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The Australian Imperial Force Mouquet Farm Memorial near the village of Pozières, France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People Europe History Lest We Forget 

Mates first, then and now

30/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 591 Views 0 Comments 31st/42nd Battalion Royal Queensland Regiment, France, Pozières, WWI

Private Wayne Drage’s voice wavered as he spoke about the day his great-great uncle was wounded during the battle of

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Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award ambassador Corporal Justin Wells picks a poppy beside the Le Hamel Australian Corps Memorial, France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People Europe Lest We Forget 

On the spot of an heroic stand

29/08/202329/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 747 Views 0 Comments France, Victoria Cross, Villers-Bretonneux, WWI

Walking in the footsteps of a Victoria Cross (VC) recipient from World War I gave a Jonathan Church Good Soldiering

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Australian Army Jonathan Church Good Soldiering Award ambassador Corporal Justin Wells, beside the headstone of Gunner William Tasker at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux France. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Wallabies seek inspiration from our fallen

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 143 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, France, Last Post, Villers-Bretonneux, WWI

It was one of the most stunning battlefield victories and the beginning of the end of WW1. CAPTION: Australian Army

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Lieutenant Colonel Adam Hepworth (left) and Colonel Robin Smith (second from right) meet with French Army Lieutenant Colonel Matthias Leroy, supported by the Australian Army Liaison Officer to the French Army, Lieutenant Colonel Dean Kachab (right). Story by Emma Kennedy. Photo by Eloïse Marreau.
Australian Army Europe News Overseas 

Aussies visit French robot testers

29/06/202303/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1530 Views 0 Comments France, Robotics

Australian Army personnel strengthened ties with the French Army during a visit to the Robotic Experimentation Platoon at the Centre

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A French Navy Alouette III lifts off from Ile Des Pins airfield during Exercise Croix du Sud 2016 in New Caledonia. Photo by Corporal David Said.
ADF Australian Europe News 

French/Australian defence cooperation boosted

02/05/201802/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2600 Views 0 Comments France, logistics-support agreement

During French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Australia this week, several Defence issues were discussed and initiatives initiated. FILE PHOTO: A French

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