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Kim Roberts Lindesay Russell (Dr) William Robert T (Bill)

(1936-40) Brine (1934-39) Cuthbertson (1922-31)

Kim was a boarder from Lindesay lived in Mount Lawley and Bill lived in West Perth and attended Hale with his
Bunbury. He attended was the son of Mr Bill Brine who was two brothers from 1922 to 1931. He had the unique
Hale School between Chairman of the Board of Governors distinction of being DUX of the School in both 1930 and
1936 and 1940, was at the time that this land was 1931, seventy years ago.
a prefect, the stroke purchased at Wembley Downs for
of the Head of the a future School site. Brine House is After gaining his Master of Science degree from UWA he
River crew, was in the named after Bill Brine, (1905) who did sailed for England and there completed his PhD before
football, boxing and so much for the School in the difficult embarking on a career as a research scientist. He joined
athletics teams and was years during the 1930s. the Royal Air Force and trained as a navigator, being
a member of the School posted eventually to No 101 Squadron for operations on
cadet unit. He attended Hale between 1934 and Lancaster aircraft.
1939 then began an engineering
He joined up in 1940 course at UWA in 1940. His aircraft was shot down on the 29th June 1944. He was
and after training on 29 years of age.
various types of aircraft He joined the Royal Australian Air
was posted to No Force in 1941 and after training Placed by his cousin Sir Ronald Wilson.
619 Squadron of the in Canada and then instructing in
Royal Air Force, flying the United Kingdom for two and a PLAQUE NO 60:
Lancaster aircraft. half years he was posted to No 467
Kim Roberts (1936-40) Squadron of the Royal Australian Air
He was subsequently awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for Force for a tour of operations. Harry Hale (1930-38)
operations over Occupied Europe but was shot down on his
penultimate flight on the night of D-Day in June 1944, close to the After only several flights, however, Harry lived in Cottesloe and attended Hale School from
village of Auvers in Normandy. He was 21 years of age. he and his crew were killed over 1930 to 1938. He trained as a lawyer then joined the air
Zwillbroek on the Dutch/German force in 1942. He was subsequently posted to England and
Placed by his Haleian brother, Mr Newton Roberts (1937-42), his sister, border on the 22nd June 1944. He then joined No 625 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
Mrs Moya Rotheray, assisted by his Haleian nephew, Mr Kim Roberts was 22 years of age.
Junior (1966-69). He was killed over the English Channel on the 1st July,
Placed by his niece, Jennifer Brine. 1944. He was 22 years of age.
A memorial now stands for Kim in the village churchyard of Auvers.
Placed by a close friend at School in the 1930s, Mr Peter
Salmon (1937-38) the Senior Vice-President of the 2/28th
Australian Infantry Battalion Association, in Western
Australia.