Francis Sonny Graham Unmeopa
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2022, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Nosik (tribe) SamsepPek (division) Samsep MeriamTotems are Beizam (Tiger shark), Sap/Sarp (driftwood),Korseimer (Butterfly), and Deumer (Torres Strait Pigeon) Commendation for Distinguished ServiceAustralian Active Service Medal with clasps East Timor, Iraq 2003 and ICATIraq MedalAustralian Service Medal with clasp CT/SRAustralian Defence MedalUnited Nations […]…
Brenton Bailey
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2022, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Sempol and Saibai Islands, Torres Strait Islands – Ka Ka Law Tribe Trooper2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)Armoured CavalryRoyal Australian Armoured CorpsAustralian Army Australian Operational Service Medal – Greater Middle East OperationAustralian Defence Medal “Serving my country and culture has been […]…
Robert Thatcher
CorporalAustralian Army Medals Australian Operational Service Medal Greater Middle EastNational Emergency Medal with clasp Bushfires 19-20Australian Defence MedalNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal with Clasp ‘Afghanistan’ I was born in 1997 in Darwin. My father comes from Frankston, near Melbourne in Victoria, while my mother is from the Aboriginal community of Maningrida in Arnhem Land. I […]…
Claude Malone
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2022, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Cherbourg, Queensland Sapper1st Field SquadronRoyal Australian EngineersAustralian Army Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with clasp VietnamVietnam MedalAustralian Defence Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal “It was a job we were sent out to do, you had to do it. No questions asked. […]…
Charlie Monty Naawi
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2022, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Masig Island, Torres Strait Islands Sergeant49th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment51st Battalion, Far North Queensland RegimentRoyal Australian Infantry CorpsAustralian Army Australian Operational Service Medal – Border ProtectionReserve Force Medal (25 years of service)Australian Defence Medal “Joining the Army made me understand that regardless […]…
Phillip Bowie
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2023, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Torres Strait Islander Leading Seaman Marine TechnicianRoyal Australian NavyNavy Indigenous Elder to Navy Indigenous Development Program Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with clasp FESRNational MedalAustralian Defence Medal “As a First Nation person, donning the uniform unshackled the stigma of being disadvantaged for me, […]…
Matthew Jones
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2022, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Darnley Island (Erub), Torres Strait PrivateRifleman 25th/49th Battalion, Royal Queensland RegimentRoyal Australian Infantry CorpsAustralian Army Lieutenant RANMaritime Warfare OfficerRoyal Australian Navy Australian Service Medal with clasp S. Pacific 2006Australian Operational Service Medal – Border ProtectionAustralian Defence Medal “A rising tide lifts all […]…
Brian Wyborn
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2022, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Torres Strait Islander Officer CadetRoyal Australian Infantry CorpsAustralian Army Australian Service Medal with clasp Solomon Islands IIAustralian Defence Medal “Lean into the hill, let the hill do the work.” My journey began in 2008 when I enlisted in the Australian Army Reserve […]…
Jodie Ross (deceased)
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2022, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Wiradjuri woman Warrant Officer Royal Australian Air Force Australian Service Medal with clasp Sinai Defence Long Service Medal with 3rd clasp Australian Defence Medal Multinational Force and Observers Medal “Life doesn’t get easier, you just get tougher.” Warrant Officer Jodi Ross was […]…
Martin Davies
Photograph by Belinda Mason OAM 2022, inkjet on brushed aluminium 60cm x 40cm Lardil Mob – Mornington Island Warrant Officer Class OneRoyal Australian Corps of TransportAustralian Army Australian Active Service Medal with clasp East TimorNational Emergency Medal with clasp BushfiresDefence Long Service Medal with 3rd claspAustralian Defence MedalUnited Nations Medal East TimorForce Commanders Commendation – […]…