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Message from the Speaker

As we commemorate ANZAC day, the experiences of a generation of Australians who lived with the disruptions and anxieties of a global war more than 75 years ago continue to resonate with us. This year Queenslanders continue to face uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic—one of the greatest global challenges since the Second World War.The Queensland Parliament commemorates the lives of its 49 former members who actively served with the military during the Second World War. Each of these servicemen lived a unique war story, but they had in common their commitment to their country and the people of Queensland. Charles Brown and Jack Duggan were serving Members of Parliament when they enlisted for war service. Charles Brown served as a medical practitioner with the RAAF, after being assigned to nursing duties and serving as an ambulance officer during the First World War. Jack Duggan served in New Guinea, holding seats in Toowoomba almost continually from 1935 to 1969.Many returned soldiers went on to have significant influence in the development of Queensland as ministers, including Jack Pizzey who served as Premier for six months in 1968. Arthur Wienholt (Jnr), a veteran of the Boer War and the First World War, had completed two terms as a Member of the Queensland Parliament before he was killed in 1940, in Ethiopa, after joining a British Army mission tasked with fostering rebellion against Italy.

A number of former Members returned home from war with extraordinary tales of survival.Geoffrey Chinchen and another officer escaped from a German prison in Europe, after being shot down in North Africa, by cementing themselves inside a bricked-off part of a passage for several days. Chinchen served as a Member of Parliament from 1963 to 1977. Lloyd Roberts and Keith Hooper both served as ministers after being held as prisoners of war in Changi.Nev Hewitt, former Member for Mackenzie and Auburn from 1956 to 1980, parachuted from his disabled aircraft landing in ‘no-mans’ land in North Africa. He sustained a serious ankle injury and spent the next four days crawling mostly at night to reach his aircraft, evading enemy fire and patrols.We cannot relay the stories of all of the servicemen and servicewomen who defended Queensland during the turbulent years of the Second World War, but we honour their service and contributions made to this State, as we honour the contributions of the 49 servicemen who served in the Queensland Parliament.Lest we forget.

Hon Curtis Pitt MPSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly

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Contents

Message from the Speaker iiIntroduction 1Members of the Queensland Parliament who engaged in active service during the Second World War 4Baldwin, Edgar Allan 5Bennett, Colin James 6Bishop, Bruce Edward 7Blake, James Robert Henry 8Booth, Desmond James 9Bromley, Frederick Phillip 10Brown, Charles Victor Watson 11Brown, Ivan Milton 12Chinchen, Geoffrey Talbot 13Connolly, Peter David 14Delamothe, Peter Roylance 15Dewar, Alexander Tattenhall 16Dittmer, Felix Cyril Sigismund 17Duggan, John Edmund 18Glasson, William Hamline 19Hanson, Martin 20Harper, Neville John 21Harris, Edward David 22Hart, Graham Lloyd 23Heatley, William Clarence 24Herbert, John Desmond 25Hewitt, Neville Thomas Eric 26Hodges, Allen Maxwell 27Hooper, Keith William 28Houghton, James Edward Hiram 29Kaus, William Bernard 30Kehoe, Gregory Brian 31Lamond, William McMillan 32Lickiss, William Daniel 33

Lloyd, Eric Gayford 34Miller, Colin John 35Moore, Robert Edgar 36Morris, Kenneth James 37Muller, Selwyn John 38Murray, John Chester 39Pilbeam, Reginald Byron Jarvis 40Pizzey, Jack Charles Allan 41Rae, Wallace Alexander Ramsay 42Ramsden, Samuel Raymond 43Roberts, Lloyd Henry Scurfield 44Scott-Young, Norman Reginald 45Smith, Percy Raymund 46Sullivan, Victor Bruce 47Tucker, Percy John Robert 48Wallis-Smith, Edwin 49Warner, John Herbert 50Wienholt, Arnold 51Wood, Leslie Arnold 52Wordsworth, Carlisle Favell 57Acronyms 54Glossary 54Honours and Awards 54Personnel images 57Additional images 59Bibliography 60Notes 60Disclaimer 61Endnotes 61

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Introduction

The Queensland Parliament pays tribute to the former members of parliament who engaged in active service during the Second World War.When Great Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, the then Premier W Forgan-Smith stated:

“At a time such as this there is no need to make a long speech dealing with the situation. It is enough to say that the declaration of war and the war that is now in operation is probably the most tragic occurrence in human history. It is not an occasion for any kind of illusion or vainglory; it is definitely an occasion for calm resolution to see the war to a successful conclusion.1”

By the end of the war, between 30,000 and 40,000 Australian service personnel had died, and many more were injured. Over 30,000 Australians were taken prisoner.2

In many respects, the Second World War was different from any conflict that Australia had previously experienced.Air attacks played a much greater role in the Second World War than they had in the First World War and by 1945, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was the fourth largest air force in the world.3

Soldiers were conscripted to serve overseas in the Australian army, specifically the Citizen Military Forces (CMF), for the first time in Australian history.4

At home, Australians faced new threats.

With a major theatre of war being fought in East Asia, South-East Asia, and the Pacific Ocean, the Second World War brought fighting much closer to home than in previous conflicts.5

Direct military attacks took place on the Australian mainland and in Australian waters.6 Japanese planes conducted aerial attacks throughout Northern Australia, including Mossman, Townsville and Horn Island.7 Japanese submarines attacked ships in Queensland coastal waters, including the hospital ship the AHS Centaur which sank off the Queensland coast killing 268 people.8 The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) not only took part in military operations but also played a role protecting the merchant shipping fleet.9 Many veterans of the First World War joined the Volunteer Defence Corp (VDC), to provide defence within Australia in the event of attack.10

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Civilians, including children, participated in drills and complied with blackout requirements. Rationing affected the availability of foods, clothing and petrol.11 Parliament House in Brisbane was prepared for attack. Windows were reinforced or removed and rooms were converted into emergency shelters.12 Brick aprons were built around downstairs windows.13 Trenches were dug in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens14 and air raid drills were held.15 The opening of Parliament took place without its traditional pageantry.16 Extra copies of legislation were printed to replace those that were destroyed en route to England through attacks on allied ships.17 The arrival of American servicemen in Queensland in 1941, near Brisbane, Rockhampton and Townsville, brought significant social and economic change to the state.18 By 1944, America was Australia’s largest source of imported goods.19

Many women joined women’s auxiliary services such as the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) and worked in a range of roles including nurses, telephonists, clerks, signallers, coders, wireless transmitter operators and drivers.20 Women also worked in factories and shipyards and as members of the Australian Women’s Land Army, in response to labour shortages in traditionally male areas of work.21 The Labor Party retained power throughout the war, winning both the 1941 and 1944 Queensland elections under the direction of two premiers, William Forgan-Smith and Frank Cooper.22 The Commonwealth was responsible for the defence of the country, while state governments maintained community activities and provided for the safety and care of the civilian population and the protection of property.23 Queensland referred certain state powers to the federal legislature under the Commonwealth Powers Act 1943 (Qld), such as employment, the advancement of returned service personnel and air transport.24 Controversially, the Queensland Parliament passed the Public Safety Act 1940 (Qld) in November 1940 which allowed for the establishment by proclamation of a Council of Public Safety to direct all administrative and executive functions in Queensland. The Australian Council of Civil Liberties, a number of unions and the Leader of the Opposition criticised the legislation on account of the broad-ranging powers given to the administering body.25 The Act was proclaimed in December 1941, following the bombing of Pearl Harbour.26

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The Queensland Parliament enacted a number of other important pieces of legislation. For example:

• the Air Raid Wardens Act 1939 (Qld) empowered the Police Commissioner to appoint air raid wardens who could exercise similar powers to the police during an air-raid,

• the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Acts (War Service Preference In Employment) Act of 1944 (Qld) provided that persons who, during the war, had been members of fighting forces, would receive preference in employment in certain circumstances,

• the War Service Land Settlement Act of 1946 (Qld) regulated the settlement of discharged members of fighting forces on agricultural land.

We remember not only the former members of the Queensland Parliament, but the service and sacrifice of all of the men and women of Queensland who contributed to the war effort at home and abroad. When the war in the Pacific finally ended in August 1945, Queensland began the task of rebuilding its society and economy, and service personnel came home to their families to rebuild their lives. We pay tribute to the 49 servicemen who continued to serve their state as Members of the Queensland Parliament.

Lest we forget.

Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. 088569.

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A5954, 1299/2 PHOTO PL1

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PARLIAMENT REMEMBERS

The Members of the Queensland Parliament who engaged in active service during the Second World War

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BALDWIN, EDGAR ALLAN (TED)

Full Name Edgar Allan BaldwinBorn 25 September 1922 (Oak Vale, Moregatta,

Queensland, Australia)Died 1 January 2008 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Allan Baldwin and Ruby May (nee Massey)Family m. Reeva Clements on 16 June 1943, 3 sons, 1

daughterOccupation Not listed (at time of enlistment)

PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATIONDates Party Electorate

17 May 1969 - 27 May 1972 ALP Logan

27 May 1972 - 7 Dec 1974 ALP Redlands

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 14 August 1942Unit HMAS PenguinHighest Rank Leading (LDG) Radio Mechanic (S)Served Royal Australian Navy 1942 - 1946 served at HMAS Basilisk (Port Moresby), New

GuineaAwarded Not stated

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BENNETT, COLIN JAMES (COL)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 15 January 1943Unit 2 Replenishing CentreHighest Rank Leading Aircraftman (LAC)

Served Royal Australian Air Force 1943 - 1945 Served at 339 Radar Station, New GuineaAwarded 1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal 1939-45 Australia Service Medal 1939-45 Returned from Active Service Badge


29 March 1941 - 15 April 1944 CP Sandgate

Full Name Colin James BennettBorn 10 May 1919 (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)Died 12 June 2002 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Walter Henry Bennett and Olive Gertrude

Jessica (nee Gordon)Family m. Eileen Jocumsen on 21 November 1942, 3

sons, 5 daughtersOccupation Schoolmaster (at time of enlistment)

Copyright is held by the Brisbane City Council. BCC-B120-33061.

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MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 3 October 1944Unit HMAS HobartHighest Rank Able SeamanServed Royal Australian Navy 1944 - 1946 stationed on HMAS Hobart, when it was in

Tokyo Bay for Japanese surrender in 1945Awarded Not stated


12 Nov 1977 - 29 Nov 1980 LIB Surfers Paradise

BISHOP, BRUCE EDWARD

Full Name Bruce Edward BishopBorn 25 August 1925 (Maffra, Victoria, Australia)Died 20 May 2008 (Gold Coast, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Edward William Bishop and Ada Florence (nee

Nisbett)Family m. E Waters in July 1972, 2 sonsOccupation Student (at time of enlistment)

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BLAKE, JAMES ROBERT HENRY (JIM)

Full name James Robert Henry BlakeBorn 6 October 1921 (Childers, Queensland,

Australia)Died 9 April 2010 (Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia)Parents Harold Joseph Blake and Eva Lillian (nee Pitt)Family m. Edna Mavis Berg on 21 April 1951, 4

daughtersOccupation Sugar worker (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 25 March 1943Unit 2/8 Field RegimentHighest rank Lance BombardierServed Australian Army 1943 - 1945 BorneoAwarded Pacific Star Returned from Active Service Badge


16 Nov 1968 - 7 Dec 1974 ALP Isis

12 Nov 1977 - 22 Oct 1983 ALP Bundaberg

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: B883, QX50877

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BOOTH, DESMOND JAMES (DES)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 14 January 1942Unit 6 Docks Operating Company Royal Australian Engineers

Highest rank PrivateServed Australian Army 1942 - 1944 Served in New GuineaAwarded Returned from Active Service badge

Full name Desmond James BoothBorn 20 July 1920 (Warwick, Queensland, Australia)Died 11 December 1996 (Warwick, Queensland,

Australia)Parents James Booth and Bridget Josephine (nee

McMahon)Family m. Marie Veronica Brosnan on 31 March 1951, 1

son, 4 daughtersOccupation Farm Labourer (at time of enlistment)



12 Nov 1977 - 19 Sep 1992 NP Warwick

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BROMLEY, FREDERICK PHILLIP

Full name Frederick Phillip Bromley (Fred)Born 24 July 1917 (Nottingham, England, United

Kingdom)Died 14 May 1988 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Thomas Llewelyn Bromley and Amanda (nee

Hopkins)Family m. Beryl Lillian Williams on 17 December 1941,

1 daughterOccupation Storeman (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 8 January 1941Unit 2/1 Dental UnitHighest rank CorporalServed Australian Army 1941 - 1945 served in Port Moresby, New GuineaAwarded Returned from Active Service badge



28 May 1960 - 27 May 1972 ALP Norman

27 May 1972- 7 Dec 1974 ALP South Brisbane

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BROWN, CHARLES VICTOR WATSON

Full name Charles Victor Watson BrownBorn 24 May 1895 (Roseville, New South Wales,

Australia)Died May 1970 (Eagle Junction, Queensland,

Australia)Parents John Watson Brown and Hannah (nee Helmrich)Family m. Beryl Askew Rusden on 27 October 1920 in

Sydney, 3 sonsOccupation Member of Queensland Legislative Assembly

and Medical Practitioner (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted Transferred from reserve to active list on 17

February 1941Unit Northern Area HeadquartersHighest rank Squadron LeaderServed Royal Australian Air Force 1940 - 1946 served in the RAAF Reserve until 1941 medical duties in various postings in

Queensland, New South Wales and outside the mainland of Australia

Awarded Returned from Active Service Badge


27 May 1939 - 29 Mar 1941 IND Gregory

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BROWN, IVAN MILTON

Full name Ivan Milton BrownBorn 10 November 1922 (Dromana, Victoria, Australia)Died 12 May 1977 (Chermside, Queensland, Australia)Parents Isaac Walter Brown and Ivy Clare (nee Myers)Family m. Elva Betty White in 1944 in Cairns, 2 sons,

1 daughterOccupation Greengrocer (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: B883, VX54831

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 3 May 1941Unit 2/7th Australian Infantry BattalionHighest rank CorporalServed Australian Army 1941 - 1945 served in the Middle East and New GuineaAwarded 1939/45 Star Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal Australia Service Medal Returned from Active Service Badge


29 May 1976 - 12 May 1977 LIB Clayfield

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CHINCHEN, GEOFFREY TALBOT

Full name Geoffrey Talbot ChinchenBorn 31 July 1915 (‘Myaringa’, Elsternwick, Victoria,

Australia)Died 17 July 2005 (Greenslopes, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Cecil Talbot Chinchen and Clementine Wilson

(nee Turnbull)Family m. Heather Woolley on 23 December 1946, 1

son, 2 daughtersOccupation Administration (at time of enlistment)Image courtesy of the

National Archives of Australia. NAA: A9300, CHINCHEN G T MILITARY SERVICE

Enlisted 5 February 1940Unit 3 SquadronHighest rank Squadron LeaderServed Royal Australian Air Force 1940 - 1946 served in the Middle East and Europe prisoner of war (P.O.W.) in Europe.

Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross (Citation: Skill on numerous dive bombing & machine gun attacks)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE): (Citation: Exceptional courage in an escape from P.O.W. Camp)

Africa Star Ribbon.


1 Jun 1963 - 12 Nov 1977 LIB Mount Gravatt

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CONNOLLY, PETER DAVID

Full name Peter David ConnollyBorn 29 September 1920 (Sydney, New South Wales,

Australia) Died 2 May 2009 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Roy Connolly and Eileen (nee Searle)Family m. Claudia Hartley on 4 October 1957, 2 sons, 2

daughtersOccupation University student (at time of enlistment)


3 Aug 1957 - 28 May 1960 LIB Kurilpa


MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 19 June 1940Unit 2/12th Australian Infantry BattalionHighest rank LieutenantServed Australian Army 1940 - 1946 served in the Middle East 1941- 1942 New Guinea 1942 – 1946 and Balikpapan 1945

Awarded War Medal 1939/45 Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 Returned from Active Service Badge Mention in Despatches (Citation: Exceptional

services in the field in New Guinea)

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DELAMOTHE, PETER ROYLANCE

Full name Peter Roylance DelamotheBorn 29 June 1904 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Died 26 October 1973 (Paddington, London, United

Kingdom)Parents Charles Joseph and Anna Mary de la Mothe

(nee Oliver)Family m. (2) Joan Patricia Millner on 17 May 1947, 1

son, 2 daughters m. (1) Myrtle Eunice Lois Bussell on 23 April

1931, 4 sonsOccupation Medical Practitioner (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A9300, DELAMOTHE P R

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 12 February 1940Unit No 2 RAAF Hospital and No 2 Medical Receiving

Station Highest rank Wing CommanderServed Royal Australian Air Force 1940 - 1944 served in locations around Australia and at

Milne BayAwarded Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45 Australia Service Medal 1939 - 1945 Returned from Active Service Badge


28 May 1960 - 19 Dec 1971 LIB Bowen

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DEWAR, ALEXANDER TATTENHALL

Full name Alexander Tattenhall DewarBorn 19 June 1912 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Died 7 January 1995 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Alexander Sawers Dewar and Elizabeth Frazer

(nee Macdonald)Family m. Ailsa Marjorie Drain on 16 November 1946,

2 childrenOccupation Belting Manufacturer (at time of enlistment)


MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 5 March 1942 - Australian Army 8 December 1943 - Royal Australian Air ForceUnit 143 Aust Gen Tpt Coy AASC; 71 Base (7 Group)Highest rank Lance Corporal; Flying OfficerServed Australian Army 1942 - 1943 Royal Australian Air Force, 8 December 1943 to

18 February 1946 served in Canada and the United KingdomAwarded Not stated


29 Apr 1950 - 28 May 1960 LIB Chermside

28 May 1960 - 20 Aug 1968 LIB Wavell

20 Aug 1968 - 17 May 1969 INLB Wavell

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DITTMER, FELIX CYRIL SIGISMUND

Full name Felix Cyril Sigismund DittmerBorn 27 June 1904 (Dugandan, Queensland,

Australia)Died 9 August 1977 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Gustav Dittmer and Marie Ferris (nee Massie)Family m. Elizabeth Crow on 29 October 1925, 2 sons,

4 daughtersOccupation Medical Practitioner (at time of enlistment)


MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 12 July 1943Unit Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) from 12

July 1943 2nd Australian Imperial Force (AIF) from 22 June

1944Highest rank CaptainServed Australian Army 1943 - 1946 served as doctor at various Australian General

Hospitals including in Katherine with 101 AGH in 1944

Awarded Not stated


29 Apr 1950 - 3 Aug 1957 ALP Mount Gravatt

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DUGGAN, JOHN EDMUND (JACK)

Full name John Edmund DugganBorn 30 December 1910 (Port Augusta, South

Australia, Australia)Died 19 June 1993 (Toowoomba, Queensland,

Australia)Parents John Stephen Duggan and Charlotte (nee

Mathieson)Family m. Beatrice Mary Dunne on 26 December 1935,

1 son, 1 daughterOccupation Member of the Legislative Assembly (at time of

enlistment)Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: B883, QX58749

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 4 July 1941Unit 25th BattalionHighest rank CaptainServed Australian Army 1941 - 1944 served in New Guinea Awarded Pacific Star 1939/45 Star War Medal Australia Service Medal Returned from Active Service Badge

PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATIONDate Party Electorate

14 Dec 1935 - 3 Aug 1957 ALP Toowoomba

31 May 1958 - 28 May 1960 ALP Toowoomba North

28 May 1960 - 17 May 1969 ALP Toowoomba West

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GLASSON, WILLIAM HAMLINE (BILL)

Full name William Hamline GlassonBorn 23 February 1925 (Toowoomba, Queensland,

Australia)Died 20 March 2012 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Rupert Hamline Glasson and Melda Olive (nee

Lane)Family m. Shirley Margaret Lockhart on 18 August 1949,

3 sons, 1 daughterOccupation Station book-keeper Jackaroo (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A9300, GLASSON W H

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 4 June 1943Unit 5 Service Flying Training SchoolHighest rank Flying OfficerServed Royal Australian Air Force 1943 - 1947 served in CanadaAwarded War Medal 1939-45 Australia Service Medal 1939-45 Returned from Active Service badge


7 Dec 1974 - 30 Nov 1989 NP Gregory

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HANSON, MARTIN (MARTY)

Full name Martin HansonBorn 2 July 1923 (Charters Towers, Queensland,

Australia)Died 20 February 1976 (South Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Martin Hanson and Margaret (nee Lynch)Family m. Mary Elizabeth Hanlon on 3 February 1951, 3

sons, 3 daughtersOccupation Dental student (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA A9301, 124657

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 20 May 1943Unit Air Defence Headquarters Port MoresbyHighest rank Leading Aircraftman (LAC)Served Royal Australian Air Force 1943 - 1945 served in New GuineaAwarded Not stated


1 Jun 1963 - 19 Feb 1976 ALP Port Curtis

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HARPER, NEVILLE JOHN (NEV)

Full name Neville John HarperBorn 10 September 1926 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Neville Barclay Harper and Hazel Jane (nee

Gardner)Family m. Marjorie Pointon on 12 November 1949, 2

daughtersOccupation Student (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 1 February 1945Unit HMAS Doomba HMAS HawkesburyHighest rank Sub-LieutenantServed Royal Australian Navy 1945 - 1947 stationed at HMAS Cerebus served on HMAS Doomba and HMAS

HawkesburyAwarded Pacific Star War Medal Naval General Service - Minesweeping


29 Nov 1980 - 19 Sep 1992 NP Auburn

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HARRIS, EDWARD DAVID (TED)

Full name Edward David HarrisBorn 30 August 1911 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Died 2 October 1993Parents Albert Edward Harris and Elizabeth Roxborough

(nee Smith)Family m. Marion Miller Morrison on 20 May 1942, 1 sonOccupation Tailor’s Draughtsman/Master Tailor (at time of

enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 15 January 1940Unit 24 and 75 SquadronsHighest rank SergeantServed Royal Australian Air Force 1940 - 1945 served in New GuineaAwarded 1939-45 Star Ribbon Pacific Star War Medal 1939-1945 Returned from Active Service Badge


28 May 1966 - 7 Dec 1974 ALP Wynnum

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HART, GRAHAM LLOYD

Full name Graham Lloyd HartBorn 6 January 1906 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Died 18 April 1974 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Percy Lloyd and Margaret Beatrice Hart (nee

Crombie)Family m. Helen Constance Bryant on 21 July 1942, 2

sons, 1 daughterOccupation Barrister (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 9 July 1940Unit 2nd Anti-Tank Regiment Highest rank CaptainServed Australian Army 1940 - 1944 served in the Middle East and New GuineaAwarded Not stated


3 Aug 1957 - 24 Jan 1963 LIB Mount Gravatt

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA 883, QX6344

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HEATLEY, WILLIAM CLARENCE (BILL)

Full name William Clarence HeatleyBorn 12 July 1920 (Townsville, Queensland, Australia)Died 29 October 1971 (Surfers Paradise, Queensland,

Australia)Parents William John Heatley and Minnie (nee Williams)Family m. Barbara Patricia Haynes in 1944, 2 sons, 2

daughtersOccupation Jackaroo (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of National Archives of Australia. NAA B883, QX6231

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 15 May 1940Unit 2/15 Australian Infantry BattalionHighest rank CaptainServed Australian Army 1940 - 1945 served in New Guinea and the Middle EastAwarded Mentioned in Despatches (Citation: Exceptional

services in the field in New Guinea) Returned from Active Service Badge


14 Feb 1970 - 29 Oct 1971 LIB Albert

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HERBERT, JOHN DESMOND

Full name John Desmond HerbertBorn 11 February 1925 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Died 30 October 1978 (Hopetoun Private Hospital,

Queensland, Australia)Parents Desmond Herbert and Vera McNeilance (nee

Prowse)Family m. Yvonne May Cranston on 10 January 1948, 5

sonsOccupation Not stated (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 9 March 1943Unit HMAS MoretonHighest rank Able SeamanServed Royal Australian Navy 1943 - 1946 served in multiple overseas locations including

Indian Ocean, Burma and New GuineaAwarded Not stated


19 May 1956 - 13 Sep 1978 LIB Sherwood

Sourced from the Courier Mail, 14 Mar 1950

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HEWITT, NEVILLE THOMAS ERIC (NEV)

Full name Neville Thomas Eric HewittBorn 19 October 1920 (Theodore, Queensland,

Australia)Died 19 July 2016 (Rockhampton, Queensland)Parents Herbert Deane Hewitt and Mildred Sarah

Elizabeth (nee Davey)Family m. Nancy Dorris Freeman on 17 December 1946,

3 sons, 1 daughter Occupation Station Hand (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA A9300, HEWITT N T E

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 25 March 1941 (Australian Army) 12 October 1941 (Royal Australian Air Force)Unit No. 150 Squadron (Royal Air Force)Highest rank Flying OfficerServed Australian Army, Private, 7 Training Battalion, 25

March 1941 to 13 July 1941 Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 12

October 1941 to 1 September 1945 served in the Middle East, North Africa and

United Kingdom.Awarded Air Force Medal 1939-45 Star and Rosette Returned from Active Service Badge Military Medal (Citation: Initiative, courage and

fortitude after bailing out)


19 May 1956 - 27 May 1972 CP Mackenzie

27 May 1972 - 29 Nov 1980 CP Auburn

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HODGES, ALLEN MAXWELL (MAX)

Full name Allen Maxwell HodgesBorn 11 February 1917 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Died 31 July 2009 (New Farm, Queensland, Australia)Parents Arthur John Hodges and Helen Allen (nee

Mitchell)Family m. (2) Pamela Helen Hayward on 23 April 1973, m. (1) Rita Fox Currant on 19 December 1939, 1

son, 2 daughtersOccupation Labourer/Storekeeper (at time of enlistment)Image courtesy of the

National Archives of Australia. NAA B883, QX30519 MILITARY SERVICE

Enlisted 17 March 1942Unit 2/118 Brigade WorkshopHighest rank Staff SergeantServed Australian Army 1942 - 1946 served in New Guinea and North West Borneo Awarded Returned from Active Service Badge


3 Aug 1957 - 28 May 1960 CN Nash

28 May 1960 - 8 Aug 1979 CN Gympie

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HOOPER, KEITH WILLIAM

Full name Keith William HooperBorn 21 August 1919 (Boonah, Queensland, Australia)Died 23 August 1977 (Townsville, Queensland,

Australia)Parents William Hooper and Ada Ellen (nee Moore)Family m. Betty Florence Ball on 8 February 1947, 2

daughtersOccupation Storeman (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA B883, QX9703

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 22 June 1940Unit 2/10 Field RegimentHighest rank GunnerServed Australian Army 1940 - 1946 served in Singapore 1941 taken prisoner of war (P.O.W.) (Changi and

Nagoya)Awarded Returned from Active Service Badge


3 Aug 1957 - 28 May 1960 LIB Buranda

28 May 1960 - 23 Aug 1977 LIB Greenslopes

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HOUGHTON, JAMES EDWARD HIRAM (JIM)

Full name James Edward Hiram HoughtonBorn 13 September 1911 (Sydney, New South Wales,

AustraliaDied 21 January 1985 (Redcliffe, Queensland,

Australia)Parents James Houghton and Emily (nee Corscadden)Family m. Mary Auld Shinnie on 24 February 1938, 2

sons, 2 daughtersOccupation Bank Accountant (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) from 26

September 1941 2nd AIF, Proston, Queensland, from 4 July 1942Unit 2/12 Battalion (7th Division) 5 Australian Motor Regiment (Australian Light

Horse)Highest rank MajorServed Australian Army 1941- 1946 served in Milne Bay, New GuineaAwarded Not stated


28 May 1960 - 2 May 1961 IND Redcliffe

2 May 1961 - 19 Sep 1961 LIB Redcliffe

19 Sep 1961 - 1 Jan 1962 IND Redcliffe

1 Jan 1962 - 7 Aug 1979 CN Redcliffe

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KAUS, WILLIAM BERNARD

Full name William Bernard KausBorn 24 May 1923 (Kangaroo Point, Queensland,

Australia)Died 20 December 2006 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Parents William Rahman Kaus and Doreen May (nee

Baker)Family m. Neth Florette Hutchinson on 12 June 1948, 2

sons, 2 daughtersOccupation Truck driver (at time of enlistment)Image courtesy of the

National Archives of Australia. NAA A9300, KAUS W B MILITARY SERVICE

Enlisted 9 November 1941Unit RAAF 161 SquadronHighest rank Flying OfficerServed Royal Australian Air Force 1941-1945 served in the United Kingdom and CanadaAwarded Distinguished Flying Cross (Citation: Flying

Officer Kaus has completed numerous operations against the enemy, in the course of which he has invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty)

1939-45 Star Aircrew Europe Star and Clasp Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45 Australia Service Medal 1939-45 Returned from Active Service Badge


28 May 1966 - 27 May 1972 LIB Hawthorne

27 May 1972 - 13 Jul 1983 LIB Mansfield

13 Jul 1983 - 1 Nov 1986 NP Mansfield

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KEHOE, GREGORY BRIAN (BRIAN)

Full name Gregory Brian KehoeBorn 1 May 1917 (Warwick, Queensland, Australia)Died 18 February 2005 (Gold Coast, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Stephen Kehoe and Teresa Mary (nee Flynn)Family m. Cecily Agnes White on 5 June 1948, 2 sonsOccupation Clerk (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA B884, Q36838

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 30 August 1940Unit 42nd Australian Infantry BattalionHighest rank PrivateServed Australian Army 1940 - 1944 served in Milne Bay, New GuineaAwarded Returned from Active Service Badge


7 Mar 1953 - 26 Apr 1957 ALP Nash

26 Apr 1957 - 3 Aug 1957 QLP Nash

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LAMOND, WILLIAM MCMILLAN (BILL)

Full name William McMillan LamondBorn 13 July 1920 (Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia)Died 5 July 1990 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Henry George Lamond and Eileen Neta Olive

(nee McMillan)Family m. Bettina Pye on 25 October 1942, 3 sons, 3

daughtersOccupation Book-keeper (at time of enlistment)


MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 21 June 1940Unit 1 Wireless and Gunnery School (RAAF) 5 Field Regiment (2nd AIF)Highest rank Leading Aircraftman; Lieutenant Served Royal Australia Air Force June 1940 to

November 1940 Australian Army January 1941 to September

1945 served in New Guinea and Bougainville Awarded 1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal Australian Service Medal Returned from Active Service Badge


7 Dec 1974 - 12 Nov 1977 NP Wynnum

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LICKISS, WILLIAM DANIEL (BILL)

Full name William Daniel LickissBorn 31 July 1924 (Sydney, New South Wales,

Australia)Died 22 February 1993 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Parents William George Lickiss and Lillian Rita (nee

Green)Family m. Elma Gwen Campbell on 30 October 1948, 2

daughtersOccupation Cadet Survey Draftsman (at time of enlistment)Image courtesy of the

National Archives of Australia. NAA A12372, R/41118/H MILITARY SERVICE

Enlisted 14 August 1942Unit 66 Squadron; 1 SquadronHighest rank Flying OfficerServed Royal Australian Air Force 1942 - 1946 Darwin, Northern Territory (Gould Airfield near

Batchelor, NT) and other Australian locations– Gould Airfield falls within the area in the Northern Territory which qualifies for active service

served in operational flights at seaAwarded 1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal 1939-45 Defence Medal Returned from Active Service Badge


1 Jun 1963 - 1 Nov 1986 LIB Mount Coot-tha

1 Nov 1986 - 29 Nov 1989 LIB Moggill

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LLOYD, ERIC GAYFORD

Full name Eric Gayford LloydBorn 1 January 1918 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Died 3 June 2003 (Peregian Beach, Queensland,

Australia)Parents George Henry Lloyd and Edith (nee Gayford)Family m. Bridie Ross on 8 August 1943, 2 sonsOccupation Court Reporter (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 16 August 1940Unit Various squadrons including 455 Squadron; 148

Squadron; 458 SquadronHIghest rank Flight LieutenantServed Royal Australian Air Force 1940 - 1946 Navigator and Flight Lieutenant in the United

Kingdom, Europe, Canada and the Middle EastAwarded 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star Distinguished Flying Cross for exceptional

flying skill (Citation: In operations over France, Germany and the Middle East, this officer has displayed exceptional devotion to duty, while his courage has been an inspiration to the squadron. During a sortie over Tobruk, his aircraft was seriously damaged by anti-aircraft fire and he received three wounds. Despite the severe pain which he was suffering, he continued and bombed the target successfully.)


14 Apr 1951 - 27 May 1972 ALP Kedron

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MILLER, COLIN JOHN (COL)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 12 August 1943Unit 2/3 Infantry BattalionHighest rank CorporalServed Australian Army 1943 - 1946 Citizens Military Force (CMF) from 15 June 1942

until transferred to Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) from 24 June 1943

served in New GuineaAwarded 1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal Australia Service Medal Returned from Active Service Badge


28 May 1966 - 1 Nov 1986 LIB Ithaca

Full name Colin John MillerBorn 28 April 1924 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Died 4 November 2016 (Caloundra, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Charles Miller and Ann Jane (nee Weathered)Family m. (2) Janice Bartlett on 7 September 1991 m. (1) Grace Warner Weathered on 13 June

1949, 3 sonsOccupation Housepainter (at time of enlistment)

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MOORE, ROBERT EDGAR (BOB)

Full name Robert Edgar MooreBorn 27 June 1923 (Murgon, Queensland, Australia)Died 6 June 2011 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Alexander Charles Moore and Ada Irene (nee

Rippingale)Family m. Mildred Miranda Keating on 17 January 1948,

1 daughterOccupation Farmer/Tractor Driver/ Garage Hand (at time of

enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA A9301, 44520

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 13 February 1942Unit 86 Squadron, March 1943 to May 1944; various

Schools of Technical Training (STT) and 3 Aircraft Depot

Highest rank Leading Aircraftman Served Royal Australian Air Force 1942 - 1946 served in No. 86 Squadron (Merauke, New

Guinea)Awarded 1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal Australia Service Medal


17 May 1969 - 13 Jul 1983 LIB Windsor

13 Jul 1983 - 22 Oct 1983 NP Windsor

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MORRIS, KENNETH JAMES

Full name Kenneth James MorrisBorn 22 October 1903 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Died 1 June 1978 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents James Reuben Morris and Christina McKenzie

(nee Grant)Family m. Ettie Louise Dunlop on 1 October 1931, 4

sons, 1 daughterOccupation Indent Agent and Manufacturer (retired) (at

time of enlistment)Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA B883, QX6046 MILITARY SERVICE

Enlisted 9 November 1939Unit 6 Division Ammunition Sub ParkHighest rank MajorServed Australian Army 1939 - 1944 served in United Kingdom, Middle East and

New Guinea (Port Moresby), from 1940 until 1944



15 Apr 1944 - 29 Apr 1950 QPP Enoggera

29 Apr 1950 - 1 Jun 1963 LIB Mount Coot-tha

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MULLER, SELWYN JOHN (SEL)

Full name Selwyn John MullerBorn 18 October 1917 (Boonah, Queensland,

Australia)Died 24 February 2008 (Boonah, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Adolf Gustav Muller and Annie (nee Lobegeiger)Family m. Patricia Margaret O’Callaghan on 14 August

1940, 1 son, 1 daughterOccupation Farmer (at time of enlistment)


MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 27 June 1940Unit Australian Armoured Corps, Army Fighting

Vehicle (AAFV) – 2nd Australian Tank BattalionHighest rank LieutenantServed Australian Army 1940 - 1945 served in the Middle East, and Lae and Madang

in New Guinea Awarded Africa Star Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal Australia Service Medal Returned from Active Service Badge


17 May 1969 - 22 Oct 1983 CN Fassifern

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MURRAY, JOHN CHESTER

Full name John Chester MurrayBorn 31 December 1915 (Malvern, Victoria, Australia)Died 25 January 2009 (Gold Coast, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Ben Chaffey and Constance Murray (formerly

known as) Laura TreweekFamily m. Ruth Florence Stanton-Cook on 13 April 1944,

2 sons, 4 daughtersOccupation General Stockwork (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA B883, NX20884

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 22 May 1940Unit 2/13 Australian Infantry BattalionHighest rank CaptainServed Australian Army 1940 -1945 served in the Middle East, New Guinea and

BorneoAwarded 1939-45 Star Africa Star Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal and Australia Service Medal Mentioned in Despatches (Citation: Exceptional

service in the field in New Guinea), gazetted Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 15 March 1945

Mentioned in Despatches (Citation: Exceptional service in the field in the South West Pacific Area), gazetted Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 6 March 1947


1 Jun 1963 - 10 Mar 1976 LIB Clayfield

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PILBEAM, REGINALD BYRON JARVIS (REX)

Full name Reginald Byron Jarvis (Rex) PilbeamBorn 30 October 1907 (Longreach, Queensland,

Australia)Died 31 July 1999 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents John Thomas Pilbeam and Ellen (nee Tonks)Family m. Barbara Winning Rose on 21 January 1927, 2

sonsOccupation Public Servant (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted Citizen’s Military Force (CMF) on 27 March 1942 transferred to 2nd AIF on 18 June 1944Unit 61 Australian Infantry BattalionHighest rank Staff SergeantServed Australian Army 1942 - 1945 served in New Guinea and Bougainville Awarded Returned from Active Service Badge


28 May 1960 - 17 May 1969 LIB Rockhampton South

Sourced from the Courier Mail, 10 Jun 1953

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PIZZEY, JACK CHARLES ALLAN

Full name Jack Charles Allan PizzeyBorn 2 February 1911 (Childers, Queensland,

Australia)Died 31 July 1968 (Chermside, Queensland, Australia)Parents John Thomas Pizzey and Ellen Elliott (nee

Brand)Family m. Mabel Audrey Kingston on 27 March 1937, 1

son, 1 daughter Occupation School Teacher (at time of enlistment)


MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 15 July 1940Unit 5 Field RegimentHighest rank CaptainServed Australian Army 1940 - 1945 served in the Northern Territory from October

1943 and other Australian locationsAwarded Returned from Active Service Badge


29 Apr 1950 - 31 Jul 1968 CP Isis

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RAE, WALLACE ALEXANDER RAMSAY (WALLY) Full name Wallace Alexander Ramsay RaeBorn 31 March 1913 (Lindfield, New South Wales,

Australia)Died 18 March 2006 (Port Macquarie, New South

Wales, Australia)Parents George Ramsay Rae and Alice Evelyn (nee

Haseldean)Occupation Station Overseer (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 16 September 1940Unit 3 Aircraft DepotHighest rank Flight LieutenantServed Royal Australian Air Force 1940-1946 served in Africa, the United Kingdom and the

United StatesAwarded 1939-43 Star Africa Star Atlantic Star Defence Medal King’s Commendation for Valuable Service in

the Air (Citation: Outstanding flying duties in the testing of aircraft)

Returned from Active Service Badge


5 Oct 1957 - 7 Dec 1974 CN Gregory

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RAMSDEN, SAMUEL RAYMOND

Full name Samuel Raymond RamsdenBorn 10 October 1913 (Carlton, New South Wales,

Australia)Died 1 July 1986 (Greenslopes, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Percy Charles Ramsden and Kezia (nee Clark)Family m. (2) Marie Rush Myhill on 15 November 1970, 1

son, 2 stepdaughters m. (1) Audrey V Mills on 21 November 1946, 1

sonOccupation Minister of Religion (at time of enlistment)

Sourced from the Courier Mail, 23 Jun 1950

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 1 December 1942Unit 73 Wing; 100 Squadron; Headquarters Northern

Area (Port Moresby)Highest rank Flight Lieutenant/ChaplainServed Royal Australian Air Force 1942 - 1946 Chaplain in New Guinea from 1943 to 1945Awarded 1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal Returned from Active Service Badge


3 Aug 1957 - 30 Jun 1971 LIB Merthyr

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ROBERTS, LLOYD HENRY SCURFIELD

Full name Lloyd Henry Scurfield RobertsBorn 8 June 1907 (Toowoomba, Queensland,

Australia)Died 11 April 1961 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Charles Henry Roberts and Rosina Mary Esther

(nee Scurfield)Family m. Rosina Violet Price in 1929, 1 son, 2 daughtersOccupation Car Salesman (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 28 June 1940Unit 2/26 Australian Infantry BattalionHighest rank Lance SergeantServed Australian Army 1940 - 1946 served in Malaya 1941 to 1945 taken prisoner of war (P.O.W.) at Changi 1942

to 1945Awarded Returned from Active Service Badge


29 Apr 1950 - 11 Apr 1961 CP Whitsunday

Sourced from the Courier Mail, 19 Dec 1945

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SCOTT-YOUNG, NORMAN REGINALD (NORM)

Full name Norman Reginald Scott-YoungBorn 8 January 1917 (Sydney, New South Wales,

Australia)Died 29 August 1996 (Brisbane, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Reginald Charles Scott-Young and Mary (nee

Crotty)Family m. Olive Orme Johnston on 20 February 1960, 2

sons, 6 daughtersOccupation Medical Practitioner (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial. 015473. (Gordon Herbert Short).

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 9 December 1941Unit 2/3 Commando SquadronHighest rank CaptainServed Australian Army 1941 - 1946 served in New Guinea and Borneo (Balikpapan)Awarded Not stated


27 May 1972 - 22 Oct 1983 LIB Townsville

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SMITH, PERCY RAYMUND (RAY)

Full name Percy Raymund SmithBorn 12 January 1920 (Warwick, Queensland,

Australia)Died 10 February 2002 (Gold Coast, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Percy Reginald Smith and Anne (nee Kennedy)Family m. Cecile Judith Magarey Clowes on 14

December 1949, 3 sons, 1 daughterOccupation Not stated (at time of enlistment)

Copyright is held by the Brisbane City Council. BCC-B120-33351

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 19 July 1940Unit No 100 SquadronHighest rank Flight LieutenantServed Royal Australian Air Force 1940 - 1945 served in Batchelor, Northern Territory (north of

parallel 14.5 south latitude) after 19 February 1942 and other Australian locations

New Guinea (Milne Bay, Goodenough Island and Nadzab)

Awarded Not stated


3 Aug 1957 - 10 Mar 1969 LIB Windsor

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SULLIVAN, VICTOR BRUCE

Full name Victor Bruce SullivanBorn 7 December 1918 (Launceston, Tasmania,

Australia)Died 29 January 1993 (Caloundra, Queensland,

Australia)Parents James Bruce Sullivan and Julia Ellen (nee Brown)Family m. Gwenneth Joan Becker on 8 April 1948, 2

sons, 1 daughterOccupation Farmer and Motor Driver (at time of enlistment)


MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 21 June 1940 – 2nd AIF; 17 September 1941 – Citizens Military Force 27 April 1943 - 2nd AIFUnit 25th Australian Infantry Battalion 10th Australian Movement Control Group (AMC)Highest rank LieutenantServed Australian Army 1940 - 1946 served in New Guinea Awarded 1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal Australia Service Medal Returned from Active Service Badge


28 May 1960 - 22 Oct 1983 NP Condamine

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TUCKER, PERCY JOHN ROBERT

Full name Percy John Robert TuckerBorn 5 December 1919 (Rockhampton, Queensland,

Australia)Died 20 August 1980 (Townsville, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Percy Clifford Tucker and Beatrice (nee Guthrie)Family m. Isabel Mary Campbell on 20 June 1944, 2

sons, 1 daughterOccupation Clerk (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted Royal Australian Air Force on 6 December 1940 Australian Army on 25 March 1943Unit 42 Australian Infantry BattalionHighest rank RAAF - Aircraftman 2 Australian Army - CorporalServed Royal Australian Air Force 1940 – 1941 Australian Army 1943 - 1945 served in New Guinea and BougainvilleAwarded Not stated


28 May 1960 - 27 May 1972 ALP Townsville North

27 May 1972 - 7 Dec 1974 ALP Townsville West

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WALLIS-SMITH, EDWIN

Full name Edwin Wallis-Smith (enlisted under the name Edwin Smith)

Born 3 January 1908 (Maryborough, Queensland, Australia)

Died 14 March 1988 (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)Parents Edwin Alfred Smith and Eliza Jane (nee Moore)Family m. (2) Ruth Gibson in 1951, 1 daughter m. (1) Edna Elizabeth Langusch on 23 January

1937Occupation Locomotive Fireman (at time of enlistment)Image courtesy of the

National Archives of Australia. NAA B883, QX24902

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 2 December 1941 Unit 2/15 Australian Field AmbulanceHighest rank SergeantServed Australian Army 1941 - 1946 served in New Guinea Awarded Returned from Active Service Badge


1 Jun 1963 - 27 May 1972 ALP Tablelands

27 May 1972 - 7 Dec 1974 ALP Cook

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WARNER, JOHN HERBERT

Full name John Herbert WarnerBorn 26 November 1923 (Sydney, New South Wales,

Australia)Died 20 September 1991 (Toowoomba, Queensland,

Australia)Parents AF Warner and Elizabeth Hazel (nee Hollis)Family m. Mary Alison Sword in 1949, 3 sons, 1

daughterOccupation Jackaroo (at time of enlistment)

Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA A9300, WARNER J H

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 18 July 1942Unit 3 Operational Training Unit (OTU) and 112 Air

Sea Rescue Flight (ASRF)Highest rank Pilot OfficerServed Royal Australian Air Force 1942 - 1946 served in Darwin from 30 August 1945 to 26

July 1946, and USA from 13 January 1945 to 5 March 1945

ferrying duties (ferrying duties involved flying Catalina sea planes across the Pacific Ocean from USA to Australia RAAF base at Rathmines, New South Wales)



7 Dec 1974 - 1 Nov 1986 NP Toowoomba South

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WIENHOLT, ARNOLD (JUNIOR)

Full name Arnold Wienholt, JuniorBorn 25 November 1877 (Goomburra, Darling Downs,

Queensland, Australia)Died 10 September 1940 (Ethiopia)Parents Edward Wienholt and Ellen (nee Williams)Family m. Enid Francis Jones on 27 April 1919, 1

daughterOccupation Pastoralist and Newspaper Correspondent (at

time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted Took mission orders on 31 August 1940 in

anticipation of a commission in the British ArmyUnit Mission 101, also known as Gideon Force (a

force tasked with fostering rebellion against Italy)

Highest rank Second Lieutenant Served British Army in Ethiopia as an intelligence officer

involved in guerrilla warfare Killed in action on 10 September 1940 in an

ambush by Italian forces in Ethiopia, with commemoration on the Khartoum Memorial, Khartoum, Sudan

Awarded Not stated (appears on Australian War Memorial, Commemorative Roll)


2 Oct 1909 - 28 Mar 1913 MIN Fassifern

28 Jun 1930 - 11 May 1935 IND Fassifern

Sourced from the Courier Mail, 25 Jan 1941

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WOOD, LESLIE ARNOLD (LES)

Full name Leslie Arnold WoodBorn 6 March 1907 (Middle Ridge, Toowoomba,

Queensland, Australia)Died 29 March 1958 (Toowoomba, Queensland,

Australia)Parents Joseph Emanuel Wood and Fredrika Johanna

Henrietta (nee Hoepper)Family m. Alice Annie Margaret Reyment on 22

December 1928, 3 sons, 1 daughterOccupation School Teacher (at time of enlistment)

MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 4 July 1941Unit 7th Australian Infantry BrigadeHighest rank Lieutenant Served Australian Army 1941 - 1945 served in New Guinea and BougainvilleAwarded Returned from Active Service Badge


2 Mar 1946 - 3 May 1947 ALP East Toowoomba

29 Apr 1950 - 29 Mar 1958 ALP North Toowoomba

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WORDSWORTH, CARLISLE FAVELL

Full name Carlisle Favell WordsworthBorn 21 October 1908 (Mount Molloy, Queensland,

Australia)Died 7 May 1960 (Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia)Parents Arthur John Wordsworth and Lillian Justitia

(nee Carlisle)Family m. Ailsa Mary Williams on 8 September 1934 in

Cairns, 2 sons (1 son dec.)Occupation Clerk (at time of enlistment)


MILITARY SERVICEEnlisted 24 June 1940Unit 2/5 Armoured RegimentHighest rank MajorServed Australian Army 1940 - 1946 served in New Guinea and Morotai Awarded Returned from Active Service Badge


29 Apr 1950 - 7 Mar 1953 CP Cook

6 Jun 1959 - 7 May 1960 CP Mulgrave

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ACRONYMS

GLOSSARY

ALP Australian Labor PartyCN Country-National PartyIND IndependentINLB Independent Liberal PartyCP Country PartyLIB Liberal PartyMIN MinisterialistsNP National PartyQLP Queensland Labor PartyQPP Queensland People’s PartyRASB Returned from Active Service

Badge

Active Service Service personnel who meet the following criteria are eligible for inclusion on the Queensland Parliament War Service Honour Board for service during the Second World War:• served in any overseas location in any

capacity for at least one day• served within Australia and its

Territories at certain times, namely the:

º Mandated Territory of New Guinea - 4 January 1942–2 September 1945

º Territory of Papua - 2 February 1942–2 September 1945

º Northern Territory, north of latitude 14 degrees, 30 minutes South - 19 February 1942 to 2 September 1945 and

º Torres Strait Islands -14 March 1942 to 2 September 1945.

These criteria are broader than the criteria used to determine eligibility for the Returned from Active Service Badge

for service during the Second World War. The Queensland Parliamentary Library was unable to confirm eligibility for the Returned from Active Service Badge for every former member who served.

Returned from Active Service Badge (RASB)The RASB recognises Australian Defence Force members who have returned from active or warlike service during military campaigns in operational areas. The criteria for eligibility are set out in Chapter 40 of the Defence Honours and Awards Manual at https://www.defence.gov.au/Medals/_Master/docs/DHAM/40.pdf

HONOURS AND AWARDSAustralian personnel who served during the Second World War were awarded both Imperial and Australian campaign medals.27 Full eligibility requirements for the medals are listed on the following websites:• Australian Department of Defence,

Defence Honours & Awards: https://www.defence.gov.au/Medals/Imperial/WWII/

• UK Government, Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility#world-war-2-medals

General explanations of the eligibility requirements for selected Second World War campaign and service medals are quoted below. Unless otherwise indicated, information regarding medals has been sourced from the Australian Department of Defence website.28

1939-45 StarAwarded for service between 3 September

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1939 and 2 September 1945 for:• a period of six months (180 days)

operational service for RAN and Army personnel and RAAF non-air crew personnel

• a period of two months operational service for air crew personnel

• a period of six months service at sea for Merchant Navy provided at least one voyage was made through one of the specified areas of active operations.

The 1939-45 Star is also awarded to Australian Civilian Personnel who served afloat with the United States Army Small Ships Section between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Eligibility is the same as that for Merchant Navy personnel.

Atlantic StarAwarded to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic between 3 September 1939 and 8 May 1945. It was designed primarily for convoys and their escorts and anti-submarine forces, as well as for crews of fast merchant ships that sailed alone.

Aircrew Europe StarAwarded for operational flying from United Kingdom bases over Europe between 3 September 1939 and 5 June 1944.

Africa StarAwarded for a minimum of one day of operational service in North Africa, west of the Suez Canal between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 and in Syria between 8 June 1941 and 11 July 1941.

Australia Service Medal 1939-1945Instituted in 1949 to recognise the service of members of the Australian Armed Forces and the Australian Mercantile Marine during World War II.

Defence MedalAwarded for six months service in a prescribed non-operational area subject to enemy air attack or closely threatened,

in Australia and overseas, or for 12 months service in non-prescribed non-operational areas:

• Within Australia the area is the Northern Territory, north of 14 degrees 30 minutes south, and the Torres Strait Islands between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.

• Overseas service includes the Middle East, east of the Suez Canal (less the period of the Syrian Campaign) or Malaya prior to the Japanese invasion on 8 December 1941.

Naval General Service Medal 1915-62The Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 was instituted in 1915 for service in minor Naval war-like operations. The medal is always issued with a clasp denoting the area of operations. Subsequent service is recognised by the award of further clasps to be worn on the original medal.29

Pacific Star Awarded for entry into operational service in the Pacific Theatre of Operations between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Navy and Merchant Navy personnel are eligible if the 1939-45 Star is earned by six months service or if they entered the Pacific Theatre between 2 March 1945 and 2 September 1945.

War Medal 1939-1945Awarded for 28 days full-time service in the Armed Forces between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. Operational and non-operational service may be counted, providing that it was of 28 days or more duration.In the Merchant Navy there is a requirement that the 28 days should have been served at sea.

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Additional honours and awards are conferred in recognition of gallant or distinguished conduct or service.30

Further information regarding selected honours and awards is available on the following website:• Australia. Department of the Prime

Minister and Cabinet, Imperial medals, 27 June 2016: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/imperial-medals

Examples of awards received include:31 Air Force Medal

Awarded to non-commissioned officers and men of the Air Force for ‘an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty performed while flying though not in active operations against the enemy’. As with the Air Force Cross, the rationale for the award was altered in 1932 to read ‘for exceptional valour, courage or devotion to duty though not whilst flying in active operations against the enemy’. The award carries the post-nominal AFM. During World War II the Medal was extended to the Navy and Army.

Distinguished Flying CrossInstituted in 1918 by King George V for Air Force officers for ‘an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying in active operations against the enemy’. This was altered in 1932 to the simpler ‘for exceptional valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy’. The availability of the decoration was extended to the Army and the Navy during World War II.

King/Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service

A Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service is awarded for meritorious service in an operational theatre.32

Order of the British EmpireThis Order was formed in 1917 by King

George V to reward service to the British Empire in the United Kingdom and abroad. Originally having only a Civil Division, a Military Division was added in 1918 to acknowledge distinguished military service of a non-combative nature.The Order has five classes of appointment in each division and a medal of the Order. In descending order, the classes are:

• Knight/Dame Grand Cross (GBE)• Knight/Dame Commander (KBE, DBE)• Commander (CBE)• Officer (OBE)• Member (MBE)

• Medal (BEM)

Mention in DespatchesThe Mention in Despatches (MID) is the oldest British award and was a device used by commanders at sea or in the field to bring the services of deserving officers to the attention of higher authority.The MID was instituted in Australia in 1920 and took the form of a small oakleaf device. Many Australian Defence Force personnel received an MID during World War I and II and their names appeared in the London Gazette.

Military CrossInstituted in December 1914 by King George V and originally intended for lower ranking Army officers (Captain or less) and Warrant Officers for ‘distinguished and meritorious services’. The award carries the post-nominal MC.In 1916 the award was extended to similar ranks of the Navy and Air Force but only for World War 1. Subsequently in 1931 the Cross was extended to lower ranked Air Force officers for actions on the ground. In 1920 the reason for the award was changed to be for ‘distinguished services in action’. In 1953 the ceiling rank for availability was extended to Majors and to all ranks in 1993 with the discontinuation of the other ranks counter part the Military Medal.

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Military MedalCreated in 1916 by King George V for other ranks in the Army to correspond with the Military Cross instituted two years earlier, but eventually back dated in availability to 1914. Awarded to other ranks for ‘acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire’.In 1916, the Medal was extended to other ranks of the Navy serving in France, but only for actions in World War 1. In 1931, the availability of the Medal was extended to other ranks of the Air Force for gallant conduct on the ground. Recipients of the medal are entitled to use the post-nominal MM. Discontinued in 1993 when the Military Cross was made available to all ranks.

PERSONNEL IMAGESBrisbane City Council, Alderman Colin James Bennett, c1949, available at https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/14080/0, accessed on 3 March 2021.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX50877, BLAKE JAMES ROBERT : Service Number - QX50877 : Date of birth - 06 Oct 1921 : Place of birth - CHILDERS QLD : Place of enlistment - TENTERFIELD NSW : Next of Kin - BLAKE HAROLD, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX29357, BOOTH DESMOND JAMES : Service Number - QX29357 : Date of birth - 20 Jul 1920 : Place of birth - WARWICK QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - BOOTH JAMES, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX25418, BROMLEY FREDERICK PHILLIP : Service Number - QX25418 : Date of birth - 24 Jul 1917 : Place of birth - CARRINGTON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - BROMLEY BERYL, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947;

VX54831, BROWN IVAN MILTON : Service Number - VX54831 : Date of birth - 10 Nov 1920 : Place of birth - DROMANA VIC : Place of enlistment - ROYAL PARK VIC : Next of Kin - BROWN ELVA, 1939 – 1948.

National Archives of Australia: CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office; A9300, RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948; CHINCHEN G T, CHINCHEN GEOFFREY TALBOT : Service Number - 250704 : Date of birth - 31 Jul 1915 : Place of birth - MELBOURNE VIC : Place of enlistment - ARCHERFIELD QLD : Next of Kin - WELSH J, 1939 – 1948.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX9500, CONNOLLY PETER DAVID : Service Number - QX9500 : Date of birth - 29 Sep 1919 : Place of birth - SYDNEY NSW : Place of enlistment - KELVIN GROVE QLD : Next of Kin - CONNOLLY ROY, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office; A9300, RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948; DELAMOTHE P R, DELAMOTHE PETER RAYLANCE : Service Number - 271235 : Date of birth - 29 Jun 1906 : Place of birth - Unknown : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - DELAMONTHE MYRTLE, 1939 – 1948.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX27874, DEWAR ALEXANDER TATTENHALL : Service Number - QX27874 : Date of birth - 19 Jun 1912 : Place of birth - BRISBANE QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - DEWAR SYBIL, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: : CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX58749, DITTMER FELIX CYRIL SIGISMUND : Service Number - QX58749 : Date of birth - 27 Jun 1904 : Place of birth - DUGANDAN QLD : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - DITTMER ELIZABETH, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX36184, DUGGAN JOHN EDMUND : Service Number - QX36184 : Date of birth - 30 Dec 1910 : Place of birth - PORT AUGUSTA SA : Place of enlistment - TOOWOOMBA QLD : Next of Kin - DUGGAN BEATRICE, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office; A9300, RAAF Officers

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Number - QX9703 : Date of birth - 21 Aug 1919 : Place of birth - BOONAH QLD : Place of enlistment - KELVIN GROVE QLD : Next of Kin - HOOPER WILLIAM, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: Air Services Branch, A9300, RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948, KAUS W B, KAUS WILLIAM BERNARD : Service Number - 414803 : Date of birth - 24 May 1923 : Place of birth - BRISBANE QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE : Next of Kin - KAUS ABDUL, 1939 – 1948.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B884, Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, Q36838, KEHOE GREGORY BRIAN : Service Number - Q36838 : Date of birth - 01 May 1917 : Place of birth - WARWICK QLD : Place of enlistment - ROCKHAMPTON QLD : Next of Kin - KEHOE STEPHEN, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX17881, LAMOND WILLIAM MCMILLAN : Service Number - QX17881 : Date of birth - 13 Jul 1920 : Place of birth - CLONCURRY QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - LAMOND BETTINA, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office; A12372, RAAF Personnel files - All Ranks [Main correspondence files series of the agency], R/41118/H, LICKISS William Daniel: Service Number - 41118 : Date of Birth - 31/07/1924 : Place of Birth - Sydney, NSW : Conflict - WW2, 11 Dec 1940 - 22 May 1952.

National Archives of Australia: CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office; A9301, RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and other ranks, 1921-1948; 44520, MOORE ROBERT EDGAR: Service Number - 44520 : Date of birth - 27 Jun 1923 : Place of birth - MURGON QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE : Next of Kin - MOORE ALEXANDER, 1939 – 1948.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX6046, MORRIS KENNETH JAMES : Service Number - QX6046 : Date of birth - 22 Oct 1903 : Place of birth - BRISBANE QLD : Place of enlistment - REDBANK QLD : Next of Kin - MORRIS ETTIE.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX13505, MULLER SELWYN JOHN : Service

Personnel files, 1921-1948, GLASSON W H, GLASSON WILLIAM HAMLINE : Service Number - 435537 : Date of birth - 23 Feb 1925 : Place of birth - TOOWOOMBA QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE : Next of Kin - GLASSON RUPERT, 1939 – 1948.

National Archives of Australia: CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office; A9301, RAAF Personnel files of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and other ranks, 1921-1948; 124657, HANSON MARTIN : Service Number - 124657 : Date of birth - 02 Jul 1922 : Place of birth - CHARTERS TOWERS QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE : Next of Kin - HANSON MARTIN, 1939 – 1948.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, QX6344, HART GRAHAM LLOYD : Service Number - QX6344 : Date of birth - 06 Jan 1906 : Place of birth - BRISBANE QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - HART HELEN, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, QX6231, HEATLEY WILLIAM CLARENCE : Service Number - QX6231 : Date of birth - 12 Jul 1919 : Place of birth - TOWNSVILLE QLD : Place of enlistment - ENOGGERA QLD : Next of Kin - HEATLEY BARBARA, 1940 – 1947.

'Lib., C.P. opposed in North’, Courier Mail,14 Mar 1950, p 1, available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49713653?searchTerm=john%20desmond%20herbert, accessed on 1 April 2021 [Desmond Herbert].

National Archives of Australia: CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office, A9300, RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948, HEWITT N T E, HEWITT NEVILLE THOMAS ERIC : Service Number - 414561 : Date of birth - 19 Oct 1920 : Place of birth - THEODORE QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE : Next of Kin - HEWITT HUBERT, 1939 – 1948.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters, B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX30519, HODGES ALLAN MAXWELL : Service Number - QX30519 : Date of birth - 11 Feb 1917 : Place of birth - BRISBANE QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - HODGES RITA, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters, B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947, QX9703, HOOPER KEITH WILLIAM : Service

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Number - QX13505 : Date of birth - 18 Oct 1917 : Place of birth - BOONAH QLD : Place of enlistment - KELVIN GROVE QLD : Next of Kin - MULLER PATRICIA, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; NX20884, MURRAY JOHN : Service Number - NX20884 : Date of birth - 31 Dec 1915 : Place of birth - MELBOURNE VIC : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - GLANVILLE CONSTANCE, 1939 – 1948.

‘Rockhampton’s Mayor Lies in Hospital Seriously Ill’, Courier-Mail, 10 Jun 1953, p 1, available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50549001?searchTerm=r.b.pilbeam, accessed on 1 April 2021 [Reginald Pilbeam].

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX42367, PIZZEY JACK CHARLES ALLAN : Service Number - QX42367 : Date of birth - 02 Feb 1911 : Place of birth - CHILDERS QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - PIZZEY MABEL, 1940 – 1947.

‘Told a good one to the Padre’, Courier-Mail, 23 Jun 1950, p 5, available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49727640?searchTerm=s%20ramsde#, accessed on 11 March 2021 [Samuel Ramsden].

‘P.O.W's For '46 Poll’, Courier-Mail, 19 Dec 1945, p 1, available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50273684?searchTerm=lloyd%20roberts, accessed on 1 April 2021 [Lloyd Roberts].

G H Short, New Guinea. Capt. Norman Scott-Young, of Lane Cove, N.S.W. outside an advanced dressing station at Mat Mat. Capt. Scott-Young was a light heavy weight amateur champion boxer, 9 August 1943, Australian War Memorial 015473, available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C34625, accessed on 19 January 2021.

Brisbane City Council, Alderman Percy Raymund Smith, c19676 (sic), available at https://library-brisbane.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/10330/0, accessed on 3 March 2021.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX53049, SULLIVAN VICTOR BRUCE : Service Number - QX53049 : Date of birth - 07 Dec 1918 : Place of birth - LAUNCESTON TAS : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - SULLIVAN J, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX24902, SMITH EDWIN : Service Number - QX24902 : Date of birth - 03 Jan 1908 : Place of birth - MARYBOROUGH QLD : Place of enlistment - MARYBOROUGH QLD : Next of Kin - SMITH EDNA, 1940 – 1947.

National Archives of Australia: CA 35, Department of Air, Central Office; A9300, RAAF Officers Personnel files, 1921-1948; WARNER JOHN HENRY : Service Number - 426724 : Date of birth - 26 Nov 1922 : Place of birth - SYDNEY NSW : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE : Next of Kin - WARNER ALFRED, 1939 – 1948.

‘Captain Arnold Wienholt missing in Abyssinia’, Courier-Mail, 25 Jan 1941, p 1, available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/44891288?searchTerm=arnold%20wienholt, accessed on 1 April 2021.

National Archives of Australia: CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; B883, Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; QX19100, WORDWORTH CARLISLE FAVELL : Service Number - QX19100 : Date of birth - 21 Oct 1908 : Place of birth - MOLLOY QLD : Place of enlistment - MIOWERA QLD : Next of Kin - WORDSWORTH AILSA, 1940 – 1947.

ADDITIONAL IMAGESCover imagesBrisbane, Queensland. 1945-05-13. Civilians and Personnel Representing all the Allied Services Gather in Anzac Square for the Combined Allied Church Service of Thanksgiving to Commemorate Victory in Europe, Australian War Memorial 089829, available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C67934, accessed on 15 March 2021.

Brisbane, Queensland. 1945-03-24. Australian Women’s Army Service Personnel leaving the Brisbane War Memorial during their Tour of the City. Identified Personnel are:- Corporal N.E. Turton, (1); Corporal D.M. D’alton, (2); Corporal B. Smith, (3); Sergeant B. Tyas, (4); Corporal G. Lackmann, (5), Australian War Memorial 087718, available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C66339, accessed on 15 March 2021.

Brisbane, Queensland. 1945-04. 9 Infantry Battalion Veterans Turning into George Street During the Anzac Day March. The Salute was taken by the State Governor in King George Square, Australian War Memorial 089060, available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C67351, accessed on 15 March 2021.

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Unidentified (1944). Large crowds of people in Albert Square, Brisbane, watch the men of the Seventh Division, 1944k. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, available at http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/135382, accessed on 15 March 2021. Copied and digitised from an image appearing in The Courier-mail, 9 August 1944, p. 4.

Brisbane, Queensland. 1945-05-11. The Crowd of Citizens and Servicemen Listening to Sir Leslie Wilson, State Governor, During the Queensland State Thanksgiving Service Held at Anzac Square for Victory In Europe, Australian War Memorial 089820, available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C67921, accessed on 15 March 2021.

Unidentified (1944). March of the Seventh Division through Queen Street Brisbane, August 1944. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, available at http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/138416, accessed on 15 March 2021. Copied and digitised from an image appearing in the Courier Mail, 9 August 1944, p. 1.

General imagesBrisbane, Australia. 1944-09-26. Troops of the 29th Australian Infantry Brigade Taking Part in the March of the Brigade Through the City of Brisbane. They had Recently Returned from New Guinea, Australian War Memorial 040946, available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C13708, accessed on 15 March 2021.

Brisbane, Queensland. 1943-11-29. Gunner M. S. Lush (Left) And Gunner J. Smythe (Right) of the Queensland Lines of Communications Area Working on the Plotting Table in the Searchlight Operating Room, Australian War Memorial 061302 (Ronald Noel Keam), available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C52791, accessed on 15 March 2021.

National Archives of Australia: The Australian War Cabinet, Brisbane; A5954 1299/2 PHOTO PL1; 1940 - 1940.Brisbane, Queensland. 1945-04-16. A Gun Crew Operating 3.7 Inch Guns During an Army Display in King George Square, Australian War Memorial 088569, available at https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C67004, accessed on 15 March 2021.

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NOTESIn some cases, birth dates provided at the time of enlistment do not match those provided by the member for the Former Members’ Register. The birth dates contained in the Former Members’ Register have been used in this booklet.

The place names referred to in this booklet are those used in the war service records of individual soldiers held at the National Archives of Australia.

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They do not reflect place name changes which have occurred since that time and may not be consistently applied.

References to honours and awards for service personnel are as nominated in the individual’s war service record.

Titles and post-nominals have not been included in the booklet for the sake of consistency.

DISCLAIMERThe information contained in this Booklet has been sourced from the National Archives of Australia, the Australian War Memorial, the Queensland Parliament Former Members’ Register, Waterson and Arnold’s Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1930-1980, and contemporary newspaper articles.

The Queensland Parliamentary Library has taken every care with researching the information contained in this booklet. However, due to the nature and availability of the war service records and the necessity to collate information from multiple sources, the Queensland Parliamentary Library cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.

Every effort has been made to use out-of-copyright photographs or obtain the copyright owners’ permission for their use.

If you have any information about the 49 members of parliament featured or any other members who may have seen active service abroad during the Second World War, please contact the Queensland Parliamentary Library at [email protected] or (07) 3553 6222.

ENDNOTES1. W Forgan Smith, ‘War With Germany.

Co-Operation Of The State With The Commonwealth’, Queensland, Debates, 5 September 2020, p 268.

2. Australian Bureau of Statistics, ‘Australians at War’, Year Book Australia, 1988 - 1301.0, 1 January 1988; Australian Bureau of Statistics, ‘Australian Services During World War Ii, 1939-45 (Enlistments, Casualties, Decorations, Etc)’, Year Book Australia, 1946-47 – 1301.0, 1 January 1947; Australian War Memorial, Second World War, 1939–45, (accessed on 31 March 2020); Australian War Memorial, Deaths as a result of service with Australian units, 27 August 2020.

3. Airforce, History, (accessed on 31 March 2020); Australian Bureau of Statistics, Year Book Australia, 1988 - 1301.0, 22 November 2012.

4. National Museum Australia, Second World War conscription, (accessed on 31 March 2020).

5. Australian War Memorial, Second World War, 1939–45, (accessed on 31 March 2020); Encyclopaedia Britannica, Pacific War, (accessed on 31 March 2020).

6. Australian War Memorial, Second World War, 1939–45, (accessed on 31 March 2020).

7. Queensland Government, ‘Miallo Japanese Bombing Site’, Queensland WWII Historic Places, 30 June 2014; M Sinnamon, ‘70th Anniversary of the bombing of Townsville during World War II’, State Library blogs, 24 July 2012; Australian Army, ‘Attacks on Australia’, History in focus, 4 December 2016; Queensland Government, ‘Horn Island Airfield’, Queensland WWII Historic Places, 30 June 2014.

8. Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, ‘View Shipwreck – Kowarra’, Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database, (accessed on 7 February 2020); Australian War Memorial, Centaur (Hospital Ship), 23 October 2017; Australian War Memorial, ‘1943-07-22. Aerial port quarter view of the American tanker Edward Chambers’, Collection, (accessed on 7 February 2020); ‘Attacks on shipping’, West Australian, 2 November 1945, p 11 (accessed on 7 February 2020).

9. J.H. Straczek, ‘RAN in the Second World War’, Royal Australian Navy, (accessed on 31 March 2020); Patricia Miles, ‘War casualties and the Merchant Navy’, New South Wales, Office of Environment and Heritage, (accessed on 21 September 2020); D Stevens, ‘A Critical Vulnerability: The Impact of the Submarine Threat on Australia’s Maritime Defence 1915-54’, Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs, No 15’, Sea Power Centre Australia, 2005, p 194.

10. Australian War Memorial, Australia’s home guard, (accessed 31 March 2020); Virtual War Memorial Australia, Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), (accessed 31 March 2020).

11. Queensland Government, Queensland WWII Historic Places, 29 July 2014; Queensland Government, Children in wartime, 29 July 2014.

12. Queensland. Department of Public Works, Parliament House Conservation Plan, 2010, p 49.

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13. Queensland. Department of Public Works, Parliament House Conservation Plan, 2010, p 49.

14. ‘Air Raid Trenches in the Gardens’, Courier Mail, 21 January 1942, p 4.

15. ‘Minister Pleased with Way ARP Manned Stations’, Telegraph, 26 August 1942, p 2.

16. ‘Shorn of Pageantry’, Cairns Post, 19 August 1940, p 5.

17. C Lack, ‘Curtain Rises On “Show Window” Session Of Parlt.’ Telegraph, 28 July 1943 p 2.

18. State Library of Queensland, WWII American Servicemen in Australia: The known and unknown, 24 August 2016; Australian War Memorial, United States forces in Australia, 7 November 2018.

19. Australian War Memorial, United States forces in Australia, 7 November 2018.

20. Queensland Government, 'Women in the war', Queensland WWII, Historic Places, 29 July 2014.

21. Big Black Dog Communications Pty Ltd, 'Women in Wartime', Australian Government, 28 May 2015.

22. Queensland Parliament, Smith, Hon William Forgan, (accessed on 31 March 2020); University of Western Australia, ‘Election of 29 March 1941’, Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018, (accessed on 21 September 2020); University of Western Australia, ‘Election of 15 April 1944’, Australian Politics and Elections Archive 1856-2018, (accessed on 21 September 2020).

23. E Hanlon, ‘War with Germany’, Queensland, Debates, 5 September 1939, p 269.

24. Commonwealth Powers Act 1943 (Qld), s 2.

25. Public Safety Act of 1940 (Qld); K Saunders, War on the Homefront – State intervention in Queensland 1938-1948, University of Queensland Press, 1993, p 24.

26. K Saunders, War on the Homefront – State intervention in Queensland 1938-1948, University of Queensland Press, 1993, p 25; ‘Sweeping Public Safety Act Now Operating’, Courier Mail, 13 December 1941, p 3.

27. Australia. Department of Defence, ‘World War Two 1939-1945’, Defence Honours & Awards Imperial Awards, (accessed on 9 April 2020).

28. Unless otherwise indicated, information regarding medals has been sourced from the following website:

Australia. Department of Defence, ‘World War Two 1939-1945’, Defence Honours & Awards Imperial Awards, (https://www.defence.gov.au/Medals/Imperial/WWII/ accessed on 9 April 2020).

29. Australia. Department of Defence, ‘Naval General Service Medal 1915-62’, Defence Honours & Awards Imperial Awards, (https://defence.gov.au/Medals/Imperial/1945-75/Naval-General-Service-Medal-1915-62.asp accessed on 5 January 2021)

30. Australian War Memorial, Military honours and awards to Australians, 11 December 2020.

31. Unless otherwise indicated, information regarding awards and honours has been sourced from the following website:

Australia. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Imperial medals, 27 June 2016.

32. UK Government. Ministry of Defence, Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility, 5 November 2020.

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