by admin | Apr 11, 2023 | Salute Their Service
Korea, Malta, Vietnam Lyall Robert Klaffer was born in Prospect, South Australia, in 1928. He attended Nailsworth Primary School and then Adelaide High School before leaving school at the age of 14 to work at F.H. Faulding and Co. Wanting to be a RAAF pilot, he...
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Test Pilot / Fighter Pilot (RAF) World War 2 The 15 September is commonly known across the Commonwealth as Battle of Britain Day in acknowledgement of the famous epic air campaign that fundamentally changed the course of World War 2. The day is recognised as the...
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Navigator, Prisoner of War, First Class Cricketer South Australian 1st Grade Cricketer serving as a Navigator in RAF Squadron in World War 2 is shot down and captured serving four years in captivity before playing in the Victory Tests Robert Graham Williams was born...
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General Hand, World War 2 From Stolen Generation to serving his country overseas and then being a leader in his community back in South Australia Approximately 3000 Aboriginals and 850 Torres Strait Islanders served in Australia’s armed forces during World War II. The...
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(WW2, Korea) Hartley Vivian Shearn, commonly known as Viv, was born on 19 Oct 1921 in Perth, Western Australia to Harry Vivian and Emily Ann Shearn. His father was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Member for the Maylands Electorate in 1936...
