Dale Robert Geddes, a soldier who fought and died seventy-two years ago in the Battle of Tarawa during World War Two, body was recently discovered and identified by means of DNA. He has been shipped back to his hometown in Grand Island, Nebraska where he will receive a full military honors burial, deserving of a hero. Geddes was born, February 21st, 1922 and graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1940. After graduation he went to work for the Grand Island Independent, but left his job to work for the Cheyenne, Wyoming, newspaper in August 1942. On November 20th, 1942, in Denver Geddes enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves, and on November 20th, 1943 Geddes participated in the devastating Battle of Tarawa.…
Politics, Economy, rites of women, job development and creation, and civil uprising against german-born australians. To develop the anzac legend the australians would have to fight as there own identity. it would be assumed that the ANZACs, in the battle of the Somme, would have had to have grown and possessed shared certain characteristics The battlefield of Gallipoli would have possessed more inconveniences than that of the Somme to the ANZACs The differences between the wars are…
World War Two took place from the 1st of September 1939 to the 2nd of September 1945. This event dramatically and completely transformed the roles of Australian women. The transformation of Australian women's role were significant because they transformed from only being permitted to be employed in unskillful jobs or family businesses, to being required to serve in the military services and having skillful jobs. In addition, Australia was enlisted in the war because it was one of the countries in the British Empire. The event that caused Britain and the British Empire to be involved in the war was on 1st of September 1939.…
Aubrey Rattray-Wood (1894-1969) enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) in February 1916, at age 21. , He spent more than three years overseas with the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company (ATC), seeing active service in Belgium and France at Hill 63 and Hill 60. Although his health was greatly affected, Aubrey survived and thrived post-war, always maintaining that his army years were a highlight of his life. Why Aubrey chose the Queensland city of Rockhampton to enlist, rather than his hometown of Melbourne, is unknown. Perhaps he was rejected in Melbourne and kept moving north.…
The Kokoda Campaign is one of the most famous and well-known battles faced by the Australian soldiers in World War II. The battle continued over a four month period thought New Guinea and surrounding islands. The main purpose of the campaign from the Australian side was to protect New Guinea from the Japanese whose plan was to invade and claim their land as their own. This is known to be one of the bloodiest campaigns of the World War with the trail being extremely narrow and no where to hide and be protected. It has left a strong, unbreakable bond between New Guinea and Australia which will continue throughout both of the countries history.…
This essay will be focusing on the battle of Gallipoli during World War 1 and how it was significant to Australia. There were five main factors that contributed to World War 1; they were Mutual Defence Alliances, Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism and the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which was the immediate cause. Australians were en-route to Europe to fight the Germans. Turkey then entered the war and formed an alliance with Germany. Australian forces were immediately diverted to Egypt to protect Suez Canal and The Australian Troops landed at Gallipoli on 24th of April 1915, and started war on the 25th April 1915 at 2:30am and ended the Australian troops were evacuated on the 20th of December and the battle finished on 9th January 1916.…
It’s not easy to be classed as a true Australian hero. Our nation admires people who are selflessness and put others above themselves. Demonstrate great bravery and are yet humble we also respect people who stand up for what they believe in even though this might not be popular sentiment at the time. We are inspired by exceptional talent and by people who are the best at what they can do and in doing these things demonstrate to the world their pride in being an Australian. The person I am going to tell you about is exceptional as they possess not one but all of these admiral quality’s Vincent Lingiari AM (1919 – 21 January 1988), was a Native rights extremist.…
Afghans have played a big part in Australian history and have had a huge contribution towards the economic and social development of early Australia. The actions the Afghans performed have helped mould the Australia we know today. Through letters, immigration forms, personal possessions such as clothing and journals, historians have discovered many things about the Afghans and their job as cameleers in Australia. Before the arrival of the Afghans travel in Australia was slow as people were travelling with animals such as horses and cattle. These animals could not handle the harsh environment including lack of water and intense heat.…
The composer’s representation of people and politics are products of their own political motivations and perspective, which advocate discussion and awareness amongst the audiences by exposing the hidden fallacies embedded within historical past. Portrayed through personal and public agendas, the process of representation evokes awareness amongst readers by compelling them to revaluate their own perspectives in their political sphere. Inherent in Henry Reynold’s memoir, Why Weren’t We Told (1999) is a representation of society’s attitudes towards race relations in Australian history, reflecting flaws of the communal ‘white blindfold’ perception of Aboriginal past. Reynolds’ personal account exposes the need to revise such misconceptions that…
In 1942, Australia and PNG were involved in the battle of Kokoda against the Japanese. The involvement of Australia in the Kokoda campaign was significant as the threat the Japanese imposed, the hardships the Australian endured and the characteristics the troops displayed all held impact on the nation of Australia. The tactics of the Japanese Aggressive Foreign Policy was a threat to Australia with its plans of invasion or isolation to gain Australia's resources. Australia's involvement in the Kokoda campaign was an experience of hardship and difficulty which required them to endure tricky terrain and harsh warfare. The characteristics of the Australians that fought in WWI, which helped build the ANZAC legend, was evident and displayed immensely in the…
Marine Corps War Memorial Patriotism is often associated with Americans in response to the emotional pride in their nations land, culture, present day achievements, and history. However one's devotion to what they love may come with the dismissal of cynical actions. The remembrance of major events in our lives through memorialization keeps us either sane or feel a sense of unity among our community. Memorials are important to the American people, which are constructed by artists to provide visual and spiritual remembrance of achievements, American progress, uniqueness, and honor. The way we interact with memorials, contribute to the purpose of its creation.…
Primary recounts, facts and images all help display these key points of how the battle in 1942 between the Imperial army and convict-heritage Australians fought it out in harsh conditions, with Australian’s returning victorious.…
The Anzac legend was first born on the 25th of April, 1915 and since that time the legend has got greater and more and more people have gained respect for both or living and fallen soldiers. Every battle that the ANZACS thought it showed what it was like to be an Australian. These battles that we fought in like the Gallipoli campaign showed the courage and both mental and physical toughness also showing our never give up attitude. To commemorate our fallen and standing ANZAC legends we hold a day called ANZAC day. On this day we commemorate them by marching and remembering the legends of Gallipoli and other battle like the battle of Fromelles and all the men and women that fought to make this country how it is…
This demonstrates that World War 2 opened up Australia to a more diverse way of life, and shaped the country’s…
The Anzacs (Australia New Zealand Fighting Corp) landed at Gallipoli Cove in 25th of April 1915, providing assistance to Britain in World War one. In the event, volunteer soldiers have fought the Turks in the hope of winning with their “bravery” as that they were born as a “race of athletes”. However, certain evidence have shown that the Ideal characteristics mentioned in the Anzacs to be inaccurate. The information discovered supports the hypothesis that The Anzac Legend is an inaccurate portrayal of Australia’s fighting men in World War One that has shown certain information as exaggerated. Several sources found have shown clear evidence of why the Australia Legend is inaccurate.…