Air Raid Shelter Vernon Street Atherton
During the Second World War, the Atherton Tablelands became one of Australia’s most significant inland military centres.
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Cathy Murray
Overview of the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway
The Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway is a ‘living’ memorial, an 800 metre walkway which links Concord Hospital wi
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Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway
Resurrected dedication
In the bushfires that devastated the East Coast of Australia during the Summer of 2019/20, the Rappville Community Hall was razed to the ground.
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41st Battalion Association
Private Thorold Toll, 4th Australian Machine Gun Company
Thorold Toll was born in the Newcastle suburb of Wickham, New South Wales on 24 April 1894.
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Australian War Memorial
Private Cecil John Parsons, 9th Australian Infantry Battalion
Cecil Parsons was born on the 10th of October 1893 in Ottaba, Queensland. He was one of 14 children born to John Parsons, a builder, and his wife Sarah.
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Australian War Memorial
Brothers Private Dudley Lucas, 2/30th Battalion, Private Basil Albert Lucas, 2/3rd Battalion
Dudley and Basil were born in Bega, New South Wales, the ninth and twelfth of 15 children born to Alice Christina Boneham and her husband Henry Joseph Lucas.
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Australian War Memorial
Private Reginald Baden Crowley, 34th Australian Infantry Battalion
Reginald Crowley was born on 26 March 1900 in West Wyalong, New South Wales. He was one of eight children born to John Crowley, a journalist, and his wife Elizabeth.
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Australian War Memorial
Pilot Officer Harold William Bird, No. 77 Squadron (RAF)
Harold Bird was born on 3 August 1915 in the Adelaide suburb of Ethelton, the son of David and Hilda Bird.
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Australian War Memorial
Lance Corporal Andrew Carnegie Booth Fairweather, 55th Australian Infantry Battalion
Andrew Fairweather was born in Arbroath, Scotland around 1881, one of 12 children born to Alexander and Emma Fairweather.
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Australian War Memorial
3818 Private William Crossman, 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion
William Crossman was born on 20 March 1896 in Cobar, New South Wales. Known as Bill, he was the eldest of three children born to William and Elizabeth Crossman.
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Australian War Memorial
Flying Officer Philip Wyatt Ryan, No. 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Philip Ryan was born on 1 January 1922 in Beechworth, Victoria, to Frederick and Alice Ryan. He had a sister, Beryl, and their father was a solicitor.
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Australian War Memorial
Private Ambrose Leslie George Travers, 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Ambrose Travers was born in 1894 in Mount Pleasant, near Wollongong in New South Wales.
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Australian War Memorial
Sick Berth Attendant George Maxwell Rowen Poyser, HMAS Parramatta
George was born on 5 October 1918 in Kensington, Victoria, the second son of Leslie and Ruby Poyser.
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Australian War Memorial
Pilot Officer William Shannon Peake, No. 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF
William Peake was born in Naracoorte, South Australia, on 14 September 1917, the son of Edward and Alison Peake.
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Australian War Memorial
Able Seaman Leslie Laurence Hart, HMAS Australia, Royal Australian Navy
Leslie Hart was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales on 1 November 1925. Known a Les, he was one of two children born to Stanley and Esther Hart.
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Australian War Memorial
Flight Sergeant John Eyre Brown, No. 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
John Brown was born on 23 July 1922 in the town of Quorn, South Australia, to Ellis and Elsie Brown. He grew up in company with his younger brother, Robert.
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Australian War Memorial
Lieutenant Paul John Kimlin, HMAS Kanimbla
Paul Kimlin was born on 1 January 1976 in Canberra, the son of Ray and Carole Kimlin. Paul and his older sister Janelle grew up in Canberra, part of a close-knit family.
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Australian War Memorial
VX3284 Private George King Sutherland, 2/5th Battalion
George Sutherland was born at Riddell’s Creek, between Bendigo and Melbourne in Victoria, on 24 March 1906, the son of George and Anna Sutherland.
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Australian War Memorial
Private Charles Alfred Olive, 29th Battalion, AIF
Charles Olive was born in 1897 to Charles and Cath Olive of Lara, Victoria.
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Australian War Memorial
Private James John Corrigan, 46th Battalion, AIF
James Corrigan was born around 1893, the only son among five children born to James and Julia Corrigan of Quambatook, in northern Victoria.
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Australian War Memorial
Honour Board Details
Originally from Cooktown Christchurch that was on corner of Helen and Furneaux Streets. Crosses identify those who died on duty.
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Martin Kenseley
Gunner William Mervyn Lecky, 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
William Lecky was born on 7 April 1895 in Berwick, Victoria, the son of horse breeder James Lecky and his wife Maggie.
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Australian War Memorial
Flying Officer David John Sandell, No.467 Squadron
David Sandell was born on the 9th of September 1923 in Goulburn, New South Wales, the son of Frederick and Lorna Sandell.
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Australian War Memorial
Major Harold Charles Howden, 48th Battalion, AIF
Harold Howden was born in 1890, the only son of Charles and Lillie Howden of Melbourne.
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Australian War Memorial