WW1

ANDERSON, Wilbur Struan

Date of birth: 
1891
Biographical notes: 

Wilbur Anderson was just one month off 25 years old when he enlisted on 1 March, 1916. He had been educated at South Melbourne College, then Scotch College, East Melbourne, before attaining at Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne. When he enlisted, he was a Barrister  at Law at the Supreme Court, Melbourne.

Australian 9.2 inch Howitzer, firing, Ypres 1917
Australian 9.2. inch Howitzer, camouflaged, Ypres, 1917
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ANDERSON, William Hopton

Date of birth: 
1891
Biographical notes: 

William Hopton Anderson was a professional soldier.

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Service record
Memorial plaque, Holy Trinity Church East Melbourne
W.H. Anderson, 1930, front row, right.
Recommendation
Fighting over Zonnebeke, near Ypres, 1917
WH Anderson. AWM DAAV00020
Members of 3 AFC, fixing bombs to their plane AWM E01176
Commanding Officer and Officers of 3 AFC at Bailleul, November 1917. Captain
Supplies dropped into the battlefield by parachute AWM E03845
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ANDREW, Basil John

Date of birth: 
1894
Biographical notes: 

Basil John Andrew was born in East Melbourne and went to school at Scotch College, Launceston. While at school, he trained with both the Junior and Senior Cadets and went on to the Citizen Military Forces.

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Photo Australian War Memorial WW1
Photo Australian War Memorial
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ANDREW, Clement Serle

Date of birth: 
1886
Biographical notes: 

Clement Serle Andrew enlisted on 8 June, 1917. He was then just over 31 years old, a clerk, living at home with his father at 90 Vale Street, East Melbourne. He was sent to the Australian Flying Corps at Laverton, Victoria, where he was enrolled as a 2nd Class Air Mechanic.

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ANDREW, Frederick Joseph

Date of birth: 
1895
Biographical notes: 

F. Joseph Andrew, as he signed himself, was just over twenty when he enlisted on 5 October, 1915. He was then a commercial traveller, unmarried, and gave his father, F.J. Andrew, living in Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, as his next of kin. His father, Frederick John Andrew, was then in the process of building his new family home, Yarra Yarra, 90 Vale Street, East Melbourne.

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ANGRAVE, Arthur Douglas

Date of birth: 
1895
Biographical notes: 

Arthur Angrave was only eighteen when he first enlisted on 10 February, 1916, to serve in the AIF. He trained for three months and was given the rank of Lance Corporal  on 10 May, before being discharged as medically unfit, with a chronic cough, on 15 May.

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ARLIDGE, George William

Date of birth: 
1887
Biographical notes: 

George  Arlidge was born at Cumberland in Sydney on the 7 May 1887 to Edward Lewis Arlidge and his wife, Goergina. He enlisted at Moore Park depot in Sydney on the 7 April 1916.

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ARMSTRONG, Abel

Date of birth: 
1887
Biographical notes: 

Abel Armstrong was a young married man, aged 27 years, with blond hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion and a height of 5'4". He lived with his wife, Vera Margaret, in Berry St., East Melbourne and was a labourer.

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Australian Official War History Vol. XII Photographic Record

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PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD
OF THE WAR

REPRODUCTIONS OF PICTURES TAKEN BY THE
AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
(CAPTAINS G.H. WILKINS, M.C., AND J.F. HURLEY, LIEUTENANTS
H.F. BALDWIN AND J.P. CAMPBELL)
AND OTHERS

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AVISION, Frank

Date of birth: 
1894
Biographical notes: 

Frank Avision was born in Western Australia, but was living at 15 Simpson St. East Melbourne when he enlisted on 8 January, 1917. he was 23 years old, single and gave as his next of kin, his cousin, Miss E. Ison, of Annendale NSW.

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