Honouring service and sacrifice
A physical expression of the spirit and legend of the Anzac — Honouring service, and the Courage, Endurance, and Sacrifice by all servicemen, servicewomen and their families.
On this day
On this day
10 December
1941— British warships HMS PRINCE OF WALES and HMS REPULSE were sunk by Japanese planes off Malaya. MIDN R Davies RAN was in command of one of REPULSE’s guns and brought down several enemy aircraft after the order to abandon ship had been given
1942— Battle of AMBOGA RIVER, Papua. This area is west of GONA and was one of many battles for control of the BUNA, SANANANDA, GONA beachhead