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Melbourne Victoria [4]

London [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Alton Downs Queensland [1]

Antrim [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chatham Barracks [1]

Clifton, Victoria [1]

Coghills Creek Victoria [1]

Collingwood, Victoria [1]

Cootamundra, New South Wales [1]

Cressy Victoria [1]

Dellsgate Victoria [1]

Dromana Vic [1]

Dublin [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edmonton England [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Exeter England [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Fraugde [1]

Freemantle, Western Australia [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Glenferrie Victoria [1]

Homerton, Hackney, London, England [1]

Jamalpur [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Kaniva Victoria [1]

Kendal, Westmoreland [1]

Kensington Victoria [1]

Keswick, Cumberland [1]

Koratya [1]

Largs Bay South Australia [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Mildura Victoria [1]

Mornington Victoria [1]

New Town, Guysborough County [1]

New York [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Petersham , Sydney , New South Wales [1]

Plomesgate, Suffolk [1]

Pompapiel Victoria [1]

Portland Victoria [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lieutenant [26]

Captain [15]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [15]

Lance Corporal [14]

Corporal [11]

Driver [10]

Major [10]

Sergeant [9]

Brigadier General [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Bombardier [5]

Able Seaman Driver [4]

Major General [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Brigade Major [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major General [1]

Acting Permanent Orderly Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commissioned Instructor [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Domestic Servant 2nd Class [1]

EDP Corporal [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

General [1]

General Staff Officer (2nd Grade) (Major) [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Signalman RAN [1]

Pay Sergeant [1]

Unit

6th Infantry Brigade [37]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [11]

6th Brigade [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

6th Australian Infantry Brigade [6]

6th Brigade Royal Flying Corps [6]

6th Light Horse Regiment [6]

6th Reserve Brigade [6]

2nd Light Horse Brigade [4]

6th Cavalry Brigade [3]

6th Field Artillery Brigade [3]

Headquarters 6th Brigade Royal Air Force [3]

2nd Division - 6th Infantry Brigade [2]

6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [2]

6th Light Horse [2]

8th Brigade [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Australian Infantry Brigade [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Australian Navy [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery 6th Reserve Brigade [2]

1/6th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

1/6th Staffordshire Regiment [1]

104th Rifles Indian Army [1]

10th Army Cyclists Corps [1]

10th Brigade [1]

10th Brigade 3rd Division Corps [1]

14/20th Hussars [1]

14th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

14th Reserve Regiment (Cavalry) [1]

15/19th Hussars [1]

15th Brigade [1]

15th Hussars [1]

16th Brigade [1]

16th Light Cavalry [1]

17th Brigade [1]

18th Infantry Brigade 6th Division XIII Army Corps [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Brigade Leinster Regiment [1]

1st Cavalry Division - 9th Cavalry Brigade [1]

1st King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

1st Parachute Brigade [1]

229th Infantry Brigade [1]

22nd Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [81]

Australian Imperial Force [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Royal Navy [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [24]

C [21]

A [16]

M [15]

G [13]

F [10]

S [8]

W [7]

D [6]

L [6]

H [5]

J [4]

T [4]

E [3]

P [3]

K [2]

R [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150]

Country

Australia [15]

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [2]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [4] London [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1] Alton Downs Queensland [1] Antrim [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chatham Barracks [1] Clifton, Victoria [1] Coghills Creek Victoria [1] Collingwood, Victoria [1] Cootamundra, New South Wales [1] Cressy Victoria [1] Dellsgate Victoria [1] Dromana Vic [1] Dublin [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edmonton England [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Exeter England [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Fraugde [1] Freemantle, Western Australia [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Glenferrie Victoria [1] Homerton, Hackney, London, England [1] Jamalpur [1] Johannesburg [1] Kaniva Victoria [1] Kendal, Westmoreland [1] Kensington Victoria [1] Keswick, Cumberland [1] Koratya [1] Largs Bay South Australia [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Mildura Victoria [1] Mornington Victoria [1] New Town, Guysborough County [1] New York [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Petersham , Sydney , New South Wales [1] Plomesgate, Suffolk [1] Pompapiel Victoria [1] Portland Victoria [1] Portsmouth [1]

Rank

Private [57] Second Lieutenant [30] Lieutenant [26] Captain [15] Gunner [15] Serjeant [15] Lance Corporal [14] Corporal [11] Driver [10] Major [10] Sergeant [9] Brigadier General [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Bombardier [5] Able Seaman Driver [4] Major General [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Brevet Major [2] Brigade Major [2] Lance Sergeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major General [1] Acting Permanent Orderly Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commissioned Instructor [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Domestic Servant 2nd Class [1] EDP Corporal [1] First Lieutenant [1] General [1] General Staff Officer (2nd Grade) (Major) [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Signalman RAN [1] Pay Sergeant [1]

Unit

6th Infantry Brigade [37] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [11] 6th Brigade [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] 2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [7] Rifle Brigade [7] 6th Australian Infantry Brigade [6] 6th Brigade Royal Flying Corps [6] 6th Light Horse Regiment [6] 6th Reserve Brigade [6] 2nd Light Horse Brigade [4] 6th Cavalry Brigade [3] 6th Field Artillery Brigade [3] Headquarters 6th Brigade Royal Air Force [3] 2nd Division - 6th Infantry Brigade [2] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [2] 6th Light Horse [2] 8th Brigade [2] Australian Infantry [2] Australian Infantry Brigade [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Australian Navy [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery 6th Reserve Brigade [2] 1/6th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 1/6th Staffordshire Regiment [1] 104th Rifles Indian Army [1] 10th Army Cyclists Corps [1] 10th Brigade [1] 10th Brigade 3rd Division Corps [1] 14/20th Hussars [1] 14th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 14th Reserve Regiment (Cavalry) [1] 15/19th Hussars [1] 15th Brigade [1] 15th Hussars [1] 16th Brigade [1] 16th Light Cavalry [1] 17th Brigade [1] 18th Infantry Brigade 6th Division XIII Army Corps [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Brigade Leinster Regiment [1] 1st Cavalry Division - 9th Cavalry Brigade [1] 1st King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 1st Parachute Brigade [1] 229th Infantry Brigade [1] 22nd Infantry Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [81] Australian Imperial Force [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Royal Navy [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [24] C [21] A [16] M [15] G [13] F [10] S [8] W [7] D [6] L [6] H [5] J [4] T [4] E [3] P [3] K [2] R [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150]

Country

Australia [15] United Kingdom [12] Canada [2] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

James Horne

Born 1886

Died 1948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79583 Private 31st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79583 Private 6th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division 31st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 31st Battalion

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Percy Eustace De Bathe Brandon

Born 1875

Died 1949

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Temporary Captain New Zealand Home Guard Wellington City Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Heretaunga Mounted Rifles

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Captain Wellington Mounted Rfiles 2nd Regiment

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James Fredrick Leheny

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3530 Private 6th Infantry Brigade

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Leonard Fendall Thompson

Born 1872

Australian Imperial Force 9137 Gunner 6th Field Artillery Brigade

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Robert Albert Graley

Born 1892

Died 1957

Australian Imperial Force 2659 Private 6th Australian Infantry Brigade 22nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2659 Private 15th Brigade Machine Gun Company

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Leslie George King Ross

Born 1897

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry 33rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4363 Private 8th Brigade 29th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4363 EDP Corporal 8th Brigade 29th Battalion

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Frank Alan Wisdom

Born 1890

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Captain 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

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Russell Pierce Fraser

Born 1897

Australian Imperial Force 3522 Private 6th Australian Infantry Brigade 23rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3522 Second Corporal 2nd Pioneers

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Thomas Andrew Cullinan

Born 1886

Died 1929

Australian Imperial Force 3328 Private 6th Australian Infantry Brigade 23rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3328 Private Australian Infantry Brigade 60th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3328 Private Australian Medical Corps

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David John Wylie

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2013 Lance Corporal 6th Infantry Brigade

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Claude William Mckay

Born 1896

Died 1961

Australian Imperial Force 4481 24th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4481 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 24th Infantry Battalion

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Arthur William Toogood

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4201 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 23rd Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4201 Private Australian Infantry 60th Battalion

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Thomas Douglas Godfrey

Born 1892

Died 1952

Australian Imperial Force 1883 Trooper 6th Light Horse Regiment 13th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 1883 Trooper 2nd Light Horse Reserve Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 1883 Gunner 25th Field Artillery Brigade 114th Howitzer Battery

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Samuel Montgomery

Born 1882

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 6th Infantry Brigade 22nd Infantry Battalion

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David William Johnson

Born 1891

Australian Imperial Force 5362 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 24th Infantry Battalion

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Peter Fraser

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 880 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 24th Infantry Battalion

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James Phillip Petri

Born 1887

Australian Imperial Force 429 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 23rd Infantry Battalion

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Ben Morton Rawle

Born 1895

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2765 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 24th Infantry Battalion

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Walter Norris Congreve

Born 1862

Died 1927

British Army Brigadier General 18th Infantry Brigade 6th Division XIII Army Corps

British Army General GOC VII Corps

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Walter Clegg

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 308795 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 308795 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion King's Liverpool Regiment

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