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Grave marker of Sergeant (Sgt) Lewis McGee VC, 40th Battalion, Australian Infantry, of Avoca, Tasmania, who was killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium, on 12 October 1917. Credit: Australian War Memorial
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Sergeant Lewis McGee, 40th Battalion, AIF

Lewis “Lew” McGee was born on 13 May 1888 at “Verwood”, near Ross in central Tasmania, the youngest of 11 children born to John and Mary McGee.

Author: Australian War Memorial

Edward 'Teddy' Sheean VC. Photo credit: Australian War Memorial
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EDWARD (Teddy) SHEEAN VC

Edward Sheean was born at Lower Barrington, Tasmania, on 28 December 1923. Soon afterwards, the family moved to Latrobe, Tasmania, where he attended the local Catholic prim

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

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Carnarvon Soldier's Memorial and Plaque

The Soldier’s Memorial Avenue and Plaque commemorate men from the Carnarvon District who served during World War One. Of those 39 men, 14 died on active service.

Author: Western Front Association Central Victoria Branch

Matron Jean Nellie Miles Walker, Australian Army Nursing Service, First World War. Credit: Australian War Memorial
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Matron Jean Nellie Miles Walker

Jean Walker was born on 16 November 1878 in Hamilton, Tasmania, the youngest daughter of Alfred and Louisa Miles Walker.

Author: Australian War Memorial

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Bungendore War Memorial description and details

The New South Wales War Memorial Register has a lot of information about the Bungendore War Memorial such as a decription of the Memorial itself, the Field of Rememberance, West

Author: Rob Allard

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Together in life and in death

War records inevitably reveal many sad tales of death. This was especially so in the case of World War I.

Author: Buninyong RSL