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Adelaide South Australia [6927]

Port Adelaide South Australia [575]

North Adelaide South Australia [264]

Adelaide, South Australia [76]

Adelaide [29]

East Adelaide South Australia [24]

Adelaide, Australia [18]

West Adelaide South Australia [16]

Port Adelaide, South Australia [9]

South Adelaide South Australia [8]

Adelaide Lead Victoria [4]

Place of birth - Adelaide South Australia [4]

Adelaide Victoria [3]

North Adelaide, South Australia [3]

POE Adelaide South Australia [3]

Adelaide New South Wales [2]

Adelaide SA [2]

Place of Enlistment - Adelaide South Australia [2]

37 Adelaide St, East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1]

Adelaide Head Victoria [1]

Adelaide SA Victoria [1]

Adelaide Western Australia [1]

Adelaide, Melbourne, Australia [1]

Adelaide, Saint Australia [1]

Adelaide, Walkerville, South Australia [1]

Adelaide, West Australia [1]

Adelaide,South Australia [1]

Cruikshanks Slip, Port Adelaide, Birkenhead [1]

Devonport onboard HMS Royal Adelaide [1]

Glenelg, Adelaide [1]

Goodwood West, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Hindmarsh, Adelaide South Australia [1]

Kensington, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Magill, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Mitcham, Adelaide [1]

Morphett Vale, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Morphetvale, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Mount Adelaide [1]

Pitcairn Station, Adelaide [1]

Place of birth Adelaide South Australia [1]

Port Adelaide [1]

Port Adelaide Western Australia [1]

Port Adelaide, Australia [1]

Port adelaide South Australia [1]

Queen Adelaide, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Quorn POE Adelaide South Australia [1]

South Australia, Adelaide [1]

St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

St. Paul's, Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Wakerville, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Captain [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sergeant [8]

Able Seaman Driver [7]

Staff Nurse [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sister [4]

Gunner [3]

Major [3]

Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Doctor [2]

Driver [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Colonel [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain /Adjutant [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Paymaster [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

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Australian Infantry [33]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [8]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [8]

16th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Australian Army Nursing Service [3]

Australian Field Artillery [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

10th Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Australian Engineers [2]

Australian Flying Corps [2]

Australian Light Horse [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

10th Australian Light Horse [1]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

10th Battalion [1]

10th Infantry Battalion [1]

10th Infantry Brigade [1]

11th Battalion [1]

11th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

12th Brigade [1]

1st Australian Division [1]

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

20th Deccan Horse [1]

23rd Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

32nd Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, AIF [1]

50 Australian Infantry [1]

52nd Battalion [1]

5th Brigade [1]

7th Brigade [1]

7th Hariana Lancers [1]

8th Light Horse Regiment [1]

9th Light Horse Regiment [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Service [1]

Australian Infantrey [1]

Australian Infantry, [1]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Australian Medical Corps [1]

B Coy 33rd Rfts [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cyclist Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

GOC, Nyasaland - Rhodesia Field Force [1]

General Hospital [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [7878]

Royal Navy [54]

British Army [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [949]

M [880]

H [788]

S [697]

C [592]

W [578]

G [381]

A [340]

P [330]

D [326]

T [324]

R [320]

L [306]

F [270]

K [199]

J [198]

N [134]

O [131]

E [118]

V [42]

I [39]

Y [27]

Q [17]

U [11]

Z [4]

Contribution

Military Service [7958]

Merchant Navy [40]

Country

Australia [17]

United Kingdom [8]

India [1]

Myanmar [1]

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Adelaide South Australia [6927] Port Adelaide South Australia [575] North Adelaide South Australia [264] Adelaide, South Australia [76] Adelaide [29] East Adelaide South Australia [24] Adelaide, Australia [18] West Adelaide South Australia [16] Port Adelaide, South Australia [9] South Adelaide South Australia [8] Adelaide Lead Victoria [4] Place of birth - Adelaide South Australia [4] Adelaide Victoria [3] North Adelaide, South Australia [3] POE Adelaide South Australia [3] Adelaide New South Wales [2] Adelaide SA [2] Place of Enlistment - Adelaide South Australia [2] 37 Adelaide St, East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1] Adelaide Head Victoria [1] Adelaide SA Victoria [1] Adelaide Western Australia [1] Adelaide, Melbourne, Australia [1] Adelaide, Saint Australia [1] Adelaide, Walkerville, South Australia [1] Adelaide, West Australia [1] Adelaide,South Australia [1] Cruikshanks Slip, Port Adelaide, Birkenhead [1] Devonport onboard HMS Royal Adelaide [1] Glenelg, Adelaide [1] Goodwood West, Adelaide, South Australia [1] Hindmarsh, Adelaide South Australia [1] Kensington, Adelaide, South Australia [1] Magill, Adelaide, South Australia [1] Mitcham, Adelaide [1] Morphett Vale, Adelaide, South Australia [1] Morphetvale, Adelaide, South Australia [1] Mount Adelaide [1] Pitcairn Station, Adelaide [1] Place of birth Adelaide South Australia [1] Port Adelaide [1] Port Adelaide Western Australia [1] Port Adelaide, Australia [1] Port adelaide South Australia [1] Queen Adelaide, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Quorn POE Adelaide South Australia [1] South Australia, Adelaide [1] St Peters, Adelaide, South Australia [1] St. Paul's, Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Wakerville, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [64] Captain [10] Lieutenant [10] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Sergeant [8] Able Seaman Driver [7] Staff Nurse [6] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sister [4] Gunner [3] Major [3] Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Doctor [2] Driver [2] Sapper [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Colonel [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain /Adjutant [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Paymaster [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Australian Infantry [33] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [8] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [8] 16th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Australian Army Nursing Service [3] Australian Field Artillery [3] Manchester Regiment [3] 10th Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Army Service Corps [2] Australian Engineers [2] Australian Flying Corps [2] Australian Light Horse [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 10th Australian Light Horse [1] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 10th Battalion [1] 10th Infantry Battalion [1] 10th Infantry Brigade [1] 11th Battalion [1] 11th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 12th Brigade [1] 1st Australian Division [1] 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 20th Deccan Horse [1] 23rd Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] 32nd Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, AIF [1] 50 Australian Infantry [1] 52nd Battalion [1] 5th Brigade [1] 7th Brigade [1] 7th Hariana Lancers [1] 8th Light Horse Regiment [1] 9th Light Horse Regiment [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Service [1] Australian Infantrey [1] Australian Infantry, [1] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Australian Medical Corps [1] B Coy 33rd Rfts [1] Border Regiment [1] Cyclist Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] GOC, Nyasaland - Rhodesia Field Force [1] General Hospital [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [7878] Royal Navy [54] British Army [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [949] M [880] H [788] S [697] C [592] W [578] G [381] A [340] P [330] D [326] T [324] R [320] L [306] F [270] K [199] J [198] N [134] O [131] E [118] V [42] I [39] Y [27] Q [17] U [11] Z [4]

Contribution

Military Service [7958] Merchant Navy [40]

Country

Australia [17] United Kingdom [8] India [1] Myanmar [1]

Frank Samuel Nurton

Born 1897

Died 1953

Australian Imperial Force 1879 Trooper 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 1879 Gunner Royal Australian Artillery 1st Australian Divisional Ammunition Column

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Norman Henry Prior

Born 1882

Died 1967

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/1243

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/1243 Captain New Zealand Medical Corp

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Captain New Zealand Medical Corp Brockenhurst Hospital, Hampshire.

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Percy Charles Woolfitt

Born 1887

Died 1940

Australian Imperial Force 1327 Corporal Railway Unit - Section 4 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company

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Guy Godolphyn Bonython

Born 1893

Died 1977

Australian Imperial Force 98 Private 9th Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 98 Private 7th Brigade 27th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 98 Private 12th Brigade 48th Battalion

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Olive Lilian Creswell Haynes Dooley

Born 1888

Died 1978

Australian Imperial Force Sister

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Second Australian General Hospital

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Reginald Roy Inwood

Born 1890

Died 1971

Australian Imperial Force 506 Corporal 10th Australian Infantry Battalion

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William Reginald Eustace Northey

Born 1890

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 80 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse

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Alfred Albert Fanning

Born 1892

Died 1944

Australian Imperial Force 1387 Private 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Robert Cecil Boothby

Born 1872

Died 1954

British Army Captain London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army Captain London Regiment 1/6th lond Battalion

British Army Captain 2nd London Volunteer Rifle Corps

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Frank Bayliss Caddy

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1668 Private Australian Infantry 7th Battalion

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Edwin Newton Davidson

Born 1899

Died 1949

Australian Imperial Force 4061 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Walter Richard Turner

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 1423 Private King Edward's Horse Special Cavalry Reserve

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Allan O'halloran Wright

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain /Adjutant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Captain Royal Irish Rifles

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Robert Charles Bragg

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 227 Corporal King Edwards Horse

British Army 227 Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery A/58 Brigade

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William Vincent Hobkeak Capps

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90579

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George Wald

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Serjeant Singapore Volunteer Rifles

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Frank Henry Crowder, Alias Taylor

Born 1896

Australian Imperial Force 1949 Sergeant 16th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1949 Private 16th Battalion

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Robert Sparks

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1861 Lance Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Charles William Howard Birt

Born 1881

Died 1960

British Army Captain Border Regiment

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel Border Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Border Regiment

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Thomas Francis Lynch

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 130 Private Australian Infantry, 32nd Bn.

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