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Brisbane Queensland [7532]

South Brisbane Queensland [131]

Brisbane, Queensland [24]

POE Brisbane Queensland [14]

East Brisbane Queensland [11]

Place of birth - Brisbane Queensland [11]

North Brisbane Queensland [4]

Place of Enlistment - Brisbane Queensland [3]

Brisbane QLd Queensland [2]

Brisbane South Queensland [2]

the Brookfield suburb of Brisbane, Queensland [2]

Bald Hill Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brisbane POE Maryborough Queensland [1]

Capalaba, Brisbane, Queensland [1]

East Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Redbank, Brisbane Queensland [1]

Teneriffe, Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Valley Brisbane Queensland [1]

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Private [147]

Corporal [16]

Gunner [13]

Driver [12]

Sergeant [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [6]

driver [6]

Able Seaman Driver [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Nurse [3]

Trooper [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Quartermaster Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

corporal [2]

gunner [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

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Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Marshal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

GUNNER [1]

Lance Corpral [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

P [1]

Principal Matron [1]

Reverend Chaplain Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Captain and Bombing Officer [1]

Temporary Lance Corporal [1]

p [1]

sapper [1]

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Australian Infantry [17]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [6]

Australian Army Medical Corps [4]

9th Battalion, Australian Infantry [3]

11th Depot Battalion, Enoggera [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2]

2nd Light Horse Brigade [2]

2nd/7th Machine Gun Company [2]

5th Light Horse Regiment [2]

7th Infantry Brigade [2]

Australian Army Medical Service [2]

Australian Army Nursing Service [2]

Australian Infantry Base Depot [2]

Australian Infantry Brigade [2]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

10 Reinforcements [1]

10th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

11th Brigade [1]

11th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

12 Depot [1]

13th Machine Gun Company [1]

14th Depot Battalion, Enoggera [1]

15 Battalion [1]

1st Australian Tunnelling Company [1]

1st Machine Gun Battalion [1]

1st Mining Corps [1]

24th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

25th Battalion [1]

25th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

26 Battalion [1]

26th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1]

2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade [1]

2nd Light Horse Regiment [1]

31st Battalion [1]

31st Bn., Australian Infantry [1]

31st Infantry Battalion [1]

38th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

3rd Battalion/ 61st Battalion [1]

3rd Machine Gun Company [1]

3rd. Australian Field Artillery [1]

41st Battalion [1]

48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

49th Battalion [1]

4th Australian Tunnelling Company [1]

4th Infantry Brigade [1]

8th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

9th Battalion [1]

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Australian Imperial Force [7727]

Royal Navy [9]

British Army [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

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M [913]

B [797]

C [703]

S [622]

H [615]

W [549]

G [385]

R [373]

P [352]

D [339]

L [329]

T [290]

A [262]

F [261]

K [221]

J [214]

O [148]

N [134]

E [120]

V [32]

I [29]

Y [26]

U [13]

Q [11]

Z [7]

Contribution

Military Service [7743]

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Australia [100]

United Kingdom [4]

New Zealand [1]

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Brisbane Queensland [7532] South Brisbane Queensland [131] Brisbane, Queensland [24] POE Brisbane Queensland [14] East Brisbane Queensland [11] Place of birth - Brisbane Queensland [11] North Brisbane Queensland [4] Place of Enlistment - Brisbane Queensland [3] Brisbane QLd Queensland [2] Brisbane South Queensland [2] the Brookfield suburb of Brisbane, Queensland [2] Bald Hill Brisbane Queensland [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brisbane POE Maryborough Queensland [1] Capalaba, Brisbane, Queensland [1] East Brisbane, Queensland [1] Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland [1] Redbank, Brisbane Queensland [1] Teneriffe, Brisbane, Queensland [1] Valley Brisbane Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [147] Corporal [16] Gunner [13] Driver [12] Sergeant [12] Lieutenant [9] Captain [6] driver [6] Able Seaman Driver [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Sister [4] Staff Nurse [3] Trooper [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Quartermaster Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] corporal [2] gunner [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Marshal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] GUNNER [1] Lance Corpral [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] P [1] Principal Matron [1] Reverend Chaplain Captain [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Signaller [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Captain and Bombing Officer [1] Temporary Lance Corporal [1] p [1] sapper [1]

Unit

Australian Infantry [17] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [6] Australian Army Medical Corps [4] 9th Battalion, Australian Infantry [3] 11th Depot Battalion, Enoggera [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2] 2nd Light Horse Brigade [2] 2nd/7th Machine Gun Company [2] 5th Light Horse Regiment [2] 7th Infantry Brigade [2] Australian Army Medical Service [2] Australian Army Nursing Service [2] Australian Infantry Base Depot [2] Australian Infantry Brigade [2] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1 [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] 10 Reinforcements [1] 10th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 11th Brigade [1] 11th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 12 Depot [1] 13th Machine Gun Company [1] 14th Depot Battalion, Enoggera [1] 15 Battalion [1] 1st Australian Tunnelling Company [1] 1st Machine Gun Battalion [1] 1st Mining Corps [1] 24th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 25th Battalion [1] 25th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] 26 Battalion [1] 26th Battalion, Australian Infantry [1] 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade [1] 2nd Light Horse Regiment [1] 31st Battalion [1] 31st Bn., Australian Infantry [1] 31st Infantry Battalion [1] 38th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 3rd Battalion/ 61st Battalion [1] 3rd Machine Gun Company [1] 3rd. Australian Field Artillery [1] 41st Battalion [1] 48th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 49th Battalion [1] 4th Australian Tunnelling Company [1] 4th Infantry Brigade [1] 8th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 9th Battalion [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [7727] Royal Navy [9] British Army [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [913] B [797] C [703] S [622] H [615] W [549] G [385] R [373] P [352] D [339] L [329] T [290] A [262] F [261] K [221] J [214] O [148] N [134] E [120] V [32] I [29] Y [26] U [13] Q [11] Z [7]

Contribution

Military Service [7743]

Country

Australia [100] United Kingdom [4] New Zealand [1]

Harold James Young

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Private 25th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 5437 Private 25th Battalion

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Graham Bell

Born 1892

Died 1964

Australian Imperial Force 7462

Australian Imperial Force 7462 Private

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James Boyd

Born 1888

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3039

Australian Imperial Force 3039 Private

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Ernest Francis Eberhardt

Born 1885

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 7293

Australian Imperial Force Gunner

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Charles Ewart

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6065

Australian Imperial Force Private

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Amy King

Born 1882

Died 1961

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Sister Sister

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William Edward Mccann

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1628

Australian Imperial Force 1628 Private 2nd light Horse Regiment

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William Winterbottom Chadwick

Born 1894

Died 1966

Australian Imperial Force 3362

Australian Imperial Force Driver

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Richard James Shadwell

Born 1889

Died 1954

Australian Imperial Force 1472 Trooper 5th Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force Trooper 2nd Light Horse Regiment

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John Campbell

Born 1881

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1665

Australian Imperial Force Lance Corporal

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Campbell Bell

Born 1894

Died 1969

Australian Imperial Force 1385

Australian Imperial Force 1385 Private

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Michael Joseph Fitzgerald

Born 1890

Australian Imperial Force 4647

Australian Imperial Force 4647 Private

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Sidney Albert Hardy

Born 1895

Died 1939

Australian Imperial Force 2329

Australian Imperial Force Private

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Claude Ernest Trundle

Australian Imperial Force 21429 Gunner 8th Field Artillery Brigade

Australian Imperial Force 21429 Serjeant 8th Field Artillery Brigade

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Victor Charles Trundle

Born 1894

Australian Imperial Force 2350 Private 15 Battalion

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William Henry Slater

Born 1891

Australian Imperial Force 3186

Australian Imperial Force 3186 Private 4th Pioneer Battalion

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James Bartlett

Born 1889

Died 1967

Australian Imperial Force 7457 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Edward Tracey

Born 1886

Died 1971

Australian Imperial Force 9533

Australian Imperial Force Private 16th Field Ambulance

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William Abraham Halladay Ruddick

Born 1887

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 257 Sergeant Australian Tunneling Corps

Australian Imperial Force 257 Sergeant Australian Tunneling Corps 1st Coy

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Harold James Shepherd

Born 1889

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force 56

Australian Imperial Force 56 Private 3rd Field Ambulance

Australian Imperial Force Sergeant 1st Australian General Hospital

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