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CONTENTS REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA POST PUBLICATION No PP100016240 AUSTRALIAN COMMANDO ASSOCIATION INC. LIFE PATRON: PATRON: PRESIDENT: VICE PRESIDENT: SECRETARY: TREASURER: PUBLIC OFFICER: Gen Sir Phillip Bennett AC KBE DSO MajGen Tim McOwan AO DSC CSM NATIONAL OFFICE BEARERS MajGen Greg Melick AO RFD SC Maj Steve Pilmore OAM RFD (Ret’d) Maj John Thurgar SC MBE OAM RFD (Ret’d) Maj Bruce O’Connor OAM (Ret’d) Maj Brian Liddy RFD (Ret’d) STATE ASSOCIATION OFFICE BEARERS ACA NSW PRES/SEC.: ACA QLD PRES/SEC.:: ACA VIC PRES.: ACA VIC SEC.: ACA WA PRES.: ACA WA SEC.: WEBSITE/MEDIA MANAGER: WEBSITE: FACEBOOK: EDITORS: Mr Wayne Havenaar Mr Graham Gough Mr Doug Knight Mr Glenn MacDonald Mr Paul Shearer Mr Steve Butler Mr John Roxburgh www.commando.org.au Australian Commando Association Mr Stephen Carter Mrs Marilou Carceller The Australian Commando Association’s membership consists of Servicemen & women who have served with WW2 Independent Companies, Commando Squadrons & Regiments, "M" and "Z" Special units, 1 st & 2 nd Commando Company's, 1 st Commando Regiment, 4 RAR Commando & the 2 nd Commando Regiment. The Association also consists of Associate Members who have served in units who directly supported Commando units in time of war and peace and Social members who’s direct family member was either Killed In Action, Died In Service or Killed in Training or a member of the ACA who has passed. Editor’s Word....................................................................3 Significant Commando Dates ..........................................5 ACA Vice President’s Message ........................................7 ACA VIC Report ...............................................................9 ACA WA Report .............................................................13 Vale: Robert Haydn Jones..............................................15 Vale: Sgt Michael McDermott........................................16 Vale: Lt Col Richard Bradshaw.......................................18 Spectacular Scenes.........................................................21 Who was Sam Carey of AIB (Part 2) ..............................23 The Last Man Standing ..................................................32 The Battle for Shaggy Ridge..........................................38 Cpl William McIlDowney ................................................39 AIB: The Campaign in New Britain 1942-45 (Part 1).......................................................................41 WWII Vet Returns Home................................................47 Leaving the ADF ............................................................49 #1 Thing ADF Candidates do to Block their own Career Transition......................................51 Deadline for next edition (Edition 10, 2022): MONDAY, 7 MARCH 2022 All news on members and interesting articles accepted. (Subject to editors’ approval.) Stephen Carter Registered by Australia Post ~ Publication No PP100016240 Edition 9 ~ 2022 DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed within this publication are those of the authors, and are not necessarily those of the Editor, Publisher, Committee Members or Members of our Association. We welcome any input as long as it is not offensive or abusive but if any member has a problem with a printed article we would like to be informed in order that the author may be contacted. We do encourage your opinion. Official Publishers: Statewide Publishing P/L ABN 65 116 985 187 PO BOX 682, SURFERS PARADISE QLD 4217 PHONE: 0432 042 060 EMAIL: russell@commandonews.com.au Printed by BOOST Design & Print Web: boostgraphicdesign.com Front Cover: Soldiers from the Sydney based Email: boostdesign@optusnet.com.au 1st Commando Regiment, a part Reserve, part Regular Commandos, on Exercise Red Pegasus. They are carrying out a "load follow" into the waters off Manly. COMMANDO ~ The Magazine of the Australian Commando Association ~ Edition 9 I 2022 1
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Page 7 and 8: SIGNIFICANT COMMANDO DATES JANUARY
Page 9 and 10: ACA Vice-President’s Message -
Page 11 and 12: RECENT ACTIVITIES Due to the ongoin
Page 13 and 14: • Australian Service Medal 1939-4
Page 15 and 16: MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT WESTERN
Page 17 and 18: A MAN OF MANY TALENTS VALE ROBERT (
Page 19 and 20: Y tensed up and tried to lift his l
Page 21 and 22: Following Staff College in late 199
Page 23 and 24: SPECTACULAR SCENES Trainee Army spe
Page 25 and 26: Who was Sam Carey of AIB? Part 2 -
Page 27 and 28: At the rendezvous, I explained that
Page 29 and 30: Then it dawned on me that the Arunt
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Page 33 and 34: point. To transmit from Sumatra, th
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Page 37 and 38: where they had plenty of food but n
Page 39 and 40: as a career Foreign Affairs Officer
Page 41 and 42: VX90559 Cpl William ‘Verne’ MCI
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Page 45 and 46: Islands), in January 1943 Japan sti
Page 47 and 48: and carry out sabotage. The objecti
Page 49 and 50: WWII vet returns home Pte Jacob Jos
Page 51 and 52: Leaving the ADF At some point in th
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