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Indigenous soldiers

Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Ces Whap, a patrolman with the 51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
ADF People History 

Walking in his ancestors’ footsteps

04/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1067 Views 0 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Indigenous soldiers, NAIDOC Week

When the call went out to help protect Australia’s northern tip against the Japanese, both Lance Corporal Ces Whap’s grandfathers

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An Australian Army soldier from Sarpeye Company, 51FNQR in traditional Torres Strait Islander clothing for the 80th anniversary ceremony. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. All photos by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
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Army marks anniversary of unique Indigenous unit

22/03/202324/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2371 Views 2 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander solders, Chief of Army, Indigenous soldiers, WWII

One of two surviving veterans of Australia’s only all-Indigenous military unit joined the Torres Strait Islands community and Australian Army members

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Then Warrant Officer Class 2 Darren Moffitt with his artwork titled “The Salute”. It depicted a dugong as the centrepiece was created for the Royal Australian Navy’s centenary in 2011. It told the story of Indigenous service and connection to Navy. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
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A combination of art and service

27/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1583 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Indigenous soldiers, recent

Darren Moffitt didn’t think his first batch of Indigenous artwork was very special. He painted to pass time in hospital and

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Lieutenant Sebastian Jingle at the conclusion of the part-time officer commissioning program graduation ceremony at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. Photo by Sergeant Nunu Campos.
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Lt Jingle a community trailblazer

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2795 Views 0 Comments 51st Battalion Far North Queensland Regiment, Army Reserve, Indigenous soldiers

Lieutenant Sebastian Jingle has become the first known Indigenous Australian from the western Cape York region to commission as an

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Members of the Australian Light Horse Association participate in a re-enactment ride to commemorate the Battle of Beersheba in Israel. Photo by Corporal Nunu Campos.
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New Beersheba doco to focus on Indigenous cavalrymen

30/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3752 Views 0 Comments Battle of Beersheba, Indigenous soldiers, Light Horse Brigade, NITV

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Dan Tehan has announced that the government will honour the memory of Indigenous diggers at the

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