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Archibald Tindal by Kenzie King

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  Wing Commander Archibald Robert Tindal (1916-1942)   Archibald Robert Tindal was born on the 18 th of January 1916 at Fir Grove in Eversly, England to Archibald Arthur and Hilda Dorothy Tindal. The year before he was born, his parents and older sister Elizabeth had travelled from Australia to the Tindal seat of Fir Grove, England. Prior to leaving for England, they were living in Queensland, operating one of the family properties in Gunyan Station. Archibald’s father returned to England in response to newspaper advertisements for English Army Reservists living in New South Wales to join the Expeditionary Forces in Europe. When Hilda was heavily pregnant with Archibald, just three months before his birth, his father enlisted. By the time Archibald was born his father had joined his battery in the Royal Field Artillery with the rank of Second Lieutenant. Archibald’s father went to the Somme in France of March 1915, when Archibald was a little over 2 months old. On the 18 th...
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William Bowen by Sahib Kaur

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  William Bowen was born on the 15th of September 1921. He enlisted in the war in South Australia, Dayville to be exact but he later fought over Australia, including the bombing of Darwin. His original occupation, prior to joining the army was a dairy farmer. He worked on his uncle’s Donald Charles Dairy Farm before joining the army. I found his story interesting since you could see that he was an ordinary man with an ordinary profession, yet he joined the army during the war and served in such high-risk areas. He showed ANZAC Spirit characteristics, specifically bravery and courage, like many of his fellow soldiers he was an ordinary man. Many of them often with no military service or experience which shows an immense amount of courage and strength. William was a trooper in the war. A trooper is a private type of soldier in an armoured unit. He transferred from different units during his time serving in the war, including the 2/9th Australian Armoured Regiment Group. He was disc...
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Out and about in Darwin

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                                                    Overlooking Darwin at the National Park Today was a day about aviation (at the Aviation Museum and Ross & Keith Smith Memorial), Cyclone Tracey at the Darwin Museum, learning about crocodiles, relaxing in Darwin at the Wave Pool and on the Stokes Hill Wharf. B52 bomber at the Aviation Museum At the Memorial to Ross and Keith Smith. This is where they landed in 1919 when they reached Darwin. Crocodiles at Crocosaurus Cove (a facility in the centre of Darwin)
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