Episodes

3-JANUARY-1941. While serving as a Company Commander within the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner, participated in the first major engagements of the Australian Imperial Force during the Second World War including the capture of Bardia, Tobruk and the disastrous campaign in Greece before making a name of himself during the Kokoda Campaign. … Read More “The Hero of Kokoda: Part One: Captain Ralph Honner: The Battle of Bardia” »

Earlier this month I sat down with Melissa Ratliff fromGod’s Favorites: A History Podcast to discuss her current project, saving the Sundowner a motor yacht formerly owned by Charles Lightoller, who was Second Officer aboard the RMSTitanic for her ill-fated maiden voyage in April, 1912. She participated in the Dunkirk evacuation as one of the … Read More “#SaveSundowner: Special Interview with Melissa Ratliff” »

9-JUNE-1928. While serving as a despatch rider as part of the 4th Division Signals Company during the First World War, Sergeant Charles Edward Kingsford Smith sought a greater adrenaline rush and joined the Australian Flying Corps. Later serving in the Royal Flying Corps; British Expeditionary Force, he shot down four German aircraft before he was … Read More “The Greatest Aviator: H/ACDRE Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith AFC MC” »

31-JULY-1969. While serving as a Door Gunner on an American Crewed UH-1C Iroquois Helicopter Gunship as part of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam, attached to the 135th Assault Helicopter Company, US Army, Leading Aircraftman Noel Ervin Shipp was killed in action while providing gunfire to support the evacuation of troops on the ground … Read More “The EMU Door Gunner: LACM Noel Ervin Shipp” »

My Silent Hero is a project to honour and preserve the memory of those who have served Australia during times of war. Each of these servicemen and women had lives before they enlisted and, if they survived, after the war. They were, or are, humble human beings who, for a great many current Australians, are … Read More “My Silent Hero: Episode Two: Lieutenant Isaac Althorp Ridgway” »