Category Archives: Missing Militaria – Now Found!

Who is Willi HUBER? World War One Photographs of German Soldier Found in Australia – Can You Help Find His Family?

Tweet Who Is Willi Huber? Medals Gone Missing is searching For The Family Of A German Soldier From The Great War. IMAGE RIGHT: One of the photographs of German soldier, Willi HUBER which was rescued from the photo album.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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From Syria To Gona And Kokoda In Between – Captain Harry KATEKAR M.I.D. of the 2/27th Battalion

Tweet Most of us in the modern western world are lucky enough, never to know hunger.  That intense kind of hunger which gnaws away at your stomach and causes you to drop around 12 kilograms of body weight in just two … Continue reading

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Missing Militaria – Now Found – World War Two Australian Boots on the Kokoda Track

Tweet Whilst walking the Kokoda Track in 2008;  a comment made by one of my associates has prompted me to elaborate on an issue that is rarely even considered – let alone written about.               It concerns footwear – or … Continue reading

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Missing Militaria – Now Found – Type 92 Machine Gun (Japanese Lewis Gun)

Tweet It is very satisfying when you play an instumental part in solving a mystery. What is even more enjoyable is when you solve that mystery with a group of friends. An excursion along the Kokoda Track as part of … Continue reading

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U.S. Serviceman Identified as Private Robert D. McCULLOUGH – from Fairfax Virginia

Tweet The U.S. Army serviceman whose Identification Tag (colloquially referred to as ‘Dog Tags’ or ‘Meat Tags’) which was discovered in distant Papua New Guinea  has been positively  identified.  The dog tag was located by a Papuan elder, Annanius MONGAGI … Continue reading

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