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Murgon Sub-Branch president Trevor Williamson OAM and his wife Liz, the secretary of the Murgon RSL Sub-Branch Citizens Auxiliary, with Shirly Frawley, centre … Shirly has donated her father’s medals, uniforms and other memorabilia to the Sub-Branch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Leading Aircraftman Lloyd McDonald Hancock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 7, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The memory of a former Murgon resident who served in New Guinea during World War II won’t be forgotten, thanks to a generous donation to the Murgon RSL Sub-Branch by his daughter.<\/p>\n

Shirly Frawley, 72, travelled from South Australia to hand over her father’s dog tags, war medals, uniforms and other memorabilia to add to the sub-branch’s collection.<\/p>\n

Her father, Lloyd McDonald Hancock, was born in Murgon on October 4, 1924, and was living in the town when he enlisted in the RAAF in October 1941.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, his service record show his birth date as 1921, which means the young Lloyd possibly changed his age to enlist.<\/p>\n

Lloyd served at Milne Bay with 10 RSU and was discharged in 1945.<\/p>\n

He married a South Australian girl, Jean Hand, and moved to Adelaide where he lived until his death in 1990.<\/p>\n

Lloyd grew up on a farm near Boat Mountain with his parents, Lillian and Edward Hancock.<\/p>\n

Shirly has fond memories of visiting her grandmother, who was by then living in Thorn Street, Murgon, during the 1950s and 1960s.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I used to come up and stay with the rellies as a primary school child,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I would be put with an air hostess at one end of the flight and then handed over to my relations after we arrived in Brisbane.”<\/p>\n

The young Shirly also visited relatives in Kingaroy, Goomeri and Bundaberg during these school holiday adventures away from South Australia.<\/p>\n

Her memories of Murgon are scanty: the divided road, the Town Hall and lot fewer shops.<\/p>\n

After her father died, Shirly kept her father’s medals in a bedside cabinet for years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then one day she thought: “If I don’t do something with them, then they will end up in a skip.”<\/p>\n

Looking on Facebook, she found the Murgon RSL and contacted them.<\/p>\n

“(Murgon RSL Sub-Branch Citizens Auxiliary secretary) Liz Williamson said they’d love to have them,” Shirly said.<\/p>\n

She mentioned the plan to a friend in the South Australian CWA, Sharyn Muller, who originally came from Wondai, and the pair decided to travel together.<\/p>\n

Shirly and Sharyn have been in the South Burnett since Monday.<\/p>\n

Shirly visited the old house in Thorn Street and the cemetery where her grandmother is buried.<\/p>\n

“It’s been very emotional but very rewarding,” Shirly said. “I have convinced myself I am doing the right thing with Dad’s things.”\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The pair were invited to share lunch with members of the Murgon Sub-Branch and Sub-Branch Citizens Auxiliary on Thursday at Murgon RSL Club.<\/p>\n

Shirly presented her father’s dog tags (which she used to wear as a child), medals, paperwork, photographs plus his dress blue and work tops to the Sub-Branch where they will now be kept safely.<\/p>\n

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Sharyn Muller and Shirly Frawley … visiting from Adelaide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shirly and Sharyn with members of the Murgon RSL Sub-Branch and Sub-Branch Citizen’s Auxiliary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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