Private Bart Della-Valle, the third eldest son of Mr. B. Della Valle, formerly of Wetherill Park and inspector for the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board,
was killed in action in France on 30…
Bert William Bennet, 2375, 54 Infantry battalion,reproduced from Parramatta Soldiers, Cumberland Argus, 1920
Bert was a 31 year old clerk when he enlisted on 17 May 1916. He was born in Tamworth…
2948 Private Alfred Reginald Harre, copy from Parramatta Soldiers, Cumberland Argus, 1920
Alfred Reginald Harre was only 18 when he heard the call of duty and signed up on the 16 January 1916 in…
Cecil Edwin Anschau (2900) was the son of Mr John Anschau(this was misspelled as Anschan in the Australian embarkation lists),who had moved from Dubbo to become Postmaster at Parramatta. He was…
Cecil Burke, a Harbor Trust employee, enlisted in May 1915. In September 1915 he received shrapnel wound to the neck and was admitted to the 19 General Hospital in Alexandria. As a result of his…
Private Eather embarked from Australia in February 1915. He only lived for a few days after his landing at Gallipoli. Private Jago, son of Mayor Jago, was close to where ‘Curly’ Eather met his fate.…
Private Charles Gapes, copy from Parramatta Soldiers, Cumberland Argus, 1920
Private Charles Gapes embarked from Sydney on the 25 November 1916 aboard HMAT Beltana A72. He was a…
Private Charles Henry Bale, 1 (later 35) Battalion, of Parramatta, died on 22 November 1917, in the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France from wounds sustained in action, aged 19. He is…
Joseph King, of Hornsby, was informed that his third son, Gunner Clarence King, was killed in action in France in July 1917. Gunner King joined the 1st Battalion as a private, and took part in the…
Cyril James Steer was born in Newtown Sydney to Mrs. and Mr. Robert Steer. On 2 of February 1915, at the age of 22, he enlisted to join the Australian armed forces. He was assigned to embark the HMAT…