This Month in History – MARCH

1ST    1942    HMAS PERTH SUNK IN SUNDA STRAIT
2ND    1943    BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK SEA BEGINS
3RD    1942    BROOME AND WYNDHAM BOMBED
4TH    1942    HMAS YARRA SUNK SOUTH OF JAVA
10TH  1942    JAPANESE LANDED AT FINSCHHAFEN
16TH  1943    FLT LT W.E. NEWTON V.C. AT SALAMAUA
20TH  1916    ANZAC CORPS LAND IN FRANCE
          1917    FLT LT F.H. MC NAMARA V.C. AT PALESTINE
          2003    IRAQ WAR BEGINS
22ND  1945    CPL R.R. RATTEY V.C. AT BOUGAINVILLE
25TH   1945    LT A.L. CLOWNE V.C. AT DAGUA NEW GUINEA
26TH   1917    FIRST BATTLE OF GAZA
          1917    CAPT P.N. CHERRY V.C. AT LAGINCOURT FRANCE
28TH  1918    SGT S.R.MC DOUGALL V.C. AT DERNANCOURT FRANCE
29TH  1885    NSW CONTINGENT ARRIVED IN SUDAN
31ST   1921    RAAF ANNIVERSARY