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Indigenous soldiers

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 721 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 1780 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 2926 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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