Thanks For Your Service Podcasts

elcome to our 78th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net]  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] Who would have known that Rowville, a suburb of Melbourne, hosted a Prisoner of War Camp during WWII.  Author Darren Arnott tells us about the history including his book about a darker chapter of the camp. You can find Darren's book at https://darrenarnott.com/ [https://darrenarnott.com/] We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast.  If you have any special requests or suggestions for our podcast, please get in touch. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.

Welcome to our 77th podcast for Thanks for your Service and the first for 2025. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net] .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] Ceylon, modern day Sri Lanka, was a strategic point for the allies in WW2 including hosting thousands of Australians.   Meg Adams has recently contributed to a book titled In the fight- Australians and that war in Burma 1942-1945.  Meg talks to us about the contributions and support of allied troops in Ceylon by units and some of the volunteers and aid workers including some remarkable women. Meg’s chapter is titled Proud of their part- Volunteers in Ceylon.  The book 'In the fight- Australians and the war in Burma 1942-1945' is edited by Andrew Kilsby and Daryl Moran and is published by Big Sky Publishing. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast.  If you have any special requests or suggestions for our podcast, please get in touch. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.

Welcome to our 76th podcast for Thanks for your Service and the last for 2024 Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net]  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting one of Australia’s leading military historians at a conference hosted by Military History & Heritage Victoria.  Professor Peter Stanley joins us from Canberra and tells us about his career and his books..many books… Seasons Greetings to all our listeners wherever you are listening from. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast.  If you have any special requests or suggestions for our podcast, please get in touch. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.

Welcome to our 75th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net]  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] Who would have thought the 1st AIF had cycling battalions.  Ally Roche from the Australian War Memorial, herself a cycling enthusiast joins us to tell us about these units. You can find out more information on the cycling battalions on our website. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.

Welcome to podcast number 74 for Thanks for your Service.  Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military.  You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net]  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] The Shrine in Melbourne recently hosted an advance screening of a new documentary titled ‘Anzac-The Greek Chapter’.  It tells the story of the Anzacs in Greece during the 1941 campaign, as told by the veterans themselves.  Jim Claven, Secretary of the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee joins us to tell us more. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.