WW2 (1939-1945)
| Person | Date(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bray, Alfred Ernest Cornelius | Alfred served in both World War 1 and World War 2 | |
| 16-Aug-1915 | Alf enlisted in Sydney. | |
| from Dec-1915 to Feb-1919 | He trained in Egypt and then served on the Western Front | |
| 22-Jun-1918 | He suffered gas attack at Strazelle in NE France and recuperated for a time in England | |
| 1919 | Returned home and was discharged. | |
| 1920 | His War Diary is kept at the Mitchell library. | |
| 23-Jul-1940 | Alf enlisted again in WW2 giving his DoB as 3/12/1900 (ie 39 years old instead of 43) in the Australian Instructional Corps | |
| 13-Oct-1944 | He was discharged "being medically unfit for further military service" | |
| Bray, Douglas Arthur | 19-Nov-1943 | Doug enlisted at Moorebank NSW NX176550 (N460914) |
| 29-Oct-1946 | He was discharged as Sapper from 12 Army Transport Company | |
| Bray, Frank Hamilton | from 1943 to 1945 | He served in the Air Force in WW2 in Borneo. |
| Bray, Harry David | from 1940 to 1945 | He served in RAN during WW2 |
| Bray, Jack Cyril | from 1940 to 1945 | Served in RAN during WW2. |
| Bray, Norma Beryl | 1-Oct-1942 | Norma enlisted in the WRANS (service number WR/120) |
| 10-Jan-1946 | She was discharged as P/O Cool (S) at HMAS Rushcutter | |
| Briscoe, Edwin Livingstone | 20-Oct-1940 | Jim enlisted in Royal Australian Air Force, Service Number:34927, and became Leading Aircraftman |
| 14-Mar-1946 | His posting at discharge was the 13 Aircraft Repair Depot | |
| Briscoe, Stanley Warren | 13-Dec-1941 | Stan enlisted in Australian Army, Service Number: NX78414 |
| 23-Jan-1946 | He was a corporal and his posting at discharge was 2/17 AUST L A A REGT | |
| Bruce, Clyde John Thomas | 1936 | Clyde joined the Rockdale branch of The Australian Air League |
| 18-Nov-1939 | He then joined the RAAF Reserve | |
| 22-Oct-1940 | He served as Aircraftman 1st class | |
| 11/1942 to 8/1945 | He served in New Guinea in 4 Squadron | |
| Nov-1942 | 4th Squadron detachments were based at pepindetta for cooperation with 7th Aust. Div. and at Dobodura for the 32 U.S. Division. | |
| 4-Jan-1946 | He was discharged | |
| Bryant, Keith Ian George | between 1942 and 1945 | He became a Japanese prisoner of war held in Changi |
| Bryant, William Arthur | between 1942 and 1945 | He was capture and became a Japanese prisoner of war in Changi |
| Higgins, Arthur Joseph | 31-May-1940 | He enlisted at Paddington (NX 19263), next of kin Ethel Higgins |
| 8-Sep-1945 | He achieved the rank of sergeant, his posting at discharge 2/5 Fd Reg Arty 7 Div | |
| Morrison, Alfred Ernest | 11-Jun-1940 | |
| Alf enlisting at Victoria Barracks (NX30073) | ||
| 7-Dec-1941 | After training at Liverpool and Bathurst he sailed as part of the 8th Division, 2/12 Fld. Coy., R.A.E.to Singapore on the Dutch liner "Johan van Olderbarnevelt" | |
| between 1942 and 1945 | Japan entered the war when they attacked Pearl Harhour and Malaya. | |
| 20-Feb-1943 | As a Japanese prisoner of war with an active Service: of 120 days in Australia and 1,536 days outside Australia. | |
| between Apr-1943 and Dec-1943 | A letter received by Alf's mother from a R.H Smith of Hexham (no year given), reading: "Whilst listening to Radio Shonan, Singapore, this morning I picked up a message addresses to yourself from A PRISONER OF WAR IN MALAYA. NX 30073 SAPPER A.E.MORRISON. The message ran as follows: DEAR MUM AND DOROTHY, I AM WELL AND IN GOOD SPIRITS. PLEASE SEND ME LETTERS, TRY A RADIO MESSAGE. DO NOT WORRY. TONS OF LOVE. ALF | |
| 25-Sep-1945 | Alf was in "F" Force sent to work on the Burma Railway. The force was formed at Changi and the first of thirteen trains left Singapore on April 18, 1943. Each train contained approximately 600 men crowded into rice trucks, 28 men to each truck. The last train departed on April 26, 1943. Each train took five days to make the journey, Singapore to Bam Pong, Thailand | |
| 10-Oct-1945 | In a telegram to his mother at 30 High Street Bankstown Alf wrote "Have arrived safetly in Singapore hope to be home soon writing please address letters and telegrams to c/0 No 2 Aust POW Recovery Group Singapore SEAC, AE Morrison" | |
| 27-Oct-1945 | Alf finally arrived home on the Largs Bay. | |
| 8-Feb-1946 | An Australian Women's Weekly article included a picture with caption: "PICNIC PARTY. A crowd of relatives and friends went to Ingleburn to meet L/Cpl, A.E.Morrison, who returned to Australia in the Largs Bay" | |
| Alf was officially discharged. | ||
| Pickering, Edward | 31-Mar-1943 | Enlisted |
| 1-Mar-1946 | posting at discharge was Torres Strait Fix Dep |