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Captain Elizabeth Godwin and Princess Charlotte.

Captain Elizabeth Helen Godwin, 28, was a British Army officer in the Household Cavalry. Born in Devon she came from a military family. At school she played field hockey, was an equestrian and a member of the Combined Cadet Force. ‘Lizzie’ was awarded a British Army...

THE STORY OF SQUADRON LEADER KEITH ‘BLUEY’ TRUSCOTT

Published in Wings Magazine THE PRICE OF BEING A HERO Only once did he end up in the frigid English Channel awaiting rescue. It is not known why his war service in England only came to 10 months. His promotion was rapid — a Pilot Officer in February 1941 and Acting...

MERLE HARE (nee STORRIE)

Merle Hare (nee Storrie) is an iconic figure in the ACT naval community. Remarkedly spry, she continues to live independently in the same villa she has called home for 25 years. Merle doesn’t use a stick but suggests she is slowing down. Merle Hare is 105 years of...

Katherine Stinson

by Kathryn Spurling | Sep 17, 2024

KATHERINE STINSON was born in Alabama in 1891. That likely was the least amazing thing she did because her achievements were soon remarkable by world-wide standards. Stinson wanted to go to Europe to study music and return to teach piano. To accomplish this, she...

Dr Phoebe Chapple (Captain QMAAC)

by Kathryn Spurling | Aug 21, 2024

It could be tough growing up in a family of high achievers. Her father was Headmaster at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide. A brother was a Cambridge University, England, graduate and now lecturer in engineering; another brother also a graduate of Cambridge, was taking...

Memories of Helen Reddy from Canberra author who became a close friend

Article from Canberra Times - September 30 2020 Among the many people mourning the death of Australian singer Helen Reddy on Wednesday was Canberra author and historian Dr Kathryn Spurling. Reddy, famous for the feminist anthem, I Am Woman, died on Tuesday in Los...

Controversy surrounds combat roles for women

The Government has announced women will be allowed into elite front-line military units if they pass stringent physical and psychological tests. Kathryn Spurling spoke on ABC Lateline

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