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September 29, 2020
A lifetime of service acknowledged – Shirley McLaren (née Lemon)
Eighty-eight-year-old Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) veteran Shirley McLaren (née Lemon) and resident of RSL ANZAC Village, Narrabeen, has been awarded an...
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September 24, 2020
Love and Dementia
We want to say a huge thank you to our resident Bob Cardiff, who has and continues to be...
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August 18, 2020
Kathleen Carlon
Volunteer, Women’s Australian National Service “My mother was frightened I’d be sent to the country, so she encouraged me to...
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August 18, 2020
Clifford (Cliff) Parker
Bombardier, 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery “I was bloody frightened and we all were.” The Second...
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August 18, 2020
Victor Nagle
Gunner – Royal Air Force (RAF) “I was the most excited bloke in the world. I was going to finish the war off. I was hoping it didn’t end...
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August 18, 2020
Rod Kingham
Driver, Australian Army “My Dad had been in the Somme and he used to go to Anzac Day so we were an army family.” In comparison with a...
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August 18, 2020
Phillipa Carlyle
Flight Mechanic – Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force “You had an enormous sense of trust in each other.” A fine and mild day with northerly winds freshening. That...
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August 18, 2020
Eugenie Allen
Signalwoman – Australian Army “I was a hairdresser when we married, but I wanted to do something different.” Eugenie Allen married her husband during World War II, between...
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August 18, 2020
Frederick Lewis
Commander – Royal Australian Navy “I had a love of the Navy and a strong sense of patriotism.” Frederick Lewis enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy during World...
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August 18, 2020
Cecil ‘Bob’ Leckie
Sapper, Royal Australian Engineers “My mate and I were shearing out the other side of White Cliffs and I said to this bloke, there’s gotta be a better job...
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