Category: War
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William Charles HARVEY (1923-1988)
This biography is also available on WikiTree. William Charles Harvey was known to everyone as Bill. He was born on 29 January 1923 in Subiaco, Western Australia1 to Harry Charles Harvey and Esther Muriel Langridge, the second son of four children. At that time, his parents lived with his paternal grandmother Annie Harvey in Geraldton2, it is likely that his mother…
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Lenore Julia Henderson (1925-2016)
This biography is also available on WikiTree. Lenore was born on 1 February 19251 in Daly, South Australia to William Henderson and Clarissa Kidd, the first of three children. On 8 February 1943, she enlisted in the Australian Army, Citizen Military Forces2 and was allocated the service number SF1130033. She operated searchlights and made a number of life-long friends. She…
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Basil goes missing again
“Oh God, not again, who is it this time?” Sarah looked at the envelope, the only typewritten letters she ever received were from the army. She walked outside the general store, put her basket down and sat down on the top step, staring at the envelope as if willing it to disappear. The townspeople kept…