"If I could have clasped his dying hand and heard his last farewell"
PALMER, Dick Richard
Service no 1738
Private 31st Battalion Studio portrait of 1738 Private Dick Richard Palmer, 31st Battalion of Coombe Station via Dalby, Qld. A well sinker prior to enlistment he embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements on HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 3 January 1916. He died of sickness on 5 December 1916, aged 30 years. On 27 November 1916 he had been recommend for the Military Medal for unspecified gallantry at Guedecourt but died before it was approved. This medal is not awarded posthumously and therefore there is no record on his personal file and his family probably remained unaware of the recommendation. Pte Palmer is buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, France. www.awm.gov.au P06891.001 |
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PALMES, Bryan
Service no 4798
Private 25th Battalion Studio portrait of Signaller 4798 Private (Pte) Bryan Palmes, 25th Battalion, of Hainsult, Camboon, Qld. Formerly a station hand, Pte Palmes enlisted on 13 January 1916 and as a member of the 12 Reinforcements he embarked from Sydney aboard RMS Mooltan on 12 April 1916. He served on the Western Front where he was killed in action during the second battle of Bullecourt on 3 May 1917, aged 19. www.awm.gov.au P07935.001 |
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PARISH, Joseph Emanuel
Service no 3157
Private 26th Battalion Born April 1895 Kilmore VIC Son of Fred and Elizabeth Ann Parish, Juandah,QLD Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 14 June 1916 Miles, Queensland Served in France, Belgium Killed in Action 08 August 1918 VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY and MEMORIAL Villers-Bretonneux Somme France Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PARK, Clyde Hamilton
Service no 1795
Gunner 1st D A C Born 12 October 1893 in Melbourne Son of William & Jean Park of Russell Street, Clayfield Enlisted August 1914 Served in Egypt and Gallipoli Killed in action 07 July 1915 Buried Ari Burnu Cemetery, Anzac B 28 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PARK, Leslie Gordon
Service no 65108
Private Born 21 May 1898 in Melbourne Son of William & Jean Park of Russell Street, Clayfield Enlisted 24 June 1918 Embarked 04 November 1918 Did not see active service due to cessation of hostilities Discharged 28 December 1918 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
PARK, Ronald Maxwell
Service no 7685
Driver 56th Battalion Born 04 January 1891 in Melbourne Son of William & Jean Park of Russell Street, Clayfied Enlisted 26 January 1915 in Brisbane Serve din Egypt, France and Belgium Gassed at Villers Bretonneux and invalided to England Returned to Australia and discharged as medically unfit June 1919 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PARRISH, Roland Walter
Service no 1263
Private 2nd Light Horse Regiment Studio portrait of 1263 Private (Pte) Roland Walter Parrish, 9th Reinforcements, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, of Goondiwindi, Qld. Pte Parrish, aged eighteen years, enlisted on 24 June 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Ayrshire in Sydney on 1 September 1915. He returned to Australia as a trooper and a member of the Camel Transport Corps on 5 March 1919. www.awm.gov.au DA09764 |
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PARRY, Ernest
Service no 479
Sergeant 26th Battalion / 25th Battalion Born December 1889 Manchester England Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 5 January 1915 Mackay QLD Served in France Returned to Australia 4 January 1919. Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PARTRIDGE, Alfred
Service no 4192
Private 26th Battalion Studio portrait of 4192 Private (Pte) Alfred Partridge, 10th Reinforcements, 26th Battalion, of Charleville, Qld. Pte Partridge enlisted on 24 September 1915 and embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 28 March 1916. On 27 August 1917 he was transferred on strength to the 28th Australia Army Service Corps and returned to Australia on 23 June 1919. www.awm.gov.au DA09547 |
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PASHEN, Eric Stanley
Service no 3648
Private 49th Battalion Born Bulimba, Brisbane, Qld. Son of J PASHEN, Church St., Bulimba Occupation prior to enlistment Storeman Enlisted 26 February, 1916 in Brisbane, Qld. Served in France and Belgium Wouned at Passchendaele Ridge 29 September 1917 Returned to Australia 26 November 1918 per 'Runic' All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section B |
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PASHEN, Horace Joseph Coxen
Service no 568
Sergeant 14th Field Coy Engineers Born 15 December 1891 at Bulimba, Brisbane Occupation prior to enlistment Warehouse Assistant Enlisted 03 December 1914 at Brisbane, Qld. Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium Returned to Australia 27 May 1919 per 'Trados Montes' All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section B |
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PATCH, Francis Edward
Service no 2377
Sergeant 14th Field Artillery Brigade Studio portrait of 2377 Sergeant (Sgt) Francis Edward Patch, 14th Brigade Field Artillery, of Crow's Nest, Qld. A mill hand before enlisting in August 1915, Sgt Patch left Australia for Egypt with the 16th Reinforcements of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment in March 1916 and transferred to the 14th Brigade Field Artillery before its arrival in France for service on the Western Front in May 1916. He was wounded at Messines in June 1917, and was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery in the field. Sgt Patch was killed by German artillery whilst the brigade was moving from Ypres towards the front line near Hooge, Belgium, on the 29 September 1917, aged 28. www.awm.gov.au P07919.001 |
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PATEN, Edward Hunt
Service no 5101
Private 25th Battalion Studio portrait of 5101 Private (Pte) Edward Hunt Paten, 25th Battalion. A jackeroo from Brisbane, Qld prior to enlistment, Pte Paten embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Brisbane on HMAT Seang Choon on 4 May 1916. Initially transferring to the 31st Battalion, he was later transferred to the 49th Battalion and promoted to Lance Corporal. On 15 July 1917 he was killed in action in Flanders, aged 21 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial. www.awm.gov.au H06599 |
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PATERSON, Alexander
Service no 4187
Private 26th Battalion PATERSON, William
Service no 4188
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Studio portrait of brothers 4187 Private (Pte) Alexander Paterson and 4188 Pte William Paterson, both of 26th Battalion, and of Blackstone, Qld. Both miners, the brothers enlisted together on 18 September 1915 and embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 28 March 1916. Pte William Paterson was killed in action in France on 5 November 1916, aged 24. Pte Alexander Paterson returned to Australia on 18 January 1919.
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PATERSON, James Thomas
Service no 3889
Private 49th Battalion Studio portrait of 3889 Private (Pte) James Thomas Paterson (Patterson), 49th Battalion and wife Elizabeth Paterson (nee Cahill) on their wedding day. A farmer from Wallumbilla, Qld, with two years service in the Citizen's Military Force (CMF), Paterson enlisted on 31 August 1915. He embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Wandilla (A62) with the 9th Reinforcements of the 25th Battalion on 31 January 1916, and on 2 February 1916 joined the 49th Battalion. Pte Paterson died of wounds on 5 April 1917, aged 28, and is buried at Villers-Bretonneux, France. www.awm.gov.au P09401.001 |
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PATERSON, John
Service no 4191
Private 26th Battalion Born 06 January 1896 at Maryborough, Qld Son of Alma Elizabeth PATERSON of Woongarra Street, Bundaberg, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Fireman Q G R Enlisted 26 February 1915 at Brisbane Embarked 28 March 1915 Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium Killed in action November 1917 Buried at Aeroplane Military Cemetery near Ypres II A 29 All Australia Memorial Queensland Section A |
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PATTERSON, Alan McKenzie
Service no 2666
Private 9th Battalion Born 24 February 1884 at Toowong Son of Mr and Mrs PATTERSON of 'Kinellar' Sherwood Road, Toowong Enlisted 29 June 1915 at Brisbane Served in Egypt, France and Belgium Private Patterson was amongst the first raiding party in France. Returned to Australia 07 June 1919 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PATTERSON, Alexander Smith MM
Service no 2222
Private 15th Battalion Born 09 January 1897 at Toowong Son of Charles and Barbara PATTERSON of 'Kinellar' Sherwood Road, Toowong Enlisted May 1915 at Brisbane Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium Killed in action at Mouquet Farm 27 August 1916 Commemorated Villers Brettoneux Memorial Awarded the Military Medal for very gallant behaviour during operations 6th to 11th of August 1916 at Pozieres All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PATTERSON, Gordon Stanley
Service no 734
Private 31st Battalion Born 01 February 1899 at Sangate Son of Charles and Barbara PATTERSON of 'Kinellar' Sherwood Road, Toowong Enlisted 01 February 1917 at Brisbane Served in France and Belgium Returned to Australia 21 June 1919 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PATTERSON, James Kerr
Service no 2223
Private 15th Battalion Born 09 January 1897 at Toowong Son of Charles and Barbara PATTERSON of 'Kinellar' Sherwood Road, Toowong Enlisted May 1915 at Brisbane Served in Egypt Gallipoli, Frnce and Belgium Returned to Australia 28 May 1916 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PATTERSON, Raymond Mitchell
Service no 766
Gunner 9th Battalion Born 04 September 1880 at Toowong Son of Charles and Barbara PATTERSON of 'Kinellar' Sherwood Road, Toowong Enlisted February 1917 at Brisbane Served in France and Belgium Returned to Australia 14 Aguust 1919 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PAXTON, Andrew
Service no 5390
Private 25th Battalion Born 18 May 1897 at Berry Street, Spring Hill Son of James Nimmo and Lydia PAXTON of Ipswich Road, South Brisbane Enlsited 02 February 1916 Served in France and Belgium Wounded at Passchendaele 04 October 1917 Died of wounds 07 October 1917 Aged 20 years Buried at Nine Elms British Cemetery, Belgium IV A 13 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PAYNE, William Thomas
Service no 129
Private 9th Battalion Born 04 November 1894 at Kangaroo Point Son of Frederick and Kale PAYNE of Florence Street, Teneriffe Enlisted 30 August 1914 Servedin Egypt and Gallipoli Killed at the landing at Gallipoli 25 April 1915 Aged 20 years Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial 31 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PEARCE, Francis Robert
Service no 4222
Gunner 6th Field Artillery Brigade Born Pratten, Qld. Son of Alfred and Hannah PEARCE of Thane's Creek, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Bushman Enlisted 27 August 1915 at Toowoomba, Qld Served in France Killed in action 04 June 1917 Aged 28 years Buried London Rifle Brigade Cemetery IV A 12 |
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PEARCE, Henry Hathaway
Service no 528
Private 9th Battalion Studio portrait of 528 Private (Pte) Henry Hathaway Pearce, 9th Battalion. A carpenter from Maryborough, Qld prior to enlistment, Pte Pearce embarked with E Company from Brisbane on HMAT Omrah on 24 September 1914. Originally reported as missing, a later Court of Inquiry determined that he had been killed during the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915. He is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had the concession to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative. www.awm.gov.au DA17742 |
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PEARMAN, Morgan
Service no 2182
Private 4th Pioneer Battalion Studio portrait of 2182 Private (Pte) Morgan Pearman, 4th Pioneer Battalion, of Gympie, Qld. A miner before enlisting on 7 March 1916, Pte Pearman embarked on HMAT Clan McGillivray on 1 May 1916 with the 3rd Reinforcements. He died of a gunshot wound to his right leg on 14 August 1918, at the 5th Australian General Hospital in France. www.awm.gov.au P06971.001 |
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PEARSON, James
Service no 374
Private/ Driver 2nd Light Horse Regiment Born January 1894 Scarborough England Occupation prior to enlistment Bushman Enlisted 19 August 1914 Toowoomba QLD Served in Egypt Returned to Australia per 'Devon' 18 October 1918 Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PELVIN, Bruce Fawthrope
Service no 1996
Private 49th Battalion Studio portrait of 1996 Private (later Corporal) Bruce Fawthrope Pelvin, 9th (later 49th) Battalion, of Toowoomba, Qld. Son of Alfred and Mary M. Pelvin, of Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand. A labourer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 16 April 1915. He was killed in action on 4 September 1916 near Pozieres, France, aged 25. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. www.awm.gov.au P05301.216 |
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PERKINS, Clifton Oliver
Service no 3399
Private 47th Battalion Studio portrait of 3399 Private (Pte) Clifton Oliver Perkins, 7th Reinforcements, 26th Battalion. Pte Perkins initially enlisted on 28 August 1915 in Cloncurry Queensland, and embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ajana on 13 December 1915. On 29 April 1916 he joined the 47th Battalion. In early March 1917 he was wounded in action and on 17 March he was returned to Australia and subsequently discharged as medically unfit. www.awm.gov.au DA12923 |
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PERRY, Eric Horatio
Service no 5734
Private 9th Battalion / 26th Battalion Born August 1896 Mackay QLD Son of Mary Perry Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 18 January 1916 Rockhampton QLD Served in France Killed in Action, 3 May 1917, Bullecourt, France. No known grave. Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Somme Picardie Region, France Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PETERS, Leonard
Service no 277
Corporal 31st Battalion Studio portrait of 277 Corporal (Cpl) Leonard Peters, A Company, 31st Battalion, of North Ipswich, Qld. Pte Peters enlisted on 10 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wandilla on 9 November 1915. He returned to Australia on 3 May 1919. www.awn.gov.au DA11638 |
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PETERS, William Henry
Service no 2191
Corporal 25th Battalion Studio portrait of 2191 Corporal (Cpl) William Henry Peters, 25th Battalion, of Esk, Qld. A labourer prior to enlisting on 3 May 1915, Private Peters embarked from Brisbane, Qld, aboard HMAT Armadale on 18 September 1915. He was killed in action at Pozieres, France, on 5 August 1916, aged 21. www.awm.gov.au P05301.039 |
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PETERSEN, Charles Henry
Service no 5087
Private 41st Battalion Born 18 May 1898 at Toowoomba Son of Sarah PETERSEN Husband of Mrs. M W PETERSON Enlisted 20 October 1916 at Brisbane Served in France and Belgium Wounded at Sailly le Sec Returned to Australia 17 March 1919 and discharged as medically unfit All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PETERSON, Albert Magnus
Service no 3228
Private 47th Battalion Born January 1892 Mackay QLD Son of Ottelia Polenia Petersen Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 27 May 1916 Mackay QLD Served in Belgium Killed in Action, 12 October 1917, Belgium. No known grave. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Ypres (Ieper) West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PETTINGER, George Lawrence
Service no 558
Private 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance Born Brisbane, Qld. Son of Catherine PETTINGER Enlisted 18 November 1914 at Enoggera, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Engineers Improver Died of wounds received in action at the Dardanelles 26 May 1915 Buried Quinn's Post Cemetery, Anzac Sp. Mem 50 The Queenslander Sat. 26 June 1915 |
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PHILLIPS, James Graham
Service no 27951
Gunner 4th F A B Born 1897 at Taringa, Brisbane Qld. Son of Arthur Sidney PHILLIPS and Jessie Marion nee COLLIE Of Hill Street, Taringa, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Enlisted 25 February 1916 at Brisbane, Qld. Served in France Returned to Australia 20 July 1919 per 'Mahia' Courtesy of Kristina Challands |
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Phillips, John Arthur
Service no 112
Warrant Officer 1st Light Horse Brigade Train Born 06 October 1889 at Cairns, Qld. Son of John Allen Phillips and Maude Rachel nee Elliot Occupation prior to enlistment Auctioneers Clerk Enlisted 20 August 1914 at Brisbane Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France Discharged in England in consequence of being appointed to a commission as 2nd Lieut in the Royal Flying Corps with effect from 16 March 1917 Returned to Australia January 1918 per 'Medic' Courtesy of Kristina Challands |
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PICKERING, David Edward
Service no 6075
Private 15 Battalion Born 19th May 1896 Samford, Queensland Son of Agnes Pickering Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted March 6, 1916 Brisbane Qld Served in France Returned to Australia per 'Beltana' September 4, 1919. Died December 23 , 1970 at Greenslopes Hospital, Brisbane Age at Death 74 Buried Nambour Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PICKFORD, Charles Edward
Service no 5973
Lieutenant 9th Battalion Born Cheshire, England Husband of C PICKFORD Occupation prior to enlistment School Teacher Enlisted 01 February 1916 at Brisbane, Qld. Served in France and Belgium Returned to Australia 31 May 1919 per 'Aeneas' Died 17 May 1957 |
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PIDD, Herbert
Service no 3215
Private 52nd Battalion Portrait of 3215 Private (Pte) Herbert Pidd, 52nd Battalion, of Nerang, Qld. Formerly a labourer, Pte Pidd enlisted on 10 October 1916, and as a member of the 8th Reinforcements he embarked from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 23 December 1916. He served on the Western Front where he was killed in action during the battle of Passchendaele on 21 October 1917, Aged 28 years. www.awm.gov.au P08077.002 |
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PIERCE, Lionel
Service no 495
Private 47th Battalion Born 03 January 1893 at Brisbane Son of Mrs Mary CAMPBELL of Wren St., Ascot Enlisted 03 NOvember 1915 at Brisbane Served in France and Belgium Wounded at Passchendaele, France Returned to Australia All Australia Memorial Queenlsand Edition Section A |
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PIERS-BLUNDELL, William Richard
Bombdr.
7th A F A Born September 1897 in Victoria Son of Major PIERS-BLUNDELL and Mrs. R PIERS-BLUNDELL of Old Sandgate Road, Clayfield Enlisted August 1914 Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium Wounded at Gallipoli Invalided to Australia Returned to duty in Frnace 1916 Killed in action 09 June 1917 All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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PIKE, Athel Gregory
Service no 3168
Private 49th Battalion Studio portrait of 3168 Private Athel Gregory Pike, 49th Battalion, of Rockhampton, Qld. Son of Walter Robert and Emma Pike, Brisbane, Qld. A packer prior to enlisting he embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Warilda (A69) on 5 October 1915. He was killed in action in France on 13 August 1916, aged 20. He is buried in Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Serre, France. www.awm.gov.au P05301.125 |
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PIKE, Eustace Royston Baron
Captain
5th Light Horse Regiment Born Loughborough, England Husband of Lucy Ethel PIKE Of Vulture Street, South Brisbane. Occupation prior to enlistment Mechanical Engineer Served in Gallipoli Returned to Australia 04 July 1917 per 'Themistocles' Brisbane, QLD (?). c. 1916. Portrait of Captain Eustace Royston B. Pike who served first with the 5th Light Horse Regiment in Gallipoli, Turkey, then with the 15th Battalion. In 1919 Pike became the General Secretary of the Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade where he held office for thirty years until his death in September 1949. (Donor R. Pike) www.awm.gov.au P02141.005 |
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PLACE, Christie James
Service no 7298
Private 15th Battalion / 13th Battalion Born September 1895 Sarina QLD Son of Rebecca Mayard Place Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 12 october 1916 Mackay QLD Served in France Returned to Australia per "Plassy' 17 March 1919. Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PLANE, Alfred Charles
Chaplain Class 2
Chaplain Corps 1st Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters Married, aged 51 he enlisted on 8 September 1914 in Maryborough, Queensland and embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914. Next of kin: Wife, Mrs A C Plane, Maryborough, Queensland He returned to Australia 29 August 1915 Place made, North Egypt, Giza Date made c 1915 Description Four chaplains, accompanied by two Egyptian guides, mounted on donkeys and camels at the base of a pyramid at Giza. Wearing a slouch hat, second from right, is Chaplain Ernest Northcote Merrington, of the 1st Light Horse Brigade, and seated third from right is Chaplain Alfred Charles Plane. www.awm.gov.au C02591 |
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PLANE, Leslie Garfield
Service No. 526
Private AN&MEF (Tropical Unit) E Company Service No. 7755 Corporal 9th Battalion, 26th Reinforcements Born in Dongara, Western Australia A Salesman from YMCA, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, single, aged 20, he enlisted on 11 August 1914. He served for 4 months in the German New Guinea campaign and a further 2 years as a Snr Cadet in Area 4, embarking from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Te Anau on 20 November 1915 He contracted Malaria and was returned to Australia. After hearing his brother Alfred had been wounded in France he reenlisted on 22 March 1917 in Brisbane, Queensland, stating his age as 22 and his occupation as a Farmer from Indooroopilly, Queensland. He embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917, after serving in France and having suffered from gassing, he returned to Australia on board Takada 18 July 1919. He died in Queensland on 5 April 1943, aged 48 years. Courtesy of his son Lofty Plane ( President of the RSL, Darwin) and NT News 25 April 2008 |
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PLATT, Edward
Service no 3414
Private 15th Battalion Studio portrait of 3414 Private Edward Platt, 15th Battalion, of Beaudesert, Qld. A fireman prior to enlistment he embarked on board HMAT Seang Bee (A48) on 2 October 1915. Platt was taken on strength and transferred to the 11th Brigade Field Artillery and mustered to the rank of Gunner (Gnr) on 17 March 1916. Gnr Platt died of wounds on the 25 December 1916, aged 20. His brother 195 Corporal John Price Platt, A Squadron, 2nd Light Horse Regiment returned to Australia on 15 November 1916. (See P09070.001). This photograph has been inserted into a Memorial Card. www.awm.gov.au P09070.002 |
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PLATT, John Price
Service no 195
Driver 2nd Light Horse Regiment Studio portrait of 195 Driver (Acting Sergeant) John Price Platt, A Squadron, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, of Beaudesert, Qld. A labourer prior to enlistment he embarked on board HMAS Star of England (A14) on 24 September 1914. He was promoted to the rank for Corporal (Cpl); he received a Mention in Despatches for conspicuous gallantry and devotion in the field on 14 July 1918. According to the recommendation "he was in charge of a detached post of VYSE POST and showed exceptional coolness and zeal throughout the action. When the enemy commenced to retire, he followed them, sniping for a considerable distance thus single handed inflicting many casualties on the enemy. His work throughout has been exemplary." Cpl Platt returned to Australia on 15 November 1918. His brother 3414 Gunner Edward Platt, 11 Field Artillery died of wounds on 25 December 1916. (See P09070.002). www.awm.gov.au P09070.001 |
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POINTER, Frank Montgomery
Service no 6096
Private 24th Battalion Studio portrait of 6096 Private (Pte) Frank Montgomery Pointer (served under the alias, Frank Montgomery), 24th Battalion, AIF, of Toowoomba, Qld. Pte Pointer enlisted on 8 August 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Argyllshire on 31 October 1916. He was killed in Belgium on 9 October 1917. www.awm.gov.au P03452.019 |
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POINTON, Abel Sydney MM
Service no 866
Signaller 11th Light Horse Born 06 September 1895 at Kingaroy, Qld Son of the late A POINTON, Brisbane Occupation prior to enlistment Stockman Enlisted 12 April 1915 at Brisbane, Qld Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai, Palestine and Syria Awarded Military Medal 04 August 1917 'For Bravery, Gallantry and Devotion to duty in the field' Returned to Australia 14 September 1919 per 'Canberra' All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A |
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POINTON, Percy Charles
Service no 865
Sergeant 11th Light Horse Regiment Born April 1889 Kilcoy Qld Son of Abel Pointon Occupation prior to enlistment Station Manager Enlisted 27 March 1915 Kingaroy Qld Served in Middle East Returned to Australia per 'Canberra' 31 July 1919 Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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POOL, William Stark
Service no 784
Private 11th Australian Light Horse Studio portrait of 784 Private (Pte) William Stark Pool, 11th Australian Light Horse, of Nanango, Qld. Pte Pool enlisted on 30 December 1914 and embarked aboard HMAT Medic on 2 June 1915. www.awm.gov.au DA08465 |
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POPE, Albert James
Service no 7871
Driver 5th Field Arty. Brigade Born June 1894 Nambour QLD Son of W E Pope (Father) Occupation prior to enlistment Dairy Man Enlisted 12 August 1915 Brisbane QLD Served in France Returned to Australia per 'Runic' 27 April 1919 Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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POPE, John
Service No. 3411
Corporal 47th Battalion Born on March 15, 1897 at Bristol, England Son of Florence Chafer and Arthur Ernest Pope of Townsville, Queensland Occupation prior to enlistment – Bank clerk Enlisted on August 2, 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland Served in France and Belgium Killed in action on August 12, 1917 at Wytschaete, Belgium aged 20 Buried at Derry House Cemetery No. 2, Wytschaete, Belgium – Plot II, Row C, Grave 2 Bank of NSW Honour Roll |
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PORTER, Robert Woodward
Service no 486
Corporal 25th Battalion Born Brighton England Son of G E S Porter (Father) Enlisted 17 February 1915 Brisbane QLD Served in Gallipoli, Malta, Egypt and France Killed in Action, 25 August 1916, Pozieres, France. Buried Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 Somme Picardie Region, France Plot: XIII. K. 4/5. Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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POTT, Harry Bunce
Service No: 1051
Private 25th Battalion Born 1 Oct 1891 at Brisbane Queensland Australia Son of Alfred POTT and Gertrude Emily nee COOKE A Railway Porter from Smith Street, Darwin, Northern Territory, single aged 24, son of Mrs Gertude Pott (Widow) of Darwin, NT, he enlisted on the 26th April 1915 in Alderly, Queensland and embarked with his Unit from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915. He had previously served as a Cable Guard for 3 years in the Northern Territory. Served in Gallipoli, Turkey; France. Wounded in Action at Pozieres, France on 29 July 1916 he died of multiple gun shot wounds 10 August 1916 at the 13th Australian Stationary Hospital, France . He is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France, Grave 3727 Courtesy of Ruthie Gray |
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POWELL, Herman Watkins
Captain
4th Field Ambulance Born in Brisbane Husband of Mrs H W POWELL, 'Carinya' Swan Road, Taringa Occupation prior to enlistment Chemist Enlisted 05 October 1914 in Brisbane Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium Returned to Australia 15 January 1920 per 'Megantic' All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section B |
POWELL, Nigel Edward
Service no 6136
Private 26th Battalion Studio portrait of 6136 Private Nigel Edward Powell, of Toowoomba, Qld, who enlisted on 5 August 1916 and served with 26 Battalion. He was killed in action, at the age of 20, at Ribemont, France, on 24 May 1918. www.awm.gov.au P03886.002 |
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POWER, John Joseph
Service no 565
Private 9th Battalion Born Brisbane, Qld. Of 60 Wickham Street, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Loco Fireman Enlisted 01 September 1914 at Maryborough, Qld Served in Egypt Returned to Australia per 'Port Lincoln' Died 26 July 1956 |
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POWRIE, Peter
Service no 449 and 15950
Private 9th Battalion Born Dundee, Scotland Husband of Margaret POWRIE Enlisted 19 April 1917 at Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Boilermaker Returned to Australia 19 June 1916 per 'Themistocles' Died 13 December 1923 The Queenslander Sat. 26 June 1915 |
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PRATT, David
Service no 1883
Private 41st Battalion Born April 1896 Mackay QLD Son of David Pratt Snr. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 1 April 1916 Mackay QLD Served in France and Belgium Died of Wounds, 5 October 1917, Passchendaele, Belgium. Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Poperinge West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PRESSEY, Charles
Service No: 787
Private 69th Battalion Born: Bundaberg, Qld. Father: Fred Pressey, Qld. Wife: Mary Pressey Enlisted: 31 August 1914 Age: 21 years Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Served: Gallipoli, France Wounded in Action: Gallipoli Wounded in Action: France Trench Feet Returned to Australia The Queenslander Saturday 26 June 1915 |
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PRETTY, Noel Hardy
Service No. 1869
Corporal 1st Medium Trench Mortar Battery Born on December 25, 1886 at Rockhampton, Queensland Son of Helen J.F. and Edward Pretty of Mundaring, Western Australia Occupation prior to enlistment – Bank Clerk Enlisted on August 18, 1914 at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia Served in Gallipoli, Egypt, France and Belgium Returned to Australia aboard the “Taranto” in September, 1918. Bank of NSW Honour Roll |
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PRICE, Ewen Douglas
Sergeant
41st Battalion Studio portrait of Sergeant Ewen Douglas Price, 41st Battalion of Brisbane Qld. A chauffeur prior to his enlistment on 9 November 1915 he embarked from Sydney on18 May 1916 on board HMAT Demosthenes. He was later promoted to the rank of lieutenant and awarded a Military Cross (MC). www.awm.gov.au H00106 |
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PRICE, Owen Bennion
Service no 3409
Private 52nd & 42nd Battalion Born Brisbane, Qld Son of Mr & Mrs James Thomas Bennion PRICE of Clayfield, Brisbane Enlisted at Brisbane Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Clerk Served in France and Belgium Killed in action at Corby 09 August 1918 Buried Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 2 Row F Grave 11 All Australia Memorial Queensland Section A |
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PRIDEAUX, William Walter
Service no 7309
Private 9th Battalion Studio portrait of 7309 Private (Pte) William Walter Prideaux, 9th Battalion, of Rockhampton, Qld. A draper prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney, NSW with the 24th Reinforcements on board HMAT Ayshire (A33) on 24 January 1917. Pte Prideaux was killed in action 20th June 1918, aged 21. He is buried at the Borre British Cemetery, France. www.awm.gov.au P05854.001 |
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PRINGLE, Frederick James
Service no 4879
Private 15/15 Battalion Born 22 June 1893 Woombye QLD Son of Amy Constance Pringle Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 4 September 1915 Brisbane QLD Served in France Returned to Australia 22 February 1919 Note; P.O.W Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PRINGLE, James Percival
Service no 4878
Lance Corporal 15/15 Battalion Born September 1894 Bundaberg QLD Son of Amy Constance Pringle Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 4 September 1915 Brisbane QLD Served in France Returned to Australia per 'Commonwealth' 13 April 1919 Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PRITCHARD, James Henry
Service no 1884
Private 41st Battalion Born January 1874 Brisbane QLD Son of Richard and Christina Pritchard Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 1 April 1916 Mackay QLD Served in France and Belgium Killed in Action, 3 August 1917, Belgium. No known grave. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Ypres (Ieper) West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PUMFREY, Bertie Leland
Service no 419
Lieutenant 9th Infantry Born July 1893 Tewantin QLD Son of Jack Pumfrey Occupation prior to enlistment Commercial Traveller Enlisted 19 August 1914 Toowoomba QLD Served in Gallipoli, France and Belgium Returned to Australia per 'H.T D28' 29 October 1918 Courtesy of Brettonthebay |
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PUNCH, William Joseph
Service no 5435
Private 1st Battlion 1916. Studio Portrait of 5435 Private William Jospeh PUNCH, 1st Battalion, an Aborigianl station hand born in Queensland, who enlisted 31 December 1915 in goubourn, NSW (where he had been raised as a child), He died of pneumonia in England 29th August 1917 aged 37. www.awm.gov.au P01625.003 |
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