Milne Bay Memorial Library and Research Centre

04/03/2026

01/03/2026

Army's Gallipoli Barracks Open Day, Enoggera, Brisbane Qld & free tickets link:

24/02/2026

A good opportunity to visit Army Open Day events at Defence bases to look at Army vehicles, weapons, equipment, displays & demonstrations, & talk to Army soldiers:

Save the Date 📅🥾

Open Day, coming to bases near you!

Visit http://spr.ly/6184hWZX6 for more information

26/01/2026

Here's our Library & Research Centre at Brisbane.
Pls post a comment with photos of any physical assets/objects/items in your area or you've visited, that commemorate, honour, are named after or educate people about the Battle of Milne Bay [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Milne_Bay] which helped save Australia in World War 2, or the military units or the men who fought in it.
Can include memorials, plaques (excluding grave plaques), buildings, hospital building wings, libraries, displays, bridges, roads/streets, swimming pools, parks, airstrips/airfields, towns, schools, clubs, water springs, church windows & painted murals.
Pls include the photo's location details

23/01/2026

Squadron Leader "Bluey" Truscott [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Truscott] in a Kittyhawk fighter. He commanded 76 Squadron RAAF at the Battle on Milne Bay:

P-40E piloted by the ACE Keith Bluey Truscott (20 victories) of No. 76 Squadron RAAF, taxis along some Marsdon Matting, Milne Bay, Papua, New Guinea.

11/01/2026

On the night of 30-31 August 1942 at the Battle of Milne Bay, 3 large Japanese banzai charges were launched against number 3 airstrip. The attacks were repulsed by 25th and 61st Bns, 2/5th Fd Regt & American troops. The failure of these attacks is the turning point in the Battle. This is our model of the number 3 airstrip with troop locations. The airstrip was later named as Turnbull Field in honour of Squadron Leader Peter Turnbull.
Thanks to the 61st Battalion Association who donated the original model & Spencer Stoneman, a modelmaker who updated it with 3D topography & vegetation

7th Brigade - Australian Army

09/01/2026

Aust Govt Dept of Veterans' Affairs PNG Battle of Milne Bay Remembrance Trail pages link:
Updated Anzac Portal Battle of Milne Bay 1942 page at anzacportal.dva.gov.au/wars-and-missions/ww2/where/swpa/png/milne-bay-1942
Also other PNG Virtual Remembrance Trails at www.pngremembrancetrail.gov.au

7th Brigade - Australian Army

Trail The Milne Bay Remembrance Trail 5 steps 20m Start trail Skip past slideshow Step-1 Milne Bay July 1942 to September 1945 Step-2 Milne Bay airbase established July 1942 Step-3 Japanese land marines at Milne Bay 26 August 1942 Step-4 25 August to 7 September 1942 Battle of Milne Bay Step-5 Japan...

06/01/2026

An Australian War Memorial Curator has asked for help in identifying the 61st Battalion soldiers in this photo - www.awm.gov.au/collection/C10291
It's planned to be a wall mega graphic in the AWM's new Battle of Milne Bay exhibition.
Only Privates Frank Currie (4th from front) & "Max" Richards (3rd from rear) have been identified so far.
Please share with any relatives of 61st Battalion soldiers

7th Brigade - Australian Army

06/09/2025

On the last day of the Battle, a fitting tribute to those who fought in it, is Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Qld's speech from the Brisbane Commemoration Service on 27 August 2022 - www.govhouse.qld.gov.au/the-governor-of-queensland/speeches/80th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-milne-bay
[thanks to Alan Victor for the photo]

05/09/2025

On this day at the Battle, 2/9th Bn advances to Lilihoa and destroys Japanese stores. MV Anshun ship sunk at Gili Gili from Japanese warship gunfire, but hospital ship Manunda left unharmed.

MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1942-09. THE STEAMER "ANSHUN" LYING ON HER SIDE IN MILNE BAY, WHERE SHE WAS SHELLED AND SUNK BY A JAPANESE CRUISER. THE "ANSHUN" WAS LATER SALVAGED AND TOWED TO SYDNEY, A DISTANCE OF 1750 MILES.

04/09/2025

On this day at the Battle, six Beauforts of No. 100 Squadron RAAF arrive at Gurney airstrip. Main group of Japanese withdraw by ships.

Royal Australian Air Force

MILNE BAY, PNG, 1942 - 43. CLOSE -UP OF NOSE SECTION OF BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT A9-190 QH-B OF NO. 100 SQUADRON RAAF IN DISPERSAL, SHOWING NOSE ART. (DONOR - T. G. JONES.)

03/09/2025

Also on this day at the Battle, 2/9th Bn advances to and attacks Japanese at Goroni. 61st Bn Platoon at Taupota engages Japanese who had crossed the Stirling Range to the north.

7th Brigade - Australian Army

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