From: >X-From_: mike@regiments.org Wed Mar 29 15:51:30 2006 Mike - I assume oyu are on the list under another address - please let me know offlist if you wish to have this one authorised so you can alos post from it. Linda List-admin AUS-MILITARY kapana@netspace.net.au >Private Alfred Charles James PELLING, QX 6872, enlisted in Bowen >Hills on 04 July 1940. He was then 23 yrs old, having been born on >15 July 1916. >The 2/24 Australian Imperial Force Bn was a Victorian regular army >Infantry Regiment which actually went to North Africa. It was part >of the 26th Brigade of the 9th Division. > >As Wikipedia relates: > >"The 9th Division began embarking for its return to Australia on 24 >January 1943. The division arrived at Fremantle in Western Australia >on 18 February whereupon all members of the division were granted >three weeks leave. The division reformed in April 1943 in the >semi-tropical Atherton Tableland region of North Queensland where it >began re-organising and re-training for jungle warfare. As part of >the conversion to a Jungle Division many of the division's units >were either separated from the division, reorganised into new roles >or disbanded. After completing amphibious training near Cairns the >9th Division departed for Milne Bay in New Guinea in late July and >early August 1943." > >This is a fair summary. > >How a Queenslander ended up in the Victorian 2/24th is not clear. >But it certainly can happen. You will need to search his actual Army >record, which can be found at: > >http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/family_history/armed_services.html > >As David Grierson mentioned there is a history of the battalion. It >is entitled: > >Serle, R.P. (editor). The Second Twenty-Fourth Australian Infantry >Battalion of the 9th Australian Division: A History. Brisbane: >2/24th Battalion Assn, 1963. > >If you wish to try and found out more about your grandfather, there >are still some copies in the used book shops. > >I would be delighted to take a photograph of his grave, if you wish, >as I reside in Port Moresby. > >"PELLING, Private, ALFRED CHARLES JAMES, QX6872. A.LF. 2/24 Bn. >Australian Infantry. 9th October 1943. Age 27. Son of Charles James >Pelling and Alethea Jane Pelling; husband of Lurline Ethel Pelling, >of Bowen Hills, Queensland. B5. D. 11." > >Actually, he died of 'illness' not of war wounds. A vast number of >young boys died of 'illness' in Papua New Guinea, and principally from malaria. > >Hope this assists a little more > >Mike Moir-Bussy (still safe and sound in PNG) >* former officer in PNGVR (860624) >* Secretary, PNG Warriors Association (URL site to be notified soon..........) >* Erstwhile confrere of 'commanding officer' Todd Mills, over on >http://www.regiments.org (If you are interested in British Land >Forces this is the first, the largest and the best!!!!) >* the Moderator (archivist - kind of!) on the Yahoo brit regiments >List (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/britregiments , most capably >managed by Canadian Paul Wallace). Get over there if you want to >find out more about your genealogical military ancestors. > >Phewey! How's that for an advertisement? And, of course, if you want >to know mostest about Ozzie mil history ..... Stay Tuned!... Right here! > >MMB ..... off for a cuppa on the Golden Staircase .......... >"Hey Boy! ........ kisim wunpela SP .........!" ....... <just kidding!>

Hi Mike, Sorry I hadn't answered your post, but for some strange reason I don't appear to have got it, even checked list archives.? Thanks for the story and yes I do have a copy of his war records, I sent away for them a few years ago, I also have quite a number of pictures that he had taken overseas, a cute little envelope with a drawing of a soldier with a bayonet poking at this other little man with a funny hat, and the word "IMSHEE" written under it, also a few other bits like a 1941 Australian Soldiers Club (Fast Hotel) Jerusalem, Christmas menu and a nice letter he wrote just prior to his death. If there is anyone out there who may think they or one of their relations might have been a mate of Jims (Alfred), and think they may be in the pictures, I would be more than happy to scan a copy to them.(unfortunately he didn't put any names on them) Also thank you for the kind offer of a photo of his grave, that would be wonderful, I do have pictures of it, but they would date back to possibly 1943, I am sure nan would love to have a look at a more current one as well. Thanks again Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Barraclough" <kapana@netspace.net.au> To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 9:15 AM Subject: [AUS-MIL] More on Alfred Charles PELLING > From: > > >X-From_: mike@regiments.org Wed Mar 29 15:51:30 2006 > > Mike - I assume oyu are on the list under another address - please > let me know offlist if you wish to have this one authorised so you > can alos post from it. > > Linda > List-admin AUS-MILITARY > kapana@netspace.net.au > > >Private Alfred Charles James PELLING, QX 6872, enlisted in Bowen > >Hills on 04 July 1940. He was then 23 yrs old, having been born on > >15 July 1916. > >The 2/24 Australian Imperial Force Bn was a Victorian regular army > >Infantry Regiment which actually went to North Africa. It was part > >of the 26th Brigade of the 9th Division. > > > >As Wikipedia relates: > > > >"The 9th Division began embarking for its return to Australia on 24 > >January 1943. The division arrived at Fremantle in Western Australia > >on 18 February whereupon all members of the division were granted > >three weeks leave. The division reformed in April 1943 in the > >semi-tropical Atherton Tableland region of North Queensland where it > >began re-organising and re-training for jungle warfare. As part of > >the conversion to a Jungle Division many of the division's units > >were either separated from the division, reorganised into new roles > >or disbanded. After completing amphibious training near Cairns the > >9th Division departed for Milne Bay in New Guinea in late July and > >early August 1943." > > > >This is a fair summary. > > > >How a Queenslander ended up in the Victorian 2/24th is not clear. > >But it certainly can happen. You will need to search his actual Army > >record, which can be found at: > > > >http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/family_history/armed_services.html > > > >As David Grierson mentioned there is a history of the battalion. It > >is entitled: > > > >Serle, R.P. (editor). The Second Twenty-Fourth Australian Infantry > >Battalion of the 9th Australian Division: A History. Brisbane: > >2/24th Battalion Assn, 1963. > > > >If you wish to try and found out more about your grandfather, there > >are still some copies in the used book shops. > > > >I would be delighted to take a photograph of his grave, if you wish, > >as I reside in Port Moresby. > > > >"PELLING, Private, ALFRED CHARLES JAMES, QX6872. A.LF. 2/24 Bn. > >Australian Infantry. 9th October 1943. Age 27. Son of Charles James > >Pelling and Alethea Jane Pelling; husband of Lurline Ethel Pelling, > >of Bowen Hills, Queensland. B5. D. 11." > > > >Actually, he died of 'illness' not of war wounds. A vast number of > >young boys died of 'illness' in Papua New Guinea, and principally from malaria. > > > >Hope this assists a little more > > > >Mike Moir-Bussy (still safe and sound in PNG) > >* former officer in PNGVR (860624) > >* Secretary, PNG Warriors Association (URL site to be notified soon..........) > >* Erstwhile confrere of 'commanding officer' Todd Mills, over on > >http://www.regiments.org (If you are interested in British Land > >Forces this is the first, the largest and the best!!!!) > >* the Moderator (archivist - kind of!) on the Yahoo brit regiments > >List (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/britregiments , most capably > >managed by Canadian Paul Wallace). Get over there if you want to > >find out more about your genealogical military ancestors. > > > >Phewey! How's that for an advertisement? And, of course, if you want > >to know mostest about Ozzie mil history ..... Stay Tuned!... Right here! > > > >MMB ..... off for a cuppa on the Golden Staircase .......... > >"Hey Boy! ........ kisim wunpela SP .........!" ....... <just kidding!> > > > ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== > The Military Historical Society of Australia > http://www.pcug.org.au/~astaunto/mhsa.htm >