It is intended to publish a short profile on the Cumnock WW2 veterans listed on the plaques. Another plaque was later added to the Cumnock War Memorial Gates for the 1939-45 War and Vietnam War, with the following WW2 names: Barnes G, Simpson J, Wykes F, and Wykes Hazel. Three Vietnam veterans are also listed.
There are 108 names of WW2 veterans on the two plaques. There are 3 unknown veterans (denoted in black font). If anyone knows who these three men were, could you please contact us. Of the remaining veterans, 71 served with the Australian Army, 25 served with the RAAF, and 3 served with both the Army and RAAF. Eight females are noted by their Christian names. There were 4 pilots who served with the RAAF. Four soldiers were prisoners of war, only two who survived to return to Australia.
Eight veterans who were killed in action have a + sign after their name. They are:
ATKINSON Thomas, BADGERY Brabazon, BARTER Reginald, GRAHAM James,
IVERY Douglas (Pat), READE Thomas, REYNOLDS William, and HILL George.
Those profiles that are available are listed in red font for full profiles or blue font for DVA details only. We are gradually working our way through all the list of names on the plaque.
It would be appreciated if relatives of the veterans could email us via the 'Contact' section of this website, if they can assist with corrections or information and photos of any of these veterans.
Recently added profiles:
March- COLLINS, Patrick.
ATKINSON Thomas C + REYNOLDS Percival
AUSTIN Keith EGGLESTON Thomas R REYNOLDS Vivienne
ELLIOTT William A REYNOLDS William Boyd +
EVERS Allen E RUTTER Frederick
BADGERY, Brabazon + EVERS, Kenneth RUTTER William S
BADGERY FA DFC SEAMAN John
BARNES Albert G GANDER AR SHEPHERD Owen S
BARNES G GRAHAM James N + SHERRINGHAM John W
BARTER Joseph N GUNN Ray SHERRINGHAM Leslie
BARTER Reginald T + HARMER William SIMPSON Arthur
BLACK Jean HARTLEY Henry J SIMPSON John
HILL George + SIMPSON William
BLACK John D HOGAN Patrick B SPENCE BETTY
BLACK Keith S HOGAN Vincent M SPENCE James
BRUCE Kenneth S SPENCE James Francis
BRUTON John J IVERY Douglas + SULLIVAN John R
BRUTON William C IVERY Thomas R SULLIVAN Michael E
JOHNSON Josiah Garnet TARRANT Darcy O
CARMAN William G JOHNSON Maurice J TAYLOR Bruce E
CARPENTER Claude F JOHNSTON Douglas
CARPENTER Clarence H VENEY William R
CARPENTER Charles W KINGDOM Clarence E
CARPENTER Joyce Decima WALKER, Frederick J
CARPENTER Kenneth W LEARY Claude W WALKER James J
CARPENTER William I LYONS Norman H WALKER, Joan R
CATHER Alexander G WALKER Walter C
CATHER Maxwell C MANNING Harry R WALLS T
CHATER John E MURRAY Betty J WATT Allan Gordon
COLLINS Patrick J MURRAY James G WATT Arthur H
MURRAY Sage WATT James R
DICK Ronald WEST Barrington LO
DOWNEY, Arnold NEVILLE Lesley WHITEHEAD Lyel G
DOWNEY Thomas G NEVILLE, William E
DOWNEY Kenneth P NEWTON Maurice D WILLIAMS Harry
DOWNEY Raymond M WILLIS Martin W
DOWLING Esric R O'SULLIVAN Patrick J WINDRED Aubrey W
DOWLING Edward W PENALUNA Robert WINDRED Neville H
DRUMMOND William T PHILPOTT, Vincent WOODHOUSE Thomas H
DURR Charles WYKES Frederick
DURR Joan READE Thomas Ingram R + WYKES Hazel
DURR John REILLY, Cecil S REILLY Keith
REYNOLDS Clive
REYNOLDS Max S
AUSTIN Keith EGGLESTON Thomas R REYNOLDS Vivienne
ELLIOTT William A REYNOLDS William Boyd +
EVERS Allen E RUTTER Frederick
BADGERY, Brabazon + EVERS, Kenneth RUTTER William S
BADGERY FA DFC SEAMAN John
BARNES Albert G GANDER AR SHEPHERD Owen S
BARNES G GRAHAM James N + SHERRINGHAM John W
BARTER Joseph N GUNN Ray SHERRINGHAM Leslie
BARTER Reginald T + HARMER William SIMPSON Arthur
BLACK Jean HARTLEY Henry J SIMPSON John
HILL George + SIMPSON William
BLACK John D HOGAN Patrick B SPENCE BETTY
BLACK Keith S HOGAN Vincent M SPENCE James
BRUCE Kenneth S SPENCE James Francis
BRUTON John J IVERY Douglas + SULLIVAN John R
BRUTON William C IVERY Thomas R SULLIVAN Michael E
JOHNSON Josiah Garnet TARRANT Darcy O
CARMAN William G JOHNSON Maurice J TAYLOR Bruce E
CARPENTER Claude F JOHNSTON Douglas
CARPENTER Clarence H VENEY William R
CARPENTER Charles W KINGDOM Clarence E
CARPENTER Joyce Decima WALKER, Frederick J
CARPENTER Kenneth W LEARY Claude W WALKER James J
CARPENTER William I LYONS Norman H WALKER, Joan R
CATHER Alexander G WALKER Walter C
CATHER Maxwell C MANNING Harry R WALLS T
CHATER John E MURRAY Betty J WATT Allan Gordon
COLLINS Patrick J MURRAY James G WATT Arthur H
MURRAY Sage WATT James R
DICK Ronald WEST Barrington LO
DOWNEY, Arnold NEVILLE Lesley WHITEHEAD Lyel G
DOWNEY Thomas G NEVILLE, William E
DOWNEY Kenneth P NEWTON Maurice D WILLIAMS Harry
DOWNEY Raymond M WILLIS Martin W
DOWLING Esric R O'SULLIVAN Patrick J WINDRED Aubrey W
DOWLING Edward W PENALUNA Robert WINDRED Neville H
DRUMMOND William T PHILPOTT, Vincent WOODHOUSE Thomas H
DURR Charles WYKES Frederick
DURR Joan READE Thomas Ingram R + WYKES Hazel
DURR John REILLY, Cecil S REILLY Keith
REYNOLDS Clive
REYNOLDS Max S