True Blue December 2017 by Countrywide Austral

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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED NATIONS & OVERSEAS POLICING ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

30th EDITION

National Australian Peacekeeping Memorial

DECEMBER 2017

Celebrate our peacekeepers

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Hobart Reunion 2017

Mission Timor 2000

DVA Entitlements â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Advice to UNOPAA Members

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The United Nations & Overseas Policing Association of Australia, (UNOPAA) is an Australian incorporated, non profit organisation whose members are both serving or retired Police Officers from Police Forces throughout Australia who have served or are serving with United Nations or AFP International Deployment Group (IDG) Peacekeeping Forces throughout the world! TRUE BLUE is posted to its members throughout Australia and worldwide to where AFP IDG are serving. Our magazine contains welfare, legislative and social information relevant to the well being and camaraderie of UNOPAA members who have, or are serving in Australia’s National Interest. Aims of the UNOPAA: 1. To maintain and foster the memory of UNOPAA members killed whilst serving with United Nations Forces or IDG. 2. To provide welfare, legal and financial support where and when appropriate to members. 3. To promote social occasions such as Reunions, etc., including United Nations and Anzac Day Marches. 4. To pursue and lobby industrial, legal and political avenues, when necessary in order to improve the welfare and industrial benefits to our members. We acknowledge the assistance of Countrywide Austral Pty Ltd, who, in conjunction with the UNOPAA, have made the publication and distribution of ‘TRUE BLUE’ magazine possible! Your financial contribution to the publication of our magazine is greatly appreciated. Denis Percy OAM True Blue Editor Email adress. ozpercy@bigpond.com.au Telephone 0419 422801 or 02 89014606

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UNOPAA Contacts National President Mr Mick Travers APM Tel: 02 6131 4749 Mobile: 0418 297 086 Email: Michael.Travers@afp.gov.au National Vice President Mr Garry Casey 40 Yarrabee Road, Greenhill SA 5140 Tel: 08 8390 3568 Mobile: 0488 188 449 Email: garry.casey@police.sa.gov.au National Vice President Mr Dale Cooper RFD PO Box 7099 Karabar NSW 2620 Mobile: 0418 266 033 Email: Dale.Cooper@afp.gov.au National Secretary/Treasurer Mr Peter McDonald APM 83 Prospect Drive East Keilor Vic 3033 Tel: 03 9337 4736 Mobile: 0418 131 352 Email: vp14970@gmail.com

Australian Capital Territory State President: Dale Cooper RFD PO Box 7099 Karabar NSW 2620 Mobile: 0418 266 033 Email: Dale.Cooper@afp.gov.au NSW State President: Interim - Laurie Lucas Lake Illawarra Local Area Command 6 Pioneer Drive, Oak Flats NSW Tel: 02 4232 5599 Mobile: 0411 051 904 Email: 22733@police.nsw.gov.au Victoria/Tasmania State President: Shaun Young Knox Police Complex, 414 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South VIC 3152 Tel. (03) 9881 7061 Mobile: 0438 508 229 Email: shaun.young@police.vic.gov.au

South Australia State President: Garry Casey 40 Yarrabee Road, Greenhill SA 5140 Tel: 08 8390 3568 Mobile: 0488 188 449 Email: garry.casey@police.sa.gov.au Western Australia State President: Darcy Boylan 21 Templemore Drive Heathridge WA 6027 Tel: 08 9402 0030 Mobile: 0408 120 299 Email: darc.boylan@police.wa.gov.au Northern Territory President: Allan Mitchell 5 Eureka Court Anula NT 0812 Tel: 08 8927 2676 Mobile: 0417 804 546 Email: almitch@bigpond.com.au

Queensland State President: John Walker Unit 7, 51 Grand Parade, Parrearra QLD 4575 Tel: 07 5437 6587 Mobile 0474 157 982 Email: whiskeywalker1941@flexinet.com.au

Contents The National Australian Peacekeeping Memorial....................... 4 Images from the Peacekeeping Memorial...................................... 5 National Peacekeeping Memorial, 12 years in the making, opens on Anzac Parade..................................................................... 6 Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project Final Chair Report............................................................................... 8 It’s not glamourous, but Australia should celebrate its peacekeepers.............................................................10

Hobart Reunion 2017.......................................................................12 Outcomes of the 2017 UNOPAA Annual General Meeting.........14 Mission Timor 2000..........................................................................16 SA Branch Newsletter.....................................................................20 DVA Entitlements – Advice to UNOPAA Members...............22 Vale........................................................................................................26 Membership Renewal or Application...........................................27

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Three original members of the 1st Australian Police Peacekeeping Mission to Cyprus 1964/65. Left to right: Ian Hardie Victoria, Ray Strong NSW and Patrick Medway NSW.

To mark 70 years of Australia’s involvement in international peacekeeping, new banners have been installed at the front entrance of the Memorial. One banner features Lieutenant Robbie Lucas, an Australian Army Nursing Officer, kneeling on the ground with a small Rwandan child on his hip while the child’s injured mother is treated by medics. The other banner shows four Australian police officers on operations in the Polis district for the United Nations Civilian Police (UNCIVPOL), attached to the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

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The National Australian Peacekeeping Memorial

he national Australian Peacekeeping Memorial is located on Anzac Parade, Canberra. It was dedicated by His Excellency General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC, the GovernorGeneral of Australia and Lady Cosgrove on the 70 th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping on 14th September 2017. The Memorial is a living memorial that commemorates the service of all Australian peacekeepers- past, present and into the future. The Memorial is comprised of three main elements which together physically represent the roles of Australian Peacekeepers – military, police and civilians – in the service of international peace and security. The first element is the two black polished masonry Monoliths symbolizing the “opposing forces of conflict” while the passageway of golden light between them created by the backlit onyx stone represents the “light of hope for the future” 4

through peace and security brought about by peacekeepers. Through the passageway of light is the second element, the cobblestone courtyard, a peaceful gathering space for personal reflection and ceremonial purposes. On the courtyard surface are bronze plaques inscribed with words describing the personal traits of Australian Peacekeepers progressing to the values, actions, activities and finally the objectives of international peacekeeping as

the plaques advance across the courtyard in parallel with the path of travel from front to rear. At the rear, the peaceful ambiance of the courtyard is contained by the third element, a single massive black polished masonry Commemorative Beam denoting the strength and stability that results from peacekeeping activities. Bronze facings on the beam are inscribed with the United Nations and other international peacekeeping missions and campaigns in which Australian Peacekeepers have participated. Below the beam is a white concrete inclined plane surface with bronze fixings for placing commemorative wreaths or remembrance flowers. Crests displayed at the front of the Memorial are those of organisations under whose auspices Australian Peacekeepers have operated and at the side, organisations from which they have been drawn. True Blue - December 2017

Images from the Peacekeeping Memorial

Left to right: Shaun Young (Vic President), Scott Tomlinson, John Brookes, Peter McDonald, Ian Hardy, Roger Sharp, Dale Potter, Ken Hamilton, Dan Dickson and Bob Hancock.

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National Peacekeeping Memorial, 12 years in the making, opens on Anzac Parade By Adrienne Francis

A new memorial honouring Australia’s international peacekeeping operations has been officially opened in Canberra.

olunteers, veterans and supporters began work to create the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial on Anzac Parade 12 years ago. The memorial features two large black polished concrete monoliths separated by a passageway, as well as a courtyard of reflection. “As you move through the memorial monoliths through a passageway of light, the idea is the peacekeepers are keeping apart the warring forces and providing the hope,” planning committee chairman Major General Tim Ford said. The courtyard contains statements in bronze listing Australia’s peacekeeping missions, as well as bronze descriptions of the characteristics of peacekeepers. The memorial honours the service and sacrifice of more than 80,000 military, police and civilian peacekeepers who served in 62 missions over the past 70 years. “Many have been injured and traumatised by what they have had to put up with ... in very difficult and dangerous situations,” Major General Ford said

“Many have been injured and traumatised by what they have had to put up with ... in very difficult and dangerous situations.” 6

Ian Hardy was among the first contingent of Australian peacekeepers to be deployed to Cyprus in 1964.

“We are very much wanting to recognise, not just the peacekeepers, but the families and their supporters.” Major General Ford said securing $4 million to complete the major sculpture proved the greatest challenge. “The Australian community really didn’t recognise and understand the great work that was being done by peacekeepers around the world,” he said. “We have actually been in many more conflicts as peacekeepers than we have actually as combatants. “It is an important message for the Australian community to understand that international peace and security is not just about fighting the last minute and then having to decide whether you are going to commit armed forces.”

In the service of peace In his dedication of the new Australian Peacekeeping Memorial, Governor-General Peter Cosgrove praised peacekeepers’ sacrifice, humanity and compassion in protecting the vulnerable and the dispossessed. “It seems part of the human condition to want it with every fibre of our being, but never to attain perfect peace,” he said. “In their blue berets, peacekeepers are a symbol of hope. They save lives and change lives, they restore order and bring security and stability. “Peacekeepers do all this not in the name of conquest or self aggrandisement, nor in the name of parochial national selfinterest. They do it, in the name of compassion and humanity. In the name of what is right.” True Blue - December 2017

Governor-General Peter Cosgrove spoke to a crowd of Peacekeepers during the ceremony.

Lieutenant Colonel Deborah Warren-Smith said the recognition of peacekeepers was well overdue.

‘Thin blue line between two belligerent parties’ Lieutenant Colonel Deborah WarrenSmith said while today’s recognition for peacekeepers was long overdue, the greatest reward and satisfaction came from contributing to operations. “As a peacekeeper you are there to be the thin blue line sometimes True Blue - December 2017

The site of the Peacekeeping memorial in Anzac Parade Canberra before the Construction of the new memorial commence. Photo taken at the 2016 UN Day Service.

between the two belligerent parties,” she said. “You may be there to enact and observe and report on. “It may be a truce agreement or a disengagement agreement, which is what I was doing when I was deployed with the United Nations.”

Lieutenant Colonel Warren-Smith served un-armed as a military observer in Israel, Lebanon and Syria. “It is a recognition by Australia for 70 years of continuous peacekeeping, which is a really big contribution to the humanitarian side of what we are trying to achieve as peacekeepers,” she said. 7

Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project Final Chair Report 16th November 2017

his is the report of the Chair of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project (APMP) to the last Annual General Meeting of the APMP. It outlines activities and achievements since the AGM conducted in Canberra in October 2016. The vision of the APMP was to build a national memorial that would appropriately honour the sacrifice of Australian Peacekeepers in the service of international peace and security, and recognise the courage and professionalism of Australian Peacekeepers in the face of the particular challenges of their operations. This vision has been achieved with construction of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial.

The Dedication of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial On the 14th September 2017, the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial, was officially opened on its site on Anzac Parade, Canberra in a combined dedication 8

and commemorative service coordinated by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), at which the Principal Guest was His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), GovernorGeneral of the Commonwealth of Australia. This service marked the completion of the decade long project to construct this national peacekeeping memorial and was the highlight of a number of activities and events undertaken during an Australian Peacekeeping Week from 11-16 September 2017 to commemorate Australia’s involvement in international peace operations for the last 70 years.

APMP Organisation Over the last 12 months, the full volunteer APMP Committee has formally met five times. The Committee continued to coordinate the project through its executive (Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Honorary Treasurer) plus various office bearers covering Project Development, Webmaster, and Canberra Coordination.

Representatives of the ADF, AFP, RSL, UNAA, APPVA and UNOPAA remained active on the APMP Committee and coordinated support for the APMP from within their organisations. APMP administration was undertaken by the Secretariat assisted by several volunteers in Canberra. Our Patrons, Lieutenant General John Sanderson AC, Ms Geraldine Doogue AO, and Commissioner Andrew Colvin APM OAM, remained committed and supportive of our activities. Our Patron in Chief, His Excellency the Honorable General David Hurley, AC DSC (Ret’d) was active in supporting and promoting the Memorial. Major Matina Jewell Ret’d), an Ambassador for the APMP, has continued to represent our cause over the last 12 months. These Patron and Ambassador appointments will conclude at this AGM. From the conclusion of this AGM, the APMP committee organisation will be reduced to a core group based on the Executive that will manage the closure of the Project and responsibilities associated with the final handover of the True Blue - December 2017

Memorial to the National Capital Authority (NCA) at the completion of the contract defects period on 13th September 2018.

Memorial Design and Project Management Over the last 12 months our Project Development member, Warren Lewis, has again most effectively guided the final construction the memorial with both the contractor Manteena Pty Ltd, various sub consultants and the architect Marcus Trimble. Warren has worked

of the APMP through our partner organisations, via various publications and presentations. The Committee and supporters have continued to address community groups directly on Australian Peacekeeping and the APMP, and raised the Project in a wide range of forums. Our APMP web site at www.peacekeepingmemorial.org.au has continued to provide up to date information on APMP activities up to the date of this AGM. This website will now be closed.

“The vision of the APMP was to build a national memorial that would appropriately honour the sacrifice of Australian Peacekeepers in the service of international peace and security, and recognise the courage and professionalism of Australian Peacekeepers in the face of the particular challenges of their operations.” closely with all parties to address a range of issues to achieve practical completion of construction of the memorial prior to its dedication on 14th September. This involved extensive meetings and negotiations with the contractor, the architect, NCA and DVA to enable NCA to have possession of the Memorial on the 13th September. A separate construction report will be presented at the AGM. Subsequent to the dedication of the Memorial, a number of finishing aspects of the Memorial have now been undertaken, in particular the installation and testing of the monolith lighting boxes. In addition, a list of defects has been agreed between the APMP and the contractor and action is underway to fix these. The defects period for the construction contract extends until 13th September 2018. Once we have agreed final contract completion with the contractor, full title and handover to NCA will occur.

Publicity and Marketing Throughout the year we continued to raise awareness True Blue - December 2017

Financial The financial situation of the APMP over 2016/17 is outlined in the financial report and audit report that will be tabled at the AGM. The Project has continued to operate with minimal administrative costs and to expend all monies donated to it to further the construction of the Memorial. The APMP received two major contributions in 2017 that allowed it to complete all aspects of construction and opening of the Memorial. This was an additional grant of $1.1M from the Department of Defence and a donation of $US100,000 from the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. In summary, the total revenue received through grants and donations received from the government, other nations, corporate Australia, veteran organisations and individuals, fundraising activities and interest since the initiation of the APMP in 2006 has been approximately $4.47M. To date this has been spent as follows:

• Design and Construction $4.195M 97 % • Promotion of the APMP and Fundraising activities $80,000 2 % • Administration (insurance, bank fees, IT etc) $37,000 1 % A final audit and financial report for the APMP will be undertaken and available for public review prior to closure of the APMP in late 2018.

Conclusion In summary, the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial has been completed in September 2017 (the 70 th anniversary of Australian peacekeeping). I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has been associated with the project over the last decade. They have given strong and consistent support to the APMP and I congratulate all on our achievement. I wish to express my admiration and appreciation to all who have served on the APMP volunteer committee, to our Patrons, our Ambassador, and our Honorary Auditors plus all our donors, supporters and advisers. I am grateful to all who have contributed to the success of this Project. The bipartisan Government support and encouragement and the significant contributions by a number of Nations where Australian peacekeepers have served has been greatly appreciated. I also acknowledge the donations by a number of Australian companies, the strong support and assistance of our peacekeeping and veteran organisatons and the individual support and donations from many Australians. These donations plus the major grants from Government have made the construction of this magnificent Memorial possible. I look forward to this Australian Peacekeeping Memorial being used by the Government, veteran organisations and individuals for reflection and commemoration of Australian peacekeeping, particularly each year on UN International Day of Peacekeepers 29 th May, Australian Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Day 14 September and UN Day 24th October. Major General Tim Ford AO (Retd) Chair, Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project 9

September marks 70 years since Australia first sent referendum monitors to Indonesia.

It’s not glamorous, but Australia should celebrate its peacekeepers By Geraldine Doogue

Do people really understand what the complex craft of peacekeeping means?

o they know it’s not some sort of military-lite affair, but intelligent, imaginative work that often demands more nous than a straight war? And do we Australians grasp that we are pretty good at it? The English novelist Thomas Hardy put it bluntly: “War makes rattling good history but peace is poor reading.” These questions exercised me during a moving ceremony last week in Canberra. After a decadelong quest, a memorial to Australia’s 70 years of peacekeeping was finally unveiled on Anzac Avenue. The man doing the honours, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, entered our imagination due to his peacekeeping work in

East Timor, where he was head of the United Nations’ INTERFET (you can’t escape acronyms in this arena). I was the civilian patron of a committee set up in 2006 under the stewardship of Major General Tim Ford (retired), who wore the blue beret proudly during peacekeeping work in the Middle East in the 1980s. Our goal was to raise money for a memorial to accompany all the others acknowledging Australian forces’ service, to ensure that the Australian men and women who have devoted themselves to the task of peacekeeping over the decades were not taken for granted. The memorial venture’s military patron was General True Blue - December 2017

The Peacekeepers Memorial was officially unveiled in Canberra.

John Sanderson, who restored hope to the stricken Cambodian people post Khmer Rouge. Former AFP commissioner Mick Keelty represented police who’d served, while I represented all the public servants, engineers, teachers, election monitors and others who contributed vitally. When I accepted the invitation to be patron, I thought that a combination of government money, philanthropy, defence industry donations and personal giving would see the booty collected quick-smart. But it took years longer than I’d imagined to raise the amount of money needed to design and construct the memorial. Peacekeeping, we discovered, is not seen as sufficiently notable to raise the sort of emotions that open pockets. Gradually, I realised that the military itself — collectively, rather the individuals who served — was not sure the whole project was necessary either. I suspect many saw peacekeeping as second class, in comparison to orthodox military work. The warrior myth holds enormous sway over our deepest feelings and is reinforced by literature, film and television. There have been documentaries about Rwanda, but I have only ever seen one TV feature — Answered by Fire, starring David Wenham — devoted to the dramas of Timor in 1999. Yet peacekeeping is full of drama: it means convincing communities True Blue - December 2017

The memorial honours the service of military, police and civilian peacekeepers.

wracked by years of conflict to even dream of peace once more. There is often no formal script for action or hierarchy, as in a usual war. Soldiers, civilians and policemen frequently have to make decisions all by themselves. “You come back changed,” said former peacekeeper Peter Mattey, who served in Rwanda, in the booklet accompanying the ceremony. John Turner, a colleague of Mr Mattey, was haunted by what he had seen in Rwanda for years after coming home, but found people reacted by telling him to get over it, “it was only peacekeeping”. Vietnam veteran Gary Hunter remembered Uganda, where “tracer bullets every night were going over the roof of the building where we were stationed. “We didn’t hear gunfire every night back at base at Nui Dat, [during the Vietnam war] not as much as Kampala ... that’s how bad it was. It was very scary,” he said. In the slog of raising the Anzac Avenue memorial, I developed such respect for those who remained relentlessly committed to lionising the complex cause of creating peace, and to their mates who’d contributed selflessly. This humble civilian journalist learned a lot about sheer grit and not giving up. The big anniversary, my committee colleagues insisted, was September 2017, 70 years after Australia sent its first four referendum monitors to Indonesia, which at the time

was emerging from Dutch colonialism. Donors finally agreed, and the last cogs were set in motion. The memorial was unveiled last week (though lights symbolising the liberty of peace weren’t quite ready). Now, of course, it all seems so obvious. Eighty thousand Australians have taken part in 62 peacekeeping missions. We are the fourth-biggest donor to the UN peacekeeping funds. And the need is growing, not diminishing. This work matters. Looking at the range of men and women last week in Canberra, proudly displaying their medals and blue berets, I found myself wishing that more of them were writers, or poets: people who had written about their courage, generosity and independent decision-making so that we might better understand what’s been carried out in our name. There was barely a dry eye in the crowd last week when a young Rwandan-Australian man, who had been helped years ago by an Australian peacekeeper, led the parade dressed in the slouch hat of the Australian Army — the institution to which he’s now committed his life. But we could know and revel in this noble work so much more. It might not display the derringdo of the warrior myth, but peacekeeping represents the same epic commitment, and those 62 missions deserve a place among Australia’s finest hours. 11

Hobart Reunion 2017

NOPAA’s latest reunion was held in Hobart, Tasmania, from 21-25 October 2017. Around 130 attended, including wives and partners, and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Highlights were: • A welcome luncheon at The Old Woolstore; • A Derwent River Boat Cruise; • A Reception hosted by the Governor of Tasmania at Government House; 12

• A Church Service at St David’s, jointly conducted by the Dean of Hobart and Stephen Neuhaus, the AFP Chaplain; • A Lord Mayor’s Reception at the Hobart Town Hall; and • A Formal Dinner on the final evening at the Wrest Point Casino. The guest speaker at the formal dinner was Mr Paul Field, the author of “Gimme Shelter”, which tells the stories

of those who have served in frontline operations, including peacekeeping, overseas. Paul is also more famously known as the Managing Director of The Wiggles, and brother of the blue Wiggle. Our thanks to all those who attended and those who made the event a success. The next UNOPAA Reunion is planned for Caloundra in October 2019, hosted by Queensland. True Blue - December 2017

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Outcomes of the 2017 UNOPAA Annual General Meeting The 2017 Annual General Meeting of UNOPAA was held in Hobart on 23 October 2017, during our Hobart Reunion. It was well attended by over 40 members. The following is a summary of the matters discussed: President’s Report Mick Travers provided an overview of UNOPAA’s activities since the last AGM. Major matters he mentioned were: • the death of our National Research Officer, Norm Webber, in January 2017; • the Flag Lowering Ceremony & other activities in Cyprus on 13-17 June 2017 to mark the Australian Police withdrawal from UNFICYP; and • the dedication of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial in Canberra on 14 September 2017. The Hobart Reunion would mark the third major event involving UNOPAA in 2017. In early 2018, it was expected that the first presentations of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Medal to those who had served with RAMSI would occur; and 2019 marks the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Mission in East 14

Timor. UNOPAA was intending an involvement in each. Mick also spoke of need for the association to support our members, particularly given the prevalence of PTSD among Australians who had served in missions overseas.

Election of Officer Bearers Rod Walker advised the AGM that he would not be standing for re-election as a National Vice President. Garry Casey (SA) was elected unopposed in his stead, together with the other existing members of the UNOPAA National Executive – which now comprises President (Mick Travers), Vice Presidents (Dale Cooper and Garry Casey) and Secretary/Treasurer (Peter McDonald). Mark Elm has also agreed to accept the role of National Research Officer, in lieu of Norm Webber.

Life Memberships The AGM considered and approved nominations for life membership to Wally Trenorden (SA), Peter McDonald (Vic), and all surviving members of the 1st Contingent to Cyprus who are members of UNOPAA. Congratulations to them all.

Financial Report In 2016-17, UNOPAA had income of $10,293 (mainly due to membership fees and income from the production of True Blue) and expenditure of $13,306, resulting in a loss of $3,013. This was mainly due, on the revenue side, to a delay in a payment for True Blue; and, on the debit side, to expenditure relating to the Back to Cyprus events, which were funded in part by UNOPAA but mainly by the AFP. True Blue - December 2017

Our total assets, including merchandising stock and a term deposit, were $27,373 at year’s end. A summary of the financial report will be submitted to the NSW Office of Fair Trading in accordance with our statutory obligations as an incorporated association.

Recognition Review Committee Garry Casey, as Chair, gave an update on the work of the committee, which had submitted a number of recommendations that had been endorsed by the UNOPAA National Executive and forwarded to the AFP Commissioner proposing: • Use of the term “police peacekeeping veteran” to identify those who have served overseas as Australian Police in operational roles; • Implementation of an “Australian Federal Police Certificate of Operational Deployed Service”, to be issued to those who have served overseas; • Adoption of an “Australian Police Operational Active Service Badge” undfer the AFP Honours and Awards Framework; and • Implementation of a specific “AFP Hazardous Award” for police veterans who have served in “warlike” geographic areas. The committee had also recommended the adoption of an Australian Peacekeeping Veterans Mess Dress. This proposal was still being worked through. A meeting had been held with the AFP on 13 September 2017 and we were awaiting a formal response to the Committee’s proposals. Mick Travers added that the AFP was looking favourably at the certificate of service and was likely to issue advice on how to apply for it in the near future. The AFP’s position on the other proposals was less straight forward and would be included in the response. Since the AGM, an official response has been received from the AFP and referred to the committee for consideration. Further information can be obtained, if required, from Garry Casey. True Blue - December 2017

Activities of the State/ Territory Branches Each of the State/Territory Presidents present spoke of the activities undertaken over the past 12 months in their jurisdiction. Shaun Young (Vic) spoke of the award of the Police Overseas Service Medal to members who had served in Papua New Guinea in 2004/05 with the Enhanced Cooperation Program; sponsorship being obtained for the UN Land Rover used on ceremonial occasions; and the proposal to establish an Honour Board for Victoria Police who had served overseas at the Victoria Police Academy. Garry Casey (SA) spoke of their increased membership and the efforts being made to trace their Solomon Islands people ahead of the medal presentations. Allan Mitchell (NT) spoke of his attendance at the Cyprus events as a representative of the Northern Territory Police, and John (Whiskey) Walker (Qld) gave a general update of activities in that State. Mick Travers advised that the ACT Branch of UNOPAA had recently been re-constituted, with Dale Cooper as President. General discussion also took place on the future of the Tasmanian Branch and it was agreed that, as an interim arrangement, Victoria would look after it (as a caretaker).

Amendments to the UNOPAA Constitution Mick Travers advised that the constitution limited the UNOPAA National Committee to 12 members. With the reconstitution of the ACT Branch, this was inadequate if all State/Territory Branches were to be represented, together with the National Office Bearers. The AGM therefore agreed to amend the constitution so the National Committee could comprise up to 14 members, with 8 committee members reflecting the various State/Territory Presidents. An amended constitution, incorporating these changes, will be published on the UNOPAA website.

Other Matters Criteria for Membership Discussion took place on the

criteria for membership of the national body. Whilst it was recognised that some States had differing views and had taken different approaches, such as opening their membership to police who had served on humanitarian missions such as Christchurch, the national criteria should not be changed. Any persons falling outside of it could be registered as “associate members”. Annual Membership Fee After discussion, it was agreed that the annual membership fee of $20 should not be changed. Half of the fee ($10) is reimbursed to the member’s home jurisdiction to support its local activities. If uncertain about your financial status, please contact Peter McDonald. Payment can be made by sending a cheque or money order to Peter McDonald, by transferring the money ($20) to our Police Bank Account (BSB: 815-000, Account Name: UNOPAA, Account No. 229831 S1) or by completing a direct debit form (available on our website) and sending it to Peter McDonald. Location of next Conference/ Reunion On behalf of the Queensland Branch, John (Whiskey) Walker offered to hold the next UNOPAA National Conference/Reunion at Caloundra in 2019. This was roundly endorsed and accepted, and Whiskey was thanked for his initiative. Since the AGM, Whiskey has advised that the likely dates of the Queensland Reunion will be 20-24 October 2019 at Caloundra, and coincide with United Nations Day (note: not September or around National Police Remembrance Day due to the unavailability of venues). Sunday, 20 October will be registration day with the reunion officially underway on Monday 21 October. Further information will be sent out as arrangements firm up. Please keep the dates free if you are intending to come. A copy of the Minutes of the 2017 Annual General Meeting will be published in due course on our website (www.unopaa.org) 15

Mission Timor 2000 The years since the East Timorese crisis commenced in 1999 have passed by at a rapid rate how ever thought I would pen a short story encompassing mine and the first Team from West Australia Police Force in their service as inducted Federal Agents and UNPOL, proudly serving under the UNTAET umbrella as UNPOL Peace Keepers/Makers in 2000. By Peter Bowring Station Sergeant 848 Federal Police (Ex) Sergeant I/C -Western Australia Police Force (Retired)

ll those that served and associated with Timor understand the history of now Timor Leste, the conflict, the violence, the killings, the destruction, the political upheaval starting in 1975 leading up to and during the path of obtaining Independence for the then named East Timor. A team of seven of us were chosen from WAPOL, five serving Officers and two retired Officers, having completed all the hoops and jumps we travelled to Canberra in 16

February 2000. After the induction and issue of equipment (stated worth $2,000) in Canberra under the guidance of the AFP, we were transported via Darwin with our contingent Commander Terry Clarke with the courtesy of a RAAF Hercules C130 to Timor as the 3rd Contingent on March 1, 2000. Unfortunately we were only on mission for three months although many requests were made to remain in country. Under security we were conveyed to accommodation at

the famous Turismo Hotel, Dili prior premises for the military and HQ for Major General Cosgrove for INTERFET. Within the first few days after “acclimation” we attended courses at the UN Dili Compound where previously unarmed members of the first AFP CIVPOL bravely stood their ground protecting the refugees whilst under attack from gangs of militia. The further inductions caused a few laughs proving to the authorities we could speak True Blue - December 2017

Above: Maliana UNPOL Base and Apprehended Milita. Below: Equipment issue prior and Maliana.

English and drive a motor vehicle satisfactory, well rules are rules and we all passed the tests. I had requested to serve on the border in Maliana and was pleasantly surprise when the postings were announced to be heading to Maliana as Station Sergeant CP 848. The team was spilt with the Officers being allocated to Liquica, Dili, Oecussi, Lospalos and Investigations (Balibo). I travelled to Batugade with the UNPOL convoy en route to Maliana where we provided the security and support for the border crossing of the Family Reunion involving the intermixing of up to 3,000 East and West Timorese. I undertook five Family Reunion operations which included riots and shots fired, main duties were the searching for weapons, illicit items including flags, alcohol and propaganda. Constant supervision was required, with at times the genuine crowd identifying persons of interest as Militia or their associates who were taken into custody. Later that day I arrived at Maliana at the UN CIVPOL True Blue - December 2017

compound which was originally the TNI Parachute Regiment Base, they had been previously forcefully removed by our Army PKF after a standoff leaving it partly destroyed and burnt. Over the next few weeks having assimilated myself by conducting patrols of the Bobonaro region the amount of devastation to local schools, houses and interstructure became clearer, it was horrific. Having served in the Army in Vietnam, I was able to assess comparable situations with the death and destruction in Timor which was well high on the scale of global recognition. Our Commander was a Texan Donnie Hensley who provided a strong work ethos and leadership, the rest of the crew was made up of police officers from Egypt, Bangladesh, Nigeria, New Zealand, Saudis, Argentinian and Portuguese, a mixed bunch as future events would reveal. Maintaining 24/7 operational status was an ongoing priority providing a Blue Beret presence throughout the region including Memo, Balibo, Calico, Bobonaro required to be

Policed, with consistent patrolling throughout the region, interaction with the Locals, liaisons with the Military, maintaining our morale and awareness of the threats in the form of Militia and the environment.

A few snippets of incidents in my time: Firearms Not Here Soon after my arrival at Maliana the Commander was still trying to obtain delivery of our firearms, body armour and riot crowd control equipment, it appeared through political and management decisions the issue of these weapons was lacking and becoming a propriety considering we were on the border with West Timor in a conflict environment. Prior to delivery we received information from the Australian Peace Keeping Force that up to twenty Militia were in the area with intention of breaching our Base. That night we diligently broke up a number of tables and allocated the legs to be used as clubs to continued on page 18 17

continued from page 17 the rostered picket personnel, later in the evening the arrival of an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) trundling in from 5/7 Battalion and taking up an overwatch location was greatly appreciated. Welcomingly with the threat being fully understood in Dili the Firearms and Protective equipment was issued a short time later. Better Us As result of a call from the Pakistan contingent based in Bobonaro we

travelled as a three man patrol, two Egyptians and myself to a village in the nearby mountain region and liaised with the Pakistan Army Patrol. One of the villagers was armed with a number of spears and on the previous day had lightly wounded one of the soldiers. Why did they require us? The OC indicated that if they apprehended the villager and he resisted they would under Rules of Engagement shoot him, so after some negotiation and one spear exiting from the doorway again we were able to disarm the villager and enforce restrictions.

Sad End Sergio De Mello the S.S.R for United Nations for UNTAET was to visit the Bobonaro region with public meeting and visitations to regional villages; we were tasked to provide Close Protection in his static and movement schedules having received information of a possible attempt on his life. Briefly, over two days we walked, drove, travelled and observed utilising a four person Police Close Protection Team. He was a very impressive person in stature, spoke numerous languages and needs of the Timorese. Sadly he went on the Iraq as the UN

Above: Destroyed schools and original UN Compound Maliana. Below: Patrol conditions.

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representative and was killed by a suicide truck bomb in his office complex. Proud to think not on our watch. Concerns it will be alright We dealt with numerous captured Militia either from information of locals which we responded to generally located in the local markets or accommodation and from the PKF Response Team that gathered intelligence and tracked members of militia in the bush and jungle. Having conducted primary interrogation they were brought to us for

further interview regards crimes committed and then we conveyed to the Bachau prison in Dili. They came to us wearing hoods to maintain security, without hoods then conveyed in back of our vehicles, however during the course of the three hour dodging convoys, rough and winding road trip to Dili according to the interpreter every time we slowed down or had a stop they believed they were going to be shot … certainly kept them quiet for the journey. As I am sure the integration of the first State and Federal Police embodied in the 3rd Contingent in

2000 was a great success in all the areas where UNPOL were posted across East Timor and further the combination of Peace Keepers as Police and Military provided an ongoing history making stable platform for the democratic governance of Timor. Hopefully the opportunity for all members who served in East Timor now Timor Leste could be addressed in the form of a reunion formal or informal, whereby as Police Officers, State and Federal serving and retired as Brother in Arms can gather back on the shores of Timor. Good health and luck to everbody.

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Cyprus Commemoration at SA Police Academy This was held on 16th June. The weather was poor and so the event was held inside, but a number of members were able to attend and renew old acquaintances. We were pleased to welcome also some relatives of deceased

Police Remembrance Day Service This was observed at a ceremony at the Police Academy on 29 th September, and was well attended by invited guests, serving and retired police and their families. Family members of many deceased members laid floral tributes. A tribute was laid by Garry Casey on behalf of UNOPAA.

Senior Constable Tanya Bowen led the traditional riderless horse, Police Mare Valance, with top boots reversed in the stirrups, as a sign that a warrior has fallen in battle.

Wreaths and tributes laid at the Wall of Remembrance.

members, also including relatives of Lew Thomas, who of course was a SAPOL member who died in Cyprus. Included in our own “old and bold” were Lee Haddon from the first contingent and Allen

Arthur from the second. By way of comparison, our newest member, Chris Vass was in the 95th Contingent! Which shows the wide span of service our Association represents.

Equipt – a free wellbeing app In keeping with our commitment to enhance health and wellbeing, SAPOL has worked in partnership with the Police Association of South Australia (PASA) and mental health experts to create our own version of the ‘equipt’ app currently used by Victoria Police. This free application is specifically for current and separated SAPOL members, protective security officers, non-sworn employees and families. Using a smartphone the equipt app delivers tools and practical wellbeing resources to help boost mood and mind in addition to managing our physical health. The app’s useful tools help get stress under control, measure and track wellbeing over time and keep the user in touch with support services. The app allows users to not only ‘self-help’, but also connects with their own social networks as well as professional and confidential support in times of need or crisis. It provides important contact details for SAPOL’s Employee Assistance

Section, PASA and other useful support services for 24/7 critical incident response. Users will also locate information relating to the Employee Assistnace Program to help meet the challenges and demands of work and personal life. The equipt app was originally developed by the Police Association of Victoria and Victoria Police after extensive feedback from current serving members and the Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. It has beenm widely used across Victoria Police and is now being extended across several Australian state and federal policing jurisdictions. The strategies used within the app are built upon those advocated by leading expert, Dr Kevin Gilmartin. The equipt app is free to download, completely confidential and available for use at all times. It can be downloaded fform Google Play or iTunes for access by Android and iPhone users. True Blue - December 2017

Award of POSM for PNG Service with the Enhance Cooperation Programme The following information has been received from the Victorian Branch President Shaun Young: On 18th September 2017 His Excellency the Governor-General signed off on the award of the Police Overseas Service Medal (and Clasp) for AFP, SAPOL, TASPOL, VICPOL and WAPOL members who served in Papua New Guinea 2004/2005 with the Enhanced Cooperation Program. This is of course excellent news for the small handful of our IDG colleagues who received no formal medal of recognition for their overseas service. For the bulk of the contingent it will be a PNG-ECP clasp. I would also like to acknowledge the fantastic work of Federal Agent Rob Caskie, Team Leader Hours and Awards at AFP who over the past 12 months or so put up with all my constant calls, emails and follow ups on this matter. Rob really took up the challenge on behalf of all PNG-ECP Members (State and AFP) and I thank him for his patience in bringing this long overdue recognition to a successful outcome. Thanks Rob !

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Shown above is Mike McRae, (centre) liaising with miners during the Olympic Dam demonstrations, in 1984 or 1985.

Suzie MacDonald, (QPOL) examines a death scene in a coffee plantation, East Timor, 2004.

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DVA Entitlements – Advice to UNOPAA Members 1. There are a number of Commonwealth Acts covering entitlements to Disability Pensions for injuries or sickness incurred whilst on overseas missions. 2. Those missions can be classified as Operational, Peacekeeping, Non Warlike, Warlike, and Hazardous. The Australian Government will classify the type of mission that members are deployed on. It should be noted that the status of a mission may change during deployment once the operational situation changes. 3. Depending on circumstances claims may be lodged using the following legislation: a. Veterans Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) b. Safety, Rehabilitation & Compensation (Defencerelated Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA) c. Military Rehabilitation & Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA) 4. Members considering lodging a claim with DVA are advised not to attempt to do so by themselves and should do so through an Ex-Service Organisation (ESO) such as the Vietnam Veterans Peacekeepers & Peacemakers Organisation who are willing to assist in the lodgement of claim forms and to give advice. 5. It should be noted that any injury or illness claimed for should be directly linked to the applicant’s overseas operational service.

WHAT IS A DISABILITY PENSION: 6. A Disability Pension is paid to compensate veterans for conditions (i.e. injuries or diseases) caused or aggravated by war service or certain Defence Service on behalf of Australia, under the VEA 22

7. The Applicant has Eligible Service if he served in either of the areas as listed in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2 & 3 of the Veterans Entitlement Act 1986. 8. There are a number of DVA Pensions and Compensation options, available under the Veterans Entitlement Act, Military Rehabilitation & Compensation Act , they are (but not limited to): a. General Rate – 10% to 100% b. Intermediate Rate (above General Rate) c. Extreme Disablement Adjustment (EDA) 150% d. Temporary TPI -Totally & Permanently Incapacitated) e. Special Rate (TPI)

DEFINITIONS OF DISABILITIES Repatriation Handbook 3.2 page 4-9 9. “The definition of Injury is: a. A disease suffered by the employee;, or, b. An injury (other than a disease) suffered by an employee, being a physical or mental injury arising out of, or in the course of, the employee’s employment; or, c. An aggravation of a physical or mental injury (other than a disease) suffered by an employee (whether or not that injury arose out of, or in the course of, the employee’s employment), being an aggravation that arose out of, or in the course of, that employment.” 10. See exclusionary provisions RHB 3.2.2 page 4-9

DISEASE: 11. A Disease is any medical condition of mainly gradual development that didn’t have a single identifiable traumatic cause. Diseases include: a. Infections b. Mental Illness c. Gradual attrition or degeneration of joints

AGGRAVATION: 12. An aggravation of an injury or disease means that a work related factor has caused a worsening re-emergence or acceleration of a pre-existing condition. 13. The condition that was aggravated can either be an accepted condition or a condition that was non – compensable. If the original condition was non-compensable the entire original condition becomes compensable through the aggravation. 14. Liability for an aggravation can only be accepted if the aggravation was service related.

SEQUELAE: 15. Sequelae are new medical conditions caused by an original condition but are more than a simple worsening of the original condition. 16. Sequelae are classed as comparable diseases because they are natural progressions of the original condition. Additional injuries resulting from a further accident are not sequelae, even if the original condition contributed to the accident.

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Pension, but whose accepted disabilities have further degenerated after age 65. The adjustment is a 50% increment to the 100% General Rate disability pension. Assessment for extreme Disability Adjustment only takes into account the medical impairment and lifestyle effects of a disability. It does not have regard to whether or not a veteran is employed nor any regard to income and assets.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EXTREME DISABLEMENT ADJUSTMENT: 18. The Extreme Disablement Adjustment is intended to provide a more substantial level of compensation to veterans who: a. Are over 65 years of age b. Are retired, and c. Whose degree of incapacity is greater than that required to qualify for the 100% General Rate, but d. Who do not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the Intermediate Rate or Special Rate Pension

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR EXTREME DISABLEMENT ADJUSTMENT: 19. A person is eligible for the Extreme Disablement Allowance if: a. the degree of incapacity from war caused or defence caused disabilities is determined to be 100%, or; b. he or she is 65 years old c. he or she has a (glossary: impairment rating:) of at least 70 points and a (glossary: lifestyle rating:) of at least 6 points under GARP, and: d. he or she is not receiving an intermediate or special rate disability pension.

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21. It compensates disability pensioners who are unable to work because of their accepted disabilities. The pension is nontaxable and is not subject to a means test. 22. To be eligible, a veteran must be: a. in receipt or 70% or more of the General Rate disability pension; b. unable to work more than eight (8) hours per week because of his or her accepted disabilities, and those disabilities alone; c. be suffering a loss of income that would not otherwise be lost; and d. be under 65 years of age. 23. There are special rules for granting the pension to a veteran who is 65 years or older in recognition that this is normally considered retirement age. 24. To be eligible for the T & PI pension, the veteran must meet a number of tests as contained in Sections 24 and 25 of the Act. 25. The DVA has guidelines for assessing eligibility for T & PI. These are not directives and are not to be used instead of the proper application of the law, but they are there to assist in applying the law. a. Test one covers permanency - is the degree of incapacity permanent, and will it be likely to continue indefinitely. b. Test two determines if the veteran’s incapacity from accepted disabilities of itself alone renders the veteran permanently incapable of undertaking remunerative work for periods aggregating more than 8 hours per week. c. Test three ascertains whether it is the veteran’s accepted disabilities alone that are the reasons preventing them from continuing to undertake remunerative work and as a result they are losing salary, wages or earnings. d. Test four applies to a veteran who has passed all the other tests: e. must be found to be suffering a loss of salary, wages or earnings on his or her own account; and

f. the loss must be one that the veteran would not otherwise be suffering. 26. We strongly recommend that if you are going to make a disability claim or an increase in disability claim you consult an ex-service organisation, (that you have confidence in), who have pension officers that have been accredited under the Advocacy Training & Development Program (ATDP).competed the Training Information Program, (TIP). 27. For further information on applying for the Special Rate Pension, contact your nearest DVA office or visit their web site at www.dva.gov.au and look up fact sheet DP29. 28. The Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia can assist any veteran of any conflict by providing advice and assistance in regard to all pensions matters. Simply contact your nearest sub-branch. 29. When deciding to apply for Disability benefits the injury or illness must have been incurred whilst on overseas operational service. Any injury or illness suffered performing normal duty in Australia would be subject to Work Cover. 30. The member should obtain copies of his Official File entries concerning any injury or illness, together with any Occurrence Sheets etc; detailing the event. 31. If no documentation exists Affidavits from witnesses may be used as proof of the incident. 32. The Applicant should obtain any Medical Records available together with diagnosis, treatment or medication provided and Specialist Reports. 33. Failure to do so may delay the submission and acceptance of claims by DVA. 34. The DVA website holds a comprehensive source of information. Each and every disease or injury is listed and detail the necessary factors which must exist for a claim to be valid. Search DVA Standards of Proof (DVA SOP’s) on the continued on page 24 23

continued from page 23 computer to see whether your illness or injury is suitable to claim Reference rma.gov.au 35. The DVA website holds a reference library of all DVA forms, Search DVA Forms, they are listed alphabetically. However, keywords may be confusing eg, Cancer could be Carcinoma. 36. PTSD is caused by a number of psychological conditions, all or some of which may exist at the one time, eg PTSD, Depression, Severe Depression, Anxiety. 37. Claimants may submit a DVA Form D9215, an Application for Health Care in Respect of Cancer or D9213 for a Mental Health condition. Any form of Cancer, PTSD, Depression, Major Depression and Anxiety may be accepted and treated as a Non

Liability condition at no expense to the veteran. Failure to submit the form may result in the veteran being liable to treatment costs. Eligibility for treatment of any mental health condition (only) is the Veteran needs to have only served for more than 1 day. 38. Similarly hearing problems could be multiple, eg Tinnitus and Bi Lateral Hearing Loss. 39. Excess smoking and alcohol consumption may be acceptable as a sequelae to PTSD or associated accepted psychological conditions. 40. Once again it is reiterated that a Claimant should not go it alone to lodge a claim, if the wrong terminology is used, or the necessary factors do not exist a claim may be rejected. It then becomes necessary to lodge an Appeal to the Veterans Review

Board or to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, thus causing disappointment, angst and frustration and long delays in furthering the claim. 41. When attending an ESO office to lodge or discuss a claim a claimant should have in possession: a. Drivers Licence or Passport b. Medicare Card c. Certified copy of Birth Certificate d. Service Record showing Deployment details e. Medical Records regarding injury or illness f. Statements or Affidavits of Witnesses 42. I hope that this information is informative for members Ray Carlin Pensions Officer Central Coast VVPPAA

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Vale It is with regret that we advise of the passing of the following members who served overseas. On behalf of the UNOPAA National Executive, our National Committee, our State Branches and all members of UNOPAA, we would like to acknowledge their service, particularly to overseas peacekeeping, and to express our sympathy to their family and friends. All will be missed. Henry Warren (Harry) Holmes

Paul Alexander McEwan

Harry was a NSW member of the 7th Contingent to Cyprus (1970-71). He passed away from septicaemia at the Bankstown Hospital on 6 September 2017, aged 78 years. His funeral was held on 15 September.

Paul was an AFP member who deployed offshore 11 times to missions including Cyprus, Cambodia, Mozambique, Haiti, East Timor, the Solomon Islands, Sudan and Papua New Guinea. He passed away on 1 October 2017, aged 60 years. Hs funeral was held at the Victoria Police Academy, Glen Waverley, on 11 October.

Malcolm Scott Mal was an AFP member who served overseas on missions including to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and East Timor. He passed away in Melbourne on 4 November 2017, aged 59 years. A Memorial Service was held at the Victoria Police Academy, Glen Waverley, on 14 November.

Elizabeth (Liz) Hamilton Liz was the wife of Ken Hamilton, a Victorian member of the 4th Contingent to Cyprus (1967-68). She passed away suddenly on 6 November 2017, two weeks after attending the Hobart Reunion with Ken. A Farewell Ceremony was held at Point Lonsdale on 11 November.

Andre Joerg Lenz Andre was an AFP member who served in East Timor in 2003. He passed away in Queensland on 16 September 2017, aged 54 years. His funeral was held at Clear Island Waters on the Gold Coast on 27 September.

Roger Sievwright Roger was a Victorian member of the 6th Contingent to Cyprus (1969-70). He passed away from cancer on 2 October 2017, aged 75 years. A Graveside Service was held at Moorngag (near Benalla, Victoria) on 6 October.

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