Born in Bourke in 1891, Claude Bertie West was living and working in Orange as…
Admin@WW1March 13, 2014
Harold ‘Jack’ West was an orchardist from Canobolas who enlisted in November 1915. He embarked…
Admin@WW1March 13, 2014
Wilhelmina Jane ‘Minna’ Solling was born in Orange in 1878. Her mother, Jane, was the…
Admin@WW1March 13, 2014
Reginald’s mother, Jane, was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs William West of Balmoral,…
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Officers of the 2nd Battalion with two Egyptian guides in front of the Sphinx during…
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When James William ‘Jim’ Caldwell enlisted in August 1915 he left his property – Gowan…
Admin@WW1March 12, 2014
416,809 Australians enlisted for service in the First World War, representing 38.7% of the total…
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Soldiers suffered from a variety of illnesses and injuries during the course of the war,…
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New recruits were required to record their occupation when completing attestation papers. The occupations recorded…
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