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Abermain, NSW. c. 1920. A composite photograph, presented to the Abermain RSL by the ladies of ...
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Abermain, NSW. c. 1920. A composite photograph, presented to the Abermain RSL by the ladies of the Abermain Comforts Fund. The composite photograph comprises portraits of the twenty five servicemen fr...P01920.001
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Australian red ensign : Private W D Reily, 56 Battalion, AIF
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Printed cotton Australian red ensign with six-pointed (1901-1908 pattern) Federation Star. Light stains on the flag are said to have been blood stains, which were once darker in colour.REL39008
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56 Battalion colour patch : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
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Unit colour patch for the 56th Battalion. The vertically aligned rectangular patch is made of two parallel strips of colour, white and green. The white strip is made of wool flannelette and the green ...RELAWM14076.004
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Acting Sergeant H F N Oliver, 20 Battalion
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British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL34745.002
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Lance Corporal W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
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British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.003
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British War Medal 1914-20: Private Richard Thomas Hibbert, 56 Battalion, AIF
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British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL28649.001
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British War Medal 1914-20 : Sergeant M P McCall, 20 Battalion, AIF
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British War Medal 1914-20. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL41097.002
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Collection relating to 2824 Sergeant Joseph Church Daley, 56th Australian Infantry Battalion
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Collection relating to the First World War Service of 2824 Sergeant Joseph Church Daley, 56th Australian Infantry Battalion. A clerk from Bexley, NSW, Sgt Daley enlisted on 18 July 1915 and joined the...P12072
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Colour patch : 56 Infantry Battalion, AIF
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Vertically aligned rectangular colour patch for 56 Infantry Battalion AIF, divided white (left) against green.RELAWM13307.121
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Compressed fibre identity discs: Private W D Reily, 56 Battalion, AIF
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Pair of compressed fibre identity discs, threaded onto a piece of khaki cotton tape that is knotted together. One disc is round, coloured a reddish brown, and has a single hole punched through it to t...REL39009
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Deceased Soldier's Kit tag : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
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Rectangular white cardboard tag with a vertical red stripe through the centre. At the top is printed 'Australian Imperial Force, Kit Store.'. Beneath this is 'DECEASED SOLDIER'S KIT.'. Underneath is...RELAWM14076.007
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Group portrait of Bungendore servicemen in the 55th and 56th Battalions. Identified from left to ...
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Group portrait of Bungendore servicemen in the 55th and 56th Battalions. Identified from left to right, back row: 2489 Private (Pte) Reuben Clarence Smith, 56th Battalion; 2485 Pte Cyril Thomas Smith,...P09678.001
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Identity disc : Private H F N Oliver, 56 Battalion, AIF
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Aluminium identity disc on a leather strap. The disc is engraved with '2767 H.F.N. Oliver 56 Batt 56 A.I.F. C of E.'. The disc was initally engraved with the wearer's original unit, 20 Battalion, howe...REL34747
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Improvised Australian notice board, 'To the Great Push, Diggers Avenue' : Captain A M Cohen, 56th Battalion AIF
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Rectangular wooden board taken from a ration box. Both vertical sides have nail holes, with the left side still retaining all four nails. These are bent as if ripped from the box. The following legend...RELAWM00860
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Improvised sign, 56 Battalion, AIF, 'Verband Stelle' : La Flaque, France
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Raw timber sign board, made from a section of wood cut from a single plank. The sign has the words 'Verband Stelle' [dressing post], painted in black, separated by a white circle, with a black border,...RELAWM00925
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Informal outdoor portrait of 3204 Private (Pte) Ivor Denis Donovan, 54th Battalion. A farmer from ...
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Informal outdoor portrait of 3204 Private (Pte) Ivor Denis Donovan, 54th Battalion. A farmer from Stanthorpe, Queensland, Pte Donovan enlisted on 18 August 1916 and embarked with the 54th Battalion, 8...AWM2016.636.5
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Informal portrait of 2626 (later 2626A) Private (Pte) Reginald Baden Crowley, 56th Battalion ...
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Informal portrait of 2626 (later 2626A) Private (Pte) Reginald Baden Crowley, 56th Battalion (later 34th Battalion), of West Wyalong, NSW. He is wearing a sheepskin jerkin over his uniform and smoking...P06934.004
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Informal portrait of NX178578 Sergeant (Sgt) John Edward Wonson, 8th Port Operating Company, of ...
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Informal portrait of NX178578 Sergeant (Sgt) John Edward Wonson, 8th Port Operating Company, of Bexley, NSW. Wonson enlisted in the Second World War on 2 March 1944 and was discharged on 20 December 1...P05623.001
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Memorial scroll : Sergeant M P McCall, 56 Battalion, AIF
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Memorial scroll bearing the Royal coat of arms 'GV/ RI' (King George V) flanking the central crown. Beneath in black, with a blue initial letter, is 'He whom this scroll commemorates was numbered amon...REL41097.004
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Military Cross ribbon bar : Lieutenant R J Poore, 56th Battalion, AIF
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Military Cross ribbon bar with white and purple silk ribbon and a brooch-pin back. Tied to the ribbon bar with a length of string is a glazed linen Australian War Museums object label (see RELAWM12147...RELAWM12147.001
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Military Medal : Private W G Kite, 56 Battalion, AIF
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Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL22873.002
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Next of Kin Plaque : Private D B Nicol, 56 Battalion, AIF
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Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL23661.001
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Next of kin plaque: Private Richard Thomas Hibbert, 56th Battalion, AIF
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Bronze next of kin plaque, showing on the obverse, Britannia holding a laurel wreath, the British lion, dolphins, a spray of oak leaves and the words 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR' around the edge. ...REL28651
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Outdoor portrait of 2031 Private (Pte) Elvy Leslie Loton and 1871 Pte Stanley Charles Baker of ...
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Outdoor portrait of 2031 Private (Pte) Elvy Leslie Loton and 1871 Pte Stanley Charles Baker of the AIF. Pte Elvy was later attached to 19th Battalion but received a gun shot wound to his arm on 20 Apr...H16873
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Outdoor portrait of Private (Pte) John Bermingham, 56th Battalion, of Young, NSW. A machine ...
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Outdoor portrait of Private (Pte) John Bermingham, 56th Battalion, of Young, NSW. A machine expert prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney with the 4th Reinforcements on board HMAT Port Sydney on ...P08972.001
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Pair of German spectacles, Proyart: Private W T Turner, 56 Battalion AIF
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Pair of circular brass-rimmed spectacles with short, hinged triangular arms to which are attached a loop of grey elastic, each with a pair of alloy adjustment slider buckles. The elastic fits over the...RELAWM08256
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Photograph of 'Gladys' : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
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Half of a photograph, showing a young woman in a coat with a fur collar. The name 'Gladys' is signed diagonally on the photograph. Beneath the image of the woman is some purple handwriting which is no...RELAWM14076.006
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Portrait of 2989 Private (Pte) Leonard Maurice Bolin, 56 Battalion. A fitter's assistant prior to ...
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Portrait of 2989 Private (Pte) Leonard Maurice Bolin, 56 Battalion. A fitter's assistant prior to enlisting on 5 July 1915, Pte Bolin embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 30 S...P11061.001
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Portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Lionel Frank Sims Elliott of the 56th Battalion, after his return from ...
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Portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Lionel Frank Sims Elliott of the 56th Battalion, after his return from overseas service. In October 1918 Sgt Sims was severely injured falling down some steep stairs in the ...H13901
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Portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Lionel Frank Sims Elliott of the 56th Battalion, AIF. The portrait was ...
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Portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Lionel Frank Sims Elliott of the 56th Battalion, AIF. The portrait was taken in London, England, in 1917 when Sgt Sims was in hospital suffering from trench fever. In Octobe...H13900
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Rosary beads : Private J Mooney, 19 Battalion, AIF
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Rosary beads made from small wooden beads linked by a fine silver chain. The rosary begins with a small brass crucifix with the figure of Christ and continues with a series of five beads to join the r...REL28963
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Silver War Badge : Private H F N Oliver, 56 Battalion
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Silver War Badge. Circular badge with the words 'FOR KING AND EMPIRE SERVICES RENDERED' around the rim, and a voided cypher and crown of King George V in the centre. The reverse has a hinged horizonta...REL34748
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Souvenir Australian red ensign : Private C J Brill, 56 Battalion AIF
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Small souvenir Australian Red Ensign. The flag is backed with white fabric. The the end near Union Jack is frayed. The other end of the flag has been damaged.RELAWM14076.005
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Studio portrait of brothers 2750 Clarence Roy (Roy) Whittle (standing) and 2751 Sidney Percy ...
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Studio portrait of brothers 2750 Clarence Roy (Roy) Whittle (standing) and 2751 Sidney Percy (Sid) Whittle (seated) taken just prior to their departure in 1916. Roy, the eldest son, enlisted on 13 Jun...P05921.001
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Studio portrait of 2964 (later 2964B) Private (Pte) Thomas Harold Prosser, 56th Battalion, of ...
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Studio portrait of 2964 (later 2964B) Private (Pte) Thomas Harold Prosser, 56th Battalion, of Frogmore, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting in August 1916, Pte Prosser embarked from Sydney with the 7...P09277.001
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Studio portrait of 4889 Private Donald Ewen Ross 4th (later 56th) Battalion of Dorrigo, NSW. Son ...
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Studio portrait of 4889 Private Donald Ewen Ross 4th (later 56th) Battalion of Dorrigo, NSW. Son of Alexander and Mary Ross, of, Wollongong, NSW. A farmer prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney...P05301.198
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Studio portrait of 4747 Private Edwin James Bishop, 4th (later 56th) Battalion of Croydon, NSW. ...
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Studio portrait of 4747 Private Edwin James Bishop, 4th (later 56th) Battalion of Croydon, NSW. Brother of Mrs Ida Goodayle of Framfield, West Uckfield, Sussex, England. A labourer prior to enlistin...P05301.152
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Studio portrait of 3001 Private George Alexander Aldworth, 20th (later 56th) Battalion of ...
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Studio portrait of 3001 Private George Alexander Aldworth, 20th (later 56th) Battalion of Rockdale, NSW. Son of Alfred and Mary Anne Aldworth of Swindon Wiltshire England. A joiner prior to enlistin...P05301.164
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Studio portrait of 2028 Private Jesse Maxwell Creasy, 56th Battalion, of Wagga Wagga, NSW. ...
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Studio portrait of 2028 Private Jesse Maxwell Creasy, 56th Battalion, of Wagga Wagga, NSW. Formerly a farmer, Pte Creasy enlisted on 23 March 1916 and as a member of the 3rd Reinforcements, he embarke...P06955.001
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Studio portrait of 3387 Private Leslie Claude Dallas, 56th Battalion of Goulburn, NSW. A billiard ...
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Studio portrait of 3387 Private Leslie Claude Dallas, 56th Battalion of Goulburn, NSW. A billiard marker prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 9th Reinforcements on HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 Janua...P06892.001
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Studio portrait of 3620 Private Leslie Francis Raybould, 56th Battalion. A sailor of Sydney, NSW, ...
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Studio portrait of 3620 Private Leslie Francis Raybould, 56th Battalion. A sailor of Sydney, NSW, he enlisted in March 1916 and embarked with the 30th Battalion. Later posted to the 56th Battalion he ...P10335.015
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Studio portrait of 2705 Private (Pte) Charles William Johnston, 20th Battalion, of Dulwich Hill, ...
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Studio portrait of 2705 Private (Pte) Charles William Johnston, 20th Battalion, of Dulwich Hill, NSW. A student prior to enlisting in July 1915, Pte Johnston embarked from Sydney with the 6th Reinfo...P08794.001
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Studio portrait of 4816 Private (Pte) David Hunter. Pte Hunter was born in the County of ...
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Studio portrait of 4816 Private (Pte) David Hunter. Pte Hunter was born in the County of Northumberland, England, but enlisted at Casula in New South Wales on 19 November 1915 at the age of 18 years. ...P10622.001
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Studio portrait of 4795 Private (Pte) Hector Goldsbrough, 4th Battalion, of Manly. NSW. A farm ...
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Studio portrait of 4795 Private (Pte) Hector Goldsbrough, 4th Battalion, of Manly. NSW. A farm labourer prior to enlisting in November 1915, Pte Goldsbrough embarked from Sydney with the 15th Reinfo...P09294.001
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Studio portrait of 3401 Private (Pte) Herbert Vivian Holdford, 56th Battalion, of Lithgow, NSW. ...
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Studio portrait of 3401 Private (Pte) Herbert Vivian Holdford, 56th Battalion, of Lithgow, NSW. A railway porter prior to enlistment in November 1916, Pte Holdford embarked on board HMAT Anchises (A6...P08060.001
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Studio portrait of 2459 Private (Pte) Reginald Port, 56th Battalion, of Wagga Wagga, NSW. A ...
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Studio portrait of 2459 Private (Pte) Reginald Port, 56th Battalion, of Wagga Wagga, NSW. A labourer prior to enlistment on 15 February 1916, Pte Port embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Aeneas (A 60) o...P07833.001
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Studio portrait of 2172 Private (Pte) Roy Goldsbrough, 56th Battalion, of Manly, NSW. An ...
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Studio portrait of 2172 Private (Pte) Roy Goldsbrough, 56th Battalion, of Manly, NSW. An ironmonger prior to enlisting in March 1916, Pte Goldsbrough embarked from Sydney with the 4th Reinforcements ...P09294.002
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Studio portrait of 4854 Private (Pte) Rupert Clyde McKeon, 56th Battalion, of Marrickville, NSW. ...
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Studio portrait of 4854 Private (Pte) Rupert Clyde McKeon, 56th Battalion, of Marrickville, NSW. Pte McKeon, a labourer prior to enlisting on 27 October 1915, embarked on 8 March 1916 with the 15th Re...P06883.001
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Studio portrait of 3274 Private (Pte) Sidney Taylor, 56th Battalion. A hairdresser prior to ...
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Studio portrait of 3274 Private (Pte) Sidney Taylor, 56th Battalion. A hairdresser prior to enlistment, Pte Taylor embarked from Sydney with the 7th Reinforcements on HMAT Suevic (A29) 20 December 19...P09090.001
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Studio portrait of 2386 Private (Pte) Thomas Pat John Brennan (Bren) Chinnery, 56th Battalion, of ...
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Studio portrait of 2386 Private (Pte) Thomas Pat John Brennan (Bren) Chinnery, 56th Battalion, of Bungendore, NSW. A butcher before enlisting at Goulburn with his cousin 2386 Pte Thomas Joseph Murphy ...P07292.001