Affairs, which includes personal accounts and family
records relating to the major conflicts in which Australians have served, from
the Boer War to the Gulf War. They depict the efforts of men and women, service
and medical personnel and civilians. Many others are included on this website.
This site is well worth a look, and is a great adjunct to the book and
television series. Visitors can add their own or a family member’s story, or
they can select a conflict, scroll through the synopses and click on one of the
many Australian stories of war.
Other Military Historical Societies
Naval Historical Society
of Australia
This site is dedicated to preserving and researching Australia’s naval heritage.
It has lots of photos, stories and information about Australia’s naval history.
The Society sells a number of naval related items, including Monographs, Books
and CD's which are available for on-line ordering.
The Aviation
Historical Society of Australia Inc.
The Aviation Historical Society of Australia (AHSA)
is a non-profit Incorporated Society. It is Australia’s sole organisation
dedicated to recording our aviation past and to the encouraging research of this
subject. The federal division is responsible for the publication of the
quarterly journal, "Aviation Heritage" and the AHSA Newsletter. There are three
state branches, Victoria, NSW and Queensland which are autonomous. There are
members in all states of Australia plus 6 other countries. Membership of AHSA
Inc. includes receiving Aviation Heritage, the national Newsletter, plus any
other publication, which occurs from time to time.
New Zealand
Military Historical Society
The Society was formed to foster the study of New Zealand Military History,
defined as the History of Warfare in New Zealand and of New Zealanders at War.
Its aims and objectives are to encourage research into history, traditions,
uniforms, insignia, arms and all aspects of militaria relating to New Zealand.
Military
Historical Society (UK)
The Military Historical Society was founded in 1948 for the advancement of the
education of the public by the promotion of the study of the history of the
uniformed services of the Crown, of uniforms, weapons, and all aspects of
military history, and the dissemination of knowledge relating to such matters.
Scottish Military
Historical Society
The Scottish Military Historical Society exists to encourage the study of
Scottish military history in its various collecting forms, mainly from the
1660's to the present day.
South African Military Historical
Society
The South African Military History Society was formed in Johannesburg by a core
group of amateur historians with the purpose of studying and promoting the
studying of South African military history. Since that time, it has grown to a
Society of approximately 500 members primarily located in three branches, namely
Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town, as well as members located throughout the
world.
Indian Military
Historical Society
The aim of the society is to act as a forum for the dissemination of knowledge
of uniforms, medals, badges, buttons and other militaria, as well as the history
of Service units in India both before and after Independence.
Orders and Medals Research
Society (UK)
To promote and foster a general interest in the study of orders, decorations and
medals and all matters related thereto.
The American Society of Military Insignia
Collectors (ASMIC)
The ASMIC is the oldest and largest organisation of collectors of military
insignia in the world. Founded in 1937 by a small group of enthusiasts and
chartered as a non-profit organisation, today the Society is 'home' to more than
2,000 dedicated collectors in the United States and two dozen foreign countries.
Whether you are a collector of military insignia or a student of heraldry or
military history, whether an expert or a novice, membership in ASMIC has many
advantages. Although the Society specialises in US insignia, foreign insignia
are given some coverage in "The Trading Post," the Society’s quarterly journal.
The Society also publishes the "Newsletter," which contains ads for commercial
insignia-related books available to Society members at discounted prices, ads of
insignia for sale or trade, and general news of the Society. The Society also
has a number of catalogues available identifying shoulder sleeve insignia and
metal crests (actually distinctive unit insignia). International membership dues
are $45.00 U.S. (the Society accepts major credit cards), but extra for airmail.
The American Civil
War Round Table of Australia, Inc.
The ACWRTA, inc. was formed in 1972 out of members of a Civil War living
history/re-enactment group which had been in existence since the mid 1960's. By
1972 it was felt that more purpose would be served for a centre of serious study
of the Civil War and particularly its relationship to and with Australia. Now in
its third decade, the society has created a history of assistance and support in
all aspects of Civil War study as well as a purpose which continues to provide a
service to its members as the premier Civil War association in Australia.
In Australia
there are three Round Table groups, including the above which is the prime one,
as well as the NSW and Queensland chapters:
American Civil
War Veterans Buried in Australia and New Zealand
This website is a dedication to the Australian Union and Confederate Veterans of
the American Civil War of 1861 – 1865. It has been created from numerous
sources, government documents, research libraries and hundreds of pieces of
information emailed in and donated by individuals from all over Australia and
the United States; and includes work by individuals in both the “Sons of
Confederate Veterans”, the “Sons of Union Veterans”, the “American Civil War
Round Table of Queensland” the “American Civil of Round Table of Australia”, the
late Roy Parker and others.
Military Museums
Australian War Memorial
Includes collection databases, nominal rolls, overview of Australian military
history, profiles of Australian military units, military encyclopaedia and
photos.
Army Museum Bandiana
Located at Gaza Ridge Barracks, South Bandiana, Victoria, this museum is the
largest and most diversified military museum in Australia. It houses a number of
corps collections focussing on the history of the Army's logistic corps and is
part of the Army Museums network managed through the Army History Unit.
Army Museum of Western
Australia
The Army Museum of Western Australia collects, conserves, interprets and
displays Western Australia's Army heritage and commemorates with integrity, the
role of the Army in Western Australia, and West Australian's in the army. It is
part of the Army Museums network managed through the Army History Unit.
Army Museum of South Australia
The Army Museum of South Australia collects, restores, maintains,
interprets and displays items of significance to the military history of South
Australia.
It is part of the Army Museums network managed through the Army History Unit.
Royal
Australian Air Force Museum
Web site of the RAAF Museum at Point Cook, Victoria
Maryborough Military & Colonial
Museum
The Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum is run by long term MHSA member John
Meyers and a large team of volunteers. It is acknowledged as one of the top
community museums in Australia and is a 'must see' when visiting Queensland’s
Fraser Coast. It is unique in that it strives to reflect our past, from
pioneering to contemporary, gleaned from a local perspective.
Displays range through the full spectrum of our military and
colonial roots providing a vibrant and nostalgia laced insight into the joys,
tribulations and sadness that confronted our pioneering, patriotic and
hard-working forebears.
New Zealand Army Museum,
Waiouru
This museum is a place where visitors can engage with real life soldiers'
stories, discover New Zealand's military history, learn the campaigns of the NZ
Army, and reflect on how conflict has shaped the nation of New Zealand.
Air Force Museum, New
Zealand
Air Force Museum Christchurch, one of New Zealand's premier tourist attractions.
National Army
Museum (UK)
The National Army Museum is the British Army's own museum. It is the only museum
to tell the story of the Army as a whole from Agincourt in the Fifteenth Century
to peace-keeping in the Twenty-first Century
Imperial War Museum, London
The Imperial War Museum is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those
involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present
day. It seeks to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of
the history of modern war and ‘war-time experience’. It is proud to be regarded
as one of the essential sights of London.
Royal Naval Museum
The only museum devoted to the ships of the Royal Navy and the men and women who
served in them.
Royal Air Force Museum
Britain's only national air museum dedicated to aviation and has a total
collection of well over two hundred aircraft; over a hundred full-size aircraft
from all over the world are displayed under cover on the historic site of the
original London Aerodrome.
Other miscellaneous sites
Digger History web
site
A website containing unofficial history of Australian and New Zealand armed
services
Families and Friends of the First AIF
Inc
Families and Friends of the First AIF is a non-profit charitable organisation
that celebrates and remembers the service, sacrifice, courage and suffering of
the First Australian Imperial Force of the Great War 1914-1918 and of their
families and friends.
Regiments.org -Land Forces of
Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
Web site providing unofficial history of British and Commonwealth Land Forces.
It provides details of units, formations and includes references to wars,
military traditions, biographies
The Spitfire Association
Secretary, Ray Hart
9 Buckinbah Place
Lilli Pilli, NSW, 2229
phone 02 9524 7997 for membership information
The Spitfire Association is
dedicated to keeping alive the Spitfire tradition and members include those who
flew or were associated with Spitfires during WWII. The Spitfire Association
welcomes associate members who may not have a WWII Spitfire connection, but who
are dedicated to keeping alive that tradition.
Books and Collectibles
Looking for that elusive military book? Books & Collectibles is an Australian
book search site, with search and secure ordering facilities. Its facilities are
easy to use, and although there are a number of overseas dealers linked to this
service, the majority are Australian.
The Australian Heritage
and Light Horse Troop
The Australian Heritage and Light Horse Troop (AHLHT) was formed on 7 July 1996
by members of Memorial Troops in Canberra, Murrumburrah-Harden and the
surrounding region. It provides an umbrella organisation to support the
activities of each of the participating regional Troops and individual members.
Troops who currently make up the AHLHT include the following:
