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Fred and Matthew Mitchell
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Matthew Hawton Mitchell

Matthew (on the right), and his twin brother Fred, were born on the 3rd of August 1897 at Wodonga, Victoria.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Francis Lawrence
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Francis Henry Lawrence

Lawrence was born on the 21st of June, 1905 in Albury, New South Wales, to Frederick and May Adelaide Lawrence.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Albert Rapsey
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Albert Archie Rapsey

Albert was born in November of 1891, being the fifth of seven children to Thomas and Marion (née Murray) Rapsey of Tallangatta.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Harold Ashworth
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Harold Eslie Ashworth

Harold Elsie Ashworth was born on the 12th of October, 1895, at Allans Flat in Victoria.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

James Street
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James Reginald Street

James was born on the 17th of March, 1887, at Wodonga, Victoria. He was the second of six children of George and Theresa Emily (née Davis).

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Charles King
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Charles Leslie King

Charles was born around 1883 at Wodonga, Victoria. He was the youngest child of three for Charles Thomas William and Margaret (née Mason) King.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

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Percival Edgar Clifton

Percy was born at Turvey, Bedfordshire in England on the 18th of January 1891, to William Arthur and Charlotte Lavinia (née Turner) Clifton.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

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Harold John Bowran

Harold was born on the 2nd of April, 1922, in Tallangatta, Victoria. He was one of four surviving children to George Edward and Eleanor Phoebe (née Sawyer).

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Thomas Rixon
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Thomas Elrick Rixon

Tom was born on the 4th of March 1920 at Corryong, Victoria. He was one of four children to Alfred Oswald and Adelaide Maud (née Scammell).

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Jim McMahon
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James (Jim) Alphonso McMahon

Jim was born in 1891 at Albury in New South Wales. He was one of eleven children of John and Mary (née McGrath) McMahon. 

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Cecil Lake
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Cecil Lancelot Lake

Cecil was born on the 11th of February, 1888, at Yackandandah in Victoria. He was the eldest of four children to John and Wilhemina Charlotte (née Dyring) Lake.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Bobby Pearce
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Robert (Bobby) Murdoch Pearce

Bobby was born on the 2nd of May, 1891, in Tallangatta, Victoria. He was the youngest of five children born to Henry Health and Arabella Grace (née Murdoch).

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Richard Herring
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Richard William Herring

Richard was born on the 23rd of February, 1903, at Gundagai, New South Wales. He was the second child of Charles and Frances Sarah (née Williams) Herring.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Joseph Moyle
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Joseph James Moyle

Joseph Moyle was born on the 17th of September, 1922, at Tallangatta, Victoria.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Ray Nugent
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Raymond Stanley Nugent

In the early hours of the 22nd of June, 1942, 1054 prisoners of war (209 civilians and 845 military personnel) were awakened at Malaguna Road Camp on the island of New

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Glen Murray
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Glen Ernest Murray

In the early hours of the 22nd of June, 1942, 1054 prisoners of war (209 civilians and 845 military personnel) were awakened at Malaguna Road Camp on the island of New

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Albert Mitchell
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Albert Ernest Mitchell

In the early hours of the 22nd of June, 1942, 1054 prisoners of war (209 civilians and 845 military personnel) were awakened at Malaguna Road Camp on the island of New

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Fred Gitten
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Frederick (Fred) Gitten

In the early hours of the 22nd of June, 1942, 1054 prisoners of war (209 civilians and 845 military personnel) were awakened at Malaguna Road Camp on the island of New

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Tom Cody
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Thomas (Tom) Leslie Cody

In the early hours of the 22nd of June, 1942, 1054 prisoners of war (209 civilians and 845 military personnel) were awakened at Malaguna Road Camp on the island of New

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Allan Wheeler
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Allan Henry Wheeler

Allan was born on the 10th of December 1912 at Cudgewa, Victoria. He was the youngest of nine children to Francis Edward and Elizabeth Mary (née Carter) Wheeler.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Anthong Shanahan
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Anthony Shanahan

Anthony was born in Tallangatta in 1887, the fourth child of Timothy “Barney” and Ellen (née Mongan) Shanahan.

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Harold Crowe
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Harold Oswald Leslie Crowe

Harold was born in 1895 in Jingellic, Victoria. He was one of four sons and one daughter born to George and Jane Cathcart (née Hanna).

Author: Stephen Learmonth

Thomas Shannon
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Thomas Alwyn Shannon

Alwyn was born on the 8th of June, 1900 at Fitzroy in Victoria. He would be one of six children for Thomas and Lilian Emily (née Dodd) Shannon.

Author: Stephen Learmonth