Australia, WWII Second Australian Imperial Forces and Citizen Military Forces Service Records, 1939-1947
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61987/
Source: Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947.Series Number B883. National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947. Series Number B884. National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
About Australia, WWII Second Australian Imperial Forces and Citizen Military Forces Service Records, 1939-1947
This collection contains service documents for individuals serving for the AIF (Second Australian Imperial Forces) or CMF (Citizen Military Forces) during WWII.
From the Australian War Museum in London: “As part of the British Empire, Australia was among the first nations to declare war on Nazi Germany and between 1939 and 1945 nearly one million Australian men and women served in what was going to be World War II. They fought in campaigns against the Axis powers across Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa. In 1941, The Japanese Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbour and advanced into South East Asia. As a result, the Allied powers including Australia were at war with Japan as well.
During this period, the Australian mainland came under direct enemy attack for the first time in history, with Japanese bombing attacks on Northern Australia and an attack on Sydney Harbour by Japanese midget submarines. At the time of German defeat and Japanese surrender, 39,000 Australians had lost their lives and another 30,000 had been taken prisoner.” “Australians in WWII.” Australians in World War II, www.awmlondon.gov.au/australians-in-wwii.
Information found on each record varies, but may contain:
Given and Surname
Service Number
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Place of Enlistment
Name of Next of Kin
ANZAC Memorial, 1914-1918
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61966/
Source: Anzac Memorial. Sydney, Australia: New South Wales Branch Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia, 1919.
This database contains The Anzac Memorial, a book compiled to commemorate those who served in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) and died in World War I.
The contents of this book are varied. Much of the book is comprised of a Roll of Honour, listing nearly 20,000 Australians who died in the war. In addition to these soldiers’ names, their number, rank, unit, cause of death, and date of death are also listed.
The remainder of the book contains items such as:
Photographs of soldiers and battle fields
Poems
Notes
Letters and diary entries written by soldiers
Reports
Official documents
Speeches
An official summary of the terms of the peace treaty
Accounts, stories, and articles on war events
Chris
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