Tanya
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Harry James DORSMAN
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I'll be with him on the 21st! He doesn't have internet but I have a data connection so will plan on being there with him. Will also ask him questions, and see what's already written down in the house there that I can share here.
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Another note - Harry was named Citizen of the Year for his town of Singleton in 2006, and has received two notable honours within Rotary (Paul Harris Pin and Sapphire Pin). This article shares more about his background and life. Regarding his military service: "After studying a diploma in agriculture at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College he soon found himself in the army in 1942 and the following four years engaged in field intelligence, spending the final stages of World War II in New Britain. He was then posted to headquarters Southern Command in Melbourne." https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/1810718/rotary-is-for-everyone/
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I am delighted to have found this wonderful website and resource, and look forward to learning more. My grandfather, Harry James Dorsman, served in the commandos in WWII and I found his page and was delighted to note a photo that was new to me! I will be visiting him in a few weeks, now that domestic borders are opening, and will show him this wonderful site. I suspect he will have memories of many men listed here to share as comments on their individual pages. This is his individual page, where I have left a comment with a little about his life of service after discharge.
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Harry is my grandfather. He turns 99 this month, and is still living in his own home! His life of service to community in his local town included rotary and his legacy ladies, the high school board, the church he attended, and so much more. When my grandmother (his one and only love, married over 65 years) passed 18 months ago, 200 people showed up to the church on a weekday afternoon to honour them both. I went to the town's ANZAC Day service with them both a few years ago, where seats were reserved for us. Pa wore his medals, and I wore his father's medals. We all wore rosemary from Pa's own garden.