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HMAS Kanimbla

WW2 veterans Harold “Hiram” Ristrom and Margaret Hattersley receive handmade quilts from the Quilts of Valour Foundation during a lunch held at the Bentleigh RSL, Victoria. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
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WW2 veterans honoured for valour

26/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1759 Views 0 Comments HMAS Kanimbla, RSL, WWII

Three World War 2 Navy veterans instrumental in supporting General Douglas MacArthur’s return to the Philippines, cracking enemy codes, and

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