Arrival of the Governor of New South Wales, Lord Wakehurst at Farm Cove, Sydney, on Anzac Day 1937. To his left is his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Anthony Lawrence of the Coldstream Guards. In the First World War, Lord Wakehurst was commissioned into the 4th Battalion of the Royal

Review of marching recruits at Ingleburn Military Camp, New South Wales, in November 1939. #History

Royal Australian Navy cadets in uniform march to Hoyts De Luxe Cinema, in George Street, Sydney, for the film “Nelson” on 4 August 1928. State Library of New South Wales Collection #History

Gun at Middle Head, Port Jackson, New South Wales, 1880. Australia National Maritime Museum #History

Military History Society of NSW This Armstrong gun used to be in the Ballarat gardens when I was a boy. It has since been relocated to the AWM.

Continuing our annual booklist, Chapple Prize finalist Dr Stephen Quick offers a suggestion that takes in some little-known or overlooked parts of the British Army's recent history as well as an upcoming major anniversary: sahr.org.uk/view-book-list…

The Cambridge Companion to the Nazi-Soviet War edited by David Stahel An authoritative and accessible history of the Nazi-Soviet War - the largest and most costly conflict ever fought. 📘 cup.org/4rfAfg5 #militaryhistory

Ned Kelly’s armour!

Look at this fantastic video of a reenactor explaining the equipment carried by Roman legionaries

Great MHHV compilation of presentations at the recent "Fighting to the Finish" conference, to which I was glad to be a contributor mhhv.org.au/fighting-to-th…

LECTURE - ANZAC MEMORIAL HYDE PARK, SYDNEY Historian Edmund Goldrick, author of "Anzac Guerillas", will speak on the incredible story of WW2 Australian POWs from the Greece Campaign who managed to escape and join the anti-Nazi resistance in occupied Yugoslavia. More details here:

Members of the Long Course at the New School of Gunnery, Middle Head, Sydney Harbour, in 1887 moving a 10-inch, 18 ton, rifled muzzle loading (RML) artillery gun barrel. [Australian War Memorial] #History

Cliff top gun emplacement at South Head, Sydney Harbour, showing sunken pathways between the batteries, late 19th century. [Powerhouse Museum] #History

LECTURE - ANZAC MEMORIAL HYDE PARK, SYDNEY Historian Edmund Goldrick, author of "Anzac Guerillas", will speak on the incredible story of WW2 Australian POWs from the Greece Campaign who managed to escape and join the anti-Nazi resistance in occupied Yugoslavia. More details at