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     George Herbert Edwards was born on 30 December 1910 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.¹

George began military service on 12 July 1940 in Wayville, South Australia, when he enlisted in the Australian Army. his service number was SX8707. When he died at Tobruk, he was a Corporal with 2/43 Australian Infantry Battalion.²

On 23 November 1940, George, aged 29, married Elsie Edith Osborn, aged 22, daughter of Herbert Bertram Osborn and Margaret Atkinson Gray, in Grote Street Church of Christ in Adelaide, South Australia.¹

He died on Tuesday, 22 July 1941, aged 30 years, 6 months and 22 days, in Tobruk, Libya.¹

George was buried in the Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya.¹

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     Edwin Roy Stanley Maidment was born about 1885.

He died on Friday, 27 December 1963, in hospital, Parkside, South Australia. He had been living in Westbourne Park.¹

Edwin was buried on 28 December 1963 in the Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia. The interment right expired on 28/12/2013.²

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     Alfred William Randall was born on 3 November 1906 in Norwood, South Australia, son of Alfred George Randall and Julia Annie Kohl.^1,2

He died on Monday, 23 September 1985, aged 78 years, 10 months and 20 days, in Underdale, South Australia,¹ and he was cremated at Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, South Australia, on 25 September 1985.¹

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     George William Britten was born on 22 April 1918 in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, son of Charles Richard Britten and Jean Isobel Miller.¹

George began military service on 18 June 1940 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, when he enlisted in the Australian Army. His service number was VX21868. He was put into the 2/22 Australian Infantry Battalion and, in April 1941 the battalion was sent to Rabaul, New Britain. Known as the Lark Force, they spent several months constructing defences and training for operating in a tropical environment. However, on January 23 the Japanese forces invaded New Britain, outnumbering the Lark Force. Along with many others George was captured on 3rd Febuary and executed the next day.^1,2

He died on Wednesday, 4 February 1942, aged 23 years, 9 months and 13 days, in Papua New Guinea.¹

George was buried in the Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.¹

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     Olive Jean Britten was born about 1920 in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, daughter of Charles Richard Britten and Jean Isobel Miller.

She died in 1921, in Horsham, Victoria, Australia.