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Melbourne Victoria [11]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Albert Park, Victoria [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Arran Island Scotland [1]

Augathella Queensland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Booleroo Centre South Australia [1]

Boonah Queensland [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1]

Dorset England [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Edge Hill, Lancashire [1]

Edmonton England [1]

Exeter England [1]

Falkirk Scotland [1]

Flushing Holland [1]

Freemantle, Western Australia [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Galway [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Gorey, County Wexford [1]

Guyra New South Wales [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Invergordon Scotland [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Kingsborough Queensland [1]

Korong Vale Victoria [1]

Korong Vale, Victoria [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Largs Bay South Australia [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Lincoln England [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Macarthur Victoria [1]

Maffra Victoria [1]

Rank

Able Seaman Driver [41]

Gunner [32]

Driver [30]

Private [15]

Able Seaman [12]

Bombardier [12]

Corporal [9]

Boy 2nd Class [8]

Serjeant [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Signalman [2]

Able Seaman Sapper [1]

Artificer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Commissioned Instructor [1]

Domestic Servant 2nd Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Servant [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Signalman RAN [1]

Sergeant Artificer [1]

Staff Surgeon [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker RAN [1]

Surgeon Commander [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Gunner Instructor [1]

Unit

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [107]

11th Field Artillery Brigade [26]

12th Field Artillery Brigade [23]

13th Field Artillery Brigade [12]

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

Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [6]

Royal Australian Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Australian Naval Reserves (O) [5]

2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [4]

5th Division - 14th Field Artillery Brigade [4]

Royal Australian Navy [4]

2nd Division - 5th Field Artillery Brigade [3]

3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [3]

4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

Royal Australian Naval Reserve (M) [3]

1st Division - 1st Infantry Brigade [2]

2nd Division - 6th Infantry Brigade [2]

3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [2]

3rd Division - 8th Field Artillery Brigade [2]

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

ANZAC Provost Corps [2]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

Naval Guard Section, Royal Australian Naval Brigade [2]

Royal Australian Naval Brigade [2]

10th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

1st Division - 2nd Field Artillery Brigade [1]

1st Division - 3rd Field Artillery Brigade [1]

1st Infantry Brigade [1]

1st Light Horse Brigade (Queensland) [1]

2nd Division - 5th Infantry Brigade [1]

2nd Divisional Engineers HQ [1]

2nd Divisional Troops - 5th Field Company Engineers [1]

2nd Field Artillery Brigade [1]

2nd Field Company Engineers - Citizen Military Forces [1]

3rd Division - 7th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

3rd Queensland (Mounted Infantry) Contingent [1]

4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

5th (Wellington) Regiment [1]

5th Division - 8th Infantry Brigade [1]

5th Division - 13th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

5th Division - 14th Infantry Brigade [1]

5th Division - 25th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

5th Divisional Troops - 14th Field Company Engineers [1]

5th Victorian Mounted Rifles Contingent [1]

Attached 4th Officer Cadet Battalion Oxford [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Army Vetenarian Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Unattached List [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [109]

Royal Navy [11]

British Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [20]

T [11]

C [10]

H [10]

D [6]

L [6]

R [6]

S [6]

P [5]

W [5]

J [4]

K [4]

B [3]

F [3]

A [2]

G [2]

N [2]

O [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [107]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Australia [6]

Turkey [1]

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People [109] Stories Communities

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Melbourne Victoria [11] Sydney New South Wales [11] Bendigo Victoria [3] Albert Park Victoria [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1] Albert Park, Victoria [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Arran Island Scotland [1] Augathella Queensland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Booleroo Centre South Australia [1] Boonah Queensland [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1] Dorset England [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Edge Hill, Lancashire [1] Edmonton England [1] Exeter England [1] Falkirk Scotland [1] Flushing Holland [1] Freemantle, Western Australia [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Galway [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Gorey, County Wexford [1] Guyra New South Wales [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Invergordon Scotland [1] Kilkenny [1] Kingsborough Queensland [1] Korong Vale Victoria [1] Korong Vale, Victoria [1] Lambeth, London [1] Largs Bay South Australia [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Lincoln England [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Macarthur Victoria [1] Maffra Victoria [1]

Rank

Able Seaman Driver [41] Gunner [32] Driver [30] Private [15] Able Seaman [12] Bombardier [12] Corporal [9] Boy 2nd Class [8] Serjeant [7] Leading Seaman [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Sapper [5] Lieutenant [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Petty Officer [3] Chief Petty Officer [2] Lance Corporal [2] Signalman [2] Able Seaman Sapper [1] Artificer [1] Bandsman [1] Commissioned Instructor [1] Domestic Servant 2nd Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Officer's Servant [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Signalman RAN [1] Sergeant Artificer [1] Staff Surgeon [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker RAN [1] Surgeon Commander [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Gunner Instructor [1]

Unit

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [107] 11th Field Artillery Brigade [26] 12th Field Artillery Brigade [23] 13th Field Artillery Brigade [12] 2nd Division - 6th Field Artillery Brigade [7] Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [6] Royal Australian Naval Reserve [5] Royal Australian Naval Reserves (O) [5] 2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [4] 5th Division - 14th Field Artillery Brigade [4] Royal Australian Navy [4] 2nd Division - 5th Field Artillery Brigade [3] 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division [3] 4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade [3] HMS Impregnable [3] Royal Australian Naval Reserve (M) [3] 1st Division - 1st Infantry Brigade [2] 2nd Division - 6th Infantry Brigade [2] 3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [2] 3rd Division - 8th Field Artillery Brigade [2] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [2] ANZAC Provost Corps [2] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [2] HMS Northampton [2] Naval Guard Section, Royal Australian Naval Brigade [2] Royal Australian Naval Brigade [2] 10th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 1st Division - 2nd Field Artillery Brigade [1] 1st Division - 3rd Field Artillery Brigade [1] 1st Infantry Brigade [1] 1st Light Horse Brigade (Queensland) [1] 2nd Division - 5th Infantry Brigade [1] 2nd Divisional Engineers HQ [1] 2nd Divisional Troops - 5th Field Company Engineers [1] 2nd Field Artillery Brigade [1] 2nd Field Company Engineers - Citizen Military Forces [1] 3rd Division - 7th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 3rd Queensland (Mounted Infantry) Contingent [1] 4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 5th (Wellington) Regiment [1] 5th Division - 8th Infantry Brigade [1] 5th Division - 13th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 5th Division - 14th Infantry Brigade [1] 5th Division - 25th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 5th Divisional Troops - 14th Field Company Engineers [1] 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles Contingent [1] Attached 4th Officer Cadet Battalion Oxford [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Army Vetenarian Corps [1] Australian Infantry Unattached List [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [109] Royal Navy [11] British Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [20] T [11] C [10] H [10] D [6] L [6] R [6] S [6] P [5] W [5] J [4] K [4] B [3] F [3] A [2] G [2] N [2] O [2] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [107]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Australia [6] Turkey [1]

Roy Edwin Fell

Australian Imperial Force 314 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 314N Driver 4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade

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William Martin Greer

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 214 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 214 Driver 11th Field Artillery Brigade

Australian Imperial Force Trooper 1st Light Horse Brigade (Queensland)

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Bruce Henry Holman

Born 1879

Died 1942

Australian Imperial Force 8 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 8 Serjeant 4th Division - 10th Field Artillery Brigade

Royal Navy 193235 Able Seaman HMS Tribune

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Francis Charles Type

Born 1887

Australian Imperial Force Commissioned Instructor Royal Australian Navy

Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Taranaki Guards

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Henry Paton Jackson

Born 1879

Australian Imperial Force 216 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 216N Private ANZAC Provost Corps

Australian Imperial Force 216N Private 3rd Brigade - 1st Australian Division 9th Battalion

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John Purcell

Australian Imperial Force 402 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 589 Private 1st Division - 1st Infantry Brigade 1st Machine Gun Battalion

Australian Imperial Force V91061 Private Citizen Military Force

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Allen Burger

Born 1891

Australian Imperial Force 54 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 974 Private Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit)

Australian Imperial Force 54A Private 2nd Division - 6th Infantry Brigade 22nd Battalion

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Reginald Frank Bush

Born 1894

Australian Imperial Force 280 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 280 Corporal 12th Field Artillery Brigade

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Edward Joseph Tester

Born 1880

Royal Navy 190254 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable Training Vessel

Royal Navy 190254 Ordinary Seaman HMS Renown

Royal Navy 190254 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus

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