NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES & PAPUA NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES EX-MEMBERS ASSOCIATION
PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA (THROUGH TRIALS TO TRIUMPH)
PER ANGUSTA AD AUGUSTA (THROUGH TRIALS TO TRIUMPH)
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The PNGVR was an Australian CMF unit always commanded by a regular Army officer. There were 13 commanding officers from 1950 to 1973. PNGVR and NGVR were the only Australian volunteer Army Reserve units which were formed, served and disbanded overseas. They were at all times in the Australian Army Order of Battle, that is, they were front line units and were on continuous overseas service.
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The PNGVR was an Australian CMF unit always commanded by a regular Army officer. There were 13 commanding officers from 1950 to 1973. PNGVR and NGVR were the only Australian volunteer Army Reserve units which were formed, served and disbanded overseas. They were at all times in the Australian Army Order of Battle, that is, they were front line units and were on continuous overseas service.
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Last updated: 5th July 2025.
There are many pages on this website. There are a series of headings along the top. By placing your computer curser over the one you want to view, a drop-down menu will appear. There may even be sub-menus. Select the one you want.
When finished with a page, it is necessary to go back to the headings to select another page.
Latest changes:
- Montevideo Maru Services Brisbane, Canberra added.
- ANZAC Day 2025 added.
- The June 2025 edition of HTT added.
- In the lead up to Japan’s entry into WWII, authority was given for the formation of a volunteer militia unit in Australia’s mandated territory of New Guinea. This video tells the story of the brave men of the Rabaul division of NGVR. Watch it here ....
- Listen to The Three Little Pigs in pigin (Tripel liklik pik) here.
- Listen to Little Red Riding Hood (Liklik retpela hat) here.
- Read "The story of the wartime Kokoda Trail: sorting fact from fiction" here.
- The story of LT Gilbert Stuart Robertson, NGVR/ANGAU. This is worth reading and can be found here Scroll down the page to download the article.
- Voices of the War. A project by Deakin University where they collected interviews of Papua New Guineans about their recollections of the war in PNG. See "Suggested Reading/Viewing"
- Kokoda Day Remembrance Service 2024
- Additions to "Passing Parade' - Those who departed in the last 24 months have their names in red to highlight.
- Photos of NGVR during and post WWII added
Last updated: 5th July 2025.
