WWI Pictorial Honour Roll of Victorians
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"A noble hero true and brave, peacefully sleeps in a soldier's grave"

DABB, Henry Thomas Stewart

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Service no 2308
Corporal
38th Battalion



Born 13 September 1896 at Maldon, Vic.
Son of Henry H and Lottie C DABB
Of Templeton Street, Maldon, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Clerk
Enlisted 22 September 1916
Served in France and Belgium
Returned to Australia 09 February 1919

Bank of NSW Honour Roll

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DALE, Edwin John

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Service no 1459
Private
8th Battalion



Born Warrnambool, Vic.
Son of William DALE
Of Racecourse Road, Warrnambool, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Plumber
Enlisted 16 January 1915
Served at Gallipoli
Killed in action 25-29 April 1915
Aged 19 years
Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial

Courtesy of Colleen Bradshaw

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DALE, Frank Moore

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Service no 1095
Lieutenant
23rd Battalion



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Born Warrnambool, Vic.
Son of William DALE
Husband of Jessie DALE
Of Alfred Road, Warrnambool, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Quarryman
Enlisted 09 February 1915 at Warrnambool, Vic.
Served at Egypt, Gallipoli and France
Returned to Australia 30 October 1919 per 'Wahehe'

Courtesy of Colleen Bradshaw

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DALE, George Thomas

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Service No: 702
Private
5th Battalion



Born: Box Hill, Victoria
Son of Thomas (deceased) & Mary Ann DALE
Of Albert Rd, Maanah, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Laborer
Enlisted: 22 August 1914
Embarkation: 21 October 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Orvieto’
Age: 21 years
Served in Egypt & Gallipoli
Killed in Action: 25 April 1915
Buried: Plugge’s Plateau Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Row B, Grave 5

Weekly Times Sat 7 August 1915 page 28

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DALE, Jack Stanley

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Service No 2632
Private
58th Battalion




Born Castlemaine, Vic.
Husband of Lillian DALE
Of 29 Allen Street, Auburn, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 04 July 1916
Served on the Western Front
Killed in action 27 September 1917

Bendigo Advertiser Saturday 24 November 1917 page 3

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DALEY, Thomas Edward

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Service no 277
Private
7th Battalion



Son of J D DALEY
Of Edithvale Road, Aspendale, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Telephonist
Enlisted 17 August 1914
Returned to Australia 11 march 1916

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DALLACHY, William

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Service no 1134
Private
23rd Battalion



Son of Benjamin and Bessie DALLACHY
Of 120 Barkly Street, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Rubber Maker
Enlisted 06 May 1915
Killed in action 04 July 1916
Aged 30 years
Buried Ration Farm Military Cemetery

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DALTON, Charles

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Service no 96
Sergeant Trumpeter
4th Light Horse Regiment



Born Paddington, NSW
Son of Lieut. Charles Albin and Amy DALTON
Of Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk
Resided Sydney Road, Brunswick, Vic.
Enlisted 19 October 1914
Served in Egypt and Gallipoli
Died of wounds 12 August 1915
Aged 21 years
Buried Chatby War Memorial Cemetery

Courtesy of Phil Sullivan

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D'ALTON, Charles Edward

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Service number 769
Private
8th Battalion, E Company



Son of St. Eloy D'ALTON and Ann J.E. D'ALTON
of 'Anchorage', Corner of Mrama and Warley Roads, Malvern, Vic
Occupation prior to enlistment Surveyor
Enlistment date 27 August 1914
Served in Gallipoli
Killed in Action 6 August 1915
Aged 24
Buried at Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot LI, Row A, Grave No. 60), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey

Australasian Saturday 02 October 1915 page 30


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D'ALTON, Henry St. Elroy

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Service No 538
Private
8th Battalion




Son of St. Elroy D'ALTON
Of Lloyd Street, Dimboola, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Municipal Clerk
Enlisted 18 August 1914
Died of wounds 03 July 1915
Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial

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DALY, Clarence Wells Didier

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Lieutenant Colonel
6th Battalion





Born 05 May 1890 in Hobart, Tas.
Son of William Disney John Eyre and Florence Eleanore DALE
Of 'Quitchambo' Mangarra Road, Canterbury, Vic.
Enlisted 19 August 1914
Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and on the Western Front
Awarded Distinguished Service Order
'Consistent good work & devotion to duty. Conspicuous at Pozieres.'
Mentioned in despatches
'Conspicuous services as C.O. during period February-September 1917 and excellent leadership.'
Killed in action 13 April 1918
AGed 27 years
Buried Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery III E 24

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DALY, John

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Service No 1405
Private
12th Battalion




Born Chewton, Vic.
Son of Jane Anne DALY
Of Forest Street, Castlemaine, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Miner
Enlisted 30 September 1914
Died of wounds 06 July 1915
Aged 35 years
​Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial

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DALY, Lionel Braim

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Captain
Australian Army Medical Corps
Medical Officer
Troop Ship ‘Armadale’


Born: 14 May 1888 at Hawthorn, Victoria
Father: Mr. A. R. DALY
Of 45 Riversdale Rd, Hawthorn, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Medical Practitioner
Enlisted: 22 July 1916 Embarkation: 9 August 1916 from Fremantle per ‘Miltaides’
Age: 28 years
Served in Egypt
Returned to Australia: 25 December 1916 per ‘Aryshire’
Appointment terminated: 14 January 1917

Table Talk Thursday 03 June 1915 page 14

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DANAHER, Edmond Butterworth

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Service No: 477
Private
7th Battalion



Born: 12 September 1895 at North Melbourne, Victoria
Son of Daniel & Selina DANAHER
Of 30 Shields St, Flemington, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Tinsmith
Enlisted: 17 August 1914
Embarkation: 19 October 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Hororata’
Age: 19 years
Served in Egypt & Gallipoli
Killed in Action: between 25 April – 2 May 1915
Commemorated at No 2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Special Memorial 20

Australasian 26 June 1915 page 61

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DANAHER, Michael Timothy

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Service no 2044
Sergeant
58th Battalion



This is an Australian WWI George V Military Medal impressed to "2044 SJT. M.T. DANAHER. 58/AUST. INF."
Danaher was recommended for actions in Polygon Wood from 23rd-27th September 1917. 
Later promoted to Lieutenant.
Born Colac, Vic.
Enlisted Horsham Vic.
Son of Joseph Patrick DANAHER
Killed in action 11 April 1919
Buried MARCINELLE NEW COMMUNAL CEMETERY M 5

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DANE, Norval

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Service No 769
Sergeant
15th Company AASC




Born Melbourne, Vic.
Son of R W DANE
Of National Bank, Castlemaine, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Clerk
Enlisted 20 August 1914
Returned to Australia 24 September 1918

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DANGERFIELD, Joseph Garnet

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Lieutenant
6th Battalion





Son of Edward and Janet DANGERFIELD
Of 'Keynsham' 29 Canning Street, North Melbourne, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Commercial Traveller
Enlisted 24 August 1914
Killed in action 08 May 1915 at Gallipoli
Aged 27 years
​Commeorated Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

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DANGLOW, Jacob

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Chaplain 4th Class
Captain




Born: 29 November 1880 in London England
Married 24 November 1909
Wife: May Henrietta DANGLOW
Of 15 St. Leonards St, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Rabbi
Enlisted: 1 May 1918
Embarkation: 8 May 1918
Age: 37 years
Served in England & France
Returned to Australia: 25 July 1919 per ‘Bremen’
Appointment Terminated: 9 August 1919
Served in WW11 Service No: V507442
Died: 21 May 1962

Australian Jewry Roll of Honour

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DANIEL, George

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Service No: 367
Quartermaster-Sergeant
8th Light Horse Regiment



Born: Woorarra, Victoria
Son of  Mr. J. Daniel, Scarsdale, via Ballarat, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: State School Teacher
Enlistment Date: 16th September 1914, Foster, Victoria
Served In: Egypt, Gallipoli,
Invalided to Australia 18th March 1918, per transport “Ulysses"

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria


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DANIEL, John Leslie

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Service no 6786A
Private
21st Battalion



Son of William John and Charlotte DANIEL of Wonruya Farm, Smythes Road, near Ballarat North, Vic.
Killed in action 08 August 1918
Aged 20 years
Buried Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery XIII A I

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria


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DANIELL, John Moore

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Service no 2612
Private
57th Battalion



Born Sheppparton, Vic
Son of John A and E M DANIELL, of Chomley Street, Windsor, vic.
Killed in action 15 July 1916
Buried Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix I E 21

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria

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DANIELS, James

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Service number 474
Corporal
5th Battalion, C Company



Son of William DANIELS Husband of Mary Emily DANIELS
of 665 Drummond Street, Carlton North, Vic
Occupation prior to enlistment Electric machinist
Enlistment date 18 August 1914
Served in Gallipoli
Killed in Action 25 April 1915
Aged 26
Buried at Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 28), Gallipoli, Turkey

Australasian Saturday 10 July 1915 page 32

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DARE, Charles Cottrell

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Service no 1014
Private
4th Light Horse Regiment



Husband of J W DARE
Of 157 Cruickshank Street, North Melbourne, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 18 January 1915
Returned to Australia 12 November 1916

Weekly Times Saturday 25 December 1915 page 28

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DARLING, Reuben Godfrey

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Service no 2066
Corporal
39th Battalion



Born 22 August 1894 at Sheep Hills, Vic.
Son of Edwin and Minnie DARLING
Of Ligar Street, Ballarat, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk
Enlisted 10 July 1916
Killed in action 04 October 1917 at Battle of Passchendaele Ridge.
Aged 23 years
Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial

Bank of NSW Honour Roll

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DARRAGH, George Edmund

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Service number 1379
Gunner
Field Artillery Brigade 2, Brigade Ammunition Column


Born in Carlton, Vic
Son of Mrs. F. E. Darragh
of Wood Street, North Melbourne, Vic
Occupation prior to enlistment Bed Head Maker
Enlistment date 15 August 1914
Served in Gallipoli
Killed in Action 17 May 1915
Aged 32
Buried at Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 6), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey

Australasian Saturday 10 July 1915 page 32

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DAVENPORT, Arthur Ernest

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Service No 500
Private
46th Battalion




Born Sale, Vic.
Husband of S DAVENPORT 
Of 349 Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 17 August 1914
​Returned to Australia 17 August 1916

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DAVENPORT, Walter Thomas

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Service no 2356
Private
5th Battalion



Husband of Mrs. DAVENPORT
Of 116 Sydney Road, Coburg, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Wharf Labourer
Enlisted 24 April 1915
Returned to Australia 24 June 1916

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DAVEY, Charles Basil Trevor

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Lieutenant
7th Battalion





Son of W J DAVEY
Of Observer Office, Kerang, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk
Enlisted 24 August 1914
Died of wounds 27 April 1915
​Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial

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DAVEY, James Henry

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Service No: 1438
Sergeant
69th Squadron then Home Establishment



Born: Yarraville, Victoria
Son of  Mr. James H. Davey, Queenscliff, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: Clerk in Education Department
Enlistment Date: 11th October 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Served In: France, England
Returned to Australia 16th June 1919 per transport “Kaiser-i-Hind"

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria

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DAVID, Thomas Arthur

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Captain
29th Company of the Train




Born:  Beaufort, Victoria
Son of John Gomer  David, Head Teacher, Mildura, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment:  Teacher (Technical)
Enlisted 30th July 1915 at Melbourne, Victoria
Served: Egypt, France, Belgium
Returned to Australia 18th October 1919 per transport “Morea”

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria

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DAVIDSON, Charles Stewart

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Service No:  1192
Lieutenant
39th Battalion



Born: Deep Lead, Stawell, Victoria
Son of John Davidson, Deep Lead, via Stawell, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment:  State School Teacher
Enlisted 21st February 1916, Aarat, Victoria
Served: England, France
Returned to Australia 6th November 1919 per transport “Osterley"

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria

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DAVIDSON, James David

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Service No:  17375
Trooper
Army Medical Corps Reinforcements



Born: Deep Lead, Stawell, Victoria
Son of Mr. Charles Davidson, Deep Lead, via Stawell, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment:  School Teacher
Enlisted 14th March 1916 Horsham, Victoria
Served: Egypt, Syria, Palestine
Returned to Australia 4th March 1919 per transport “Port Sydney”

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria

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DAVIDSON, Joseph

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Service No 1669
Sergeant
4th Motor Transport Company




Born Aberdeen, Scotland
Occupation prior to enlistment Accountant
Enlisted 05 October 1914
Embarked from Melbourne 22 December 1914
Returned to Australia 21 March 1919

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DAVIES, Alan Mervyn

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Service No: 5362A
Private
14th Battalion, 25th Battalion



Born: Ivanhoe, Victoria
Son of Charles Martyn & Lucy Amelia DAVIES
Of Heidelburg, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Salesman
Enlisted: 19 July 1915
Embarkation: 4 April 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Euripides’
Age: 23 years
Served on the Western Front
Wounded in Action: 2 July 1916
Killed in Action: 17 July 1918
Buried: Crucifix Corner Villers Bretonneux Cemetery, France
Plot 6, Row E, Grave 11

Scotch College - A School at War

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DAVIES, Clifford Keith

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Service no 34963
Gunner
12th Field Artillery Brigade



Son of Henry and Mary DAVIES
Of 'Norwood' Webster Street, Ballarat, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 13 February 1917
Served on Western Front
Died of Influenza 28 November 1918
Aged 22 years
Buried St. Sever Cemetery Extension

Scotch College - A School at War

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DAVIES, Harold

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Service no 184
Private
6th Battalion



Son of Alfred and Lucretia DAVIES of 37 Best St., North Fitzroy, Vic.
Died of wounds 18 April 1918
Aged 23 years
Buried Ebblinghem Military Cemetery I C 32

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria

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DAVIES, Harold William  MM

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Service no 3537
Corporal
58th Battalion



Son of Darliel B and Ellen DAVIES of 44 Bay View Road, Seddon, Melbourne
Killed in action 05 April 1918
Buried La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie  II G 10

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria


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DAVIES, Herbert Martyn

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Service no 185
Sergeant
57th Battalion



Son of Charles Martyn and Lucy Amelia DAVIES
Of 121 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 11 March 1915
Died of wounds 22 July 1916
Aged 24 years
Buried Estaires Communal Cemetery

Scotch College - A School at War

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DAVIES, Hubert Victor

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Service No 9298
Driver
4th Field Artillery Brigade




Born Brunswick, Vic.
Son of Arthur William and Emma Pauline DAVIES
Of Hurstbridge, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Miner
Enlisted 07 August 1915
Died of wounds 06 January 1917
Buried Nunhead All Saints Cemetery, London

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DAVIES, William Robert Berry

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Service no 1728
Private
8th  Battalion



Son of W DAVIES
Of Melbourne Road, Mansfield, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Law Clerk
Enlisted 04 January 1915

Mansfield's Souvenir of the War 1914-1919

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DAVIS, Alexander (Alex)

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Service No: 3823
Private
22nd Battalion



Born: Melbourne, Victoria
Father: Louis DAVIS
Of Northcote, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Boot maker
Enlisted: 12 July 1915
Embarkation: 8 February 1916
Age: 25 years
Served in France
Wounded in Action: 25 August 1916
Killed in Action: 4 October 1918
Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, France Plot 4, Row D, Grave 12

Australian Jewry Roll of Honour

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DAVIS, Arnold Frederick

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Service No: 199
Private
7th Battalion



Born: Melbourne, Victoria
Father: Francis Joseph DAVIS
Of 14 Lyle St, Brunswick, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Clerk
Enlisted: 19 August 1914
Embarkation: 19 October 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Hororata’
Age: 19 years

Served in Egypt & Gallipoli
Killed in Action between 25 April & 2 May 1915
Commemorated at Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey

Australasian 26 June 1915 page 61

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DAVIS, Ewart William

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Service no 500
Private
22nd Battalion




NOK Mrs. A M LOCKYER (sister)
Of Colac Road, Belmont, Geelong, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk
Enlisted 06 March 1915
Served in Egypt and Gallipoli
Killed in action 17 October 1915
Buried Shrapnel Valley Cemetery

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DAVIS, Gordon Edgerton

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Service No 575
Private
14th Battalion




Born North Melbourne, Vic.
Resided 24 Purcell Street, North Melbourne, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Tailor's Presser
Enlisted 18 September 1914
Died of wounds received at Gallipoli 30 April 1915
Aged 21 years
Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial

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DAVIS, William

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Service No 737
Driver
12th Field Artillery Brigade




Born Bolton, England
Brother of John DAVIS
Of 101 Trafford Street, Farnsworth, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Occupation prior to enlistment Tailor
Enlisted 09 September 1914
Embarked from Melbourne 22 December 1914
Returned to Australia 23 October 1918

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DAVIS, William Edwin

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Service no 1096
Second Lieutenant
6th Battalion



Husband of Maud DAVIS
Of 8 Mount Street, Prahran, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Engine Driver
Enlisted 15 August 1914
Killed in action at Gallipoli 08 May 1915
Aged 40 years
Commemorated Helles Memorial

'Australasian Saturday 19 June 1915 page 60’

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DAVIS, William George

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Service no 1689
Corporal
58th Battalion



Sixth child born to William George DAVIS and Ann Rebecca ( TILEY) 
He was born 1897 at Raglan
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
George was 18 yrs 9 mths went he joined the AIF at Beaufort ( A Coy 39th Battalion.)
Left from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4/4/1916 they travelled to Alexandria . They disembarked on 8/5/16 at Alexandria. On 27/5/13 they were taken on strength by the 58th Battalion A.I.F. from 15th Training Battalion ex 2nd Reinforcements 57th Battalion at Ferry Post. EkBd to join B.E.F. H.7. Transylvania,Alexandria on17/6/16.
23/6/16 disembarked at Marseilles.
29/7/16 Promoted to Corporal in the field FRANCE
20/8/16 Killed in action information from Rouen FRANCE field station.
He was buried with honour at Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France.4 1/2 miles S-W from Amentieres, Plot 1, row G.

Courtesy of Kay Bell

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DAVY, John Edward

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Service no 770
Private
8th Battalion



Born West Melbourne, Vic.
Son of Arthur Francis and Julie Mary DAVY
Of 4 Marshall Avenue, Kew, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 25 August 1914
Killed in action 04 May 1915 at Gallipoli
Aged 22 years
Buried Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli

The Australasian Saturdy 23 October 1915 page 29

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DAW, William

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Service no 2043
Corporal
9th Australian Army Service Corps



Born Ballarat, Vic.
Son of William and Mary DAW
Of Urquhart Street, Ballarat, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Department Manager
Enlisted 06 October 1914
Served in Egypt and Gallipoli
Died of wounds 17 August 1915
Aged 31 years
Buried Chatby War Memorial Cemetery

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DAWES, Albert

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Service no 736
Private
8th Light Horse Regiment



Albert Dawes was born in 1890, son of Alfred Thomas Dawes and Louisa Morgan.  He enlisted on the 20th of October 1914 at Tynong in the 3rd Light Horse 13-23 Reinforcement.  His service number was 786.  He was 24 years of age and his occupation was Carpenter. His address was given as Garfield.   He was 5’ 7” and his completion was described as dark, eyes grey and Hair dark.  He embarked from Australia on 8 February 1915 on the “Pera” and fought in the 8th Light Horse at Gallipoli where he was wounded on 1st November 1915.  He was discharged from the Army and returned to Australia in February 1916.   He married in Australia in November 1916 and died in 1962.

Courtesy of Coral Jones

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DAWES, Clifford Gordon 

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Service no 5086
Private
59th Battalion



Clifford Gordon Dawes was born in 1898 son of Alfred Thomas Dawes and Frances Morgan.  He enlisted on 26 January 1916 in Melbourne in the 5th Battalion 12-23 reinforcements. His address was given as Garfield.  He was 18 years and 5 months at enlistment, his occupation was  given as farmer and he was 5” 9 ½” tall.   His complexion was described as dark, eyes blue grey and hair black.   Cliff’s service number was 5086.  He embarked from Australia on the “Suffolk” on the 1st of April 1916 and fought in the 59th Battalion.  He travelled to France via Egypt and was seriously wounded with multiple gunshot wounds in December 1916.   After hospitalisation and convalescence, he returned home in November 1917.  He suffered a permanent limp from his wounds.  Cliff married in 1923 and died in 1972.  I recently found a postcard written from his hospital bed in Colchester, England from Cliff to his mother, reporting that he was okay and might be allowed out of bed soon.  The postcard is dated 20 January 1917.

Courtesy of Coral Jones

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DAWES, Frederick Amyer

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Service no 310
Sergeant
14th Battalion



Son of Robert DAWES
Of Walhalla Main Street, Ringwood, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter
Enlisted 28 September 1914
Returned to Australia 08 November 1918

Weekly Times Saturday 04 September 1915 page 28

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DAWES, George

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Service No 344
Corporal
8th Battalion




Born Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Son of Richard and Mary Ann DAWES
Of Korumburra, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 25 August1914
Killed in action 07 August 1915 at Gallipoli
Aged 29 years
​Buried Shrapnel Valley Cemetery II A 11

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DAWES, Gladstone

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Service no 4178
Private
58th Battalion



Gladstone Dawes was born in 1898, son of Alfred Thomas Dawes and Louisa Morgan.  He enlisted on 20 July 1915 in Melbourne (the same day as his half-brother Victor Dawes)  in the 7th Battalion 13-23 reinforcements.  His service number was 4178.   He was 18 years and 9 months of age at enlistment and his occupation was farm hand.  His address was given as Garfield.  He was 5’ 7 ½”.  His complexion was described as fresh, his eyes blue and hair brown. He embarked from Australia on the “Demosthenes” on the 29th of December 1915 and fought with the 58th Battalion.  He fought in France and was hospitalised many times.  He was wounded, suffered from shell shock, and trench feet.  Apparently the “glamour” of war soon passed and Gladstone began to get himself into some trouble in the later part of 1916 and into 1917, going AWOL more than once, resisting arrest and various other misdemeanours.  He clearly did not want to return to the front and sadly Gladstone was killed in action on the 17th of June 1918.  He was buried in the Ribemont Communal Cemetery in France in 1918, but in 1929 his body was exhumed and reburied in the Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension.  There is a letter dated January 1916, in Gladstone’s army records from someone called Miss Myrtle Brownbill, c/- Mrs Jolley, Garfield,  seeking his whereabouts, so it is possible that Gladstone left a sweetheart behind in Australia.

Courtesy of Coral Jones

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DAWES, Thomas Joseph

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Service no 3768
Private
5th Battalion



Born Golden Square, Vic.
Son of Thomas and Maria DAWES
Of Brazier Street, Eaglehawk, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Butcher
Enlisted 13 August 1915
Killed in action 01 July 1916 in France
Aged 19 years
Buried Berks Cemetery Extension

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DAWES, Victor

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Service no 3080
Private
59th Battalion


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Victor Dawes was born in 1896, son of Alfred Thomas Dawes and Elizabeth Morgan.  He enlisted on 20 July 1915 in Melbourne (the same date as his half-brother Gladstone Dawes), in the 22nd Battalion 1-8 reinforcements.  His service number was 3080.  He  was 21 years and 4 months at enlistment and his occupation was given as general hand.  His address was given as Garfield.  He was 5’ 6 ½” tall and his complexion was described at Fresh, eyes blue and hair Dark Brown.   Victor embarked from Australia on the “Commonwealth” on 26 November 1915 and fought with the 59th Battalion in France.  He was wounded in July 1916 but returned to his unit in France and continued to fight until the end of the war.  He spent time in England recovering from his wounds and returned to Australia in August 1919 with his war bride, who he had married in England in March 1919.  He died in 1966.

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DAWES, Walter

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Service no 4093
Private
Cyclists Battalion



Walter Dawes was born in 1893, son of Alfred Thomas Dawes and Frances Morgan.  He enlisted on 10 January 1916 in Melbourne in the 22nd Infantry 19-12 Reinforcements.  His address was given as Garfield.  His occupation was carpenter and he was 5’ 6” tall.  His complexion was described as dark, eyes grey and hair brown.  His service number was 4093.  He embarked from Australia on the “Wiltshire” on the 7th of March 1916 and fought in the Cyclists Battalion (a little known part of Australia’s war history and a story of its own).  Walter fought in France and was wounded by gas. He remained in France until the end of the war. 

Cyclists were often sent to other units and from 17 November 1916 to 29 May 1917, Wally was one of 25 Cyclists who was seconded to the Town Major of Armentieres as a fire brigade detail.  During this time, on the 11th January 1917,  Wally was treated for a septic hand.

He returned to Australia in September 1919.  Wally did not marry and had little or no contact with his family on his return to Australia.  In the late 1950’s his sister Dora had him traced and he returned to the family thereafter.  Sadly he only had a few short years back with the family before his hospitalisation in 1963 and subsequent death in 1965.
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DAWKINS, Arthur Lewis

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Service No:   18747
Private
Army Medical Corps



Born: St. Arnaud, Victoria
Son of Mr. Arthur  Dawkins, Police Station, Fern Tree Gully, Victoria
Occupation prior to Enlistment: School Teacher
Enlisted 23rd April 1917, St Arnaud, Victoria
Served: England, France
Returned to Australia 8th October 1919 per transport “Anchises”

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria

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DAWKINS, William Henry

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Lieutenant
2nd Field Coy. Div. H Q Australian Engineers




Born 26 October 1892 at Rochester, Vic.
Son of Arthur and Eliza DAWKINS of Rowell Avenue, Camberwell, Vic.
Killed in action at Gallipoli 20 May 1915
Aged 22 years
Buried Beach Cemetery, Anzac  I H 3

Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria

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DAWS, Frederick Urell

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Service no 11751
Driver
1st Divisional Ammunition Column



Son of J E DAWS
Of 119 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter
Enlisted 05 July 1915
Returned to Australia 06 May 1919

Mansfield's Souvenir of the War 1914-1919

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DAWS, Herbert Urell

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Service No: 5506
Private
8th Battalion, 46th Battalion



Born: Mansfield, Victoria
Father: John Edward DAWS
Of 119 Puckle St, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farm Hand
Enlisted: 11 March 1916
Embarkation: 3 July 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Ayrshire’
Age: 22 years
Served in France
Wounded in Action: 17 February 1917
Returned to Australia: 22 October 1917 per ‘Pakeha’
Discharged: 20 November 1917

Mansfield's Souvenir of the Great War 1914 - 1919

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DAWSON, Albert

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Service no 3286
Private
6th Battalion (11 Rfns)



Enlisted Melbourne on 1 July 1915. Embarked per HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915. Killed in action in Belgium on 4 October 1917. Private Victor Fox of 12 Platoon, C Company wrote to the Red Cross Information Bureau (File No. 900205):
At 11am on October 4th 1917, I was in the same shell hole as him [Dawson], we had reached our first objective on the Menin Road during our attack on Passchendaele Ridge and he was wounded in the right elbow by a piece of shell. He was helped out by stretcher-bearers of the 7th [Battalion] AIF and got back as far as the support line, when he was hit again by a shell and killed outright.
Buried Duhallow Advance Dressing Station Cemetery (VII.G.23), Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Duhallow Advanced Dressing Station, believed to have been named after a southern Irish hunt, was a medical post 1.6 kilometres north of Ypres (now Ieper).
Age 33 years 9 months, Labourer, single, Church of England. He was 5'8¼" and weighed 161 pounds with a fresh complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair. Born at Colac. Son of Mr. E Dawson, 106 Latrobe Terrace, Geelong West. Awarded the 1914-1918 British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal. On the Nilma North-Lillico, and Warragul Shire Honour Boards.  

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DAWSON, Edgar Frederick

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Service No 4472
RSM
57th Battalion




Born Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, Vic.
Son of J H DAWSON
Of Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 08 July 1915
Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in organizing the carrying of ammunition and water to the front line, and in clearing the wounded from the forward area. Though suffering severely from shell shock, he refused to leave his post until incapacitated. He set a very valuable example to all ranks at a critical time.'
Returned to Australia 08 January 1919

The Bendigo Independant Friday 30 November 1917 page 3
​Bendigo Advertiser Saturday 24 November 1917 page 3


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DAY, Albert Thomas

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Service No: 600
Trooper
9th Light Horse



Born: Hampden, Victoria
Wife: Kathleen DAY
Of Warrandyte, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Surveyors Employee
Enlisted: 18 December 1914
Embarkation: 6 February 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Surada’
Age: 44 years
Served in Egypt & Gallipoli
Died of Wounds: 18 August 1915
Buried: Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Row E, Grave 11

Leader 18 September 1915 page 26

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DAY, Ernest

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Service No 732
Private
7th Battalion




Born Walhalla, Vic.
Son of N BULLER
Of Hertford Road, Sunshine, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Resided Footscray, Vic.
Enlisted 17 August 1914
Died of wounds 29 April 1915
​Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial

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DAY, Gordon Cyril

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Service No 14568
Driver 
No 23 Depot then 13th Field Coy Engineers 



Enlisted 17th August 1915 at Blackboy Hill. Gordon was born in Footscray, Victoria 1894 to parents Thomas Henry Day and Mary Ann Peach. He listed two occupations Master Baker and Farmer. Gordon trained in W.A at Rottnest Island before embarking overseas to France, arriving at General Base Depot on the 12th February 1917. Gordon returned home to Australia on 3rd march 1919 on the “Euripedes”. He returned to farming in Kulin, marrying Albert and John Wilson’s (both served in WW1 in the A.I.F) youngest sister Winifred. The couple had two children and moved around W.A. doing a variety of jobs, some farming. They celebrated 60 years of marriage before Gordon died in 1980 and his ashes are scattered in the Karrakatta Cemetery.  

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DAVIS, Gordon Edgerton

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Service No 575
Private
14th Battalion




Born North Melbourne, Vic.
Son of Mrs. DAVIS
Of 24 Purcell Street, North Melbourne, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Tailor's presser
Enlisted 18 September 1914
Died of wounds 30 April 1915 at Gallipoli
Aged 21 years
​Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial

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DAY, William Alfred

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Service number 702
Private
14th Battalion, F Company



Born in Kyabram VIC
Son of William Henry and Isabella Day
Occupation prior to enlistment Orchardist
Enlistment date 1 October 1914
Served in Gallipoli
Killed in Action 19 May 1915
Aged 33
Buried at Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 3), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey

Australasian Saturday 14 August 1915 page 27


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