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Paynesville RSL

Locality: Paynesville, Victoria

Phone: +61 403 131 481

Address: 57 Main Road 3880 Paynesville, VIC, Australia

Website: www.rslvic.com.au/rsl-network/victorian-map-of-all-branches/paynesville

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23.01.2022 21 years ago today, the first Australians from the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) arrived in Dili to restore peace and security to East Timor. W...hat followed was the largest deployment of Australian troops since the Vietnam War, with 5,500 ADF personnel. At Hawthorn we have members that were amongst the first to deploy in the early hours of operations, and others whose deployments to East Timor/Timor Leste came or continued throughout the years. We remember the 4 Australians soldiers that paid ultimate sacrifice, as well as other allied nations, including 5 soldiers from New Zealand. Quote attributable to Hawthorn member, "We worked hard and kicked the Indonesians out of East Timor. The genocide committed was horrendous, the destruction unforgettable. I am glad we won this fight as the people of East Timor deserved freedom" Today, we say thank those veterans for the INTERFET mission. Our photos are from our Hawthorn members.

21.01.2022 #Onthisday in 1944 two Japanese ships transporting prisoners of war from Singapore to Japan were sunk, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 Australian and Britis...h lives. The Rakuy Maru (carrying 1,318 Australian and British prisoners of war) and the Kachidoki Maru (carrying 900 British prisoners) were part of a convoy carrying mostly raw materials from Singapore to Japan on 6 September 1944. The prisoners were all survivors of the Burma-Thailand Railway who had only recently returned to Singapore. In the morning of 12 September 1944 in the South China Sea the convoy was attacked by American submarines. Rakuy Maru was hit by USS Sealion II and Kachidoki Maru was sunk by USS Pampantio. Prisoners able to evacuate the ships spent the following days in life rafts or clinging to wreckage in open water. About 150 prisoners were rescued by American submarines. Over 500 were picked up by Japanese destroyers and continued the journey to Japan. Those not rescued perished at sea. A total of 1,559 Australian and British prisoners of war were killed in the incident, all missing at sea (1,159 from Rakuy Maru, 400 from Kachidoki Maru). The total number of Australians killed was 543 (503 AIF, 33 RAN, 7 RAAF). Read more: http://ow.ly/B5G350Bgycn Image: Oil soaked British and Australian prisoners of war who survived the sinking of the Rakuy Maru being picked up three days later by USS Sealion. China Sea. 305634

20.01.2022 Remembrance Day 11th November Details available after Premier lifts restrictions later on today

16.01.2022 GREAT NEWS, SenatorJacqui Lambi, will be officially opening, the new Cockatoo Rise retreat at MacArthur in Victoria on Saturday March 6,2021 .This is just a heads up, more information will follow as plans develop.Any inquires please ask, ring Greg

15.01.2022 Limited copies of Mud Over Blood Revisited are available on our website. One special and poignant feature of the book is the Nominal Roll. Here portraits of the... men and their listing-of names is a reminder of the costs of war and the importance of remembering. This is simply an outstanding book which does the soldiers of the 39th great honour. https://39battalion.com/product/mud-over-blood-revisited/

15.01.2022 Veterans of the First World War march down St Kilda Rd on ANZAC Day, conducting an eyes left and Veterans Salute. The Veterans Salute to their fallen comrade...s originated in London on Armistice Day in 1920. It is different to the US custom of placing a hand over the heart, or the Freemasons sign of fidelity. During the ceremony to unveil and dedicate the Cenotaph in Whitehall at the same time, a funeral procession accompanying the remains of the Unknown Soldier halted there before proceeding to Westminster Abbey for the internment. Those present included a wide range of ranks, as well as the senior soldiers, sailors, airmen and many Victoria Cross winners. The ceremony concluded with a march past. The Regimental Sergeant Major of the Guard Regiment conducting the ceremony, faced with a gathering of highly decorated and high ranking military men, all wearing rows of medals, decreed that all would salute the Cenotaph as they marched past by placing their hand over their medals, signifying that No matter what honours we may have been awarded, they are nothing compared with the honour due to those who paid the supreme sacrifice. See more

04.01.2022 Each year Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs creates a range of resources for the Remembrance Day mail out which gets sent out to schools and... community groups across Australia. On 15 August we commemorated the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and this year’s mail out looks back on the end of this time in our history. This mail out provides a wide range of groups across the country with resources to commemorate our service personnel on Remembrance Day and contribute to the ongoing education about our military history. All resources are free to download on the Anzac Portal: https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/

04.01.2022 Today we mark the start of the Battle of Menin Road, in which the 1st and 2nd Australian Divisions from I ANZAC Corps participated. The battle was part of the T...hird Battle of Ypres on the Western Front. It was an offensive operation undertaken by the British Second Army in an attempt to take sections of the ridge, east of Ypres, which the Menin Road crossed. During this intense battle, the two Australian divisions sustained more than 5,000 casualties, one of whom was Private Walter Edward Peake (pictured). Private Peake, 19th Battalion, was from Peakhurst, New South Wales. He enlisted in March 1916 and embarked from Sydney with the 15th Reinforcements on board HMAT Euripides (A14) on 9 September 1916. On 20 September 1917, Private Peake was killed in action during the Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium. He was just 23 years old. #LestWeForget #TYFYS

02.01.2022 9/11 The 11th of September, 2001 is a significant day not just for our American brothers and sisters, but also for a significant number of Australian veterans. ... On this day in 2001, the terrorist attacks in New York killed almost 3,000 people going about their business. It changed the world. Those who worked in and around the towers weren’t just Americans, it touched nations everywhere. An innocence was lost and things would never be the same afterwards. This was the catalyst for our deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. This event put into motion events that have shaped our lives. On this day we remember not just the men and women killed in the horrific attacks at the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania, but also the men and women from around the world who have been killed fighting the resultant wars in the almost 20 years since. Their deaths can be traced back to this event. Our thoughts especially though go out to our American friends. Never forget.

01.01.2022 Today, Australia farewells Air Marshal Selwyn David Evans, AC, DSO, AFC (ret’d) who passed away on 2 September 2020 at 95 years of age. Air Marshal Evans was a...mong the first teenagers to join the Air Training Corps when it was formed in 1941 and later enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 5 June 1943, graduating as a Sergeant Pilot in 1944. He was in the middle of a Bristol Beaufort light bomber conversion course at RAAF Base East Sale when the Second World War. He was scheduled for demobilisation, but determined to stay in the Air Force he travelled to the RAAF Headquarters in Melbourne to take his case to the officer responsible for discharges. He was granted a commission with the rank of Pilot Officer in March 1947 and was the youngest of that rank at the time. Air Marshal Evans went on to have a distinguished 42 year career, and in his post-service life began to write and lecture on defence matters. Today, a full Service funeral will be held in Canberra, including a Guard of Honour and firing of blank volleys by Australia’s Federation guard, and a formation flypast of two F-35A Lightnings and two F/A-18A/B Hornets. More information about this can be found at: www.airforce.gov.au//funeral-service-air-marshal-selwyn-da Vale Air Marshal Selwyn David Evans and thank you for your service. #TYFYS #OurVeterans #OneInAMillion