2890 Private Harold Henry Curtois
Born: September 1886 at Hay. Occupation: Tailor. Wife: Ruth
244 Quartermaster Serjeant Roland Mansfield Carr
Born: 1885, Tumut, NSW. Occupation: Saddler
Appointed to the Tumut Volunteer Brigade 1st April 1912. Resigned 31st August 1914.
The Anzac Burleigh Heads
Built to commemorate the centenary of the Landings at Anzac Cove.
SW Giles 41st Bn AIF Memorial Gates
Facing into the former Pacific Highway route, now a dead end street, these gates form the entrance to the Pimpama Uniting Church (also known as the Highway Church).
1729 Lance Corporal Edward Francis Sharkey.
Born: 1881, West Maitland, NSW
Occupation: Carter
Appointed to the West Maitland Volunteer Brigade, 18th June 1912. Struck Off 28th February 1915
3006 Private Frederick John Oldfield
Born: November, 1895, Cowper, NSW. Occupation: Typist
318 Lance Corporal Herbert Norman May
Herbert "Bertie" Norman May was born on the 18th of March 1894, at Tabulam, NSW, being the fifth child of William John May and Henrietta Sarah Ware.
488 Private William John Kembrey
Born: 1879, South Wales, UK
Appointed to the Weston Volunteer Brigade 1st August 1913. Resigned for “ Active Service " 31st December 1915.
2418 Private George Hardy
Born: 1887, Newcastle, NSW
Occupation: Carter. Wife: Lily.
Appointed to the Wickham Volunteer Brigade, 1st March 1910. Resigned 31st July 1915.
2142 Sergeant Robert Thomas Reginald Foster DCM
Robert Thomas Reginald Foster
Born: 1888, Rous, NSW. Occupation: Grocer
2566 Temporary Corporal William Conway
Born: 1887, Berry NSW, Occupation: Bread Carter. Wife: Ruby Rose
Appointed to the Berry Volunteer Brigade 1st April 1914. Resigned 30th June 1915
Stanley Park
Stanley Park, the first public park in the Medcalfe Shire, was opened by the Victorian Governor, Sir Arthur Stanley, on 14 September 1914, and has since become a Memorial Park.
Cockatoo Island Memorial
It was erected in 1956 by BHP who had begun mining iron ore on the island. In fact this was the beginning of the iron ore mining in Australia.
Design of the memorial
"The figure was carved by Mr. Alf Batstone, of South Brisbane, and the designing of and cutting out of the remainder was done by Messrs.
Booyal Diggers Unveiling Ceremony November 12 1921
Armistice Day in Booyal was a day to be remembered.
Private Frederick Stanley Salmoni
Fred was one of the first Australian soldiers to land at Gallipoli on the 25th April 1915—he was killed a few hours later at Shrapnel Gully on the 26th April 1915.
History of the Booyal Memorial Hall
This is an account of the history of the War Memorial which was erected by a small group of volunteers who were WW1 returned soldiers from Booyal.
Private Vincent Erle Brinkman, 18th Battalion, AIF
Vincent Brinkman was born in 1892 in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, the son of Herbert and Jane Brinkman.
Date / Place details of NSWFB Firemen KIA
4371 Private George Young
George Young of 70 Lennox St, Newtown
Born: 3rd March 1881, San Francisco, USA. Previous Occupation: Seaman
1672, 1520 Private Percy Clarence Tuck
Percy Clarence Tuck was born on the 14th of October, 1889, at Warrenmang, near the town of Avoca, Victoria. He joined the NSW Fire Brigades on 16th November 1910, stating h
5407 Private John Stuntz
John Stuntz was born on the 27th June 1885, at Marrickville, NSW. When he joined the NSW Fire Brigades on the 22nd January 1912, his stated occupation was that of athlete.
345 Sergeant Arthur John Smith
Arthur John Smith of 17 Avon St, Glebe
Born: 5th October 1889, Norfolk England. Previous Occupation: Tramway Employee
4268 Bombardier Leonard Pettit.
Leonard Pettit.
Born: 5th September 1891, North London
Previous Occupation: Seaman