William Henry Wheeler
William was born in 1895 in Albury, New South Wales. He was the eldest of five surviving children of William James and Emma (née Jensen) Wheeler.
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Stephen Learmonth
George Mortlock
George was born on the 14th of January 1882 at Cooma in New South Wales. He was one of thirteen children born to John Thomas and Mary Ann (née Pegram) of Cooma.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
James Webster Phin
Jim was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the 7th of January 1910. He would be one of eight children of Daniel David and Mary (née Bracelin) Phin.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Dick Ronald Findlay
Dick was born on the 5th of December, 1918, at Davenport, Tasmania. He was the third of five boys born to McGregor and Amy (née Casey) Findlay.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Theodore Clarence Scholz
Theo, and his twin Anna Clarice, were born on the 14th of July, 1922, in Albury, New South Wales.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Alan Lawrence Hempel
Alan was born in Albury on the 14th of August, 1921. He was the oldest of eight children for Gustav Adolph and Emily (née Smith) Hempel.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Charles Alexander Wright
Charles was born on the 15th of April, 1913, in Tallangatta, Victoria. He was the eldest of six children to William and Mary (née Bailey) Wright.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Victor Treloar
Victor (Vic) Treloar was born in Redhill, South Australia to Thomas Henry Treloar and Olive Hesba Treloar (nee Hill) on the 2nd January 1913.
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RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.
32nd United States Infantry Division
¹The 32nd United States Infantry Division, located at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in preparation for deployment to Northern Ireland in 1940, had a quick change of orde
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RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.
Horace Derrick
Horace was born in 1890, the youngest child of John Henry and Jane (née Sinclair) of Tallangatta, Victoria. Horace had three older siblings, Alice, Harry and Alfred.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Egbert Somers Perry
Egbert was born in Tallangatta in about 1893 to Arthur James and Mary Perry. He went to school at Tallangatta SS (No 1365).
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
William John Henry Bradney
According to his enlistment papers, William was born in 1896 in Khancoban, NSW.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Captain Robert Cuthbert Grieve VC 37th Battalion of Brighton
Captain Robert Cuthbert Grieve, of the 37th Australian Infantry Battalion performed the actions for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
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Australian War Memorial
Albert Andrew Mildren
Albert was born in 1889, one of nine children to Edward King and Margaret (née Grant) Mildren.
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Stephen Learmonth
John Wesley Stamp
John Wesley Stamp was born at Mitta Mitta, Victoria on the 16th of July 1894.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
George Richard Boon
George Boon was born in 1894 at Eskdale, Victoria. He was one of thirteen children to Joseph Richard and Jane Frances (née Ferguson) Boon.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
No Lead – No Beer
Under the War Precautions Regulations 1915-1918 the federal government progressively expanded its powers over the prosecution of the war on the 'home front', including,
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RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.
Lead Supply or Strike Action
By 1917, the Port Pirie Smelter formed the one main source of supply of lead for all the Allies in Europe.
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RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.
William (Bill) Henry Briggs
When William Henry Briggs was born on the18th of November 1913 in Shepparton, Victoria, his father, William Henry, was 45 and his mother, Emily Jane (née Marshallsea),
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Charles Jeffrey Stewart
Jeff was born on the 7th of June 1917 at Nurse Tyrell’s private hospital on Canterbury Road, Camberwell, Victoria.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Herbert Calmit Johnson
Herbert was born in Gundagai, NSW, in 1895. He was the first child of Herbert and Elizabeth Waugh (née Dick).
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Colin Henry Eastgate
Colin was born on the 12th of November 1914 at Coburg, Victoria.
Author:
Stephen Learmonth
Airman's Memorial
On Thursday 20th May 1943 at 0940 hours, a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Fairey Battle (L5640) from No.
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RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.
Aircraftwoman Joan Charlotte Mathew
Joan enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) on the 29th December 1943 aged 18 years and 1 month. She was the eldest daughter of William
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RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.