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Woodville Reserve in Villawood is officially renamed Dick Payten Reserve

23 March 2021

On 1 March 2021, Woodville Reserve in Villawood was officially renamed Dick Payten Reserve in honour of the World War II veteran. David Clifford 'Dick' Payten OAM passed away on 1 March 2020, just a few days before his 100th birthday, and today we honoured him on the anniversary of his passing. Mr Payten was 20-years-old when he signed up to fight in the second World War. Also attending were some of Mr Payten’s 39 grand and great grand-children, and long time friend and Kokoda veteran, 97-year-old Mr Reginald Chard.