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  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Veterans' Affairs</name>
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          <heading>Veterans' Affairs</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="1807" kind="question">
        <name>Dr McFETRIDGE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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          <question date="2014-08-12" qonNum="123">
            <name>Veterans' Affairs</name>
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          <inserted>123 <by role="member" id="1807">Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett)</by> (12 August 2014).  (First Session)  In reference to 2014-15 Budget Paper 4, Volume 1, page 107, Program 4: Veterans' Affairs—what permanent memorials have been funded within the last 12 months to commemorate those soldiers from South Australia who have died in recent conflicts?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="631" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Waite</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Investment and Trade</name>
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            <name>Minister for Defence Industries</name>
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            <name>Minister for Veterans' Affairs</name>
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          <question date="2014-08-12" qonNum="123">
            <name>Veterans' Affairs</name>
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            <by role="member" id="631">The Hon. M.L.J. HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Minister for Investment and Trade, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>Funding has been provided for a memorial to commemorate the service of Sergeant Andrew Russell who was killed in action in Afghanistan. Sergeant Russell was on a patrol when the long-range patrol vehicle in which he was travelling struck a suspected anti-vehicle mine on 16 February 2002. It is hoped that the memorial will be constructed and dedicated at Keswick Barracks at some time during 2015.</inserted>
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          <inserted>A memorial to commemorate the service of Private Tomas Dale was unveiled on 17 December 2013 at Reynella East College. Private Dale was killed in action in Afghanistan on 20 August 2010 while serving with the 6<sup>th</sup> Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander War Memorial was dedicated by the then Governor-General, the Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO, on 10 November 2013. The memorial has been constructed adjacent to the Torrens Parade Ground.</inserted>
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