Lisle Ben Sutherland
Ben was born in 1895 at Thologolong, Victoria. He was one of twelve children to Peter Alexander and Thomasina (Ina) Mary Eliza (née Carter) Sutherland.
William (Bill) James Wheeler
Bill was born in 1894 at Cudgewa, in Victoria. He was the second of nine children to Frank Edward and Elizabeth Mary (née Carter) Wheeler.
William Henry Wheeler
William was born in 1895 in Albury, New South Wales. He was the eldest of five surviving children of William James and Emma (née Jensen) Wheeler.
George Mortlock
George was born on the 14th of January 1882 at Cooma in New South Wales. He was one of thirteen children born to John Thomas and Mary Ann (née Pegram) of Cooma.
James Webster Phin
Jim was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the 7th of January 1910. He would be one of eight children of Daniel David and Mary (née Bracelin) Phin.
Dick Ronald Findlay
Dick was born on the 5th of December, 1918, at Davenport, Tasmania. He was the third of five boys born to McGregor and Amy (née Casey) Findlay.
Theodore Clarence Scholz
Theo, and his twin Anna Clarice, were born on the 14th of July, 1922, in Albury, New South Wales.
Alan Lawrence Hempel
Alan was born in Albury on the 14th of August, 1921. He was the oldest of eight children for Gustav Adolph and Emily (née Smith) Hempel.
Charles Alexander Wright
Charles was born on the 15th of April, 1913, in Tallangatta, Victoria. He was the eldest of six children to William and Mary (née Bailey) Wright.
Victor Treloar
Victor (Vic) Treloar was born in Redhill, South Australia to Thomas Henry Treloar and Olive Hesba Treloar (nee Hill) on the 2nd January 1913.
32nd United States Infantry Division
¹The 32nd United States Infantry Division, located at Fort Devens, Massachusetts in preparation for deployment to Northern Ireland in 1940, had a quick change of orde
Horace Derrick
Horace was born in 1890, the youngest child of John Henry and Jane (née Sinclair) of Tallangatta, Victoria. Horace had three older siblings, Alice, Harry and Alfred.
Egbert Somers Perry
Egbert was born in Tallangatta in about 1893 to Arthur James and Mary Perry. He went to school at Tallangatta SS (No 1365).
William John Henry Bradney
According to his enlistment papers, William was born in 1896 in Khancoban, NSW.
Captain Robert Cuthbert Grieve VC 37th Battalion of Brighton
Captain Robert Cuthbert Grieve, of the 37th Australian Infantry Battalion performed the actions for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Albert Andrew Mildren
Albert was born in 1889, one of nine children to Edward King and Margaret (née Grant) Mildren.
John Wesley Stamp
John Wesley Stamp was born at Mitta Mitta, Victoria on the 16th of July 1894.
George Richard Boon
George Boon was born in 1894 at Eskdale, Victoria. He was one of thirteen children to Joseph Richard and Jane Frances (née Ferguson) Boon.
No Lead – No Beer
Under the War Precautions Regulations 1915-1918 the federal government progressively expanded its powers over the prosecution of the war on the 'home front', including,
Lead Supply or Strike Action
By 1917, the Port Pirie Smelter formed the one main source of supply of lead for all the Allies in Europe.
William (Bill) Henry Briggs
When William Henry Briggs was born on the18th of November 1913 in Shepparton, Victoria, his father, William Henry, was 45 and his mother, Emily Jane (née Marshallsea),
Charles Jeffrey Stewart
Jeff was born on the 7th of June 1917 at Nurse Tyrell’s private hospital on Canterbury Road, Camberwell, Victoria.
Herbert Calmit Johnson
Herbert was born in Gundagai, NSW, in 1895. He was the first child of Herbert and Elizabeth Waugh (née Dick).
Colin Henry Eastgate
Colin was born on the 12th of November 1914 at Coburg, Victoria.