Eternal
tribute
Three
names added to the War Memorial’s Roll of Honour
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THE
names of Australia’s most recent fallen soldiers have
been immortalised alongside thousands of others on the roll
of honour at the Australian War Memorial.
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By
Pte Shannon Joyce
THE names of Australia’s most recent fallen soldiers have
been immortalised alongside thousands of others on the roll of
honour at the Australian War Memorial.
LCpl Russell Eisenhuth, Cpl Stewart Jones and Sgt Andrew Russell
were posted to the roll without rank on the ideal that all Australians
are equal in death.
Family members, friends, and unit representatives laid wreaths
at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier during private ceremonies for
the three men.
Speaking of the soldiers, two of whom he had known personally,
CDF Gen Peter Cosgrove said the inclusion of their names on the
roll was a small tribute to the great sacrifice they had made.
“The gallery at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) is a place
where we honour the memory of the fallen by inscribing their names
as perpetual reminders of their sacrifice,” he said.
“In inscribing the names of Sgt Andrew Russell, Cpl Stuart
Jones and LCpl Russell Eisenhuth, we remember them and the campaigns
where they made the greatest contribution that an Australian in
uniform can make – they gave their lives.”
AWM spokeswoman Laura Ryan said the ceremonies were kept private
for the families to give a personal farewell to their loved ones.
“They were humbled by the addition of the names to the honour
roll, and understand the respect the honour roll draws from the
Australian public.
“The AWM doesn’t look forward to the addition of names
to the roll, but we respect the great sacrifice ADF personnel
make in times of conflict.”
LCpl Eisenhuth served with 85 Tpt Tp and died on January 17, 2000
as a result of malaria contracted while serving in East Timor.
Cpl Jones died on August 9, 2000 from the accidental discharge
of a rifle while on operations near the West Timor border, near
the town of Maliana.
He was a member of 2 Cav Regt serving with 6RAR at the time.
Sgt Russell served with SASR in Afghanistan and died on February
16, 2002, when the truck he was travelling in struck a suspected
land mine.
The names of more than 102,000 Australians who have died during
war are included on the Roll of Honour.
Names that are considered for addition to the roll are researched
by Memorial staff, following official notification from the Department
of Defence that a conflict is no longer considered warlike.
Following the approval of the AWM Council, the names are then
added to the roll of honour in the commemorative area of the memorial.
Legacy
round-up
Australia wide collection
1JSU
180 1JSU soldiers collected more than $86,572 in support of Legacy
recently.
This beat a previous record for the region of $160,000 set by
the unit in 2002.
Soldiers were allocated into seven sectors including Fortitude
Valley and the Central Railway Station.
The soldiers were easily identifiable, and an added bonus was
the welcome home parade conducted for the Queensland Olympians.
3RAR
3RAR conducted a blanket-the-CBD approach to Legacy Day collection
by breaking up into company groups allocated to each area.
The unit contributed handsomly to the $1 million regional target
by raising $102,754.
XO 3RAR Maj Paul Prickett said prior planning ensured the activity
had the best possible results.
“We’d been planning since early this year,” he
said.
“Company patrols maximised high-use pedestrian areas, attributing
to our collection success.”
2 Cav Regt
Soldiers from 2 Cav Regt handed over a cheque for $16, 982.50
to President of Legacy Club NT Jack Hamilton.
40 soldiers spent more than 320 hours selling badges and other
Legacy paraphanalia.
CO 2 Cav Regt Lt-Col Roger Noble said his soldiers worked very
hard raising the funds and understood the importance of Legacy’s
work.
