Remembering our family's Servicemen

A work in progress

To commemorate 100 years of ANZAC.

1915 - 2015

LEST WE FORGET

As I gradually find information to add about each soldier you can click on their name to read their story. 

Please let me know of any I don't have or if you would like information added. 

Our family's soldiers were predominately ANZACS

(Australian and New Zealand Army Corp).

ANZAC DAY is celebrated on the 25th of April each year.

Alona from the Lonetester HQ blog has written a great post about 21 ANZAC Day facts.

†- Denotes those who died in the War.

Boer War

FORSYTH, John -  returned home to NZ - Trooper - Service No. 3836, enlisted in the 6th New Zealand Contingent, known as the "Silent Sixth", on the 18th of January 1901 at Wellington.

(relationship to me - maternal great grand uncle)

World War 1

ADAMS, Charles Nightingale - Serial No. 50972: Private, 27th reinforcements (second draft) New Zealand Army Nursing Service, embarkation 16 July 1917, N.O.K  Mrs A.M.S Adams (wife) 3 Rixon Grove, Wellington, NZ.

Returned home 1919.

(relationship to me - paternal 1C2R)

ADAMS, Morgan - Private - 7th Battalion, 5th Reinforcements A.I.F - - SERN 1903: Born Melbourne VIC, 4 March 1895 - Died 22 August 1923: enlisted Melbourne VIC: Next of Kin (Mother) M Adams.
Returned home 1919 
(relationship to me - paternal great uncle)

AH-KING, (KING) David Alexander - Private - 6th Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement and 17th Reinforcement - King, David Alexander: SERN 727: POB Birchip VIC: POE Sydney NSW: NOK (Brother) King, Arthur and (Brother) Edward King.  Address c/- W Glover, Ouyen.

†- Died of wounds Kantara, Egypt 29 April 1917

(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

AH-KING, (KING) Edmund James - Private - 22nd Battalion A.I.F - King, Edward James - SERN 1155: POB Melbourne VIC: POE Warracknabeal VIC: NOK (Wife) King Caroline.

†- Killed Pozieres 5 Aug 1916

(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

AH-KING, (KING) Ernest John - SERN 6885: 14th Battalion later moving to the 29th Battalion: POB Birchip VIC: POE Albury NSW: NOK Howard F
Returned home.

(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

BARTSH, George Henry:  Private - SERN 1617A: 58th Battalion A.I.F - Place of Birth,  Beechworth VIC: Place Of Enlistment, Geelong VIC: Next Of Kin, Wife,  Bartsh, Susan.
Returned home.

(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

BEATON, Peter Francis (Frank)  - Private 24th Battalion, 10th reinforcement, later 51st Battalion - SERN - 3015: Place of birth - Euroa, Victoria: Place of Enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria: Next of Kin - Father, Mr Peter BEATON, Euroa, Victoria.
Returned to Australia 10 September 1917
(relationship to me - maternal 1C4R)

BEATON, William John - Private 14th Battalion:  SERN - 1912: Place of birth - Euroa VIC: Place of enlistment - Euroa VIC: Next of kin -  (Father) BEATON, Peter.
†- Killed at Gallipoli 27 Aug 1915
(relationship to me - maternal 1C4R)

CROOKE, John Michael -Private - 36th Battalion A.I.F - SERN 7226: POB South Melbourne VIC: POE Sydney NSW: NOK (Father)  Crooke John.
†- Killed in action France 18th October 1917
(relationship to me - maternal 2C2R)

CROWL, Bertie Leslie - Private - 7th Battalion, 12th reinforcements AIF - SERN 3712 - Enlisted 8th July 1915.
Returned home 5th April 1919.
(relationship to me - husband of paternal great aunt)

EDMONDS, William Arthur - Private - 38th Battalion A.I.F - SERN 4803: POB Nathalia VIC: POE Melbourne VIC: NOK (Father) Edmonds William H.
†- Killed in action in France on the 29th September 1918
(relationship to me - maternal 2C1R)

FARQUHAR, Allan Shannon - Although not an ANZAC as he was from America, Allan's military service was impressive.  When he died on the 18th of November 1966 at Jacksonville, Florida, his rank was Rear Admiral.
Returned home.

(relationship to me - paternal 1C3R)

FINDLATER, Nicol Thomas - Born 27 May 1882 Nairnshire, Scotland - Regimental No. 29440 -  Private in No 3 Coy, 16th Battalion Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).

†- Died France 20 May 1915

(relationship to me - paternal 3C3R)

FLEMING, Albert Henry Percival - Sergeant Major- 5th Battalion, A Company A.I.F  -  SERN 24: POB Melbourne VIC: POE Melbourne VIC: NOK (Wife) Fleming Marjory.
Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal great-uncle)

FLEMING, David Claude - Private - Divisional Signal Company 2, Reinforcement 17 - SERN 15896 - NOK - mother Mrs Jessie Fleming, King Valley, Victoria.
Returned to Australia 16 June 1919
(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

FLEMING,  Finley James: SERN 3147: POB Kotupna VIC: POE Melbourne VIC: NOK F Fleming William
(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

FLEMING, John Henry - Private - 37th Battalion, C Company - SERN 868 - POE Melbourne, VIC: NOK - Father, Moses Fleming, Billy's Lookout, West Wyalong, New South Wales.
Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

FLEMING, Leslie John - Private - 8th Battalion, A company - SERN 125 - - NOK - Uncle, John Knight Fleming, Edi via Wangaratta, Victoria.
Returned to Australia 20 May 1919 
(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

FLEMING, William Finley - Private/Gunner - 8th Australian Light Horse, 12th Reinforcement, enlisted 4th August 1915 - SERN 1561 - Place of Birth: Whitfield, Victoria 24 Sept 1893 - Place of Enlistment: Seymour, Victoria - NOK mother Mrs F. Fleming, King Valley, Whitfield.
Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

FORSYTH, Edward  - Born 1894 Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Gunner - Service No. 144186 15th Division  Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery.
†- Killed France 4th March 1917 - buried St Sever, Rouen
(relationship to me - paternal 1C3R)

FORSYTH, George - Private - 47th Battalion A.I.F - SERN 1654: Born Fraserburgh Scotland, 8 Sept 1890: POE Charters Towers QLD: NOK (Mother) Forsyth Jane.
†- Killed Pozieres 9 Aug 1916 
(relationship to me - paternal 1C3R)

FORSYTH, James - Born 31 October 1890 Coutts Island, Christchurch, New Zealand -Sergeant - Serial No.13/2773 - 9th Reinforcements Auckland Mounted Rifles, A Squadron.
Returned home to New Zealand 
(relationship to me - paternal great grand uncle) 

FORSYTH, John - Born 10 May 1879 Rhodes Swamp, Christchurch, New Zealand - Serial No.17561 - First Known Rank Corporal - Embarkation Unit 20th Reinforcements Mounted Rifles Brigade, Mounted Machinegun Section.
Returned home to New Zealand
(relationship to me - paternal great grand uncle)

FORSYTH, Robert - Born 3 February 1895, Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - Private 817 in the 1st Battalion - Gordon Highlanders. Parents John Gill Forsyth and Jane nee Birnie.
†- Killed Flanders 20 Nov 1914 
(relationship to me - paternal 1C3R)

FORSYTH, William - enlisted as Private 15 June 1916 - 2nd Battalion Otago Regiment New Zealand - Serial No.13/2189 - First Known Rank Trooper - Embarkation Unit Auckland Mounted Rifles. Discharged a corporal.
Returned home to New Zealand
(relationship to me - paternal great grand uncle)

HARRISON, Maurice - Lance corporal - 14th Battalion A.I.F - Awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty - SERN - 1952: POB - Euroa VIC: POE- Euroa VIC: NOK - (Father) HARRISON George.
†- Died of disease France 22 Oct 1918
(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

HULME Alfred Archibald: Service Number - 6743: Place of Birth - Wangaratta Vic: Place of Enlistment - Cootamundra NSW: Next of Kin - (Brother) HULME Charles
Returned home.
(relationship to me - maternal 2C2R)

HULME George William: Service Number - 142: Place of Birth - Wangaratta Vic, 1884: Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW: Next of Kin - (Brother) HULME Charles John
Returned home.
(relationship to me - maternal 2C2R)

HULME Edward Harold: Service Number - 6742: Place of Birth - Wangaratta Vic: Place of Enlistment - Cootamundra NSW: Next of Kin - (Brother) HULME Charles
Returned home.

(relationship to me - maternal 2C2R)

KINGSBURY, Albert Henry - Born 1882 New Zealand - Trooper - Service No: 43735  - Regiment/Service: Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F. 
†- Died 25 Oct 1918 - Grave Reference Q. 14. Cairo War Cemetery  
Albert's story (link) is written by our cousin Cathy.
(relationship to me - paternal 1C2R)

MCROBBIE, George - Corporal - enlisted to 3rd Company 1st Battalion Auckland Regiment.  Service Number 28360. N.O. K  father, William McRobbie. Enlisted 26 June 1916.
Returned home
(relationship to me - paternal 1C3R)

MELVIN, Arthur Davidson - Born 3 June 1887, Pittrichie, Udny, Scotland - Service no. 446966 - Sergeant Canadian Infantry, "C" Coy 31st Battalion.

†- Killed in action Vimy, France 8 April 1917

(relationship to me - paternal 2C3R)

MITCHELL William Arthur – Service Number – 1389 1266: Place of Birth – Stawell VIC: Place of Enlistment – Broadmeadows VIC: Next of Kin – (Mother) MITCHELL Jessie
Returned home.
(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

MORGAN, Archibald Thomas - 7th Battalion A.I.F, C Company regimental number 370: Place of Birth - Euroa VIC: Place of Enlistment - Seymour VIC: Next of Kin - MORGAN S A.
Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MORGAN/WAKENSHAW, Herbert John - Lance Corporal - 22nd Battalion 3rd reinforcements - enlisted 19 July 1915 - SERN- 2037: POB - Euroa VIC, 1895: POE- Melbourne VIC: NOK  - (Foster mother) COWELL M.
†- Died of wounds, France  5th August 1916

(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MORGAN, Thomas Fitzherbert - Private 24th Battalion 20th Reinforcements - Service Number - 6842: Place of Birth - Hilston NSW, 4 January 1885: Place of Enlistment - Euroa VIC: Next of Kin - (Mother) MORGAN 
Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

MORGAN Thomas Fitzherbert: Private 7th General Victorian Reinforcements -Service Number - 55670: Place of Birth - Euroa VIC, 18 March 1899: Place of Enlistment - Euroa VIC: NOK - (Father) MORGAN Thomas F.  Also enlisted in WW2 - see below
Returned home.

(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MORGAN,  William John Pike  Private 14th Battalion A.I.F - SERN - 893: POB - Euroa VIC: POE - Broadmeadows VIC: NOK - (Mother) MORGAN S A.

†- Killed Lone Pine 8 Aug 1915

(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

OXLEY, Hubert - Private 2nd Battalion Auckland Regiment. Service number 23/1777. N.O.K Amelia Beatrice Oxley.
Wounded and taken prisoner in Germany. 
Returned to New Zealand permanently unfit
(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

SAXON,  Bertie Henry - SERN - 2708: POB - Euroa VIC: POE - Melbourne VIC: NOK - (Father) SAXON John Thomas.
†- Killed France 6 Oct 1918
(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

SAXON,  Joseph Stanley -  SERN - 1564: POB - Euroa VIC: POE- Euroa VIC: NOK - (Father) SAXON John Thomas.
†- Killed Pozieres 4 Aug 1916
(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

SAXON Thomas Abraham - SERN - 485: POB - Euroa VIC: POE - Euroa VIC: NOK - (Father) SAXON John Thomas.
Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

SAXON, William Frederick - SERN - 694: Born 1889 Euroa, Victoria Died 1954 Victoria. Place of enlistment - Seymour, Victoria.  Next of Kin - John Thomas SAXON
Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal 1C3R)

Click HERE to read a guest post about the Saxon boys written by their sister's grandson Harold Shipston. 

TUCKETT,  Ambrose Percival: Service Number - 6406: Born 1894 Nathalia, Victoria Died 1958 Leongatha, Victoria. Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC: Next of Kin - (Wife) TUCKETT Violet

Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

World War 2

ADAMS, Frank Francis (Francis Edward)  First enlistment - Private - VX 26047 - 8 Division petrol company- DOB 12 July 1906; POB Kensington, Victoria.  POE - Caulfield 15 June 1940.  NOK - Catherine Goodwin - sister.  Date of discharge 23 October 1940 "medically unfit for service not occasioned by his own default"
Second enlistment - Private - VX 114516 - HQ 2 Aust Army - POE Parramatta NSW 19 October 1942 - NOK - Florence Adams - wife.  Date of discharge 30 October 1945.
Returned home.
(relationship to me - paternal great-uncle)

ADAMS, Leonard: Service Number - V44347 : Date of birth - 25 Jan 1919 : Place of birth - MELBOURNE VIC : Place of enlistment - BRUNSWICK VIC : Next of Kin - ADAMS
Returned home.
(relationship to me - paternal 1C1R)

BEATTIE, Walter George:  Service Number - VX34316: Date of birth - 27 Sep 1916: Place of birth - BRUNSWICK VIC: Place of enlistment - ROYAL PARK VIC: Next of Kin - BEATTIE ROBERT

(relationship to me - paternal 2C1R)

BREACH, James Carey - SERVICE NUMBER NZ 11201. Navy, Regular Military Service, Korean War, 1950-1953 Born 23 February 1930 - Died 2006 Next of kin on embarkation  Esther Breach nee Musson mother.
Returned home.

(relationship to me - paternal 1C1R)

FLEMING, Allan Percy – Service Number – VX3359: Date of birth – 05 Mar 1912: Place of birth – MELBOURNE VIC: Place of enlistment – SOUTH MELBOURNE VIC: Next of Kin –FLEMING M
Returned home.
(relationship to me - maternal 1C1R)

GRANT, Ossie Maxwell Joffre: Service Number - 118601: Trainee radio operator, rank LAC in RAAF: Date of birth - 28 Mar 1915: Place of birth - BEECHWORTH VIC: Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE: Next of Kin - GRANT, WALDER
Returned home.

(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MCCOOMB, George Alexander - Sergeant - Service Number - VX58426 : Date of birth - 08 Sep 1915 : Place of birth - EUROA VIC : Place of enlistment - ROYAL PARK VIC : Next of Kin - MCCOOMB HENRY (father) - Enlisted 24 Jun 1941 2/8 Aust Armed Regiment - discharged from A.I.F. 29 Mar 1946.
Returned home.
(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MCCOOMB, Thomas Neil - Service Number - VX30770: Date of birth - 07 May 1912: Place of birth - EUROA VIC: Place of enlistment - ROYAL PARK VIC: Next of Kin - MCCOOMB, HENRY 

†- Killed 6 July 1945 - buried Ambon War Cemetery, Maluku, Indonesia.

(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MCLEAN, Gordon Kenneth - Service - Australian Army, Service Number - VX33846, Date of Birth - 22 Apr 1916, Place of Birth - STAWELL, VIC, Date of Enlistment - 22 Jun 1940, 
Locality on Enlistment - STAWELL, VIC, Place of Enlistment - ROYAL PARK, VIC, 
Next of Kin - MCLEAN, CHARLOTTE, Date of Discharge - 10 Dec 1940, Rank - Gunner, Posting at Discharge - O C A A T R.
(relationship to me - maternal 2C2R)

MCLEAN, Roderick Duncan - Service - Australian Army, Service Number - QX2397, Date of Birth - 26 Nov 1908,  Place of Birth - STAWELL, VIC,  Date of Enlistment - 24 May 1940, Locality on Enlistment - INGHAM, QLD, Place of Enlistment - TOWNSVILLE, QLD, Next of Kin - MCLEAN, K, Date of Discharge - 30 Nov 1945, Rank - Staff Sergeant,  Posting at Discharge - HQ 1 AUST CORPS SIGS,
(relationship to me - maternal 2C2R)

MORGAN,  Benjamin Robert - (1910-1945) Private - Official No VZ 7184 - 2/7 Australian Inf Bn - Army.  Taken prisoner of war in Crete.  Died in Germany, result of injuries.  He is buried at Lamsdorf War Cemetery, Grave 5, Row 5, Field 3.  He was 34 years old and brother to Private William John Pike Morgan.  Second son lost to Thomas Fitzherbert and Sarah Morgan of McGuinness Street, Euroa, Victoria, Australia.

†- Died in Germany

(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MORGAN, James George Henry Edward - (1907-1982) Service Number - 17819: Date of birth - 27 May 1907: Place of birth - EUROA VIC: Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE: Next of Kin - IVY

Returned home

(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MORGAN, Jean Elizabeth - Service Number - VF388296 : Date of birth - 16 Feb 1923 : Place of birth - SEYMOUR VIC : Place of enlistment - L H Q VIC : Next of Kin - MORGAN E

MORGAN, Thomas Fitzherbert:  (1899-1982) Service Number - VX105801: Date of birth - 18 Mar 1898: Place of birth - ROMSEY VIC: Place of enlistment - FIELD QLD: Next of Kin - MORGAN CATHRINE 

(same Thomas as above in WW1 Service Number - 55670)

(relationship to me - maternal 1C2R)

MUSSON,  Ivor Forsyth - Sapper - Serial No.  22597 - second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7 Field company.  N.O.K (sister) Mrs A. W. Ford West Belt, Rangiora, Christchurch.   
Returned home.

(relationship to me - paternal great-uncle)

MUSSON, William Robert - Private - Serial No. 21707 - 21st Auckland Battalion, N.O.K (brother) E. M. Musson. 
Returned home.

(relationship to me - paternal great-uncle)

OXLEY, Herbert John -  His last rank was Sergeant in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 485 (NZ) Squadron, RAF, service number 412725.  Parents Hubert Oxley and Amelia Beatrice nee Benjamin. 

†- Killed in action in Europe on air operations on the 4th of April 1943.

(relationship to me - maternal 2C2R)

SHIPSTON, Donald Saxon  - SERN - VX32651: DOB - 28 May 1919: POB - Elsternwick VIC: POE - Royal Park VIC: NOK - Grace Shipston.

Returned home

(relationship to me - maternal 2C2R)

TUCKETT, Stanley Raymond Service Number - VX111882 : Date of birth - 08 Mar 1919 : Place of birth - KENSINGTON VIC : Place of enlistment - BENDIGO VIC : Next of Kin - TUCKETT HAZEL
Returned home
(relationship to me - maternal 2C1R)

We Will Remember Them.

LINKS

Australian War Service Records

Abbreviations used in World War I and World War II service records

Australian War Memorial 

Cemeteries on the Somme Battlefields, France

His Majesty's Australian Transports [HMAT] Ships

Auckland Museum Cenotaph Database

Auckland Council Heritage Images website

The Empire Called and I Answered - the Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
National Service in Australia
New Zealand Defence Force Personnel records and Medals