"Death takes the loved one from our homes, but never from our hearts"
AARONS, Daniel Sidney (left)
Captain
16th Battalion Informal outdoors portrait of Captain (Capt) Daniel Sidney Aarons (left) business manager of Fremantle, WA, and Lieutenant (Lt) John Strachan Kerr, (right) a mechanical engineer of Wellington Mills, WA, both of 16th Battalion. The men are standing near Nelson's Column in London while Lt Kerr examines his Military Cross (MC) which he had received earlier in the day at Buckingham Palace. Capt Aarons had also received his MC on the same day. Capt Aarons enlisted with 16th Battalion on 25 October 1915 and embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT Ulysses on 1 April 1916. He was later awarded a Bar to his MC 4 April 1919 and became a Knight Bachelor on 13 June 1970 for his work as Treasurer of the Liberal Party of NSW. Capt Aarons returned to Australia on 7 February 1920. Lt Kerr enlisted with 16th Battalion on 26 June 1915 and embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT Runic on 29 January 1916. Lt Kerr returned to Australia on 19 June 1919 as a Capt with the 16th Battalion. www.awm.gov.au P02912.007 |
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ABBOTT, Harold Henry
Service No 1138
Private 24th Battalion Enlisted 8th March 1915 at Broadmeadows. He was born at Armadale, Victoria in 1891 to parents William Abbott and Ellen (Nellie) McShane. His family moved to W.A in the late 1890’s. His mother Nurse Abbott had a midwifery Hospital in Palmerston Street. His occupation was Brush Maker with the firm Zevenboom. He embarked in Melbourne on the “Euripides” on the 8th May 1915. He arrived at Gallipoli on the 4th September 1915 on the SS Abbassia from Lemnos. Harold’s Battalion was at Lone Pine from late September and he was Killed in Action on the 29th November 1915 shortly after his 24th birthday. This poem was placed in the Melbourne Argus newspaper on Saturday 29th January 1916 (page13), inserted by the employees of John Zevenboom and Co. We gave our comrade to our country. There were those who gave their gold. Others who gave their treasure, Service and skill untold. We had no skill to offer, We had no wealth to spend, It was our greatest glory, To have a comrade to send. Harold is buried at Brown’s Dip Cemetery Plot 1, Row C, Grave 36. His Nephew donated Harold’s diary and war medals to the Australian War Memorial in 1971. Harold’s younger brother Norman also served in WW1 in the Navy, enlisting from W.A. He survived the war. Courtesy of Lyn Myles |
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ABBOTT, Norman James
Service No 7227
Stoker PO Commenced in the Navy 14th October 1912 for a period of 5 years at Port Division Fremantle. He was born at Armadale, Victoria on the 3rd December 1893 to parents William Abbott and Ellen (Nellie) McShane. His family moved to W.A in the late 1890’s. His mother Nurse Abbott had a midwifery Hospital in Palmerston Street. In mid 1914 Norman passed his test for Petty Officer and became Stoker PO in 1916. Norman served his first 3 years in the RAN on HMAS Melbourne (1913-1916) and in 1914 was involved in the German surrender of Samoa and the seizing of German wireless stations in New Guinea and Nauru. In 1915 the Melbourne patrolled the West Indies and the East Coast of the United States of America. Sadly while Norman was on active service his older brother Harold who was in the AIF was killed at Lone Pine in November 1915 and in 1916 his mother died of breast cancer. When the Melbourne went to Devonport England for a refit in August 1916 Norman transferred to the newly built Brisbane and served 3 years from late 1916 to 1919. In 1917 the Brisbane served overseas. When Norman left the Navy at the end of 1919 he joined the Victorian Police Force, married and had 3 children, two contracted polio, one fatally. Norman reached the level of Senior Detective of Police; he died in 1972 in Victoria. Courtesy of Lyn Myles |
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ADAMS, Edgar Copley
Captain
44th Battalion Born 13 February 1882 at Laura, SA Wife Edith Annie Adams of 157 Hammersley Road, Subiaco WA Occupation prior to enlistment Railway Station Master. Studio portrait Lieutenant (Lieut) Edgar Copley Adams, 84th Infantry Battalion of the AMF, of Subiaco, WA. Lieut Adams enlisted with the AIF on 7 March 1916. He embarked aboard HMAT Suevic in Fremantle on 6 June 1916 as a Lieutenant Signals Officer in the 44th Battalion. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 March 1917 and returned to Australia on 28 February 1919. www.awm.gov.au DA09693 |
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ADAMS, Herbert Gerald
Service no 5044
11th Battalion Born Quindalup, WA Son of Henry Adams of Yallingup, via Busselton, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 4th February 1916 at Blackboy Hill, WA Served at Messines, Ypres, Bullecourt & Polygon Wood. Died of gunshot wound to right side (reported as mild) received at Pozieres on 21st September 1917 at Norfolk Hospital England 27th September 1917 Buried Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk 54. 699 Enlisted 31 December 1915 at Busselton before going to Blackboy Hill Camp for training Other information from the Roll of Honourl Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 1 March 1916, going to Egypt for further training. Later he was sent to England for 10 months and in April 1917 was drafted to France where he went into action at Messines, Bullecourt & Polygon Wood. He was severely wounded at Pozieres on 21 September 1917 and died 5 days later in England. His father stated: ‘I was informed that he was a Capital shot, taking 1st place in pistol shooting. He also had 12 cousins killed in action and 1 died of disease’ Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish |
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ADCOCK, Sydney
Service no 4552
Corporal 48th Battalion Born Ipswich, Suffolk, England Occupation prior to enlistment Railway Employee Enlisted 9th August 1915 at Kalgoorlie, WA Sailed for Egypt in March 1916. Went to France in June 1916. Accidentally wounded 31st August 1916 Returned to Australia "Benalla" 18 November 1919 ADCOCK, Campbell Wyndham
Service no 11051
Corporal 5th Field Ambulance - stretcher bearer Born Ipswich, Suffolk, England Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 25th August 1915 at Perth, WA Suffered gunshot wound to the knee Returned to Australia "Karmala" 17 January 1919 Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire |
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AINSWORTH, Thomas William James
Service no 3702
Private 11th Battalion Born Haywood, Victoria Son of Thomas & Eliza Ainsworth, Trench Street, Wagin, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Miller Studio portrait, taken before enlistment, of 3702 Private (Pte) Thomas William James Ainsworth, 11th Battalion, of Wagin, WA. A miller before enlisting on 20 August 1915, Pte Ainsworth embarked from Fremantle on the RMS Mongolia on 22 November 1915 with the 12th Reinforcements. He was killed in action on 30 May 1916 in France, and is buried in the Rue Petillon Military Cemetery. www.awm.gov.au P06954.010 |
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AITKEN, Frank T
Second Lieutenant
Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion Died 20 November 1917 Buried Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres Grave Reference I. C. 18. Courtesy of Carolyn Johnson |
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AITKEN, James Murray
Lieutenant
11th Battalion Born Bendigo, Vic. Son of James Murray and Bessie AITKEN Of 8 Keenan St., Kalgoorlie, WA Occuaption prior to enlistment Accountant Enlisted 04 September 1914 at BlackBoy Hill, WA Awarded Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in handling his own platoon with great skill and determination, and by his dash and initiative controlling platoons on his flank. Single handed he attacked an enemy machine gun post which was enfilading the company, and captured the gun and twelve prisoners. This saved many casualties, and cleared the right flank of the attack. He did splendid service.' Killed in action 10 August, 1918 Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL Courtesy of Carolyn Johnson |
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AKHURST, Frederick Howard
Service no 5979
Private 11th Battalion Born 1877 in Sydney, NSW Son of Walter & Kate Akhurst of 31 Bagot Road, Subiaco, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer of Peckaring Hill by Quairading, WA Enlisted 27 March 1916 Embarked from Fremantle WA on board HAMAT A28 Militades on 07 August 1916 Buried Bazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery Row G Grave 15, France Studio portrait of 5979 Private (Pte) Frederick Howard Akhurst of Peckering Hill via Quairading, WA. Enlisting in the AIF in March 1916, Pte Akhurst served on the Western Front as part of the 19th Reinforcements of the 11th Battalion. He was part of a ration party in the front-line trench at Bazentin-Le-Petit when a shell landed nearby, killing him instantly, on 17 February 1917 age 40. www.awm.gov.au P06420.001 |
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ALLEN, Ernest
Service no 3026
Private 48th Battalion Born Beverley, WA Son of James and Sarah ALLEN Of 'Khyber' Diver Street, Claremont WA Husband of Rossetta ALLEN Of York Road, Beverley, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Contractor Enlisted 21 August 1916 at Perth, WA Served in France and Belgium Killed in action 12 October 1917 in the field in Belgium Aged 27 years Buried Buttes New British Cemetery Polygon Wood VI C 14 Private Ernest Allen (3026) was born and educated at Beverley Western Australia. Son of Mr and Mrs James Allen. He enlisted for service with the A.I.F. on 21st September 1916 and sailed for England from Fremantle on the ship Argleshire with the 48th Battalion on the 9th November 1916. He was later drafted to France where he was reported wounded and missing on the 12th October 1917. He was a man highly respected in his district and leaves a wife Rosetta and two children George Thomas and Valda Eileen Allen to mourn his loss. ALLEN, Owen Moore
Service no 4744
Private 16th Battalion Born Beverley, WASon of James and Sarah ALLEN Of 'Khyber' Diver Street, Claremont WA Husband of Alice Mary ALLEN Of Mundaring, WA Enlisted 21 December 1918 in Perth, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Served in France Killed in action 31 August 1916 in France Aged 28 years Buried near Mouquet Farm Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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ALLEN, Robert
Service no 5794
Private 28th Battalion Born Beverley, WA Son of James and Sarah ALLEN Of 'Khyber' Diver Street, Claremont WA Husband of Florence Beatrice ALLEN Of 107 Duke Street, East Fremantle, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 20 March 1916 at Perth, WA Served in France Died of wounds 27 March 1917 in France Aged 30 YEARS Buried Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle II E 11 ALLEN, William Hudson
Service no 854
Private 44th Battalion Born Beverley, WA Son of James and Sarah ALLEN Of 'Khyber' Diver Street, Claremont WA Husband of Charlotte Elizabeth ALLEN Of P O Smith's Mill, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Railway Gauger Enlisted 29 January 1916 at Perth, WA Served in France Wounded - Gunshot wound to Thigh, Frac. Femur R Arm, Fingers. Returned to Australia 08 August 1917 per 'Karoola' Courtesy of Marlene Gray |
ANDERSON, Alfred Ernest
Service No. 6222
16th Battalion 20th Reinforcement Place of birth 1891, Melbourne, Victoria Occupation Compositor Address Adelaide Street, Busselton, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 25 Next of kin Father, Alfred Theodore Anderson, Adelaide Street, Busselton, Western Australia Enlistment date 24 March 1916, Busselton, Western Australia Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 24 March 1916 AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/33/4 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 13 October 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal, 16th Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 21 March 1919 per ‘Kildonian Castle’, disembarking at Fremantle, Western Australia Family/military connections Brothers:1868 Pte Talbot Reginald Anderson, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919; 16401 Sapper Victor Rudolph Busselton Anderson, returned to Australia 5 December 1919, 380, Dudley Maurice Anderson, died of wounds received on Gallipoli 23 May 1915, 1380, Petty Officer Raymond Charles Anderson. Courtesy of Ralph Duttson of Busselton |
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ANDERSON, Anton Alexander
Service No. 6192
Sergeant 4th Aust. Field Ambulance Born on September 9, 1892 at Victoria Park, Western Australia Son of Rachel and William Anton Anderson Husband of Margaret Annie Anderson Occupation prior to enlistment – Clerk Enlisted on August 21, 1915 at Perth, Western Australia Served in France and Belgium Killed in action on June 17, 1918 aged 26 Buried at Allonville Communal Cemetery – Grave 1, Plot 1, Row C All Australia Memorial (1) |
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ANDERSON, Dudley Maurice
Service no 380
Signaller 11th Battalion Machine Gun Section Enlisted August 1914 Served on Gallipoli Killed in Action National Bank of Australasia Record of War Service of Bank and Staff 1914-1918 Place of birth Talbot, Victoria Occupation Bank Clerk Address Busselton, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 20 Next of kin Father, Mr A.T. Anderson, Adelaide St, Busselton, Western Australia Enlistment date 2 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 19 August 1914 Rank on enlistment Private Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914 Fate Wounded in action on 30 April 1915 at Gallipoli (gunshot wounds) Died of the wounds 23 May 1915 at Bombay Presidency Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt Place of burial Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row H, Grave No 9), Egypt Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish |
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ANDERSON, George
Service no 5977
Private 11th Battalion Born South Melbourne, Vic. Son of Alexander and Annie ANDERSON Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter Enlisted 12th March 1916 in Perth, WA Served in France. Wounded in the head 15th April 1916 at Lagnicourt. Taken prisoner of war 2nd July 1917 and sent to Germany where he remained until 28th December 1918 Returned to Australia "Marathon" 31st May 1919. |
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ANDERSON, George Samuel
Service no 3260
Private 11th Battalion Born Perth, SA Next of kin P A EWING Enlisted Blackboy Hill, WA Wounded in action Returned to Australia 29 May 1917 per 'Barambah' Western Mail Friday 08 September 1916 page 23 |
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ANDERSON, Gordon
Service no 4369
Private 28th Battalion Born 1895 at Guildford, WA Son of Henry ANDERSON & Ellen nee SMITH Killed in action 04 October 1917 Studio portrait of 4369 Private (Pte) Gordon Anderson, 28th Battalion, of Northam, WA. Pte Anderson a farmer before enlisting in Toodyay, WA, on 1 March 1916, embarked from Fremantle with the 11th Reinforcements on HMAT Shropshire on 31 March 1916. He was killed in action in Belgium on 4 October 1917, at the age of 22. www.awm.gov.au P06954.002 |
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ANDERSON, John Shaw (right)
Service no 1504
Lance Corporal 11th Battalion Born 1896 at Fremantle, WA Son of James PATERSON & Jessie nee FERGUS Studio portrait of 1462 Private (Pte) Marshall Trigellis Fox, 11th Battalion of Subacio, WA (left) and 1504 Pte (later Lance Corporal) John Shaw Anderson, 11th Battalion of Fremantle, WA (right). Pte Fox and Pte Anderson were friends and prefects of the Perth Modern School before they enlisted in January 1915. Fox had qualified for admission to university, and Anderson had qualified to study as an accountant. Although they enlisted seperately and were in separate reinforcement groups, the pair met up and left Australia for Egypt on the same troop transport in February 1915. According to the Perth Modern School newspaper 'The Sphinx', Fox's departure was premature, owing to the serious illness of one of the other men: "His departure was so sudden that he was unable to come up to the school to say good-bye. |
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'I don't want you to think that I am one of those fellows', he wrote to the Head Master, 'who get all they can from the school and then let it pass away completely out of their mind". Arriving on Gallipoli in May 1915, both Fox and Anderson were killed during the 11th Battalion's attack on Tasmania Post on 1 August 1915. According to the school newspaper "It was later still that we heard that the two friends had died together, the one succouring the other as he fell". Later correspondence received by the school from a member of the 11th Battalion which read: "I feel particularly sorry for two boys who had just left the Modern School who I am sure, had great careers before them...They died side by side, the second one while looking at the first one's wounds. All who know say the same as I do, that they feel sorrier over their loss than anybody else's". Both Anderson and Fox were aged 19.
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ANDERSON, Raymond Charles
Service No. 1380
Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy Place of Birth 28 October 1892, Melbourne, Victoria Enlisted 23 December 1911, Williamstown, Victoria Rank Wireless Operator Parents Alfred Theodore Jane Elizabeth (nee Whelan) Anderson of Busselton, Western Australia He served on the “ Australia” Encounter’, “Cerberus’, “Penguin” & “Psyche”. He was also land based as Telegrapher in the London Depot, UK, Radio Stations at Wyndam, Western Australia and Woodville, South Australia. He participated in the offensive in German New Guinea in September 1914 whilst serving on the “Penguin” He took his discharge at own request on 27 March 1919 after serving nearly 8 years . Family/Military Connections: Brothers: 6222, Cpl Alfred Ernest Anderson, returned to Australia 12 March 1919, 380 Sgt Dudley Maurice Anderson, died of wounds 23 May 1915 at Gallipoli, 1868, 2nd Air Mechanic, Talbot Reginald Anderson, returned to Australia 16 August 1919, 16401, Sapper Victor R.B.Anderson returned to Australia 5 December 1919 His Naval record has a notation advising that he died on 21 June 1966 but it does not indicate where. Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish |
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ANDERSON, Talbot Reginald
Service No. 1868
Australian Flying Corp 11th May 1917 Reinforcements Place of birth 1897, Busselton, Western Australia Occupation Telegraphist Address Busselton, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 19 Next of kin Father, Alfred Theodore Anderson, Adelaide Street, Busselton, Western Australia Previous military service 88th Infantry Enlistment date 14 August 1916, York, Western Australia Rank on enlistment 2nd Air Mechanic AWM Embarkation Roll number 8/15/2 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917 Fate Returned to Australia 16 August 1919 per ‘City Of Exeter’ Family/military connections Brothers: 6222 Cpl Alfred Ernest Anderson returned to Australia, 21 March 1919, 16401 Sapper Victor Rudolph Busselton Anderson returned to Australia 5 December 1919, 380 Sgt Dudley Maurice Anderson died of wounds reveived on 23 May 1915 on Gallipoli, 1380 petty Officer Raymond Charles Anderson. Courtesy of Ralph Duttson of Busselton |
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ANDERSON, Victor Rudolph Busselton
Service No. 16401
Divisional Signal Company 4, Reinforcement 8 Place of birth 1896, Busselton, Western Australia Occupation Telephone mechanic Address Busselton, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 20 Next of kin Father, Alfred Theodore Anderson, Busselton, Western Australia Previous military service 13th Field Company Army Engineers Enlistment date 31 May 1916, Blackboy Hill Camp, Perth, Western Australia AWM Embarkation Roll number 22/14/3 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 29 December 1916 |
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Rank from Nominal Roll Sapper, 3rd Divisional Signal Company
Other information from Nominal Roll He was granted indefinite leave on 23 August 1919 in England awaiting the availability of a family ship. He married Emily Holt on 31 July 1919 in Walcot, Bath, Somerset.
Fate Family returned to Australia on board ‘Orveito’ on 5 December 1919 and he was officially discharged on the 22 January 1920.
Family/military connections War Service Brothers: 1868 Pte Talbot Reginald Anderson, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919, 6222 Corporal Alfred Ernest Anderson, 21 March 1919, 380, Pte Dudley Maurice Anderson, died of wounds received at Gallipoli on 23 May 1915, 1380, Petty Officer Raymond Charles Anderson
Courtesy of Ralph Duttson of Busselton
Other information from Nominal Roll He was granted indefinite leave on 23 August 1919 in England awaiting the availability of a family ship. He married Emily Holt on 31 July 1919 in Walcot, Bath, Somerset.
Fate Family returned to Australia on board ‘Orveito’ on 5 December 1919 and he was officially discharged on the 22 January 1920.
Family/military connections War Service Brothers: 1868 Pte Talbot Reginald Anderson, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919, 6222 Corporal Alfred Ernest Anderson, 21 March 1919, 380, Pte Dudley Maurice Anderson, died of wounds received at Gallipoli on 23 May 1915, 1380, Petty Officer Raymond Charles Anderson
Courtesy of Ralph Duttson of Busselton
ANDERSON, William George
Signaller
11th Battalion Enlisted 10th August 1916 Served in France Returned to Bank duty 01 September 1919 National Bank of Australasia Record of War Service of Bank and Staff 1914-1918 William George ANDERSON , 44th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement Regimental number 2528 Religion Church of England Occupation Bank clerk Address National Bank, Bunbury, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 26 Next of kin Father, W C Anderson, Shepparton, Victoria Enlistment date 24 July 1916 Rank on enlistment Private AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/61/2 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Machine Gun Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 20 May 1919 Other details War service: Western Front Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish |
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ANDREAS, Noel Ernest Reginald
Service no 4012
Private 32nd Battalion Born Ernest Reginald Noel ANDREAS in 1896 in Cottesloe, WA Son of Ernest Albert ANDREAS & Ada nee LEMCKE School Scotch College Resided 'Branchal', Johnstone Street, Cottlesloe, WA Stepmother Mrs. Dora Janet Robertson. Studio portrait of 4012 Private (Pte) Noel Ernest Reginald Andreas, 32nd Battalion, of Peppermint Grove, WA. A university student prior to enlistment, Pte Andreas embarked on HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 30 October 1916. He died near Vaux, France on 12 May 1917, aged 20 years. Buried Favreuil British Cemetery Plot I Row B Grave 32 www.awm.gov.au P07285.001 |
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ANDREWS, Walter
Sergeant
A M D Headquarters Enlisted Feburary 1915 Served on Gallipoli and in Egypt Returned to Bank duty 13th October 1919 National Bank of Australasia Record of War Service of Bank and Staff 1914-1918 Service no 1904 11th Battalion Place of birth Carmarthen, South Wales Occupation Bank clerk Address Beverley, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 22 Next of kin Father, E J Andrews, 27 The Avenue, Carmarthen, South Wales Enlistment date 15 February 1915 Place of enlistment Beverley, Western Australia Rank on enlistment Private AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/28/2 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 26 April 1915 Rank from Nominal Roll Staff Sergeant Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Mounted Division Fate Returned to Australia 1 August 1919 Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Parents: Edward John and Sarah ANDREWS; Wife: Ivie ANDREWS Date of death 1 February 1939 Age at death 46 Place of burial Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish |
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ANDREWS, Edward John
Service no 851
Corporal 10th Light Horse Regiment Born Carmarthen, South Wales Son of Edward John ANDREWS Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Official Enlisted 14th January 1915 at Blackboy Hill, WA Served in Egypt Wounded - Bullet to head 19th August 1915 Returned to Australia 7th November 1919 Returned to Bank duty 17th December 1919 National Bank of Australasia Record of War Service of Bank and Staff 1914-1918 |
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ANGLESEY, William
Service No. 1991
Private 10th Light Horse Brigade William was born in Merewether, NSW and attended the Trafalga State School, WA. A single Labourer, aged 20 years from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, he enlisted on 11 November 1915 at Kalgoorlie. He gave his next of kin as being Father, William Anglesey, 241 Trafalgar Street, Trafalgar, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. He embarked with his Unit from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 16 February 1916 William died of disease 24 June 1918 in Egypt and was buried at the Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 24), Egypt Source: Outback Family History Centre (photo from the Kalgoorlie Miner and Fighting Sons of The Empire) |
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ANKETELL, Michael Joseph
2nd Lieutenant
44th Battalion Group portrait of five Australian junior officers from the 44th Battalion somewhere in France. Identified but positions unknown are 2nd Lieutenant (2Lt) Cyril Richard Cornish, of Midland Junction, WA; 2Lt Michael Joseph Anketell, of Perth, WA; 2Lt Charles Richard Davies, MM, of Perth, WA; 2Lt John Yule, of Perth, WA and Lt Aubrey Clarence Crawley, of Perth, WA. Lt Crawley was killed in action on 17 February 1918 www.awm.gov.au P09099.002 |
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ANTHONY, George Henry
Service no 5662
Private 16th Battalion Born 1897 at Sawyers Valley, WA Son of Thomas Charles ANTHONY and Alice nee STEVENSON Occupation prior to enlistment Postal Clerk Enlisted 01 March 1916 at Perth, WA Killed in action 07 February 1917 at Geudecourt, France Courtesy of Teresa Robinson www.awm.gov.au P06394.001 |
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APPLIN, Robert Harry
Service no 3114
Private 34th Battalion Born Hertfordshire, England Studio portrait of 3114 Private (Pte) Robert Harry Applin, 34th Battalion. Born in Hertfordshire, England, he emigrated to Australia at the age of 16 and settled with his family near Nyabing, WA, where he enlisted on 19 October 1916. He was killed in action on 12 October 1917, aged 21, in France and is commemorated on panel 145 of the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium. This photograph is from an Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau file. The Bureau, which commenced operation in October 1915, sought to identify, investigate and respond to enquiries made regarding the fate of Australian personnel. It investigated the majority of personnel posted as wounded and missing on official Army lists, as well as written enquiries from concerned relatives and friends. Approximately 32,000 individual case files were opened for Australian personnel who were reported as wounded or missing during the First World War. The Bureau employed searchers to operate both at the front and in Britain. They searched official lists of wounded and missing, interviewed comrades of missing soldiers in hospitals and wrote to men on active service. Altogether 400,000 responses were sent back to those who placed enquiries with the Bureau. www.awm.gov.au P03483.001 |
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ARMSTRONG, Bertam Hosford Vivan
Regimental No. 203
28th Battalion, B Company Place of birth 1895, Western Australia Occupation Farmer Address 18 Wedge Street, West Perth, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 19 Next of kin Aunt, Mrs. Margaret Donovan, Jarrahwood via Busselton, Western Australia, his parents Edward & Catherine Armstrong were both deceased at the time of enlistment Enlistment date 8 March 1915, Perth, Western Australia Rank on enlistment Private AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/45/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 ‘Ascanius’ on 29 June 1915 Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal, 28th Battalion Family/military connection He was admitted to the 7th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli on the 6 October 1915, then transferred to No1, Australian General Hospital at Heliopolis on 20 October 1915 with a bullet wound to the foot, a self inflicted wound. He was court martialed a number of times mainly for being AWOL and disobeying direct orders. After the evacuation of Gallipoli, he then fought in France. Brother: 1666, Pte Horace Armstrong returned to Australia 7 May 1916, Cousin: 395 L/Cpl William Donovan, returned to Australia 1 January 1919 Fate Returned to Australia 28 February 1919 Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish |
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ARMSTRONG, Horace Joseph
Regimental No. 1666
28th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement Place of birth Albany, Western Australia Occupation Wagon builder Address Jarrahwood, Western Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 24 Next of kin Aunt, Mrs Margaret Donovan, Jarrahwood, Western Australia Enlistment date 14 June 1915 Blackboy Hill, Western Australia Rank on enlistment Private AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/45/2 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A64 ‘Demosthenes’ on 23 July 1915 to Gallipoli Rank from Nominal Roll Private Family/military connection Brother: 203, L/Cpl, Bertram Armstrong, returned to Australia 28 February 1919, Cousin: 395, L/Cpl, William Donovan, returned to Australia 1 January 1919 In November 1916 after the evacuation of Gallipoli, he was extremely ill, this is part of the Medical Completed by an Army Doctor - ‘ During the rainy season, he lay in water & got an attack of Bronchitis & Jaundice, he stayed on duty until after the evacuation’. At Mudros, Lemnos, he reported sick and was sent into the 27th General Hospital, Mudros. He was sent out in a week to base detail got a relapse in a few days & was sent to 1st Canadian Hospital, Mudros, and evacuated to Ananadta Barracks Hospital, Malta where he was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. He was declared medically unfit and sent back to Australia per H.T. Runic arriving Fremantle on 7 May 1916 and was immediately admitted to the Wooroloo Sanitarium. It is not known how long he was there but he was officially discharged for the Army on 11 July 1917 Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish |
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ARMSTRONG, Wilfred Lester Gordon
Service no 3243
Private 11th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement Place of birth Creswick, Victoria Occupation Carpenter Address Cranbrook, Western Australia Age at embarkation 31 Next of kin Wife, Mrs F Armstrong, Cranbrook, Western Australia Enlistment date 2 September 1915, Tambellup, Western Australia Rank on enlistment Private AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/28/3 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 2 November 1915 Rank from Nominal Roll Promoted to Warrant Officer Recommendations (Medals and Awards) Family/military connections Distinguished Conduct Medal (Altered to Military Medal) ’For exceptionally gallant work in Mont de Merris near Strazeele on night of 2-3 June 1918 installing & maintaining telephone communication. He accompanied the attacking troops on the right flank to both 1st & 2nd objectives and at the same time laid cable. When a forward line was out, this NCO crawled out across country under observation of enemies snipes & succeeded in repairing same’. Brother inlaws: 2442 Pte Alfred Cecil Gardiner returned to Australia 1 July 1919, 2441, Pte Alfred John Gardiner returned to Australia 12 March 1918, 1575, Driver Henry Charles Gardiner, killed in action 21 October 1917 in Belgium Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish Western Mail 25 May 1917 |
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ARTHUR, Charles Alfred
Service No. 4983
Private 28th Battalion - 9-8 Reinforcements Born 13th October 1893 Bairnsdale, Victoria however he moved with his family to Western Australia as a young child. His parents were Charles Richard and Isabel Arthur Of 168 Marmion Street, Fremantle, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Wood turner Enlisted 01 February 1916 at Perth, WA (Feb - Dec 1916), Ship embarked on HMAT Seang Bee No. A48 Served in England Returned to Australia per 'Port Lyttleton' 05 December 1917 with gunshot wound to the thigh He survived WW1 to serve again and was injured in the bombing of Darwin. Courtesy of Gayle Maher & Norm Kollias |
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ASHTON, Harold A
Service no 200
Lance Corporal 28th Battalion Born Geraldton, WA Son of Herbert ASHTON of West Leederville, WA Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Enlisted 01 March 1915 at Perth, WA Served in Gallipoli and in Egypt and France Wounded Returned to Australia 06 February 1918 per 'Runic' Resigned from the Bank 22nd April 1918 National Bank of Australasia Record of War Service of Bank and Staff 1914-1918 |
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ASHWORTH, William Nathan
Service no 2529
Private 44th Battalion Born 1893 at York, WA Son of Ralph ASHWORTH & Elizabeth nee YOUNG Killed in action 18th April 1918 Portrait of W N Ashworth. This is most likely 2529 Private William Nathan Ashworth, 44th Battalion, of York, WA. he was killed in action on 18 April 1918. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had the concession to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative. The names are transcribed as they appear in the notebooks. www.awm.gov.au DA16962 |
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AVENELL, Gerald George
Service no 1995
Gunner 4th DAC, late 10th Light Horse Regiment Born Koolgardie, WA Son of Mr and Mrs. AVENELL, Of Bingera Plantation, Bundaberg, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 16 November 1915 at Blackboy Hill, WA Served in France Returned to Australia 27 January 1919 per 'Mamari' Queenslanders who fought in the Great War |
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AXFORD, Thomas Leslie VC
Service no 3399
Corporal 16th Battalion (1894-1983), soldier, labourer and clerk, was born on 18 June 1894 at Carrieton, South Australia, son of Walter Richard Axford, an auctioneer from Tasmania, and his South Australian-born wife Margaret Ann, née McQuillan. The family moved to Coolgardie, Western Australia, when he was 2. Educated at the local state school, he worked as a labourer for the Boulder City Brewery Co. Ltd. On 19 July 1915 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. He arrived in the Middle East too late to serve at Gallipoli and in March 1916 joined the 16th Battalion at Tel el Kebir, Egypt. |
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Reaching France in June 1916, the battalion attacked towards Mouquet Farm, near Pozières, on 9 August. Axford was evacuated with shell-shock on the 11th, but he quickly rejoined his unit. A year later, on 10 August 1917, he suffered a shrapnel wound to his left knee at Gapaard Farm, Belgium. After treatment in hospital in England, he returned to his unit in January 1918 and next month was promoted to lance corporal. In March-April the 16th Battalion, as part of the 4th Brigade, stopped the German offensive at Hébuterne, France. Axford was awarded the Military Medal in May.
His most conspicuous hour came on 4 July 1918 at the battle of Hamel. The Allied barrage opened at 3.10 a.m. and when it lifted shortly afterwards the 16th Battalion attacked Vaire Wood. Axford’s platoon reached the enemy defences but a neighbouring platoon was held up at the wire. Machine-guns inflicted many casualties among Axford’s mates in the other platoon. He dashed to the flank, bombed the machine-gun crews, jumped into the trench and charged with his bayonet. In all, he killed ten enemy soldiers and captured six. Throwing the machine-guns over the parapet, he called the delayed platoon forward and then rejoined his own. In ninety-three minutes the victory of Hamel was complete. Axford’s initiative and gallantry won him the Victoria Cross. `I must have been mad’, he commented later. On 14 July he was promoted to corporal.
In December 1918 Axford came home to Australia on furlough. Discharged from the army on 6 February 1919, he recommenced work as a labourer. At St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth, on 27 November 1926 he married Lily Maud Foster, a shop assistant. They lived at Mount Hawthorn and had five children. Axford was employed by Hugh McKay (Massey Harris) Pty Ltd and became a clerk. On 25 June 1941 he was mobilised in the Militia and posted to the District Records Office, Perth. Rising to sergeant in February 1943, he was discharged on 14 April 1947. In his leisure time `Jack’ regularly attended the races.
Axford attended the VC centenary celebrations in London in 1956. He was returning from a reunion of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association when he died on 11 October 1983 on an aircraft between Dubai and Hong Kong. His wife had died three months earlier. Survived by their two sons and three daughters, he was cremated with full military honours. In 1985 his VC and other medals were presented to the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
His most conspicuous hour came on 4 July 1918 at the battle of Hamel. The Allied barrage opened at 3.10 a.m. and when it lifted shortly afterwards the 16th Battalion attacked Vaire Wood. Axford’s platoon reached the enemy defences but a neighbouring platoon was held up at the wire. Machine-guns inflicted many casualties among Axford’s mates in the other platoon. He dashed to the flank, bombed the machine-gun crews, jumped into the trench and charged with his bayonet. In all, he killed ten enemy soldiers and captured six. Throwing the machine-guns over the parapet, he called the delayed platoon forward and then rejoined his own. In ninety-three minutes the victory of Hamel was complete. Axford’s initiative and gallantry won him the Victoria Cross. `I must have been mad’, he commented later. On 14 July he was promoted to corporal.
In December 1918 Axford came home to Australia on furlough. Discharged from the army on 6 February 1919, he recommenced work as a labourer. At St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth, on 27 November 1926 he married Lily Maud Foster, a shop assistant. They lived at Mount Hawthorn and had five children. Axford was employed by Hugh McKay (Massey Harris) Pty Ltd and became a clerk. On 25 June 1941 he was mobilised in the Militia and posted to the District Records Office, Perth. Rising to sergeant in February 1943, he was discharged on 14 April 1947. In his leisure time `Jack’ regularly attended the races.
Axford attended the VC centenary celebrations in London in 1956. He was returning from a reunion of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association when he died on 11 October 1983 on an aircraft between Dubai and Hong Kong. His wife had died three months earlier. Survived by their two sons and three daughters, he was cremated with full military honours. In 1985 his VC and other medals were presented to the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
AYRE, Jack Leonard
Service no 62765
Private 3 (W) Reinforcements Born 07 December 1900 at Bunbury, WAOf 1 Mignonette Street, North Perth, WA Son of John Alfred AYRE & Caroline Louisa nee WISE Enlisted 21st May 1918 at Perth, SA Returned to Australia "Boonah" 20th December 1918 AYRE, William Charles
Service no 3379
44th Battalion Service no 6 27th Battlion Private Born Charles William AYRE 1897 at Bunbury WA Son of John Alfred AYRE & Caroline Louisa nee WISE Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter Enlisted 28th February 1917 in Perth, WA Killed in Action 04 July 1918 Buried VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY III B 3 Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire |
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