ANZAC Honour Roll

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

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

William Oliver Anderson

Australian Army WW2, July 1940 – Dec 1944. Transport Driver in 3 Reserve Motor Transport Company, Unit 7^th 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

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

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

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 

Lieutenant Verne Douglas Blyth 

Served 1939 to 1945. 1939 Member of the Black Watch. 1941 Army 2 AIF Noumea. 1942 WWII 2/3^rd Commando Company Port Moresby, New Guinea.

Great Grandfather of Jasmine Sly

Gunner Terry John Bruce 

Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery. Detachment, 131 Divisional Locating Batter, Vietnam.

Grandfather to James Arrowsmith

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

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

Brian John Carter 

Service no. 2788630. 104 Battery 12th Field Regiment RAA VIETNAM.

Father of Mrs Natalie Bell, Grandfather to Adelaide and Hamish Bell

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

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

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

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

Flight Lieutenant Maurice John Corbett 

Royal Australian Air Force, Wireless Operator Air Gunner, 19 July 1941 - 30 January 1946. Posting at discharge:  2 Squadron. Passed away:  15 August 2004 (aged 83).

Family of Donna Corbett

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

Private Robert Edward Cupitt 

Australian Infantry Battalion, January 1941 to June 1946.

Grandfather of Mrs Jodie Hort

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 9^th 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

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 1^st 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

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 9^th Division, 2/13^th 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

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

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

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

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

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

Private Andrew Joseph Evans 

Australian Imperial Forces. Served in France 13 Sept. 1917 - 11 Oct. 1918.

Great Grandfather of Charlotte Cornett

Clarence Fisher

First World War, served overseas with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) 5th Division. Fought in the Middle East Campaign against Rommel African Corp.
Great Great Uncle to Mitchell Fuentes

Lance Corporal Joshua Franco 

Australian Army. Currently serving in Afghanistan.

Family of Donna Corbett

Private Austin Mannix Galvin 

Australian Army WWII, service number NX36060. Born 8^th January 1919 In Wyalong NSW. Enlisted in Wagga Wagga NSW on the 1^st 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 13^th December 1945. Passed away on the 25^th May 1972 at the age of 53.

Great Great Uncle to Liam Lovie 

Private Michael Mammurtus Galvin 

Australian Army WWII, service number NX36474. Born 11^th May 1914 in West Wyalong NSW. Enlisted in Wagga Wagga NSW on the 17^th July 1940. Arrived in Singapore on the 15^th August 1941 with the 2/30^th 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 21^st October 1943. He is buried at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar.

Great Great Uncle to Liam Lovie

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

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

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

Lance Corporal Eric Harmond 

Australian Imperial Forces, 1st Australian Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, Papua New Guinea 4 years.

Great Grandfather of Clare Brooker

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stoker 2nd Class Morton Alan O'Loughlin 

Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Perth. Enlisted:  30 June 1941. Died:  1 March 1942.

Family of Donna Corbett

Gunner Nola Frances O'Loughlin

Australian Army, Searchlight Operator, Sale, Victoria. Enlisted 23 March 1943. Discharged 19 December 1945.

Family of Donna Corbett

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.        

Family of Donna Corbett

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

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

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

Corporal Peter Phillips 

Australian Army. Deployed to East Timor 2007. Afghanistan 2008/2009 Papua New Guinea 2010, Afghanistan 2012.

Nephew of Mrs Denise Phillips

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

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.

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

Corporal William George Robertson 

Service number NX73843. 2^nd/3^rd Infantry Battalion, Australian Military Forces (Army WW2) Born 19 August 1917, died March 1988.

Grandfather of Mrs Danielle Semrany

Selwyn Ross Robinson 

Australian Army WW2. Enlisted in AIF 4 Dec 1940. Served in the AIF 41^st 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

Edward Charles Sarina

First World War, served overseas as a Private with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). He was a member of the 2nd Infantry Battalion. Western Front Line, Battle of Somme. KIA 19yo. Service #2479.

Great Great Uncle to Mitchell Fuentes

Gordon Conrad Sarina

Second World War, Z Forces, Special Operations Unit. Private - Service # NX202687.
Great Grandfather to Mitchell Fuentes

Peter Howard Sarina

Vietnam War, served overseas as Corporal R.A.E.M.E 1969 - 1970. Service # 243314.

Grandfather to Mitchell Fuentes

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

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 25^th April 1915. 83 years later his landscape drawings led to the discovery of the sunken submarine.

Great Great Grandfather of Jasmine Sly

Corporal Joshua Tolhurst 

Australian Army 17th Signals Regiment, Operation Slipper 2010.

Relative of Ms Meaghan Dawson

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

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 2^nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment.

Grandfather to Annabella Neist

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

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

Denis Patrick Wass

Served in Vietnam 1966-67 as a sapper in the 17th Construction squadron royal Australian engineers.

Grandfather to Olivia Young