Private William Swainger, 6th Battalion, AIF
William Swainger was born in 1890, the youngest of three sons born to Francis and Ellen Swainger of the Melbourne suburb of Richmond.
Gunner Albert Reginald Escott, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Albert Escott, known as “Reg”, was born on 21 February 1896 to Walter and Sarah Escott of Hobart.
Flying Officer George Alexander Jacobson, No. 514 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
George Jacobson was born on 25 March 1917 in Gympie, Queensland, to Charles and Elizabeth Jacobson. He had four brothers: John, Frank, Alan, and Percy.
Chaplain 4th Class Albert Edward Bates, Australian Chaplains Dept.
Albert Bates was born on 18 May 1884, the eldest child of William and Christina Bates of Singleton, New South Wales.
Leading Seaman Robert Malcolm Borwick, HMAS Perth
Robert Borwick was born on 21 December 1910, in Fremantle, Western Australia, the son of Hugh and Margaret Falconer Borwick.
Brigadier John Wilson Crawford, 11th Infantry Brigade, AIF
John Crawford was born on 8 July 1899 to John and Emily Crawford of the Sydney suburb of Paddington.
Private Neville John O'Connor, 30th Australian Infantry Battalion
Neville O’Connor was born on 6 April 1924 in Young, New South Wales, the son of Daniel and Esther O’Connor.
Private James Williams, 8th Australian Field Ambulance
James Williams was born on 6 October 1879 near Yass, New South Wales, the only child of William Stephen Williams from Cornwall in England, and his wife Pauline.
Sister Rosetta Joan Wight, 13th Australian General Hospital, Australian Army Nursing Service
Rosetta Wight was born on 3 December 1908. Her parents, Leslie Rivers and Rosetta Frances Wight, lived on their farm “Carlisle” at Fish Creek, in Victoria.
Private Orphwood Henry Jack Heasman, 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion
Orphwood Heasman was born on 15 January 1914 in the Western Sydney suburb of Auburn.
Driver Charles Jakeman Vanderwolf, 1st Australian Divisional Ammunition Column, AIF
Charles Vanderwolf was born on 25 June 1892 near the town of Kilkivan, west of Gympie in Queensland, the third of 11 children born to Charles and Ellen Vanderwolf.
Private John Edward Smith, 2/1st Pioneer Battalion
John Smith, known as “Jack”, was born on the 24th of December 1917 to Philip and Maud Smith of the Sydney suburb of Chatswood.
Driver Albert Henry Davey, 10th Battalion, AIF
Albert Davey was born on 25 June 1888 in Laura, South Australia, the son of Joseph and Mary Davey.
Lieutenant Stanley Colless, 55th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Stanley Colless was born in Penrith on 19 November 1892, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Colless.
Major John Ferguson Chambers, 4th Australian General Hospital AAMC
John Chambers was born on 9 September 1894 to Alfred and Mary Ann Chambers of Brisbane.
Private Roy Hollands, 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Roy Hollands was born on 30 December 1917 in Berry, New South Wales, the son of Ronald and Elsie Hollands.
Bombardier Ronald Rex Standen, 2/15th Field Regiment
Ronald Standen was born on 31 October 1919 in Armidale, New South Wales, the son of Arthur and Ellen Standen.
William Wallace Forgan
William Wallace (Wally) Forgan was born in Crystal Brook, South Australia on 5th January 1920 to William Wilson Forgan and Esther Mabel (nee’ Venning) Forgan
Flight Sergeant Allen Stewart Jackson, No. 115 Squadron (RAF)
Allen Jackson was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of John and Olive Jackson.
Private Albert Aubrey Bennie, 8th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Albert Bennie was born Lancefield, a town to the north of Melbourne, around 1885, the fourth son of James and Louisa Bennie.
Bombardier Robert William Argyle Stevenson, 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Robert Stevenson was born in 1892 in Maldon, a goldmining town about 140 kilometres from Melbourne, the son of Rowena and William Stevenson.
Sergeant James Ham, 34th Battalion, AIF
James Ham was born on 24 March 1884 to John and Ann Ham of Giants Creek, New South Wales.
Gunner James Alexander Savage, 2/10th Field Regiment, Second Australian Imperial Force
James Savage was born on 23 October 1914 in Charters Towers, Queensland.
Private Frederick William Abbott, 41st Battalion, AIF
Frederick Abbott, known to his family as “Sonny”, was born on 6 July 1893, the son of William and Louisa Abbott.
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