After a funeral service at Holy Trinity, Col. William Light was interred in Light Square in Adelaide at noon #otd 10 Oct 1839. He was 53. His breastplate read ‘Founder of a City’. Several thousand attended. The current monument is was veiled in 1905. On #KaurnaCountry.

Monthly Lunch in The Combined Ex-Services Mess, Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide, Wednesday 19th February. Bookings essential on 8227 0980. Bar facilities, air-conditioned, comfortable, free car parking. #rslsouthaustralia

Died on this date - Private Maurice Burbidge (b. 1894; Singapore Straits Settlements; came to Australia when he was about 22), Service number 56, embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on HMAT Geelong (A2) on 18 Nov 1915 with 8th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Infantry Battalion,

Our latest video is now available on YouTube, developed with our friends at Battle Guide it tells the story of the landings at Helles. youtu.be/NZLSzbKcIe8?si…

10 Brigade locked and loaded 💥💥💥 Our newest Brigade has begun to receive its HIMARS and NASAMS weapons systems, able to strike targets more than 500km away.

Vale Colonel Peter Scott DSO OAM MID (Ret’d) Today in Adelaide, we farewelled a great South Australian - a dedicated servant of his nation, whose life was defined by courage, leadership and selflessness. awm.gov.au/collection/P10…

🅾🅽 🆃🅷🅸🆂 🅳🅰🆈 JULY 20, 1940: Members of the South Australian branch of the VDC (4MD) awaiting the issue of armbands - 'an important matter of dressing'. #SouthAustralia #VDC #WW2 🇦🇺 Image source: collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+624…

Heres wishing all of our #Belgian followers, and all our friends in #Belgium, a happy #BelgianDay! #BelgiumDay

🇦🇺 Alexander John Hunter was born on 12 September 1924 in Adelaide, South Australia. Prior to his enlistment, he was a sheet metal worker in Stockman Plumbing and Sheet Metal Works, Hyde Park, Adelaide. Alexander enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 27 April 1943.

New Crown, who dis? 👑👑 #YourADF is updating logos & images with King Charles III’s Tudor Crown, replacing Queen Elizabeth II’s St Edward’s Crown. Read more 📰 defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…

Lionel Colin Matthews was born in Stepney, South Australia on 15 August 1912. From the London Gazette of 25th November 1947: "The King has been graciously pleased, on the advice of His Majesty's Australian Ministers, to approve the posthumous award of the George Cross, in

Died on this date - Driver William Gordon Physick (b. 1886; Muswell Hill, England; came to Australia in 1911), Service number 61, embarked from Adelaide, Sth Australia on HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 22 Oct 1914 with 3rd Light Horse Regiment - Machine Gun Section & disembarked

Died on this date - (Aust) Private George Noble (b. 1895; Reedbeds, Fulham, Sth Aust), Service number 4754, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Wandilla (A62) on 15 June 1915 with 3rd Australian General Hospital – 1st Reinforcements. On 27 Jan 1916 he disembarked at

On 9th January, the last Allied troops left the shores of the Dardanelles, concluding one of the First World War’s most infamous episodes: The Gallipoli Campaign. Lone Pine in the southern part of the ANZAC zone of attack was a strategically important plateau. Australian forces

The Army Museum Puckapunyal serves as the custodian for the stories of those who served. Housing the heritage collections of both the Royal Australian Armoured Corps and the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, the museum preserves a legacy spanning from the 1870s through to

Died on this date – 26 January Remembering the 6 Australian WW1 deaths on this date buried in UK & Ireland – their stories have been told previously….

Congratulations to all 32 soldiers acknowledged in the Australia Day honours. Their service alongside #YourADF reflects the professionalism & leadership that defines #AusArmy. See the full list 📰 spr.ly/6019C7pKl