After a quick visit to Sydney’s best bookshop Berkelouw Books (sorry Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 - $25 second hand) I then took a brisk walk to the world’s best British pub The Lord Dudley for a read of the final printed Wartime beside the fire. Robin Prior Aust War Memorial

Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade partook in Exercise Watch Tower, a Battle Field Study Tour in the Solomon Islands. The tour aims to expose our soldiers to Pacific WWII sites including, Henderson Field, Red Beach, Battle of Tenaru, Alligator Creek, and Bloody Ridge.

Bandana man strikes again!

Bandana man 👎🏻

ANZAC Day at the Brunei-Australia monument, Green Beach. Attended by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces CDF and all service chiefs. Speeches by Australia in Brunei and the Japanese Ambassador. In Brunei, Australia’s role in the liberation is well known. Photo shows the 2/17th entering the…

With fantastic hospitality provided by British Forces Brunei🇧🇳 and 1 Bn, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, the #AARCStaffRide24 conducted a combined TEWT on the beaches of oil-producing Lutong 🇲🇾. Great to discuss common doctrine with our strong friends and allies 🇬🇧 🇦🇺. UK in Brunei🇬🇧🇧🇳 British Army 🇬🇧

Yet another article pushing the myth that strategic decisionmaking about return of the 6th & 7th Divisions to Aust was wholly by John Curtin.
Curtin's instead acted on sage, consistent & steadfast professional advice from Army chief (& then defacto CDF) LTGEN Vernon Sturdee.

CAPT Emily Mirabella - RAE Reserve Officer, VFL Player and lawyer - briefs the #AARCStaffRide24 on the breadth of engineer tasks undertaken during the Oboe Campaign standing at the Seria Oilfields 1 billion barrel monument. RAE - Ingenuity across wide skillsets. #FollowTheSapper

The #AARCStaffRide24 conducts a TEWT on the 2/17th’s mission to secure Brunei Township. Key considerations were: ground covering approaches (pictured 📸), joint fires and engineer route clearance. LTCOL Broadent 📸 subsequently entered town and restored the Sultan to the throne.

The #AARCStaffRide24 moves amphibiously ➡️ Brunei 🇧🇳 to further examine the liberation of British North Borneo. The 2/17th landed without opposition, cleared Bukit Pisang 🍌 and marched to seize the airfield against increasing opposition on D+2. UK Defence in Malaysia Australia in Brunei

CPL Robbie Steane of 5/6 RVR briefs on the life and deeds of ‘Diver’ Derrick, VC DCM at his grave. Mackey, VC also buried here. #AARCStaffRide24 had the honour of visiting this #CWGC maintained on Labuan 🇲🇾 for much of the region, including POWs captured in Singapore and killed…

‘The Pocket’ on Labuan: scene of intense close combat. Matilda tanks in combined arms teams fought through dug-in positions with extensive artillery, Royal Australian Navy cruiser fire and Royal Australian Air Force heavy bombing. #AARCStaffRide24 studied this as a digital Decision Forcing Case…

Sounds like the 1941 Malayan Campaign all over again! Just don’t forget to tell the Army where the airbase they have to use a division to defend actually is this time!! Brian Farrell 🇨🇦🇸🇬🇺🇦

The major contact of Z-Day occurred at a bridge (beside the modern one) over a prominent canal. During this engagement, SGT RP Hayes from Swanbourne WA, was killed. He is buried alongside a mate who was killed probing toward ‘The Pocket’ the following day. Aust War Memorial nigele73

On Z-Day, the 24th Australian Infantry Brigade group landed 2-up on Brown Beach, Labuan - artillery & mortars in the first wave. #ARCStaffRide24 discussed the modern application of amphibious expertise developed during #WW2 , standing on Brown 2 using digital mapping aids. #VWH

Further consideration of close jungle fighting by 2/43rd Bn with the story of PVT Leslie Starcevich, VC - his memorial is in Beaufort. Excellent soldier skills and warfighting competence decided the battle. #AARCStaffRide24 was joined by 3 friends from the Malaysian Army.…

After riverine ops and movement up a dilapidated railway, the 24th Brigade made a concentric attack on Beaufort 🇲🇾. The #AARCStaffRide24 retraced 2/43rd’s attack and our RAR SGT spoke on jungle warfare development that resulted in Australian Army preeminence for decades to come.…

Amphibious operations at both operational and tactical levels were the foundation of Op OBOE. At Mempikol the 2/43rd Bn group made a beach assault with 24hrs notice. This battalion then commenced riverine operations up the Klias River; retraced by #AARCStaffRide24 .