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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
2
A list honoring men and women from Guyre district who have served in the Commonwealth Forces. The document notes it is compiled from official sources and invites corrections for errors in ranks or branches.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous Australian Imperial Forces names and ranks, including Capt Archer, Lt Atkins, Cpl Bennett, Pte Sewell, Pte Spicer, L/Cpl Smith, and others, with many initials and surnames scattered. The text appears as partial rolls and lacks coherent structure or dates, indicating a damaged section of a compiled honor or muster roll from wartime records.
The fragmentary notice mentions Royal Australian Navy figures Archibald and J R Bi M Hi along with initials A DB and ACL. No clear event or context is legible.
A long list of soldiers from the Australian Military Forces is provided, naming numerous individuals with ranks and entries that suggest transfers, postings, or acknowledgments. The list includes Privates, Corporals, Sergeants, and Lieutenants, with multiple surnames and initials showing a broad roll of personnel.
A fragmented roster lists multiple prisoners and missing personnel from World War II. Names include Moore J., Pankhurst A., Roberta Pie, Dyr Ry, E W Rudd, Pte Piper, Pte Tobin, Gar A., Pte Russell, Williams G A 81 Knox, Galvin S T, Hoek M, Holt D T, Hall H F, Jamieson Sole E, Lambnin Bary, Skinner J H, McCarthy W, McIntyre J. Also noted areMissing In Malaya and Missing In New Guinea cases with several named individuals.
A listing of names with ranks and statuses from World War II era, noting killed in action or presumed dead in Europe Germany New Guinea Australia and other theaters, including several sergeants pilots and privates. The fragmentary OCR cites Gimour Howe Williams Gallagher Mackenzie Bennett Wright and others with roles such as frigate sergeant observer pilot grounded by mines and accidents.
The Guyra Shire Council debated creating a fourth library under the Hew Libraries Act proposing one public library. memorial institute co operation was considered. The committee agreed to study the act's provisions and the council voted to consider the temple scheme more fully. A heater cost 26/6 was donated by Mr. Dutton and funded by Mr. Nilson. The treasurer's report showed receipts from subscriptions billiards and other items with a balance of 91 pounds 3 shillings 8 pence. A war savings certificate ballot was won by Mr. Hudson who donated to the fund.
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