Reference & Research Materials

The Australian War Memorial:- Battalion and Brigade diaries; Red Cross files for the Wounded and Missing; Roll of Honour; Medals & Awards; Nominal Rolls; Photographs

National Archives of Australia:- service records for each of the infantrymen

Commonwealth War Graves Commission:– burial and commemorative details for the fallen

Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918: The Story of Anzac by C.E.W.Bean, Volumes I,II,III,IV,V,VI. Note scanned volumes can found online in the Collections section on the Australian War Memorial  website

“With the Twenty-Second”: A history of the Twenty-Second Battalion, AIF by Captain E.Gorman, MC (Note: Captain Gorman is standing back row, 10th from the left, in project banner photograph of ‘C’ Company). Revised Edition in 2001 by Carl Johnson includes many more photographs

AIF Project:- UNSW Database of Australian Anzacs in the Great War 1914 – 1918

WW1 Australian Soldiers & Nurses who rest in the United Kingdom: project from Cathy Sedgwick commemorating the final resting place of those Australians that died in the UK during the Great War, with soldier profiles

The Long, Long Trail: Chris Baker’s website on information regarding British Army units, formations, battles, hospitals and casualty clearing stations etc during the Great War

National Library of Scotland: British First World War trench maps, 1915 -1918. Click here for instructions on how to read a British WW1 trench map, courtesy of Chris Baker (above)

Australians on the Western Front 1914 – 1918: featuring the Australian Remembrance Trail in France and Belgium with information on the events of a century ago at these important sites in Australian history

The Anzac Centenary:- sharing stories and events surrounding the centenary of the Great War in Victoria

Virtual War Memorial Australia: a commemorative collection, purpose built to honour the personal experiences of all those who have served the nation in times of conflict,  from the Boer War through to Afghanistan. It pays special honour to those who lost their lives as a result of their service and equally honours those who returned, forever changed

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