Private Patrick Thomas Pyne, 10th Battalion, AIF
Patrick Pyne was born on 25 June 1895 in Wellington, South Australia, to John and Elizabeth Pyne, the third of six sons.
Private Frank Reynolds, 55th Battalion, AIF
Frank Bishop Reynolds was born in 1884, the youngest of nine children of Walter and Ann Reynolds of Lake Bathurst in southern New South Wales.
Private John Edward Harris, 2/21st Battalion, Second AIF
John “Jack” Edward Harris was born on 1 July 1918 in Dulwich Hill, New South Wales, the eldest of four boys and three girls to William and Margaret Harris.
Ptes George Ross and Theo Leslie Seabrook, and Second Lte William Keith Seabrook, 17th Battalion
George Seabrook was born on 14 February 1892, the eldest child of William and Fanny Seabrook.
Remembering the Mara brothers
On the 17th of April 1917, Sarah Mara received a cable at her home in Jamestown, South Australia. It relayed the news that her son, Sergeant Robert Mara, had died of pneumo
King Edward VII banner and plaque
From Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December 1939:
Arch of Triumph - White Hills Botanic Gardens
The Arch of Triumph at the White Hills Botanic Gardens in Bendigo incorporates an Honour Roll of 64 servicemen who served in the First World War.
Mapping and surveying at Fortuna 1942-2008
The cairn in the grounds of Fortuna Villa pays tribute to the many service men and women who served at “Fortuna” between 1942 and 1996.
Bright War Memorial at Mafeking Square
The Bright War Memorial is located at the intersection of Camp, Ireland, Burke and Anderson Streets on land that was surveyed as early as 1862 as a town square. Later, thi
Sergeant Charles Fowler Murrell, 6th Machine Gun Company
Charles Fowler Murrell was born in 1896 in Geelong, Victoria, to Charles and Mary Murrell.
Private George Gunning, 2nd Battalion, AIF
George Gunning was born in Hay in New South Wales in 1880 to Joseph and Eliza Gunning.
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.