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PLAQUE NO 54:

                                                                                                                                   Wallace Cyril Nelson (1928-30)                                     PLAQUE NO 55:
                                                                                                                                                                                                      John Edward Richards
                                                                                                                                   Cyril attended Hale School as a boarder from the wheat belt town of Tammin.
                                                                              Back Row: J McGibbon, M Deane, J Vickers,
                                                                              J Ewing, G Hammond, G Ward, J Homewood               He joined up in 1940 and after completing his flying training at Cunderdin and   (1936-38)
                                                                              and I Barker                                         Geraldton and then in England, he was eventually posted to No 50 Squadron
                                                                              Middle Row: A Craig, S Chipper,
                                                                              D Jacob, L Fethers, K Roberts, C Veryard, A          of the Royal Air Force to fly Lancaster bombers.
                                                                              Tregonning and W Paterson
                                                                              Front Row: Mr R Walker, Mr V Mursell,                He was killed in action on the 23 September 1943. He was 29 years of age.
                                                                              Mr Altorfer, Mr Drake, Mr D Farmer,                                                                                     PLAQUE NO 56:
                                                                              Mr G Rowe and Mr B Bogle
                                                                                                                                   Placed by his brother Mr John Nelson (1929-31),                    Kenneth Arthur
                                                                                                                                   assisted by his son David (1970).
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Sinclair (1933-38)
            Officers and NCOs of the cadet Corps, 1939

            PLAQUE NO 53:                                                                                                                                                                             Ken lived in the Bunbury region at
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Picton Junction. He attended Hale
            Guydon Whitfield (Guy) Ward (1935-39)                                                                                                                                                     School between 1933 and 1938 with
                                                                                                                                                                                                      the nickname of "Spud". After leaving
                                                                                                                                                                                                      school, he worked for the stock agents
            Guy came to Hale as a boarder from York where his father was the local                                                                                                                    Goldsborough Mort in Bridgetown.
            doctor. He was a prefect at School and a member of the 1sts cricket, football
            and swimming teams.                                                                                                                                                                       He joined the Royal Australian Air Force
                                                                                                                                                                                                      on 21 June 1941 and subsequently
            Following one year of his medical course he enlisted as a pilot trainee in No                                                                                                             trained as a navigator.
            9 course at Cunderdin. After gaining his wings on twin-engined aircraft at                                                                                                                He then embarked for Canada and
            Geraldton, Guy travelled to England and was eventually posted to No. 102                                                                                                                  England in October 1942 and was
            Squadron, Royal Air Force, to fly Halifax bombers over Germany.                                                                                                                           posted to No 630 Squadron of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Royal Air Force.
            On his 10th operational flight his aircraft was shot down over Nuremburg on
            the 11th August 1943. He was 21 years of age.                                                                                                                                             He was killed over Brunswick, Germany
                                                                                                                                                                                                      on 23 May 1944. He was 22 years of
            Placed by Mrs Jenny Fowler, Mrs Susan Denham and Mr Tim Boyle, his niece                                                                                                                  age.
            and nephew.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Placed by Haleian Mr Tony Craig
            At Hale today the Guy Ward prize is still awarded annually to the boarder who                                                                                                             (1933-39), a Distinguished Flying Cross
            has shown the most outstanding leadership qualities throughout the year.                                                                                                                  recipient as a bomber pilot during the
                                                                                                                                                                                                      war, and a friend of the Sinclair family.
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