319 Private Harold Craig Close, 23rd Battalion, AIF
Harold Close was born on 11 March 1896 in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield, one of three sons born to John and Elizabeth Close.
413145 Flight Sergeant Keith McRae Smith, No. 226 Squadron (RAF )
Keith Smith was born on 21 July 1922, one of 13 children born to Colin and Mary Smith.
2662 Private William George Jacob, 36th Infantry Battalion AIF
William Jacob was born at Kootingal in 1896, the son of George and Mary Jacob.
Second Lieutenant James Monteagle Brown, 25th Australian Infantry Battalion
Jimmy Brown enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 2 August 1915.
Meredith War Memorial Obelisk
According to my mother whose maternal grandmother was the publican of the Royal Hotel, the Obelisk stood on the south-western corner of the Midland Highway and Staughton Street
History of the Meredith Memorial Hall
According to an information panel provided by the Meredith Historical Society, the Hall was first erected in 1906 as a Mechanics Institute and Free Library.
On the last day-
The dawning of 11November, 1918, heralded for many the Armistice that was soon to come into effect.
NX47951 Lance Sergeant Athol Gervase Nagle, 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion
Athol Nagle enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 6 September 1940.
NX47700 Private Ronald Norrie Lyle Alexander, 2/30th Battalion
Ronald Alexander was born in Coraki, New South Wales, on 11 August 1911, the son of Edwin and Sarah Alexander.
422822 Flight Sergeant John Downton Whitby, No. 224 Squadron, RAF
In June 1944, Whitby and his squadron took part in anti-submarine patrols in the lead up to and immediate aftermath of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France.
19867 Driver James Herbert Sommerville, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
QX21876 Private Stanley Joseph Cousins, 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion
903A Trooper Clive Roberts, 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
2396a Sergeant Vernon Gordon King, 11th Field Artillery Brigade DOW 22 October 1917
638 Private Albert Herculean Augustus Pearce, 40th Battalion, AIF
Albert Pearce was born on 7 May 1887 in Hobart, one of eight children born to George and Annie Pearce.
NX67306 Sapper Arthur Walter Bird, HQ 8th Division Royal Australian Engineers, Second Australian Imperial Force
Honouring the 92 Bayside diggers buried at Gallipoli
The Gallipoli Memorial Garden provides a place of reflection for local Anzac history and enhances Hampton RSL Sub Branch grounds.
Australian Turkish Friendship Memorial Description
The 3.8 metre sculpture Seeds Of Friendship, is a Turkish-Australian community project commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in 2015.
Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Cecil Maygar
Leslie Cecil Maygar was born near Kilmore, Victoria, on 27 May 1868.
Allan John Johnson 2518
Allan Johnson enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 13 May 1916.
Lieutenant Thomas Currie Derrick
Thomas Derrick was born on 20 March 1914 in Adelaide. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 5 July 1940, and embarked for the Middle East with the 2/48th Battalion.
Rockleigh Roll of Honour - interim memorial
The memorial was created by the local community and placed in the grounds of the Heritage Old School building just before Anzac Day 2022.
The Forgotten Indigenous Soldiers of Walhallow - Part 4
William Allan Irwin is the only Indigenous soldier recognised by Bean in his official histories of World War I.
Private (Pte) Neville Douglas Boyd
Studio portrait of NX9677 Private (Pte) Neville Douglas Boyd, 2/3 Battalion.