BAYLISS, William John aka William John
BROWN (name on enlistment) aka Yank
BROWN No. 2452 5th Contingent, Company 13. He
enlisted and was discharged in New Zealand. His Parents were William John
BAYLISS and Alice NEALE
of Bathurst, NSW.
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WW 1
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AHRENFELD,
Reuben/Rueben b. 1892 Birth Reg. Ashfield. N.S.W. No. 2558 Pte.
11th
Australian Railway Corps. He left Australia ?? /9/1914 and
returned
- 13/??/1919. His
parents were Norman McKinnon AHRENFELD and
Laura J. Kelly and his father was from Victoria. His wife was
Florence Gwendoline BROADHURST.
BRAIN,
Bert, b. 1896 d. 18 September 1916 of wounds in Ontario Military Hospital
in England. No. 3465 Sapper 4th Field Co. Engineers. Memorial
Panel 32 Kent 98 Ontario Cemetery, Orpington Churchyard, England. He
enlisted on 4 August 1915. His parents were John Thomas
BRAIN
and Emma (nee STONE) from Ulverstone,
Tasmania.
BRAIN,
Clarence Ernest M.M. b. 1894 (Dec’d).
No. 1954
Cpl. 10th F.A. Brigade.
He enlisted on 26 August 1914 and returned to Australia on 5 January 1918.
His parents were Ernest Goode BRAIN and
Adelaide Albina (nee WRIGHT) from
Tasmania. His M.M. was not shown on the Family History.
CLARKE,
Clive Gordon, b. 26th January, 1894 Cpl. No. 109 First Division
Signals. Killed in Action, 8 November 1917. Memorial Panel 25 Belgium 15
Reninghelst, New Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. 1 V.B. He
was the son of Alfred Edward CLARKE and
Margaret Helen nee GOWAN).
CLARKE,
at (Grevilleer's
British Cemetery) Edward Vincent (Timo) b. 1892, d. 1959 Box Hill, Victoria. Gnr. No. 35102
8th F.A. Brigade. He enlisted on 18 May 1917 and returned to Australia on
24 December, 1918. He was the son of Alfred Edward
CLARKE and Margaret Helen
GOWAN.
CLARKE,
at (Grevilleer's British Cemetery) Hercules Lionel b. 1886 d. 4 May 1917 (of wounds at Bullecourt). No. 1582
Pte. 19th Inf. Btn. He enlisted on 8 August 1916.
Memorial Panel 88 France 512 Grevillers British Cemetery. He was the son
of Bonus
CLARKE and Mary Isobel (nee
EAST) from Bondi, N.S.W. Julius and
Reginald below were his brothers.
CLARKE,
Julius Ordo b. 1895 d. 3 May 1917 (Killed in Action) No. 1593A 19th
Inf. Btn. He enlisted on 8 August 1916. Memorial Panel 88, 26
Villers Bretonneaux – France.
CLARKE,
William Reginald Quintus. born 1893 Pte. No. 5993, 2nd Battalion AIF (on
enlistment on 1st March 1916 as I was informed) and was in the 54th Bat when he
returned to Australian 21 September 1919. He is the brother of Hercules
and Julius CLARKE, who were killed at
Bulllecourt. It was reported that he served as a Torpedo Technical
Assistant for the RAN in WW2 bur I have no other details. His parents were
Bonus
CLARKE and Mary Isobel
EAST from Bondi, NSW. He was a 2nd
cousin of the SMYTHE boys.
CRAWLEY,
Albert Cecil. b. 1893, Private No. 7253. He enlisted on 23 October 1915
and returned to Australia on 13 December 1918. His parents were Robert
CRAWLEY and Rachael Sophia (nee
BRAIN) from Tasmania.
CURRIE,
Charles Cloudsley b. 1897 d. age 82. Pte. 50430 2nd
Fld. Squadron. He enlisted on 25 January 1918 and returned to Australia on
26/7/1919. He was the son of William John
CURRIE and Margaret SHADE and a
second cousin to the
SMYTHE boys.
CURRIE,
Hubert Roulstone Clifford, b. 1890 d. 7 August 1915 Killed in Action. No. 884
Pte. 8th Light Horse. Memorial Panel 6, 6 Lone Pine Memorial,
Gallipoli.
N.B. Members of the family used spellings of the surname –
CURRIE. and
CURRY
DANDY, Cyril John, b 16 August
1892. He enlisted or left Aust. on 3 July 1917 No. 3522, 40th
Btn. and returned to Australia 8 May 1919. His parents were John Henry
DANDY and Ada Louisa (nee
WEBB).
DAVIS,
Norman Clement b. 1889 d. 1978. No. 12550 Driver, A Emp. Co. He
enlisted on 7 April 1916 and returned to Australia on 9 July 1919. He was
the son of Henry
DAVIS and Marion (nee
DAWSON) and his wife was Adrienne Estelle
(nee CLARKE).
GLASGOW,
William Cecil b. 1895 d. 1966 No. 1352 Pte. ? Hqrs A M I/Train (Details not
clear on record) on return to Australia. I believe he was in the
Australian Light Horse originally. He
enlisted on 1st August 1915 and returned to Australia on the 10th July 1919.
His parents were William H.
GLASGOW and Rebecca J.
ROSS
from N.S.W.
GRAHAM,
Alfred Edward b. 1896 d. 1973 No. 3560 Private 49th Btn. (on return).
Initially I was told that he was in the 12th Btn. on enlistment on 11
August 1915. He returned to Australia on 8 January, 1919. On his
death at Parramatta in NSW, he was shown as being in the 52nd Btn.
His parents were William GRAHAM and Clara
(nee SMITH) from Tasmania. SMITH'S
BECAME SMYTHE, not quite so common. He and Ernest
were 1st cousins to the
SMYTHE boys. Viv (Edward Vivian
SMYTHE)
saw both of them, whilst fighting in France.
GRAHAM,
Ernest William b. 1891 d. 1972 No. 3661 Cpl. 51st Btn. (on return).
As he enlisted with his brother Alfred, he was probably in the same unit on
enlistment on 11 August 1915. He returned to Australia on 5 April 1919.
See other details above.
JOHNSTON,
Charles Sykes McIntosh. Please refer to page one for full details about my
grandfather. His parents were David
JOHNSTON
and Mary Anne (nee
McINTOSH). He was from Moss Vale, N.S.W.
McINTOSH,
Alexander Charles b. 1878, No. 156 Sgt. 60th Railway Co. He enlisted
on 21 December 1916 and returned to Australia on 2 March 1919. His parents
were Charles McINTOSH
and Margaret (nee
GRANT). He was listed as Charles
Alexander on the Nominal Roll. He was my father’s uncle.
McINTOSH,
William Charles b. 1894 No. 30534 Driver 7th F.A. Brigade. He
enlisted on 3 August 1916 and returned to Australia on 22 September 1919.
His parents were Neil
McINTOSH
and Anne (nee
DOLMAN). He was my
grandfather’s cousin. He was listed under Charles William
MacINTOSH
on the Nominal Roll.
0RCHARD,
(at Dikkibus Cemetery) Albert Arthur
(Lieut.) 10 FAB was awarded the Military Cross & Bar in WW1. ( From records
it appears that he and Arthur William were brothers, both sharing the
name of Arthur. For details of his parents see Arthur below.
ORCHARD,
Arthur William, M.M, b. 6 May 1896 d. 15 July 1917 of wounds. No. 2493
Bombardier, 10 Brigade A.F.A. His M.M. was not shown in the family
history. He was Albert’s brother. Memorial Panel 16, Belgium
29 Dikkibus New Military Cemetery Extension.
His parents were Arthur William Henry
ORCHARD
and Mary Anne Eliza (nee CAREY).
Her mother was Elizabeth JESSOP, who was
the daughter of James JESSOP
and Elizabeth
LEE. I have not worked out
the relationship to my family but it is distant. The family came from
Launceston, Tasmania.
PEPPIATT,
William James, b.1895 d. 13 September 1964. No. 6955 Pte. 12th
Btn. He enlisted on 27 September 1916 and returned to Australia on 4
July, 1919. His parents were William
PEPPIATT and Christine (nee EDMOND)
from Tasmania.
ROADKNIGHT, James James (Lieutenant) b. 11.7.1892 Swanreech, Vic. and
died 12.10.17. He enlisted at Bairnsdale No. 858 (age shown as 28) 0n 18th
or 19th August 1914 and he was in the 8th Inf. Btn but on death was in the 37th.
Embarked 19.10.14. His parents were James
ROADKNIGHT and Annie Maria (nee
Smith) f Bairnsdale. He was buried 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Belgium. Memorial Panel 129.
ROADKNIGHT, Walter (Lieutenant) b. 13.12.1885 Swan, Vic. and died of
wounds 11.08.18. He enlisted on 10.01.16 No. 803 and was in the 37 Btn.
when he died. His parents were James
ROADKNIGHT
and Annie Maria (nee SMITH) of Bairnsdale.
He was buried France 119 Daours Communal Cemetery Extension. Memorial Panel 129.
SMYTHE,
Herbert Andrew, Killed in Action 3 May 1917. Memorial Panel 38, 26
Villiers Bretoneaux – France. For other details see Page 1. He was
the eldest brother of the three named below. His brother Viv (Edward
Vivian) wrote the following information giving the actual place of the death on
map. France Sheet 51B SW. 1/20,000. U23C 4 ¼. 2 ½
SMYTHE,
Edward Vivian - Anzac 8 and forward pages for details.
SMYTHE, Erle Vernon –
Anzac 8 and forward pages for details.
SMYTHE, Percival Ellesmere -
Anzac 8 and forward pages for details. The parents of these four servicemen were Edward
SMYTHE
and Annie
CURRY.
WEBB, William Henry, b. 21 April,
1897. the record shows that he enlisted in Launceston, 3 October 1916 and died
December 1917. Memorial Panel 133, Belgium 333 Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenburg
Plots), Ploesteert.. His parents were Charles Albert
WEBB and Fannie.
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