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03/09/2026

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02/09/2026

On this day, September 3rd in 1939 Australia declared war on Germany.

• Prime Minister Robert Menzies shared the news on the radio.

• The broadcast aired at 9:15 pm local time.

• He spoke the famous words: "Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of a persistence by Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war."

🎙️@(-- National Library of Australia)

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02/09/2026

Today is Merchant Navy Day
a day when we honour those who served in the Merchant Navy.

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02/09/2026

Lunch in The Combined Ex-Services Mess at Torrens Parade Ground, Wednesday 16th September.

Lunch in The Combined Ex-Services Mess at Torrens Parade Ground, Adelaide, Wednesday 16th September.
Guest Speaker: Lieutenant Commander Samantha Fuss, Executive Office of HMAS Encounter.
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01/09/2026

On this day - 1943

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01/09/2026

02 September 1945
The formal surrender of Japan was signed on the USS MISSOURI, (battleship), in Tokyo Bay.

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01/09/2026

On the first Wednesday of September each year, we mark Battle for Australia Day.

On the first Wednesday of September each year, we mark Battle for Australia Day - a time for us to recognise all those who served in the defence of the Australian mainland and in sea, land and air battles across the Pacific region during World War II.

The immediate threat passed but not before thousands of Australians had given everything to make sure it did. When a generation was left without their loved ones who never made it home from New Guinea, Darwin, or the seas around us, Legacy was there for their families then and we still are today.

Earlier this year we widened our eligibility so even more veteran families can be welcomed in. Today, that means we support more than 25,000 partners and children of veterans across Australia, through financial support, case management and social connection. We're here for them and for whoever needs us next.

📸 AWM: 014813 Milne Bay, Papua. 1942-09. A patrol from the 61st. Australian infantry battalion, 7th brigade, a.M.F. Crossing a river while searching for Japanese in the Milne Bay Area.

01/09/2026

Can you help the VWM locate his living relatives? Any assistance is appreciated.

Help Find Private Turner’s Relatives

Private Frederick Joseph Turner https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/97973 from South Australia was an old scholar of Saint Peter's College who served in WW1 with the 32nd Infantry Battalion. In 1916 he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and returned to Australia. Tragically, he died on 13 August 1917 at 26 years of age.

Records indicate that his brother, who also served, Albert Cecil TURNER, https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/211395 returned home and lived until his death in 1982 in Adelaide. He was a member of the RSL and had a wife named Charlotte (née Christie) as well as 4 children: William, John, Florence and Isobel, with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Can you help us locate his living relatives? Any assistance is appreciated.

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