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24.01.2022 Blackie was the ships cat of HMS Prince of Wales and became famous when photographed meeting Winston Churchill. In December 1941, Blackie swam ashore when the ship was sunk by the Japanese. Sadly he was lost during the 1942 evacuation of Singapore. #VJDay75 #InternationalCatDay

24.01.2022 Our project to knit or crochet red poppies to cover the 8 palm trees in Nhill has been completed. Every ANZAC and Remembrance Day these poppies will be on display to honour our fallen heroes. These poppies were all made by the wonderful volunteers, many unknown to us. We are now beginning to make another project, which will be a wall of red poppies, attached to rope. This wall will be on permanent display. Again we are asking our wonderful volunteers to help out and knit or crochet poppies. We have plenty of wool available, any pattern you like to use as the different patterns make the display more interesting. Please message me if you would like some wool or have any questions.

24.01.2022 The display in Mulhallens Bi-Rite & Mitre 10 Nhill window is looking amazing!! If any locals have photos they want to add to the display please bring them along with a blurb about where they served etc

24.01.2022 #OnThisDay in August 1966, in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tan, #OurPeople fought one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War. Today, on the ...anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, we commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day. We say thank you to almost 60,000 Australians who served during the 10 years of our involvement in the Vietnam War, and we remember their sacrifices. #LestWeForget : Australian War Memorial

23.01.2022 Today is the beginning of #LegacyWeek 2020. Funds raised during Legacy Week help Legacy Australia continue to assist over 52,000 families Australia-wide, throu...gh the provision of essential services including counselling, special housing and medical, advocacy and social support. While youd usually see #YourADF volunteers in shopping centres or train stations selling badges and Legacy bears, COVID-19 restrictions mean this isnt possible in every state and territory. We encourage you to get involved in Legacy Week by purchasing merchandise online at www.legacyshop.com.au, or making a donation at www.legacyweek.com.au. #GoodSoldiering #ArmyInMotion

21.01.2022 Great turn out for our dawn service. Remember March at 1030am with 11am service still to come. Thanks to the Rotary Club of Nhill Inc. for the great bbq. Lest we forget

21.01.2022 Today we covered a cross with poppies, which will be displayed in Ambers Sweet Bliss shop for Remembrance Day and ANZAC Day. Thanks to Isaac Pohlner for making the cross.

20.01.2022 This Thursday at 8.30 am, we will attempt to take the poppies off the trees in Goldsworthy Park. Our last attempt failed due to the rain! If anyone would like to help us, we would appreciate your help. Anybody available please contact Rosie Clark and Pamela Deckert

20.01.2022 Standing proudly in his uniform on a busy city street, current serving ADF member William is honoured to be a link between civilians and those in service. It’s... very important we share our experiences, both what we’re going through now and what we have in the past. He says he’s pleased to be doing his bit to raise much-needed funds for the ANZAC Appeal. It’s important we recognise the service, not only of those still serving, but those who have served before and ensure that we are assisting them as much as we can. William is clearly moved when he thinks about this ANZAC Day a time he’ll pay tribute to his service mates who are no longer with him. I’ll be having a quiet day at home reflecting on my comrades and the times we spent together both overseas and at home.

20.01.2022 Happy Mother’s Day to all our amazing mothers out there !!

19.01.2022 WWII at Home Response, Reflection & Rejuvenation https://wwiiathome.com.au/

19.01.2022 St Patrick's School, Nhill , Lowan Lodge 107 Nhilland West Wimmera Region Blue Lounge Social Club have partnered with Lowan Lodge 107 to send 32 Christmas parcels to our Australian troops overseas! The students personalised each box with a Christmas card made by them. Thanks to all involved this is the second year this has been running !!

18.01.2022 VP DAY 75th Anniversary since the end of WWII On the 15th of August 1945, Prime Minister Ben Chifley broadcast: Fellow Citizens, the war is over. The Japane...se Government has accepted the terms of surrender imposed by the Allied nations and hostilities will now cease. (In the Pacific) Let us remember those whose lives were given that we may enjoy this glorious moment and look forward to the peace which they have won for us. Let us remember those whose thoughts with proud sorrow turn towards gallant loved ones who will not come back. A remarkable tale of survival and return is that of Sister Wilma Young (nee Oram). Wilma was born at Glenorchy, August 17 1916, later lived in Murtoa and trained to be a nurse. Wilma enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service on 24th June 1941, in Melbourne. She was a nursing sister in the 2/13 Australian General Hospital Medical unit and sailed to and arrived in Singapore on 15th September 1941. They nursed in several locations but by November they were relocated to the Malayan mainland. The Japanese invaded Malaya on 8th December 1941. Most casualties were treated at Johore, however the fast approaching Japanese forces caused the unit to withdraw to Singapore, reestablishing a 700 bed hospital at St Patricks by 26th January 1942. The imminent defeat of Singapore prompted the evacuation of nurses onto three ships. Wilma was on board the ill-fated Vyner Brooke on 27th February 1942 with 300 women, children and elderly men. The Vyner Brooke had been at sea for several days when Japanese bombers attacked the helpless and overcrowded ship. Sister Oram recalled There were three hits and the boat sank in about 15 minutes. Most of the lifeboats had bullet holes in them and I had to struggle to shore. Only 70 people survived and made it to nearby Bangka Island. A small group of 20 women and children went to the nearest village to get food and were taken in as prisoners of war. Wilma was part of this group who were the more fortunate, as the remainder were rounded up, along with 20 British soldiers and 22 nurses, who were massacred. Only one nurse survived by hiding in the jungle, Sister Vivian Bullwinkle who then entered the POW camp. The Japanese were unaware she escaped the massacre. Vivian later gave evidence at the 1947 war crimes trial in Japan. Sister Wilma Young (nee Oram) along with fellow nurses survived the internment camp, starvation and disease for three and a half years. Of the 65 Australian Army nurses on the Vyner Brooke only 24 made it home to Australia. Wilma was discharged 5th July 1946 and was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia. Wilma married and lived in Cardinia, VIC and was actively involved with the RSL, Vietnam vets and raising funds for a national memorial in Canberra for the Australian Service Nurses. On 1st May 1972 Wilma presented a framed record of her time as a POW to the Murtoa Sub Branch RSL. (This important record is now in the care of the Murtoa & District Historical Society) The centre piece is an embroidery made by Val Smith for Sister Orams birthday present in 1943. Like many embroideries made in prison camps during the war, materials and threads were scavenged from the camp dumps and worn scraps of clothing. Wilma passed away 28th May 2001. Photo captions: Wilma Young (nee Oram) making the presentation to the Murtoa Sub Branch RSL at the original RSL in Munro Street, Murtoa in 1972 Framed record of Wilmas POW internment Detail of Embroidery Sources: The Sun Pictoral 150 Epic events of WWII Wimmera Mail Times 2018 Tribute Service Record Dept of Veteran Affairs Framed record of POW camp from Wilma Young

18.01.2022 More poppies from around town. The elegant May Craig, who will be 100 later in the year served in WW11.

18.01.2022 Goroke cemetery where flags have been placed on the graves of all service personnel. It looks very impressive. Resting under the Australian flag.

16.01.2022 Our WWII Japanese Type 95 Ha Go has arrived at the Museum! We are so excited to have this rare vehicle here in Far North Queensland. This little cutie is ...the new favourite for a few of the museum staff members (don't tell the Panther ). Stay tuned for further updates!

16.01.2022 #standto #anzacday2020 6am dawn service in Brougham street Nhill

15.01.2022 Thank you for your service. We Will Remember Them Lest We Forget

15.01.2022 Congratulations James Ruse on becoming a junior member of the Nhill RSL Sub Branch!!

15.01.2022 A popular question we receive during April is why a sprig of Rosemary is worn by many on ANZAC Day. Rosemary is an ancient symbol of fidelity and remembrance. T...he aromatic herb grows wild on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, where the original ANZACs served in World War I. Australians traditionally wear sprigs of rosemary as a symbol of remembrance on ANZAC Day. We'd love to see our wonderful RSL Network with their sprigs of Rosemary and of course their ANZAC Appeal badges worn in April.

15.01.2022 A few photos from some of the shop windows displaying poppies.

15.01.2022 More poppies from private homes in Nhill.

15.01.2022 Lest we forget #remembranceday 2020

14.01.2022 Thank you on behalf of the Nhill RSL Sub Branch for your support for 2021. This year has been a challenge to complete due to COVID but what a great success. We would like to thank Mr Barry Whitehead of the Nhill- Dimboola band, our guest speaker FLTLT Nicole Strachan Flight Nursing Officer, Rotary Club of Nhill Inc. for the amazing breakfast after the dawn service, St John Ambulance Victoria Horsham Division for their support, Hindmarsh Shire Council Cr Rob Gersch, Sing Australia Nhill, Nhill College choir and most importantly our community and organisations that support us each and every year. Our guest speaker Nicky was lucky enough to be able to see the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre this afternoon to top of a very special day. LEST WE FORGET

13.01.2022 ANZAC Day 2020 will not look like the ANZAC Day that so many of us are used to participating in. There will be a Dawn Service, wreaths will be laid, the last po...st will be played, a minute of silence in memory of the fallen will be observed, but the service community and the public will be asked to stay at home. This does not mean that ANZAC Day is cancelled. It just means that ANZAC Day will be different. In 2020, on April 25, while you cant go to the Shrine of Remembrance or a local Dawn Service, the RSL is asking that instead you #STANDTO. As the Last Post is played during the ANZAC Day Dawn Service walk outside, stand in your yard, driveway, or on your balcony and observe a minute of silence in respect of our veterans. Make sure that you snap a quick picture and share it right here on our Facebook page using the hashtag #STANDTO. Together, lets amplify our commitment to the ANZAC spirit. Lest We Forget.

13.01.2022 Well done James #nationalvolunteersweek2020

13.01.2022 #OnThisDay This year marks 45 years since New Zealand service in Vietnam. Most New Zealand personnel had been withdrawn from Vietnam by 19...73, but the Civilian Surgical Team and RNZAF 41 Squadron served in Vietnam until 1975. Toady we remember the New Zealanders who died in the war and honour those few veterans still alive today. See more

13.01.2022 Three Japanese soldiers stand beside Westland Lysander IIIA V9303 of No. 357 Special Duties (SD) Sqn RAF at Mingaladon airfield. Two RAF crewmen, including a Fl...t Lt (right), are aboard the aircraft preparing it for flight, while another RAF crewman stands to the rear of the Japanese soldiers. The aircraft is about to fly the Japanese to remote areas of Burma where they will be landed near Japanese forces who have not yet surrendered in order to tell them that the war has ended. Rangoon, Burma, 18th August 1945. (AWM) Note: The Japanese will make their parachute jump from the ladder attached to the side of the aircraft. Because of the long distance the aircraft has to travel, an auxiliary fuel tank has been fitted to the underside of its fuselage.

12.01.2022 Our life member Max Carland

12.01.2022 Lest we forget

11.01.2022 As we commemorate the End of World War II on August 15th, we continue to honour the service and sacrifice of the men and women of the Australian Defence Force, ...with our limited edition commemorative badge set. Help us support the veterans of today, by honouring the veterans of the past. Buy your set online at: https://bit.ly/3i2b0JF

11.01.2022 Some more poppies in our local shops.

10.01.2022 Hello everyone, Thank you for your support during this challenging time. The Nhill RSL Sub Branch has made the following decision regarding ANZAC day 2020 as per directives from RSL Victoria: One service will be held on Saturday 25th April at 11am at the memorial in Goldsworthy park. No public will be able to attend the ANZAC commemoration service. ... No band or sing Australia will be present due to a number of factors. One member from each community group or organisation will be invited to lay a wreath on behalf of their club or organisation. Our guest speaker Nicole Strachan has postponed her talk until 2021. ANZAC requiem, last post and reveille will be the same as each year. We will not be selling any ANZAC appeal badges this year due to many issues but main one it isnt fair on our community to take money from them in this time of need. Our last meeting will be 3rd April to finalise ANZAc day then we will be suspending all further meeting indefinitely. Any questions please contact me on [email protected] Keep safe during this time , Rhys Webb Secretary Nhill RSL Sub Branch

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09.01.2022 # 60 Hill 60 was the last offensive action fought by the New Zealanders during the Gallipoli campaign. The abominable littl...e hill, as it was dubbed by Brigadier-General Andrew Russell, saw bitter fighting between New Zealand and Ottoman troops in late August 1915. Two major attacks were made by Allied forces, the first on 21 August and the second on 27 August. The first assault resulted in limited gains around the lower parts of the hill, but the Ottoman defenders managed to hold the heights even after the attack was continued by a fresh Australian battalion on 22 August. Reinforcements were committed, but nevertheless the second major assault on 27 August faired similarly, and although fighting around the summit continued over the course of three days, at the end of the battle the Ottoman forces remained in possession of the summit. Credit: The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage http://ow.ly/RahW50B37Nt If you would like to support us in our Remembrance work please click the link below. http://bit.ly/RSADonate

09.01.2022 Our tribute for ANZAC Day.

09.01.2022 To my close mates who I served with 50 years ago in South Vietnam 1970-1971 I do hope its a memorable day for you on this day Vietnam Veterans Day Australia 1...8th August. A day to honour all those who died during that war. We will remember them Lest we forget Photo SAS Patrol ( SAS Hill ) Nui Dat & Kangaroo Pad Nui Dat From left SAS Hill ; Ron Gilchrist, Truck Sams, Len Smith, Ian Snow Lawrance & Graeme Smith. Kanga Pad; Truck Sams , Len Smith, Ron Gilchrist, & Graeme Smith

09.01.2022 Please give a hand if your available

09.01.2022 Don’t forget ANZAC appeal this week. Nhill RSL Sub Branch volunteers are at Nhill IGA and Wimmera bakery.

08.01.2022 Great work Lemuel Scanlan and the residents of Respect Aged Care Avonlea on the great ANZAC day display they put on. LEST WE FORGET

08.01.2022 Today we commemorate Victory in the Pacific and the end of the Second World War! Victory in the Pacific Day, or VP Day, commemorates the end of the Second Worl...d War on August 14, 1945, when Japan accepted the terms of the unconditional surrender set by the Allied Nations. Also known as VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, it is commemorated on August 15, the day that Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley announced the end of the war in a radio broadcast, before the signing of the official surrender took place on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan, on September 2, 1945. VP Day meant an end to Australias war against Japan in the Pacific; a war that had begun half a world away in Europe that was brought close to home after Japans unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941, We remember the sacrifices and service of our Diggers who fought for our freedom in the Pacific. #wewillrememberthem. Image Courtesy: Australian War Memorial

07.01.2022 This Sunday at 10am, the poppies will be taken down. If anyone can help us, that would be wonderful.

06.01.2022 Due to restrictions during the Corona virus, we will not be hanging poppies on the palm trees in Nhill for ANZAC Day. Instead we ask if any shop owners would like to display poppies in their shop windows, we are happy to drop off poppies for you. Contact via FB or phone Rosie on 0408 467 116. Nhill Free Press and Bi Rite have their windows on display.

06.01.2022 Iona Nursing home.

05.01.2022 ARMY175 || The Vietnam War The Vietnam War, which lasted from about 1955 until 1975, was the first in which New Zealand did not fight alongside its tradition...al ally, Great Britain. New Zealand first became involved in 1963, providing Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) assistance by treating civilian casualties in Qui Nhon, and by providing a combat engineer unit working on reconstruction projects in Bihn Duong province. In May 1965 it was announced that a combat unit would join the war, with the first Kiwi troops seeing action being 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery firing their first shells near Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) on 16 July. New Zealands military strength peaked in 1968 with 568 personnel deployed. In all, more than 3000 Kiwis served in Vietnam between 1963 and 1975, including combat troops, HADR and training personnel. Thirty-seven Kiwi troops lost their lives, and 187 were wounded. A website to recognise New Zealands involvement in the Vietnam War www.vietnamwar.govt.nz was created by the New Zealand Government between 2008 and 2012 as part of the Vietnam Oral History Project, and contains interviews and other resources that capture the impact this war had on New Zealand. #NZArmy #Army175

04.01.2022 || VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC DAY 15 AUGUST 1945 || Today is Victory in the Pacific Day, the official end date for World War Two and this year is the 75th Anniver...sary. We may be unable to mark the end of World War II with traditional commemorations and gatherings this year, but there are still many ways to connect with and honour our veterans from home. Learn more about Victorias WWII veterans, stories from the homefront, the impact on Victoria and sites that were used during WWII. For full details see: www.vic.gov.au/75th-anniversary-end-world-war-two-wwii

04.01.2022 A SIGHT WORTH SEEING

04.01.2022 Hi Nhill community. Please share this far and wide so everyone understands what will be happening on ANZAC DAY 2021 in Nhill: First at 630am at the usual dawn service will be held at the war memorial, Goldsworthy Park, followed by a bbq breakfast put on by Rotary Club of Nhill Inc. gold coin donation with proceeds going to PTSD research. Second: at 1015am RSL veterans, clubs and organisations meet at the Nhill information centre Victoria st Nhill. The march will commence at... 1030am and proceed down to the memorial in Goldsworthy park. Mr Barry Whitehead will play the last post and reveille, Nhill college choir and Sing Australia will be apart of the ceremony. A wreath laying ceremony will occur. Mr Wiremu Larkins will sing the New Zealand national anthem. Our guest speaker is Flight lieutenant Nicole Strachan who is coming from RAAF headquarters in Canberra. We are holding all services outside due to a request from the Hindmarsh shire due to covid. Please wrap up warm and bring a chair to sit in. Please follow covid restrictions and the covid Marshall’s directions. Any questions please give me a call on +61410232996 Kind regards Rhys Webb Secretary Nhill RSL Sub Branch

03.01.2022 Happy Karen New Year

03.01.2022 Rememberance Day 2019 unveiling of new War memorial

02.01.2022 We will remember them

02.01.2022 Three great things happened at the Christmas break up of the Nhill RSL Sub Branch! Three members were awarded life membership- Mrs May Craig, Mr Max Carland and Mr Henry Berry. A donation of a painting by Mrs Kim Gibson of former President Daryl Deckert to our Sub Branch and we sadly say farewell to Miss Siobhan Webb. Thanks Siobhan for 3 years hard work! The Nhill RSL Sub Branch wishes all our members a merry Christmas and a safe and happy 2021!

01.01.2022 How some of our members have started putting out Anzac Day commemoration items

01.01.2022 Charles Upham was a Captain in the 20th BN, 2nd New Zealand Exped. Force who saw action in Europe and North Africa during WWII. He is considered the highest dec...orated Commonwealth soldier of the war. - He is one of only 3 people to receive the Victoria Cross twice, and the only one to receive the VC twice in WWII The first VC was awarded in 1941 during the Battle of Crete, where under intense machinegun fire, he single handedly cleared 3 enemy positions with his pistol and grenades; killing a large number of enemy. After the attack, he began carrying his wounded soldiers to safety. He was then sent to find and bring back a company which became isolated during the attack. Along with a corporal, they went 600 yards behind enemy lines, killed 2 germans in the process and brought the company back to friendly lines. Despite being wounded by shrapnel, shot in the foot, and suffering from dysentery, he managed to conduct more offensive operations, capturing key points and killing over 60+ Germans. The second VC was awarded during the Battle of El Alamein. He was wounded once again and espite the injuries, he managed to destroy an entire truckload of Germans with hand grenades. He then moved on and destroyed a tank, several gun emplacements and vehicles; even though he was shot through the elbow and his arm was broken. The enemy launched a massive counter attack. His company held its position till it was reduced to only 6 survivors. Upham was eventually taken prisoner. As a POW, he attempted several escapes to include jumping off a moving truck, jumping off of a moving train, and on one occasion, he tried to escape in broad daylight by climbing the fence. When a prison guard threatened to shoot him, Upham reportedly calmy climbed down the fence, sat on the ground, lit a cigarette and gave the "V" sign. He was later transferred to Colditz Castle and remained there till the end of the war. When the recommendation was made for a second VC, the King remarked to Major-General Kippenberger that a bar to the cross would be "very unusual indeed" and enquired firmly, "Does he deserve it?" Kippenberger replied, "In my respectful opinion, sir, Upham won the VC several times over.