I would like to share a message written by some sweet little soul left at the feet of our Soldier Memorial long after our Dawn Service had ended.
If it hadn’t been picked up the wind would have blown it away and not a soul would have known that some little hand had taken the time to write and wish the soldier to come back.
Both are not forgotten.
Remembrance Day 11 November 2022 at Maroubra Cenotaph and organised by Maroubra RSL sub-Branch with the local schools choir singing.
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Kokoda Campaign, 39 ADF personnel from 39th Operational Support Battalion (39 OSB) and 16th Royal Western Australian Regiment (16 RWAR) walked the Kokoda Trail over the period of 31 Aug to 12 Sep 22. Both 39 OSB and 16 RWAR maintain links to the Kokoda Campaign through the…
October 2022 Intra club night at the The Juniors with the theme of the 80’s. All their supported clubs were invited to attend and enjoy a dinner and entertainment all sponsored by The Juniors, many thanks. Maroubra RSL sub-Branch attended and we were part of the many colourful themes that different clubs brought to the…
Walking in the footsteps of her great uncle… Lieutenant Lorraine Cheesewright is the great niece of Corporal Fredrick Cheesewright who was killed in action on the Kokoda Track on 4 September 1942. Corporal Cheesewright served with the 2/16 Battalion and Lt Cheesewright walked the track 80 years later with a contingent from their successor unit,…
