Since I can't find a general English military mailing list, I will post anything military I find in this, at least all the rootsweb lists are searchable. I have finished the Parramatta "Cumberland Times" and am now perusing the: THE COLONIAL MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL MARITIME JOURNAL VOL. 1, JAN - APRIL 1840 by Robert Montgomery Martin, Esq. Author of "The History o the British Colonies," &c. Fisher, Son, & Co. Newgate-Street, London; Hunter-Street, Quai de L'Ecole, Paris ............................................................................... Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles Wellesley, 15th regiment, son of the Duke of Wellington; Lieutenant-Col. Whyte, 7th Hussars; and Captain Fox, all attached to the British army in the Ganadas, are now in Baltimore, on a tour through the country .Limerick Chronicle kind regards Lina Moffitt Australia

CUMBERLAND TIMES, 30.4.1846 DEATH OF WI LSON, THE BUSHRANGER AND CAPTURE OF HIS PARTY !!! The following letter, extracted from the Herald, from a CorporaL of the Mounted Police, details the close of the career of this second Donaghoe:-- Yulgillar, 15th May 1846 Sir,--I beg to state for your information that on the 7th May, we were inFormed that the bushranger Wilson and his party, of whom we were in pursuit, had robbed the station of Mr Bloxsome, of Rostio. The next morning we went after them, and took the aboriginal black with us to tracK. We got on it on the morning of the 9th, and followed them over mountains and through scrubs, so thick, that we were obliged to cut our way through them with our knives. We fell in with them on the morning of the 12th, at half past eight o'clock; we saw their fire from the ridge where we were on: I dismounted the men, as I would have been heard with the horses from the bank of the creek upon which they were, being very hard and scrubby. As we came up the bank they were prepared; I ordered them to lay down their arms, but they refused to do so. The bushranger Delaney, whom we captured, being behind a tree, five yards from the bank, with a double barreled piece, he fired at, but missed me. Then seeing Wilson with a blunderbuss and spring bayonet attached, presented, and a double-barrelled gun at his knee, I fired at him, but missed; when Delaney rushed on me, and caught me in his arms round the body; I then ordered trooper Joyce, as he was close by, to do his duty, which he did, and shot him through the shoulder blade. I then seeing trooper Maher in front of Wilson without any covering, ran immediately to his assistance, when Wilson fired his blunderbuss at Maher, and shot him in the fleshy part of the thigh, and lodged thirteen buckshot in him, as he was making for cover; Maher then fired at him, and put a ball in his left elbow, he then ran with the double-barrelled piece still in his hand, Maher followed, and knocked him down with the butt of his carbine, which broke; he got up again, and made an effort to cross the creek. I drew my pistol, and shot him through the left side. Trooper Maher not being able to move, I went to see after the other two bushrangers, that we had not seen, as they had got into the scrub when we first challenged. At this time the affray was over having lasted one hour. Wilson was severely wounded but lived until half-past three, being six hours and a half. I then mustered all I could find in the camp, consisting of eighteen stand of arms, six horses, four saddles, two pack horses and a quantity of ammunition, and other baggage. Having our dead and two wounded men and not knowing where we might find a station, I thought it best to remain all night as we should have to go all over mountains. On the morning of the 13th, we started, and made an out station of Mr Ogilvie's on the Clarence River, about twelve miles distance, where I left the wounded in charge of trooper Joyce, and proceeded to the head station for assistance. Next morning I returned with a dray, when Joyce reported that one of the bushrangers, who had escaped, was lurking in the vicinity, where a shepherd brought him some meat to detain him, until I should come back. I then rode off, and apprehended him in a gully, about three quarters of a mile from the station, with a double-barrelled gun in his possession. We brought the dead and wounded on the dray to the head station, where J. Melton, Esq., J.P., had arrived, in the absence of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, who had been sent for, but was out in pursuit of the party we had taken. We could get no medical aid up to the present, but I proceed to-morrow to New England for Dr Frail, who is the nearest medical gentleman to this place. Trooper Maher is not mortally wounded, neither is the prisoner Delaney, but they are not in a fit state to be removed. Mr Melton took down the depositions today, the 15th, when we interred Wilson. I am, Sir Your most obedient servant (Signed) CORPORAL WORSLEY Mounted Police (True copy) H. Mair, Lieutenant and Adjutant, Mounted Police ...Lina

I am going slowly through some of the newspapers on line at: http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/browselist.html and would like to share with you anything of a military nature. I hope you enjoy them ... Lina CUMBERLAND TIMES - 25.4.1846 British Extracts -- EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF SOMNAMBULISM A most extraordinary case occurred at Chatham-Barracks, which has caused considerable sensation. After the eight o'clock tat-too the soldiers retired to rest, and shortly after nine o'clock, a soldier from one of the rooms of letter H, was observed to go out into the passage, and, as he did not return, information was given, upon which a Sergeant-major of the 60th Rifles, together with Sergeant Beard and Corporal McKay, of the 2nd Queen's commenced an immediate search, and on their enquiry of the sentinels at different posts, they ascertained that a man in his shirt was seen to enter one of the places of convenience for the troops at the rear of the barracks. A lantern was procured and let down, but they could see no one, though they heard a low noise in the drain. Nothing was heard of the missing soldier until half past eleven o'clock the same night, when he was brought into the barracks by an escort of the Royal Marines, without a bit of clothing on, and in a fit, the poor fellow having been picked up in the marine barracks where he was found by the escort. On enquiry it turned out that the soldier must have got down the privy, and had proceeded along the drain that leads into the river Medway, as he was discovered by a private named Benjamin Brown, in a privy at the rear of the marine barracks. Hearing someone was below, he repaired to the guard-house and communicated the circumstance to the sergeant of the guard. An escort was immediately formed and lights procured, and on their arrival at the rear they found the poor fellow lying on the ground struggling and in a fit, a short distance from the privy. He must have got out of the hole himself, and walked a short distance, when he struck himself against one of the posts used for the purpose of drying clothes. The distance the man must have gone is between 5000 to 6000 feet underground. The man's name is Peter Slight, belonging to the 2nd Queen's., and he has been in the depot about two months. He is twenty-three years of age, and a native of Prestonpans, in the county of Mid Lothian. The young man was, immediately on his arrival at the barracks, taken to the detachment hospital, and was attended without loss of time by the medical officers attached. This is the fourth time that this poor fellow has risen from his bed and walked in his sleep. On one occasion he received a severe injury in one foot by slipping down on being challenged by one of the sentries on duty. An enquiry into the above circumstances was made on Monday by the official authorities, and several persons examined; and their depositions taken down in writing,! it is supposed for the purpose of laying them before the commander-in-chief for the man's discharge. ...Lina

Just thought I'd post the odd military exerpt found as I slowly go through the online digitised newspapers at: http://www.nla.gov.au/ferguson/ 18.4.1846 - The Cumberland Times & Western Advocate, (Parramatta NSW) Willliam Holmes, Richard Harmingnay, and John Corner, private soldiers of the 99th regiment were sentenced to five years transportation for an assault and robbery committed upon Church-hill. kind regards Lina

Anybody who wrote away to CARO (Central Army Records Office) would have been subjected to months of waiting due to the fact they sort their record requests on the basis of how much information they have been provided, the more information, the quicker you get a response. If you supplied a name only then you can expect to wait months or years or get the wrong records. An example, if I wrote away for my god-fathers records and used his name only I would have a chance of receiving any of eight records. The most important piece of information you can provide is the Regimental Number or Service Number of the person concerned. If you are fortunate enough to be able to ask your serviceperson from WW2 their number they will surprise you as they will more than likely rattle it off at a rapid clip. The one thing a service person never forgets is their serive number. The name of the unit/s they served in will also be a big help. To those of you who had a dad or grandad who would not talk about their service at all, I can only say be patient, if you are requesting records from CARO. Personally I would use the new computerised records. The slow pace of the response can be attributed to this facility only coming on line last year and the enormous interest shown by the public in the service has caused a delay which will be shorter as time go's by. The new computerised records of World War 2 veterans make searches a lot easier as you can search the Nominal Roll for the details you need to expedite your request, and forward the request by computer. The Nominal Rolls of the different wars can be found at http://www.awm.gov.au/database/nroll.asp Requests for service records should be made through National Archives. http://www.naa.gov.au this brings up the home page, on the left hand side is list marked research, click service records and follow the prompts. This is much quicker than CARO, the staff at National Archives are most helpful and you will only have to wait six to eight weeks, at the most 12 weeks. Take advantage of the offer from the Australian War Memorial and print out a certificate of service. They look really nice. As Val said, the information is really worth while. It can be surprising, even shocking, remember it is history!! The volume of paper can be small, my Dad's file contained 16 sheets of paper plus three or four explanatory pages from National Archives. It represented six and a half years of my father's life. Hope the information supplied is of some value. Best regards to all Paul Kinney >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: AUS-MILITARY-D Digest V03 #12 >Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 10:00:02 -0700 > ><< message2.txt >> ><< message4.txt >> ><< message6.txt >> ><< message8.txt >> _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

With input from Mike Boyd who also quotes R H Montague the page http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/before-waterloo.htm now has a lot more info about the Veterans Companies of NSW and Tasmania from the start to the finish. Ted Harris

It can take up to 4 months to arrive. You receive a copy of every piece of paper the Service ever had on the Serviceman. Reports, leave and days off records, enlistment papers, discharge papers, recommendations for promotion, and a lot of stuff that may be of no interest but you get it anyway. Very much worth getting. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 2:00 PM Subject: National Archives > Hi everyone, > > I am newbie to this list so please forgive me if this > question has already been aaked. > > Has anyone ordered copies of WW2 military records > from the National Archives? If so what was was in > them and how long did it take for them arrive? > > Regards > Melinda Magor >

Hello Melinda, I believe that I hold the record for length of waiting time. In May 2002 I applied. In September 2002 I received the wrong records. Apologies were received and a promise of a further two weeks' wait for the correct records could arrive. In early November 2002 the correct information was received. Yours, Julie

Hi everyone, I am newbie to this list so please forgive me if this question has already been aaked. Has anyone ordered copies of WW2 military records from the National Archives? If so what was was in them and how long did it take for them arrive? Regards Melinda Magor

Many thanks to Mike Boyd and Christine Wright for their detailed information on the settlement pattens of the Royal Veterans Corps Elizabeth Roberts ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 5:00 AM Subject: AUS-MILITARY-D Digest V03 #10

Copied from http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/other/before%20-waterl oo.htm King's term did contain two noteworthy events. In 1802 during a lull in the wars against the French, the British Government decided upon drastic retrenchments of the military forces. King was instructed to induce as many men as possible to accept discharge from the Corps and settle on the land as an alternative to being sent back to England. The offer was for a grant of 130 acres to N.C.O.'s if single, 150 acres if married; eighty acres to each private if single and 100 acres if married; every married grantee to receive an additional ten acres for each child. These grants were free of taxation, quit rents and other dues for ten years, and thereafter liable to a nominal rent of I/- to 2/- per fifty acres. In addition the grantees were to be fed and clothed for a year, to receive tools and seed from the public stores for the same period and to be allowed the service of such convicts as the Governor thought fit. It is not disclosed how many availed themselves of this, the first soldier settlement proposal in Australia, but many undoubtedly did with varying fortunes. The weakness of the scheme lay in the fact that no consideration was given to varying quality of land. There was wide scope for patronage and favouritism in the selection of land and the allocation of convict labour. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 8:59 PM Subject: Re: 1830s settlement of Vetrans > Elizabeth > When I was trying to find the passenger list of the John Barry which brought > the first detachment to Sydney in 1826 I did find an the article The Royal > Veterans in Australia by R. H. Montague, Journal of the Royal Australian > Historical Society, December 1982, Vol. 68 Pt 3, p 240. > > I did correspond with Ron at the time - I think he lived near Maitland, NSW. > He was going to write a book on the Royal NSW Veteran Companies in the > 1990's but I am not sure if he has or has not done so. But your library > should be able to do a search under his name to see what else he may have > published. > > From memory, when the members "retired" they were given an grant of land > from 40-100 acres. I think he said they were in clusters so that people of > various skills could help each other. However that was not the case in my > ancestor who got 100 acres in Turramurra what is now the railway station and > down Kissing Point road. > > In the material I wrote in the early 1990's there was some material on the > conditions. > > 22. LAND GRANTS > > From Royal Veterans, by R H Montague, Journal of the Australian Historical > Society, December 1982, p > 242, it provided the following outline of the land grants:- > > "The conditions that were laid down for issuing land grants to Royal > Veterans were broadly the same > as those applied to the First Fleet Marines some forty years earlier. The > new conditions were set out > in a Memorandum signed by Ralph Darling on 13 January 1829, and worded as > follows: > > It being intended to discharge part of the men of the Royal Veteran > Companies, the following > indulgences will be granted to such as are desirous of settling on farms in > the country:- > (1) Each man will be allowed from 40 to 100 acres of land according to the > quality of the soil > and the situation in which he may be required to settle on his entering into > a bond that he will > reside on and cultivate his land for a period of seven years on pain of > forfeiture. > (2)He will be furnished with all the necessary implements of husbandry. > (3) If married he will receive a cow from the Government herd on taking > possession of the land > and a second cow at any time within three years when he shall have cleared > and stumped ten > acres. > (4) Each man will be allowed the usual rations (spirits excepted) for > himself and his family for > 12 months from the day of his discharge to be issued at or in the > neighbourhood of his farm. The > ration to be forfeited if he or his family absent himself or themselves from > the farm. > (5) A log hut will be put up for the accommodation of such men as are > married. > (6) It is intended that these men shall be located in different parts of the > Colony in small bodies > of about six in number as soon as eligible situations have been determined > on, and it is desirable > that the individuals be of different trades, as being more likely to prove > generally useful to the > Colony, and afford them an opportunity of providing comfortably for > themselves and families. > > Signed (R. D.)" > > This article, p 243, said that plots of land were measured out at > Oakhampton, near Maitland, Wollombi near Cessnock, Goulburn Plains, along > the banks of the Wollondilly River and some small plots of land at > Newcastle. I think other sites will be added to this list. > > Certainly Thomas Boyd was granted land at Turramurra - 100 acres in > section/portion 410 in the Parish of Gordon, County of Cumberland. Ron > Montague advised in a letter of 18 May 1994 that the other small landholders > around Thomas' farm were not members of Royal New South Wales Veteran's > Company. Given the policy of the time of settling Veterans in groups, why > did Thomas settle in an area where there appear to be no other veterans. My > late father said that Turramurra was an Irish settlement and as Thomas came > from southern Ireland (born Co. Kerry and married Co. Cork) did he want to > settle with other Irish people? Another reason might have been that for all > but 3 months of his service with the RNSWVC I understand he was stationed at > "Lane Cove" (which took in much of the North Shore Area) and his family > became friendly with the other Irish families then living in the Turramurra > area. Thomas' eldest daughter married a close neighbour in 1834, some 2 > years after he was granted this land. However this friendship could have > developed after they arrived on this land. > > Mrs J Shepherd in a letter of 6 June 1989 said Mr Lyn Shepherd was > discharged on 24 August 1829 and was given a grant of land of 80 acres at > Bong Bong on the Wingercarribee River. (Is this the Bong Bong near Bowral?) > > From Gwenda Webb's letter of 3 June 1994, grants were given to members of > the RNSWVC in Tasmania but at this time I do not have any details. > > From Karen Gelley's letter of 16 July 1994, she supplied me with a map of > land grants on the River Tamer (near Sprin? Bay - other references I could > not read) give to her by Ron Montague. All grants appear to be 100 acres > and it only lists the following eight people:- > > No 1 W Holliday > No 2 P Cunningham > No 3 J Rowley > No 4 J Kelly > No 5 J Boskell > No 6 J Story > No 7 J Kerrigan > No 8 J Allen > > All except John Story are in Table 6 as having arrived on the John Barry in > August 1826. However none are listed in Table 5 at the time of the final > discharge in 1830. From notes on the map it might appear they were given > these grants in February 1829. However we may have to wait until Ron > Montague's book is published to obtain more details. > > Does the above advice by Governor Darling mean that the third Royal New > South Wales Veteran Company members were not promised land on enlistment? > If this was so, it could mean that many of those who did join most likely > came to Australia for employment reasons rather than with the hope of > getting rich from a grant of land after a period of service in Australia." > > Mike Boyd > Brisbane > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Elizabeth Roberts <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:59 PM > Subject: Re: 1830s settlement of Vetrans > > > > Is there an expert out there on the settlement by Govenor Darling of > Vetrans > > as small farmers. Has anything been written on the theory of the > settlement, > > does anyone know of references to the documents relating to this > settlement. > > The pattens of settlement etc. Not details of indivudial settlers. > > Elizabeth Roberts > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > > Replies to queries on AUS-MILITARY should generally be sent to the list as > well as the sender > > Please use the "reply to all" function of your mail program > > >

Elizabeth, The following record is from the catalogue of the National Library of Australia: Author: Montague, R. H. (Ronald H.) Title: Macquarie's Veterans R.H. Montague. Published: Rutherford, N.S.W. : R.H. & L.I. Montague, c1995. Description: ii, 42 p. : ill., port. ; 30 cm. ISBN: 064625779X Subject: Great Britain. Army. New South Wales Veteran Company --Biography. Soldiers --New South Wales--Biography. New South Wales --History--1788-1851. New South Wales --Genealogy. Notes: Cover title. Like Mike Boyd, I too had some correspondence with Ron Montague about a decade ago, but acquiring a copy of this publication is still on my "to do" list. <g> In any case, you may well be able to source a copy through your public library system. If you happen to be located in NSW, I trust that the State Library of NSW would hold a copy; ditto the SAG. HTH, Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Roberts" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 5:42 AM Subject: Re: Royal Veterans settlement pattens | Many thanks to Mike Boyd and Christine Wright for their detailed information | on the settlement pattens of the Royal Veterans Corps | Elizabeth Roberts | ----- Original Message ----- | From: <[email protected]> | To: <[email protected]> | Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 5:00 AM | Subject: AUS-MILITARY-D Digest V03 #10 | | | | | ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== | The Military Historical Society of Australia | http://www.pcug.org.au/~astaunto/mhsa.htm | |

Hello to all, I'm new to this list, how do I go about getting army records of my G/Grand Father.. 12th reg Suffolk..and will they tell me his parents names, maiden name of his wife. regards Wendy Australia

Elizabeth When I was trying to find the passenger list of the John Barry which brought the first detachment to Sydney in 1826 I did find an the article The Royal Veterans in Australia by R. H. Montague, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, December 1982, Vol. 68 Pt 3, p 240. I did correspond with Ron at the time - I think he lived near Maitland, NSW. He was going to write a book on the Royal NSW Veteran Companies in the 1990's but I am not sure if he has or has not done so. But your library should be able to do a search under his name to see what else he may have published. From memory, when the members "retired" they were given an grant of land from 40-100 acres. I think he said they were in clusters so that people of various skills could help each other. However that was not the case in my ancestor who got 100 acres in Turramurra what is now the railway station and down Kissing Point road. In the material I wrote in the early 1990's there was some material on the conditions. 22. LAND GRANTS From Royal Veterans, by R H Montague, Journal of the Australian Historical Society, December 1982, p 242, it provided the following outline of the land grants:- "The conditions that were laid down for issuing land grants to Royal Veterans were broadly the same as those applied to the First Fleet Marines some forty years earlier. The new conditions were set out in a Memorandum signed by Ralph Darling on 13 January 1829, and worded as follows: It being intended to discharge part of the men of the Royal Veteran Companies, the following indulgences will be granted to such as are desirous of settling on farms in the country:- (1) Each man will be allowed from 40 to 100 acres of land according to the quality of the soil and the situation in which he may be required to settle on his entering into a bond that he will reside on and cultivate his land for a period of seven years on pain of forfeiture. (2)He will be furnished with all the necessary implements of husbandry. (3) If married he will receive a cow from the Government herd on taking possession of the land and a second cow at any time within three years when he shall have cleared and stumped ten acres. (4) Each man will be allowed the usual rations (spirits excepted) for himself and his family for 12 months from the day of his discharge to be issued at or in the neighbourhood of his farm. The ration to be forfeited if he or his family absent himself or themselves from the farm. (5) A log hut will be put up for the accommodation of such men as are married. (6) It is intended that these men shall be located in different parts of the Colony in small bodies of about six in number as soon as eligible situations have been determined on, and it is desirable that the individuals be of different trades, as being more likely to prove generally useful to the Colony, and afford them an opportunity of providing comfortably for themselves and families. Signed (R. D.)" This article, p 243, said that plots of land were measured out at Oakhampton, near Maitland, Wollombi near Cessnock, Goulburn Plains, along the banks of the Wollondilly River and some small plots of land at Newcastle. I think other sites will be added to this list. Certainly Thomas Boyd was granted land at Turramurra - 100 acres in section/portion 410 in the Parish of Gordon, County of Cumberland. Ron Montague advised in a letter of 18 May 1994 that the other small landholders around Thomas' farm were not members of Royal New South Wales Veteran's Company. Given the policy of the time of settling Veterans in groups, why did Thomas settle in an area where there appear to be no other veterans. My late father said that Turramurra was an Irish settlement and as Thomas came from southern Ireland (born Co. Kerry and married Co. Cork) did he want to settle with other Irish people? Another reason might have been that for all but 3 months of his service with the RNSWVC I understand he was stationed at "Lane Cove" (which took in much of the North Shore Area) and his family became friendly with the other Irish families then living in the Turramurra area. Thomas' eldest daughter married a close neighbour in 1834, some 2 years after he was granted this land. However this friendship could have developed after they arrived on this land. Mrs J Shepherd in a letter of 6 June 1989 said Mr Lyn Shepherd was discharged on 24 August 1829 and was given a grant of land of 80 acres at Bong Bong on the Wingercarribee River. (Is this the Bong Bong near Bowral?) From Gwenda Webb's letter of 3 June 1994, grants were given to members of the RNSWVC in Tasmania but at this time I do not have any details. From Karen Gelley's letter of 16 July 1994, she supplied me with a map of land grants on the River Tamer (near Sprin? Bay - other references I could not read) give to her by Ron Montague. All grants appear to be 100 acres and it only lists the following eight people:- No 1 W Holliday No 2 P Cunningham No 3 J Rowley No 4 J Kelly No 5 J Boskell No 6 J Story No 7 J Kerrigan No 8 J Allen All except John Story are in Table 6 as having arrived on the John Barry in August 1826. However none are listed in Table 5 at the time of the final discharge in 1830. From notes on the map it might appear they were given these grants in February 1829. However we may have to wait until Ron Montague's book is published to obtain more details. Does the above advice by Governor Darling mean that the third Royal New South Wales Veteran Company members were not promised land on enlistment? If this was so, it could mean that many of those who did join most likely came to Australia for employment reasons rather than with the hope of getting rich from a grant of land after a period of service in Australia." Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth Roberts <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:59 PM Subject: Re: 1830s settlement of Vetrans > Is there an expert out there on the settlement by Govenor Darling of Vetrans > as small farmers. Has anything been written on the theory of the settlement, > does anyone know of references to the documents relating to this settlement. > The pattens of settlement etc. Not details of indivudial settlers. > Elizabeth Roberts > > > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > Replies to queries on AUS-MILITARY should generally be sent to the list as well as the sender > Please use the "reply to all" function of your mail program >

Is there an expert out there on the settlement by Govenor Darling of Vetrans as small farmers. Has anything been written on the theory of the settlement, does anyone know of references to the documents relating to this settlement. The pattens of settlement etc. Not details of indivudial settlers. Elizabeth Roberts

Anyone with an interest in the 1st New South Wales Rifle Volunteers circa 1860 can now view 2 good photos of their uniforms (donated by Kathy Luck) at http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-uniforms/australian-9.htm Ted more colonial uniform photos always welcome

People with an interest in Military Police from WW2 can now see Robyne Kirsch's picture of a group with signatures (previous post) at http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-discipline/mp-ww2.htm Ted

Looking for any history of 2/10 Field Regt Royal Australian Artillery from 1939 until 1945. Especially interested in what happened to the Regiment during the fall of Singapore. Thanks Roger Royal Marines Member RMHS Researching Copelin, Pont, Attrell, Deacon

Some time ago Sandie Playle from WA offered the list a photo of the memorial headstone in Freemantle of a Gallipoli Digger who later fell at Pozieres I accepted her offer and it is now to be seen at http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww1/1aif/1div/03bde/11th_battalion_aif.htm Ted Harris

Hi Julie, I'd try www.warbooks.com.au If they don't have it, they can find it! David Read -----Original Message----- From: Julie Bambach [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, 6 January 2003 8:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: 7th Division Engineers WW2 I am hoping someone can help me track down a copy of "The Gap is Bridged-Part 2" by L.J. Robertson along with A.E Field. It was printed in Sydney in 1982, the copyright held by the 7th Division Engineers Association. Any info on where to contact this association would be appreciated. Regards Julie ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== Anzac Research http://anzacresearch.tripod.com/index.htm