Established in Melbourne in 1991 Mostly Unsung provides a
unique research facility into Australian Military History from
the First Fleet to the present day. Headed by Lieutenant Colonel
Neil C Smith, AM Mostly Unsung specialises in genealogical and
service aspects of former Australian and British Defence
personnel.
With over 24 years
Australian Regular Army experience, Neil
Smith understands military jargon, abbreviations and the various
organisational and recording systems employed by the Army, Navy
and Air Force. He has accrued a wide and useful experience in
examining publicly available records so as to optimise the value
of both personal and service details pertinent to individual and
groups of Australian servicemen and women.
Presentations often undertaken by Neil focus on understanding Australian
military history and provide guidance on obtaining information
required by family and other historians from sources located
throughout Australia and the United Kingdom. Mostly Unsung's
professional research service can unearth biographical and service data on
individuals in far greater depth than the usual detail to be
found in commonly available military records Births, Deaths and Marriages records, Shipping Registers
and the like. Other aspects of Australian military history such
as honours and awards, internees, facilities, war crimes and the
Merchant Marine are random examples illustrating the diversity of
research available from Mostly Unsung.
Mostly Unsung typically charges AUD $30 for a detailed report on an Australian service person and where lengthy research needs to be undertaken, hourly fees are charged. Depending on the research involved, fees starting at AUD $40 per hour can be expected. Mostly Unsung also offers a Canberra and London based research service and is well known on TV and other media outlets. A half yearly catalogue is available on request and research on individuals is presented in a unique and understandable manner with all biographical and service aspects covered together with detail of medals, movements, sickness, promotions, troopship names, locations and battles regardless of how often a person served. Most research is completed in a week.
In addition to client initiated research tasks, Mostly Unsung also researches and publishes on a range of Australian military history subjects. Examples include regimental histories, tracking unit movements, medal rolls such as those for the Boer War, Escapees From Singapore in 1942, Prisoners of War, Australians with Irregular units in the Boer War, Australians serving with Allied nations and the North Russian Relief Force, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) Army nominal roll, World War Two Army and RAAF unit movements, facilities, aliases, municipal honour rolls and unit nominal rolls.
British Military Research. Neil and Sylvie Smith will once again be undertaking British military research at The National Archives, Kew, London in August 2008. Research tasks are welcome. The rate for a typical research task for a World War One or 19th century British service person is a very reasonable $60 maximum - payable on completion.
For information on publications which are currently stocked, each with detailed nominal rolls
Click here: Books
To find out further information, request catalogues or place orders, please contact Mostly Unsung:
E-mail to Mostly Unsung - milhis@alphalink.com.au
Telephone & Fax 61 3 9555 5401
or mail to LPO Gardenvale, Box 7020, Brighton, 3186, Victoria, Australia