Flying Officer Robert McKerlie Croft, No. 463 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Robert Croft was born on 16 December 1916 at Evandale, Adelaide, to Margaret and William Croft. William had served with the 4th Imperial Bushmen in the Boer War.
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Australian War Memorial
Bombardier Sydney Charles Harper, 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Sydney Charles Harper was born in late 1880 in Bromley, in the English county of Kent, to Emily and Edward Harper.
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Australian War Memorial
Major Edgar Geoffrey Sawer, 12th Australian Machine Gun Company
Edgar Sawer was born on 2 October 1876 in East Keswick, Yorkshire, England. He was one of three children born to John Riley Sawer, a textiles manufacturer, and his wife Lucy.
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Australian War Memorial
Corporal John Hurst Edmonson, 2/17th Battalion
John Edmondson was born on 8 October 1914 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Known as “Jack”, he was the only child of Joseph and Maude Edmonson.
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Australian War Memorial
Pilot Officer Maxwell Edwin Colebrook DFM, No. 77 Squadron, RAAF
Max Colebrook was born in West Perth on 8 May 1926, the third of three children and the second son born to Claude and Ivy Colebrook.
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Australian War Memorial
Corporal Robert William Andrews, 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
Robert Andrews was born on 26 October 1891 at Lawrence, near Proserpine in Queensland.
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Australian War Memorial
Lance Corporal Albert Thomas Ticklie, 48th Australian Infantry Battalion
Albert Ticklie was born on 10 October 1899 in Encounter Bay, South Australia. He was one of 13 children born to John Ticklie, an engine driver, and his wife Elizabeth.
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Australian War Memorial
Private George Forrest, 34th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
George Forrest was born in 1858 in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Ireland. He eventually emigrated to New South Wales and settled in Sydney.
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Australian War Memorial
HMAS Goorangai
HMAS Goorangai was the first ship of the Royal Australian Navy lost during World War II.
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Brian Rowe
Private James Allan, 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
James Allan was born about 1890 to James and Catherine Allan, in the town of Sauchie, Scotland. He attended school in the nearby town of Fishcross.
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Australian War Memorial
Sergeant Ronald Joshua Bell, No. 99 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
Ronald Bell was born on the 19th of March 1921 in Summer Hill, New South Wales.
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Australian War Memorial
Sapper David Hilton, 15th Field Company, Australian Engineers
David Hilton was born in August 1878 in Dundee, Scotland. Known as “Davey”, he was one of three children born to David and Catherine Hilton.
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Australian War Memorial
Private Donald James Carn, 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion
Donald Carn was born on 17 December 1910 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Known as “Don”, he was one of three sons born to farmers Jack and Kate Carn.
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Australian War Memorial
Flight Sergeant James Hedley Abraham, No. 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
James Abraham was born on 11 November 1927 in Blenheim, Queensland, to August and Minna Abraham.
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Australian War Memorial
Corporal Charles Raeburn Crane, 1st Battalion, AIF
Charles Crane was born on 4 September 1891 in the Sydney suburb of Ashfield.
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Australian War Memorial
Private Nathanael John Aubrey Galagher, 2 Commando Regiment
Nathanael Galagher was born on 14 April 1989 in Wee Waa, New South Wales, the first child of Wayne, a shearer, and Sally, a bookkeeper.
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Australian War Memorial
Private William Lynn Nalder, 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment
Known as “Bill” William Nalder was born in Sydney on 26 April 1946, the first of nine children born to Wilfred Lindsay and Iris Mary Nalder.
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Australian War Memorial
Private Kennion Coombs, 48th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
Kennion Coombs was born on the 19th of August 1896 in St Peters, South Australia.
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Australian War Memorial
Flying Officer Donald Charles Gundry, No. 463 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Donald Gundry was born on 26 December 1916 in Toowoomba, Queensland, to Harris and Ethel Gundry.
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Australian War Memorial
Corporal Joseph James Riley, Australian Machine Gun Corps
Joe Riley was born in Jeparit, Victoria, in 1895, the third son of Joseph and Harriet Riley’s seven children.
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Australian War Memorial
Private William Wallace Robert Dunn, 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
William Dunn was born in 1890, in Ballarat East, Victoria.
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Australian War Memorial
Flight Sergeant William Deldon Douglas Killworth, No. 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
William Killworth, known as “Doug”, was born on 14 February 1924 in Launceston, Tasmania, to David and Ella Killworth.
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Australian War Memorial
2nd Lieutenant Victor Leslie Saltau, 5th Battalion, AIF
Vic Saltau was born on 26 July 1888 to John and Isabella Saltau of Warrnambool, Victoria. He grew up there, completing his education at the local college.
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Australian War Memorial
Private Raymond Alexander Caldwell, 7th Machine Gun Battalion
Raymond Caldwell was born on 24 August 1922 in Nimmitabel, New South Wales, the son of John and Isabella Caldwell.
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Australian War Memorial