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Private Thomas Makin, 14th Battalion, AIF
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Private Thomas Makin, 14th Battalion, AIF

Thomas Makin was born in 1893 in Wollongong, New South Wales to Thomas and Jane Makin. When he was still very young, the family moved to Korumburra in Gippsland, Victoria.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Motor Launch (ML) 1321 at anchor after the ill fated raid on Muschu Island, off the coast of New Guinea, on 11 April 1945.
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Private Ronald Edward Eagleton, Z Special Unit

Ronald Eagleton, known to friends and family as “Ronnie”, was born in the Sydney suburb of Glebe on 29 June 1924, the younger of two children of Edward and Gladys Eagleton.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Leading Aircraftman Edward John Harland AWM P12392.001
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Leading Aircraftman Edward John Harland

Edward John Harland was born on 13 July 1924, in Dubbo, New South Wales, the youngest of six children born to Thomas and Margaret Harland.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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United States Marines Memorial Gates

The gates were erected by the Australian Army in appreciation of the fighting qualities of the United States Marine Corps .

Author: Australian Army Apprentices Association

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Florence Syer nursing home transition Unit

FLORENCE SYER UNIT In 1999 Ramsay Health Care recommissioned one of the old pavilion wards as interim accommodation facility for patients waiting for places in

Author: Peter Ashley Rasey