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Sale RSL & Community Club

Locality: Sale, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5144 2538

Address: 143 York Street 3850 Sale, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.salersl.com

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25.01.2022 FANTASTIC NEWS Happy Hour, Raffles, Jolly Joker & Sale RSL's Famous Spinning Wheel are back at the club. Daily Happy Hour 4pm - 6pm with $4 Schooners & $1 off all other alcohol beverages.... Raffles, Jolly Joker & Spinning Wheel back Wednesday & Friday evenings starting from 5pm Bistro Open Wednesday to Sunday for Lunch & Dinner. Can’t Wait To See You All Again!

25.01.2022 Outdoor Dining With weather looking beautiful this Friday night, we have decided to open up out the front of the RSL for outdoor dining. Bring in your family & friends for a fantastic meal or drink while enjoying a lovely summer breeze.... New menu available with old favourites & new specials. Limited seating available. Please call to book 5144 2538

25.01.2022 Only a few spots left for tonight’s outdoor dining! Book now to avoid missing out. Phone 5144 2538

24.01.2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR Tonight - Happy Hour 4pm - 6pm with $5 Schooners... Raffle with 10 Meat Trays & 5 Meat Vouchers JOLLY JOKER - $2100 !!! Members Draw - $750 !!! Sale RSL's Famous Spinning Wheel Bistro Open 5.30pm to 8pm

24.01.2022 Poker returns this Thursday night! Covid safety measures in place.

23.01.2022 Edward Cleaver was from Sale, Lest we forget

23.01.2022 We Have Your Wednesday Night Sorted Raffles with 10 prizes to be won (Venue vouchers, meat trays, local vouchers, beer and wine) Members Draw (Currently at $650 & drawn at 7pm)... Jolly Joker (Currently at $1800 & drawn after the raffles) Sale RSL's Famous Spinning Wheel Bistro Open 5.30pm to 8pm (Lunch 12pm to 2pm)

23.01.2022 Finally, a well earned VC for Teddy Sheehan. Lest we forget

23.01.2022 Today we remembered the Australian men and women who served in the Boer War. Lest we forget

22.01.2022 Today we remember No VX20004 Lance Corporal Harold Jennings who enlisted in 1940. He stated on his enlistment documents that his date and place of birth was 1 December 1900 at Oldham England. His occupation on enlistment was Hospital Orderly and his wife Mary Jane Jennings of 89 Cunningham Street Sale, Victoria was listed as his next of kin. He was recruited into the Australian Army Medical Corps and posted to 2/7th Australian General Hospital. His Unit embarked for the Middle East on 3 February 1941 on the Troopship Aquitania from Sydney for Palestine. Lance Corporal Jennings died on 24 June 1942, when taken to Gaza Beach for a swim with a group of off duty personnel; sadly he was swept out to sea and drowned. His body was recovered. Harold Jennings is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery, Egypt and was 48 years old. Lest We Forget

20.01.2022 Today we remember Neil Yates, another local person who paid the ultimate prices as a POW. No VX21234 Private Neil Yates Douglass 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) on 3 June 1940, his battalion the 2/2 Pioneers embarked for an unknown destination on 7 April 1941. After service in the Middle East, the Troopship Ocades disembarked the 2/2 Pioneers in Batavia, in modern day Indonesia, in February 1942. Neil Douglass was reported missing and... was a confirmed prisoner of the Japanese on 6 October 1942. In a letter after the war, a fellow prisoner related to the family the circumstances of Neil Douglass death. The letter stated that eight prisoners were separated because they were too ill to work, they were taken back into the hills and left to die without food or water. Neil died of sickness including beriberi in Thailand on 12 September 1945, a day before the relief party found them. The sole survivor had promised Neil that he would write to his mother of his death. The Douglass family were farmers from Fulham. Neil was born in Preston on 2 April 1919. He attended school at Sale 545 and the Sale Technical School. After the death of his father he worked on the family farm. He had two years military service with the 52nd Militia Battalion before joining the AIF. Private Neil Douglass is remembered at the Sale Cemetery on the family gravestone; the inscription reads, Also Douglass, Neil died 12.09.1945 P.O.W. Neil Douglas was the son of Richard and Maria Douglass and was 24 years old. Lest We Forget See more

20.01.2022 Soldier On are offering weekly support group sessions to assist people during this COVID time. Please see the attached for details. Stay safe.

20.01.2022 On this day we remember, No 408658 Flying Officer James Henry Scott Lyon, Distinguished Flying Cross enlisted on 27 March 1941 and was killed in air operations over the United Kingdom on 15 March 1944, near the Quainton Road railway Station, Buckinhamshire. James Lyon was born in Sale on 27 June 1922. At the time of his enlistment he was eighteen years and ten months old. He trained as pilot in South Africa and the United Kingdom. James then flew Lancaster Bombers in raids ov...er occupied Europe, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service. He was on a training run in a Wellington bomber when the aircraft was struck from behind by a Sterling bomber and subsequently crashed. Air accidents of this type were not uncommon in the blackout conditions over England during the war years. Flying Officer Lyon was the son of Mr and Mrs James Lyon of Foster Street in Sale and the husband of Margaret Lyon. Margaret gave birth to a son, Roland, in September 1944, who James would never see. An article in the West Australian newspaper of 16 March 1994, indicated that Margaret had remarried and lived in Perth, Western Australia. Roland was living in Greece at the time. James Lyon was aged 22 when he died. Lest We Forget See more

20.01.2022 On this day we remember another Gippsland person who died on the infamous Sandakan Death March in WW2. No VX29172 Corporal Robert Francis Holmes of the 2/29th Battalion of the 27th Brigade, 8th Division enlisted on 29 November 1940. He died on 12 June 1945 as a prisoner of the Japanese. Robert Francis Holmes enlisted on 29 November 1940 and embarked with the 2/29th Battalion on 30 July 1941 on board the Troopship Marnix, destination Malaya. The battalion engaged the enemy in ...the Battle of Muar Road in the final defence of Singapore. Corporal Holmes became a prisoner of war on 15 February 1942, the date of the Allied capitulation on the island fortress. He was sent to Changi Prison with thousands of other captured troops. As a member of B Force he was sent to Borneo on 8 July 1942, he was with 79 men and 4 officers of his battalion. In the final months of the war, arguably the worst atrocities were committed against Australian prisoners of war. With the total collapse of their defence of the occupied areas inevitable, the Japanese began to relocate their prisoners from their camps at Sandakan to Ranau across the mountains, a distance of 125 miles. Almost 2,400 men were force marched to their deaths; only six were to survive this outrageous and inhumane experience. Corporal Robert Francis Holmes perished on the march on 12 June 1945. His body was never recovered and he lies in an unknown grave. He is remembered on a headstone at the Labuan Cemetery. Robert Holmes was the son of Francis and Irene Holmes of Mt Taylor near Bairnsdale. He was 25 years old. Lest We Forget See more

19.01.2022 Today we remember, Lieutenant Douglas Bruce Singleton VX36227 of the 2/24th Battalion who was born in Maffra on 17 October 1906. He enlisted in the AIF on 1 August 1940 and was Killed in Action on 10 July 1942 at Tel El Eisa in Egypt. An article in the Gippsland Times of July 1942 read: Killed in Action 23.7.1942: Douglas Singleton of Maffra. Word has been received that Douglas Singleton son of Mr. R. G. Singleton and the late Mrs. Singleton of Maffra, was killed in action i...n the Middle East on July 10. This young man was only 27 years of age and a good type of Australian who was highly esteemed in this district. His mother was a sister of Mr. C. R. and D. Davis, of Riversdale," Maffra. Mr. Douglas Singleton was educated at Geelong Grammar School. Sister Irene Singleton, a sister of Mr. Douglas Singleton, who is on service with the forces abroad, has not been heard from since the fall of Singapore. Douglas Singleton was one of three siblings in the Singleton family who made the supreme sacrifice in World War Two. He was 35 years old. Lest We Forget See more

19.01.2022 Our Bistro has re-opened today for Lunch and Dinner! Back to our normal trading days : Wednesday to Sundays with our full menu including Senior meals and Specials Call to book 5144 2538... (See full menu under the menu tab on our home page)

19.01.2022 On this day, we remember No VX47323 Private Garfield Merton Matthews of the 2/23rd Battalion, 9th Division who enlisted on 18 July 1940. He was wounded and taken prisoner on 22 April 1941; he died shortly afterwards. Garfield Matthews was born in Sale on 2 January 1919; he attended Seaspray Primary School and was known as Gar by his friends. He also attended the Sale Technical School and later worked on the family farm at Giffard. After enlistment in the A.I.F., Garfield Ma...tthews was posted to the 2/23 Battalion at Albury, N.S.W. on 27 August 1940. As an original battalion member, he embarked from Melbourne on the H.M.T. Sthrathmore, on 16 November 1940 for the Middle East. Gar Matthews was wounded and taken prisoner by the Germans on 22 April 1941 at Tobruk. He died of his wounds somewhere between Tobruk and Derna a short time after being captured. He lies buried in the Italian/German War Cemetery, Derna, Tobruk Road. He was the son of Albert and Gertrude Matthews, of Sale, Victoria. Private Matthews was 22 years old. Lest We Forget See more

18.01.2022 Today we remember, No. VX104344 Lieutenant John (Jack) William Sinclair was born in Sale on 18 March 1917. He was educated at Sale High School and Technical School and was a champion swimmer. At the age of 14, he was awarded a Royal Humane Society Certificate for saving two girls from drowning in the Thomson River. After service in the Militia in the 52nd Battalion, he transferred to the 15th Battalion of the 3rd Division, on 7 January 1943 at Seymour in Victoria. Jack Sincla...ir embarked from Brisbane on the ship Cape Victory on 23 November 1944, landing at Bougainville four days later. He was killed in action whilst leading a patrol against a Japanese position on 20 July 1945. John Sinclair was the only son of William and Elizabeth Sinclair, the husband of Betty Sinclair and the father of Noel and Terry. He is buried in the Bomana War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea and was 28 years old. Lest We Forget See more

18.01.2022 On this day, we remember another airman who gave his life during the air campaign against Germany. No 255684 Flight Lieutenant Ronald James Mortimer, Distinguished Flying Cross enlisted on 3 January 1940 and was killed in action over Schweinfurt Germany in a night bombing raid on 24 March 1944. Ronald James Mortimer was born in Sale on 25 November 1918; he was the third son of Perc and Pricilla Mortimer of Kilmany, a farming district west of Sale. He went to Kilmany South Pri...mary School. On leaving school he worked at Motor Spares in Sale and was acting Manager when he enlisted. After enlistment he trained as a pilot in South Africa and commissioned in September 1942. On the sea journey to England, the ship he was travelling on was sunk by a German submarine. Ron and others spent 12 days adrift in a lifeboat before being rescued. He arrived in England in November 1942 and began operations. In December 1943 B for Bunyip, Ron Mortimers Lancaster bomber of Squadron 463 was on its 30th and last mission for the crew over Germany on the night 25 February 1944, when it sustained damage from enemy fire. On this last mission Flight Lieutenant Ron Mortimer lost his life along with another airman; three survived. He received a posthumous bravery award for his actions on that night. Ron Mortimer is buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery in Germany. He was 25 years old. Lest We Forget See more

18.01.2022 On this day we remember No VX170 Captain David Ian Arthur Green 2/7th Battalion, 17th Brigade of the 6th Division who was killed in action on 3 January 1941 at Bardia in the Middle East. David Green was born in Morwell Victoria on 25 August 1911. He was the son of Catherine and Arthur Green. At the time of his enlistment into the Second Australian Imperial Force he was a Bank Assistant in Sale. On 13 October 1939 at the Recruiting Office in Sturt Street Melbourne, David Gree...n enlisted and was assigned to the 2/7th Battalion. On 31 October 1939 he was promoted to Lieutenant and embarked for the Middle East aboard the Strathellan on 15 December 1939 with the Headquarters of the 6th Division. He was attached to the Weapon Training School in the Middle East on 8 January 1940 and then transferred to the Queens Own Regiment on 5 February 1940 at Jerusalem. In May 1940 he went to the 2/1st Battalion and then in September to the 2/7th where he was killed in action on 3 January 1941 near Bardia. The 2/7th Battalion History records his death: A large group of Italians had surrendered after the battle when one stepped forward and shot Captain Green in the chest. He then dropped his weapon and put his hands in the air to surrender, he was pushed back into a bunker and himself shot dead by the Australians. David Green is buried in the Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery in Egypt. He was 29 years old. Unfortunately, we dont have a photo of David so we have included a copy of the 2/7 Battalion plaque. Lest We Forget See more

18.01.2022 Friday's Here Lots on at the club tonight! Happy Hour 4pm to 6pm ($4 Schooners)... Raffles drawn at 7pm - 15 Meat trays to be won Members draw - currently at $600 drawn at 6pm & 7pm Jolly Joker is getting high - currently at $1850 Sale RSL's famous spinning wheel Bistro Open 5.30 pm to 8pm

17.01.2022 POKER TONIGHT Bistro Open 5.30pm - 8pm (Open Wednesday to Sunday for Lunch & Dinner) P.S Don't Forget Your Mask

17.01.2022 Come and grab a snag on the barbie

16.01.2022 Beer Before Lockdown? Due to Victoria going into lockdown we will be forced to shut our doors for 7 days. Our bistro is open 5.30 to 8pm for bookings call 5144 2538... Unfortunately there will be no poker at the club tonight Our venue will be open until 11.30pm tonight! Stay Safe!

16.01.2022 Today we remember, No 19194 Flight Engineer Walter Slater of 10 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (Sunderland Flying Boats) who enlisted on 16 October 1940 and died on air operations on 18 August 1943. Walter Slater was born in Sale on 29 August 1917; he attended St. Patrick’s College Sale and the Sale Technical School. He worked in Salter’s Garage in Raymond Street. Walter Slater embarked at Sydney on 7 January 1942 on posting to No 10 Squadron with effect from date of arr...ival in the U.K on 28 March 1942. He was promoted to Sergeant on 22 December 1942. Sunderland Flying Boat No W985 had a crew of nine and sometimes up to 12, depending on the mission. On the occasion of the 18 August 1943, the aircraft was involved with anti submarine surveillance and reported being attacked by German aircraft. This was the last communication from the aircraft, no wreckage was ever recovered and the crew are listed as having no known grave. Walter Slater was the son of James and May Slater of Sale, Victoria. He is remembered on Panel 197 at the Runnymede Memorial in the United Kingdom. Walter was 25. Lest We Forget See more

15.01.2022 18 August is Vietnam Veterans Day, please take a moment to remember the 60,000 Australian men and women who served in the Vietnam War. Lest we forget

15.01.2022 No VX46118 Gunner Alan Jones of the 4th Australian Anti-Tank Regiment enlisted on 11 July 40 and was killed in action on 8 February 1942 in Malaya. Alan Edward Jones was born in Warnambool, Victoria on 21 August 1916. At the time of his enlistment his family farmed in the Myrtlebank dairy district of Gippsland not far from the township of Sale. On 4 July 1940 at the Sale Drill Hall, Alan Jones stated previous military training with the 13/19th Light Horse Reserve for a period... of two years. He was assigned to the 8th Cavalry Regiment in Seymour, Victoria and after movements to other units, he was finally transferred to the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment in April 1941. The regiment left Australia on 23 May 1941 and reached Singapore on 9 June. The day after the fall of Singapore, 16 February 1942, Gunner Alan Edward Jones was posted missing, eleven days after, the entry reads: Now reported missing and for official purposes presumed dead. the date of the casualty was recorded as 8 February 1942. Alan Jones was the son of Sydney and Ida Jones of Sale, Victoria Australia. He was 25. The photo shows Alan (on the left) and his brother Colin. Colin survived the war and was discharged in 1945. Lest we Forget See more

15.01.2022 Today we continue our series of remembering the fallen from WW2. Due to COVID, we were unable to pay due respect to those who served in WW2 through the services we had planned. On this day we remember No 400989 Flying Officer Frederick Roy Jackson enlisted on 7 December 1940 and was killed in an aircraft accident near Lincolnshire England on 22 October 1943. Frederick Jackson was born in Sale on 18 December 1918. He was a member of the 4th Light Horse and worked as a Bank Cle...rk in the National Bank. Pilot Officer Jackson was appointed to a Commission on 17 July 1942 after rising through the ranks He embarked from Sydney on the 8 August 1941 arriving in the U.K. on 29 September 1941. Flying Officer Fred Jackson flew 30 missions flying Wellington Bombers with the 460 Squadron based at Breighton UK. and then transferred to the 109 Mosquito Squadron based at Marham. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal for courage and superb airmanship in September 1942 on a mission over Germany. Frederick Jackson was the son of Frederick and Una Jackson of Sale Victoria. He is buried in the Royal Air Force Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Fred Jackson was aged 23. Lest We Forget See more

15.01.2022 No VX30686 Signaller Clarence Aubrey Hawkins, No 1 Company Head Quarters, 8th Division Signals. Clarence Aubrey Hawkins was born in Korumburra on 6 December 1901. When Clarence was eight years old the family moved to Sale where they lived in a house on the corner of Stawell and Market Streets. When Clarence reached the age of 14 years he went to work with his father in a Sale bakery. The teenager was exposed to the recruiting methods and experienced the full impact of the G...reat War during his most formative years. The family moved to a farm on the Heart Estate in 1921 where Raglan Street and Somerton Park Road now meet. A serious motor vehicle accident in 1929 resulted in Clarie receiving severe head injuries, he lost the sight of one eye and had a metal plate inserted in his head. He was reported as working on a farm in Seaspray in 1933. Clarie answered the call in 1940 aged 38 years, with his advanced age and his obvious disabilities he was rejected several times from several recruiting areas. He was finally accepted into the 8th Division Signals on 6 June 1940. Clarie Hawkins, was captured and made a prisoner of the Japanese when Singapore fell in February 1942. He died as a result of malaria and the ill treatment of his captors on the infamous Sandakan death march in Borneo on 4 June 1945. Signaller Clarence Hawkins was the son of William and Sarah Hawkins and was aged 42. Lest We Forget See more

15.01.2022 Today is Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Day. Please spare a thought for the thousands of Australians who have served/ are still serving on peacekeeping operations. Lest we forget

14.01.2022 On this day, we remember No 409721 Flying Officer Alan James Durham Leslie, Royal Australian Air Force who was killed in action over Berlin on 27 January 1944. Alan Leslie was born in Sale on 30 October 1917 to Edith and William Leslie. He enlisted into the R.A.A.F on the 10 October 1941 and commenced flying training at Benalla on 4 February 1942. On 10 October 1942 Alan Leslie left Australia for England to train at No 6 Elementary Flying Training School at Sywell in the U.K. On 25 November 1943 Alan Leslie was transferred to 463 Squadron Waddington RAAF. Flying Officer Alan James Leslie flew 30 missions in Lancaster bombers over Italy and occupied Europe. On his second tour he was shot down over Berlin on 27 January 1944. He is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery in Germany. Alan Leslie was 27. Lest We Forget

14.01.2022 Today we remember Corporal George Davidson. Firstly, the Sale RSL would like to thank Ross Jackson and Gary McCulloch for all the work they have done putting the details together of the Fallen. VX129411 Corporal George Thomas Davidson, Fortress Signals Australian Corps of Signals. George Davidson was born in Sale on Christmas Day 1916 to Isabella and Robert James Davidson. At the time of his enlistment, 31 January 1941, George Davidson was 24 years old. Private Davidson was... already serving in the Port Phillip Signal Section in Queenscliffe on the date of enlistment to the A.I.F, his number at this time was V72158. In late February, early March 1941, he was promoted to Corporal and transferred to L Force Fortress Signals at Rabaul with the new Army No VX129411 allotted to him on 22 January 1942. Three days later he was reported missing. Six months later he was reported as a prisoner of the Japanese after the Japanes ship Montevideo Maru was sunk at 3 oclock in the morning on 1 July 1942 about sixty miles northwest of Bojeador Cape, Luzon Islands in the Philippines. The ship was bound for the island of Hainan in the South China Sea. It was sunk by the USS Sturgeon an American submarine, and of the 1053 souls aboard, there were no known survivors. George Davidson has no known grave and was 25 years old when he died. Lest we forget See more

14.01.2022 Today we remember the second Le Grand brother who paid the ultimate sacrifice in WW2: QX15784 Peter Myles Patrick Le Grand of 2/12 Field Ambulance Australian Army Medical Corps was born in Sale on 4 July 1916 and enlisted in Queensland on 10 September 1941. He died at sea (presumed drowned) on 14 May 1943 when the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine of the coast of Queensland. 268 lives were lost when the ship sank. The Red Cross insignia was prominent on both sides of the ship and it was illuminated as a hospital ship. He was the son of Timothy and Evelyn Le Grand of Sale, Victoria. His brother Anthony also died in World War Two when he was shot down over Germany in 1943. Peter is remembered on Panel 3 of the Sydney Memorial. He was 26 years old. Lest We Forget

13.01.2022 No VX19453 Sergeant Charles Cameron Irvine 2/14th Battalion enlisted on 30 May 1940 and was killed in action 28 November 1942 at Gona, New Guinea. Charles Irvine was born in Camberwell on 9 August 1919. The family moved to Sale, and at the time of his enlistment was working as a farm labourer at Longford, near Sale. Sergeant Irvine stated previous military experience with the 13th Light Horse, he was posted to the 2/14th Battalion on 8 August 1940. Two months later the battal...ion sailed for the Middle East, where they distinguished themselves in the Syria Campaign. The 2/14th Battalion with the troops of the 21st Brigade returned to Australia and Corporal Charles Cameron Irvine went on leave. The 2/14th Battalion sailed to New Guinea on 6 August 1942 to meet the Japanese invasion. They engaged the enemy at Isurava on the Kokoda Track and halted their advance for four crucial days in the Kokoda campaign. Charles Cameron Irvine was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on 31 August 1942 before he was killed in action at Gona in Papua. He was the son of Charles and Mary Irvine of Sale. Charles Irvine was 23. Lest We Forget See more

12.01.2022 On this day, we remember No 401018 Flying Officer Malcolm Gordon Williams, Royal Australian Air Force who served in No 11 Squadron (R.A.F.). He was born in Traralgon on 14 Jun 1913 and was educated at the Sale Elementary School and later the Sale Technical School. After leaving school, he obtained a position at the Commonwealth Oil Refineries Depot at Sale. Malcolm Williams enlisted in the RAAF on 7 December 1940 and was posted overseas to the Middle East aircrew pool in Egyp...t on the 9 September 1941. After attending training in Kenya he was posted to India in 1941 as a member of No 11 Squadron (RAF) flying Blenheim Mark 4 Bombers. He saw service in India, North Africa, and Burma. On 14 March 1943, Flying Officer William’s aircraft was intercepted by Japanese Zero Fighters and he was shot down over Burma. He survived the crash landing and freed himself from the wreckage crawling to a jungle camp six miles away, where he was taken to the Rathedaung Hospital, Arakon Burma. He died on 16 March 1943 from wounds and burns received in the action and crash. Malcolm Williams was the son of Robert and Florence Williams of Cunninghame Street, Sale and the husband of Marion Williams, of Sale Victoria. He is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery Rangoon Burma and was aged 29. Lest We Forget See more

12.01.2022 Today we remember, V74282 Private John Robert Dowd from Sale, Victoria who died on 23 May 1942. He was a member of the Australian Army Services Corps, 114 Reserve Motor Transport Company. He died from illness at the Heidelberg Military Hospital in Melbourne and lies buried in the Sale Cemetery in Victoria. John Dowd was the son of Robert and Annie Dowd of Sale. He was 26. Lest We Forget

12.01.2022 Trading Update Tonight (Thursday 10/6) : 5 - 8pm Bar only Tomorrow Friday 11/6 : Venue returning to opening at 10am each day (Sunday 11am)... (please note; Bistro is only open for Dinner service Friday 11/6 (5.30-8pm) and not available this weekend (due to the continued tough restrictions) - Please call to book We plan for the BISTRO to return to normal trading days from Wednesday 16/6 for lunch and dinner (unless the restrictions go backwards). Wed -> Sun 12.00-2.00pm & 5.30-8.00pm Monday Queens birthday public holiday - venue will open at 12pm - 8pm Please call to book since we still have restrictions on numbers allowed in the venue - 5144 2538

12.01.2022 How are you spending this Boxing Day? Looking for a quick lunch while shopping? A yummy meal before heading on the road to travel? Well Roulettes bistro have you covered open lunch and dinner today 12-2 5.30-8 Call 51442538 to make a booking

12.01.2022 Sale RSL Sausage Sizzle at Sale Bunnings store tomorrow from 9.00am. Come along and buy a sausage to support your local RSL

12.01.2022 Looking For Somewhere To Eat? Sale RSL Has You Covered. Our bistro is open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch & dinner. ... We offer a wide range of meals. Specials, Seniors & Kids meals available. Our trading hours are Lunch - 12pm to 2pm & Dinner 5.30pm to 8pm.

11.01.2022 Today we remember VFX48842 Lieutenant Irene (Rene) Ada Singleton of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) who was born in Maffra on 21 June 1908. She enlisted in the Army on 6 August 1940 and in 1941 was posted to the 10th Australian General Hospital in Singapore. After the fall of Singapore in February 1942, Irene and other nurses were taken into captivity by the Japanese. She was reported missing in action on 2 June 1942. Lieutenant Singleton died of illness and mistre...atment in modern day Indonesia on 20 February 1945 as a prisoner of the Japanese. An article in the Gippsland Times of 24 September 1945 read: ‘Sister Irene Singleton After a long period of tense anxiety as to her fate or whereabouts, Mr. R.G. Singleton of "Ravenswood," Maffra has been officially informed that his daughter, Sister Irene Singleton died of illness at Sumatra on February 20th of this year whilst a prisoner of war in the hands of the Japanese. This is the third loss in the interests of the Nation that Mr. R. G Singleton has sustained. Two sons, Kenneth and Douglas, were previously killed in action against the Germans in North Africa, whilst son-in-law, Major Leonard Fell, of Metung, was a prisoner of war, being released a few months ago. Sister Irene Singleton trained as nurse at the Melbourne Hospital and on the outbreak of war offered her services to her country. She was accepted and sent to Malaya and was with the Australian troops when that area fell. In private as well as in her professional life; she was bright and cheerful and had a host of friends who looked forward to her return.’ Rene Singleton was 36 years old and was one of the three Singleton family siblings from Maffra who paid the supreme sacrifice for Australia. Lest We Forget

11.01.2022 Great to see people in the Club again

11.01.2022 On this day we remember, VX41926 Private Kenneth Douglas Singleton who was born in Maffra on 21 July 1914. He enlisted in the AIF on 2 July 1940 and was assigned to the 2/24 Battalion (the same unit as his brother Douglas). Kenneth Singleton was Killed in Action on 25 July 1942 at Tel El Eisa in Egypt, a fortnight after his brother was killed. An article in the Gippsland Times of 30 July 1942 read: ‘Killed in Action Mr. R. G. Singleton Loses Second Son ... Mr. R. G. Singleton of Riversdale, Maffra, received word yesterday that his son Kenneth had died of wounds received in action in the Middle East. Word had scarcely arrived that Kenneth had been dangerously wounded than a message followed that he had died. Profound regret will be felt by all at the great losses this family has sustained in the war. Last week we reported that his son Douglas had been killed in action, also that a daughter, Sister Irene Singleton had not been heard of since the evacuation of Singapore. Kenneth Singleton was in the same unit as his brother Douglas.’ He was 28 years old. Lest We Forget See more

11.01.2022 Today we remember No 408826 Flying Officer James David Fisk, 20 Squadron Catalina Flying Boats, enlisted in the RAAF on 23 May 1941. James Fisk was born in Traralgon, Victoria on 25 February 1920 to Lillian and James Fisk. Jimmy as he was known was a farm labourer and lived on the family farm at Kilmany via Sale. Fisk was selected as aircrew and trained as an air gunner. He obtained a commission in April 1942 and became a Flying Officer in October of the same year. Fisks Log... Book records the flights he completed with 20 Squadron, seven flights in August 1942 were in the operational areas of Bougainville Island and Rabaul. The year was completed with a further ten operational flights to the north of Australia from the squadrons home base of Cairns. These flights included anti submarine patrols, convoy protection and bombing strikes over Japanese occupied New Guinea. On 8 April 1943 Flying Officer James Fisk was reported missing in air operations out of Cairns, Australia. The eleven crewmen of Catalina Flyingboat A24 - 41 were never heard of again. He was the son of James and Lillian Fisk of Sale. James Fisk is remembered on his mothers grave in the Sale Cemetery and was 23 years old when he was posted as missing in action. Lest We Forget See more

10.01.2022 On this day we remember, VX41987 Lance Corporal Charles Arthur Lay who died of injury during convoy duty on 9 June 1941. Charles Lay was born in Foster, Victoria on 1 April 1917. At the time of his enlistment he was 24 years old, married and an Insurance Agent by occupation. He gave his permanent address as Queens Street, Maffra. He enlisted for service in Sale and embarked from Melbourne for the Middle East on board the Queen Mary with the 7th Division Provost Company. The... Gippsland Times of 16 Jun 1941, contained the following article: When Mrs Lay (nee Ethel Davidson, Desaillys Flat) went to the Sale Post Office on Friday afternoon to get her mail, she was handed a telegram from the Defence Authorities intimating that her husband, Private Charles Lay, had died of wounds. Deep sympathy is extended to Mrs Lay who has a daughter, four weeks old. Charles Arthur Lay was the son of Arthur and Alexandra Lay and husband of Ethel Lay, of Sale. Lest We Forget See more

10.01.2022 TONIGHT Happy Hour 4pm - 6pm with $4 Schooners Wednesday Raffle with 10 Prizes. Tickets on sale from 6pm and drawn at 7pm... Members Draw, Jolly Joker & Spinning Wheel BISTRO OPEN 5.30pm - 8pm

10.01.2022 Today we remember No VX33414 Sergeant Eugene Geraghty of the 2/24th Battalion of the 9th Division who enlisted on 26 April 1940. He died of wounds on 26 May 1943 in Italy. Eugene Geraghty was born in Prahran, Melbourne in Victoria on 20 May 1919 to Ellen and Stephen Geraghty. He gained his intermediate certificate at the Sale Technical School, where he worked for Treloars and then Castles Pty. Ltd. Sergeant Gene Geraghty had previous service as a commissioned officer with t...he 37th Battalion which was known as the East Gippsland Regiment. He was posted to the 2/24th Battalion in 20 August 1940 and embarked from Melbourne on board H.M.T. Strathmore bound for the Middle East. Sergeant Geraghty was reported wounded and missing in action at No 9 Outpost at Tobruk in Libya in May 1941. He was captured and later died as a prisoner of war in Italy. He lies buried in the Undine War Cemetery in Italy. Eugene Geraghty was 24 years old. Lest We Forget See more

10.01.2022 Today is RUOK Day, please reach out to people

10.01.2022 Today we remember, No VX29163 Private Harold Martin, Stretcher Bearer of the 2/24th Battalion who enlisted on 27 June 1940 and was killed in action on 22 July 1942 at Tel el Eisa, in the Middle East. Harold Martin was born in Sale on 7 August 1902; he was one of 11 children to Thomas and Ellen Martin who lived in Sale in the area known as the Netherlands. His two older brothers Ted (Dodger) Martin and Tom Martin both served in the Great War 1914-1918. Private Tom Martin No 2...429B, 37th Battalion 1st A.I.F was lost in action on the 12 August 1918 during WW1. The names of the Martin brothers appear on the Sale Cenotaph in the Great War and World War Two sections respectively. Harry Martin worked at the Sale Cordial Factory as a general labourer until his enlistment in 1940. He was transferred to the 2/24th Battalion on 7 December 1940. The battalion sailed for the Middle East on 8 April 1941 and arrived one month later. Harry Martin was reported wounded in action; the entry was amended to killed in action on 22 July 1942. He lies buried at the El Alamein War Cemetery in Egypt. Harry Martin was 39 years old. Lest We Forget See more

09.01.2022 Today we remember No VX29147 Private Keith Arnold Kuch of the 2/24th Battalion, 9th Division who enlisted on 27 June 1940 and was killed in action on 27 November 1942. Keith Arnold Kuch was born in Sale on 7 May 1919 to Lydia and Charles Kuch. He attended the Sale Technical School and later worked around the district as a farm labourer and at one time was employed at the Froud Timber Mill in Stradbroke. He enlisted in June 1940 and was placed in the 2/24 Battalion, 2nd Reinfo...rcements. Keith Kuch embarked for the Middle East from Melbourne on 5 February 1941. After disembarkation on 23 March 1941, he was transferred to the 2/4 Field Ambulance. His Unit served in the Middle East and Syria. On 8 February 1942, 2/4 Field Ambulance sailed for Australia on board H.M.T. Vernon. The 2/4 Field Ambulance was then sent to New Guinea on 6 September 1942, where Keith Kuch was killed in action. This was the result of a Japanese aircraft attack on a hospital camp clearly displaying the red cross at Soputa. 13 Zero fighters strafed and bombed the hospital. Keith is buried in the Bomana War Cemetery Papua New Guinea. He was 23. Lest We Forget See more

09.01.2022 On this day, we remember No. 419319 Flight Sergeant Anthony Murray Le Grand of 466 Squadron RAAF who served as an Air Gunner in World War Two. He was born on 23 Feb 1923 in Maffra. Anthony Le Grand enlisted in the RAAF on 18 July 1942 and embarked for the UK on 5 Jun 1943. He was killed in a flying battle over Rheinberg Germany in a Halifax III HX 236 on 20 December 1943 with six other crew members. Anthony Le Grand was the son of Timothy and Evelyn Le Grand of Sale, Victoria. He is buried in a collective grave with the other crew members of the aircraft in Rheinberg War Cemetery in Germany. Flight Sergeant Le Grand was 20 years old. He was one of two Le Grand brothers who died in World War Two (his brother Peter also died in 1943). Unfortunately, we dont have a photo of Anthony so we have included the Squadron badge. Lest We Forget

09.01.2022 During the week I had the privilege to present the Jack McMillan Leadership Award to Emily Knobel from Catholic College Sale. Emily is heavily involved in leadership roles at the College and in the community. She is a worthy winner and we wish her all the best for her future endeavors. Marty Tanzer, President

08.01.2022 No 408766 Flight Lieutenant Dennis John (Jack) Unkles of RAAF No 4 Squadron was born in Sale on 23 Nov 1915. He attended St Patricks College Sale and worked on the family farm at the Heart prior to enlisting in the RAAF on 23 May 1941. His date of death is recorded as 15 April 1944 in New Guinea when he disappeared in Wirraway aircraft A20-480 over the rugged terrain of New Guinea. The disappearance of Jack Uncles and his passenger had its sequel 54 years later in October 199...8 when the wreckage of his aircraft was discovered. His remains and that of his passenger on the flight, Lieutenant John Featherstone, 2nd AIF were recovered and laid to rest side by side in the Lae War Cemetery. After his death, his wife Sheila remained on the farm until 1945 when she purchased a house at 7 Foster Street in Sale. She lived there until her death in 1992. Dennis Unkles was the son of William and Katherine Unkles and the husband of Sheila Unkles, of Sale Victoria. He was 28 years old. Lest We Forget See more

08.01.2022 Continuing our series of remembering the Fallen from WW2, today we remember Robert Emson. No QX3550 Lieutenant Robert Allan Emson 2/9th Battalion. On the 24 October 1939 Robert Allan Emson, Insurance Canvasser from the envious address of the Exchange Hotel, Cairns Northern Queensland began his Army career when he enlisted. On his Attestation Form for the Australian Infantry Forces dated 20 October 1939 he stated his place of birth as Sale on 1 October 1905 and his age as 33... years and 11 months. Robert Emson spent the next four months in training schools and one week in hospital with the measles. In August 1940 he was promoted to Acting Corporal and then Acting Sergeant all in the space of nine days, it was evident that Robert Emson was an exceptional soldier. On the 19 December 1940 he was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant in the Australian Infantry Force. Two months later he sailed with the 2/9th Battalion to the Middle East. On 20 October 1941 he was evacuated to the 2/5th Field Ambulance and discharged back to his Unit 21 days later, his illness or injury is not recorded. On the 15 April 1942, the 2/9th Battalion sailed for Australia and embarked in Brisbane on 5 September 1942 before sailing to New Guinea for operations against the Japanese. Lieutenant Emson was posted as a battle casualty on 29 December 1942 being killed in action at Buna, New Guinea. Robert Emson was the son of Robert and Sarah Emson, of Sale. He was 37 years old. Lest We Forget See more

08.01.2022 Today we remember No 409389 Sergeant Pilot Robert Burns Douglas, R.A.A.F, who enlisted in the Australian Military Forces (Militia ) in the 37th Battalion and served as a private from January 1940 until April 1940 a period of 70 days. He then enlisted in the R.A.A.F at the No. 1 Recruit Centre Melbourne on the 15 August1941. The RAAF Oath or Affirmation section 20 Certificate to be completed by two responsible persons who have known the candidate for a considerable period was ...completed by E.B. Bond of 23 Cunninghame Street Sale Victoria and another signature which cannot be read, the address reads Divisional Supervisor PMG Dept Sale Vic.( Post Master General Department Sale, Victoria ). Robert Douglas embarked from Sydney on 2 November 1941 and landed in South Africa on 6 January 1942. He was sent to Salisbury in Rhodesia where he attended No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 20 Flying Training School attached to the Royal Air Force. He was then posted to the 73rd Operational Training Unit in the Middle East where he was killed on active service in an aircraft accident on 24 April 1943. Robert Douglas was 24 years old and is buried in the Moascar War Cemetery Egypt. Lest We Forget See more

08.01.2022 VX 3247 Private Albert Norman Baker of the 2/31st Infantry Battalion. Albert Baker was born in Sale on 24 Sep 1912 and enlisted on 23 October 1939. He was taken on strength with the 2/31st Battalion on 27 June 1940. He embarked for the Middle East on 5 May 1940. He disembarked at Greenock Scotland and was attached to the 70th Battalion. He embarked in England on 3 January 1941 with the 2/31st Battalion for the fighting in the Middle East. Private Stormy Baker as he was kno...wn, was killed in action at the battle of Merdjayoun fighting the Vichy French in Syria on 18 June 1941 during an enemy aircraft attack. He was aged 28 years. Private Albert Norman Baker was the son of Albert and Margaret Baker of Sale. He was originally buried in the Jezzine Cemetery but was later reburied in the Beirut War Cemetery. Albert Baker is remembered on the family gravestone in the Sale Cemetery. The inscription reads: Also Norman Baker K. I. A 09.06.1941. Unfortunately, we dont have a photo of Albert so we have included a plaque remembering the men of the 2/31st Battalion. Lest We Forget See more

07.01.2022 It was fantastic to see more people in the Club tonight, slowly getting back to some normality

07.01.2022 Today we remember No VX89504 Trooper Ronald Walter Flint 13th Armoured Regiment who died as the result of an accident on the 20 Dec 1942. Ronald Flint is buried in the Sale Cemetery and was 24 when he died. He was the son of Walter and Frances Flint of Sale and the husband of Betty Flint of Sale. Lest We Forget

07.01.2022 With the release of the Brereton Report, some people may be impacted. If you or you know of someone who maybe impacted please contact the RSL if you need assistance. Support is also available through Open Arms on 1800011046, Beyond Blue on 1300224636 and Lifeline on 131114. Please stay safe everyone.

07.01.2022 Serial Number 5052 Charles Donald Stuart McColl was born in Sale on 2 November 1898. He enlisted in the 1st AIF on 14 February 1916 and was allocated to the 21st Battalion. Charlie was aged 18 years and three months when he enlisted, that’s what he told the Enlistment Officer anyway. He arrived in France in November 1916 and fought in various battles until the war ended on 11 Nov 1918. In particular, he fought in the terrible battle of Passchendaele in 1917 where he saw his m...ate Alex Glass killed. He was wounded in action on one occasion and was sent to England to recuperate. Charles McColl returned to Australia on 12 Jan 1919 and married Marjorie Beatle. They had three children and 13 grandchildren and lived in ‘Benacre’ in Patten Street, Sale. He became a successful farmer in the district and farmed properties at Longford and Sale. Charlie died on 18 Nov 1991. Many of his family members still live in Sale and many others live around Australia. I first met Charlie in 1983 and found him to be a true gentleman. If anyone wishes to have their loved one remembered on the RSL Facebook Page, please send a photo and some details to [email protected]. See more

07.01.2022 No 400645 Sergeant John Robert James, 450 Squadron R.A.A.F enlisted on 12 October 1940 and was killed in action on 8 July 1942 at Bir Hachem in the Middle East. He was born in Shepparton on 17 December 1920 and had previous military service in the 59th Battalion, a citizen force based in Benalla Victoria. His job as a bank clerk sent him to Sale in 1939. His mother and father gave written consent which enabled John James to apply for aircrew in the RAAF. He was accepted and r...eceived his wings on 3 April 1941. Jack as he was known left Melbourne on board SS Queen Mary on 30 June 1941. He joined 450 Squadron in October 1941. It was on a mission on the 8th of June 1942 in Kittyhawk No AL 146 that Jack was escorting Fighter Bombers, and was part of the top cover. After the fighter bombers had dropped their bombs over Bir Hackeim, Jack was instructed to strafe the enemy with machine gun fire; when he was doing the strafing, he met with intense anti-aircraft fire. He was officially posted missing in action on 8th June 1942 which was revised one year later to presumed dead. Sergeant John James had a total of 43 Sorties prior to his death. John Robert James was a brother to Major General Digger James O.A, M.C, M.B.E, O. St J who was a past President of the Returned Services League of Australia. John was the son of Thomas and Sylvia James, of Victoria. He was aged 21. Lest We Forget See more

07.01.2022 No VP3688 Warrant Officer Ronald McDonald Morton was a member of the permanent armed forces, who died of sickness in Australia 17 November 1941. Ronald Morton was born in London on 31 October 1910. At the age of 14, Ronald Morton was serving in the Officer Training Corps in England. The next reported military involvement was his enlistment in the Australian Militia on 30 October 1930 as a private in the 17th Light Horse Regiment. He was promoted and transferred to the Instruc...tional Corps, 2nd Cavalry on 28 June 1935. At the age of 26, Ronald McDonald Morton was the Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant of the 13th Light Horse Regiment and married to Marjory Morton of 9a Cunningham Street Sale. On 17 November 1941, after an operation Warrant Officer Morton died at Caulfield Hospital in Melbourne. He is buried in the Sale Cemetery. Ronald Morton was 31. Lest We Forget See more

06.01.2022 On this day, we remember No. VX48246 Private Alan Flint 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion. Alan Flint was born in Sale on 17 November 1911 to Ellen and Richard Flint. He enlisted in the A.I.F. at Sale on 31 July 1940, he was 28 years and 7 months old, married and a labourer by occupation. He stated previous military experience in the 13/19 Light Horse from 1930 to 1932. On 5 October 1940 two interesting entries are made in the official documents of Alan Flint they read Admitted CD B...roadmeadows Pub T.B. C.D.:(contagious disease, T.B.: tuberculosis). Discharged unfit - to be discharged from Army The document records the next entry, Private Alan Flint posted to the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion 10 January 1941. The ill fated 2/2nd Pioneers left Sydney on 8 April 1941 and sailed for the Middle East, Private Alan Flint lost his life on the 17 June 1941 at Merdjayoun, Syria, whilst fighting the Vichy French. Alan Flint was the husband of Alma Ivy Flint, of Dandenong, Victoria. He is buried in the Damascus British War Cemetery in Syria and was 29 years old. Lest We Forget See more

06.01.2022 WE'RE BACK ! We are very happy to announce The Sale RSL & Community Club doors are back open 7 days a week starting tomorrow, Monday 9th November. For bookings please call 5144 2538 after 10am tomorrow (Monday 9th November)... Bistro (food service) is only open Thursdays & Fridays for lunch and dinner due to the current COVID-19 restrictions on numbers per space. Meal service times : 12.00 - 2.00pm & 5.30 - 8.00pm Our team are taking extra care to create a safe environment for everyone so you feel comfortable visiting us. We ask that you kindly work with us to uphold our new hygiene procedures. We look forward to seeing you all again soon.

06.01.2022 Today we remember, No 401841 Sergeant Doctor Dudley Trood of RAAF No 10 Squadron (Sunderland Flying Boats) who enlisted on 31 March 1941. He was lost on air operations over the Bay of Biscay on 9 August 1942. Doc Trood enlisted into the Royal Australian Air Force on 31 March 1941, he was accepted as air crew and trained as an air gunner. He was quickly promoted through the ranks to Sergeant. At the end of March 1942, he embarked from Sydney arriving in the United Kingdom in... May 1942 for attachment to the Royal Air Force. Sergeant Trood was in the 12 man crew of Sunderland W4019/A which left Mount Batten at 0215 hours on an anti-submarine sweep in the Bay of Biscay on 9 August 1942. At 1824 hours an SOS was received and from then on there was complete silence. The aircraft and crew were lost at sea, believed shot down by German aircraft. He was the son of Charles and Arter Trood, of Sale, Victoria. Unfortunately, we don't have a photo of Doc, so we have included the 10 Squadron plaque. SGT 'Doc' Trood is remembered at Panel 113, Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom. He was 33. Lest We Forget See more

05.01.2022 Dear members, Due to the continued restrictions in place we have decided not to re-open yet. If all goes well and covid numbers stay low and controlled, we hope to re-open mid next week. Hoping everything goes back to 'covid normal' soon, take care everyone

05.01.2022 Sale RSL sausage sizzle is on today so come down and support your local RSL. Thanks to the RAAF volunteers for helping the RSL. Note: masks were off for photo only.

04.01.2022 Whats on tonight! Happy Hour(s) 4pm to 6pm with $4 schooners Wednesday night raffles with 10 prizes up for grabs - drawn at 7pm... Jolly joker - currently at $2000 (drawn after the raffle) Members Draw 7pm - currently at $700 Sale RSL’s Famous Spinning Wheel Bistro Open from 5.30pm to 8pm See you tonight

04.01.2022 Partial Re-Open Whilst restrictions remain we are going to open the BAR ONLY this Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 5 - 8pm. No bookings - First in best dressed!... Hope to see you all here

03.01.2022 On this day, we remember No VX36228 Captain Geoff Travis of the 2/24th Battalion, who enlisted on 1 August 1940 and was killed in action on 10 May 1945 in Tarakan, Borneo. He was a veteran of the Tobruk and El Alamein battles and was a popular member of the battalion. Captain Travis was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry during the final assault on the heavily fortified Tarakan Airstrip Ridge. Geoff Travis was born in Beechworth on 25 May 1905. He moved with his family ...to Maffra in 1920 when his father was appointed Maffra Shire Engineer. Geoff Travis stated on his enlistment that next of kin was his father Roderwick who was by then, the Sale Shire Engineer. This was later amended to read Mrs. J. L. Travis from Havelock Walgett. N.S.W after his marriage in 1941. He was the son of Roderwick and Emily Travis and husband of Joyce Travis, of Walgett, New South Wales. Geoff Travis is buried in the Labuan War Cemetery, Borneo and was 38 years old. Lest We forget See more

03.01.2022 Today we remember No VX103896 Gordon Stewart McLeod, 13th Armoured Regiment who was accidentally killed at Puckapunyal Army Camp, Victoria on 16 November 1942 when a tank over turned in a creek and drowned five members of the crew. Gordon McLeod and his brothers were ex placements in the Kilmany Boys Home via Sale Victoria. He is buried in the Springvale Cemetery. Gordon McLeod was the son of Donald and Sarah McLeod of Mooroopna and was 24 years old. Lest We Forget

02.01.2022 Shift change at the RSL sausage sizzle. Come down and buy a snag. Note: masks were off for photo only.

02.01.2022 No VX44281 Private Albert de Forrest Dewsbury, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion. Enlisted 4 Jul 1940, posted missing, presumed dead 12 Sep 1944 Albert Blue Dewsbury was born in Sale on 3 December 1919. At the time of his enlistment his occupation was stated as a truck driver. He was transferred to the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion on the 23 September 1940. The battalion embarked from Sydney on 7 April 1941 and reached the Middle East on 3 May 1941. After taking part in the Syrian Campaign..., the battalion embarked from the Middle East on board the SS Orcades. 31 January 1942, landing in Batavia on 18 February 1942. Private Dewsbury was reported missing in action on 30 April 1942 and later listed as a prisoner of war. Blue Dewsbury was lost at sea when the Japanese ship Rakuyo Maru was torpedoed by the U.S.S. Sealion, an American Submarine. He had been captured by the Japanese and made a prisoner of war in Java. He was with 716 other Australians on the ship when they left Singapore for Japan to work on enforced labour projects. Only 80 men survived the sinking on 12 September 1944 in the South China Sea. Blue Dewsbury was the son of Albert and Isabel Dewsbury of Sale, Victoria. He is remembered on Panel 19 of the Labuan War Memorial. Lest We Forget See more

02.01.2022 What's on this week! Bistro Open - Wednesday to Sunday for Lunch & Dinner (12pm - 2pm & 5.30pm - 8pm) - For bookings call 5144 2538 Wednesday & Friday Raffles... Members Draw (Currently $750) Jolly Joker (Currently $2050) - Very close to going off!! Sale RSL's Famous Spinning Wheel Plenty going on over the New Year Period And have a safe and happy New Year from all of us here at the Sale RSL!

01.01.2022 On Remembrance Day, we remembered the 137 men and women listed on the Sale Cenotaph. We also remembered all the men and women who have served since WW1.

01.01.2022 Today we remember, No VX5723 Private Thomas Edward Williams who was born in Totness, England on 16 April 1908. He enlisted in Sale on 4 November 1939 and embarked for the Middle East on 15 April 1940 with 2/7th Battalion, 6th Division. Private Williams died of other causes on 15 January 1941 during a march between Bardia and Tobruk in Libya. He was the husband of Doris Williams from Sale, Victoria. An article in the Gippsland Time of 14 Jan 1943 read: In Memoriam Williams; ...in loving memory of my dear husband and daddy. Private Thomas E (of the Second AIF) who died at Tobruk, January 15th 1941. ‘You bade no one a last goodbye, Nor knew the end was near; You left behind an aching heart, that loved you most sincere. Inserted by his loving wife, Doris and baby Phyliss.’ Thomas Williams is buried in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma Libyia and was 32 years old. Lest We Forget See more

01.01.2022 Continuing our theme of remembering the fallen, today we remember No VX41976 Sergeant Maxwell Clyde Froud of the 2/23rd Battalion, 9th Division who was killed in action at the Battle of El Alamein on 29 October 1942. Max Froud was born in Bairnsdale on 27 December 1916. Before he enlisted in Sale on 1 June 1940, he worked at his fathers timber mill, at Stradbroke. He had completed one and a half years service in the 37th Battalion and was an active member in this Militia ba...ttalion when he transferred to the AIF. He was severely wounded in action at Tobruk on the 3 May 1941 and evacuated to the 4th Australian General Hospital Alexandria, with gunshot wounds to the head, right arm and left leg. However, despite being classified as BClass due to his wounds he refused to be sent back to Australia. He arrived at El Alamein just days before the battle began. Sergeant Max Frouds brother, Sergeant Laurie Froud also of the 2/23 Battalion was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery in the field at Tarakan, Borneo late in the war. Laurie Froud, in later years, related a story to local historian, Gary McCulloch, that he believed that Max had stayed in the Middle East because of him. It is something that Laurie lived with for the rest of his life. Max Froud was the son of James and Mabel Froud of Stradbroke, Victoria. He was 25 years old. Lest We Forget See more

01.01.2022 Today we remember No VX46098 Private William Granger who was born in Footscray on 7 April 1915 to Lucy and William Granger of Clydebank, Victoria. At the time of his enlistment he was a single man and a labourer by occupation. William Granger enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Sale on 11 July 1940. He served for a short time with the 2/14th Battalion and was then transferred to the 2/29th Infantry Battalion of the 27th Brigade, 8th Division. The battalion left Austr...alia on 30 July 1941 aboard the Troopship Marnix. After fighting in mainland Malaya he became a prisoner of the Japanese on 15 February 1942 when Singapore fell, he was sent to Changi Prison. Private Granger was assigned to the Great World Working Party whose duties involved warehouse and dock work. He was later sent back to Changi. In April 1943 he was sent to work on the Burma Thailand Railway with F Force. Six hundred men from the 2/29th Battalion were a part of F Force, two hundred and thirteen of them were to die as a result of their treatment by the Japanese. William Granger was sent to Pagoda Pass in Burma where he died at Sonkurai on the Burma Thailand border from cholera on 20 September 1943. William was the son of Sydney and Lucy Granger, of Clydebank, Victoria and was aged 28. Unfortunately, we dont have a photo of William Granger so we have included a copy of the 2/29 Battalion plaque. Lest We Forget See more

01.01.2022 It's Finally Friday What's on tonight! Bistro Open 5.30pm to 8pm... 25 Meat Tray Raffle drawn at 7pm (Tickets on sale from 6pm) Members Draw ($100) Jolly Joker ($650) And Sale RSL's Famous Spinning Wheel