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Briggs G B

It is unclear who this is. There are two Briggs boys, Brothers, listed on the Soldiers Memorial at the Young Town Hall. 

Bellman Hangar Mural
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Sam Brooks - Mural Artist Statement

My aim for this painting was to focus on the local people of Port Pirie and their involvement in the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS).

Author: RSL (Port Pirie Sub Branch) Inc.

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L/CPL Mervyn Rober (Bob) FARRANDS

Bob Farrands was born in Ganmain NSW, (only 220kms to the east of Hay) on 27 July 1922.

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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LT Lorna WHYTE

Lorna Whyte was born in Hay on 19 April 1915, the youngest of eight children.

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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PTE Victor George MURRAY

Victor Murray was born 29 July 1909 in Brewarrina, NSW and a member of the Ngemba tribal group.

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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PTE Norman Charles FLACK

Norman Flack was born in Hay, NSW on 2 January 1920.

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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CPL Clifford Leslie FARLOW

Cliff Farlow was born 27 April 1922 and lived on the dairy ‘Rosedale’ on the Hay Irrigation Area.  He attended the Hay Public and War Memorial High Schools.

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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Pilot Officer Rawdon Hume (Ron) Middleton VC

One of the names on the WW2 RAAF Memorial Wall at the Narromine Aviation Museum in NSW, which commemorates the service of RAAF servicemen who undertook their early pilot trainin

Author: Patrick Bourke

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Deans Marsh Soldiers Memorial Park

The Deans Marsh Soldiers’ Memorial Park was dedicated to those who served in the WW1, and later after WW2, was rededicated to those who served in both world wars.

Author: Birregurra District Historical Centre

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St George's College Servicemen commemorated

The St George’s College Wall of Remembrance pays tribute to the 14 young men, all members of the College between 1931 and 1941, who were killed during the Second World War, 1939

Author: St George's College within The University of Western Australia