Private Geoffrey Lewis Hargrave, 13th Battalion, AIF
Geoffrey Lewis Hargrave was born in 1892, the only son of six children of Lawrence and Margaret Hargrave of Woollahra in Sydney.
Lieutenant Frank Raymond Massie, 12th Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Frank Massie was born in 1885 in Lilydale, Victoria, to Frank and Mary Massie, the second of eight children.
Flight Sergeant Douglas Venning Harvey, No. 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Douglas Venning Harvey was born on 24 September 1916 to Edward Venning Harvey and Ada Florence Harvey of Oberon, New South Wales.
Lieutenant Charles Pope VC 11th Battalion, AIF
Charles Pope was born on 5 March 1883 to William and Jane Pope at Mile End in London.
Brigadier Arthur Leslie Varley, 22nd Infantry Brigade
Born in Lidcombe, Sydney in 1893, Varley worked as a clerk before his enlistment in the AIF in August 1915.
Lieutenant (Lt) Roderick Graham Wells, 8th Division Signals
Roderick Graham Wells was born in Tatura, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1920.
Gunner Richard Vernon Grimshaw, 17th Anti-Tank Battery
Richard Grimshaw was born on 21 April 1919 in Kogarah, Sydney, to Lawrence and Amy Grimshaw.
Private Lloyd Sylvester Sibraa, 1st Independent Company
Lloyd Sibraa was born in Forest Lodge, Sydney on 9 June 1919, the son of Neville and Mabel Sibraa.
Private Frank Richard Archibald, 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Frank “Dickie” Archibald was born on 17 February 1915 in Walcha, New South Wales, the eldest son of Frank and Sarah Archibald.
Corporal Harry Thorpe MM, 7th Battalion Australian Army
Harry Thorpe was born at the Lake Tyers Mission Station, near Lakes Entrance in Victoria, to William Thorpe, a Brabuwooloong man, and his wife, Lilian.
Redhill Soldier’s Memorial
During the Great War, sixty six men and one woman born in Redhill, South Australia enlisted with the colours. Seven men made the supreme sacrifice.
Private Thomas Gray, 2/16th Battalion, AIF
Tom Gray was born on 14 April 1905 to Richard and Ida Vickers of Onslow, Western Australia. His father was a labourer and horse breaker in the district.
Private Sylvester Sullivan, 4th Battalion, AIF - part 2
In September, Sylvester admitted that he had enlisted under a false name. After signing a statutory declaration, he was allotted a new service number as Sylvester Sullivan.
Private Sylvester Sullivan, 4th Battalion, AIF - part 1
Sylvester Sullivan was born on 24 October 1883 in Trangie, New South Wales, the 11th child of James and Catherine Sullivan.
Private Richard Martin, 47th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF - part 2
In late March, Martin was found absent without leave, and on top of forfeiting eight days’ pay, was punished with 168 hours of heavy labouring duties.
Private Richard Martin, 47th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF - part 1
Richard Martin was almost 23 when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 17 December 1914.
Private George Robert Aitken, 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
George Aitken, of the Waka Waka Nation, was born on 5 November 1893 at Walloon Station, near Taroom in south-east Queensland.
Private Malcolm St Aiden Teesdale Smith, 10th Battalion, AIF
Popularly known as known as “Mickie”, Malcolm Teesdale Smith was born in Devondale, Tasmania on 31 May 1890, the second son of Lydia and Henry Teesdale Smith.
Private John Thomas Huckle, 1st Battalion, AIF
John Huckle was born in Condobolin, New South Wales, in 1893, the son of the recently married John and Cora Huckle, known as “Hanna”.
Private Noel Daniel Maher, 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion
Noel Maher was born in Mullumbimby, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales on 16 December 1923, the son of Daniel and Sophie Maher.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Cuthbertson, 10th Australian General Hospital, RAANS
Popularly known as “Beth”, Mary Cuthbertson was born on 5 March 1910 in Stirling, South Australia, to William and Lillian Cuthbertson.
Corporal Samuel Noel Walker, 2/4th Battalion, 2nd AIF
Born in Forbes, New South Wales, on 4 April 1912, Samuel Walker was the son of Henry and Agnes Walker.
Private Herbert Clarence Dalmain, 18th Battalion, AIF
Herbert Dalmain was born in 1893 in Coonabarabran, New South Wales, one of eight children of John and Susan Dalmain. He grew up in Gilgandra and attended the local school.
Private George Hockley Ellwood, 2/31st Battalion, 2nd AIF
Born on 15 January 1919 in Stanthorpe, a small town in south-east Queensland, George Ellwood was the son of Edgar and Maude Ellwood.