THE WHISPERING BOOMERANG

The OFFICIAL WEBSITE of the
31st Infantry Battalion Association Inc.
Dedicated to former and current members of the 31st Infantry Battalion Association Inc,
and to veterans of the 31st/51st Battalion AIF and 2/31st Infantry Battalion AIF
and to Former and Current members of 31st/42nd Battalion The Royal Queensland Regiment

Patrick Bugden VC

Jim Gordon VC

Recent Stories

31st Battalion Association (Brisbane Branch) – AGM – 2025
The 31st Battalion Association (Brisbane Branch) held its Annual General Meeting. Minutes of the meeting and associated documents are presented below: 31st Inf. Bn Association (Brisbane Branch) Annual General Meeting …

Maj Norma Hughes – Awarded Federation Star
A significant milestone was celebrated recently when 11 Brigade’s Brigadier Richard Peace presented 31/42 RQR’s very own Major Norma Hughes with the Federation Star, in recognition of forty years of …

Extract From the Diary of Pte James Wilkie
Regular contributor to the 31st Battalion Association Website, Mick James, in association with member Peter Nelson have posted the story of WW1 31st Battalion member Pte James Wilkie: – At …

31st Battalion Association Branch AGM – Charters Towers
The following email was received from Vic Nicol, Secretary, – Charters Towers Branch, advising details of their recently held Annual General Meeting. Good Morning All, On the 21st February the …

31st Battalion Association Branch AGMs
Notifications of the Annual General Meetings ot the 31st Battalion Association and branches have been issued as follows: 31st Battalion Association AGM and Townsville Branch AGM The AGM scheduled for …

Vale – LtCol Bevin Wigan
On Thursday 6th February 2025 Members of the 31st Battalion Association and other Veterans joined members of the family in saying farewell to our member, LTCOL Bevin Wigan (Rtd). Bevin …