Category: Australian Army Chaplains, World War II

Categories: Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department | Australian Army, World War II

Churches and synagogues provided 754 chaplains for the spiritual, moral and social welfare of fighting men in the Australian Army, both Second Australian Imperial Force and militia, during the Second World War. They served in North Africa and the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Pacific. Denominational allocations were based on the most recent Census figures and represented Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, United Churches, Salvation Army and Jewish. Some 50 chaplains (15%) had served as soldiers or chaplains in the First World War. Arguably, just as William 'Fighting Mac' Mackenzie was the best-known chaplain of the First World War, Arthur 'Padre Mac' McIlveen was the Second World War's.

  • Gladwin, Michael. "Captains of the Soul: A History of Australian Army Chaplains". Big Sky Publications, Newport NSW, 2013. ISBN 978-1-922132-52-9.

Person Profiles (18)

C

23 Oct 1904 Eastern Railway, Western Australia, Australia - 10 Oct 1982
13 Feb 1903 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 1972

E

31 Dec 1913 Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia - 22 May 1972

F

04 Dec 1881 Brisbane, Queensland (Australia) - 19 Apr 1946 photo

G

16 Aug 1900 Krambach, New South Wales, Australia
14 Oct 1864 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England - 06 Nov 1948 photo

K

28 May 1901 St Peters, New South Wales, Australia - 14 Mar 1982

L

14 Oct 1911 Waratah, Tasmania, Australia - 14 Apr 2009
03 May 1903 Polladooey, Granard, County Longford, Ireland

M

29 Jan 1906 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - 10 May 1986

P

16 Sep 1893 Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 15 Feb 1943 photo

R

08 Sep 1896 Darling Point, New South Wales (Australia) - 26 Sep 1976
10 Oct 1888 Preston, Lancashire, England - 01 Apr 1971

S

12 Aug 1898 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
30 Aug 1898 Gympie, Queensland, Australia - 24 Jul 1981
11 Jul 1899 Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom - 06 Jul 1983

W

25 Jan 1885 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom - 16 Aug 1977

Y

09 Oct 1896 Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia - 15 Jan 1969




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