You climb and climb … This is the field of battle … Tonight some of us will be dead … You'll never forget Shaggy Ridge. #HistoryWritersDay bookdepository.com/The-Battle-for…

December 1943. #Wehrmacht soldiers captured by Australian infantry in North Africa from April '41 to November '42 were transported for internment in Australia. German POWs here skilfully control a fine team of Australian horses as they collect firewood near one of many POW camps.

🧵 1/8 Sept 1942: A very unusual event occurred: Wehrmacht and Australian troops attend a full military funeral, with honours, at Murchison, Australia, for POW Obergefreiter (Cpl) Tobias Tschurtschenthaler, of Tyrol, Austria. He’d been captured in the fighting at Tobruk, Libya.

To our darling big boy Marty. Happy 10th birthday big man. Senior pupper now. We love you so much. Bless you. Mum, dad, Oliver and Angels Marley and Sahara. ❤❤❤

Given I may be very drunk later I'll pre-empt HistoryBookChat's formal invitation to #PhotoFriday and present these, the ultimate in military themed Christmas books...the Australian War Memorial Christmas books! Produced by the AWM as a gift soldiers could order for their families.

We'll look after the groceries dad, especially this yummy chicken in this bag.

To all my friends in Japan. Bless you all and Happy New Year from us all.

G'nite everyone. Bless you all.

#OTD 1945 Wewak, New Guinea: 'A' Coy, Australian 2/11th Battalion stealthily advance towards 700 dug-in Japanese of the IJA 237th Regt, 41st Div. In a 4-hour action, the enemy were so close that the OC had "to almost whisper his orders". 14 Japanese KIA. 2 Australians KIA, 5 WIA.

#Australian🇦🇺 soldiers of 3 RAR in Sarawak, British North Borneo in 1965, board a helicopter for operations in search of Indonesian infiltrators From March-July 65 3RAR were involved in 4 major contacts against Indo forces #MilitaryHistory #AWM #RoyalAustralianRegiment

Please RT and help Jessie find a furever home - all details here findingfureverhomes.org.uk/dogs/jessie/

We have the shopping dad, you need to pay us for looking after it. We smell chicken...cough up.

On the morning of 28 Jan 1943, 1200 Japanese attacked 80 Australians under Capt Bill Sherlock on Wandumi Ridge near Wau. Sherlock held for a vital 24 hrs allowing reinforcements to fly into Wau. Ch 10 of "Hell's Battlefield", "They came like the rain" tells the story.

The Saga of Private Esivoresi KETE. Bougainville, April 1944: On 8th March 1944 Lieutenant General Hyakutake’s 17th Army launched a 19,000-man three-pronged counter-attack to repulse the recent American beachhead at Torokina on the west coast of #Bougainville Island. 🧵 1/10

Marty having a snooze after being in the surf. Big fella loves it❤❤❤

Today I turned 6!!!!! Dad made Turkey meatballs for breakfast for me and brother Marty. Mum took me down for a sunrise beach walk and now I'm going to snooze with Marty on the floor. Exciting stuff huh? Big spesh din dins tonight too. Luv Oliver.

Thank you for your service Bob. Bless ozbob13

Marty having his stroll on the beach. TPLO surgery Monday. Poor fella been in the wars of late. Marty sends his love to you all. Bless. ❤❤❤🐕🐾🐾