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'''Australians in the Boer War, Oz-Boer Database Project'''<br> This project is dedicated to the memory of the around 20,000 Australians who, a century ago, risked all to serve their Queen, Empire and Country in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) - in particular the 600 plus who lost their lives in the process. They have not been entirely forgotten. [http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup website].<br>  
'''Australians in the Boer War, Oz-Boer Database Project'''<br> This project is dedicated to the memory of the around 20,000 Australians who, a century ago, risked all to serve their Queen, Empire and Country in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) - in particular the 600 plus who lost their lives in the process. They have not been entirely forgotten. [http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/ozb/oz_boer.cgi?setup_file=oz_boer.setup website].<br>  


'''AIF Project - Australian Anzacs in the Great War - 1914-1918'''<br>
 
The AIF project is a database that has many records of the 330,000 men and women who served overseas in (first) Australian Imperial force in the years 1914-1918. [https://aif.adfa.edu.au/aif/ website].<br>


'''World War I Service Records'''<br>Records of Australian servicemen and women who served in World War&nbsp;I are preserved in the National Archives, [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwi.aspx website]. <br>
'''World War I Service Records'''<br>Records of Australian servicemen and women who served in World War&nbsp;I are preserved in the National Archives, [http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/explore/defence/service-records/army-wwi.aspx website]. <br>
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'''The World Remembers - WWI Deaths'''<br>This site that may help you find relatives. This site is coordinating the WWI names data files from participating countries.[https://www.theworldremembers.org/search-the-names website]
'''The World Remembers - WWI Deaths'''<br>This site that may help you find relatives. This site is coordinating the WWI names data files from participating countries.[https://www.theworldremembers.org/search-the-names website]


'''The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)'''<br>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's database listing the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died during the two world wars and the 23,000 cemeteries, memorials and other locations worldwide where they are commemorated. The register can also be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War.[https://www.cwgc.org/ website]
 


'''World War II service records'''<br>The World War Two Nominal Roll honours and commemorates some one million people who served in Australia's defence forces and the Merchant Navy during the period 3 September 1939 to 2 September 1945. [http://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/ww2 website]<br>  
'''World War II service records'''<br>The World War Two Nominal Roll honours and commemorates some one million people who served in Australia's defence forces and the Merchant Navy during the period 3 September 1939 to 2 September 1945. [http://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/ww2 website]<br>  
'''The Commonwealth War Graves Commission'''<br>War Dead Records and Cemetery and Memorial Records for the First and Second Wold Wars. [http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx website]
'''Korean War Nominal Roll'''<br>The Nominal Roll of Australian Veterans of the Korean War honours and commemorates the men and women who served in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force in Korea, or in the waters adjacent to Korea, during the conflict and after the ceasefire, between 27 June 1950 and 19 April 1956.[http://www.koreanroll.gov.au/search.aspx website]<br>
'''The Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans'''<br>This honours and commemorates the men and women who served in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force in Vietnam, or in the waters adjacent to Vietnam, during the conflict between 23 May 1962 and 29 April 1975.The roll contains information from the Service records of more than 60 000 military members who served during the Vietnam War. [http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/veteransearch.aspx website]<br>


'''Headquarters Company, 1st Australian Task Force''' <br> HQ 1ATF served in Vietnam between 1966 and 1971, and D&E Platoon was the longest continually serving Platoon in South Vietnam.[http://www.hq1atf.org/index.htm website]  
'''Headquarters Company, 1st Australian Task Force''' <br> HQ 1ATF served in Vietnam between 1966 and 1971, and D&E Platoon was the longest continually serving Platoon in South Vietnam.[http://www.hq1atf.org/index.htm website]  
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'''Australian Goverment Department of Veteran's Affairs'''<br>GPO Box 9998<br>Brisbane QLD 4001<br>Phone:800-555-254<br>[https://www.dva.gov.au/ website]. *Please be aware that webiste will be moving to its new home by the end of 2019.  
'''Australian Goverment Department of Veteran's Affairs'''<br>GPO Box 9998<br>Brisbane QLD 4001<br>Phone:800-555-254<br>[https://www.dva.gov.au/ website]. *Please be aware that webiste will be moving to its new home by the end of 2019.  


'''Commonwealth War Graves Commission'''<br>The Office of Australian War Graves<br>Department of Veterans’ Affairs<br>2 Marlow Road<br>Maidenhead<br>Berkshire<br>SL6 7DX
 
United Kingdom<br>Tel:+44(0)1628-634221<br>[https://www.cwgc.org/ website].


'''Military Historical Society of Australia'''<br>Federal Secretary<br>Military Historical Society of Australia<br>PO Box 5030<br>GARRAN ACT 2605<br>Australia<br>[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ website]
'''Military Historical Society of Australia'''<br>Federal Secretary<br>Military Historical Society of Australia<br>PO Box 5030<br>GARRAN ACT 2605<br>Australia<br>[http://www.mhsa.org.au/ website]
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