Thanks to Shayden for sharing this incredible story of their Great-Great-Grandfather. Ernest Roy Dorey was born on 5th January 1896 in Darlington N.S.W to Charles Archibald Dorey & Elizabeth Anne Dorey née Smith , Ernest had a healthy childhood, and completed his education up to the 6th class. He then worked as a painter and labourer until 1915 his residential address was listed as: Yamba cottage , Kent street Rockdale, Sydney Ernests service record 1915-1918 Ernest enlisted in the Australian Im

Mario Takasuka was born in Australia in 1910, the son of Jō and Ichiko Takasuka who migrated to Australia from Japan in 1905. Jō Takasuka conducted many experiments in adapting rice growing to Australian conditions in the early 1900s, helping to progress the Australian rice growing industry. Mario, like many Japanese Australians, applied to serve his country during the Second World War. His path to successfully joining the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) was not smooth. His first 2 attempts to