Monday, May 30, 2011

He was only nineteen: Private Will Manderson

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Rod Martin tells the story of young Will Manderson , a 'Fair Dinkum', who enlisted at the age of 18, and who died at the age of 19...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Pte Frank Archer - Missing In Action, Bullecourt, 1917

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Dora Archer's husband kept her well supplied with letters and postcards (such as the one above) while he was away on Active Service, b...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

St Paul's Church of England, Ascot Vale - Honour Roll

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A page for the volunteers who were members of St Paul's Church of England in Roxburgh St, Ascot Vale, has been loaded onto the webpage ...
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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Did this man die at Bullecourt?

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Why did George Abbott enlist in 1915, and then desert?  Why did he rejoin the army under another name, George T Connors, and desert again?...
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Sunday, May 8, 2011

The Charge of the Light Horse, Beersheba, 1917

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Trooper Herbert James Teather, of Moonee Ponds, embarked with the Camel Corps in December 1916.  After a short period of training he was t...
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Monday, April 25, 2011

Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914-1918

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 As usual, looking for something completely different, I came upon this Roll of Honour for the Melbourne Cricket Club .  I found a few local...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

14th Battalion Reinforcements in Egypt, 1916

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No 2915 Private Ernest (Ern) Edward Warry is standing in the back row, fourth from the left.  Ern left Australia in September 1915 on t...