Incoming Mail - Doug Parry, ANZAC Service On A Cruise Ship, WW2 RAAF Schools, New Book

Doug Parry’s Memoir – Veteran, Doug Parry, passed on 25^th May 2023 and his family have been good enough to present us with his memoir of wartime service. Doug has written a very readable story filled with interesting detail and personal anecdotes. Doug’s memoir has been added to our list of Stories of Odd Bods (see left margin). Click here to go straight to the story – Doug Parry Memoir

 

Immediate Past President, Bruce Waxman OAM RAAF (Rtd), has been active during rehabilitation and sent us a few items this week. Back in April, Bruce was on a cruise ship off the WA coast and contributed to an ANZAC service on board ship. He wrote a speech for the service, but unfortunately was quarantined in his cabin with Covid on the day. The Ship’s Master presented the speech and we now have a video of the event which has been added to an article written at the time. Here is the link – ANZAC March Onboard Ship.

 

List of RAAF Schools & Courses 1939-45:  This handy list also came from Bruce and may help identify some of the acronyms found in veterans records. Click here - List of RAAF Schools & Courses 1939-45

 

New Entry to our Booklist – a book by Richard Munro about his Father’s wartime aviation experiences has the most unlikely title “Holidaying On The Continent”. Jim Munro wasn’t an Odd Bod, having served in RAAF 460 Squadron, but his story is relevant to the period. More details can be found by clicking the permanent Odd Bods Booklist TAB at the top of this page. 

Photographs Roll In For Our Competition

 

Back in May we asked members to comb through their collections and send us their favourite Odd Bods photos. Keeping an archive of photos is just one part of “Pressing on …..remembering”.

We are pleased to advise that some great entries have been received and we thought we would publish a few with a reminder that there is still time to get your photos in. See our May article for more information – Odd Bods Photo Competition.

Our lead photo could be titled “Happy Marchers”. Here are some more.

Fond memories of ANZAC Day marches.

Shrine's Inner Sanctum

Aircrew - Leo Bange (R)