William was born in Auburn. He was son of Mrs Laura Emmason Lownds (previously Child) of Guildford (Station Street), New South Wales. He was a labourer. At the age of 19 years and 8 months…
William was the son of G.D. Fisk of Guildford, New South Wales. He was born in Inverell, New South Wales and was a 24 year old shop assistant when he joined the forces on 22 March 1915. He…
2012 Private William Quigley, copy from Parramatta Soldiers, Cumberland Argus, 1920
On 18 January 1915, 25 year old William Quigley enlisted to join the war effort. Prior to enlisting he…
Private Henry John was employed by the Railway Department at Lidcombe as a woodworking machinist. He was twenty five years of age when he enlisted for service on 27 June 1916.
He married…
Sergeant John Jeffery, a labourer, enlisted on 24 August 1915 at the age of twenty one. He came from the Hunter’s Hill area. He named his wife Marion as his next of kin. At the time…
Private Francis Bede McFadden was a 26 year old labourer from Parramatta. He and his family were Roman Catholic. He was the son of Mr D. F. McFadden and Mrs M. A. McFadden. He lived with his family…
Private William Hugh Robertson was a 22 year old grocer from Wilson Street, Wollongong, New South Wales, when he enlisted. He was born in Nowra and enlisted in Liverpool. He was the son of Mr John…
They were called the “Fighting Ibbetts of Auburn.” Mr. and Mrs. T. Ibbett, of Bourke Street, Waterloo, formerly of Auburn had four sons. Out of a those four sons three answered the call of the Empire…
Private Albert Edward Fitch of Carrington Street Granville, NSW,was a 25 year old brick-maker at the State Brickworks when he joined the 20 Infantry Battalion on the 26 May 1915. His mother, Mrs…
Private Alexander Hugh Hamilton enlisted on 27 January 1915 in Liverpool as part of the 5 Infantry Brigade, 17 Infantry Battalion “A” company.
He was 21 years old and the eldest son of four boys.…