Attachment 24553 “When the empire is at war, so also is Australia” Prime minister Joseph Cook spoke for many fellow Australians and thousands joined the volunteer Australian Imperial Force and fought in Europe and the Middle East. They were joined by troops from New Zealand and were formed into the Australia and New Zealand Army Corp, the ANZAC. On 25th April 1915 16,000 ANZAC troops were landed on the shore of the Gallipoli peninsular in Turkey in support of an allied ...
Updated Jul 18, 2015 at 11:09 AM by Churchy
Almost 60,000 Australians served during the conflict in Vietnam. Australia were part of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation. (SEATO) During this time the Australian Army shared a lot of equipment with US forces including the Benrus watches already used by US infantry. Simple and robust the watch had a plastic case and fabric strap. ...
Updated Jan 5, 2015 at 11:59 PM by Churchy
From the 1960s The Royal Australian Navy issued it’s specialist Clearance Diving Team with watches that were available from the company DROZ. They were purchased in small batches and there are at least three different models, they are very sought after and command high prices on the collector market. The model depicted by the MWC watch is most likely a DROZ SuperCompressor. ...
Updated Dec 28, 2014 at 11:47 PM by Churchy
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