Private Mervyn George Aikman, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Mervyn Aikman was born in Scottsdale, Tasmania, on the 18th of July 1921, the son of James and Rose Aikman.
Lance Sergeant Ernest Harcourt Ely, 7th Australian Infantry Battalion
Ernest Ely was born in the central Victorian town of Castlemaine in 1889. Known as “Sammy”, he was the fifth of 12 children born to orchardist George Ely and his wife Clara.
George Kingsnorth Jarvis
George Kingsnorth Jarvis was born in 1879 in Cudgewa, Victoria, to William Jarvis and Catherine Rebecca, nee Simpson.
Private John Francis Hogan, 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
John Hogan was born in the Adelaide suburb of Norwood in 1882. Known as “Frank”, he was the fourth of seven children born to John Hogan and his wife Katherine.
Gunner Daniel Patrick Ryan, 3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Daniel Ryan was born in Bendigo, Victoria on 7 April 1918, to Daniel and Ivy Ryan.
Trooper Allan John Laverty, 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Allan Laverty was born in 1890 in the village of Binda, near Crookwell in New South Wales.
Corporal Roydon Hoadley Pinhey, 25th Australian Infantry Battalion
Roydon Pinhey was born on 21 April 1884 in Manly, New South Wales.
Stoker Daniel Joseph Beer, HMAS Parramatta, RAN
Daniel Beer was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, on 24 December 1919, the son of David and Mary Beer.
Alfred Henry Meurant
According to his Service Records, Alfred Henry Meurant was born on September 20, 1885, in Cootamundra, NSW, to Albert Henry Meurant and Elvira Rosetta, nee Pike.
Trooper Phillip Anslem Madden, 7th Light Horse Regiment
Phillip Madden was born in the Sydney suburb of Petersham in April 1890, the eldest of eight children born to Frederick and Catherine Madden.
Flight Sergeant Joseph William Muntz, No. 460 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Joseph Muntz was born on 2 November 1920, in Nathalia, Victoria. Known as “Joe”, he was the eldest of three sons born to local farmers Leslie and Ella Muntz.
Horace Leslie Clifford
Horace Leslie Clifford was born in 1896 in Chiltern, Victoria, to George Tomkins and Florence, nee Ahrens.
Major Trevor Russell Cunningham, 27th Australian Infantry Battalion
Trevor Cunningham was born in the Victorian town of Coleraine around 1874, one of five children born to Alexander and Henrietta Cunningham.
Flight Sergeant Albert Beckett, No. 100 Squadron, RAAF
Albert Beckett was born on 3 April 1921 in Launceston, Tasmania, the son of Albert Charles and Mary Ellen Beckett.
Acting Sergeant Donald Bone, 6 Australian Division
Donald Bone was born at Noorat, a small township in south-western Victoria, on the 31st of March 1910.
Lieutenant Henry Ernest Clifford Minerds, 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
Henry Minerds was born on 30 April 1891 in the Adelaide suburb of Thebarton.
Christopher George Ambrose
Christopher George Ambrose was born on October 2, 1888, in Wyddial, Hertfordshire, England, to Samuel Ambrose and Sarah Ann, nee Barker. He was the youngest of eight children.
Evelyn Comyn Ross
Evelyn Comyn Ross was born on September 1, 1892, in Corryong, Victoria, to Wybert Comyn Ross and Marie Louise Henriette Caroline, nee Heyenga.
Menottie Butcher
Menottie Butcher was born in 1875 in Corowa, NSW, to Charles and Wilhermina Butcher.
John (Jack) Braniff
John (Jack) Braniff was born June 9, 1895, at Tumbarumba, New South Wales, to William John Braniff and Elizabeth. John would have one brother and two sisters.
Avenue of Trees
The Avenue of Scarlet Oak trees honours the courage and self-sacrifice of 16 servicemen from Officer who died in action during the Great War (1914-1918) and the Second
Yeronga War Memorial
David Taylor
David Taylor was born in 1877 in Yackandandah, Victoria, to James Robert Taylor and Ann, nee Masters.
James Jones
James Jones was born in 1871 in Kiewa, Victoria, to Charles Jones and Elizabeth, nee O'Brien. James’ mother died in 1911 due to heart failure brought on by an asthma attack.
Australian War Memorial
Stephen Learmonth