Eric Hutchinson (Lyons, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I had the real privilege on Saturday of attending a community event at Liffey, in the Northern Midlands of my electorate, to commemorate the Centenary of Anzac. The MC at the event was the former member for Lyons, Dick Adams. My thanks in particular go to Jilly Spencer and Dennis Chilcott. Jilly is the secretary of the Liffey Community Hall. Dennis Chilcott has combined the information relating to the 19 men who served in the First World War who also attended the Liffey school. We planted 19 Aleppo pines in their honour—and I would like to acknowledge the committee of the Liffey Hall.

The 19 names recorded were Les Saunders, who died in action; Colin Saunders, who died in action; William Swain, who died in action; Arthur Lyons, who died in action; Allan Saunders; Harry Bates; Hubert Black; Ern Bye; Frank Goss; Lawrence Saunders, who died in action; Harold Cutler; Thomas Priest; Jack Philpott, who died in action; Jack Bennett; Eric Ping; Louis Cooper, who died in action; Elton Bradmore, who died in action; Walter Saunders; and Lawrence Saunders, who also died in action. Nine of the 19 men from this tiny community who went to the First World War were killed in action, truly an extraordinary sacrifice. Lest we forget.