Private Clark Davis Ivins, 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion, Second AIF
Clark Ivins was born on 1 April 1919, the fourth of eight children of Joseph and May Ivins of Yandina, Queensland.
Private Raymond Leslie Goldsmith, 3rd Battalion, AIF
Raymond “Ray” Goldsmith was born in 1894, the second son of Ernest and Eliza Goldsmith, a pioneering family that had been in the Wyong district, New South Wales, for several gen
Private Ronald Phipps, 7th Australian Infantry Battalion
Ronald “Ron” Phipps was born on 17 November 1924 in Taroom, Central Queensland, the son of Walter and Rosanna Phipps.
Lieutenant William Henry Dawkins, 2nd Field Company, AIF
William Dawkins was born on the 26th of October 1892 in Rochester, Victoria. He was the first of eight children born to Arthur and Eliza Dawkins, six of whom survived infancy.
2281 Private Maurice Lewis Aarons, 16th Battalion, AIF
Maurice “Morrie” Aarons was born in 1886 to Lewis and Letitia Aarons of Melbourne. His family were involved in the Jewish community.
Private Archie Graham Male, 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion
Archie “Graham” Male was born on 29 August 1911 in Dorset, England, to Archie and Anna Flora Male.
Flight Lieutenant Barrington Armitage Knyvett, No. 460 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Barrington Knyvett was born on 30 November 1915 in the Sydney suburb of Manly, the son of Edmund and Edith Knyvett.
Private William Keating, 14th Field Ambulance, AIF
“Will” Keating was born in 1890 to John and Ellen Cross near the town of Darnum, Victoria.
Private George Humphrey Cowled, 36th Battalion, AIF
George Cowled was born in 1890 to Charles and Margaret Cowled of Illabo, New South Wales.
Lance Corporal Harold Redlich, 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion, Second AIF
Known as “Red”, Harold Redlich was born on 2 September 1916, in Esk, Queensland, the son of Frederick and Maud Redlich, Latvian-born immigrants from Siberia who had arrived in A
Private Michael John George Hill, Depot Battalion
Michael Hill, known as “Mick”, was born in Wangaratta, Victoria, in December 1894 to Philip and Catherine Hill.
NX52468 Private Roy Cotton and NX36763 Private Arthur Cotton, 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion - Part 2
The Japanese had already outflanked the battalion’s position, however, and on the morning of 20 January a torturous withdrawal towards Parit Sulong began.
NX52468 Private Roy Cotton and NX36763 Private Arthur Cotton, 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion - Part 1
Roy Cotton was born on 18 June 1918 in Narrandera, in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales. Just over a year later, on 1 July 1919, his brother Arthur was born.
Gunner Albert Edwin Charles Crane, 2/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Albert Edwin “Ted” Charles Crane was born on 23 October 1908 in Cliffe, in the county of Kent, England, the son of Edwin and Lilley Crane.
Acting Corporal Desmond Cecil Tully, 2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Desmond “Des” Cecil Tully was born on 18 August 1918 in Wangaratta, Victoria, son of Emily and Harcourt Tully.
Captain Hector MacDonald Laws Waller DSO & Bar RAN, HMAS Perth – Part 2
HMAS Stuart took part in the battle of Cape Matapan in March. During the action one of Stuart’s torpedoes damaged the Italian cruiser Zara.
Captain Hector MacDonald Laws Waller DSO & Bar RAN, HMAS Perth – Part 1
Hector “Hec” Waller was born on 4 April 1900 in Benalla, Victoria, the youngest of ten children of William and Helen Waller.
Private James Brown, 15th Battalion, AIF
James Brown was born about 1892 to William and Mary Brown of Gympie, Queensland.
Montague Farm, Pooraka Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Officially opened at 0800 Tuesday 2nd November 1993 by The Honorable Tim Fischer AO. This is the first large subdivision to commemorate Australians who died in Vietnam.
Lieutenant Alex George Gilpin, 4th Imperial Contingent
Alex Gilpin was born on 20 August 1873, in Sandhurst, Melbourne, the second son of John Alexander Gilpin and Dorothea.
Private John Rowe, 11th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF
John Rowe was born in 1871 in Sheffield, a small village in Cornwall, England. Very little is known about his early life, his family, or his decision to emigrate to Australia.
A history of the Kangaroo Flat Soldier's Memorial construction
The Kangaroo Flat Soldiers' Memorial was unveiled by Captain J.E. Newlands VC on Anzac Day, 1930.
Corporal Ernest Corby, 3rd Battalion, AIF
Christopher Ernest Corby was born in 1885, one of 11 children to Reuben and Catherine Corby from Tuena in the NSW southern tablelands.
Flying Officer Colin Levings, No. 512 Squadron (RAF)
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 23 July 1911, Colin Levings was the son of Agnes and Ferdinand Levings.