Sunday 5th February to Saturday 11th February 2012
No Hunter Valley soldier is recorded as dying this week in the Sudan War of 1885.
No Hunter Valley naval reservist is recorded as dying this week in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion of 1900 –1901.
No Hunter Valley troopers are recorded as dying this week in the South African Boer War of 1899 –1902.
Eleven Hunter Valley men are listed as dying this week during the First World War of 1914-1918.
Two are recorded as dying this week in 1915; 0 in 1916; 9 in 1917 and 0 in 1918.
Pte William Raymond Law, Lambton, 2nd Inf Bn, 6/02/1915
Pte William Bower, Plattsburg, 20th Inf Bn, 6/02/1917
Cpl Robert Williams, Newcastle, 36th Hvy Arty Bde, 6/02/1917
Pte Charles Brooks, Wyee, 34th Inf Bn, 7/02/1917
Pte Francis Williams, West Wallsend, 34th Inf Bn, 7/02/1917
Pte Colin Kenneth Bleazard, Lorn, 13th Inf Bn, 9/02/1917
Pte Arthur Woodham, Waratah, 1st Inf Bn, 9/02/1917
Pte Henry Blackmore, Weston, 1st Inf Bn, 10/02/1915
Pte Arthur Herbert Coventry, Speers Point, 13th MG Coy, 10/02/1917
Pte James Hefner, Plattsburg, 35th Inf Bn, 10/02/1917
L/Cpl George Henry Priestly, Martins Creek, 1st Inf Bn, 11/02/1917
'Their Glory Shall Never Be Blotted Out'
Copyright 2012 David H Dial OAM
Sixty eight Hunter Valley men are recorded as dying this week during the Second World War of 1939-1945.
None are recorded as dying this week in 1939; 1 in 1940; 0 in 1941; 39 in 1942; 21 in 1943; 0 in 1944 and 7 in 1945.
Flight Sgt Christian Henry Gerner, Singleton, 4 Radio School, 6 Feb 1945
Gnr John Edwin Brown, Lambton, 2/15 Field Regiment, 7 Feb 1945
Cpl Alfred Charles Chisholm, Newcastle, HQ AIF Administration, 8 Feb 1942
L/Cpl Albert Edward Dennis, Paterson, 2/18 Infantry Battalion, 8 Feb 1942
Pte Douglas Findlay, Cardiff Heights, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 8 Feb 1942
Pte Leslie James Papworth, New Lambton, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 8 Feb 1942
Pte William Robert Shelly, Whitebridge, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 8 Feb 1942
Sgt Edward Walter Holden Windeyer, Raymond Terrace, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 8 Feb 1942
Fifth Engineer Officer Roy Frederick, Anderson, Newcastle, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Chief Steward John Hugh Callinan, Hamilton, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Fireman Arthur Dives, Stockton, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Sgt Philip Llewellyn Edmond, Adamstown, 34 Operational Training Unit, 8 Feb 1943
Third Engineer Officer Kenneth Edward Haynes, Newcastle, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Carpenter Harold John Hodson, Hamilton, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Able Seaman Kenneth J Iredale, Stockton, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Able Seaman Basil Jack Johnson, Wickham, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Steward Ronald Harry Jordan, Carrington, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Able Seaman Cyril Malone, Newcastle, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Third Officer John O'Connor, Newcastle, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Second Officer Francis Thomas George Perrin, Bar Beach, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Cook Alfred Pinnington, Carrington, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Master Donald Ross, Stockton, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Chief Officer Reginald Bateman Steere, Newcastle, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Chief Engineer Officer Harry Tate, Newcastle, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Ordinary Seaman Alexander Douglas Thomas, Carrington, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Steward Byron Thomas Vivian, Charlestown, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Fireman Thomas John Weller, Sandgate, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Second Engineer Officer Henry Wilkinson, Mayfield, SS Iron Knight, 8 Feb 1943
Pte Robert Stanley, Neath, 2/10 Field Ambulance, 8 Feb 1945
Lance Sgt Kenneth Croft Asher, Stockton, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 9 Feb 1942
Pte James Reginald Balcombe, Greta, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 9 Feb 1942
Pte Frederick Arthur Butler, Lambton, 2/18 Infantry Battalion, 9 Feb 1942
Pte Leonard Court, Scone, 2/10 Field Ambulance, 9 Feb 1942
Pte Thomas Donohoe, Boolaroo, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 9 Feb 1942
Pte Kevin Joseph Foley, Wickham, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 9 Feb 1942
Pte Geoffrey Edward Hafey, Tighes Hill, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 9 Feb 1942
Lance Sgt Alan Lorraine McCauley, Dungog, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 9 Feb 1942
Pte Raymond George Redding, Maitland, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 9 Feb 1942
Pte George Robert McBain, Gloucester, 2 Garrison Battalion, 10 Feb 1940
Pte Neville Patrick Collins, Mayfield, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Arthur Robert Dunnett, Cooks Hill, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Edward Benjamin Fitzgibbon, Newcastle, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Walter Henry Jones, Spion Kop, 2/26 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Harold Esmond Maybury, Forster, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte John Gilbert Moore, Lambton, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Lindsay Donald Muffett, Scone, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Wilfred James Robert Nash, Luskintyre, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Allan Payne, Rutherford, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte William Joseph Phillips, Port Stephens, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Ronald George Rose, Dungog, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Horatio Thomas Shepherd, Gloucester, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte William Robertson Slater, Aberdeen, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Irwin James Want, Merriwa, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte John Williams, Boolaroo, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1942
Pte Victor Maurice Hine, Newcastle, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1945
Pte Henry John Thoroughgood, Newcastle, 2/18 Infantry Battalion, 10 Feb 1945
Pte Cyrill Roy Bush, Denman, 2/30 Infantry Battalion, 11 Feb 1942
Pte Norman Charles Corbett, Gloucester, 1 Company AASC, 11 Feb 1942
L/Cpl Herbert David Dorrington, Tarro, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 11 Feb 1942
LAC Henry Heath Fisher, Cessnock, 1 Air Observer School Cootamundra, 11 Feb 1942
Pte William Harold Goodwin, Branxton, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 11 Feb 1942
Pte Jock Innes, Tuncurry, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 11 Feb 1942
Pte Norman McColl, Boolaroo, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 11 Feb 1942
Pte Reginald Leonard Miners, Main Creek, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 11 Feb 1942
Pte Robert Nott, Barnsley, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, 11 Feb 1942
Sgt Sydney George Quinlan, Adamstown, 101 Squadron, 11 Feb 1943
Pte George McIntosh (aka Hodges), Aberdeen, 2/20 Infantry Battalion, 11 Feb 1945
Pilot Officer Clyde Samuel Joseph Warbrook, Maitland, 7 Squadron, 11 Feb 1945
May they continue to rest in eternal peace.
Copyright 2012 David H Dial OAM
Only one Hunter Valley serviceman is recorded as dying this week in the Korean War of 1950-1953:
Pte Patrick McCole, Maryville, 3rd Battalion RAR, 8 Feb 1952
May he continue to rest in eternal peace.
Copyright 2012 David H Dial OAM
No Hunter Valley serviceman is recorded as dying this week in the South Vietnam War of 1962 –1972.
Sudan War details extracted from the Hunter Valley Sudan War 1885 Data Base.
Boxer Rebellion details extracted from the Hunter Valley Boxer Rebellion 1900-1901 Data Base.
South African Boer War details extracted from the Hunter Valley South African Boer War 1899-1902 Data Base.
First World War details extracted from the book, 'Where Heroes Sleep - Hunter Valley Fallen of The Great War' and from the CD-ROM, 'Hunter Valley Diggers of World War One 1914-1918'.
Second World War details extracted from the Hunter Valley World War Two 1939-1945 Data Base.
Korean War details extracted from the Hunter Valley Korean War 1950-1953 Data Base.
Vietnam War details extracted from the Hunter Valley Vietnam War 1962-1972 Data Base.
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