Frank (Francis James) Doherty was a well known local soccer player, having played for the highly successful HMS Powerful team and later the Granville Magpies. In his early thirties he played…
Francis was 24 when he enlisted 21 September 1915, and gave as his occupation Company Secretary.
He was sick when he disembarked at Plymouth 13 October, 1916 and spent a month in hospital…
Sergeant Francis William Owens was born in Narromine New South Wales. He was a farmer and son of the late Francis Owens, grazier, of Owendale Narromine. He had previously served for eleven…
Frank Hosford, a blacksmith from Station Street Harris Park, the first of his four brothers to enlist only a few days after the outbreak of the war. He was wounded in Gallipolli and returned to…
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Couper, a doctor and one of eight brothers, originally from Parramatta, enlisted 10 August 1915. He was awarded a Distinguished Services Order for conspicuous services.…
A farmer from Briens Road , Parramatta, Frank Hoddinott enlisted on 13 November 1914. On his return to Australia in 1919 he was given a warm welcome by the people of Parramatta. His father could…
Private (later Trooper) Frederick George Burns, 1 Australian Light Horse of Parramatta, NSW. A fireman prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Mashobra on 4 October 1915. Trooper…
Parramatta born Captain Fred Hinton, landed in Gallipoli in May 1915 as Sergeant of the 7 Light Horse Machine Gun section and served there for over 5 months. He was mentioned in the 1917 New Year’s…
George Blumer, 45 Infantry Battalion, 1508, reproduced from Parramatta Soldiers, Cumberland Argus, 1920.
George Blumer was born near Tamworth and was a 26 year-old Wool buyer when he…
Private George Edward Gentle, copy from Parramatta Soldiers, Cumberland Argus, 1920
Private George Edward Gentle was severely wounded by a shell at Armentieres, France, as he was coming…