Tribute to WO2 John William “Jack” Roughley My name is Chris Roughley and Jack Roughley is my Dad. Although I am approaching 70 he is still my hero. Dad was born in Manchester England on 2nd September 1930 the middle son of three boys. His mother Margret passed away from breast cancer in 1937. In June …
MWD Richa Richa was born in April 2002 in Europe before being selected for the USAF United States Air Force Specialised Search Dog program. Due to being too aggressive on odour, Richa was assessed as being unsuitable and subsequently gifted to the RAAF in 2005 for security patrol work. However, the aggression continued with the …
Rex Targett Rex served in Vietnam 1969 with 1 Field Sqn as an engineer clearing mines. He remembers the first night arriving in the country listening to artillery firing and thinking that the base was under attack only to be told “no, the guns just fire like that every night.” Rex also recalls how the …
Matthew Millhouse To the majority it’s just another war story. A story that is starting to fade into the vastness that is the other 102,000 stories on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial. The difference with this story however is that the story is modern and uncomfortable. Matt’s friends still remember him …
Mark Direen Mark Direen was born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania. From a young age Mark showed an interest in the military and in 1993, at age 18, enlisted into the Australian Regular Army. On completion of his initial employment training for the Infantry, Mark was posted to the First Battalion of the Royal Australian …