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Stories from the ACT Memorial
ACT Memorial Stories Gallipoli Landing
ACT Memorial Stories Gallipoli Evacuation
ACT Memorial Stories Leo Little
ACT Memorial Stories Ainslie Cricket Club
ACT Memorial Stories Tobruk
ACT Memorial Stories Everard Crace
ACT Memorial Stories Snowy River Men
ACT Memorial Stories Villers-Bretonneux
ACT Memorial Stories Colin Hamilton
ACT Memorial Stories Snowy Evans and the Red Baron
ACT Memorial Stories Jack Brilliant
ACT Memorial Stories Hector Harrison
ACT Memorial Stories Hill of Lambs
ACT Memorial Stories Chairman of the Board
ACT Memorial Stories Swinging the Banjo
ACT Memorial Stories Jack Kevans
ACT Memorial Stories Percy Douglas
ACT Memorial Stories George Potter

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Stories from the ACT Memorial

These stories are taken from information added to the ACT Memorial by families and volunteer researchers.

WORLD WAR I

WORLD WAR II

Gallipoli Landing

Cotter boys from Tharwa - Tobruk

Gallipoli Evacuation

Brotherhood of Man 

Bounce of the Ball

 

Ainslie Challenges the 'Kultur' Club

 

Cotter Boys from Tharwa - France

 

Come Play in the 'Great Game'

 

Men from Snowy River 

 

Defending Villers-Bretonneux

 

Boy Soldier, Colin Hamilton

 


Who Shot the Red Baron?

 


Brilliant Redemption

 


Hill of Lambs

 


Chairman of the Board

 


Swinging the Banjo from Gallipolli to Bullecourt

 


Prisoner of War 

 


On the Somme Where I Have Found You

 


The Road to Péronne

 

 

 


The ACT Memorial honours men and women who have an association with the ACT and who served in conflicts, peacekeeping missions and related service throughout the world.  To be eligible for inclusion on the ACT Memorial, the individual must have been associated with the ACT prior to enlistment.  If you consider that you, a family member, or someone you know should be included on the ACT Memorial, data can be provided on-line using the nomination form on the ACT Memorial website page or by contacting the ACT Heritage Library.  

 

 

ACT Memorial

 

 

 

 
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