ANZAC Day do you have a WW1 Ancestor that others might be interested in.

[tropicalj]

Hello  Everyone

ANZAC day is fast approaching.  So  many Australians and of course New Zealanders fought at Gallipoli in 1915.  I will not go into  the details of  the war but would like  to remember the men and women who fought and died in Gallipoli and of course all  the theatres of war in WW1. 

I realise of course the significance of WW2 but  that would and could entail details of  the living and  that is not Rootschat policy to discuss the living.

At  the moment one of the largest Genealogy records site is doing a big advertisement campaign on finding your relations.  People also do a lot of internet searching to find any record of their relations.We know  how many people have found their ancestors by goggling and coming up with Rootschat and finding family members being researched by people who have joined Rootschat for further help and information. 


Please feel free to post your family members that were Anzac's and I feel it would be appropriate to include  your WW1 veterans.  A large number of men who fought at Gallipoli  went onto the trenches of France.

This thread is not meant to glorify war but to remember those who served our Country.



Jenn

[tropicalj]

Some links to sites that I find helpful

AUSTRALIAN ANZACS IN THE
GREAT WAR 1914-1918… AIF Project

http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html

a wonderfull resource with often more details obtained from family member after the was.

You search my surname only, but  the search can be made easier if you have a regimental number, or service number,


WORLD WAR 1 NOMINAL ROLL
http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/


The NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA

Search as quest

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx

MAPPING OUR ANZACS
http://mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/

part of the NAA but you can add personal information to it, you need to register but it is a free site.

FIRST WORLD WAR RED CROSS WOUNDED AND MISSING

http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/wounded_and_missing/

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Debt of Honour shows the war graves for all Commonwealth service personal
http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14
Thanks Jenn

[troods]

Morning Jenn

Thanks for the Mapping Our Anzacs site - I have not seen that one before.


Regards Troods

[tropicalj]

My ANZAC’s


SHOEBRIDGE ARTHUR WILLIAM born in Waverly Sydney in 1888

Son of Arthur James SHOEBRIDGE and Mary Ann ( Annie) BAKER

He married Caroline NUTE in 1910 in Sydney,

Was a 26 year married man with children  when he joined up  24/5/1915  He Left Australia in June headed for Egypt and the on to Gallipole.
He was killed in Action 27 August 1915 at Deran's Post, Lone Pine, Gallipoli.
He has No known grave but is commemorated on The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 39), Gallipoli, Turkey

SHOEBRIDGE RICHARD JAMES
Born  1896 and brother of Arthur William Shoebridge,

Joined in February  1916 and returned to Australia in 1919.   

TOWNSEND Harry
Was the son of Henry Townsend and Evangline Lucy Strange
He was born in Swindon, Wiltshire , in 1897
He left Australia in 1916 and fought in France He came back to Australia in  1919.

He also enlisted in WW2 ,

TOWNSEND Henry (father of Harry)
Was born in Broad Blundson, Wiltshire in 1877
He left Australia in Sept 1915 and returned in 1918.

TOWNSEND Francis George ( brother of Henry)
Was born  1884  in Broad Blunsdon, Wilshire
He left Australia in  Sept 1915 and returned in 1919,
 

Jenn

[tropicalj]

Morning Jenn

Thanks for the Mapping Our Anzacs site - I have not seen that one before.


Regards Troods

Morning Troods

Glad it is helpfull to you

thanks Jenn

[troods]

I have 4 Matson brothers who fought in WW1 - the youngest one never returned and  in buried Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium.  My dear ggrandmother Emma oh how she must have worried and cried.

The AIF site is great you can even click on their unit link and it lists all there mates from that particular unit.

Troods

[tropicalj]

The Red Cross site  is so very poignant, in my case when you look at  the details for Arthur William Shoebridge, you see his mates giving their version of what happened when he was killed, so very sad to read.

Jenn

[troods]

Oh Jenn you are so right I had forgotton about that link - chilling and sad indeed .

Mmmm I had heard that one brother was a POW now I know it was Tom/Thomas. So the family hearsay was correct on that one , this confirms it - he was interned @ Soltau - will have to find out abit more info I think.

Troods

[tropicalj]

Oh Jenn you are so right I had forgotton about that link - chilling and sad indeed .

Mmmm I had heard that one brother was a POW now I know it was Tom/Thomas. So the family hearsay was correct on that one , this confirms it - he was interned @ Soltau - will have to find out abit more info I think.

Troods

No doubt you will google  and you will find a lot of information out there on Soltau also a couple of  the webstes have photos of some of those who were interned,

Jenn