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		<title>VALE &#8211; RAY MAJOR &#8211; THE LAST KNOWN SURVIVOR OF THE DEPOT SHIP &#8216;KUTTABUL&#8217; BY JAPANESE MIDGET SUBMARINES IN SYDNEY HARBOUR &#8211; 1942</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stoker Ray MAJOR &#8211; B2993 12 Jan 1923 – 12 Jan 2012 Ray Major from Albany Creek, Queensland, was the last known survivor of HMAS Kuttabul, which was sunk in Sydney Harbour by a Japanese torpedo soon after midnight on &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/vale-ray-major-the-last-known-survivor-of-the-japanese-midget-submarine-attack-upon-sydney-harbour-sinking-kuttabul/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Neither Black nor White &#8230;.. but &#8216;Khaki&#8217; &#8211; Private Frank Richard ARCHIBALD of the 2/2nd Battalion AIF on the Kokoda Trail and Sanananda</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Private Frank Richard ARCHIBALD was born at Walcha, New South Wales on February 17th, 1915 to Frank and Sarah Archibald.  One of 12 children; he would find himself fighting alongside his fellow Australians in many faraway places.  However, law of &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/not-black-or-white-but-khaki-private-frank-richard-archibald-of-the-22nd-battalion-aif-on-the-kokoda-trail-and-sanananda/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A sad day in Sydney&#8217;s history &#8211; We remember Able Seaman Neil Frederick ROBERTS &#8211; HMAS Kuttabul Veteran</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Neil Frederick ROBERTS was born on the 4th of September, 1923 at North Sydney in New South Wales.  According to the World War Two Nominal Roll, he enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy on the 24th of November, 1941.  Within &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/hmas-kuttabul-veteran-passed-away-we-remember-able-seaman-neil-frederick-roberts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Malone&#8217;s Terraces at Quinn&#8217;s Post &#8211; Gallipoli Artefacts Buried by Years Of Erosion, Recovered by Joint Historical &amp; Archaeological Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A media release by the Sydney Morning Herald in October, 2011 has revealed the discovery of a number of artefacts found by an archaeological fieldwork survey on the Gallipoli battlefield. However what is far more exciting for Gallipoli Historians and &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/malones-terraces-at-quinns-post-gallipoli-artefacts-buried-by-years-of-erosion-recovered-by-joint-historical-archaeological-survey-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Regimental Medic &#8211; from Gemas to Changi Prison &#8211; James Charles PARSONS &#8211; 2/30th Battalion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NX27147  James Charles Parsons was born on the 26 September, 1916 in Picton NSW and grew up in Bankstown NSW. When the Second World War broke out, James enlisted into the Australian army on the 24th June 1940 and completed &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/regimental-medic-from-gemas-to-changi-prison-james-charles-parsons-230th-battalion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Guns Loaded, Target In Sight!&#8221; &#8211; Major Ralph Shelley MANSFIELD, Battery Commander &#8211; Middle Head Gun Battery the night that Sydney Harbour was Attacked!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Major Ralph Shelley MANSFIELD was battery commander of the guns at Middle Head (Sydney Harbour) on the night that the Japanese midget submarine attack took place on the 31st of May, 1942.  Born on the 12th of March, 1915 at &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/guns-loaded-target-in-sight-major-ralph-shelley-mansfield-battery-commander-middle-head-guns-on-the-night-the-kuttabul-was-sunk-by-japanese-midget-submarines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering Uncle Tommy &#8211; An Account Of An Australian Soldier &#8211; Private Thomas Patrick BALMER by Gary Manison APM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PRIVATE THOMAS PATRICK BALMER NO. 3002, 6TH BATTALION, FIRST AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE 22/2/1890 – 21/8/1949 Medals Gone Missing I have registered the WW 1 medals issued to Private Thomas Patrick Balmer as missing on this website in the hope of &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/remembering-uncle-tommy-an-account-of-an-australian-soldier-private-thomas-patrick-balmer-by-gary-manison-apm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pte John William Alexander JACKSON V.C. &#8211; Australia&#8217;s Youngest Victoria Cross Recipient by Harry Willey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Billy Jackson a man awarded the British Empire’s highest award, not for his ability as a fighting man, but for his heroic act of compassion for his wounded comrades. JACKSON, VC. Pte John William Alexander. “You never know what virtues &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/pte-john-william-alexander-jackson-v-c-australias-youngest-victoria-cross-recipient/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Digger in a Pauper&#8217;s Grave &#8211; My Way of Thanking Private Daniel JONES NX25613, by Kerrie Turon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Daniel JONES was born on 24th April, 1904 in Charters Towers, Queensland. He was the youngest child of Martha Jones (nee Williams, late Ace) &#38; David Joackim JONES. This is a brief outline of his family. Martha Williams, her brother &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/a-digger-in-a-paupers-grave-my-way-of-thanking-private-daniel-jones-nx25613-by-kerrie-turon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Missing War Medals of Private Claude Anthony GILLIGAN &#8211; 2/20th Infantry Battalion &#8211; AIF</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With less than three months of the Second World War remaining, the tragic death of Private Claude Anthony GILLIGAN came to pass on the 22nd of May, 1945.  The war in Europe had already been won.  And sadly, Claude was &#8230; <a href="http://medalsgonemissing.com/military-medal-blog/military-medals/missing-war-medals-of-private-claude-anthony-gilligan-220th-infantry-battalion-aif/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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