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Researching WW1 diggers and nurses

from Sunshine Coast region of Queensland


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2014 was the centenary year of Australia's first deployment of soldiers to Europe to fight in the First World War.

The purpose of the Adopt a Digger Project is to commemorate the centenary by honouring the men and women from the (current) Sunshine Coast region of South-east Queensland who fought in World War One either with the Army, Navy or Airforce. Criteria for a soldier's inclusion is either that he was born in the district, or his next-of-kin was resident in the district, or he enlisted in the district or he is commemorated on a local honour board or memorial. This same criteria applies to our nurses. Since the inception of the project we have decided to include the settlers who took up land at Beerburrum Soldier Settlement from 1916 as the Settlement is such a significant piece of the region's WW1 history. Our criteria dates are 1914 to 1925.

The aim of this website is to create a database which records each soldier's WW1 military history and a brief personal history. This database will be a valuable source of reference for historians, researchers, descendants and school students, and will be a significant contribution to the social and historical military records of Australia, and particularly the  Sunshine Coast region.

We held an exhibition in April 2015 to commemorate the Anzac Centenary and to remember and honour "our boys".

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LINKS TO RESEARCH WEBSITES

 

Suggested first steps:

AIF website: www.aif.adfa.edu.au
AWM website:  www.awm.gov.au
NAA website:  www.discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au

Major websites for research:

Australian Archives
Australian War Memorial (AWM) - www.awm.gov.au
National Archives of Australia (NAA) - www.naa.gov.au
Department of Veterans Affairs - www.anzacsite.gov.au - www.ww1westernfront.gov.au
State Library of Victoria - http://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/content.php?pid=41302&sid=303956
State Library of Queensland - http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/

War history
History of WW1 - www.firstworldwar.com
Australian Flying Corps - www.australianflyingcorps.org
History of ANZAS - www.diggerhistory.info
The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 - www.awm.gov.au
Australian Army War Diaries - First World War - www.awm.gov.au
Anzacs in Weymouth & Portland UK - http://weymouthanzacs.moonfruit.com/
The Australian Army History - http://www.army.gov.au/Our-history


Gallipoli
Lost Leaders of Anzac - www.anzacs.org
Gallipoli and the Anzacs - www.anzacsite.gov.au
Despatches from Gallipoli - www.nla.gov.au/gallipolidespatches/1-gallipoli
The Spirits of Gallipoli - www.spirits-of-gallipoli.com/

Diggers’ Research
AIF Project - www.aif.adfa.edu.au
Mapping our Anzacs - www.mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au
People Wounded & Missing - www.awm.gov.au
Commemorative Roll -  www.awm.gov.au/research/people/commemorative_roll/
Curry & Marchment - http://www.curryww1.com/useful-info.asp

 Nurses

www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/overview/nurses
www.awm.gov.au/research/infosheets/nurses.ww1.asp
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/635.htm

WW1 Australian and New Zealand Nurses Facebook page - 
www.facebook.com/groups/231152183701926/

https://sites.google.com/site/archoevidence/home/ww1australianwomen
https://sites.google.com/site/archoevidence/home/ww1-australian-women-deaths
https://sites.google.com/site/archoevidence/home/ww1womendoctors

Prisoners of War
http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/

Cemeteries

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - www.cwgc.org/
World War One Cemeteries - www.ww1cemeteries.com
Cemeteries Online - www.interment.net/aus/index.htm
42nd Battalion War graves - www.oocities.org/thefallenofthe42nd/war-graves/aust-belgium.htm
Australian War Graves Photographic Archive - http://www.australianwargraves.org/
Sutton Veny, England, WW1 graves - www.suttonveny.co.uk/war-cemetery.html

Photographs

Australian War Memorial Collections - http://www.awm.gov.au/search/collections/
WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll of Queenslanders -http://qld.ww1anzac.com/
TROVE - http://trove.nla.gov.au/picture?q=
Spirits of Gallipoli - http://www.spirits-of-gallipoli.com/
Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-sa/sets/72157626501163158/
Picture Sunshine Coast -
http://www.library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=picture-sunshine-coast

Regimental Histories
The Australian Light Horse - http://alh-research.tripod.com/alh-units.htm
ALH Desert Column Forum - http://desert-column.phpbb3now.com/index.php
Regiments history - www.regiments.org

15th Battalion -
www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showUnit?unitCode=INF15REIN18
AWM Australian Military Units WW1 - www.awm.gov.au/units/ww1.asp
Pioneer Battalions - www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8888/Pioneers.html
AIF Search by Regiment -http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showGroup?gid=INF

Battles & Battlefields
Egypt - www.firstworldwar.com/battles/pf.htm
Gallipoli - www.anzacsite.gov.au/
Western Front - www.ww1westernfront.gov.au/battlefields.html
France - http://www.anzacsinfrance.com/

http://www.1914-1918.net/maps.htm

Distinguished Service Awards
www.defence.gov.au

Local Newspaper
Digital "Nambour Chronicle" 1903 - 1955 - You can search the entire newspaper by keyword or issue date and can print directly from the paper - and now via TROVE
www.library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au

Books
http://www.gould.com.au/Military-History-s/1224.htm

Blog
State Library of Queensland-John Oxley Library Blog - 
http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/2012/12/17/adopt-a-digger/

Historical Societies

Click here to view the list of local historical societies.