Men of the centenary

Flight Lieutenant Wayne Lord, Flight Sergeant Lloyd Tonkin and Flight Sergeant Terry Crosby.

Three members of No. 27 (City of Townsville) Squadron have been awarded Centenary of Federation Medals.

They are Flight Lieutenant Wayne Lord, Flight Sergeant Terry Crosby and Flight Sergeant Lloyd Tonkin. Federal Member for Herbert Peter Lindsay presented them with their medals on May 10.

They trio were nominated for their many years of dedicated service to the ADF and the civil community.

Eighty-three Centenary of Federation Medals were awarded to north Queensland residents. Considering that Townsville and the surrounding area has a population of some 200,000 residents, it is a significant achievement for three of 27SQN’s members to receive the honour.

FLTLT Lord enlisted in the RAAFAR as a Medical Assistant in 1983 and has served continuously with 27SQN. During the Centenary of Federation year he organised the squadron’s Freedom of the City March, which also marked its 20th birthday. He is a Sergeant in the Queensland Police Service.

FSGT Crosby enlisted in the Air Force in 1979, discharged in 2000, then joined 27SQN. He participated in a 1993 Medevac for the Australian Government in Bandung, Indonesia, and the recent Bougainville crisis. He is employed by the Queensland Ambulance Service as a Paramedic (Advanced Care) and is studying the Intensive Care Program.

FSGT Tonkin enlisted in the Air Force as a Medical Assistant in 1981, discharged in 1999 and joined 27SQN the same year. A paramedic with the Queensland Ambulance Service, he led the way for paramedics in the Air Force. His awards include the Defence Force Service Medal (1996), Nursing Service Cross (1999) and AASM for Timor deployment (2001).

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