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Mitiamo and District Soldiers Memorial

Fundraising began in January of 1919 for the Soldiers Memorial in Mitiamo.  Terricks, Wanurp, Pine Grove and part of Milloo had given their help in the effort.  The site chosen for the Soldiers Memorial was on vacant land on the corner opposite McNeill’s Hotel. 

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

Alwyn John Breen
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Signalman Alwyn John Breen

Known as "Jack" to his family and "Bobby" to his shipmates, Breen was born in Kyabram, in the Goulbourn River Valley district, northern Victoria, on 13 September 1911.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Mervyn Higgins
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Captain Mervyn Bournes Higgins

Mervyn Higgins was born on the 8th of November 1887 in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern, the only child of Justice of the High Court of Australia Henry Bournes Higgins and his wi

Author: Australian War Memorial

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Shire of Gordon Memorial Hall

In 1918, following a meeting in the Mechanics Hall the community discussed the desire for a memorial hall – a decision was made to proceed to have a direct appeal for funds.

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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Glen Innes Aircraft Crash

The memorial dedicated to the RAAF in Glen Innes, NSW, features the names of a flight crew who were killed in an accident close to the town on the 11th of September, 1944.

Author: 41st Battalion Association

The Name of James Mark Kennedy on the AWM Roll of Honour
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A Lost Son Identified

Lieutenant James Mark Kennedy was born in Clarendon in Victoria, in i April 1879.

Author: Henry Moulds

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Talbot Soldiers Memorial Park

The Talbot Soldiers Memorial Park includes the following commemorative features:

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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Kingston Avenue of Honour

The Avenue of Honour is located along Kingston Road (formerly the Creswick-Newstead Road), 28km North-East of Ballarat in Victoria.

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

Allen Godfrey Jones 4th Anti Tank
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Allen Godfrey Jones POW

Gunner Allen Godfrey (Bill) Jones, 4 Anti Tank Regiment, taken on his return to Australia in 1946.

Author: Kathryn Jones Lucas

Driver Albert Nicholson's name on the AWM Roll of Honour and the Broken Hill Memorial
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Lost, But No Longer Unknown

For many, the names displayed on a war memorial are a list of those who served or those who perished.

Author: Henry Moulds

Lance Corporal Gilbert Cecil Munday
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Lance Corporal Gilbert Cecil Munday

Gilbert Munday was born on Christmas Day 1890, the third son of Alfred and Melinda Munday of Crystal Brook, South Australia.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Frederick Allen Doodson
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Frederick Allen Doodson

Frederick Doodson was born in 1895, the fourth and youngest son of Edward and Matilda Doodson of Sydney.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Lone pine Hurstbridge
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Aleppo Pine tree

On 11 November 2021 during the Remembrance Day Service conducted by Hurstbridge RSL, an Aleppo Pine was dedicated by Rev. Dr.

Author: Hurstbridge RSL

Portrait of Private Thomas Eric Peterson
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A mother's loss

Mary Reiddie Peterson saw four of her sons off to war. Only one came home.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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Celebrating Smoky.

There have been many books written about Smoky. If you would like to read more about her, some books are:

* Yorkie Doodle Dandy: a Memoir by William A Wynne

Author: Tracey Barton

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Smoky the Uplifting Therapy Dog.

Smoky was not just a brave war dog. She also has the distinction of being the world’s first therapy dog for veterans suffering PTSD.

Author: Tracey Barton