New estate honours VC winner

Hero: Capt Clarence Jeffries VC, for whom the new DHA estate is named.

A NEW $21.6 million DHA housing development at Adamstown has been named after a VC winner.

The estate, which will feature 68 Defence homes, honours Capt Clarence Jeffries.

Capt Jeffries, originally from Wallsend near Adamstown, was killed in action at Passchendale in Belgium on October 12, 1917, while protecting his men under extreme conditions.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence Teresa Gambaro opened the estate on April 26. Work is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

“The provision of high quality housing for ADF members is one way that we can help to make life a little bit easier for these brave Australians and their families who are often posted to various locations while completing their service,” Ms Gambaro said.