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Alfred Herbert BARRATT

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Regimental number 778 Place of birth Gre Gre Central, St Arnaud, Victoria Other Names BARRATT, Alfred Herbert School Gre Gre Central School Religion Methodist Occupation Farmer Marital status Single Age at embarkation 27 Height 5’ 8” Weight 144 lbs Next of kin Father, William Barrett, Trainor’s Lagoon via St Arnaud, Victoria Previous military service Nil Enlistment date 29 January 1915 Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 29 January 1915 Place of enlistment St Arnaud, Victoria Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 22nd Battalion, D Company AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/39/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Pioneer Battalion Fate Died of wounds 4 October 1917 Place of death or wounding Ypres, Belgium Age at death from cemetery records 29 Place of burial Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave 33A), France Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 172 Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Spelled BARRATT on OWG Records. Parents: William and Mary Ann BARRATT. Family/military connections Brothers: 779 Pte Edwin BARRETT, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 22 August 1919; 2149 Pte John Leslie BARRATT, 46th Bn, died of wounds, 22 October 1918. War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 30 August 1915; admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 3 October 1915 (influenza); rejoined unit, 10 October 1915; after evacuating Gallipoli and proceeding to Mudros, he disembarked at Alexandria, 7 January 1916.
Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, Tel-el-Kebir, 26 January 1916 (diarrhoea); rejoined unit, Canal Zone, 4 February 1916.
Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Btn, Moascar, 11 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916.
To 2nd Army Rest Camp, 27 August 1917; rejoined unit, 8 September 1917.
Wounded in action, Belgium, 29 September 1917; admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 29 September 1917 (bomb wounds, legs, left arm, abdomen); transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 September 1917; to Ambulance Train, 1 October 1917; to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, France, 1 October 1917; died of wounds, 4 October 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Alfred Herbert BARRATT (left) and brother Edwin...

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Alfred Herbert BARRATT (left) and brother Edwin BARRATT.

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Robert Leo Isaacs

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7514 Robert Leo Isaacs served in France as did his brother, 505A CQMS David Joseph Isaacs, and two first cousins, 4138 Cpl. Samuel Isaacs and 4838 Sgt. William Woolf Isaacs. Woolf Isaacs was killed in action on August 5, 1916.

Robert Isaacs served with the 4th Light Trench Mortar during the Australian offensive in early August, 1918, until transfer to the 23rd Machine Company, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion on 14 August, 1918, when he joined his brother David. The two brothers then served together during the Australian attack across the Somme to Clery, where David was recommended for the Military Medal on the night of August 31/September 1, 1918, and then on to Mont St Quentin and Peronne. Robert transferred to the 5th Australian Mechanical Transport as a Driver while still in France in January, 1919, as recorded in the War Diary held by the Australian War Memorial.

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Robert Leo Isaacs

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:00 +1000

The Alphington War Memorial inscribed with Robert’s name can be viewed on Russ Haines’ War Memorials of Australia.

The first enlistment of R. L Isaacs was on December 29, 1916, when he was 17 years of age. His age was incorrectly shown as 18 years 8 months. He was discharged honourably as underage after 42 days of service when his father became aware of his enlistment and wrote to the AIF. A copy of his father’s hand written letter is contained in his first enlistment documents. He enlisted a second time unsuccessfully on May 1, 1917, on his 18th birthday, and a third time successfully on May 8, 1917, when he finally obtained his father’s conditional consent as shown in his enlistment documents.

Enlarged and cropped picture of R. L. Isaacs from 14th Battalion/25th Reinforcements.

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Albert Lambert

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:31:00 +1000

Service Number: 1344
Rank/Calling: Private
Unit: 39 Infantry Battalion (May 1916)
Ship Name: HMAT Ascanius
Ship Number: A11
Date of Embarkation: 27/05/1916

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Frank Arnold Lambert

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Age: 17
Rank: Private [Pte]
Service Number: 1271
Unit: 8th Bn Australian Inf
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of Death: 17 May 1915
Cause of Death: Died of wounds (spine)
Cemetery or Memorial Details: EGYPT 6 Chatby War Memorial Cemetery
Place Of Enlistment: Creswick, VIC
War Grave Register Notes:

LAMBERT, Pte. Frank: Arnold, 1271. 8th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 17th May, 1915. Age 18. Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Lambert. Born at Creswick, Victoria. M. 175.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

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Henry Alfred Lambert

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:00 +1000

Rank: Private [Pte]
Service Number: 1253
Unit: 5th Bn Australian Inf
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of Death: 8 May 1915
Cemetery or Memorial Details: 4. Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Place Of Enlistment: Creswick, VIC
Native place: Creswick VIC
War Grave Register Notes:

LAMBERT, Pte. Henry Alfred, 1253. 5th Bn. Australian Inf. 8th/12th May, 1915. Age 25. Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Lambert. Native of Creswick, Victoria, Australia.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

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William Joseph Lambert

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Rank: Private [Pte]
Service Number: 1577
Unit: 7th Bn
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of Death: 8 August 1915
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Cemetery or Memorial Details: 6. Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli
Place Of Enlistment: Creswick, VIC
Native place: Creswick VIC
War Grave Register Notes:
LAMBERT, Pte. William Joseph, 1577. 7th Bn. Killed in action 8th/9th Aug., 1915. Age 23. Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Lambert. Native of Creswick, Victoria, Australia. 29.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

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Reason Hugh Seinor

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13:00 +1000

The Cenotaph at the Perth War Memorial, Kings Park, Perth.

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Thomas Curley - additional information

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:21:00 +1000

There is more information pertaining Thomas Curley’s court martial (dated 17/4/1916) contained in the file of John Leopold McLeod No.35 (page 18) who was also court martialed at this time.

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HAMILTON, Roy Service Number: 3133 Enlisted: 3 August 1915...

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HAMILTON, Roy
Service Number: 3133
Enlisted: 3 August 1915
Embarkation: 12 January 1916
27th Battalion
Private
Age: 19 years
Occupation prior to enlisting: Blacksmith
Born: 20 July 1896 at Brighton South Australia
Son of George Henry & Ellen HAMILTON nee GLOVER
Served in France
Date of Disembarkation: 10 April 1919 Ex: Derbysire
Discharged: 10 June 1919

Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Citation:1919 ‘FAMILY OF SIX IN UNIFORM.’, Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 25 October, p. 28, viewed 13 May, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89160776

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HAMILTON, Hugh Service No: 1666 Enlisted: 1 December 1915...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:14:00 +1000

HAMILTON, Hugh
Service No: 1666
Enlisted: 1 December 1915
Embarkation: 14 April 1916
55th Battalion
Lance Corporal
Age: 27 years
Occupation prior to enlisting: Carpenter
Born: Sturt, South Australia on 11 September 1888
Son of George Henry & Ellen HAMILTON nee GLOVER
Wife: Eileen Clare HAMILTON nee RUDD
Of Wagga, Wagga, NSW
Served in Egypt & France
Returned to Australia: 9 August 1919 per ‘Orita’
Discharged: 9 October 1919

Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Citation:1919 ‘FAMILY OF SIX IN UNIFORM.’, Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 25 October, p. 28, viewed 13 May, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89160776

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HAMILTON, George Edward Service No: 56088 Enlisted: 28 March...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:03:00 +1000

HAMILTON, George Edward
Service No: 56088
Enlisted: 28 March 1918
Embarkation: 23 July 1918
10th Battalion
Private
Age: 23 years
Occupation prior to enlisting: Gardener
Born: Brighton, South Australia on 22 December 1894
Son of George Henry & Ellen HAMILTON nee GLOVER
Of Warradale, South Australia
Served in France
Returned to Australia: 4 September 1919 per ‘Takada’
Discharged: 19 September 1919

Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Citation:1919 ‘FAMILY OF SIX IN UNIFORM.’, Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), 25 October, p. 28, viewed 13 May, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89160776

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Lieutenant Maurice Francis Gustavus Hare. AIF Service No: Lieutenant/3301

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:02:00 +1000

This is a tribute to a man and his wider family connections. It illustrates well the depth of connection to country Australia. As well as army service it is appropriate to record some of his history and family background.

Maurice Hare had a very interesting life. He joined the AIF early 1916 and was in the 5th Pioneer Battalion. His occupation was listed as ‘station book keeper indicating time living in the Australian outback.

On his father’s side he came from a long line of Sussex (England) gentry and his mother was a descendant of WA’s south west pioneering Molloy family. In Sussex the Hares held many important civic positions but Maurice’s branch of forebears migrated to Western Australia in the mid 1800s. His grandfather, Gustavus Hare was educated in England and Germany and became an officer in the Prussian Army. He applied for and was selected as WA’s Commissioner of Police 1867 to 1871. Gustavus, between the above two positions, sometime owned a country estate at Galway, Ireland. A son, Captain Frederick Hare and father to Maurice later also was the Commissioner of Police for WA serving from 1900 to 1912. Both Commissioners experienced turbulent times and occupational difficulties.

Maurice Hare sailed overseas in the troopship Berrima going to France. There he was selected for officer training school in England. By early 1918 he graduated as 2nd Lieutenant (later Lieutenant). He returned to France. In August 1918 Maurice was wounded in action on the left leg and went to England for hospitalisation. A period of convalescence followed including time at Letterfrack, Galway Ireland. It was at least close to, or maybe the same estate occupied earlier by his grandfather Gustavus. Maurice’s sick leave carried him through to war’s end and he was allowed to stay and work in Galway. At his own request and with army approval Maurice took his discharge there being demobilised in August 1919 in London. He later made his own way home to Western Australia.

Like many others returning from the war, Maurice was at a loose end not knowing what he should do. He bought a fishing boat and based himself at Rottnest Island 12 miles out from Fremantle. Here he met Cliff Lynch who was manager of the salt works on the island. Soon the two joined forces using two heavy clinker built boats with ice boxes to keep the catch fresh. The fish were then sailed into Fremantle for sale. The Lynch family had migrated from Cork, Ireland in the later 1800s lured by the gold rushes. Cliff’s mother’s parents had come from England with her father being engaged as engineer on the new Midland WA private railway. Cliff’ sister Hettie came to Rottnest too and before long she met up with Maurice Hare and later married.
The two men moved the fishing operation to nearby Garden Island where Hetty started a general store catering for locals and holiday makers. She was also a seamstress – millenary and clothes while Cliff’s mother looked after the shop.

Unfortunately one fishing boat was wrecked in a storm. The two families then moved across the bay to Rockingham. Cliff bought the block next door to the writer’s family, built a house and joined the writer’s father in a trucking business. Maurice kept on fishing on his own from Rockingham. He now took the fish by vehicle to Fremantle. The writer’s family often saw Maurice and Hetty when they called in next door.

Both men and Hettie were productive members of the small local community where they stayed for the rest of their lives. They are now resting at East Rockingham Cemetery.

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May 2013.

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CHAMPNESS, Leslie Service No: 2271 Born at Noarlunga, South...

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:42:00 +1000

CHAMPNESS, Leslie
Service No: 2271
Born at Noarlunga, South Australia on 1 February 1881
Son of John Henry & Blanche Annette Leppard CHAMPNESS nee MOLINEUX
Married with 2 children
Wife: Elsie Jane CHAMPNESS nee WILMSHURST
Of Jamestown, South Australia
He was a saddler before enlisting on 19 August 1915
Serving in the middle east
Illness: chronic Bronchitis
He returned to Australia on 13 October 1918 then discharged.
He died on 24 September 1944.

Image courtesy of State Records of South Australia

Item: GRG 26/5/4/2011

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CHAMBERS Henry Frankling James Service No: 1039 Born: Kadina,...

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:00 +1000

CHAMBERS Henry Frankling James
Service No: 1039
Born: Kadina, South Australia on 12 May 1866
Son of Henry & Ellen Louisa CHAMBERS nee CLIFT
Of Foster St, Kadina, South Australia
He enlisted on 19 October 1914 & was 28 years old.
His occupation prior to enlisting was Senior Linesman Cable joining Staff.
He embarked on 22 December 1914
Serving in Gallipoli & France
Returning to Australia on 1 January 1919
Discharged on 24 March 1919
Died: 1957

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SNODGRASS, George Robinson Service No: 17151 Born in Wallaroo...

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:25:00 +1000

SNODGRASS, George Robinson
Service No: 17151
Born in Wallaroo South Australia on 24 July 1883
Son of David & Ellen SNODGRASS nee ROBINSON
Of Sunny Brae Farm, near Wallaroo, South Australia
He was 33 years old when enlisting & was a farmer
Enlisted at Kadina, South Australia on 27 April 1916
He Embarked for overseas on 23 June 1917
He was in the 4th Field Ambulance & was a private
Served in France & was wounded in action
Returning to Australia by hospital transport ‘Malta’ on 28 September 1918
Discharged on 15 November 1918
Being medically unfit
Married Nellie May LAMSHED in 1921
Died in 1939

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Victor Eric Blakeney

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:45:00 +1000

1914 Electoral Roll - Engine Driver, Yarck.. Single

Yea Chronicle Thursday 2 September 1915.

Roll of Honour

The parents of Private V. E. Blackeney, who reside at Yarck, have been officially notified that their son was killed in action on the 7th August.

A photo of Victor’s grave can be viewed on Trevor Henshaw’s blog ‘Original Graves at Gallipoli’ – Image 16 ‘A Group of the 8th Light Horse Regiment’.

Information on the 8th Light Horse Regiment ‘Operational History’ is available on Wikipedia.

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John Stevens Rush

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John Stevens (also identified in some records as ‘Stephens’) Rush, Service No. 9018, Rank: Gunner, Died September 1921.

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Leonard Kerry Smiles

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:06:00 +1000

Leonard Kerry Smiles was a first cousin to my husband’s maternal grandmother. Leonard’s parents were Bridget Carrigg and Thomas Smiles. His maternal grandparents were William Hines Carrigg, born Gort, County Galway, Ireland about 1800 and Winifred Pierse, born 1830. William Carrigg married Winifred Pierse at Gundagai, NSW on 21 January, 1851.

William Hines Carrigg died at Gundagai on 20 January, 1875, aged 75 years. William was a farmer and it is recorded that his death was caused from exhaustion after a fall from a haystack. William Hines Carrigg’s parents were John Carrigg and Bridget O’Brien nee Hines of Gort. His wife Winifred Pierse died at Gundagai on 2 October, 1899, aged 71 years.

Below is a photograph of Leonard. On the back of the photograph is the following inscription: Leonard Kerry Smiles, aged 19 years, died in Alexandria Hospital (No. 17) 2nd May, 1915, in his 21st year, of wounds received at Gallipoli on 28th April, 1915. Buried in Cathby Military Cemetery, Alexandria.

Below is the obituary for Leonard’s mother, Bridget Smiles nee Carrigg:

27 February, 1931, Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

Mrs. Bridget Smiles, 78, who passed away on Thursday afternoon last at her home, Wilson street, Albury, after a somewhat lengthy illness, was entitled to special distinction amongst border mothers because of the nature of the sacrifice she made in connection with the Great War. Three sons, Privates Frank, Ernest and Leonard, served with the A.I.F. at Gallipoli. Leonard was killed at Gallipoli and his two brothers on the Somme. Few families, indeed, made a sacrifice such as that in the world struggle. The late Mrs. Smiles, who was the wife of Mr. Thomas Smiles, for over fifty years a member of the ‘Albury Banner’ staff, had resided in Albury about 56 years. She came of pioneer stock. One relative, the Hon. John Hubert Plunkett, Q.C., was identified with the early life of the colony. In 1832 he came to New South Wales as Solicitor-General, and in 1837 became Attorney-General and President of the Board of Education. Under the new constitution, in 1856, he represented Argyle (Goulburn) in the Legislative Assembly. The late Mrs. Smiles was a daughter of the late William Carrigg, of Gundagai, and was born in that town in 1851. She was also married there. After a brief residence at Tumut the family moved to Albury, where they have lived ever since. All but two members of the family were born at Albury, the surviving members being William (Manly), Harold; (Albury), Miss Winifred (Albury), Mrs Ben Hodson (Manly), Miss Annie (Albury) and Mrs, Gillooloy (Chatswood). Three sons, as before mentioned, were killed at the war, and another son, Herbert, was accidentally killed in a railway accident at the Albury railway station. Her husband survives, also her brother, Mr. William Carrigg, of Gundagai, and the following sisters: Mrs. Dunton (Newcastle, late of Junee), Misses Manie Carrigg (Gundagai), Winifred and Georgina Carrigg (Plentyana, Corowa) and. Mrs. T. J. Gorman, also of Plentyana, Corowa. The late Mrs. Smiles was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends in the district, and some beautiful wreaths were sent for the funeral, which took place to the Albury R.C. cemetery on Friday afternoon, the service at both the home and the graveside being conducted by Father Hatswell.

Below is the obituary for Leonard’s maternal grandmother, Winifred Carrigg (nee Pierse). Winifred Pierse was one of the Irish orphan girls who arrived in the colony of NSW in 1850 on board the “Thomas Arbuthnot”. See the book “a Decent Set of Girls” by Richard Reid and Cheryl Mongan (published 1996 by the Yass Heritage Project, ISBN 0 646 27450). The girls from the ship were brought into southern NSW by the surgeon on the ship, Charles Strutt, and farmed out to respectable settlers as servants, in Yass, Jugiong, Gundagai, Tumut etc. Winifred Pierse was born at either Rattoo or Ballyduff in Co. Kerry, Ireland about 1830. Her parents were David Pierse and Ellen Sullivan.

Gundagai Times 3 October, 1899

Death Notice, on 2 October, 1899, at her late residence, ‘Hillside’, of Winifred, relect of the late W.H. Carrigg, in her 71st year. R. I. P.
After a lingering illness, during which she was lovingly tended by her daughter, Mrs. Carrigg, Snr. died at her residence on the Sydney Road, yesterday afternoon at about 4.15 o’clock. She had been ailing for about two years from senile decay, most of her organs being affected. She had been dumb for the last six months, but her speech came back sufficiently a few days before death to permit her to articulate in broken sentences to convey her last wishes. Deceased was a relic of the late Wm. Carrigg, who died in Gundagai 26 years ago.
The late Mrs. Carrigg was a native of Co. Kerry (Ireland) and left Erin’s vale when quite a young and blushing maiden, reaching Australia early in 1845. Upon reaching Port Jackson she came up country in the then primitive means of conveyance, and settled in the ancient Gundagai, when the town was built on the flat, and was served by the punt. After residing here for a time, she was married to the late Mr. W. Carrigg, who predeceased her by 26 years, and she has continually resided here ever since, rearing a family of seven daughters and one son. They are Mrs. Gorman of Pine Lodge, Corowa, Mrs. Garlick of Newcastle, Mrs. Dunstan of Junee, Mrs. Smiles of Albury, Miss. M. A. Carrigg, who lives with her sister at Corowa, the Misses Winifred and Georgina Carrigg of Gundagai, and Mr. Wm. Carrigg of Gundagai. All had visited their mother during her last illness, and will be present at the Funeral, which will take place on Wednesday afternoon, the remains to be interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the cemetery. Mrs. Garlick and Mrs. Dunstan only returned to their homes a few days ago.
Deceased was a sister to Mr. John Pierse of Darbalara, who arrived in Gundagai only five years after his sister, consequently both are amongst our very oldest residents. The late Mrs. Carrigg was 71 years old, and had resided in Gundagai for 54 years. There are not more than four people at present resident here who had settled here prior to Mrs. Carrigg. Before her infirmities assailed her she had a lively memory of all the stirring episodes of this remarkable settlement, and knew all the incidents of the big flood of ‘52, of which she was an eyewitness. The very old residents of this locality will hear the news of her death with considerable regret. She was one of the sturdy, venturesome spirits of the olden time who penetrated an uninviting Australian bush and endured all the vicissitudes of the early days in the prescience that it would some day become the land of prosperity it has already reached.

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