The Sheridans and Poidevins, whose portraits are reproduced here, are all cousins. They truly represent the fighting spirit that courses through the blood of so many Australian families, and stand ou
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Fighting Cousins - The Sheridans and the Poidevins Fighting Cousins - The Sheridans and the Poidevins -
The Wilkinsons of Murwillumbah, Tweed River, New South Wales The Wilkinsons of Murwillumbah, Tweed River, New South Wales Victor James Frederick Wilkinson. Leslie Roland Wilkinson - 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion. Francis Theodore Cecil Wilkinson – 31st Australian Infantry Battalion. Sydney Mail Wednesday 31 January, 1
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Soldier Sons of Mr Bickerstaff, of Surry Hills, Sydney Soldier Sons of Mr Bickerstaff, of Surry Hills, Sydney The mother of three boys died suddenly a few days ago. Harold Johnson Bickerstaff - 4th Field Artillery Brigade. Joseph Godlington William Bickerstaff - 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion. John Edward
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A Trophy from the Trenches in France A Trophy from the Trenches in France An Ashfield lady, (Miss F. Boswell), in sending a number of socks and other gifts to Australian soldiers, …. sent with… copies of this picture printed in colour – the British Bulldog and the Union Jac
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Three New Englanders : The Stalling Family Three New Englanders : The Stalling Family These boys are sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Stalling, of Wilson's Downfall, New England district, and are crack rifle shots and thorough bushmen. . They are grandsons of the late Surgeon Micha
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The Cornish Brothers of Orange, New South Wales The Cornish Brothers of Orange, New South Wales Edmund Thomas Cornish (killed in action 8 August, 1918) - 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. Walter Thomas Cornish (died of wounds 22 September, 1917) - 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade.
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Three Fighting Brothers Three Fighting Brothers Sergeant Allan Gordon Smillie, Private Jack Smillie, and Private Thomas Wilson Smillie, of Mortdale, New South Wales. Allan Gordon Smillie – 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment. Thomas Wilson Smillie
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Australians Who Have Answered The Call Australians Who Have Answered The Call A Recent cablegram stated: - “Lieutenant Walter Kilroy Harris, of the Naval Volunteer Reserve, an Australian, has been awarded the Military Cross for leading a raid against an enemy machine gun. He sh
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Sydney Mail and Herald Employees Sydney Mail and Herald Employees Sapper Henry Reginald Herrod, youngest son of Mrs. H. Herrod at Alpha, Gordon Street, Paddington, was killed in action in France on January 8. Deceased was 21 years of age, and was born at Paddington
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MR. Frederick Moore Chanter of Melbourne, and his Soldier Sons MR. Frederick Moore Chanter of Melbourne, and his Soldier Sons Private Arthur Ernest Chanter has been killed in action (25 July, 1916), and the others are on active service. Frederick Moore Chanter Arthur Ernest Chanter - 7th Australian Infantry Battalion John W
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The Campbell Brothers of Little Billabong, Holbrook, New South Wales The Campbell Brothers of Little Billabong, Holbrook, New South Wales Sons of Percy Samuel and Annie Maria Campbell. Ronald Allan Thomas Campbell (killed in action 23 August, 1918) - 8th Australian Infantry Battalion. Archibald Duncan Campbell (killed in action 17 Augu
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Group Portrait of Five Soldier Cousins Group Portrait of Five Soldier Cousins Back: Stretcher bearer Ambrose Grant (Wyndham), Private Ernest Robinson (Kameruka). Centre: Trooper Arthur Robinson (Bega), Private Alexander Robinson (Wyndham). Front: Private Tom Robinson (Kameruka)
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Members of the Australian Field Ambulance at Lark Hill Camp, Salisbury, England Members of the Australian Field Ambulance at Lark Hill Camp, Salisbury, England Group story
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The Beck Brothers of Teralba, New South Wales The Beck Brothers of Teralba, New South Wales 1065 Claud William Beck (died of wounds 6 March 1917) – 35th Australian Infantry Battalion. 340 Athol Glen Mitchell Beck – 5th Australian Machine Gun Company. 1787 Charles Louis Beck - 34th Australia
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The Beck Brothers of Teralba, New South Wales The Beck Brothers of Teralba, New South Wales 1065 Claud William Beck (died of wounds 6 March, 1917) – 35th Australian Infantry Battalion. 340 Athol Glen Mitchell Beck – 5th Australian Machine Gun Company. 1787 Charles Louis Beck - 34th Australi