Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 8399840

Reference: ANZ/FIRST-AU0IMP

Title: Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia

Description: This dataset lists Australian ANZACs - they are people who have personnel files for their service in the Australian Imperial Force (AlF) during the First World War. The personnel files are held by the National Archives of Australia (Archives). The entries in this dataset are linked to their personnel files on the Archives site. There you can find Attestation Papers, Service and Casualty Forms and other miscellaneous military documents and correspondence. Soon you will be able to find additional information from Archives and other sources on the Archives site.

URL: http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/441829
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UPP: ANZ/FIRST-AU0IMP/328377

Credit: © National Archives of Australia

Source information

ID: 9200592

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/262829

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 9200596

Reference: gbm_air76

Title: British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBM/AIR76/87163

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9200598

Reference: au_aif_nominal_roll

Title: Australian Imperial Force Nominal Roll 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: ANZ/AIF/NOMINALROLL/274718

Credit: © Australian War Memorial

Source information

ID: 9200599

Reference: au_aif_embarkation_roll

Title: Australian Imperial Force Embarkation Roll 1914-1918 Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: ANZ/AIF/EMBARKATIONROLL/300001

Credit: © Australian War Memorial

Source information

ID: 9200601

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: BMD/D/1918/3/AZ/000871/133

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9200602

Reference: au_victoriabirths1836_1913

Title: Victoria Births Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: ANZ/BMD/ACTBIRT/1186214

Credit: © Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Victoria

Source information

ID: 9200987

Title: RAF Story Vault

Description: Stalled attempting to get over a hedge during a forced landing. Incident Report

Connected by: Trevor65535

URL: http://www.rafmuseumstoryvault.org.uk/archive/7000286507-stronach-k.w.-keith-william
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ID: 9210104

Title: The Commonwealth Defence Act 1911 and Cadet training

Description: On 1 January 1911, the Commonwealth Defence Act 1911 (Cth) was passed as law and all Australian males aged 12 to 26 were required to receive military training. Men were divided according to age, with junior cadets comprising boys 12-14 years of age, senior cadets comprising boys 14-18, and young men aged 18-26 assigned to the home militia defence.

Connected by: Keith1947

URL: http://guides.slsa.sa.gov.au/c.php?g=410371&p=2794665
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Additional: His attestation refers to his time as a Senior Cadet, then followed by 12 months in the 86th Infantry Battalion (Western Australian Rifles) of the Citizen Militia Forces.

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