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INDEX
ABOUT THIS NOMINAL ROLL ................................................P 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..........................................................P 2
ABBREVIATIONS .....................................................................P 3
DECORATED INDIGENOUS WAR HEROES .........................P 4
THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE
OF THEIR COUNTRY ................................................................P 4
INDIGENOUS MEDAL WINNERS’ CITATIONS...................P 5
NOMINAL ROLL OF INDIGENOUS SOLDIERS
OF WORLD WAR ONE ..............................................................P 7
PROBLEMS. .................................................................................P19
OUR SPONSORS.........................................................................p19
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..........................................................................P20
ABOUT THIS NOMINAL ROLL
This is a nominal roll of Indigenous participation in World War One, not merely a roll of Indigenous members of
the Australian Imperial Force that served overseas during that war. This has been done because many enlisted but
were rejected just because of the colour of their skin. There are several that were rejected due to other reasons such a
‘Medical unfitness’, ‘Unsuitable physique’, ‘Unlikely to make an efficient soldier’, etc. However, they have been included
because not only is this a roll about total Indigenous enlistment, but their rejection may, in reality, not have been for the
reason given. Some for example, were rejected for ‘Unsuitable physique – Aboriginal’. On checking the records of one
man so rejected, it was found he had a body mass index of approximately 20, which is well within the normal range (15
– 25).
This roll is not complete and probably never will be. Enlistment papers usually carried no reference to race.
Many enlisted under false names and places of birth in order to avoid the provisions of the Defence Act or the unwanted
attention of Protectors of Aborigines. There is also the sad fact that Aboriginal communities suffered greatly from the
fatal effects of epidemics such as Spanish influenza and many oral histories may have been lost as a result.
Every effort has been made to guarantee the accuracy of this nominal roll, either through direct observation of
confirmatory evidence, cross referencing from different sources, or evidence from relatives. The great majority of entries
are guaranteed correct. However, some entries represent at best an intelligent choice using the available information. It
is the nature of history to be self-correcting and to grow by the efforts of others; therefore additions as well as corrections
are both invited and very welcome.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This nominal roll is the result of ongoing research by many people. Principal contributions include nominal rolls:
supplied by the 1931 and 1932 Reveille journals of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers, Sailors and
Airman’s Imperial League of Australia (RSSAILA); the State Library of Queensland; The National Indigenous Times; the
photographic record by Frances Rhodes; and the Master’s thesis of Rod Pratt. Individual researchers who have made
valuable contributions include David Huggonson, Bob Hall, Chris Coulthard-Clark, Doris Kartinyeri, Garth O’Connell,
Rod Pratt and Lindsay Watson. Every entry in this roll has been confirmed from files held either at the National Archives
of Australia website, or the Australian War Memorial.
I would like to thank the following people and organisations for their help in getting this nominal roll to its current
stage of completion: Auntie Bonny Costa; Anna Shnukal; Major Murray Nelson; Duncan Johnston, Auntie Ada Simpson
and the Cherbourg Aboriginal Council; Ms Janine Schmidt and the University of Queensland Library; Andrew Walker
and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy section of the Qld. Department of Communities; Dr Ian Lilley and
Michael Williams of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit of the University of Queensland; Frances
Rhodes; Sue Summers and the Cape Barren Island Aboriginal Association; staff of the National Archives of Australia;
and Garth O’Connell and the Australian War Memorial. Thanks must also go to Kurbingui Youth Development and
the Department of Employment and Training for financing and undertaking the printing of this Roll. To all those who
provided information on their relatives to allow their names to be included in this nominal roll also goes a very grateful
thanks.
I would particularly like to thank David Huggonson and Bob Hall who not only provided me with information and
advice, but also with the inspiration to begin and continue with this work. I believe that a great debt of gratitude is owed
by the Indigenous community to these two men in particular who allowed them to enjoy the pride that is rightly theirs due
to the military contribution of their ancestors.
If I have forgotten to mention the name of any person or group that has also provided assistance, may I now offer
them my thanks and my most humblest apologies.
Finally, I am a migaloo; a whitefella. This is my way of saying ‘Sorry’.
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ABBREVIATIONS
AASC -- Australian Army Service Corps
ABGROC -- Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
A/Cpl -- Acting corporal. An enlisted man, usually a lance
corporal, holding the rank of corporal whilst the
soldier who normally holds that rank and position is
away, perhaps on course or receiving treatment for
wounds.
AFA -- Australian Field Artillery
AMC -- Australian Medical Corps
AMDT -- Anzac Mounted Divisional Train
AVH -- Australian Veterinary Hospital. A unit principally
engaged in keeping the Light Horse and pack
animals healthy.
Bn -- Battalion- an army unit usually of about 1000 men.
Coy -- Company
Cpl -- Corporal. An enlisted man holding a rank above
lance corporal and below that of lance sergeant or
sergeant.
CT -- Communication Trench
DAC -- Divisional Ammunition Column
DCM -- Distinguished Conduct Medal - Second highest
medal for bravery for enlisted men after the Victoria
Cross.
Depot -- raining Depot: Where troops received basic
training after enlistment.
Disch -- Discharged for being too black.
Disch -- Discharged for reasons stated as other than for
being too black.
Div -- Division
Div Sig Coy -- Divisional Signal Company.
DOD -- Died of Disease whilst on active service.
DOW -- Died after having received medical attention for
wounds received in battle,
DOWRA -- Died of wounds received accidentally, whilst
not in battle.
Dvr -- Driver. A transport rank equivalent to private.
Engs -- Engineers. In the army, these are the men that
build some things, and blow up others. Some also
deal with unexploded bombs, etc.
FAB -- Field Artillery Brigade
Fld Sqd -- Field Squadron
Gallipoli -- Fought on Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.
GSR -- General Service Reinforcements. See also Rfts
and Regt No,
Imp Cam Coy -- Imperial Camel Company
HE -- High Explosive
HQ -- Head Quarters
Inf -- Infantry. The footsloggers.
KIA -- Killed in action
LCpl -- Lance Corporal. An enlisted man holding a rank
higher than private but lower than corporal. A lance
corporal has one rank chevron.
LH Fld Amb -- Light Horse Field Ambulance.
LHR -- Light Horse Regiment; a unit of cavalry.
LTMB -- Light Trench Mortar Battery
MG -- Machine Gun
MGS -- Machine Gun Squadron
MIA -- Missing In Action
MID -- Mentioned In Desptches, An award either for
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bravery or distinguished service.. For enlisted men,
it ranks after the Military Medal.
MM -- Military Medal – third highest medal for bravery for
enlisted men after the Victoria Cross and DCM.
MT Coy -- Motor Transport Company
NOAS -- Not On Active Service. This means the soldier
is not overseas near the battle zone.
Pnr -- Pioneer – a type of infantry man who also acted
as an engineer doing field constructions such as
trenches.
POW -- Prisoner of War. A man taken prisoner by the
enemy and held captive until the end of the war.
Pte -- Private. An enlisted man who holds the lowest
army rank above that of recruit.
Regt No. -- Regimental Number – the identification
number issued to each enlisted man. Officers at this
time did not have one. On enlistment each soldier
was given a temporary number prefixed by a letter
indicating the state of enlistment, eg Q19670. On
posting, they were then given a number by their
unit. At first, each unit had their own numbering
beginning from zero. In the first AIF, there may
have been well over a hundred soldiers holding
a regimental number such as 757. If reposted to
another unit which already had that number in use,
the soldier’s number was appended with a letter, eg
757C. From the formation of GSR in 1917, a single
numbering system began that started from 1 and
ran consecutively thereafter.
Rfts -- Reinforcements. To replace casualties, each
unit received more men sent over in batches called
reinforcements, eg 20th Reinforcements to the 11
LHR.
Rmt U -- Remount Unit – Broke in horses for use in the
army, eg with the LHR.
Sgt -- Sergeant. An enlisted man holding a rank higher
than that of corporal or lance sergeant. A sergeant
has three rank chevrons.
Spr -- Sapper. A rank in the Engineers Corps equivalent
to a private.
Tpr -- Trooper. A Cavalry rank equivalent to private.
Tfc Ctl Det -- Traffic Control Detachment
Tun Coy -- Tunnelling Company
W -- Wounded in action: eg W2 means twice wounded in
action. This does not include a wound causing death.
Thus W2 KIA meant the soldier was wounded three
times, the third time fatally. It also doesn’t include
a wound that didn’t receive medical attention, ie,
the soldier remained on duty in the trenches after
receiving a minor wound.
WO -- Warrant Officer. An enlisted man that holds one of
either two ranks, WO1 OR WO2, that are above that
of the rank of sergeant, but below that of a proper
officer.
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DECORATED INDIGENOUS WAR HEROES
Pte Frederick John Briggs MM
Pte William James Albert Jonas MID
Pte William Reginald Rawlings MM
Cpl Augustus Pegg Farmer MM
Cpl Albert Knight DCM
Pte Raymond Charles Runga MM
Pte James Hickey MM
LCpl William Albert Knight MM
Pte Frank Stewart MID
Pte William Allan Irwin DCM
Pte Maitland Madge MM
LCpl Harry Thorpe MM
THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
Pte George Robert Aitken
Spr Ernest James Firth
Pte William Samuel Maynard
Pte Carl John Baker
Pte John Albert Fisher
Pte Robert Munro
Pte David Henry Bindoff
Pte Charles Aubrey Fox
Pte William Frederick Murray
Pte Edgar George Bindoff
Pte Percy Freeman
Pte William Joseph Napoleon
Pte Alfred John Blackman
Pte Charles Alfred Gage
Pte Thomas William Pehow
Pte Laurence Henry Booth
LCpl Christopher Henry Gage
LCpl Norman Priestly
Pte Thomas Bowen
Pte George Hamilton Graham
Pte William Joseph Punch
Pte John Brenell
Pte James Gordon Harris
Pte Thomas Purcell
Pte Frederick John Briggs MM
Pte Thomas Joseph Haynes
Pte William Reginald Rawlings MM
Pte Frederick Brook
Pte Edward Heath
Pte William Reid
Pte George Ernest Brown
Pte Arthur Charles Horner
Pte William Rhodes
Pte Marcus Blake Norman Brown
Pte John Huckle
Pte Cyril Spurgeon Rigney
Pte Robert Ramsey Caldwell
Pte William Allan (Irwin) DCM
Pte Rufus Gordon Rigney
Pte Edward Hartley Castles
Pte Alexander Jenkins
Pte Thomas Henry Riley
Pte Wilfred Clayton
Pte Wallie Johnson
Pte James Alexander Slater
Pte John Henry Alfred Coe
Trooper John Johnston
Pte Charlie Smith
Pte Benjamin Combo
Pte Richard King
Pte Gilbert Theodore Haxle Stephen
LCpl Martin Coohey
Pte Allister Roy Lester
Pte William Stubbings
Pte Daniel Cooper
Pte Augustus Lester
Pte George Syron
Pte William John Dashper
Pte Thomas Amos Lewis
LCpl Harry Thorpe MM
Pte Ernest Day
Tpr James Lucas
Pte Albert Tripcony
Pte George Thomas Day
Pte Morgan Mansell
Pte Francis Alban Varcoe
Pte William Alexander Egan
Pte Thomas Edward Mansell
Pte Arthur Thomas Walker
Pte William Elsdale
Pte Archibald James Marshall
Pte Thomas James Walker
Cpl Augustus Pegg Farmer MM
Pte Richard Martin
Pte Vincent Watley
Pte Laurie Farmer
Pte Charles George Martyn
Pte Thomas Williams
LCpl John Arthur Firebrace
Pte Edward Lewis Maynard
A/Cpl Herbert George Winter
Pte William Reginald Arthur Firebrace
Pte Frank Maynard
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INDIGENOUS MEDAL WINNERS’ CITATIONS
16 Pte Frederick John Briggs MM
London Gazette, No. 30023; 17th April, 1917, p 3699.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette ; 21st Aug, 1917, p 1784.
“On the night of February 24th/25th in a raid as Covering Bomber for the Wire Cutters, was severely wounded in the
right arm but with great grit and determination he continued bombing with his left arm. He thus prevented the enemy
who were in readiness at the point of entry from inflicting further casualties on our Wire Cutters who were enabled to
complete their work. His action contributed largely to the raiding party’s success in entering the Trench”
4808 Cpl Augustus Pegg Farmer MM
London Gazette No. 30873; 29th August, 1918, p19141.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No 1; 2nd January, 1919, p2.
757C Pte James Hickey MM
London Gazette No. 31007; 13th November, 1918, p13401.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No 36; 14th March, 1919, p421
“In an operation against the enemy position at Meteren on 19th July. 1918, Pte Hickey displayed great dash and
initiative. He was one of a fighting patrol of seven and at one stage moved out alone in full view of the enemy and
rushed a post and captured three prisoners. His work was consistently good during the whole operation and was a firm
example to his comrades”.
792 Pte William Allan Irwin DCM
London Gazette No 31186; 14th February 1919, p 2422
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette; No 75, 17th June, 1919,
“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during operations at Road Wood on 31st Aug, 1916. Singlehanded,
and in the face of heavy fire, he rushed three separate machine gun nests, capturing guns and crews. While rushing a
fourth, he was severely wounded. His irresistible dash inspired the whole of his company.”
2101 Pte William James Albert Jonas MID
Mentioned in General Sir Douglas Haig’s despatches of 16th March,1919
London Gazette No. 31448; 11th July 1919, p8831.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 124; 30th October, 1919, p1655.
5709 Cpl Albert Knight DCM
London Gazette No 31819; 11th March 1920, p3131
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 31; 10th June 1920
“For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 29th/30 September, 1918. During an attack on the village of Bony,
on the 30th September, 1918, several bombing parties were held up by heavy Machine Gun and Trench Mortar fire.
Corporal Knight handled his Lewis Gun Section with great skill and worked forward to a suitable position, he then
placed his gun in position, handed over to No. 1 and proceeded M.G.C. to push forward and reconnoitre the enemy
position. This necessitated moving over country which afforded no cover, other than shell holes. for a distance of 200
yards. This was carried out in broad daylight and in full view of the enemy lines and under Heavy Machine Gun, Trench
Mortar and Artillery fire.
In spite of difficulties he succeeded in reaching a position from which he located several Machine Guns and Trench
Mortars, which were at the time playing on our position. He then returned to our lines with the valuable information
which he had obtained and artillery assistance was brought to bear with success on the positions indicated.”
105 LCpl William Albert Knight MM
London Gazette No. 30498; 28th January, 1918, p1403.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette; 27th June, 1918, p1390.
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3483 Pte Maitland Madge MM
London Gazette No. 29827; 16th November, 1916, p11145
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette; 19th April, 1917, p924.
“These men are recommended for conspicuous bravery while acting as messenger during operations north west of
POZIERES from 5th to 11th August, 1916. These men were continually moving to and from Company and Battalion
Headquarters under intense H.E. artillery barrage. The telephone lines were being continually broken, and the only
method of communication was then by messenger. They showed an utter disregard of their own safety, and an
admirable contempt for danger, and it was entirely owing to their self-sacrifice the operations were so well supported
by our own artillery and that Battalion and Brigade HQ were so closely in touch with progress of operations. Our
losses in messengers were very heavy. There were several instances of these messengers being blown up by H.E.
shells exploding near them, and some of them were rendered semi-unconscious from shell shock, but after a short rest
returned to their dangerous work.”
3603 Pte William Reginald Rawlings MM
London Gazette No 31061; 11th December, 1918, p14669
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 36; 14th March, 1919, p427.
“At Morlancourt on night 28/29th July, 1918, During the attack on enemy system this soldier had the responsible position
of first bayonet man in a bombing team which worked down the enemy C.T, routed the enemy and established a block
in the trenches. Pte Rawlings displayed rare bravery in the performance of his duty killing many of the enemy, brushing
aside all opposition and cleared the way effectively for the bombers of his team. His irresistible dash and courage set
a wonderful example to the remainder of the team.”
5476 Raymond Charles Runga MM
London Gazette No 31338; 13th May, 1919, p6060.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No 109; 15th September, 1919, p1368.
“For conspicuous gallantry on 23rd August, 1918 at Herleville Wood near Poucaucourt. When the left portion of his
Company came under exceptionally heavy machine gun fire from a wood in front, Pte Runga, taking charge of a small
party dashed forward to the wood and succeeded in capturing two hostile machine guns and the crews of 16 men. On
another occasion he rushed forward alone over 70 yards of ground without cover and despite point blank machine gun
fire succeeded in bombing the enemy from the communication trench, thus enabling the remainder of the platoon to
continue their advance. This latter feat was a heroic example of utter disregard of personal safety and the desire at all
costs to worst the enemy, any man of whom with one shot calmly aimed would have killed him.”
5459 LCpl Harry Thorpe MM
London Gazette No. 30431; 14th December, 1917, p13200.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 2nd May, 1918, p1038.
“Near Ypres on 4/5th October, 1917, L/Cpl Thorpe displayed great courage and initiative in mopping up enemy dugouts
and pill boxes. In the capture of battalion objectives, he was conspicuous for his courage and leadership, handling his
men with skill and materially assisting his company commander. By his splendid example and disregard for all danger
he inspired those under him.”
4911 Pte Frank Stewart MID
Mentioned In General Sir Douglas Haig’s despatches of 16th March, 1919.
London Gazette No 31448; 11th July, 1919, p8833
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No 124, 30th October, 1919, p1656.
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NOMINAL ROLL OF INDIGENOUS SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR ONE
REGT RANK
No. NAME
1822
Pte William Clarence Way Ahang
2367
45509
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
5 Pnr Bn
Pt Lincoln, SA
W2
Pte George Robert Aitken 52 Inf Bn Taroom, Qld.
KIA
Pte Henry William Alberts
Depot Lake Condah, Vic.
Disch
William Allan
SEE William .Allan IRWIN DCM
50246 Pte Willie Allen 50270
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
Pte Charles Alley
11 LHR
Darwin, NT.
11 LHR
Charters Towers, Qld
6 LHR
Boggabri, NSW
4 Div Hqtrs
Milton, NSW
1229
Pte Percy Anderson 2554
LCpl Arthur George Andrews.
6610
Pte Ernest Walter Andrews
15 Inf Bn
Milton, NSW.
Pte Eric Angie
Depot
Pt Pearce, SA
Disch
Depot Pt Pearce. SA.
Disch
56 Inf Bn
Rooty Hill, NSW.
S12889 Pte Frank Angie 3594
Pte Henry Augustus Anolock,
573
Pte James Arden
39 Inf Bn
Casterton, Vic.
6850
Pte Thomas Henry Balcombe
14 Inf Bn
Bateman’s Bay, NSW W2
1234A
Pte Charles Baird (William Roberts)
11 LHR
Cooktown, Qld,
7685A
Pte Norman Baird AVH Cooktown, Qld.
7744
Pte Carl John Baker
15 Inf Bn
Innisfail, Qld
3024
Dvr Charles Baker
6 LHR
Collarenabri, NSW.
Depot Coen, Qld
Q19600 Pte Harry Baker 3469
Dvr Frank Balser Pte Frederick Joseph Barber,
2135A
5 LHR
DOW
Disch
Lakefield Station, Qld
Depot
Windsor, NSW.
Disch
Pte William Frederick Barrett 49 Inf Bn Sydney, NSW.
W2
1741
Pte Robert Beale 55 Inf Bn Murrurundi, NSW.
W1
3019A
Pte William Beale 34 Inf Bn Werris Creek, NSW.
W2
Depot
Barambah, Qld
Disch
W1
Q19608 Pte Bertie Beckett Disch
1702
Dvr Thomas William Leslie Bell
10 FABde
Dalton, NSW.
7469 Pte George Robert Bennett 41 Inf Bn
Brisbane, Qld.
3467
Tpr Albert Beulah
1 LHR
Forbes, NSW.
7591
Pte John Eustace Bews (aka Walker) 10 Inf Bn
S12813 Pte Edmund Bilney Wallaroo, SA.
W1. Previously Disch
Depot Fowlers Bay, SA.
Disch
2249
Pte David Henry Bindoff
19 Inf Bn Sydney NSW.
KIA
1720
Pte Edgar George Bindoff
1 Inf Bn
Sydney, NSW
KIA Gallipoli
2115
LCpl Harold Edward Bindoff
6 ABGROC
Sydney, NSW.
W1
3158
Pte Archibald Binnie 42 Inf Bn
Ipswich, Qld.
6531
Dvr Charles Henry Bird 4 MG Bn
Tweed Heads, NSW W1
41 Inf Bn Tiaro, Qld.
DOW
W1
3173 Pte Alfred John Blackman 2584A LCpl Charles Tednee Blackman (Graham) 9 Inf Bn
Gayndah, Qld.
3174 Pte Thomas Blackman 41 Inf Bn
Gayndah, Qld.
3288
Pte Victor Harold Blanch 2 LHR
Uralla, NSW
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REGT RANK
No. NAME
64321
Dvr Martin Blyth 4509
Pte Andy Bond Q20518 Pte Robert Bond UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
AMDT
Kilkivan, Qld
3 Inf Bn Braidwood, NSW
W1
Depot
Gayndah, Qld.
Disch
5303
Pte Laurence Henry Booth 21 Inf Bn Dalgety, NSW.
W1 DOW
6522 Pte Thomas Bowen
18 Inf Bn Charters Towers, Qld.
KIA
50271
Pte Patrick. Brady 11 LHR
Charters Towers, Qld.
3112 Pte John Brenell
34 Inf Bn
Bairnsdale, Vic.
Pte Shaw Briar
Depot
Forbes, NSW.
4737 Pte Benjamine Bridgewater 9 Inf Bn
Cloncurry, Qld.
W2
16 Pte Frederick John Briggs MM 33 Inf Bn
Manilla, NSW.
W2 KIA
7701
Pte Walter Bright 4 Inf Bn Narrandera, NSW.
W1 POW
6158
Pte Frederick Brook
3 Inf Bn
Moruya, NSW.
DOW
4004
Pte Leslie Herbert Brook
30 Inf Bn
Buckenboura, NSW.
6477
Pte Claude Eyre Brown
12 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas
3427 Pte Frederick William Brown
40 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas W1
T3120
Pte George Ernest Brown
Depot
Flinders Island, Tas
Died During Training
5054
Pte Henry George Brown
52 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas W2
2291
Pte Marcus Blake Norman Brown
40 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas
DOW
2616
Pte Robert John Brown 45 Inf Bn
Nelligan, NSW.
W1
1154 Pte Stephen James Brown 2 LHR
Glenbrook, NSW.
W1
T3206
Pte Willard Stanley Brown
Depot
Cape Barren Island, Tas. Disch (underage)
2422 Pte William Bert Brown 11 LHR
Kilkivan, Qld
7782 Pte Samuel Browning 15 Inf Bn
Cudgen, NSW.
Pte Arthur Bundie
Depot
Taroom, Qld.
3019
Pte Allan Montgomery Burgess
40 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas
W2
5055
Pte Sydney Burgess
52 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas
W2
Depot
Tarcoola, SA.
Disch
W1 POW
S12814 Pte George Burgoyne
DOD
W1
6620
Pte Alfred Burke 13 Inf Bn
Sydney, NSW
2423
Pte Frederick Arthur Burnett 11 LHR
Brisbane, Qld.
3107
Pte Roland Elijah Bush
55 Inf Bn
Terrawa, NSW.
28860
Gnr Walter Amos Bush
2 DAC
Gunning, NSW.
Depot
Borhillan Station, Qld.
Depot Coonabaraban, NSW.
15 LHR
Coonabaraban, NSW.
25 Inf Bn
Brisbane, Qld
W1
Winton, Qld. KIA
Q19612 Pte Daniel Cabbo 94566 3146
Pte George William Cain Pte James Edward Cain 3610A Pte James Cairncross Disch
6957
Pte Robert Ramsey Caldwell
15 Inf Bn
1173 Tpr Alfred Cameron Jnr 1 LH Bde MGS Meningie, SA.
3471 Dvr William Charles Campbell 3 LH Fld Amb
Mt George, NSW.
4039 Pte Edward Capeen 31 Inf Bn
Broadwater, NSW.
W1
723
Pte Samuel John Capes
33 Inf Bn
Uralla, NSW
W1
Pte William Carr
Depot
Parkes, NSW.
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REGT RANK
No. NAME
2161 Tpr Angus Bruce Carten 622
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
5 LHR
Grafton , NSW.
W1
Gnr Henry James Carter 11 AFA
Young, NSW.
W1
3027 Pte Roland Wenzel Carter 50 Inf Bn Pt McLeay, SA.
W2 POW
3124 Pte William Carter 48 Inf Bn
Wagga Wagga, NSW.
3290
Pte Edward Harley Castles 11 Inf Bn Heathcote, Vic.
2507
Pte William Castles
Depot
Rooty Hill, NSW.
57312
Tpr William Wallace Chatfield 1 LHR
Coonabarabran, NSW.Previously Disch.
Depot Charters Towers, Qld. Disch
Q19606 Pte William Christie DOW
6293
Pte Henry Clark 20 Inf Bn Nundle, NSW
W1
7450
Pte Charles Clarke 2 Inf Bn Walgett, NSW
W1
2008 Pte
41 Inf Bn Surat, Qld.
KIA
6130 Pte Cecil Sebastian Coe 4 Inf Bn
Cowra, NSW.
W1
3360 Pte Elijah Joseph Coe 54 Inf Bn
Cowra, NSW
W1
5331 Pte John Augustus Coe 17 Inf Bn
Cowra, NSW.
W2
2391 Pte John Henry Alfred Coe 53 Inf Bn Cowra, NSW.
KIA
66304 Pte Walter Joseph Coe AMC
Cowra, NSW.
Previously Disch
Depot Fowlers Bay, SA
Disch
W1
Wilfred Clayton S12816 Pte Willy Coleman 3019
Pte Harold Collard
3 Pnr Bn
Mount Kokeby, WA
3011
Pte Lewis Collard
3 Pnr Bn
Beverley, WA.
2424
Pte Edward Collins
11 LHR
Mitchell, Qld
2459
Pte Fred Collins 11 LHR
Mitchell, Qld.
50248
Dvr Glen Combarngo 2 LHR
Surat, Qld.
6977 Pte Benjamin Combo 3 Inf Bn Dalby, Qld
DOD. Previously Disch
4259 Dvr George Combo 32 Inf Bn
Collarenabri, NSW.
W2
Depot Gayndah, Qld.
Disch
DOW
Q20597 Pte Edmond Coochey 2596
LCpl Martin Coohey 4 Pnr Bn Narrabri, NSW
56907
Pte Frederick Coolwell 11 LHR
Brisbane, Qld.
19 Inf Bn
Antwerp, Vic.
Disch
V67046 Pte Cornelius James Coombes
2141
Pte Alfred Jackson Coombs
59 Inf Bn
Antwerp, Vic.
W1
2288
Pte Willie Coombs
60 Inf Bn
Dimboola, Vic.
W2
7897
Spr Andrew Cooper
Tun Coy
Echuca, Vic.
Disch
4303
Pte Daniel Cooper 24 Inf Bn Echuca, Vic.
KIA
4079
Pte Joshua Cooper
23 Inf Bn
Cummeragunja, NSW.W1
Pte Tom Cooper Depot
Gindalbi, WA
2425
Tpr Jack Costello 11 LHR
Camooweal, Qld
2420
Pte Walter Couchy 7 FAB
Gayndah, Qld.
3662
Pte Harold Arthur Cowan (aka Williams) 6 LHR
2099A Dvr Peter Craigie 32 Inf Bn
Roxborough, Qld.
1259
Pte Joseph Crough
8 LHR
Colac, Vic.
1125
Pte Kenneth Crough
58 Inf Bn
Warrnambool, Vic.
W1
6626
Pte Joseph Crowley
7 Inf Bn
Kalgoorlie, WA.
W1
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No. NAME
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
3121A
Pte John Cubbo 5 LHR
Kilkivan, Qld.
63989
Dvr Willie Cummings AASC Stanley Hills, Qld.
1501
Pte Sydney Moses Cunningham
34 Inf Bn
Glebe, NSW
Pte Norman Daley,
Depot
Wellington, NSW.
748
Pte Alfred Dalton
3 Inf Bn
Mungindi. NSW.
57247 Pte Horace Thomas Dalton
11 LHR
Dunwich, Qld.
1547
Pte Stanley Alick Dalton
53 Inf Bn
Moree, NSW.
W1
2185
Pte William John Dashper
39 Inf Bn
Lake Condah, Vic.
KIA
Depot Penong, SA.
Disch
S12817 Pte Dick Davey Previously Disch
Disch
3282 Pte Augustus Hodkinson Davies 41 Inf Bn
Port Douglas, Qld.
N3044
Pte Thomas Davis
Depot
Brungle, NSW.
Disch
3132 Pte Thomas Davis 55 Inf Bn
Cowra, NSW.
W1
732
Pte Ernest Day 7 Inf Bn
Walhalla, Vic.
DOW Gallipoli
509
Pte George Thomas Day 4 Inf Bn
Ballarat, Vic.
KIA Gallipoli
Depot Roma, Qld
Disch
W1
Q19609 Pte Ossie Dick 7052
Pte Bertie Dixon 25 Inf Bn Springsure, Qld.
30106
Dvr Percy Dixon 9 FAB
Springsure, Qld.
Depot
Goomeri, Qld
Disch
26 Inf Bn
Banana, Qld.
W2
Depot Laura, Qld.
Disch
Q20409 Pte
5818 Frederick Dodd
Pte Thomas Dodd Q19614 Pte
Myrtle Douglas 2426
Tpr Harry Doyle 11 LHR
Charters Towers, Qld.
3477
Pte Walter Herbert Duncan 1 LHR
Moree, NSW.
5580 Pte John James Dunn 18 Inf Bn
The Border, Qld.
W2
582 Pte Wilfred Henry Thomas Easton (Hardy) 1 Inf Bn Sydney, NSW
Disch Enlisted as Hardy
5675
Pte William Alexander Egan 60 Inf Bn
Heywood, Vic
W1 KIA
554 Pte Evelyn Ellis 7 MG Coy
Stradbroke Island, Qld.
3056 Dvr George Arthur Ellis AMDT
Brisbane, Qld
4484 Pte William Elsdale 47 Inf Bn Normanby, Qld.
62
Pte William Bede Enright
1 Inf Bn
Coonabarabran, NSW.W1
6271
Pte Julian Clifford Everett
12 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas
Pte
Alfred James Everingham
Depot
Windsor, NSW
Disch
Pte Arthur Ephriam Everingham
Depot
Windsor, NSW.
Disch
Pte Richard Everingham
Depot
Windsor, NSW.
Disch
3162
Pte William Thomas Exton 41 Inf Bn
Lismore, NSW.
W1
4808 Cpl Augustus Pegg Farmer MM 16 Inf Bn Katanning, WA.
KIA
4604 Pte Kenneth Farmer
16 Inf Bn
Katanning, WA.
Later re-enlisted
3373A Pte Kenneth Farmer (same as above) 28 Inf Bn
Katanning, WA.
W1
621
Pte Laurie Farmer
28 Inf Bn
Katanning, WA.
KIA
421
Pte Lewis Farmer
28 Inf Bn
Katanning, WA.
W1
1638 Pte Arthur Firebrace AMC Dtls
Moulamein, NSW.
1637
LCpl John Arthur Firebrace 59 Inf Bn Swan Hill, NSW.
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REGT RANK
No. NAME
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
6802A
Pte William Reginald Arthur Firebrace 24 Inf Bn Edward River, NSW. 1W KIA
1696
Spr Ernest James Firth 1 LHR Pelliga, NSW.
1162 Dvr Francis Walter Bertie Firth 2 Div MT Coy
Pelliga, NSW.
374
Pte George Godfrey Fisher
4 MG Coy
Launceston, Tas,
2428 Pte Frank Fisher 11 LHR
Clermont, Qld.
Depot
Qld.
Disch
DOW
Q19615 Pte James Fisher
KIA
2328
Pte John Albert Fisher
40 Inf Bn
Launceston, Tas
2427
Pte Joseph Fitzroy 11 LHR
Eulo, Qld.
4292 Pte Michael Flick MG Dtls
Myambellah, NSW.
3753 Pte Charles William Foley 49 Inf Bn
Stradbroke Island, Qld.
4784
Pte Curtis Ford 15 Inf Bn
Southport, Qld.
3641
Pte George Foster 49 Inf Bn
Bollon, Qld.
3635
Pte Charles Aubrey Fox 52 Inf Bn
Cooktown, Qld.
KIA France
2189 Pte Arthur Henry Fox
38 Inf Bn
Mannum, SA
W2
97
Drv Albert Franklin. Rmt Unit
Yea, Vic.
878
Pte Leslie Franklin
1 Div Sig Coy
Yea, Vic.
3347
LCpl Walter Lane Franklin
29 Inf Bn
Yea, Vic.
2334 Pte Leslie Franks 1 LH Fld Amb
Sydney, NSW.
263 Pte Walter Franks 9 Inf Bn
Paddington, NSW
Disappeared
69
Cpl Harold William Francis Frazer 34 Inf Bn
Goodooga, NSW.
W1
2509
Pte Percy Freeman
54 Inf Bn
Parramatta, NSW.
DOW
3055 Pte Thomas Fuller 33 Inf Bn Barradine, NSW.
W1
3558 Pte Charles Alfred Gage 56 Inf Bn
Eugowra, NSW.
KIA
2158 LCpl Christopher Henry Gage 54 Inf Bn Eugowra, NSW.
KIA
5839A Pte Ernest Alexander Gallaher
25 Inf Bn
Laidley, Qld.
W1
5023 Pte Charles Patrick Gallaher
26 Inf Bn
Murphy’s Creek, Qld. W1
2429 Pte John Geary 11 LHR
Bundaberg, Qld.
94569
Pte Edward Stanley Golden
Depot
Narrabri, NSW.
6787
Pte James Golden (poss Golding)
20 Inf Bn
Baan Baa, NSW.
4529 Pte Walter Gollan 43 Inf Bn
Point McLeay, SA.
Pte Joe Goolagong
Depot
Forbes, NSW.
7242
Pte Joseph Gotch
33 Inf Bn
Cootamundra, NSW.
2816
LCpl Allan Gowans 54 Inf Bn
Carrathool, NSW.
Charles Thomas Graham
W1
W1
W1
Disch
W1
name changed by deed poll from Charles Tednee Blackman
6077
Pte George Hamilton Graham 26 Inf Bn Southport, Qld.
6020 Pte Douglas Grant 13 Inf Bn Atherton Tableland, Qld.POW
20764
Pte Harry Grant
Depot
Wilcannia, NSW.
Depot
Forbes, NSW.
N87206 Pte James Grant
Pte Richard Grant,
Depot
Forbes, NSW.
3648B Pte John Richard Tom Gray 8 LHR Brisbane, Qld.
7113 Drv Charles Herbert Hankin AAMC Dtls
Sydney, NSW.
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Disch
Disch
W1
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No. NAME
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
1674 Pte Percy Thomas Hardy (Wilfred Easton) 56 Inf Bn
Sydney, NSW.
Re-enlisted (false name)
3297 Pte Valentine Hare 2 LHR
Burdekin, Qld.
W1
3533 Pte James Gordon Harris 59 Inf Bn Healesville, Vic.
KIA
3654
Pte Frederick Harrison 4 Div Trn
Antwerp, Vic.
2255 A/CplHarry Hawkins 2 Rmts
Charleville, Qld.
370 Pte Reginald Francis Hawkins 42 Inf Bn Adavale, Qld.
W1 POW
3103 Pte Thomas Joseph Haynes
9 Inf Bn
St George, Qld.
KIA
2333 Pte Edward Heath 33 Inf Bn Merriwa, NSW.
KIA
Pte Frank Hedlam
Depot
Peak Hill, WA.
Disch
Pte John Sidney Heland
Depot
Warangesda, NSW.
Disch
757C Pte James Hickey MM, 9 Inf Bn
Morpeth, NSW.
W1
Q19610 Pte Christie Hill Depot Bundaberg, Qld.
Disch
3238 Pte Edward Hill, 15 LHR
Goondiwindi, Qld.
3655 Pte George Hill, 4 MG Bn
Rockhampton, Qld.
W1
3659B Pte Percy Hill 25 Inf Bn
Brisbane, Qld.
W1
George Hilliet
Depot
Cummeragunja, NSW.Disch
William Hilliet
Depot
Cummeragunja, NSW.Disch
5402 Pte Daniel Hodgekiss 6 Inf Bn.
Port Woolunga, SA.. W1
1666A Pte Daniel Charles Hodges 47 Inf Bn
Thursday Island, Qld. W1
115
Pte Arthur Charles Homer
5 LHR
Bathurst, NSW.
KIA Gallipoli
5684
Pte Charles William Homer
5 LTMB
Mundurama, NSW.
W1
94239
Pte Edward Homer
Depot
Lucknow, NSW.
Disch
2919
Pte George Vincent Homer
57 Inf Bn
Blayney, NSW.
W1
7011 Pte William John Homer
3 Inf Bn
Burraga, NSW.
Pte James Alfred Hubbard Rmts
Thargomindah, Qld.
Depot Thargomindah, Qld
Disch
1726
Q19603 Pte Robert Hubbard 6856 Pte John Huckle 1 Inf Bn Euabalong, NSW.
KIA
5698 Pte John Huggins 26 Inf Bn
Bowen, Qld.
W2
Depot
Point Pearce, SA.
Disch
W1
S12891 Pte Lionel Hughes
6987
Pte Wllliam Hughes 2 Inf Bn
Katoomba, NSW.
60794 Pte Henry Ingram 7 Inf Bn
Swan Hill, Vic.
792 Pte William Allen Irwin DCM (Allen) 33 Inf Bn Coonabarabran, NSW.W2 DOW
5155 Pte Arthur Isles 49 Inf Bn
Springsure, Qld.
379B Pte Victor Musgrave Jackson 2 MG Bn
Christmas Creek, Qld. W2
4083 Pte Thomas Jaro 4 Pnr Bn
Eidsvold, Qld.
W1
497A Pte Alexander Jenkins 18 Inf Bn Sydney, NSW.
KIA
3072 Pte Allen James Jenkins
35 Inf Bn
Singleton, NSW.
2444 Pte Wallie Johnson 47 Inf Bn St George, Qld.
1663 Pte Joseph Andrew Johnson
60 Inf Bn Newcastle, NSW.
3333 Pte Archibald Johnston 35 Inf Bn
Bulahdelah, NSW.
POW
2430 Tpr John Johnston 11 LHR Winton, Qld.
KIA
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No. NAME
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
2130 Pte ArthurJohn Jonas 2101 Pte William James Albert Jonas MID 34 Inf Bn
Dungog, NSW.
64364 Dvr Albert Jones AMDT
Gympie, Qld.
3502
Dvr George Kapeen, 1 Sig Sqn
Lismore, NSW.
2345
LCpl George Karpany 43 Inf Bn.
East Wellington, SA. W4
3829 Pte William Karpany 32 Inf Bn
Wellington, SA.
2431 Pte Jack Kearns 11 LHR
Dirranbandi, Qld.
Depot
Whitton, NSW.
S12890 Pte David Kennedy
1 Pnr Bn
Stroud, NSW.
W1
Disch
1025 WO2 George Kennedy 6 LHR
Ivanhoe, NSW.
39A Dvr Rupert Kerwin 2 Div Trn
Melbourne, Vic.
579
Pte Richard King
39 Inf Bn
Heywood, Vic.
DOD NOAS
5709
Cpl Albert Knight DCM 13 Inf Bn
Louth, NSW.
W1
105 LCpl William Albert Knight MM
43 Inf Bn
Bourke, NSW.
W2
6085
Pte Ernest Lacey 17 Inf Bn
Ulladulla, NSW.
4088
Pte Archie Lang, 4 MG Bn
Augathella, Qld,
2432 Pte John McKenzie Laurie 11 LHR
Kempsey, NSW.
63993
Pte Douglas Edward Law 2 LHR
Kilkivan, Qld.
63998 Dvr Vincent Frederick Law AMDT
Gayndah, Qld.
3662 Dvr Archibald Henry Leonard 3 LH F Amb
Wee Waa, NSW.
7259 Pte Alister Roy Lester 4 Inf Bn
Singleton, NSW.
KIA
2109
Pte Augustus Lester 34 Inf Bn
Singleton, NSW.
W2 KIA
50276 Spr John Horner Lewis 11 LHR
Eulo, Qld.
4230
Pte Thomas Amos Lewis
2 Inf Bn
Pudman Creek, NSW. KIA.
1330
Tpr William James Lewis
2 Rmt U
Yass, NSW.
5979
Dvr Herbert Walsh Lindupp
5 MT Coy
Healesville, Vic.
2433
Pte James Lingwoodock 11 LHR
Gin Gin, Qld.
2678
Pte Alexander Little 57 Inf Bn
Narrandera, NSW.
19966
Pte Willy Logan
Atherton, Qld. Disch
5597
Pte Henry Lloyd 17 Inf Bn
Brisbane, Qld.
N78406 Tpr James Lock
Depot Rooty Hill, NSW
N20083 Pte Allen Leslie Locke
Depot
Katoomba, NSW
532
Tpr Henry James Locke 11 LHR
Waterloo, NSW.
117A
Pte Jerome Locke 53 Inf Bn
St Mary’s, NSW.
5846
Pte Joseph James Locke
19 Inf Bn
Rooty Hill, NSW.
65778
Pte Leslie John Locke
3 Inf Bn
Richmond, NSW.
120
Pte Olga Cecil Locke
53 Inf Bn
Waterloo, NSW.
67256
Pte Robert Locke
GS Rfts
Rooty Hill, NSW.
3715
Tpr Thomas Locke 7 LHR
Rooty Hill, NSW
Pte Peter Long
Depot
Fassifern, Qld
2919
Pte Alfred John Henry Lovett
12 Inf Bn Milltown, Vic
1596
Pte Edward McDonald Lovett
13 LHR
Milltown, Vic.
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REGT RANK
No. NAME
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
3815
Spr Frederick Amos Lovett
4 LHR
Lke Condah, Vic.
764
Pte Herbert Stakle Lovett
5 MG Bn
Portland, Condah, Vic.
1386
Pte Leonard Charles Lovett
39 Inf Bn
Condah, Vic.
953
Tpr James Lucas
5 LHR
Mudgee, NSW.
3297 Tpr Jack Ludgate
3 LHR
Oodnadatta, SA.
2434 Tpr Pte Leonard Lynch 11 LHR
Cloncurry, Qld.
2182
Pte Thomas Lyons 54 Inf Bn
Condolobin, NSW.
2949 Pte Miller Mack 50 Inf Bn
Pt McLeay SA.
3483 Pte Maitland Madge MM, 15 Inf Bn Cooktown, Qld.
6551 Pte Harold Maher 20 Inf Bn
Port Stephens, NSW.
COMMENTS
KIA Gallipoli
W2
W2
Benjamin James Manager Depot
Stradbroke Island, Qld
Disch.
5150
Pte
Archie Douglas Mansell
51 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas. W2
5149
Pte
George Enos Mansell
51 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas. W1
4436
Pte James Vivian Mansell
52 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas.
W1
3355 Pte Morgan Mansell
40 Inf Bn
Flinders Island, Tas.
DOD
5151
Pte Thomas Edward Mansell
52 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas.
DOD
T7253
Pte Silas Mansell
Depot
Flinders Island, Tas.
Disch (Underage)
3356
Pte William Henry Mansell
40 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas.
3402
Pte Archibald James Marshall 41 Inf Bn Bollon, Qld.
KIA
3619
Dvr
1 LHR
Nambucca Heads, NSW.
W1
2511
Tpr Henry Martin
9 LHR
Wellington, NSW.
1359 Pte Richard Martin 47 Inf Bn Stradbroke Island, Qld
W3 KIA
5959 Pte Charles George Martyn 26 Inf Bn
Goombungee, Qld.
KIA
7505 Pte Harry Mason 2 Inf Bn
Collarenabri, NSW.
6919
Pte Thomas Massey 28 Inf Bn Kalgoorlie, WA.
4988 Pte Cecil Walter Leon Maynard
57 Inf Bn
Flinders Island, Tas.
W1
2294 Pte Edward Lewis Maynard 15 Inf Bn
Flinders Island, Tas.
KIA Gallipoli
1153
Pte Frank Maynard
26 Inf Bn
Flinders Island, Tas.
KIA
7314
Pte James Henry Paul Maynard
12 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas. W1
3992
Pte Leo Victor Maynard
12 Inf Bn
Flinders Island, Tas.
6324 Pte Roy Leonard Maynard 12 Inf Bn
Flinders Island, Tas.
W1
6311
Pte William Samuel Maynard
12 Inf Bn
Cape Barren Island, Tas. KIA
7745 Pte Jack McAlister 9 Inf Bn
Charters Towers, Qld.
1027
Tpr William McEllister
14 Inf Bn
Castlemaine, Vic.
2438 Pte James McBride 11 LHR
Sydney, NSW.
58610
Gnr Jack McCrae 2 DAC
Angledool, NSW.
3656
Pte William Ernest McCready 2 Pnr Bn
Melbourne, Vic.
4441
Pte Niney MacDonald 11 LHR
St George, Qld.
7040 Pte John Arthur McEwen 3 Inf Bn
Coonamble, NSW.
65101 Pte Edward McGregor 8 (Qld) Rfts
Taroom, Qld.
3266 Pte Thomas McGuiness
38 Inf Bn
Eugowra, NSW.
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No. NAME
3002
Pte James McKinnon
2232A
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
Depot
Bairnsdale, Vic.
Tpr Horace McMurray,
4 LHR
Northampton, WA.
V51641 Pte Ernest McRivers (aka Rivers)
Depot
Lake Tyers, Vic.
Pte Frederick Meredith 41Bn
Georgetown, Qld.
Depot Mitchell, Qld.
3340 Q19601 Pte Bismark Mitchell COMMENTS
Disch
Disch
3015
Pte Herbert Milera
50 Inf Bn
Port Lincoln, SA.
2437
Pte David Molloy 11 LHR
Mount Malloy, Qld.
Depot Strathmore, Qld.
Disch
W1, Previously Disch
Q19604 Pte Henry Monsell 3679B
Pte Charles Morgan
25 Inf Bn
Ipswich, Qld.
2435
Pte Frank Morris 11 LHR
Walkerstone, Qld.
3101 Pte James Henry Morris 33 Inf Bn
Quirindi, NSW.
W1
Depot Cloyna, Qld.
Disch
Q19611 Pte Sunny Moss
757 Tpr Hurtle Charles Ervan Muckray 3 LHR
East Wellington, SA. W1
500 Pte David Mullett 1 Rmt U
Lake Condah, Vic.
7288
Pte Robert Munro 13 Inf Bn
Boggabri, NSW.
DOW
3466 Pte Arthur Murdock 41 Inf Bn
Hughenden, Qld.
W1.
3727
Pte Archibald Murphy 6 LHR
Wyandra, Qld.
Pte Clem Murray 47 Depot Burketown, Qld.
2436
Pte Harry Murray 11 LHR
Taroom, Qld.
638
Pte William Frederick Murray 5 Inf Bn Purnim, Vic.
KIA
1310
LCpl Charles Gordon Naley, 16 Inf Bn
Eucla, WA.
W1 POW
3867
Pte Samuel Napoleon
49 Inf Bn
Grafton, NSW.
W1
2966
Pte William Joseph Napoleon 49 Inf Bn Grafton, NSW.
DOW
68632
Pte Arthur Charles Nelson
14 GSR
Cummeragunja, Vic.
3376
Tpr Walter Newton 9 LH R
Yancannia, NSW.
2439 Tpr William Nicholld 11 LHR
Cape York, Qld.
64373 Spr Jack Harry Norman 1 Fld Sqn
Croydon, Qld..
2440 Pte John Oliffe 11 LHR
Claverton, Qld.
5158
Pte William Olive
4 Div Trf Ctl Det Grafton, NSW.
58693 Pte
Reuben Pacey 2 DAC
Nambucca, NSW.
24431 Dvr William George Paget 3 DAC
Baddaginnie, Vic.
2443
Tpr Charlie Parkes (Parker) 11 LHR
Charleville, Qld.
Disch
W1
Charles Parker; served as 2443 Charlie Parkes
3431
Tpr William Pearce 3422 Pte
2667
6 LHR
Brewarrina, NSW.
3 LHR
Streaky Bay, SA.
Pte Thomas William Pehow 12 Inf Bn Gayndah, Qld.
5677
Pte Percy Pepper 21 Inf Bn Ramalynch, Vic.
2441
Pte Jack Pollard 11 LHR
Atherton, Qld.
2786
LCpl Norman Priestly
47 Inf Bn
Gondonbrook Stn, NSW. Gallipoli KIA
5435
Pte William Joseph Punch 1 Inf Bn NSW
W2 DOD
7813A
Pte Thomas Purcell
15 Inf Bn
Atherton, Qld.
DOW
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REGT RANK
No. NAME
6874
Pte William Ernest Ralph
6879
Pte
7062
Pte Ridgeway William Rankine 1515
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
Nambucca, NSW
W1
Point McLeay, SA.
POW
10 Inf Bn
Point McLeay, SA.
W1
Tpr Alfred Ravenscroft
7 LHR
Casino, NSW.
W1
3603
Pte William Reginald Rawlings MM 29 Inf Bn Purnim, Vic.
KIA
489
LCpl Grassie Reid 25 Inf Bn
Rockhampton, Qld.
W1
4362
Pte William Reid
31 Inf Bn Bald Mountain, Qld.
W1 KIA
941
Pte William Rhodes 33 Inf Bn Grafton, NSW.
DOWRA
2042
Pte Cyril Spurgeon Rigney 50 Inf Bn Point McLeay, SA.
KIA
2663 Pte Gordon Wilfred Rigney 5 Pnr Bn
Point McLeay, SA.
W1
2872 Pte Rufus Gordon Rigney 48 Inf Bn Point McLeay, SA.
W1 POW DOW
7122 Pte Alex Riley 26 Inf Bn
Winton, Qld.
W1
Depot
Gayndor, Qld.
Disch
15 Inf Bn
Andrew James Enoch Rankine 48 Inf Bn Q19613 Pte Arthur Riley
6332
Pte Herbert Riley
2 Inf Bn
Parkes, NSW.
W1
1169
Pte Thomas Henry Riley
26 Inf Bn
Bellerine, Tas.
KIA
Warren, NSW.
W1
Disch
William Riley: enlisted as 3513 Thomas Rine)
Tpr Thomas Rine (William Riley ) 3513 th
14LHR
Malcolm Rivers (see E. McRivers) Depot Lake Tyers, Vic.
64377 Pte
Bob Roberts AMDT
Pentland, Qld.
50278
Pte Harry Roberts 5 LHR
Clermont, Qld.
11 LHR
St Lawrence, Qld.
5 LHR
Mitchell, Qld.
56924 Pte Pompey Roberts 3491
Pte Sid Roberts William Roberts:
enlisted as 1234A Norman Baird.
6509
Pte Albert Robinson 49 Inf Bn
Tenterfield, NSW.
6824
Pte Tom Robinson 18 Inf Bn
Tenterfield, NSW.
W1
69102 Pte George Edward Rose 16Rfts/ GSR
Purnim, Vic.
Disch
3620 Dvr Peter Ross 2 Pnr Bn
Purrumbete, Vic.
4100
Pte Benjamin Rountree
30 Inf Bn
Ballina, NSW.
463A
Pte Thomas Rountree 30 Inf Bn
North Creek, NSW.
1506
LCpl John Rowan 46 Inf Bn
Healesville, Vic.
W2
6858
Pte Raymond Charles Runga MM
6 Inf Bn
Narracoorte, SA.
W2
234
Dvr Walter Christopher George Saunders 3 MG Bn
Warnambool, Vic.
4445
Pte Robert Shepherd 11 LHR
Darwin, NT.
3732A
Pte Gale Simpson 49 Inf Bn
Wondai, Qld.
687
Pte Stamford Wallace Simpson,
1 Div Trn
Kangaroo Island, SA. W1
57915
Pte George Henry Sims
26 Inf Bn
Windsor, NSW, Qld.
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No. NAME
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
Norman Sims
Depot
Kiama, NSW.
N95272 Pte Wesley Sims
Depot
Port Kembla, NSW.
COMMENTS
Disch
6563
Pte James Alexander Slater 20 Inf Bn Wang Wauk, NSW.
6562
Pte William Thomas Slater 20 Inf Bn Coomba, Forster NSW.
64382
Pte Charlie Smith 6 GSR
Charters Towers, Qld. DOD
2445
Tpr Edward Smith 11 LHR
Mitchell, Qld.
6381
Pte James Smith 1 Inf Bn
Narrandera, NSW.
49 Inf Bn
Isisford, Qld.
56 Inf Bn
Kiandra, NSW.
3724A Dvr Thomas Henry Smith KIA
Previously Disch
1735
Pte Edward George Spicer 482
Gnr Albert Augustus Hipithite Sproles 4 MG Bn
Terror’s Creek, Qld.
50280
Pte Alexander Stanley
11 LHR
Ballina, NSW.
2056 Pte Jack Stacy 12 LHR
Boomi, NSW.
7564
Pte Gilbert Theodore Haxle Stephen 5 Inf Bn Ramyuck, Vic.
Pte Frank Stewart MID
5 Pnr Bn
Wallaga, Lake, NSW.
742
Spr Albert Edward Stow
13 FdCoyEngs Dungog, NSW.
2162
Pte Arthur Henry Stowe
30 Inf Bn
Dungog, NSW.
3571
Pte Frederick William Stow 53 Inf Bn
Newcastle, NSW.
W1
414A Pte William Stubbings 5 MG Coy Lacey’s Creek, Qld.
KIA
3626
Pte Everett Luke Sumner 32 Inf Bn
Point McLeay, SA.
3458
Pte Wiltshire Sumner 48 Inf Bn
Point McLeay, SA.
2412
Sgt Eric Llewellyn Swan, 1 Pnr Bn
Newcastle, NSW.
3675
Tpr Daniel Syron 7 LHR
Cape Hawke, NSW
3452
LCpl David Syron 45 Inf Bn
Forster, NSW.
2165 Pte George Syron 34 Inf Bn
Forster, NSW.
3496
Pte Frederick Teare 5 LHR
Barwon Station, Qld.
5243 Pte George Alexander Terrick 14 Inf Bn
Healesville, Vic.
5097
Pte Henry Thomas 2 MG Bn
Orbost, Vic.
6909A
Pte Samuel George Thomas,
24 Inf Bn
Orbost, Vic.
5459
LCpl Harry Thorpe MM 7 Inf Bn
Orbost, Vic.
5655
Pte Albert Tripcony 25 Inf Bn
Stradbroke Island, Qld.KIA
470 Pte Vincent Tripcony 11 MG Coy
Stradbroke Island, Qld.W1
1428
Pte Hubert Frank Tripp 10 Inf Bn
Victor Harbour, SA.
Gallipoli
4911
DOD
W2 (Gallipoli)
DOW
W2.
W2 DOW
6170
Pte Francis Alban Varcoe 27 Inf Bn Point McLeay, SA.
KIA
2466
Pte Arthur Thomas Walker 50 Inf Bn Wallaroo, SA.
MIA pres KIA
3754B Pte Edward Walker 25 Inf Bn
Kiama, NSW.
6400
Pte Thomas James Walker 25 Inf Bn Sydney, NSW.
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REGT RANK
No. NAME
UNIT LAST
SERVED WITH
PLACE OF
BIRTH
COMMENTS
Spr Daniel Wallace 2 LHR
Brocks Ck, NT.
4447 Pte Harold Walsh 11 LHR
Duaringa, Qld.
18801 Spr James Henry Wandin 1 Div Sig Coy
Healesville, Vic.
300 Pte Joseph Wandin
Depot
Melbourne, Vic.
Disch
S12895 Pte Wilfred Laurence Wanganeen
Depot
Point Peirce, SA.
Disch
S12896 Pte Alfred Keith Wanganeen
Depot
Point Pierce, SA.
Disch
4448
2299
Pte Michael Emanuel John Wartley
45 Inf Bn
Boggabri, NSW.
5934
Pte George Watego
26 Inf Bn
Sydney, NSW.
W1
2178
Pte Murray Watego
41 Inf Bn
Sydney, NSW.
W1
1652
Pte Vincent Watley [Wortley]
54 Inf Bn
Coonamble, NSW.
KIA
6178
Pte Arthur Weetra
27 Inf Bn
Balaklava, SA.
W1
S12892 Pte Harold James Weetra Depot
Balaklava, SA.
Disch
S12894 Pte Hubert Weetra
Depot
Balaklava, SA.
Disch
3497 Pte George West 5 LHR
Cunnamulla,Qld.
5155
Pte Arthur Richard Weston
24 Inf Bn
Wagga Wagga, NSW. W1
Pte Joseph White 11 LHR
Morven, Qld.
5139 Pte John Herclus Wighton
45 Inf Bn
Wellington, NSW.
W1
2923
Pte Andrew Wilkie
34 Inf Bn
Dubbo. NSW.
W1
3399
Pte Ernest Williams 33 Inf Bn Coonambie, NSW.
W1
Depot Gonelie, NSW.
Disch
45 Inf Bn
Cobar, NSW.
W1 POW
27Bn
Point McLeay, SA.
W1
Depot Streaky Bay, SA.
Disch
43 Inf Bn
Point McLeay, SA.
Lush Wilson 50 Inf Bn
Point McLeay, SA.
W3
3967
Pte Proctor Martin Wilson 50 Inf Bn
Point McLeay, SA. W2
3956
A/CplHerbert George Winter 21 Inf Bn
Lake Condah, Vic.
DOD
6442
Pte Theodore Winter
24 Inf Bn
Lake Condah, Vic, 60307 Pte Mark Richard Wortley
20 DUS
Narrabri, NSW.
1711
Tpr Robert Wortley
AVH
Narrabri, NSW.
1710
Pte Sid Wortley
56 Inf Bn
Coonamble, NSW.
6376
Pte Lawrence George Young
6 Inf Bn
Heywood, Vic.
2447
S11272 Pte Gilbert Williams 2496
Pte William Williams
6177 Pte Clifford Tony Wilson S12837 Pte Ernest Roy Wilson 2049
Pte Eustace Garnet Wilson 3006
Pte
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PROBLEMS
These names represent soldiers who are believed to have served but whose details have not yet been found. This could
be because: a search has been made and no records found; the surname is fairly common and it has proven impossible
to locate the required record; the soldier concerned may have enlisted under a false name; or the name has been
incorrectly reported. The latter is quite common. Some histories have entered in their World War One roll the names of
World War Two soldiers by mistake. The list given by the Qld Protector of Aborigines in the 1931 Reveille article appears
to have several repetitions and misspelled names.
This list is provided in the hope that others might come along and solve the mystery of these entries.
J Ayr (Qld)
B Hopkins .(Qld)
F Morrison (Qld)
B Bird, (Qld)
R Hopkins (Qld)
W Mosely (Qld)
B Bluff (Qld)
T Kelly (Qld)
Leslie Moyle, (Bendigo, Vic)
A Bonna (Qld).
F Johnson 12 LHR (Qld)
C Mummim (Cherbourg)
B Cargoon (Qld)
Frank Johnson, (Qld)
Michael Murphy (Mt Tambourine)
J Coleman (Qld)
V Johnson (Qld)
O’Neill, Alfred, (NT)
W Conichy (Qld
C Jones, (Qld)
L Rossier (Cherbourg)
A J Davies 11 LHR (Qld)
Tpr George Kelly (NT)
F Rowan (NSW.)
Daylight (Qld)
H Koochie (Qld)
G Ryan
Jack Delaney (KIA Qld.)
H Lee (Qld)
Felix Saunders
Eric, (Qld)
Tommy Lee, (Mudgeeraba)
Smith, Frank, (WA)
J Fidler (Qld.)
F Malthouse
J Stuckey (Cherbourg)
A Fitzroy, (Qld)
Charles Martin, (NSW).
W Terrick (NSW)
J Francis, (NSW)
R McGinnes (Died, NSW)
Alfie Tyson
C Gotch NSW
John McLeod, (Gippsland, Vic.)
R Walker
Hegerty,(Qld.)
B Mickle, (Qld).
A Williams (Qld)
S Hill (NSW)
N Monsell (Qld)
Tommy Williams (KIA: Qld)
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