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Allan Johnson
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Allan John Johnson 2518

Allan Johnson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 13 May 1916.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Thomas Derrick
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Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick

Thomas Derrick was born on 20 March 1914 in Adelaide. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 5 July 1940, and embarked for the Middle East with the 2/48th Battalion.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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Guildford Grammar School War Memorial

A monument commemorating the former Guildford Grammar School students who died in service or were killed in action in World War One.The memorial was unveiled on April 23, 1922,

Author: Bradley Buckland

Sergeant Henry Dalziel VC
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Sergeant Henry Dalziel VC

In this week’s installment of our series honouring Victoria Cross recipients from Queensland, we remember Sergeant Henry Dalziel VC.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Lewis McGee
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Sergeant Lewis McGee

In 1917, Sergeant Lewis McGee was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions while serving at Ypres.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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The Forgotten Indigenous Soldiers of Walhallow - Part 1

In 1934, forty kilometres from Quirindi NSW, the local Aboriginal people, members of the RSL and a few newspaper men gathered on the then Aboriginal mission station of Walhallow, to do something the local towns communities had refused to do, honour the Aboriginal men from Walhallow that served in WWI.

Author: Australian War Memorial