Biographies of WWI and WWII war casualties

117389 

ADRIAN Robert Andrew

Private 31/51 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Wednesday 31st January 1941 Solomon Islands.
Age 21 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. A4 E
Bomana War Cemetery  Port Moresby
Son of John Hugh Cochrane and Aileen May Adrian, Mackay Q Born 20 Apr 1923 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 16 Dec 1941  at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting at death 31/51 Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Adrian Street, West Mackay

117389

AITKEN Robert Murrie

Private QX52226 47 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Friday 20th August 1943 New Guinea
Age 20 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. Q C 16 Lae War Cemetery Papua New Guinea
Son of Robert Murrie and Ethel Annie Aitken, Mackay Q Born 19 Jul 1923 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 19 Feb 1943
Living at Mackay Q
Enlisted at Papua NG
Posting on death 47 Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Aitken Street, West Mackay

292601

ARCHBOLD William James^

Private 3257 41st Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died 26 May 1918 France
Age 20 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. III.C.13. Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneaux France
Son of James and Mary Archbold, Newbury Junction, Mackay.
Enlisted 21 February 1916
Image: Australian War Memorial P07927.001

Street Name: Archbold Court, Marian

292602

ARMSTRONG Thomas Acheson^

Lieutenant 33rd Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died 12 October 1917 Flanders
Missing in action.
No known grave. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Armstrong
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 16 March 1916
Image: MRCLS #04270

Street Name: Armstrong Court, Marian

117389 

ATKINSON Ian Townsend

Private QX18503  2/31 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Friday 11th December 1942 New Guinea
Age 25 Died of Illness.
Grave ref no. B1 D 14 Bomana War Cemetery Port Moresby
Son of Robert Townsend and Ruby Maud Atkinson, Mackay Q
Born 8 Aug 1917 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 26 Jul 1940 at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/31 Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Atkinson Street, East Mackay

117276 

BAGLEY Herbert George*

Private 2137 47th Btn Australian Infantry AIF.
Died Thursday 7 June 1917 Flanders
Age 25 Missing in action.
No known grave. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
Son of Thomas and Annie Bagley of Eton Qld.
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 20 March 1916.

Street Name: Bagley Street, West Mackay

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117389 

BANNISTER George

Lieutenant QX2907  2/15 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Tuesday 1st September 1942 Libya
Age 27 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. A II A 6 El Alamein War Cemetery Egypt Son of George Edmund and Edith Nora Bannister, Red Hill Q
Born 5 Apr 1915 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 13 May 1940 at Rockhampton Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/15 Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Bannister Street, West Mackay

117277 

BAXTER John William*

Lance Corporal 1084 11th Australian Light Horse AIF. Died Wednesday 1 May 1918  Palestine
Age 28 Died of wounds
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 8 July 1915
Buried in the field..
Jerusalem Memorial Palestine.
Son of William and Mary Ann Baxter of Nebo Road Mackay Q

Street Name: Baxter Street, West Mackay

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117389 

BLACK Ernest Audley

Private Q130555 5 Adv Wksp Aust Army Ord Cor ACMF Died Friday 5th February 1943 Chartes Towers
Age 18 Died of Injuries.
Grave ref no. A A 4 Charters Towers War Cemetery Q Son of William Ernest and Jane Mary Black, Mackay Q Born 31 May 1924 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 8 Jun 1942 at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 5 Adv Ord Workshop
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Black Street, South Mackay

117278 

BODDINGTON Frederick Eckersley*

Captain 46th Btn Australian Infantry AIF.
Died Wednesday 11 April 1917 Flanders.
Missing in action.
Enlisted 5 October 1914.
No known grave.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy France.
Son of Frederick William and Emily Australia Indiana Jane Boddington

Street Name: Boddington Street, Mackay

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117279 

BODDINGTON George Keith*

Private 3573 11th  Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Saturday 12 May 1917 France
Age 21. Killed in action
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 9 April 1915 .
Grave ref no. II.E.12.Grevillers British Cemetery France.
Son of Frederick William and Emily Australia Indiana Jane Boddington

Street Name: Boddington Street, Mackay

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117389 

BOVEY Allen Robert

Gunner QX18776 2/10 Field Reg Royal Aust Artillery Died Tuesday 24th April 1945  Borneo
Age 23 Died of Illness. POW.
No known grave. Labuan Memorial Malaysia
Son of Allen James and Hannah Bovey, Mackay Q
Born 7 Oct 1921at Mackay Q
Enlisted 10 Jul 1941 at Mackay Q
Living at Richmond
Posting on death 2/10 Field Reg
Prisoner of war
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Bovey Street, North Mackay

117389 

BOWMAN Stanley

Private QX13173  2/9 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Tuesday 12th August 1941 Egypt
Age 34  Died of wounds.
Grave ref no. 6 B 8 Tobruk War Cemetery Libya
Son of Ernest Oscar and Florence Ethelwyne Bowman; husband of Eva May Bowman
Born 23 Feb 1907 at Ardrossan  SA
Enlisted 3 Jul 1940 at Mackay Q Living at Mackay Q Posting on death 2/9  Aust Inf Batt
Roll of Honour Yorketown SA

Street Name: Bowman Street, West Mackay

117389 

BROOKS James Lennox

Flt/ Sergeant 426045  460 Sqdrn RAAF
Died Monday 10th April 1944 Denmark
Age 20 Flying battle.
Grave ref no. A 7 6 Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Denmark
Son of Edgar Percival and Sophia Brooks, Mackay Q Born 24 Sep 1923 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 23 May 1942 at Brisbane Q
Living at Unknown
Posting on death 460 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Brooks Street, West Mackay

117389 

BURGESS James

Private QX18656 2/26 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Monday 30th July 1945 Borneo
Age 39 Died of Illness. POW.
No known grave. Labuan Memorial Malaysia
Husband of Annie Maud Burgess, Pelican Flats NSW  Born 13 Oct 1905 at Fremantle  WA
Enlisted 28 Apr 1941 at Mackay Q Living at Mackay Q Posting on death 2/26 Aust Inf Battalion
Prisoner of war
Roll of Honour Unknown

Street Name: Burgess Street, North Mackay

139300 

BURSTON Herbert*

Leading Aircraftsman 25171 1 Sqdrn RAAF
Died Tuesday 12th September 1944 Java
Age 25 Died of Illness. POW.
No known grave.
Singapore Memorial
Son of Herbert Edwin and Elizabeth Burston, Habana Q Born 21 May 1919 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 28 Feb 1941 at Brisbane Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 1 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Burston Street, North Mackay

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117389 

CAMERON John

Private QX8289 2/19 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Friday 30th January 1942 Palestine
Age 24 Accidental.
Grave ref no. D D 14 Gaza War Cemetery Israel
Son of Duncan and Rubena Esther Cameron, Kuttabul Born 28 Aug 1917 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 10 Jun 1940 Rockhampton Q
Living at Kuttabul Q
Posting on death 2/9 Aust Inf Battalion

Street Name: Cameron Street, East Mackay

117389 

CAMERON Finlay

Gunner QX8427 2/10 Field Regt Royal Aust. Field Reg.
Died Thursday 7th.June 1945 Borneo
Age 42 Died of illness POW
No known grave
Labuan Memorial Malaysia
Son of Archibald James & Annie McConnell Cameron
Husband of Ivy Maud Cameron 51 Bridge Road Mackay Q

Street Name: Cameron Street, East Mackay

117389 

CAMERON Robert

Private QX8290 2/9 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Saturday 9th August 1941 Egypt
Age 25 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. 6 A 4 Tobruk War Cemetery Libya
Son of Duncan and Rubena Esther Cameron, Kuttabul
Born 1 Sep 1915 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 10 Jun 1940 at Rockhampton Q
Living at Kuttabul Q Posting on death 2/9 Aust Inf Battalion. Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Cameron Street, East Mackay

139304 

CAMPBELL Malcom John*

Lance Corporal 152 41st. Btn. Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Q. 14 March 1916
Died Friday 5 October 1917 Flanders
Age 25 Missing in action. No known grave
Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Belgium
Son of Neill and Flora Carmichael Campbell,
Goldsmith Street Mackay Q.Native place Mackay Q

Street Name: Campbell Street, South Mackay

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117389 

CHATAWAY Cosmo Clive

Flying Officer 405394 10 Sqdrn RAAF
Died Sunday 21st June 1942 Off United Kingdom
Age 21 Flying battle.
No known grave.
Runnymede Memorial Surrey UK
Son of Frances Mary and James Cosmo Mant Chataway, Mackay Q
Born 3 Aug 1920 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 29 Mar 1941 at Brisbane Q
Living at Unknown Posting on death 10 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Chataway Street, West Mackay

117389 

CHATAWAY James Howard

Private QX8039 2/5 Tpt Platoon Aust Army Corps
Died Thursday 10th May 1945 New Guinea
Age 27 Died of Illness.
Grave ref no. LL B 4 Lae War Cemetery Papua New Guinea
Son of Frances Mary and James Cosmo Mant Chataway, Mackay Q
Born 21 Jul 1917at Mackay Q
Enlisted 20 May 1940 at Rockhampton Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/5 Transport Platoon
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Chataway Street, West Mackay

117389 

CHRISTIE Neil McNaughton

Corporal QX8389 2/3 Ord Store Aust Army Ord Corps  Died Tuesday 5th June 1945 Borneo
Age 40 Died of Illness. POW.
Grave ref no. 16 D 10  Labuan War Cemetery Malaysia Son of Richard Bruce Johnston Christie and Isabella Campbell Christie; husband Gwendoline Agnes Christie
Born 19 Feb 1905 at Merrylands, NSW
Enlisted 16 Jun 1940  at Rockhampton
Living at Pleystowe Q
Posting on Death 2/3 Australian Ordnance Stores Company
Prisoner of War
Roll of Honour Unknown

Street Name: Christie Street, East Mackay

117281 

CLARK William Gordon*

Private 5665 9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Monday 26 February 1917 France
Age 24 Missing in action
Enlisted Mackay Qld14 February 1916
No known grave.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy France.
Son of Peter and Mary Ann Clark, PAget Junction Mackay Q

Street Name: Clark Street, South Mackay

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117389 

CLEMENTS Thomas

Gunner QX8428 2/10 Field Reg Royal Aust Artillery Died Monday 16th April  1945
Borneo Age 44 Died of Illness. POW.
No known grave.
Labuan Memorial Malaysia
Son of John and Mary Ann Clements; husband of Vera May Clements, Mackay Q
Born 5 Jul 1900 Glamorgan, England
Enlisted 17 Jun 1940 Rockhampton, Q
Living at Glenella, Q
Posting on Death 2/10 Fld Reg
Prisoner of War
Roll of Honour Unknown

Street Name: Clements Street, South Mackay

117389 

CORNEY Lorraine Clifford

Gunner QX8244  2/10 Fld Regt Royal Aust Artillery
Died Sunday 25th February 1945  Borneo
Age 24 Died of Illness. POW.
No known grave. Labuan Memorial Malaysia
Son of William Ellis Corney and Florence Esther Corney, Mackay Q
Born 14 Jun 1920 at Townsville Q
Enlisted 9 Jun 1940 at Rockhampton Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/10 Field Reg
Prisoner of war

Street Name: Corney Street, North Mackay

117282 

COYNE David Emmett Albert Medal*^

Sergeant 3347 31st Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Wednesday 15 May 1919 France
Killed in action.
Grave ref no. II.D.6. Vignacourt British Cemetery Somme France.
Enlisted 25 January 1916..
Son of David Coyne and Annie Hughes Coyne, Marian, Qld.

Street Name:  
Coyne Street*, South Mackay
Coyne Avenue^, Marian

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139307 

DONALDSON Robert Smith*

Driver 2396 11th Bgde Australian Field Artillery.
Died Sunday 29 September 1918 France.
Killed in action.
Grave ref no. II.A. 30.Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery France
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 6 January 1916.

Street Name: Donaldson Street, West Mackay

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117389 

DOUGLAS Hamilton Alexander

Warrant Officer 405843 54 Op Trn Unit RAF/RAAF
Died Saturday 18th March 1944  Scotland
Age 21 Accidental.
Grave ref no. Sec E 4 Fogo Churchyard Berwickshire UK
Son of Hilda Mabel and Stuart Thorncliffe Douglas,
Dee Why NSW
Born 18 Jul 1922  Rockhampton Q
Enlisted 21 Jun 1941 Brisbane Q
Living at unknown
Posting on Death 53 Operational Training Unit
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Douglas Street, West Mackay

139310 

DUNCAN Charles*

Private 44 52nd Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 6 December 1916.
Died Sunday 23 September 1917 Belgium
Age 21 Killed in action.
Enclosure No.4.V.F.13. Bedford House Cemetery Zillebeke Belgium.
Son of James and Elizabeth Duncan (nee Leadingham), Farleigh Qld.

Street Name: Duncan Street, West Mackay

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117389 

EDMONDS William Edward

Sergeant 414919  460 Sqdrn Royal Aust Air Force
Died Saturday 2nd October 1943 Germany
Age 25 Flying battle.
Grave ref no. 5 H 26 Durnbach War Cemetery Bayern Germany
Son of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Edmonds;  husband Mona Edmonds, Farleigh Q
Born 29 Sep 1918 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 6 Dec 1941 at Brisbane Q
Living at unknown
Posting on death 460 Squadron.
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Edmonds Street, West Mackay

120357 

EKLUND William

Private QX46673 2/32 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Saturday 4th December 1943 New Guinea
Age 19 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. A8 F 15 Port Moresby War Cemetery Bomana New Guinea
Son of Louis Ferdinand and Mary Eklund, Mackay Q Born 28 Jan 1924 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 18 Mar 1943 at Redbank Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/32 Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Eklund Street, West Mackay

117389 

ENGLISH Michael Joseph (enlisted as William Englis)

Private 4311  9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Tuesday 5 September 1916 France .
Died of wounds.
Grave ref no.X.B.14. Etaples Military Cemetery pas de Calais France.
Enlisted Mackay Qld. Son of William and Ellen English, husband of Irene English.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: English Street, South Mackay

117389 

ERNEST Thomas Arthur

Private QX18686  2/15 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Tuesday 1st September1942 Libya
Age 34. Killed in action.
Grave ref no. AI G 12 El Alamein War Cemetery Egypt Son of John and Mary Ann Ernest, Mackay Q
Born 12 Jan 1908 at Rockhampton Q
Enlisted 13 Apr 1941 at Mackay
Living at Mackay
Posting on death 2/15 Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Ernest Street, North Mackay

120871 

EWERS Colin Edward

Lance Corporal 8th Division Postal Unit, Australian Army Postal Service
Died 17 May 1945 Sandakan, Borneo
Age: 23 Died as a prisoner of war
Labuan Memorial Panel 27
Son of Arthur Samuel Lewis Ewers and Johannah Ewers of Mackay
Born 16 June 1922

117283 

FERGUSON Archibald Henry*

Sergeant 404542 112 Sqdrn Royal Aust Air Force
Died Saturday 20th December 1941 Middle East
Age 28 Flying battle.
No known grave.
Alamein Memorial Egypt
Son of Bijou Marian and James Smith Ferguson, Mackay Q
Born 26 Jul 1913 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 13 Sep 1940 at Brisbane Q
Living at unknown
Posting on death 112 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Ferguson Street, West Mackay

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117389 

FIELD Douglas Haig

Gunner QX13141 2/10 Fld Regt Royal Aust Artillery Died Wednesday 28th July 1943 Thailand
Age 26 Died of Illness. POW.
Grave ref no. 1 H 72 Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Thailand
Son of George and Mary Elizabeth Field, Mackay Q. Born 6 Oct 1916 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 28 Jun 1940 at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/10 Field Reg
Prisoner of war Yes

Street Name: Field Street, West Mackay

117287 

FORD George William*

Private 1947 9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Friday 23 February 1917 France.
Killed in action.
Grave ref no.II.A.29.Warlencourt British Cemetery Pas de Calais France.
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 7 January 1915.
Native place Mackay Q

Street Name: Ford Street, West Mackay

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117389 

FORSYTH Francis Smith

Flight Sergeant 414293 460 Sqdrn RAAF
Died Sunday 25th July 1943 Germany
Age 20 Flying battle.
Grave ref no. 27 H 8 Becklingen War Cemetery
Germany
Son of James and Isabells Forsyth, Mackay Q
Born 15 Sep 1922  Bannockburn Scotland
Enlisted 18 Aug 1941 at Brisbane Q
Living at unknown
Roll of Honour Unknown

Street Name: Forsyth Street, West Mackay

139314 

GARDINER Alexander*

Private 5590 26th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Monday 26 March 1917 France.
Missing in action.
No known grave.
Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France.
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 1 May 1916.

Street Name: Gardiner Street, West Mackay

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139318 

GARRAWAY Alan Edward de Jonyn*

Gunner 3843 3rd AFA Brigade Australian Field Artillery
Enlisted 1 March 1917 Died Monday 27 May 1918
Age 20 Died of wounds
Grave ref no: IC 19: Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Son of Roland Walter and Jane Marian Garraway, of Townsville, Queensland.

Street Name: Garraway Street, West Mackay

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117389 

GIBSON Gregory James

Captain 47th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Thursday 28 March 1918 France.
Age 32 Died of wounds
Memorial Panel 143. Doullens Communal Cemetery  62 Extension No.1 France.
Son of Martin and Nora Gibson.
Native of Mackay, Queensland

Street Name: Gibson Street, West Mackay

117288 

GILLAN Robert*

Private 3179  49th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 22 May 1916.
Died Thursday 15 August 1918
Age 21. Killed in action. France
Grave ref no. D.6. Cote French National Cemetery, Etinehem France.
Son of James and Euphemia Gillan, Wellington St. Mackay Qld.
Native place Townsville Qld

Street Name: Gillan Street, West Mackay

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117389 

GOLDSTON Kevin Frederick Thomas

Bombardier QX18801 113 Lt AA Reg Royal Aust Artillery
Died Monday 31st May 1943 New Guinea
Age 34 Accidental.
Grave ref no. A 8 A 11 Port Moresby War Cemetery Bomana New Guinea
Son of Frederick Waldershare and Elizabeth Ann Withers Goldston; husband Marjorie May Goldston North Mackay
Born 15 Feb 1909 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 14 Aug 1941 at Mackay Q
Living at North Mackay Q
Posting on death 113 AA Regiment.
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

*Image provided by family.

Street Name: Goldston Street, North Mackay

117389 

GORMAN John Arthur

Private QX18663 2/26 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Tuesday 12th September 1944 At sea SW Pacific Age 32 Drowned POW.
No known grave.
Labuan Memorial Malaysia
Mackay Q
Born 8 Mar 1912 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 28 Apr 1941 at Mackay Q
Living at Bakers Crk
Posting at death 2/26 Aus Inf Battalion
Prisoner of war

Street Name: Gorman Street, Bakers Creek

117289 

GRAFFUNDER Albert Christopher Julius*

Corporal 462. 2nd Australian Light Horse AIF
Age 26. Killed in action.
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 21 August 1914.
Died Friday 14 May 1915 Gallipoli
Grave ref no.D.2. Gallipoli Quinn's Post Cemetery Anzac Turkey.
Son of  Julius Christopher Albert and Sylvia Ronilda Frances Graffunder.
Native place Mackay Qld

Street Name: Graffunder Street, West Mackay

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117389 

GRANT John Military Medal*

Lieutenant 15th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 21 February 1916.
Died Thursday 23 May 1918 Amiens France.
Died of wounds.
Grave  ref no.II.C.19. Vignacourt British Cemetery Somme France.
Son of Alex and Mary Ann Grant of Mackay Qld.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Grant Street, Mackay

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117389 

GRENDON Thomas Percy

Private 2180 49th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 25 January 1916
Died Wednesday 10 April 1918 La Neuville France
Died of wounds.
Grave ref no.C.2. La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie France.
Son of William and Margaret Ellen Grendon,North Mackay Qld.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Grendon Street, North Mackay

117342 

GRIFFIN Harry Leslie*

Private 519 49th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 26 August 1914.
Died Wednesday 26 September 1917 Flanders
Age 22. Killed in action.
Grave ref no.IV.C.16. Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, Wytschaete, Belgium.
Son of Charles and Mary Jane Griffin, Albert Street Mackay.
Native place Mackay Qld

Street Name: Griffin Street, Mackay

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117343 

GRIFFIN William Alfred*

Private 2436A 47th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 1 May 1916.
Died Thursday 7 June 1917 Flanders
Age 31.Missing in action.
No known grave.
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
Son of Charles and Mary Jane Griffin, Albert Street Mackay.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Griffin Street, Mackay

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117389 

HAMILTON Colin Henry

Flight Sergeant 435624  203 Sqdrn RAF / RAAF
Died Monday 23 July 1945 off Sumatran coast
Age 24 Flying battle. No known grave.
Singapore Memorial
Son of Henry Morrison and Ethel Maud Hamilton Husband of Nita Hamilton Mackay Q
Born 26 Aug 1920 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 28 Jun 1943 at Brisbane Q
Living at Unknown  Posting on death RAF Stn Poona (Air Command South East Asia)
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Hamilton Street, North Mackay

117389 

HAMILTON Keith Lambert

Warrant Officer 434459 455 Sqdrn RAAF
Died Thursday 26th April 1945 Norway
Age 20 Flying battle.
No known grave. Runnymede Memorial Surrey UK
Son of John Stevenson Hamilton and Florence Hamilton, Mackay Q
Born 8 Oct 1924 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 4 Dec 1942 at Brisbane Q
Living at Unknown
Posting on death 455 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Hamilton Street, North Mackay

117389 

HART Rochester Warren Lee

Pilot Officer 429458  101 Sqdrn RAF/RAAF
Died Tuesday 16th January 1945 Germany
Age 20 Flying battle.
Grave ref no. 13 B 1 Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery Brandenberg Germany
Son of Henry Rochester and Irene Maude Hart, Kenilworth Street Mackay Q
Born 23 Mar 1924 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 8 Oct 1942 at Brisbane Q
Living at Unknown
Posting on death 101 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Hart Street, East Mackay

117344 

HARVISON Thomas Sydney*^

Private 6037 9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 25 February 1916
Died Thursday 12 April 1917 France.
Missing in action.
No known grave.Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy France.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name:
- Harvison Street*, East Mackay
- Harvison Drive^, Marian

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139321 

HAYES William Leslie*

Private 3790 49th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 9 August 1915.
Died Friday 12 October 1917 Flanders
Age 22 Missing in action. No known grave.
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
Son of Robert and Elizabeth A. Hayes of
Cromer Hospital Shakespeare Street, Mackay.
Native place Brisbane Qld.

Street Name: Hayes Lane, Mackay

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117389 

HENDERSON David Henry

Corporal Q36263  49 Btn Aust Military Forces
Died Monday 7th December 1942 Papua New Guinea
Age 23 Killed in action.
No known grave.
Memorial ref. Panel 7 Port Moresby Memorial New Guinea
Son of John and Rose Henderson; husband of Edna May Henderson Toowong Q
Born 15 Feb 1919 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 6 Feb 1940 at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 49th Australian Infantry Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Henderson Street, East Mackay

117345 

HINTON Clifford Victor*

Corporal Q114169  42 Btn Military Forces
Died Sunday 24th December 1944 Bougainville
Age 23 Accidental drowning.
Grave ref no. A3 F 14 Port Moresby War Cemetery Bomana New Guinea
Son of Harold Victor and Grace Jessie Hinton
22 English Street Mackay Q
Born 22 Aug 1921 at Rockhampton Q
Enlisted 1 Dec 1941 at Rockhampton Q
Living at Rockhampton Q
Roll of Honour Rockhampton Q

Street Name: Hinton Street, Mackay

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117389 

HOCKEN Stephen Benedict

Private QX18795 2/3 Ord Store Coy Aust Army
Died Tuesday 12th September 1944 At sea SW Pacific Age 20 Drowned. POW.
No known grave. Labuan Memorial Malaysia
Son of John Joseph and Mabel Agnes Hocken, North Mackay Q
Born 7 Sep 1921 at Brisbane Q
Enlisted 31 Jul 1941 at Mackay Q
Living at North Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/3 Aust Ord Stores Coy
Prisoner of war
Roll of Honour Unknown

Street Name: Hocken Street, North Mackay

117389 

HOLACK Joseph Walter

Leading Aircraftman 131271
RAAF Repair & SalvAge Milne Bay
Died Saturday 30th September 1944 New Guinea
Age 19 Ground accident.
Grave ref no. A3 E 1 Port Moresby War Cemetery Bomana New Guinea
Son of Peter and Frances Lucy Holack Mackay Q
Born 18 Feb 1925 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 23 Feb 1943 at Sydney  NSW
Living at Darlinghurst  NSW
Posting on death 10 Repair And Servicing Unit
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name:Holak Street, North Mackay

117389 

HOLLAND Harold Joseph

Private QX25922  1 Armd Brig Coy Aust Army Serv Corps
Died Tuesday 30th November 1943  Age 23
Died from injuries.
Grave ref no. H C 11 Perth War Cemetery
Son of Frederick George and Ethel Emma Holland, Carmila West Q
Born 20 Jan 1920 at Carmila Q
Enlisted 8 Jan 1942 at Mackay Q
Living at Carmila West Q
Posting at death 1 Aust Armd Bde Coy
Roll of Honour Carmila Q

Street Name: Holland Street, West Mackay

117346 

HOWARD Vivian Arthur*

Pilot Officer 414138 10 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF
Died Friday 29th October 1943 Temora NSW
Age 27 Accidental
Grave ref no. AD7 Temora General Cemetery NSW
Son of Albert Arthur and Charlotte Jane Isabelle Howard, husband of Irene Lydia Howard Mackay Q Born 30 Jan 1916 at Bundaberg Q
Enlisted 16 Aug 1941 at Brisbane Q
Living at unknown
Posting on Death 10 Elementary Flying Training School  Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Howard Street, Mackay

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117347 

HUCKER Albert James Arthur*

Private 5688 26th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 14 February 1916.
Died Tuesday 9 October 1917 Flanders
Age 22 Missing in action.
No known grave.
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
Son of Arthur and Alice Hucker Shakespeare Street Mackay.Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Hucker Street, East Mackay

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117389 

HUNTER Hugh

Private 467 4th Btn Machine Gun Corps AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 23 May 1916.
Died Monday 9 December 1918 France.
Died of Illness.
Grave ref. no. S. III. GG. 10.St. Sever Cemetery Extension Rouen France.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Hunter Street, West Mackay

117389 

JACKSON Alfred Herbert

Private 6040 9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 14 February 1916.
Died Saturday 21 April 1917 France.
Killed in action.
Grave ref no. C.I.Morchies Australian Cemetery Pas de Calais France.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Jackson Street, West Mackay

139324 

JEWELL James William*

Private 6042 9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 24 February 1916.
Died Wednesday 17 October 1918 France
Age 26 Killed in action.
Grave ref no.II.C.26 Borre British Cemetery.
Son of George and Johanna Maria Christensen Jewell; husband of Mary McBride Jewell of Peel St. Mackay. Native place Homebush Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Jewell Street, Mackay

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117389 

JOHNSON James Christopher

Private 1847 41st Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 4 April 1916.
Died Sunday 29 September 1918 Flanders
Age 24. Missing in action.
No known grave. Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy France.
Son of Robert and Eleanor Johnson, The Ridges, Homebush  Mackay Qld.
Native place Grasstree Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Johnson Street, West Mackay

117389

KENNY Charles

Private 5121 49th Infantry Btn AIF
Died 6 August 1919 Brisbane, Qld
Age 45 Died of Illness
Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 15, Section 6; Grave No. 25.
Brother of Miss J. Kenny, Camperdown VIC
Enlisted Rockhampton, Qld. 4 December 1915

Street Name: Kennys Road, Marian

117389 

KING Henry George

Private QX18667 2/26 Btn att 13 AGH
Died 5 December 1943 Thailand (Siam)
Age 22 Died of Illness.
Grave ref no. 1B5Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Thailand Son of William Henry and Alice Maud King, Homebush
Born 3 Mar 1921 at Homebush Q
Enlisted 28 Apr 1941 at Mackay Q
Living at Homebush Q
Posting at death 2/26 Aust Inf Battalion
Prisoner of war

Street Name: King Street, North Mackay

120960 

KINNON Verdun Richard ‘Digger’

8th Division Postal Unit, Australian Army Postal Service
Died 7 June 1945 Sandakan, Borneo
Age: 29 Died as a prisoner of war
No known grave
Son of Arthur Samuel Lewis Ewers and Johannah Ewers of Mackay
Husband of Juliet Kinnon and father of Margaret Kinnon
Born 1 July 1916

117348 

KIPPEN Robert*

Private 458  41st Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 18 January 1916.
Died Sunday 7 January 1917 Flanders
Age 24 Killed in action.
Grave ref no.IV.C.22.Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres France
Son of Robert and Christina Kippen of Conningsby, Mackay Qld.
Native place Conningsby Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Kippen Street, South Mackay

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117389 

KLINGNER Albert Charles Fredrick

Pilot Officer 425945  260 Sqdrn Royal Aust Air Force Died Sunday 29th April 1945 Adriatic Sea
Age 26 Flying battle.
No known grave. Malta Memorial Malta
Son of Albert Samuel and Elizabeth Klingner;  husband of Chasley Helen Joyce Klingner, Mackay Q
Born 28 May 1918 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 21 May 1942 at Brisbane Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 260 Sqdn (Com Mediterranean Forces)
Roll of Honour Unknown

Street Name: Klingner Street, South Mackay

117389 

LAMB Robert George

Private QX11761 4 Base Sub-Dep Aust Army Serv Corps AIF
Died Tuesday 7th August 1945  Qld.
Age 23 Died of Injuries.
Grave ref no. 73 36 Lutwyche Cemetery Brisbane Q Son of George William and Mabel Esther Lamb, Mackay  husband of Jean Margaret Lamb
Born 22 Sep 1919 at Mt Isa Q
Enlisted 29 Apr 1941 at Townsville Q
Posting on Death 4 Base Supply Depot
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Lamb Street, South Mackay

117389 

LONGAIR Alexander

Gunner QX8163  2 Anti-Tank Reg Royal Aust Art. AIF Died Thursday 19th June 1941 Syria
Age 25 Accidental
Grave ref no. J 2 Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery Syria
Son of John White Longair and Lillian Wallace Longair Mackay Q
Born 12 Nov 1915 at Edinburgh Scotland
Enlisted 2 Jun 1940 at Rockhampton Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2 Anti Tank Reg
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Longair Street, West Mackay

Luscombe-Street

LUSCOMBE George*

Service No. 1266 42nd Battalion AIF
Enlisted on 11 February, 1916
10 June, 1917
Died 10 June, 1917 Belgium
Age 21 Killed in action.
Bethleem Farm East Cemetery
Son of Ellen and the late John Luscombe of Mt Vince

Street Name: Luscombe Street, Mackay

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117389 

LYNCH Sydney Robert

Lance Corporal Q114569 115 MT Coy Aust Army Serv Corps
Died Wednesday 30th September 1942 Iron Range Q Age 33 Accidental
Grave ref no. B C 7 Townsville War Cemetery Q
Son of Dennis and Frances Miriam Lynch; husband of Alice Ada Lynch Mackay Q
Born 1 Aug 1909 at Mount Morgan Q
Enlisted 20 May 1941 at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on Death 115 Reserve Motor Transport Company
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Lynch Street, East Mackay

117389 

MacARTHUR Roy Westgarth

Private 6841 25th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted 21 February 1917.
Died Wednesday 12 June 1918 France.
Died of wounds
Grave ref no. III. C. 11.Vignacourt British Cemetery Somme France.
Son of Peter and Annie MacArthur Mackay Qld.
Native place Innisfail Qld.

Street Name: MacArthure Street, South Mackay

117389 

MACKENZIE Ian William

Flight Sergeant 404782 2 Sqdrn Royal Aust Air Force Died Friday 7th May 1943 Celebes
Age 24 Flying battle.
No known grave. Ambon Memorial Ambon Island
Son of John Neilsen and Edith Mary Mackenzie Proserpine Q
Born  27 Feb 1919 at Ashfield NSW
Enlisted 8 Nov 1940 at Brisbane Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2 Squadron

Street Name: Mackenzie Street, West Mackay

117350 

MARRYATT Halford William James*

Private 6118 25th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 8 July 1916.
Died Thursday 20 September 1917 Belgium.
Missing in action. No known grave.
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
Son of Edward James and Lydia Elizabeth Marryatt, Taringa Brisbane Qld.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Marryatt Street, West Mackay

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117389 

MARTIN George Thomas

Private 6284 9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld.28 February 1916.
Died Wednesday 24 April 1918 France.
Died of wounds
Grave ref no. I. B. 11.Ebblinghem Military Cemetery France.
Son of George and Mary Martin.

Street Name: Martin Street, North Mackay

117389 

McGINN Keith Charles

Flight Sergeant 435018  103 Sqdrn Royal Air Force Died Thursday 8th March 1945 Germany
Age 20 Flying battle.
Grave ref no. 30 A 15 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Germany
Son of Charles Hume McGinn and Margaret McGinn Mackay Q
Born 22 Jan 1925 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 26 Feb 1943 at Brisbane Q
Living at Unknown
Posting on death 103 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: McGinn Street, West Mackay

117352 

McINTYRE, Walter Christian Colquhoun*

Private 2150 26th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay 21 June 1915 Died 26th March, 1917
Flanders age 37. Missing in action. No known grave.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Son of Archibald and Mary Ann McIntyre. Born at Mackay, Queensland

Street Name: McIntyre Street, Mackay

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126942 

MENGEL Colin Eric

Flight Sergeant 434468  12 Sqdrn Royal Air Force
Died Saturday 23rd September 1944 North West Europe
Age 20 Flying battle.
Collective grave 21 H 9-15 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Germany
Son of Henry Arthur and Jane May Mengel Mackay Q Born 29 Jul 1924 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 4 Dec 1942
Enlisted at Brisbane Q
Living at Unknown
Posting on death 12 Squadron

Street Name: Mengel Street, South Mackay

117353 

MILNE James Spence*

Private 683 9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay 21 June 1915 Died 25 April 1915
Killed in action age 19. Gallipoli No known grave
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Son of John and Annie Milne. Native of Mackay, Queensland.

Street Name: Milne Lane, West Mackay

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117389 

MOGFORD Walter John William

Lance Corporal QX27344 1 Arm Div Wkshp Aust Army Ord Corps AIF
Died Wednesday 20th May 1942
Age 27 Died of Injuries. Accidental
Grave ref no. 23 4129A Mackay Cemetery Q
Son of William David and Edith Mary Mogford; Husband of Olga Hilda Mogford Mackay Q
Born 15 Mar 1915 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 15 Jan 1942 Enlisted at Mackay Living at Mackay Q
Posting on death 1 Aust Armd Div Spt Gp Ord Wksps
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

*Image provided by family.

Street Name: Mogford Street, West Mackay

117354 

MORLEY Rupert George*

Private 937 25th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Townsville Qld. 8 March 1915.
Died Thursday 30 September 1915 Gallipoli
Killed in action.
Grave ref no.I.A.16. Gallipoli Embarkation Pier Cemetery.
Son of George Edward and Annie Margarita Morley, Peel St. Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Morley Street, South Mackay

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117389 

NESS Kevan Alexander

Gunner QX18837  5 Field Regt Royal Aust Artillery
Died Friday 24th July 1942  Age 21 Accidental
Grave ref no.11Pres plot 41666A Mackay Cemetery Q Son of George Alexander and Gertrude Ness Mackay Q Born 9 May 1921at Townsville Q
Enlisted 23 Oct 1941
Living at Mackay Q
Enlisted at Mackay Q
Posting on death 5 Field Reg
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Ness Street, West Mackay

117389 

O'KEEFE Joseph Edward

Private Q130688  39 Btn  Aust Military Forces
Died Saturday 12th December 1942 Papua New Guinea  Age 37 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. C5 D 15 Port Moresby War Cemetery Bomana New Guinea
Son of Francis and Mary O'Keefe
Born at Gatton Q 22 Nov 1905
Enlisted 16 Feb 1942 at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on Death 39 Australian Infantry Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: O'Keefe Street, West Mackay

117355 

PATTON John Crockett*

Sergeant 40564  3 Bomber Grp USAAF / RAAF
Died Tuesday 25th August 1942 New Guinea
Age 27 Flying battle.
No known grave.
Port Moresby Memorial New Guinea
Son of John and Heffel Honora Patton  Mackay Q.
Born 12 Oct 1914  at Petone NZ
Enlisted 27 Apr 1941 at Brisbane Q
Living at Unknown
Posting on Death 3. Bombardment Group United States Army Air Force
Roll of Honour Unknown

Street Name: Patton Street, South Mackay

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118558 

PAULETT Laurence

Sergeant QX13170  2/10 Field Reg Royal Aust Artillery AIF
Died Sunday 29th July 1945 Borneo
Age 33 Died of Illness. POW.
No known grave.
Labuan Memorial Malaysia
Son of John Reuben and Katherine Paulett Mackay Q Born 2 Jun 1912 at Chillagoe Q
Enlisted 28 Jun 1940
Living at Mackay Q
Enlisted at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/10 Field Reg
Prisoner of war
Roll of Honour Unknown

Street Name: Paulette Street, West Mackay

117389 

PEARCE Keith Edward

Private QX3504 2/1 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died 19 February 1945 New Guinea
Age 26 Killed in action.
Grave ref DD D 14.
Lae War Cemetery New Guinea
Son of Frederick Richard and Gertrude Pearce of Mackay Q
Born 2 Sep 1918 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 6 Feb 1940 at Mackay Q
Living at North Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/1Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Pearce Street, East Mackay

117389 

PERRY Eric Horatio

Private 5734: 26th Battalion Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted 16 January 1916 Died Thursday 3 May 1917
Belgium aged 18 missing in action No known grave
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Son of Mary L. Perry, of The Wilderness, Walkerston, Queensland, and the late Alfred Charles Perry.

Street Name: Perry Street, West Mackay

139327 

PENN Charles James*

Lance Corporal 6695 1st Btn Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Reg)
Died Monday 8 March 1915 Belgium
Age 29 Killed in action. Sp. Memorial E.23.Tuileries British Cemetery
Son of Thomas James and Maria Penn, Margaret Street, Mackay Qld.
Enlisted England
Native place Bromley Kent England.

Street Name: Penn Street, South Mackay

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117389 

PETRIE Alexander Mackay

Pilot Officer 405647 32 Sqdrn Royal Australian Air Force Died Saturday 4th July 1942
Coral Sea Age 22 Flying battle.
No known grave.
Lae Memorial Papua New Guinea
Son of Alexander Taylor Petrie and Lillian Spence Petrie Alfred St Mackay Q
Born 1 Jul 1920 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 27 Apr 1941
Living at Unknown
Enlisted at Brisbane Q
Posting on death OB Townsville
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Petrie Street, East Mackay

117389 

PINDER Anzac Joseph

Private QX.8341  2/15 Australian Infantry AIF Batt
Died 28 June 1941 Tobruk Libya
Age 22 Killed in action Grave ref: 4. E. 8. Tobruk War Cemetery Libya
Son of Joseph Gregory and Rosina Florence Pinder, of North Mackay Q
Born 25 April 1919 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 13 June 1940
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on Death 2/15 Australian Infantry Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Pinder Street, West Mackay

117356

PIRIE Daniel Devine*

Private 1712 49th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 3 November 1915.
Died Sunday 3 September 1916 France
Age 20 Missing in action.
No known grave. Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy. Son of John Carr Pirie and Annie Pirie of Evan Street Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Pirie Street, South Mackay

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118559 

PODOSKY Gilbert Graham

Flight Sergeant 429482  467 Sqdrn Royal Australian Air Force Died Saturday 8th July 1944 France
Age 22 Flying battle.
Grave ref no. 307 Marissel French National Cemetery Oise France
Son of Gilbert Rudolph and Catherine Podosky Mackay Born 13 Sep 1921 at Townsville Q
Enlisted 8 Oct 1942
Living at Unknown Enlisted at Brisbane Q
Posting on death 467 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Podosky Street, West Mackay

117389 

PORTER Simon Fahey Military Cross*

Captain 15th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Monday 25 November 1918 England
Age 31. Died of wounds
Grave ref no. IV.J.22. Brookwood Military Cemetery Surrey England
Son of John and Mary Porter, Eton, Qld.
Enlisted Mackay Qld.
Native place Eton Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Porter Street, Mackay

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117357 

PRATT David*

Private 1883  41st Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 1 April 1916.
Died Friday 5 October 1917 Belgium
Age 21. Killed in action.
Grave ref no.XXV.C.17A. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Belgium. Son of David and Isabella Pratt of Town Common. Mackay Qld.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Pratt Street, South Mackay

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117358 

RAE John McLean*

Private 6085 9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 28 February 1916
Died Saturday 17 February 1917 France
Age 21 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. V.B.21. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Son of Thomas Browning and Margaret Jane Rae of Byron Street Mackay.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Rae Street, East Mackay

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 117389

REIDY Robert Francis

Captain QX6076 2/9 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Friday 21st March 1941 Egypt
Age 28 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. 22 A 7 Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery Egypt
Son of Lucy Anne and Francis Shannon Reidy Mackay; husband of Vera Reidy Mackay Q
Born 3 Apr 1912 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 3 Dec 1939
Living at Mackay Q
Enlisted at Redbank Q
Posting on death 2/9 Australian Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Ready Street, South Mackay

117389 

SANDS Edgar

Private QX8449 2/26 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Sunday 30th May 1943 Thailand
Age 23 Died of Illness. POW.
Grave ref no. D 20 Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery Myanmar (Burma)
Son of Thomas and Mabel Florence Sands  North Mackay Q.
Born at Merinda 7 Aug 1919
Enlisted 17 Jun 1940 at Rockhampton Q
Living at Mackay Q
Next of Kin Sands M
Posting on Death 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion  Prisoner of War
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Sands Terrace, North Mackay

139335 

SCANLAN Cornelius John*

Trooper 186 1st Australian Light Horse AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 24 August 1914.
Died Sunday 8 August 1915 Gallipoli.
Missing in action. No known grave.
Gallipoli Lone Pine Memorial.

Street Name: Scanlan Street, East Mackay

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117389 

SCOTT Maurice Samuel

Private Q130761  47 Btn Infantry Military Forces
Died Wednesday 1st September 1943 New Guinea
Age 25 Died of wounds
Grave ref no. L D 12 Lae War Cemetery Papua New Guinea
Son of Samuel and Jessie Scott 87 Bridge Road Mackay Q
Born 2 Mar 1918 at Bundaberg Q
Enlisted 16 Aug 1940 at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Next of kin Scott, Jessie.
Posting On Death 47 Australian Infantry Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Scott Street, South Mackay

139339 

SHAW William Ernest*

Private 665 26th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 29 August 1914.
Died Friday 5 October 1917 Flanders
Age 28 Missing in action.
No known grave.
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
Son of Charles Henry and Hannah Elizabeth Shaw, Marlow Cottage North Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Shaw Street, Mackay

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117389 

SIMPSON Keith Shambler

Pilot Officer 414166 158 Sqdrn RAF / RAAF
Died Friday 24th March 1944 United Kingdom
Age 25 Flying battle.
Collective grave 13559-13561 Cambridge City Cemetery Cambridgeshire UK
Son of Malcolm George and Florence Nellie Simpson 5 Byron St Mackay Q
Born 18 Aug 1918 at Texas Q
Enlisted 16 Aug 1941 at Brisbane Q
Living at unknown
Posting on Death 158 Squadron
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Simpson Street, West Mackay

117389 

SMITH Norman

Private 3113 49th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 24 June 1915.
Died Tuesday 5 September 1916 France
Age 19 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. XXVI.A.5. Serre Road Cemetery France. Son of George Davidson Smith and Lillias Smith of the Manse, Walkerston Qld.
Born Paisley Scotland

Street Name: Smith Street, West Mackay

117359 

SNEYD Rex*

Private 5202 49th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 11 January 1916.
Died Friday 14 June 1918 France.
Killed in action.
Grave ref no. VIII. 5. Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Fouilloy France
Son of Robert McDowell and Jessie Brown Sneyd, Finch Hatton,
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Sneyd Street, West Mackay

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292603

STAYT Henry Joseph^

Private 3541 26th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Sunday 29 April 1917 France
Age 25 Missing in action.
No known grave. Villers-Bretonneaux Memorial Fouilloy France.
Son of Joseph and Ann Stayt, Newbury Junction, Mackay, Qld
Enlisted 20 August 1915
Image: State Library of Queensland

Street Name: Stayts Road, Marian

117389 

STEEN Thomas James

Corporal QX18773 2/4 Indep Coy (Commandos) AIF Died Saturday 4th September 1943 New Guinea
Age 22 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. A8 E 4  Port Moresby War Cemetery Bomana New Guinea
Son of Johnstone and Katherine Steen Mackay Q
Born 31 Aug 1921 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 3 Jul 1941 Living at Mackay Q
Enlisted at Mackay Q
Post on death 2/4 Independent Coy
Roll of Honour Mackay

Street Name: Steen Street, South Mackay

117360 

STEVENSON John*

Private 291  41st Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 19 October 1915.
Died Tuesday 5 June 1917 Messines Flanders
Age 21. Killed in action.
Grave ref no. III.D.13. Strand Military Cemetery near Ypres.
Son of Alexander and Nora Stevenson, Farleigh Qld. Native place Eton Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Stevenson Street, South Mackay

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117389 

STOCKBRIDGE Gordon

Corporal QX18516  2/31 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Monday 9th November 1942 Papua
Age 24Killed in action.
Grave ref no. B8 B 4 Port Moresby War Cemetery Bomana New Guinea
Son of William and Bertha Florence Stockbridge; husband of Gladys Stockbridge Mackay Q
Born 20 Jun 1918 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 26 Jul 1940 at Mackay Q
Living at Mackay Q
Enlisted at Mackay Q
Posting on death 2/31 Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Stockbridge Street, West Mackay

117361 

SYMONS Charles Willie*

Private 2256  47th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 21 February 1916.
Died Sunday 12 August 1917 Belgium.
Killed in action.
Grave Ref. No. II.C.32. Derry House Cemetery No.2 Wytschaete near Ypres.
Son of Henry and Mary Ellen Symons Springfield Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Symons Street, South Mackay

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117362 

TAYLOR Henry Joseph*

Private 2514A  47th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 20 March 1916.
Died Sunday 19 August 1917 Belgium.
Killed in action.
Grave ref. no. II. A. 3.Derry House Cemetery No.2 Wytschaete near Ypres

Street Name: Taylor Street, West Mackay

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117389 

THOMAS John Raymond

Flight Sergeant 435357 21 Op Training RAF / RAAF Died Sunday 8th April 1945 United Kingdom
Age 20 Accidental
Plot H/1 grave 212B Oxford Botley Cemetery Oxfordshire England
Son of John Robert and Beatrice Martha Thomas Mackay Q
Born 6 Mar 1925  Ayr Q
Enlisted 22 Apr 1943  at Brisbane
Living at Unknown
Posting on Death 21 Operational Training
Roll of Honour Mackay Q

Street Name: Thomas Street, West Mackay

139346 

THOMPSON Robert John*

Captain 26th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld.
Died Saturday 5 August 1916 Flanders
Age 21. Missing in action.
No known grave.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy France.
Son of Robert James and Jessie Thompson .
Born Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Thompson Street, West Mackay

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117363 

THORNING George Fletcher*

Private 187 8th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 17 August 1914.
Died Wednesday 26 July 1916 Flanders
Age 22 Missing in action.
No known grave.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy France.
Son of Samuel and Jane Thorning, Paradise Street Mackay Qld.
Born Wallendbeen NSW.

Street Name: Thorning Street, West Mackay

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139352 

TURNER Reginald Graham Tillyer*

Lieutenant 49th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Died Friday 5 April 1918 Flanders
Age 26 Missing in action.
No known grave.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy France.
Son of Robert Graham Turner and Alice Jane Turner, Brisbane St. Mackay.

Street Name: Turner Street, Mackay

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139365 

WARDROP Adam Gladstone*

Driver 27137  7th Brigade Field Artillery AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 13 March 1916.
Died Thursday 8 May 1919 France.
Missing in action.
No known grave.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy. Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Wardrop Street, West Mackay

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117389 

WARNER Thomas Edwin

Private QX8315  2/9 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Monday 5th May 1941 Egypt
Age 22 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. 7 C 13
Knightsbridge War Cemetery Libya
Nephew of Mrs L M Warner Maryborough Q
Born 24 Jul 1918  at Maryborough Q
Enlisted at Rockhampton Q
Living at Mackay Q
Posting on Death 2/9 Australian Infantry Battalion

Street Name: Warner Street, West Mackay

117389 

WATSON Robert

Private 6112  9th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 31 January 1916.
Died Tuesday 2 October 1917 Belgium.
Missing in action.
No known grave.Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium.
Sister Millie Watson Mackay Q

Street Name: Watsons Lane, Mackay

117364 

WEBBERLEY William Harold*

Private 542  25th Btn Australian Infantry AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 30 January 1915.
Died Saturday 5 August 1916 Flanders
Age 30 Missing in action.
No known grave.
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Fouilloy France. Son of William and Karin Webberley of Mirani Qld.

Street Name: Webberley Street, West Mackay

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139368 

WEBSTER Eugene Cromer

Private QX2903 2/9 Btn Aust Infantry AIF
Died Friday 18th December 1942 Papua
Age 29 Killed in action.
Grave ref no. B6 C 3 Port Moresby War Cemetery Bomana New Guinea
Son of Thomas and Maud Roy Webster Mackay Q
Born 25 Oct 1913 at Mackay Q
Enlisted 5 Apr 1940 at Mackay Q
Living at Pinnacle Q
Posting on death 2/9 Aust Inf Battalion
Roll of Honour Finch Hatton Q

Street Name: Webster Street, South Mackay

117389 

WENTFORD Jack Frederick James*

Trooper 584 2nd Australian Light Horse AIF
Enlisted Mackay Qld. 26 August 1914.
Died Friday 21 May 1915 Egypt
Age 25. Died of wounds from Gallipoli
Grave ref. no. H. 98.Chatby War Memorial Cemetery Alexandria Egypt.
Son of John and Minnie Wentford  Sharespeare Street Mackay Qld.
Native place Mackay Qld.

Street Name: Wentford Street, Mackay

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117389 

WILSON Thomas Forgan

Gunner SX4454 2/7 Field Reg Royal Aust Artillery AIF
Died Saturday 31st October 1942 Egypt
Age 40. Killed in action
Grave ref. no. XXII. D. 26  El Alamein War Cemetery
Son of Thomas and Jessie Forgan Wilson Mackay Q
Husband of Ellen Rose Wilson.
Born Mackay Q

Street Name: Wilson Street, West Mackay

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  • *Mackay North State High School “Lest We Forget” project
  • Local researcher Basil Graham
  • ^Character and Heritage Advisory Committee.

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