440787 Flight Sergeant Brendan Michael Heslin, No. 21 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
KIA 27 July 1945
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Australian War Memorial
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
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Australian War Memorial
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.
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Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch
Buninyong World War I Memorial Avenue of Honour
This Avenue was first planted by residents of the Buninyong and district on 30 June 1917.
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Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch
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.
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41st Battalion Association
A Lost Son Identified
Lieutenant James Mark Kennedy was born in Clarendon in Victoria, in i April 1879.
Author: 
Henry C Moulds
Talbot Soldiers Memorial Park
The Talbot Soldiers Memorial Park includes the following commemorative features:
Author:
Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch
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.
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Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch
Allen Godfrey Jones POW
Gunner Allen Godfrey (Bill) Jones, 4 Anti Tank Regiment, taken on his return to Australia in 1946.
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Kathryn Jones Lucas
Dean Primary School Memorial Gates And Avenue Of Honour Ballan – Daylesford Road Dean Victoria
The Memorial Gates were erected by ex-students of the Dean Primary School and residents, and unveiled by Inspector J. S. Bacon B.A., 27th January 1951.
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Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch
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 C Moulds
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.
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Australian War Memorial
Driver Albert Henry Davey, 10th Battalion, AIF - 894 KIA 19 May 1915
Albert Davey was born on 25 June 1888 in Laura, South Australia, the son of Joseph and Mary Davey.
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Australian War Memorial
Frederick Allen Doodson
Frederick Doodson was born in 1895, the fourth and youngest son of Edward and Matilda Doodson of Sydney.
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Australian War Memorial
Able Seaman Charles William Barclay
Charles Barclay was born on 29 November 1906 in Wedderburn, Victoria.
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Australian War Memorial
Cleveland Roll of Honour - Henry Clark
Corporal Henry Clark- 11825 /104th,Battery/ 4th.A Division/ Field Artillery is on the Cleveland Roll of Honour .
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GRAHAM CLARK
Aleppo Pine tree
On 11 November 2021 during the Remembrance Day Service conducted by Hurstbridge RSL, an Aleppo Pine was dedicated by Rev. Dr.
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Hurstbridge RSL
A mother's loss
Mary Reiddie Peterson saw four of her sons off to war. Only one came home.
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Australian War Memorial
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
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
Smoky the Brave War Dog
Smoky was a small Yorkshire Terrier born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1943.
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Tracey Barton
RAAF Fairey Battles K9380 and L5654
On Friday 27th August 1943 at 1430 hours, two Fairey Battles K9380 and L5654 from No2 Bombing and Gunnery School collided in mid-air 10 miles west of Port Pirie.
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RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.
RAAF Fairey Battle L5653
On Friday 3rd September 1943 at 1150 hours, a Fairey Battle L5653 from No.2 Bombing and Gunnery School crashed 1 mile northwest of the Port Pirie Aerodrome.
Author:
RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.
RAAF Fairey Battle L5640
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.