Magdalene Honour Roll of Military Service
We honour the service of the following men and women from the Australian Armed Services. They worked in our name, to defend our values and our freedom.
We also recognise the many men and women from our community who are currently serving. For reasons of security, their names and details are not mentioned here.
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Private James Ruben Aitchison Served in the Second 110th Australian General Transport in Darwin 1941 -1945. James was to deploy overseas the day after Singapore fell. His family was very much relieved but appreciate the honourable sacrifices many others made in serving our country overseas. Great Grandfather of Ashleigh and Olivia Young |
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Sergeant Ronald David Allan, DCM Sergeant Ronald David Allan enlisted in the Australian Regular Army on 28 May 1959. He served in Malaya, Borneo and did two tours of Vietnam. Over many operations Sergeant Allan displayed outstanding leadership qualities and gallantry. He was continuously an excellent leader, dependable in all situations, calm and daring in emergencies. He was an inspiration to his platoon and Company and all who have served with him and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM). The DCM is regard as second only to the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry for Soldiers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers. Grandfather of Eloise Allan |
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William Oliver Anderson Australian Army WW2, July 1940 – Dec 1944. Transport Driver in 3 Reserve Motor Transport Company, Unit 7th RR Battalion. Captured by the Japanese in Singapore 1942 and taken to Sandakan POW Camp, Borneo. He died 25 Dec 1944 aged 23 in Sandakan as a Prisoner of War. Great Great Uncle of Madison & Bailey McNamara |
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Gunner Private Edmund Baragry Australian Imperial Forces World War 1, France. January 1916 - 9th May 1917. Edmund was killed in action during the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt, in France Aged 22. Great Uncle of Tara Baragry |
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Private William Baragry Australian Imperial Forces World War 1, January 1916 - 22nd August 1916. William was integral in starting the Men from Snowy River Cooee March from Delegate to Goulburn but died from pneumonia in Goulburn Base hospital just before embarking, aged 24. He was buried with full military honours in Adaminaby. Great Uncle of Tara Baragry |
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Private Harold Arthur Batiste Service number: NX129484. Served with 35th Australian Infantry Battalion in New Guinea from 1942. Honourably discharged on 14th May, 1946. Grandfather of Mrs Alison Shortridge, Great Grandfather of Harriett Shortridge
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Lieutenant Verne Douglas Blyth Served 1939 to 1945. 1939 Member of the Black Watch. 1941 Army 2 AIF Noumea. 1942 WWII 2/3rd Commando Company Port Moresby, New Guinea. Great Grandfather of Jasmine Sly |
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Gunner Terry John Bruce Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery. Detachment, 131 Divisional Locating Batter, Vietnam. Grandfather to James Arrowsmith |
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Leading Aircraftsman Alejandro Bugedo Served in the Royal Australian Air Force as an Aircraft Life Support Fitter through the years 2006 - 2013 (7 years). Transitioned from the permanent Air Force to the Reserves and served through the years 2013-2019 (6 years). During this period, I was posted on various exercises namely Exercise Talisman Sabre (Life Support Fitter) and Exercise Hamel (Support Chief Safety Liaison Officer at Forces Command). Father to Valentina Bugedo |
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Private William Burkett 17th Battalion, 1st AIF (WW1), killed in action, 20th September, 1917, age 26, at the Battle of Menin Road, the 3rd Battle in the 3rd Battle of Ypres (also called the Battle of Passchendaele), Flanders, Belgium. Great, Great Grandfather of Victoria Russell |
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Brian John Carter Service no. 2788630. 104 Battery 12th Field Regiment RAA VIETNAM. Father of Mrs Natalie Bell, Grandfather to Adelaide and Hamish Bell |
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David Edward Cavell Royal Australian Navy. WWII 1942 – 1945. Served on board 3 ships, HMAS Cerberus (on which he did his training), HMAS Kybra, HMAS Kanimbla. He received 4 medals for his service. 1939 -1945 Pacific Star. War Medal 1939 – 1945. Aust Service Medal 1939 – 1945. Great Grandfather of Zakariah See |
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Hugh George Chisholm Australian Army - WW2 Served for a total of 1,403 days from 1941 - 1945. 8 Field Ambulance NX140181 & served his country in Australia & overseas. Born 16th July 1920 - Died 11th October 2009 Aged 89. Great Grandfather of Cooper Martins |
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Arthur Ronald Clark Service number: 22551. Enlisted 12/11/1948. Discharged 11/11/ 1963. Deployed to Korea, Papua New Guinea and Japan. He received United Nations Service Medal, Clasp PNG to the Australian Service Medal 1945-1975, Australian General Service Medal for Korea, Australian Defence Medal. Great Grandfather to Jasmine and Chelsea Groucutt |
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Captain Joseph Harold Cocks Service Numbers (NX130546 & N206789). Australian Imperial Army (1942-1947). Enlisted 5th August 1942 at Greta, NSW. Discharged 11th March 1947. Captain of 1st Australian Area Workshops located at O I C L A D 286. Great Grandfather of Jenny Peters and Great, Great Grandfather of Katie Peters |
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Flight Lieutenant Maurice John Corbett Royal Australian Air Force, Wireless Operator Air Gunner, 19 July 1941 - 30 January Father of Ms Donna Corbett |
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Private Laurence Vincent Cronin Australian Imperial Force 1940 – 1943. Served overseas and after returning to Australia sent to Papua New Guinea where he died 3/11/1943 age 35. Buried in Lae War Cemetery. Great Great Uncle of Olivia Zammit |
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Private Robert Edward Cupitt Australian Infantry Battalion, January 1941 to June 1946. Grandfather of Mrs Jodie Hort |
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Clarence Joseph Earl Born 1913 in Heddon Greta, NSW and died 1996 in Brisbane, QLD. Served 1940 to 1944 as a Corporal in the Australian Imperial Service in WWII. Served in the 9th Division, 2/13 th Infantry Battalion, enlisted age 25. Was wounded in Tobruk and repatriated back to Australia. Served as a Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1973. Served as Member for Fairfield, NSW from 1953 to 1962 and Member for Bass Hill from 1962 to 1973. Great Great Uncle of Kaizen Earl-Sawa |
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Raymond Patrick Earl Born: 1916 in Heddon Greta, NSW and died 1940 aged 23. Originally joined the Royal Australian Navy on 21/10/1934 to 20/1/1937 before joining the RAF, Service number 20373. Served in the Royal Airforce Force as a Pilot Officer in WWII 1/1939 to 9/1940. He was 1st pilot and Captain in the RAF, service number 41770. He flew a Handley Page 52 Hampden Bomber. He was killed in action - on the 26/9/1940 along with 11 other bombers he left from their base in Hemwell, UK to attack the German battleship Scharnhorst in Keil, Germany. His body washed up at Onsla, Sweden two months after going missing. He is buried in Kviberg Cemetery, Sweden. Great Great Uncle of Kaizen Earl-Sawa |
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Robert Lawrence Earl Born 1914 in Heddon Greta, NSW and died 1992 in Picton, NSW. Served 1940 to 1945 as a Warrant Officer in the Australian Imperial Service in WWII. Service Number NX15075. Enlisted age 26. His division marched from Ingleburn to Bathurst for training prior to being deployed. Served in the 9th Division, 2/13th Infantry Battalion (Devils Own) known as the "Rats of Tobruk" he served in the Middle East in the Siege of Tobruk, at El Alamein and later in Borneo and New Guinea. He remained in the Army after the war where he served at the Royal Australian Artillery Barracks Georges Heights, Mosman, NSW. Army Number 2/2288. Great Grandfather of Kaizen Earl-Sawa |
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ERA II James Henry Edmonds Royal Australian Navy. Enlisted 7 August 1933 and discharged 30 November 1945. Served on HMAS Ships Cerberus, Australia, Penguin, Rushcutters, World War II. Passed: 11 July 1985. Family to Hamish, Darcy and Olivia Pulling |
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Sergeant Barrie James Edwards Operator, Keyboard, Cypher Top Secret Class, Signalman in the Australian Army from 1965 to 1985. Served in Vietnam 2 Signal Squad Regiment, New Guinea, Port Moresby, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Grand Uncle of Jasmine Sly |
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Corporal Clive Edwards Signalman and Cypher Top Secret Class in Australian Army from 1968 to 1979. Served in Vietnam 2 Sig Squadron Regiment Port Moresby, New Guinea from 1981 to 1990 Melbourne. Grand Uncle of Jasmine Sly |
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Corporal John Kenneth Edwards RAAF Instrument Fitter. Service at Point Cook VIC Squadron BFTS, Richmond NSW, Darwin 2CARU Williamstown 77 Squadron from 1965 to 1971. Grandfather of Jasmine Sly |
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LAC Kenneth John Edwards Enlisted in Melbourne RAAF. Served as a Turner from 1941 to 1945 in Sale Vic and Amberley Qld. Great Grandfather of Jasmine Sly |
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Private Andrew Joseph Evans Australian Imperial Forces. Served in France 13 Sept. 1917 - 11 Oct. 1918. Great Grandfather of Charlotte Cornett |
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Clarence Fisher
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Private Austin Mannix Galvin Australian Army WWII, service number NX36060. Born 8th January 1919 In Wyalong NSW. Enlisted in Wagga Wagga NSW on the 1st July 1940. Part of the 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion he became a prisoner of war and worked on the Burma railway. He was discharged on the 13th December 1945. Passed away on the 25th May 1972 at the age of 53. Great Great Uncle to Liam Lovie |
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Private Michael Mammurtus Galvin Australian Army WWII, service number NX36474. Born 11th May 1914 in West Wyalong NSW. Enlisted in Wagga Wagga NSW on the 17th July 1940. Arrived in Singapore on the 15th August 1941 with the 2/30th Battalion. He then became a prisoner of war and was sent to work on the Burma-Thailand railway. He died at the age of 29 on the 21st October 1943. He is buried at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. Great Great Uncle to Liam Lovie |
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Frank Percy Goold Born: 1895 in Vic and died: 1961 in WA. Served 1914 to 1918 in WWI as a Private in the Australian Imperial Forces. Enlisted in Caulfield, Vic — age 19, he saw service in Egypt and France (along with brother Thomas). Service Number W66850. He also served in WWII in the Volunteer Defence Forces from 3/1942 to 10/1945. Great Great Grandfather of Kaizen Earl- Sawa |
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Leading Mechanical Engineer James Edward Green HMAS Murchison served in Korea 9 May 1951 - 19 Feb. 1952. Warrant Officer on HMAS Sydney. Served in Vietnam 22 April 1966 - 03 Jan. 1968. Father of Mrs Sharon Hassan |
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Harry Gordon Gunton Born: 1921 in Coledale, NSW and died 1992 in Smithfield, NSW. Served 1942 - 1946 in the Royal Australian Navy in WWII. Service Number S6351. Rank OA 111. Enlisted age 20 on 16/2/1942. Saw service around Papua New Guinea. Discharged 13/5/1946 at HMAS Penguin. Board Member of Smithfield RSL, was made a Life Member in 1987. Great Grandfather of Kaizen Earl-Sawa |
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Lance Corporal Eric Harmond Australian Imperial Forces, 1st Australian Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, Papua New Guinea 4 years. Great Grandfather of Clare Brooker |
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Sapper Philip Charles Hurren National service 1966-1968 served with the Corp Royal Australian Engineers served in South Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict. Father of Julie Allan, Grandfather of Eloise Allan |
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Private Frederick John Keegan D.OB: 7/8/1894. Enlisted 4/12/1915. Service No. 2974. Travelled from Narrabri on horseback to Sydney to enlist. Australian Imperial Force, 5/31st Battalion, 5th Australian Division Signal Corps (Runner). Embarked Australia 14/3/1916. Disembark Marseilles France. Discharged: 22/7/1919. Great Great Grandfather to Keegan & Matilda Post |
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Private William Henry Keegan 2nd Field Ambulance & 5 Australian Field Ambulance. Service No: NX157209. DOB 26/3/1926 Newcastle. Bill used the date 16/5/1923 to enlist in the army as he was only 15yo and wanted to join. Enlisted 19/5/1942. Landed in Jacquinot Bay, New Britain now known as New Guinea. Served in Raboul, The Pacific & Japan. Was also stationed in Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped. Discharged: 5/5/1947. Great Grandfather to Keegan & Matilda Post |
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Private Herbert Ernest Kemp Born in Coonamble, NSW. Embarkation 14 April 1916, Sydney. 54 Infantry Battalion - 2 to 5 Reinforcements (April-September 1916). First World War, 1914-1918. HMAT Ceramic A40. Great Great Grandfather to Georgie and Amber Halliday |
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Percy Kookoosachi Australian Imperial Force, WWI. Joined 1915. Fought in Gallipoli in 1915 and in France in 1918. On September 18, 1918, the Australian 13th Battalion, with which he was serving took part in its last offensive action in France, this time around Le Verguier, in the Somme. In this Battle he was wounded by a gunshot wound to the face. Medals for his service, 1914 - 1915 Star, British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal. Great Great Grandfather of Zakariah See |
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Milton Langdon Born 1923- Milton is 101 years old. Milton is a veteran who served in WW2 from April 1942- June 1946. Milton commenced fulltime duty with the Militia (CMF) and undertook training with Infantry training battalion, tank training battalion, then qualified as a signaller and transferred to the 2nd Australian Imperial Force. In May 1943 Milton was posted to the 1st Australian Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in Darwin then at 7 Base Ordnance Depot until June 1946. Great Uncle of Rebecca Esber |
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Private Charles William Lyne Australian Imperial Force 1939. 2/12 Australian Infantry Battalion. Deployed to the Middle East. Discharged in 1942 as required for employment in a reserved occupation (farming). Great Grandfather of Ella and Cruz Presti |
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Sergeant Bryan May British Royal Marines Commandos: served 1998 - 2004, whilst with the British Commandos deployed to Sierra Leone 2000, Northern Ireland 2002 and IRAQ 2003, Australian 2nd Commando Regiment: served 2005 - 2023, whilst with the Australian Commandos deployed to Afghanistan 2008 (Wounded in Action) Afghanistan 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and provided Domestic Counter Terrorism with the Tactical Assault Group-East, 2009, 2015 and 2016. Father of Eva May |
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Leading Aircraftman John James Mitchell No. 100 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, No. 139704. Papua New Guinea 1945. Born 5 September 1922, Enlisted 4/2/1944. Discharged 8/4/1946. Grandfather of Mrs Danielle Semrany |
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Stoker 2nd Class Morton Alan O'Loughlin Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Perth. Enlisted: 30 June 1941. Died: 1 March 1942. Uncle of Ms Donna Corbett |
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Gunner Nola Frances O'Loughlin Australian Army, Searchlight Operator, Sale, Victoria. Enlisted 23 March 1943. Discharged 19 December 1945. Mother of Ms Donna Corbett |
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Private Ronald Archibald O'Loughlin Australian Imperial Forces, 2/21 Australian Infantry Battalion. Enlisted: 14 June 1940. Date of Death: 20 February 1942 as a Prisoner of War. Uncle of Ms Donna Corbett |
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Ellen Elizabeth O’Malveney AANS – Australian Army Nurses Service. Stationed at New Guinea during the war 1942. Stationed in Japan during the occupation as a nurse 1945. Trained at Duntroon and became an officer. Great Grand Aunt of Jasmine Sly |
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Lieutenant John Edward Patterson-Kane Australian Army – World War II, 26th Australian Infantry Battalion. 27 May 1941 - 1 May 1947. Life Member City of Parramatta Branch R&SL of Australia. Life Member City of Parramatta Returned Ex-Servicemen’s Club Limited. Great Grandfather of Matthew Ross |
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Warrant Officer Christopher Paul Perrin Royal Australian Navy (Permanent Naval Forces and Naval Reserve). Served in ships and establishments as an Electrician from 1974-2023 in MAS Leeuwin, HMAS Cerberus, HMAS Penguin, HMAS Melbourne (Aircraft Carrier), HMAS Nirimba, HMAS Platypus; HMAS Carpentaria, HMS Dolphin, HMAS Kuttabul, HMAS Jervis Bay, HMAS Snipe, HMAS Waterhen, DTV Seal, HMAS Watson, HMAS Success and HMAS Harman. He received the following honours and awards: AASM (Clasp Kuwait); ASM (Clasp Kuwait); DLSM (Three Clasps); ADM; Chevalier ONM - Republic of France; Kuwait Liberation Medal - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Grandfather of Xavier Valentino |
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Corporal Peter Phillips Australian Army. Deployed to East Timor 2007. Afghanistan 2008/2009 Papua New Guinea 2010, Afghanistan 2012. Nephew of Mrs Denise Phillips |
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Corporal Scott Phillips Australian Army 176 Air Dispatch Squadron. Deployed to the Middle East on Operation Slipper, 2013, 2014, Operation Accordion, 2017 and Operation Highroad 2017. Son of Mrs Denise Phillips |
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Lance Corporal Norman Gordon Piper 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion (#1691). Australian Imperial Force. First World War. Volunteered in the military at age 15, later enlisted and sailed from Adelaide on 9 June 1916. Deployed from England to France on 25 November 1916. Five months later, he was wounded in action on 21 April 1917 and died of his wounds in the field at the 2nd A.C.C.S. (Australian Casualty Clearing Station) on 22 April 1917. He was 25 years old. He is buried at Trois Arbres (Three Trees) Cemetery, France. Uncle of Anthony & Connor Spiers’s great-grandfather. |
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Leading Seaman Adam Pulling Royal Australian Navy, Combat Systems Operator. Enlisted 1997 and discharged 2004. Served on HMAS Ships Hobart, Kuttabul, Watson and Maritime Headquarters. Father to Hamish, Darcy and Olivia Pulling |
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Corporal William George Robertson Service number NX73843. 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces (Army WW2) Born 19 August 1917, died March 1988. Grandfather of Mrs Danielle Semrany |
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Selwyn Ross Robinson Australian Army WW2. Enlisted in AIF 4 Dec 1940. Served in the AIF 41st Battalion in the Middle East and Greece in WW2. Rank: Signalman in 6 Corps of Signals. Discharged 28 Feb 1946. Died 15 Sep 2015 Aged 94 years and 10 months. Great Grandfather of Madison & Bailey McNamara |
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Edward Charles Sarina
Great Great Uncle to Mitchell Fuentes |
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Gordon Conrad Sarina
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Peter Howard Sarina
Grandfather to Mitchell Fuentes |
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Kenneth Taylor 2794904 In 1970 was conscripted into the Army and served in the Australian Army Service Corp as a driver forklift operator. In 1971 was sent to Vietnam in 25 Supply Platoon for a 12 month tour of duty. Grandfather to Holly McAteer |
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Albert Norman Charles Thomson Leading Signalman AE2 Submarine World War I. Prisoner of War in Turkey. First Submarine to successfully navigate the Turkish straight (The Dardanelles) during the invasion at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915. 83 years later his landscape drawings led to the discovery of the sunken submarine. Great Great Grandfather of Jasmine Sly |
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Corporal Joshua Tolhurst Australian Army 17th Signals Regiment, Operation Slipper 2010. Relative of Ms Meaghan Dawson |
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Mark Tunnicliffe 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Infantry. He served 07/08 East Timor, 08/09 Timor Leste, 10/11 Afghanistan. Uncle to Indiana Van Deinsen |
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Private Robert Winston Thomas Service no. 2782999. Served in the Army between 19/05/1967 – 06/12/1967 at total of 202 days. Robert was in the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. Grandfather to Annabella Neist |
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Sergeant Kenneth Swannell Warren Army number QX4576. Enlisted 3rd November 1939. Discharged 11th August 1943. Critically injured in Tobruk from a land mine and suffered until his death in 1966. Very proud to have served as one of the rats of Tobruk. Great grandfather of Jade Abbott |
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Sgt Kevin James "Tassie" Wass Born 1938, Served July 1956 - September 1978 in 5RAR "Royal Australian Regiment AKA Tiger Battalion". Fought in Malaya 1959 - 1961, Vietnam 1966 - 1967. Wounded in duty in February 1967. 9 killed, 31 wounded. 9 medals awarded: Active Service Medal, British general service medal, Australian service medal, 4575 Active Service Medal, Defence Force long service Medal, National Medal, Australian defence Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and Pingat Jarsa Medal. Great Grandfather to Jayde Evans |
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Denis Patrick Wass
Grandfather to Olivia Young |