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PLAQUE NO 61: PLAQUE NO 63: PLAQUE NO 64: PLAQUE NO 66:
James Thomas Lowe (1935-37) William Hewitt John Keith Vickers (1939-40) Plt Off. Daniel McDaniel
Power (Bill) Mitchell (1925-32)
James came to Hale as a boarder and on leaving School he worked for the Keith attended Hale School in 1939 and 1940 and was
Bank of New South Wales before joining up late in 1941. in the 1941 Head of the River rowing crew. After leaving
(1933-35) school he worked at the AMP Society for a short time until No 1 E.A.T.S. RAAF
After training in Australia and Canada he sailed to England and was eventually he joined the air force. Died on Active Service:
posted as a bomb aimer to number 15 Squadron of the Royal Air Force at Aden, Egypt - 1940, aged 24
Mildenhall. After three months on operations his aircraft was destroyed over Bill lived in South Perth and attended He trained at Cunderdin and Geraldton before being
Germany on 4th December 1944. He was 22 years of age. Hale School in the mid-1930s. He was posted to the United Kingdom for further pilot training
the Dux of his form in Year 10 but a on heavier aircraft. On the 8th April 1945, while on a night Danny was from a pearling family in Broome. His father was
Placed by his brother, Mr Peter Lowe (1940-45). later report records a slight decline: flying exercise near Oxford, he crashed and was killed. He one of the well know pearling masters in the early days of
the industry. He attended Hale School as a boarder and was
was 21 years of age. He was one of the 42% of pilots who captain of both the School's swimming and life-saving teams.
PLAQUE NO 62: "A boy with abundant ability but with lost their life in training exercises during the war. He was a member of the Royal Life Saving Society's team
attention detracted from his work by
which won the London Trophy against teams from all over
Burton Hampton Elliot (1940-41) his interest in girls." Placed by his niece, Mrs Judith Andrews. Australia.
Bill enlisted in 1921and trained as
a pilot before subsequently being PLAQUE NO 65: When war broke out Danny applied to join the air force and
Burton attended Hale School from Kalgoorlie and was a prefect in his final year. was accepted into the Number 1 course of the Empire Air
He joined up and trained as a navigator, then was posted for service with No posted to No 192 Squadron of the James R. B. Williams Training Scheme to train as a pilot. After initial training he
467 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force. Royal Air Force. He lost his life flying was posted to the United Kingdom for further training. He
over Germany on the 23rd February
1945. He was 24 years of age. unfortunately fell ill and his journey looked like it may be
On the night of the 2nd February 1945, He managed to parachute from his We know little of J.R.B. (James) Williams. He spent some delayed. However, he covered up his condition and embarked
stricken aircraft and successfully reached the ground. His aircraft, however, time at Hale School and then joined the RAAF during the for the long voyage. On the way his illness worsened and he
crashed close by and Burton lost his life in the ensuing explosion. He was 21 Placed by Mr Don Meredith, himself war. He reached the rank of Flight Sergeant (No 415709) was put off at Aden in the Suez Canal where he died from a
years of age. a World War operational pilot in and had joined the 20th Operational Training Unit when ruptured appendix late in 1941.
England, India and Burma and the he was killed on the 23rd January 1944 in England. He was
South-West Pacific Theatres of
Placed by his cousin Mr Brien Taylor (1937-41) of Katanning, 33 years of age. Today one of the pearling luggers that can be seen in the
himself an operational pilot during WWII. Operations. Broome tourist precinct has been named the "D Mc D" in his
Mr Meredith is a Past President of memory.
the Highgate Branch of the R.S.L.,
a body who have been very helpful Dedicated by his family.
in promulgating the Hale School Laid by a nephew, Haleian Mr Dan McDaniel (1958-62)
Memorial Grove project. (himself a Vietnam veteran) supported by Mr Selwyn Clark
DFC (1929-30), a friend of Danny's at School and a fellow
member of the No 1 Empire Air Training Scheme during the
early years of the war.
A cross marks the grave in the Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Plot 4, Row A,
Grave 6, of 406009 Pilot Officer Daniel McDaniel.
