When they died, South Australian half-brothers John Brett and John Wrestbury were buried in unmarked graves, but now they have permanent memorials to their lives.
Ken Jones stands beside the new grave of his uncle John Westbury at Lake Terrace Cemetery in Mount Gambier.abc.net.au/news/mount-gambier-aboriginal-wwi-veterans-grave-dedications/102148756Two half-brothers who fought in the Fiirst World War now have a permanent recognition of their life and service, more than a century after they returned home.
Now, after the work of the half-brothers' families and dedicated volunteers from across the state, the veterans have a permanent tribute to their lives and service. So far, the unmarked resting places of 11 Aboriginal veterans have been found and given permanent grave dedications in cemeteries across the state.
"So some are buried off country, which is always very sad from a cultural perspective, and all of those things are very costly." "At places like Port Augusta we found 19, at Port Pirie we found 22 and given the size of Mount Gambier I'd be surprised if there wouldn't be 30-35 in this cemetery alone."Both John Brett and John Westbury's headstones are inscribed with the phrase "for they were fishers", a nod to their Boandik heritage and love for fishing.
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