Honour Board Details
Originally from Cooktown Christchurch that was on corner of Helen and Furneaux Streets. Crosses identify those who died on duty.
Author: 
Martin Kenseley
Gunner William Mervyn Lecky, 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
William Lecky was born on 7 April 1895 in Berwick, Victoria, the son of horse breeder James Lecky and his wife Maggie.
Author: 
Australian War Memorial
Flying Officer David John Sandell, No.467 Squadron
David Sandell was born on the 9th of September 1923 in Goulburn, New South Wales, the son of Frederick and Lorna Sandell.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Major Harold Charles Howden, 48th Battalion, AIF
Harold Howden was born in 1890, the only son of Charles and Lillie Howden of Melbourne.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Captain Harold Dench, 38th Battalion, AIF
Harold Dench was born on 29 April 1887 to Henry and Rebecca Dench of Melbourne.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Private John Henry Hammon, 4th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
John Hammon was born in about 1883 in Ballarat, Victoria, the eldest son of Henry and Emelie Hammon.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Company Sergeant Major Stanley Alic Dyer, 10th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Stanley Dyer was born on 16 June 1894 in Uraidla, South Australia.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Private Samuel Arthur Sly, 20th Battalion, AIF
“Sam” Sly was born in 1895 in Timmering, Victoria, the youngest son of Samuel and Margaret Sly.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Private William Francis Green, 29th Battalion, AIF
William Green, known as “Will”, was born around 1898, the second son of John and Agnes Green wife of Shepparton, Victoria.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Lance Corporal Herbert Gordon Akhurst, 20th Infantry Battalion AIF
Herbert Akhurst was born in 1893 in the Sydney suburb of Balmain, the son of newspaper printer Thomas Akhurst and his wife Emilie.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Lance Corporal Robert Henry Lawson, 5th Battalion, AIF
Robert Lawson was born in 1885 to Thomas and Alice Lawson of Ballarat, Victoria. His father died when Robert was eight years old.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Private Eric Arnold Sandell, 2/9 Field Ambulance AAMC
Eric Sandell was born on 1 February 1918 in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Flight Sergeant Ronald Oakley Sandell, No. 154 Squadron (RAF)
Ronald Sandell was born on 30 January 1921, in Goulburn, New South Wales, to Frederick and Lorna Sandell.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Private Trevor Lloyd Ainsworth, No. 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps
Trevor Ainsworth was born on 28 February 1921 in Katanning, Western Australia, to Frank and Gladys Ainsworth.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Trooper Joseph James Power, 8th Light Horse Regiment
Joe Power was born in 1893, the second son of Patrick and Catherine Power of Euroa, Victoria.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Private Darcy Stephenson Taylor, 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion
Darcy Taylor was born on 11 October 1919, the son of William and Isabelle Taylor of Glen Innes in New South Wales.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Lance Corporal Frederick William Burges (Burgess) KIA - 5297
Lance Corporal Frederick William Burges (Burgess) KIA
Service Number: 5297
Author:
Katie
Corporal Herbert Edwin Cosier MM - 6705
Corporal Herbert Edwin Cosier MM
Service Number: 6705
Author:
Katie
Sergeant George Edward Augustus Bishop – 46
Sergeant George Edward Augustus Bishop
Service Number: 46
Corporal Norman Frank Wild, Headquarters AIF Malaya
Norman Wild was born in the Sydney suburb of Manly on 11 July 1903, the son of Richard and Caroline Wild.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick VC DCM, 2/48th Battalion
Thomas Derrick was born at Medindie, South Australia on 20 March 1914, the oldest of seven children born to David and Eva Derrick.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Private Robert Gordon Duncan Knox, No. 14 Australian General Hospital
Robert Knox, known as Gordon, was born in 1892, one of 11 children of James and Mary Knox of Benalla.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Stoker 2nd Class Henry Stuart Absalom, HMAS Perth, Royal Australian Navy
Henry Absalom was born on 1 September 1921 in Terang, Victoria, the son of Henry and Ellen Absalom.
Author:
Australian War Memorial
Flight Sergeant Mervyn Walter Harrison, No. 463 Squadron, RAAF
Mervyn Harrison was born on 24 November 1923, the son of Carlyle and Ivy Harrison of the Sydney suburb of Tempe.
Author:
Australian War Memorial