Listed below are the names and details of soliders from the district who were killed or died during WW1 and WW2.
They have been provided by local researcher and historian Tony Ford.
SHIRE OF WARANGA WAR DEAD FROM WORLD WAR 1
SURNAME | INITS | OTHER NAMES | REG NO | RANK | LAST UNIT | POB | POE | DOE | AOE | DOD | PLACE | THEATRE | CEM/COMMEM |
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ARTHUR | J | Fredrick James | 1788 | Pte | 37th Battalion | Oxley | Seymour | 27.05.1916 | 41 | 09.06.1917 | 53rd Cas CS | France | Bailleul |
BAKER | W | William | 373 | T Cpl | 9th Light Horse | Colbinabbin | Melbourne | 23.09.1914 | 21 | 03.05.1918 | Es Salt | Middle East | Jerusalem |
BALDWIN | A | Alfred | 900 | Pte | 7th Battalion | Rushworth | Echuca | 19.08.1914 | 23 | 25.04.1915 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | No 2 Outpost |
BARROW | J | John | 6716 | Pte | 5th Battalion | Maryborough Qld | Melbourne | 12.05.1916 | 43 | 10.08.1918 | St Martin's Wood | France | Rosieres |
BOND | R | Reginald Rupert | 340 | L Cpl | 7th Battalion | Kaniva | Broadmeadows | 24.08.1914 | 21 | 25.04.1915 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | No 2 Outpost |
BREN | J F | John Frederick | 4988 | Pte | 22nd Battalion | Mount Pleasant | Seymour | 24.02.1916 | 19 | 03.05.1917 | Bullecourt | France | Villers-Bretonneux |
BURGE | C C | Clifford Charles | Lt | 24th Battalion | Moora Vic | Melbourne | 19.02.1915 | 22 | 14.08.1918 | Hervilly | France | Villers-Bretonneux | |
BYRNE | L J | Lionel James (Leo) | 2042 | Cpl | 37th Battalion | Rushworth | Seymour | 10.04.1916 | 28 | 01.10.1918 | Peronne | France | La Chappelette |
CAMERON | W | William | Sec Lt | 9th Light Horse | Moora Vic | Melbourne | 23.09.1914 | 27 | 04.09.1915 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | 7th Field Ambulance | |
CASEY | J | James | 1625 | Pte | 38th Battalion | Rushworth | Bendigo | 25.03.1916 | 27 | 04.10.1917 | Ypres | Belgium | Ypres (Menin Gate) |
CLARKE | J B | John Bowman | 3224 | Pte | 53rd Battalion | The Rock NSW | Cootamundra NSW | 28.07.1915 | 24 | 19.07.1916 | Fromelles | France | VC Corner, Fromelles |
CLONEY | J P | James Patrick | 2992 | Spr | 5th Field Coy Engineers | Murchison | Melbourne | 24.07.1915 | 37 | 20.02.1919 | Le Havre | France | St Marie, Le Havre |
CONSIDINE | J | John | 151 | Tpr | 8th Light Horse | Moora Vic | Melbourne | 23.09.1914 | 20 | 07.08.1915 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Lone Pine |
CRACKNELL | F | Frederick William | 3305 | Pte | 11th Battalion | Rushworth | Norseman WA | 06.08.1915 | 19 | 13.09.1916 | Ypres | Belgium | Railway Dugouts |
DARRIGAN | J | Lawrence James | 849 | Pte | 37th Battalion | Corop | Seymour | 28.02.1916 | 25 | 28.01.1917 | France | Armienteres | |
DAVIES | P E | Percival Ernest | 4164 | Pte | 6th Battalion | Brunswick | Melbourne | 24.07.1915 | 19 | 04.10.1917 | Zonnebeke | Broodseinde | Ypres (Menin Gate) |
DAY, MM | J J | James Joseph | 6607 | L Cpl | 5th Battalion | Murchison | Melbourne | 16.05.1916 | 28 | 10.05.1918 | Hazebrouck | France | La Kreule, Hazebrouck |
HAMMOND | A G | Arthur George | 6358 | T Cpl | 4th Field Artillery Brigade | Waranga | Melbourne | 20.08.1915 | 20 | 01.08.1917 | St Omer | France | Longuenesse, St Omer |
HICKS | H | Hector Richard | 2178 | Pte | 8th Battalion | Burramboot | Rushworth | 22.04.1915 | 18 | 20.08.1915 | Malta | Gallipoli | Pieta |
HILBURN | F | Franklin | N/A | Pte | N/A | Rushworth | Shepparton | 27.06.1918 | 18 | 02.08.1920 | Rushworth | N/A | Rushworth |
JOHNSON | J C | James Clarence | 385 | Bugler | 7th Battalion | Moora Vic | Rushworth | 17.08.1914 | 27 | 08.05.1915 | Cape Helles | Gallipoli | Helles |
KING | C | Walter John Charles (Chas) | 2543 | Pte | 29th Battalion | Waranga | Melbourne | 26.02.1916 | 20 | 24.10.1916 | Flers | France | Villers-Bretonneux |
KING | J | James | 3831 | Pte | 59th Battalion | Heyfield | Melbourne | 24.07.1915 | 35 | 26.09.1917 | Ypres | Belgium | Ypres (Menin Gate) |
LA PEYRE | E | Ernest | 1782 | Tpr | 1st Imperial Camel Corps | Moora Vic | Rushworth | 05.01.1915 | 19 | 29.04.1917 | Abassia | Middle East | Cairo |
LOUGHRIDGE | W | William | 4238 | Pte | 6th Battalion | Murchison | Melbourne | 24.07.1915 | 20 | 19.08.1916 | France | Villers-Bretonneux | |
LYONS | J | John | 150 | Pte | 3rd Battalion | Murchison | Sydney NSW | 03.09.1914 | 19 | 19.05.1915 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | 4th Bn Parade Ground |
MATTHEWS | R T | Richard Thomas | 4253 | Pte | 6th Battalion | Murchison | Melbourne | 24.07.1915 | 32 | 26.07.1916 | France | Villers-Bretonneux | |
MATTHEWS | D | Daniel Murray | NZ44299 | Pte | 1st Bn Auckland Regt | Murchison | 13.09.1918 | France | Gouzeaucourt | ||||
MULLER | J E | John Edmund | 3917 | Pte | 5th Battalion | Rushworth | Bendigo | 19.07.1915 | 30 | 18.08.1916 | Pozieres | France | Villers-Bretonneux |
MURRAY | J | James | 1782 | Tpr | 13th Light Horse | Murchison | Melbourne | 14.02.1916 | 23 | 21.09.1917 | Ypres | Belgium | Tyne Cot |
NEILSON | K A | Kenneth Alexander | 1752 | Pte | 46th Battalion | Redcastle | Melbourne | 15.02.1916 | 21 | 28.04.1916 | Albany WA | N/A | Albany Public Cemetery |
O'LEARY | D | Daniel James | 343 | Pte | 7th Battalion | Darlington Pt NSW | Rushworth | 17.08.1914 | 23 | 25.04.1915 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | No 2 Outpost |
PEART | W A R | William Andrew Reginald | N/A | Major | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | Duntroon Mil Coll | 01.07.1915 | 19 | 03.11.1917 | Belgium | Lijssenthoek | ||
PRICE | T J | Thomas John | 4017 | Pte | 23rd Battalion | Colbinabbin | Broadmeadows | 07.07.1915 | 34 | 03.05.1917 | France | Villers-Bretonneux | |
PYLE | G H | George Henry | 801 | Pte | 5th Battalion | Omeo | South Melbourne | 24.08.1914 | 34 | 25.04.1915 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Lone Pine |
RICH | H | Harry Nelson | 1960 | Pte | 23rd Battalion | Rushworth | Melbourne | 16.06.1915 | 21 | 01.09.1918 | Mont St Quentin | France | Hem Farm |
RISTROM | A | Arthur Edward | 7073 | Cpl | 14th Battalion | Corop West | Royal Park | 27.10.1916 | 23 | 19.09.1918 | France | Bellicourt | |
ROULSTON | G | William Gilbert | 3939 | Pte | 5th Battalion | Rushworth | Bendigo | 19.07.1915 | 21 | 10.02.1917 | France | Bazentin le Petit | |
SCOTT | J | Ernest | 1199 | Pte | 5th Battalion | Melbourne | Rochester | 12.09.1914 | 29 | 11.05.1915 | Egypt | Gallipoli | Alexandria (Chatby) |
SHEARGOLD | E | Ernest Francis | 6942 | Pte | 22th Battalion | Rushworth | Melbourne | 16.04.1917 | 18 | 03.06.1918 | France | Vignacourt | |
STANLEY | J | John Thomas | 735 | Cpl | 21st Battalion | Echuca | Waranga | 20.01.1915 | 24 | 04.10.1917 | Zonnebeke | Belgium | Ypres (Menin Gate) |
STRAWHORN | A | Andrew | 1667 | Pte | 37th Battalion | Kyneton | Seymour | 28.02.1916 | 33 | 12.10.1917 | Passchendaele | Belgium | Tyne Cot |
TILSON | F | Arthur Francis (Frank) | 1386 | Bdr | Royal Aust Field Artillery | Murchison | Maribyrnong | 28.06.1915 | 19 | 05.09.1917 | Melbourne | Australia | Coburg |
TURNBULL | J | John Charles McNicol | 241 | Pte | 39th Battalion | Horsham | Horsham | 06.10.1914 | 28 | 02.05.1917 | France | Trois Arbes, Steenwerck | |
TURNBULL | J W | James Walker | 4324 | L Cpl | 6th Battalion | Myrtleford | Melbourne | 05.01.1915 | 28 | 23.08.1918 | France | Villers-Bretonneux | |
WADE | G | George Martin | 6423 | Pte | 3rd Battalion | Elmore | Cootamundra NSW | 03.05.1916 | 22 | 09.04.1917 | Bapaume | France | Villers-Bretonneux |
WEDMORE | G | George Henry | 1640 | Pte | 6th Battalion | Shepparton | Nagambie | 18.12.1914 | 24 | 08.08.1915 | Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Shrapnel Valley |
SHIRE OF WARANGA WAR DEAD FROM WORLD WAR 2
SURNAME | INITS | OTHER NAMES | REG NO | RANK | LAST UNIT | POB | POE | DOE | AOE | DOD | POW | PLACE | THEATRE | CEM/COMMEM |
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BUTLER | BM | Bernard McDonald | VX33108 | L/Bombardier | 2/12 Field Regt RAA | Melbourne | Royal Park | 01.07.1940 | 32 | 21.05.1941 | NO | Libya | North Africa | Tobruk |
CURTIS | SN | Stanley Noel | 401744 | Flight Sgt | 166 Squadron RAAF | Rushworth | Melbourne | 28.03.1941 | 22 | 30.03.1943 | NO | Germany | Europe | Runnymede Memorial UK |
EZARD | E | Edward John | 23703 | Ldg Seaman | HMAS Australia RAN | Preston | 13.11.1939 | 17 | 06.01.1945 | NO | Lingayen Gulf | SW Pacific | Plymouth Naval Mem UK | |
FRANCIS | JG | John Granville | VX130809 | Sapper | 11th Field Coy RAE | Rushworth | Granville NSW | 19.03.1943 | 18 | 17.07.1945 | NO | Bougainville | SW Pacific | Port Moresby (Bomana) |
GOLDING | RU | Reginald Uriah | VX53992 | Private | 2/5th Battalion | Rushworth | Royal Park | 23.04.1941 | 38 | 07.02.1943 | NO | New Guinea | SW Pacific | Lae |
GREENWOOD | G | George Thomas | VX23066 | Private | 2/21st Battalion | Omeo | Caulfield | 10.06.1940 | 23 | 20.02.1942 | YES | Ambon | SW Pacific | Ambon Memorial |
HAWKING | A | Arthur Alfred | VX40228 | Private | 2/21st Battalion | Rushworth | Caulfield | 08.07.1940 | 31 | 01.05.1945 | YES | Hainan Is | SW Pacific | Singapore Memorial |
KANE | BM | Basil | VX13752 | Sapper | 2/13th Field Coy RAE | Rushworth | Caulfield | 30.04.1940 | 22 | 26.04.1941 | NO | Palestine | Middle East | Gaza |
MCDONALD | H | Hector Murdoch | 120571 | Flight Lt | RAAF HQ Darwin | Meeniyan | Melbourne | 09.11.1942 | 40 | 17.04.1946 | NO | Java | SW Pacific | Jakarta |
MCDONALD | MA | Murray Alexander | 400352 | Flight Sgt | 75 Squadron RAAF | Rushworth | Melbourne | 18.08.1940 | 21 | 12.03.1942 | NO | Germany | Europe | Kiel, Germany |
MITCHELL | D | David William | VX5650 | Private | Guard Battalion | Tocumwal | Sale | 27.10.1939 | 38 | 17.11.1944 | YES | Borneo | SW Pacific | Labuan |
MITCHELL | G | George Albert | VX43431 | Private | 2/29th Battalion | Tocumwal | Caulfield | 16.07.1940 | 33 | 24.12.1943 | YES | Thailand | SW Pacific | Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar |
MCLEOD | JT | John Thomas | VX148717 | Private | 58/59th Battalion | Rushworth | In the field | 05.06.1944 | 23 | 10.07.1945 | NO | Bougainville | SW Pacific | Port Moresby (Bomana) |
MERRYFULL | L | Lionel Robert | WX14009 | Private | 14 Works Coy AALS | Rushworth | Claremont WA | 11.06.1941 | 34 | 22.05.1945 | NO | Morotai | SW Pacific | Ambon War Cemetery |
NASH | TH | Thomas Henry | VX59785 | Private | 13th Aust Gen Hospital | Rushworth | Royal Park | 18.07.1941 | 19 | 25.05.1943 | YES | Thailand | SW Pacific | Thanbyuzayat, Myanmar |
ORCHARD | N | Norman Henry | 419136 | Pilot Officer | 463 Squadron RAAF | Geelong | Melbourne | 14.07.1942 | 18 | 11.03.1945 | NO | England | Europe | Cambridge City UK |
RICH | J | John Frederick | 400998 | Flying Officer | 52 Squadron | Rushworth | Melbourne | 07.12.1940 | 24 | 23.07.1943 | NO | Libya | North Africa | Alamein Memorial |
WHITEACRE | EH | Edwin Hall | VX135507 | Private | 2/24th Battalion | Rushworth | In the field | 08.02.1943 | 20 | 11.09.1943 | NO | New Guinea | SW Pacific | Lae |
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For other records, search these sites -
* Australian War Memorial - www.awm.gov.au - Click on biographical data bases
* Commonwealth War Graves Commission - www.cwgc.org