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Melbourne Victoria [4]

Melbourne, Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bevington Hill, Liverpool [1]

Bishops Waltham, Droxford district, Hampshire [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Cardwell, Queensland [1]

Darlinghurst, New South Wales [1]

Devon England [1]

Edge Hill, Lancashire [1]

Evercreech, Somerset, England [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Jersey, St Helier [1]

Kingston, Victoria [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Merston, Westhampnett, Sussex [1]

Murrumburrah, New South Wales [1]

Natimuk Victoria [1]

New Hope Plantation, Georgia [1]

Norwood, South Australia [1]

Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Port Fairy Victoria [1]

Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Reading, Berkshire, England [1]

Ringabella [1]

Shapwick, England [1]

Shropshire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

St George Queensland [1]

Stromness Scotland [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Taree, New South Wales [1]

Tasmania [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Tunbridge Wells England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman Driver [20]

Able Seaman [17]

Private [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Petty Officer [7]

Driver [6]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Signalman [3]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Commander [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Staff Surgeon [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman R.A.N. [1]

Able Seaman Sapper [1]

Assistant Engine Room Artificer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Dresser Private [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman RANR(M) [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant RANR [1]

Medical Student [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Signalman RAN [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [33]

Royal Australian Naval Reserve [26]

Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going) [14]

Royal Australian Naval Reserve (M) [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

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

Australian Volunteer Hospital [4]

Royal Australian Navy [4]

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

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Naval Guard Section, Royal Australian Naval Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Australian Artillery [2]

Royal Australian Naval Brigade [2]

Royal Australian Naval Reserves (O) [2]

12th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

13th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

1st Army Troops Company, Australian Engineers [1]

1st Division - 1st Infantry Brigade [1]

2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

2nd Divisional Engineers HQ [1]

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

4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Company Engineers [1]

4th Military District Reserve Guard [1]

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

5th Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

8th Battalion Australian Infantry [1]

8th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

ANZAC Provost Corps (Egyptian Section) [1]

Australian Ambulance Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Hospital [1]

Australian Naval Cadet Corps [1]

Australian Voluntary Hospital [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cape Mounted Riflemen [1]

Commonwealth Naval Militia [1]

Commonwealth Naval Reserve (Obligatory) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMAS Countess of Hopetoun [1]

HMAS Pioneer [1]

HMAS Protector [1]

HMAS Torrens [1]

HMAT Ascanius [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Dominion [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [60]

Royal Navy [24]

British Army [8]

Other Empire Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [10]

C [8]

W [8]

S [7]

G [6]

H [4]

T [4]

A [3]

F [3]

K [3]

L [3]

D [2]

M [2]

O [2]

P [2]

R [2]

N [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [50]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Australia [15]

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [4] Melbourne, Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newcastle, New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bevington Hill, Liverpool [1] Bishops Waltham, Droxford district, Hampshire [1] Brighton England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Cardwell, Queensland [1] Darlinghurst, New South Wales [1] Devon England [1] Edge Hill, Lancashire [1] Evercreech, Somerset, England [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Jersey, St Helier [1] Kingston, Victoria [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Merston, Westhampnett, Sussex [1] Murrumburrah, New South Wales [1] Natimuk Victoria [1] New Hope Plantation, Georgia [1] Norwood, South Australia [1] Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Poplar, London [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Port Fairy Victoria [1] Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Reading, Berkshire, England [1] Ringabella [1] Shapwick, England [1] Shropshire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] St George Queensland [1] Stromness Scotland [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1] Taree, New South Wales [1] Tasmania [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Tunbridge Wells England [1]

Rank

Able Seaman Driver [20] Able Seaman [17] Private [11] Lieutenant [10] Petty Officer [7] Driver [6] Ordinary Seaman [4] Leading Seaman [3] Signalman [3] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Commander [2] Gunner [2] Leading Signalman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Staff Surgeon [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman R.A.N. [1] Able Seaman Sapper [1] Assistant Engine Room Artificer [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Dresser Private [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Flight Commander [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signalman RANR(M) [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant RANR [1] Medical Student [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Signalman RAN [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [33] Royal Australian Naval Reserve [26] Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going) [14] Royal Australian Naval Reserve (M) [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit) [6] Australian Volunteer Hospital [4] Royal Australian Navy [4] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Naval Guard Section, Royal Australian Naval Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Australian Artillery [2] Royal Australian Naval Brigade [2] Royal Australian Naval Reserves (O) [2] 12th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 13th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 1st Army Troops Company, Australian Engineers [1] 1st Division - 1st Infantry Brigade [1] 2nd Division - 4th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 2nd Divisional Engineers HQ [1] 2nd Divisional Troops - 5th Field Company Engineers [1] 4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Company Engineers [1] 4th Military District Reserve Guard [1] 5th Division - 25th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 5th Divisional Ammunition Column [1] 8th Battalion Australian Infantry [1] 8th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] ANZAC Provost Corps (Egyptian Section) [1] Australian Ambulance Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Hospital [1] Australian Naval Cadet Corps [1] Australian Voluntary Hospital [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cape Mounted Riflemen [1] Commonwealth Naval Militia [1] Commonwealth Naval Reserve (Obligatory) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] French Red Cross [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMAS Countess of Hopetoun [1] HMAS Pioneer [1] HMAS Protector [1] HMAS Torrens [1] HMAT Ascanius [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Dominion [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [60] Royal Navy [24] British Army [8] Other Empire Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [10] C [8] W [8] S [7] G [6] H [4] T [4] A [3] F [3] K [3] L [3] D [2] M [2] O [2] P [2] R [2] N [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [50] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Australia [15] United Kingdom [5]

Timothy Sullivan

Australian Imperial Force 407 Able Seaman Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going)

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Charles Farquhar-Smith

Born 1888

Died 1968

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Sydney

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Aboukir

Royal Navy HMS Dominion

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D F Bailey

British Army Medical Student Australian Hospital

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Frederick George Bollard

Born 1887

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train Reinforcements Quartered at Swan Island

Australian Imperial Force G251 Private 4th Military District Reserve Guard

Australian Imperial Force G251 Private Home Service, Mitcham Army Camp, South Australia

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James Burke Handley-Seymour

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major Royal Air Force

Other Empire Force Driver Australian Volunteer Hospital

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Albert Farquhar

British Army Volunteer Driver Australian Ambulance Corps

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Harry William Street

Died 1914

Australian Imperial Force 419 Able Seaman Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going) No 6 Company

Australian Imperial Force 419 Able Seaman Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit)

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Roy Douglas Aylward

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps From University of London O.T.C.. LG 10/8/1917

Royal Navy Temporary Surgeon Probationer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British Army 46 Private Australian Voluntary Hospital Le Havre 29 August 1914

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Harold Hendry Robbins

Born 1894

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

Australian Imperial Force 52 Ordinary Seaman Royal Australian Naval Reserve

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine

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Thomas Walter Corkhill

Born 1877

British Army Lieutenant Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers

Australian Imperial Force 1639 Lance Corporal 8th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

Australian Imperial Force 1639 Private 8th Battalion Australian Infantry

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Arthur Harry Goodheart

Born 1884

Australian Imperial Force 201 Able Seaman Sapper Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 201N Sapper 4th Divisional Troops - 13th Field Company Engineers

Royal Navy 201718 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Edward Unwin

British Army 43 Private Australian Volunteer Hospital

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society

Other Empire Force Driver French Red Cross

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