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Died on Active Service / Heroes of the Empire [Australian military personnel (WW1, WW2), 24 April 1943]

25 April 2025 · Leave a Comment

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[Editor: Deaths notices and memoriam notices, regarding Australian military personnel, published in The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), 24 April 1943.] Died on active service “At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.” NORMAN.—On April 14, at … [Read more...] about Died on Active Service / Heroes of the Empire [Australian military personnel (WW1, WW2), 24 April 1943]

Filed Under: death notices Tagged With: 500x500, military casualties, SourceTrove, World War One casualties, World War Two casualties, year1943

On Active Service [Australian military personnel (WW2), The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 1951]

11 November 2024 · Leave a Comment

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[Editor: In Memoriam notices, regarding Australian military personnel, published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 16 July 1951. On Active Service. MELVILLE.—In proud and loving memory of P./O. Robert L. Melville, killed over Denmark July 16, 1942. Ever … [Read more...] about On Active Service [Australian military personnel (WW2), The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 1951]

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On Active Service [re Australian military personnel (WW2), The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 1948]

25 April 2024 · Leave a Comment

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[Editor: In Memoriam notices (from the “On Active Service” section), regarding Australian military personnel, published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 7 June 1948.] On Active Service BARKLEY. — In loving memory of our dearly loved son, brother and nephew, … [Read more...] about On Active Service [re Australian military personnel (WW2), The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 1948]

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Roll of Honour; Deaths; On Active Service [re Australian military personnel (WW2), The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May 1945]

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[Editor: In memoriam notices, regarding Australian military personnel, published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 23 May 1945. Includes the “Roll of Honour” section, the “On Active Service” section (from the “In Memoriam” notices), and one entry extracted from the … [Read more...] about Roll of Honour; Deaths; On Active Service [re Australian military personnel (WW2), The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May 1945]

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