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It's likely that between 1,000 and 3,000 Chinese-Australians performed military/auxiliary service during WW2.Borneo, circa 1944. Members of Z Special Unit, including Sgt Jack Wong Sue (second left), born in Perth in 1925, on a mission behind Japanese lines. (See below for a outline of Wong Sue's war service.)Thomas Wong See of Sydney, circa 1940. Wong See is considered to be the first person of Chinese descent to serve in the RAAF. After training as a navigator, he was attached to RAF maritime patrol squadrons in Europe and India.1944, Lae, New Guinea. Captain Albert Kong (left), CO of the 2/77th Light Aid Detachment (a mechanical and electrical engineering unit), with Craftsman (Private) Arthur Power. Kong was from Melbourne, where he had been born in 1913.1943, Perth. Chinese-Australian members of a laundry unit attached to the headquarters of III Corps.This is an interesting and under-researched subject.The total Australian population was seven million at the beginning of the war, and about one million men and women served in some capacity, about 14% of the population. A vast majority of all men in Australia aged between 18 and 40 (especially after 1941) were either conscripts, volunteers for overseas military service, merchant mariners, and other civilian auxiliaries. Women – including some Chinese Australians – also volunteered in significant numbers for non-combat roles.Enlistment forms did not generally record ethnicity/race and there was officially no racial discrimination in military recruiting, although it does seem to have occurred unofficially – a point I will return to below. It is estimated that there were about 15,000 Australians of Chinese descent in 1939–45. Hence my estimate of 1,000–3,000 undertaking war service.After December 1941, there was an added incentive for Chinese Australians to enlist, in the form of supporting China (which had already been at war with Japan for four years), as well as the Chinese minorities in Japanese-occupied countries in South East AsiaThe best known Chinese-Australian veteran, Jack Wong Sue, said later that a navy recruiting officer turned him away in 1940 on the grounds of race. (Ironically, the fact that Wong Sue was only 15 at the time and inflating his age does not seem to have been a factor.) He was instead accepted by the Norwegian merchant navy, in which he served for two years, before joining the RAAF crash rescue boat service in 1943. Because of his language abilities and ability to blend into Asian communities, Wong Sue was asked to join Z Special Unit, a multi-national commando/reconnaissance force that undertook special operations behind Japanese lines in New Guinea and Borneo. As a result of these missions, he was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal.Sources/further readingFei, Sheng (ed.) 2015, The Silent and Loyal Spirit. Newington NSW, New Century Publications.Diana Giese, 1999, Courage and Service: Chinese Australians and World War II, Marrickville NSW, Courage and Service Project.Australian War Memorial <http://www.awm.gov.au>Department of Veterans Affairs, World War Two Nominal Roll <http://www.ww2roll.gov.au>

1924 - Historical Events in 1924Events 1 - 200 of 316Previous | 1 | Page 2 | Next PageJan 1 Grossdeutsche Volksgemeinschaft/Volkische Block replaces NSDAPJan 1 10th Rose Bowl: Washington ties Navy, 14-14Jan 6 Poulenc and Nijinska's ballet "Les Biches" premieres in Monte CarloJan 11 A republic is proclaimed in Greece; King George II is deposed and Eleutherios Venizelo is named Prime Minister of the Greek National AssemblyJan 12 History of Science Society organized at BostonJan 13 Nationalist Wafd-party wins Egyptian parliament electionsJan 14 Allies direct Fiume (Rijeka) in ItalyJan 15 3rd Dutch government Ruijs de Beerenbrouck formsEvent of InterestJan 16 British Government of Stanley BaldwinresignsBritish Prime MinisterStanley BaldwinJan 22 Dutch Blast Furnace & Steel Factory opensJan 22 KGO-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissionsEvent of InterestJan 23 After Stanley Baldwin's resignation, Ramsay MacDonald forms the first Labour Government, climaxing 24 years of struggle by the Labour PartyBritish Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonaldBritish Prime MinisterStanley BaldwinEvent of InterestJan 24 Benito Mussolini disallows non-fascists work unionItalian DictatorBenito MussoliniJan 24 Russian city of St Petersburg renamed Leningrad (changed back in 1991)Jan 25 1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, FranceJan 26 Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympic gold medalJan 26 17th Women's Australasian Championships: Sylvia Lance Harper beats Esna Boyd Robertson (6-3, 3-6, 8-6)Jan 26 17th Men's Australasian Championships: James Anderson beats Richard Schlesinger (6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3)Jan 27 Egyptian king Foead nominates Saad Zaghloel Pasja premierEvent of InterestJan 27 Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square, MoscowMarxist Revolutionary and Soviet LeaderVladimir LeninJan 27 The Natal Indian Congress and the Natal Indian Association jointly organise a mass meeting in Durban, South Africa in opposition to the Class Areas BillJan 29 Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, ClevelandJan 30 Ponsford scores second 110 of the game in Vic win over NSWFeb 1 Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opensFeb 1 Ramsay MacDonald's incoming Labour government formally recognizes the Soviet UnionFeb 1 Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in VoorburgFeb 2 International Ski Federation (FIS) formsFeb 3 Alexei Ryko elected as President of People's commission (succeeds Lenin)Feb 4 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix, FranceFeb 4 George Kelly's play "Show-Off," premieres in New York CityFeb 5 The Royal Greenwich Observatory begin broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal or the "BBC pips".Feb 7 Benito Mussolini's Italian government exchanges diplomats with USSRFeb 8 1st US coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in ChicagoFeb 9 Nakhichevan ASSR constituted within Azerbaijan SSRFeb 10 Bucky Harris at 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators)Feb 12 George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at influential concert "Experiment in Modern Music" held by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra at the Aeolian Hall, NYCFeb 12 George Kaufman's "Beggar on Horseback" premieres in NYCEvent of InterestFeb 14 Thomas J. Watson renames the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) as International Business Machines (IBM)Businessman and EntrepreneurThomas J. WatsonFeb 15 A deputation for the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets with the Minister of the Interior, Sir Patrick Duncan, and presents him with a memorandum setting out their objections concerning the Class Areas BillFeb 17 Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)Feb 18 US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld BlanchardFeb 18 US Men's Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin BadgerFeb 18 US Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby resigns due to Teapot Dome scandalFeb 24 Greek parliament proclaims republicFeb 24 Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100m record (57 2/5 secs)Event of InterestFeb 24 Mahatma Gandhi released from jailPacifist and Spiritual LeaderMahatma GandhiFeb 25 Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland HS basketball game (163-3)Coup d'étatFeb 26 Trial against Hitler for treason in "Beer Hall Putsch" in Munich beginsDictator of Nazi GermanyAdolf HitlerFeb 27 Belgium's Theunis government fallsFeb 28 US begins intervention in HondurasMar 1 Germany's prohibition of Communist Party KPD liftedMar 3 German & Turkish friendship/trade treaty signedMar 3 Sean O'Casey's "Juno & the Paycock" premieres in DublinMar 4 "Happy Birthday To You" published by Claydon SunnyMar 5 Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBMMar 5 Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 gamesMar 5 King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kaliefMar 6 British Labour government cuts military budgetMar 8 Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate, UtahMar 9 South Slavia aproves Italy's annexation of Fiume (Rijeka)Mar 11 3rd term of Belgium Theunis government beginsMar 11 Eden Phillpotts' "Farmer's Wife" premieres in LondonMar 11 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 gamesMar 16 The free port of Fiume is formally annexed by Mussolini's fascist regime.Mar 17 Eugene O'Neill's "Welded" premieres in NYCMar 17 Netherlands & USSR begin talks over USSR recognitionMar 17 Sweden & USSR exchange diplomatsMar 20 Finnair begins scheduled flight of Helsinki-TallinnMar 20 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Vanc Millionaires (PCHA) in 2Mar 21 1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC)Mar 21 Mass Investors Trust becomes 1st mutual fund set up in USMar 24 Greece becomes a republicMar 24 1st performance of Jean Sibelius' 7th Symphony in C at the Konsertföreningenin in StockholmMar 25 Greek parliament selects admiral Paul Koundouriotis as premierMar 25 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in 2Mar 26 Premiere of Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" in LondonMar 27 Canada recognizes USSRMar 27 New French government of Poincaré beginsMar 28 WGN-AM in Chicago IL begins radio transmissionsMar 28 83rd Grand National: Bob Trudgill aboard Master Robert winsMar 29 Bayern & Vatican reach accordMar 31 Croydon Airport, London: Imperial Airways establishedMar 31 London public transport strike endsApr 1 Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa CoApr 1 Hitler sentenced to 5 years labor for "Beer Hall Putsch" but General Ludendorff acquittedApr 1 Imperial Airways forms in BritainApr 1 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.Apr 6 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flightApr 6 Italy fascists receives 65% of vote of parliamentApr 6 Völkische Block (Nazis) receives 17.8% of vote in BavariaApr 8 South African State pass the Industrial Conciliation Act No 11: provides for job reservation, excluded blacks from membership of registered trade unions, prohibited registration of black trade unionsApr 10 Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship playApr 11 1st men's college swimming championships beginApr 11 Socialists win Danish parliamentary electionsApr 11 WLS-AM in Chicago IL begins radio transmissionsApr 12 WLS-AM in Chicago begins radio transmissionsApr 13 Greek plebiscite for a republicApr 15 Flemish-Walloon riots in Louvain, Belgium, 1 deadApr 15 WHO-AM in Des Moines Iowa begins radio transmissionsApr 15 Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.Apr 16 1st radio-transmission of wireless: Mattheus PassionApr 16 Child labor laws strengthened in HollandApr 17 Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures & Louis B Mayer Co merged to form Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)Apr 18 1st crossword puzzle book published by Simon & SchusterApr 19 "National Barn Dance" premieres on WLS ChicagoApr 19 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:29:40.2Apr 22 Hague Chambers of Commerce formsApr 23 British Empire Exhibition opens at WembleyApr 27 Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1Apr 28 119 die in coal mine disaster at Benwood, West VirginiaMay 1 Admiral Paul Koundouriotis becomes President of GreeceMay 2 Netherlands refuses to recognize USSRMay 3 Aleph Zadik Aleph is formed in Omaha, Nebraska by Sam BeberMay 4 8th Olympic games open at Paris, FranceMay 4 German Republic election: fascists & communists winMay 5 Unions terminate Twentse textile strikeMay 7 Peruvian Torre forms APRA, Alianza Popular Revolutionaria AmericanaMay 8 Arthur Honegger's "Pacifica 231" premieresMay 8 Memel territories given to LithuaniaMay 8 Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cutEvent of InterestMay 10 J. Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBIFirst Director of the FBIJ. Edgar HooverMay 11 Cartel des Gauches wins French parliamentary electionEvent of InterestMay 11 Pulitzer Prize awarded to Robert Frost(New Hampshire)PoetRobert FrostEvent of InterestMay 11 Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie begin their first joint venture (later merge into Mercedes-Benz)Automobile Engineer and InventorKarl BenzMay 12 49th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2May 16 108°F (42°C) in Blitzen, OregonMay 17 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2May 21 Nathan Leopold & Richard Loeb kidnap and kill Bobby Franks to demonstrate their supposed intellectual superiority by committing a "perfect crime"Event of InterestMay 26 US President Calvin Coolidge signs Immigration law restricting immigration30th US PresidentCalvin CoolidgeMay 29 AEK Athens FC is established on the anniversary of the siege of Constantinople by the TurksMay 30 Socialist Matteotti falls in Italian parliament by fascistsMay 30 Indianapolis 500: Lora L. Corum/Joe Boyer wins in 5:05:23.595 (158.092 km/h)May 31 China recognizes the USSRJun 2 Snyder Act: US citizenship granted to all American IndiansJun 2 President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act, declaring all Native Americans to be American citizensJun 3 Gila Wilderness Area established by US Forest ServiceJun 6 28th US Golf Open: Cyril Walker shoots a 297 at Oakland Hills CC MichJun 7 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8Event of InterestJun 7 George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summitMountain ClimberGeorge MalloryJun 9 "Jelly-Roll Blues" is recorded by blues great Jelly Roll MortonJun 10 1st political convention broadcast on radio-Republicans at ClevelandJun 11 Bene Brak Palestine foundedJun 11 Koos Vorrink elected President of AJCJun 13 Bene Berak, Palestine, foundedJun 13 Gaston Doumergue elected as the 1st protestant French PresidentJun 13 Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers, their 3rd forfeit winJun 14 Test Cricket debuts of Herbert Sutcliffe & Maurice Tate v South AfricaJun 14 WOKO-AM radio begins transmitting from Albany NYJun 15 1st transmission of radio BloemendaalModel TJun 15 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 10 millionth automobileMore >>The 1910 Model T FordJun 15 J. Edgar Hoover assumes leadership of the FBIJun 16 South Africa all out 30 v England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7Jun 18 Pope Pius XI's encyclical Maximam gravissimamqueWorld RecordJun 19 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m (3:52.6)Runner nicknamed the "Flying Finn"Paavo NurmiJun 21 NCRV, Dutch Christian Radio Society, formsJun 23 8 month Twenste textile strike endsGolf MajorJun 24 59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagenshoots a 301 at Hoylake HoylakeGolferWalter HagenJun 26 After 8 years of occupation, US troops leave Dominican RepublicJun 26 Ziegfeld Follies opens on BroadwayJun 28 Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord'sJun 28 Tornado strikes Sandusky and Lorain, Ohio, killing 93Jun 30 England score 2-503 in day's play v South Africa at Lord'sElection of InterestJun 30 J. B. M. Hertzog becomes Primes Minister, head of a coalition government between the National and Labour Parties in South AfricaSouth African PremierJ. B. M. HertzogJul 1 Dircet regular transcontinental airmail service between New York and San Francisco formsJul 5 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Kitty McKane of England beats American Helen Wills 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 for her 1st of 2 Wimbledon singles titlesJul 5 Military revolt in Sao Paulo, BrazilJul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In the first all-French final Jean Borotra beats René Lacoste 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4Jul 6 1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, US-EnglandJul 7 American Robert LeGendre sets then long jump world record at 25' 5½" in Paris, FranceJul 10 Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claimJul 10 Railroad worker strike ends in AmsterdamJul 11 Muslim-Hindu rebellion in Delhi, IndiaJul 13 Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)Jul 16 Conference over German recovery payments begins in LondonJul 16 NY Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit HRs in 6 cons gamesJul 17 St Louis Card Jesse Haines no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0Jul 18 KPD points out Rote Frontkampferbund against NaziJul 20 Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) forms in ParisJul 20 Tehran, Persia comes under martial law after the American vice consul, Robert Imbrie, is killed by a religious mob enraged by rumors he had poisoned a fountain and killed several peopleJul 20 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of ItalyJul 27 8th Olympic games closes in ParisJul 29 Paul Runyan wins PGA golf championshipAug 1 Brooklyn pitcher Dazzy Vance strikes out a MLB record 7 consecutive batters as the Robins beat Cubs, 4-0Aug 2 A's 1st baseman Joe Hauser sets AL record of 14 total bases in a game from 3 HRs and a doubleAug 3 Dutch track cyclist Piet Moeskops wins his 4th consecutive UCI world sprint championship in ParisAug 5 "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip by Harold Gray is 1st published in the New York Daily NewsAug 8 British-Russian trade agreement signedAug 11 1st newsreel pictures of US presidential candidates were takenAug 16 Conference about German recovery payments opens in LondonAug 16 Dutch-Turkish peace treaty signedTennis OpenAug 16 38th U.S. Women's National Championship: Helen Wills Moody beats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (6-1, 6-3)Tennis PlayerHelen Wills MoodyAug 17 French-German trade agreement signedAug 18 France begins withdrawing troops from the RuhrAug 23 Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th centuryAug 25 International maritime treaty drawnEvent of InterestAug 25 Wash Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 innMLB PitcherWalter JohnsonAug 26 The Catastrophe of Smyrna: known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks. The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor. (August 13 OS)Aug 28 Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet UnionAug 29 Germany's Reichstag approves the Dawes Plan, which sought to solve the WWI reparations problemAug 31 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2)Previous12NextShare On FacebookShare On Twitter1923Historical Events1925