2 November

On This Day

1917Episode

On 2 November 1917, while serving as a Driver within 14 Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, Driver William Henry Morcombe MM was subjected to one of the terror weapons of the Great War, Gas.

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9 December

1942Episode

On 9 December 1942, while commanding the 39th Australian Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Honner reported the capture of Gona with the signal "Gona's gone".

10 December

1941Episode

On 10 December 1941, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft off Malaya.

16 December

1943Episode

On 16 December 1943, while serving as part of the 2nd Mountain Battery of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force, Lance Bombardier Leslie James Greenwood, a professional soldier within the Permanent Military Force, served from before the Second World War in Garrison Artillery postings before serving as part of Wren Force in Nauru.