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Private Thomas Marsh, 51st Battalion

April 24, 2019April 18, 2019

Marsh was born in England and emigrated to Australia just before the First World War. Enlisting from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, he saw service on the Western Front with the 51st Battalion. Marsh was captured in his first action at Continue reading →

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Major General Harold ‘Pompey’ Elliott, 15th Brigade

April 23, 2019April 18, 2019

Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions during the Boer War, Harold ‘Pompey’ Elliott commanded the 7th Battalion in the fighting on Gallipoli, and then the 15th Brigade on the Western Front. Devoted to his troops and always concerned Continue reading →

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Private Joseph Buckley, 29th Battalion

April 18, 2019April 16, 2019

Born in Kyneton, Victoria, Joseph enlisted in early 1916. Almost immediately he went absent without leave, and a warrant for his arrest had him returned to camp. He continued to struggle with military discipline, and although he was a member Continue reading →

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Corporal David Austin, 20th Battalion

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019

David Austin (left) was an Englishman who had previously served with Australian forces during the Boer War. Austin was taken prisoner during a German trench raid on 5 May 1916, the first clash between Australian and German troops on the Continue reading →

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Private Martin O’Meara VC, 16th Battalion

April 16, 2019April 15, 2019

An Irish-born immigrant to Australia, O’Meara served on the Western Front and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Pozières in August 1916. He was wounded on three separate occasions during his time in France, and upon returning Continue reading →

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Captain Hugo Throssell VC, 10th Light Horse Regiment

April 15, 2019April 12, 2019

The son of the second premier of Western Australia, Hugo Throssell (then a lieutenant) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Hill 60 on Gallipoli in August 1915. Severely wounded in the engagement, he later suffered from cerebrospinal Continue reading →

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Private George Giles, 29th Battalion

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

One of the most significant items at the Australian War Memorial is a uniform of the Australian Imperial Force. It was collected by Australia’s official historian of the Great War, Charles Bean, on 30 July 1918. Bean photographed Giles (left) Continue reading →

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Private Douglas Grant, 13th Battalion

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

Private Douglas Grant, 13th Battalion, was born into a traditional Aboriginal community in the Bullenden Kerr Ranges, Northern Queensland, in the early 1880s. In 1887 his parents and much of his Aboriginal community were killed in what was believed to Continue reading →

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