2/6th Battalion Bren gun carrier on manoeuvres in the desert. Sergeant F. B. Kelly is visible at rear of carrier. AWM.
Mortars from the Australian 2/6th Infantry Battalion firing in New Guinea, August 1943. AWM.

Private Donald Christie

Podcasts about Australians in the Mediterranean during WWII

Did my Relative Serve in these Battles?

Hundreds of thousands of Australians served in the Mediterranean during the Second World War. Some families know what their relative experienced during this often very important part of their life, but many do not. History Guild has a project where our volunteers research the service history of Australians who served in the Mediterranean. We have had a lot of interest in this service and have a large backlog of research to get through, so it currently closed to new entries.

We hope to re-open this service once we have finished our research on the current set of Australian servicemen and servicewomen.

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