Issue 99 - Nasho Front Page

THE WINNING SMILE
This painting, commissioned by Rex Kirkham
of the Gunners Signallers Club and presented
by the President, Nigel Stevens, to the State
President, Bill Morriss, commemorates
Sgt.Harry Brodie of D Coy of the 11th National
Service Battalion. The Company won the Cock
O’ The Walk trophy (later the Telegraph Shield)
for best Company in the 1st intake at Wacol in
1951. Sgt. Brodie went on to win many similar
awards during his four years at Wacol. Harry
joined the Australian Army in 1942 and served in
New Guinea. During his service Harry had an
enlistment number, followed by QX52838 for the
AIF. After the war he decided to make army life
his career, so on re-enlisting in the Regular Army
he received the serial number of 130656, followed
by 1/733 when the army changed serial numbers.
Remarkably he can still recall these. He served
with the 11 National Service Training Battalion
Wacol until 1954, before transferring to the Royal
Australian Artillery and was stationed in four
different regiments. Eventually he was promoted
to the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1, as RSM of
11 Field Regiment Annerley in 1964, a position he
held until his retirement from the army in 1972.
And cautionary tales for all our members:
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