"The Last Post has sounded, you have laid aside your gun. Called Home"
MACKRELL, ThomasService no 662
Private 24th Battalion Born Strathbogie, Vic. Son of Robert and Alice MACKRELL Of Strathbogie via Euroa, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 15 March 1915 Killed in action 29 July 1916 Aged 31 years Buried Serre Road Cemetery XXV G 5 www.awm.gov.au H05486 |
MADDAFORD, Richard James
MADDISON, Frederick
Leaving the army training camp at Broadmeadows he comments, “It is a great sight for anyone to see, there is a great city of tents and bands playing at night time”. But his sense of anticipation is tempered by the raw emotion of bidding farewell, where at St Kilda he “said goodbye to them, they all broke up and the old lady especially howled” and “on the station platform, eight girls I know started howling and going on and made me look like a fool, to say nothing of being down in the dumps ever since”.
To his mother are comforting words: “I am very sorry that you are taking it so hard, a person has only to die once, there is no use me trying to get out of it as you suggested”.
Through his letters we share this young soldier’s enthusiasm, empathise with his sorrow and can only imagine the horrendous realities of the battlefield and engagements with the enemy.
The carnage of the Emden, the relentless demands of Gallipoli and the deafness from exploding shells are experiences laid bare. The buoyant mood of his early correspondence flattens through the course of the war, reflecting his utter exhaustion and deteriorating health.
Debilitated by illness, Tom was evacuated from France early in October 1918 in preparation for a return home. Physically weakened by exposure to gas, Tom contracted a chill while crossing the English Channel. Gripped by the effects of influenza and pneumonia he tragically passed away in a British hospital on October 25, 1918.
He is buried in Efford Cemetery, Plymouth.
Tom had served in the Australian Imperial Force with distinction. He was awarded the Military Medal for displaying “great courage and coolness” when containing a fire from an exploding shell in Westhoek, France. Exposing himself to burns, his actions with two others enabled a way out for the many soldiers trapped in their dugouts.
Tom’s words of consolation remain indelibly poignant, “So goodbye now dear mother, for the present and don’t let it worry you. Think that there are hundreds of other mothers just in the same position as you”.
Tom served on Gallipoli and in France.
Courtesy of Albany History Collection.
To his mother are comforting words: “I am very sorry that you are taking it so hard, a person has only to die once, there is no use me trying to get out of it as you suggested”.
Through his letters we share this young soldier’s enthusiasm, empathise with his sorrow and can only imagine the horrendous realities of the battlefield and engagements with the enemy.
The carnage of the Emden, the relentless demands of Gallipoli and the deafness from exploding shells are experiences laid bare. The buoyant mood of his early correspondence flattens through the course of the war, reflecting his utter exhaustion and deteriorating health.
Debilitated by illness, Tom was evacuated from France early in October 1918 in preparation for a return home. Physically weakened by exposure to gas, Tom contracted a chill while crossing the English Channel. Gripped by the effects of influenza and pneumonia he tragically passed away in a British hospital on October 25, 1918.
He is buried in Efford Cemetery, Plymouth.
Tom had served in the Australian Imperial Force with distinction. He was awarded the Military Medal for displaying “great courage and coolness” when containing a fire from an exploding shell in Westhoek, France. Exposing himself to burns, his actions with two others enabled a way out for the many soldiers trapped in their dugouts.
Tom’s words of consolation remain indelibly poignant, “So goodbye now dear mother, for the present and don’t let it worry you. Think that there are hundreds of other mothers just in the same position as you”.
Tom served on Gallipoli and in France.
Courtesy of Albany History Collection.
MAIDMENT, Henry James
MALLALIEU, Herber
MALONE, Alfred William Roy
MANN, Arthur Ernest Elliot
MANNING – In memory of my dear son Charles H. Manning, Field Artillery, killed in action at Gallipoli on July 3, 1915 (inserted by his mother Jane (Mrs. Henri Rintel). See his half brother Horace Lisle RINTEL, 1891-1917 who is already listed on this site.
MANNING.-On the 3rd July, killed in action at the Dardanelles, Charles Herity Manning (Artillery), loved husband of C. Manning, and father of C. B. Manning, of 42 Dalgety street, St. Kilda. Victoria.
Courtesy of Ronnie Bates
MANNING.-On the 3rd July, killed in action at the Dardanelles, Charles Herity Manning (Artillery), loved husband of C. Manning, and father of C. B. Manning, of 42 Dalgety street, St. Kilda. Victoria.
Courtesy of Ronnie Bates
MARFLEET, Jack
MARINER, Warrick Leonard
MARKHAM, Chester Edwin
MARLOW, Albert Wilfred
MARLOW, Allan Thorp
MARLOW, Charles Edward
MARLOW, George Tennyson
MARLOW, Percy Place
MARRIOTT, David EedleService no 6391
Private 22nd Battalion Killed in action on 7 October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium. Aged 31 years. Buried Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Belgium VI K 15. www.awm.gov.au P05899.001 |
MARSH, Cyril Godfrey
MARSHALL, A W
MARSHALL, John Edmond
Service no 1070
Second Lieutenant
6th Battalion
Son of Edmund William MARSHALL and Emily CAMPBELL fmly MARSHALL
Brother of Charles Frederick MARSHALL
Of Balmoral St., Essendon, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Soldier
Enlisted 19 August 1914
Embarked for the Dardanelles 20 May 1915 per 'Commodore'
Served in Gallipoli
Killed in action 07 August 1915 at Gallipoli
Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial 25
Urgently seeking photograph of this officer to complete collection - please contact
Courtesy of John Meyers OAM
Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum
Second Lieutenant
6th Battalion
Son of Edmund William MARSHALL and Emily CAMPBELL fmly MARSHALL
Brother of Charles Frederick MARSHALL
Of Balmoral St., Essendon, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Soldier
Enlisted 19 August 1914
Embarked for the Dardanelles 20 May 1915 per 'Commodore'
Served in Gallipoli
Killed in action 07 August 1915 at Gallipoli
Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial 25
Urgently seeking photograph of this officer to complete collection - please contact
Courtesy of John Meyers OAM
Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum
Awarded Distinguished Service Order & 2 Bars
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When ordered to fill a gap in the line caused by an enemy attack, he personally led his battalion through a heavy enemy barrage to its position. He rendered valuable service in arranging the assembly positions for two other battalions which were ordered to join in an attack at very short notice and in guiding those battalions under fire to their positions with only two casualties. During the attack, when the troops on the right of the brigade were held up, the flank of the brigade seemed likely to become exposed but by skilful dispositions he succeeded in keeping his flank covered as the advance progressed, and consolidated the position under heav fire. He subsequently led his battalion to the capture of an enemy position of great tactical importance and afterwards captured several enemy concrete posts with a number of prisoners. His fine leadership and gallantry were largely responsible for the success of the operations.'
Bar to Distinguished Service Order
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer commanded his battalion in a night counter attack on a village, which was completely successful. At an early stage in the advance in the dark the column lost direction, owing partly to the ground being soaked by enemy gas, necessitating a detour, and to sunken roads and corpses, butowing to his personal exertions he got on the move again in the right direction. As soon as the battalion had reached the final objective he supervised its consolidation and then organized an attack on some strong posts on the left of his line, capturing seven machine guns.'
2nd Bar to Distinguished Service Order
'For conspicuous gallantry in the handling of his battalion. Between 1st and 3rd September, 1918, he captured the greater part of Peronne, after fierce enemy opposition, personally organizing the attack on the ramparts and the mopping up of the town. Through his splendid energy and example to his men the town was held, and three guns and about 600 prisoners captured by his battalion.'
Awarded Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches on 3 Occasions
Also Served in WW2 Service No: QX6290
Died: 12 September 1942
Scotch College - A School at War
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When ordered to fill a gap in the line caused by an enemy attack, he personally led his battalion through a heavy enemy barrage to its position. He rendered valuable service in arranging the assembly positions for two other battalions which were ordered to join in an attack at very short notice and in guiding those battalions under fire to their positions with only two casualties. During the attack, when the troops on the right of the brigade were held up, the flank of the brigade seemed likely to become exposed but by skilful dispositions he succeeded in keeping his flank covered as the advance progressed, and consolidated the position under heav fire. He subsequently led his battalion to the capture of an enemy position of great tactical importance and afterwards captured several enemy concrete posts with a number of prisoners. His fine leadership and gallantry were largely responsible for the success of the operations.'
Bar to Distinguished Service Order
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This officer commanded his battalion in a night counter attack on a village, which was completely successful. At an early stage in the advance in the dark the column lost direction, owing partly to the ground being soaked by enemy gas, necessitating a detour, and to sunken roads and corpses, butowing to his personal exertions he got on the move again in the right direction. As soon as the battalion had reached the final objective he supervised its consolidation and then organized an attack on some strong posts on the left of his line, capturing seven machine guns.'
2nd Bar to Distinguished Service Order
'For conspicuous gallantry in the handling of his battalion. Between 1st and 3rd September, 1918, he captured the greater part of Peronne, after fierce enemy opposition, personally organizing the attack on the ramparts and the mopping up of the town. Through his splendid energy and example to his men the town was held, and three guns and about 600 prisoners captured by his battalion.'
Awarded Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches on 3 Occasions
Also Served in WW2 Service No: QX6290
Died: 12 September 1942
Scotch College - A School at War
MARSHALL, William James
MARSTON, Joseph
MARTIN, Alexander Taylor
MARTIN, Arthur Robert Paxton
MARTIN, Lawrence James
MARTIN, Reginald Henry
MASON, John
MATHEWS, Augustus Frederick
MATTHEWSON, William Norman
MAXWELL, McKenzie
MAY, Herbert Stanley
MAY, James WalnService no 1204
Private 22nd Battalion Son of James MAY Of Yeomont, Birregurra, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 04 May 1915 Returned to Australia 1919 www.awm.gov.au DA08899 |