FELDBAUER / TEAGLE Theodore Albert ‘Curly’ Feldbauer was born 15 October 1909 at Melbourne, the son of Theodore Henry (a naturalised German) and Jessie Margarette Feldbauer. The family moved several times during his childhood but before he was 20 he was living and working in the Eltham district. He became a well-known local sportsman. He played cricket for the Montmorency Imperials in 1929 and 1930 in the Eltham Cricket Association and excelled as a footballer and football coach. There are press references at the time to minor misdemeanours and accidents: evidently he was up for a brawl or two, but he was also able to do a recitation at a social night to launch the Eltham Girls Club in 1932. He married a local girl, Violet Amelda Teagle, in 1933, the 12th of 13 Teagle offspring who lived in Frank Street. Curly and Violet’s first child, June, was born the following year. By 1935 Curly was honorary secretary of the Research Cricket Club. He continued playing cricket regularly, mainly for Research, through till the 1940 season, after the war had begun. The girls started at Research State School in 1939 and 1940, respectively. They lived near Violet’s parents in Frank Street. Curly and Violet’s daughter, Valerie Waller recalls: “We lived near my Teagle grandparents, who had a cow. Dad took over the milking. He would rest his head against the cow and sing to her. When he left to join the army, it took weeks before she would settle down to allow anyone else to milk her.” Curly’s service record is not yet accessible from the National Archives of Australia. Valerie Waller gives us some insight into that period between Curly joining and ultimately embarking for Singapore: “Before he sailed to Singapore, Mum would travel by train, to Seymour, to spend a few hours with him. He sent her postcards and called her his “dear love”. His idea was that the sooner everyone eligible joined up, the sooner the war would be over. He had a great love for Australia.” “While he was a prisoner, Mum received a few postcards from him, not in his neat handwriting, but in block letter printing, to tell her he had received no mail or parcels from her. He must have felt we’d forgotten him, because, of course, Mum had sent lots of parcels and letters, and the Japanese hadn’t handed them on.” Theo was one of over 2,000 Allied prisoners of war held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as part of B Force. The 1,494 POWs that made up B Force were transported from Changi [Singapore] on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Sergeant Feldbauer, aged 35, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 27 March 1945 at Sandakan Number 1 Camp. The Japanese recorded his death from Malaria. He has no known grave, but it is believed to be at Sandakan Number 2 Camp. His death was not reported in Australia until some months later. Valerie noted: “I will never forget the sound my mother made when she received the telegram saying Dad had died months earlier, ostensibly from Malaria, but he died during the march. The sound still haunts me.” Violet’s husband Theo is recognised on the Eltham Roll of Honour, which was commissioned by the Eltham War Memorial Trust to be hung in the Baby Health Centre opened in 1952; the first of three buildings, the others being the Eltham Kindergarten and Children’s Library, that were established as the Eltham War Memorial a living memorial, with a specific focus for the welfare of children of the district. Violet and Theo’s son Albert, being the youngest child of the children of soldier fathers attending a school in the district, was given the honour of turning the first sod for the Eltham War Memorial Building, 15 July 1950. In Loving Memory of Violet Feldbauer Died 7. 11 .1982 aged 88 Loved wife of Theo (Curly) Died P.O.W. Borneo 1945 Re-united Alongside Violet lay her parents, John Thomas and Margaret TeagleBorn Digitaleltham cemetery, gravestones, charles louis layfield, edwina may layfield (nee teagle), john thomas teagle, margaret teagle, theodore feldbauer, violet feldbauer (nee teagle), annie lillian devine, frederick raymond devine, eltham war memorial, honour board, roll of honour

Flight Lieutenant Victor Richard Rodda Squadron Leader John Henry Dahlitz Squadron Leader (Acting) John Herbert Dunn Wing Commander Peter William Mahood WO Kenneth Thomas Maley Flight Seargent Flying Officer Coloured Photograph of 9 Sqn Vietnam. Men are assembled in front of three Huey Helicopters List of 156 names and rank of servicemenNo. 9 Squadron Vietnam 13 Oct 719 squadron raaf, helicopter - huey, royal australian air force, flight lieutenant john taylor payne, o32495, flight lieutenant denis thomas phillips, squadron leader denis thomas phillips, o317240, 37 squadron, 35 squadron, flight lieutenant norman mellville goodall, o43963, pilot, distinguished flying cross, squadron leader (acting) john herbert dunn, o218326, squadron leader brian leslie john dirou, o314174, wing commander peter william mahood, o52901, companion of the distinguished service order, squadron leader john henry dahlitz, o42648, flight lieutenant nicholas leray-meyer, o42838, flight lieutenant ernest john buchanan, o316279, flight lieutenant victor richard rodda, o45092, wo kenneth thomas maley, a33399, pilot officer david mark fielding, o44410, flight lieutenant john frederick robbins, o222543, pilot officer warwick edwin guy, o318869, pilot officer marc lewis julienne, o224937, pilot officer warren leslie duff, o225133, pilot officer peter william drury, flight lieutenant peter william drury, o318407, flying officer reginald frederick van leuven, o46085, pilot officer garry edward dunbar, o46673, pilot officer trevor burgess, o46790, pilot officer rhys northwood james, 0119113, mention in dispatches, flying officer ronald david mitchell, o317787, pilot officer torrance adrian pullar, o225079, pilot officer lachlan george milne, o318870, pilot officer gregory martin walsh, o46086, pilot officer john douglas thynne, o120160, pilot officer geoffrey raymond farrell, o118070, flying officer douglas graham, flight lieutenant douglas graham, o57041, pilot officer paul francis devine, flying officer paul francis devine, o119068, pilot officer john frederick herbertson, o119672, pilot officer richard ian waddy, flying officer richard ian waddy, o46802, pilot officer robert allen hobson, flying officer robert allen hobson, o113981, pilot officer gregory prestige forbes, o225356, sgt terence john pinkerton, a216972, distinguished flying medal, cpl frederick george brown, a56788, leading aircraftman brian barr thompson, flight lieutenant brian barr thompson, o216421, flight sergeant alan william ely, a33677, flight sergeant reginald john walker, a13698, sgt kenneth john dedman, a42586, sgt kerry hunter cook, a110376, sgt francis john hardwick, a56156, sgt alan edward cleve bicker, a310809, sgt bruce thomas ladd, a315273, sgt brian robert richardson, a56491, sgt austin alphonsus connor, a210189, sgt ian doudney smith, a218917, sgt garry william clavan, a25012, sgt jeffrey eden hollis, a312659, sgt ross thomas tarrant, a220759, sgt edward george coffee, a33740, sgt stanley loseby moss, a211021, sgt robert albert oliver, a219025, flight sergeant ralph nearl yee, a14616, cpl maurice edward hill, sgt maurice edward hill, a17654, leading aircraftman ronald eric tait, a117944, leading aircraftman raymond thomas starkie, a18882, leading aircraftman john wayne gibson, a224256, cpl gregory stewart love, sgt gregory stewart love, a211438, photographer, leading aircraftman paul alexander batterham, a111637, leading aircraftman steven gordon milsted, a316726, cpl roger james wilde, a57094, leading aircraftman david john baker, a223818, cpl gerald ivor frampton, a45362, cpl david keith streatfeild, a315877, leading aircraftman john thomas egan, a46894, leading aircraftman william (bill) anthony capper, a225581, leading aircraftman jack lowe, a118442, leading aircraftman terrence george grigson, a113627, leading aircraftman walter edward howell davies, cpl walter edward howell davies, a56997, cpl james william payne, a55901, leading aircraftman david murray furner, a44993, cpl richard brenton joyce, a222042, leading aircraftman malcolm leonard stanborough, a224208, cpl arthur lindsay shipard, a222351, cpl edward george brooker, a56288, cpl josephus cornelius mennen, a316034, leading aircraftman gerald david rich, a46353, cpl ralph edward james, a111547, leading aircraftman james andrew gable, a225054, leading aircraftman trevor john munce, a47082, leading aircraftman lyle ronald conway kerr, a120983, cpl john henry parsons, a223927, leading aircraftman geofrey matthew irvin, a117771, leading aircraftman steven stanley russell, a46137, cpl john charles meakin, a316144, cpl john william clarkson, a19578, leading aircraftman kenneth raymond hey, a120489, leading aircraftman warren john peters, a56784, leading aircraftman john stuart kirby, a317933, cpl robert william clayton, a44464, leading aircraftman johan marinus versluis, o224575, leading aircraftman richard anton leahy, a113806, leading aircraftman peter gordon boyling, a118181, leading aircraftman charles william burgess, a117156, leading aircraftman ian clifford lay, a224399, leading aircraftman gregory harold aizlewood, a113282, leading aircraftman kerry william alan pendergast, a225323, leading aircraftman denis james savage, a45317, leading aircraftman geoffrey charles roxburgh, a58151, leading aircraftman james grant mcintyre, a58054, cpl denis john freeman, a110964, leading aircraftman william joseph hazel, a117528, leading aircraftman william angus mcphail, a117425, leading aircraftman gregory douglas smith, a57435, leading aircraftman alan george bielby, a57774, leading aircraftman barry thomas bertram, a57881, leading aircraftman john desmond murphy, a111995, cpl dennis william pearce, a221802, cpl dennis john roles, a222498, leading aircraftman graham thomas o'brien, a117965, leading aircraftman douglas william bunker, a46066, leading aircraftman byron mcintosh sutherland, cpl bryon mcintosh sutherland, a57689, leading aircraftman raymond herbert townsend, a113600, cpl david william lester, sgt (acting) david william lester, a44804, leading aircraftman mark phillip jones, a58148, cpl brian andrew pomroy, a217408, leading aircraftman stewart raymond mcintyre, a61640, cpl john francis murphy, a221779, leading aircraftman kevin peter horton, a61624, leading aircraftman richard john holtsbaum, a61702, leading aircraftman eric clarence easterbrook, a224026, leading aircraftman leonard russell moore, a118042, leading aircraftman richard william hardy, a47058, leading aircraftman john leslie robson, a119522, leading aircraftman steven john hartigan, a318397, leading aircraftman dennis john harrison, a113286, leading aircraftman robert william waller, a58188, cpl vincent charles brooker, a18836, leading aircraftman deane maxwell rogers, a222691, cpl ernst van gilst, a17658, cpl peter christopher nicholls, a316780, cpl john page, a46427, cpl garry reginald jarvis, a61316, leading aircraftman kerrence arthur george taylor, a112754, cpl donald john turner, a44080, cpl daniel james mcgrath, a110356, leading aircraftman jeffrey cecil faux, a119504, leading aircraftman archibald newlands tudehope, a113479, leading aircraftman raymond leslie brien, a223258, leading aircraftman earle john murray, a112745, leading aircraftman william jethro fennell, a45796, leading aircraftman william travis colgrave, a317083, leading aircraftman kenneth john warton, a317818, cpl terance vale, a17604, leading aircraftman ronald vincent kunde, a120607, leading aircraftman kenneth john mcleod, a118137