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21 January 2013

NINE new names!

Wow, it's been ages since I've posted, but it's time I got back to it. Thanks to the brilliant Philippa Scarlett and her Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Volunteers for the AIF, we now have another nine names. They include the three Waller brothers from Kangaroo Island, one of whom was killed on Gallipoli. Seven of the nine saw active service, for the other two it was the usual excuse ("medically unfit") which seems to be code for "Aboriginal".
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  1. AnonymousAugust 3, 2013 at 12:12 PM

    My sister-in-law's Great-Great-Grandfather was Alick Wright (1881-1936), he was an aboriginal who lived in SA and fought with the 10th Battalion in WW1.

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