Stephen Hertzog
Stephen was born in February of 1894 at Hawks’ View, near Albury. He was one of six children for Victor Anton and Jane Elizabeth (née Saunders) Hertzog.
William Roston Bourke
William Bourke was born in 1886 at Talmalmo in New South Wales. He was one of twelve children to Thomas and Elizabeth Jane (née Connors) Bourke.
Edgar Allan Maxwell
Edgar was born in 1892 at Kiewa in Victoria. He was the seventh of ten children for George and Margaret (née Anderson) Maxwell.
Michael Francis Shanahan
Michael was born in November of 1894, at Wooragee, near Beechworth in north-east Victoria.
Lot Smith
Lot was born on the 14th of October, 1877, at Bonegilla, Victoria.
Arthur Eric Cottam
Arthur was born on the 7th of January, 1914.
William (Bill) Neville Walker
Bill was born on the 25th of January 1914 at Jingellic, NSW. He was one of seven children of William and Louise Matilda (née Kohn) Walker.
William Douglas Nichol
Willie was born in 1893 at Tallangatta, Victoria. He was one of seven children to William Douglass and Margaret Stirling (née Sinclair) Nichol.
Walter Sinclair Nelson
Wally Nelson had survived four years of war and the tragic death of a young child.
Matthew Hawton Mitchell
Matthew (on the right), and his twin brother Fred, were born on the 3rd of August 1897 at Wodonga, Victoria.
Francis Henry Lawrence
Lawrence was born on the 21st of June, 1905 in Albury, New South Wales, to Frederick and May Adelaide Lawrence.
Albert Archie Rapsey
Albert was born in November of 1891, being the fifth of seven children to Thomas and Marion (née Murray) Rapsey of Tallangatta.
Harold Eslie Ashworth
Harold Elsie Ashworth was born on the 12th of October, 1895, at Allans Flat in Victoria.
James Reginald Street
James was born on the 17th of March, 1887, at Wodonga, Victoria. He was the second of six children of George and Theresa Emily (née Davis).
Charles Leslie King
Charles was born around 1883 at Wodonga, Victoria. He was the youngest child of three for Charles Thomas William and Margaret (née Mason) King.
Percival Edgar Clifton
Percy was born at Turvey, Bedfordshire in England on the 18th of January 1891, to William Arthur and Charlotte Lavinia (née Turner) Clifton.
Harold John Bowran
Harold was born on the 2nd of April, 1922, in Tallangatta, Victoria. He was one of four surviving children to George Edward and Eleanor Phoebe (née Sawyer).
Thomas Elrick Rixon
Tom was born on the 4th of March 1920 at Corryong, Victoria. He was one of four children to Alfred Oswald and Adelaide Maud (née Scammell).
James (Jim) Alphonso McMahon
Jim was born in 1891 at Albury in New South Wales. He was one of eleven children of John and Mary (née McGrath) McMahon.
Cecil Lancelot Lake
Cecil was born on the 11th of February, 1888, at Yackandandah in Victoria. He was the eldest of four children to John and Wilhemina Charlotte (née Dyring) Lake.
Robert (Bobby) Murdoch Pearce
Bobby was born on the 2nd of May, 1891, in Tallangatta, Victoria. He was the youngest of five children born to Henry Health and Arabella Grace (née Murdoch).
Richard William Herring
Richard was born on the 23rd of February, 1903, at Gundagai, New South Wales. He was the second child of Charles and Frances Sarah (née Williams) Herring.
Joseph James Moyle
Joseph Moyle was born on the 17th of September, 1922, at Tallangatta, Victoria.
Raymond Stanley Nugent
In the early hours of the 22nd of June, 1942, 1054 prisoners of war (209 civilians and 845 military personnel) were awakened at Malaguna Road Camp on the island of New