Mr Pursell attended Scottsdale's Anzac Day ceremony this year and said that he was very impressed with the path, made up of individual bricks with each serviceman's name and regiment.

"I've only been to one Anzac Day service at Scottsdale before, but went along this year to see if one of the bricks had my uncle Keith's name on it," he said.

"He's not there — I found out his name is on the honour roll at Derby because that's closer to Moorina.

"My uncle served in Timor, but dad never spoke much about uncle Keith or his time in the services.

"All we knew when we were growing up was that he was reported missing in action.

"I got onto (Scottsdale RSL sub-branch president) Bruce Scott, who found out a few more details for me.

"I also got in touch with Canberra and they sent me out details of where he enlisted and where he was killed in action, in Timor, on February 22, 1942."

Mr Pursell said that he was trying to find out what medals of he could request replicas, on behalf of his uncle.

"I intend to wear the replicas of uncle Keith's medals at the next Anzac Day march in his honour," he said.

"Uncle Keith was born on Moorina on March 29, 1917.

"He enlisted in the army, in Launceston, on June 17, 1940, and was in the 2nd 40th Infantry Platoon."

Mr Pursell said that he was "really looking forward" to the RSL museum opening at Scottsdale later this year.