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

[Rena]

Rena if you go the National Archives, you can search and there is a digital copy of William's military file.

go to http://naa12.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/NameSearchForm.aspx

It is very slow today tho!

Thanks Mosher - couldn't believe my eyes - 60 pages for William Septimus Ward. 
They must have had many casualties judging from his records, as he jumped a further 3 ranks from Private to Sergeant in 6 months.

[aspin]

Thanks for sharing this site with us all
I was lucky I found some interesting things about my grt Uncle
Elizabeth

[agho]

My Anzacs

Harry Dudley Burns born Melbourne 19 May 1895. Enlisted age 20 19 July 1915. Returned to Aus.
9 March 1919.
Louis Lawrence Burns born Melbourne 19 May 1895. Enlisted age 21 2 Feb 1917. Returned to Aus.
24 July 1919
Horace Paternoster Burns born Kalgoorlie, WA 1898. Enlisted age 19 17 March 1917. Returned to Aus. date unknown.
All returned home safely and married and raised families in Australia.

[muppetprincess]

My ANZACs:

Sergeant John Adolph McKechnie (Jack)  10th Battalion, AIF, died at Pozieres 23-25th July 1916

Sergeant George Rutherford Buchan 13th Battalion AIF, died at Bullecourt 11th April, 1917

Private Donald Victor McKechnie, brother of Jack, had a dreadful time, twice developed shellshock, refused to go up to the line, and was fined 2 days' pay; eventually taken off the line, returned to Australia 1919.

Private John Buchan, my Grandfather, brother of Rutherford, served with the 5th Machine gun company. Returned to Australia 1919.

Captain William Buchan, 5th Pioneers, Military Cross, mentioned in despatches, returned to Australia 1919.  Also a brother to Rutherford.
I have recently found that there were 3 brothers, surname Jack, cousins to the Buchans who died in WW1, but they enlisted in Scotland, and I don't know their regiments, or date of deaths.

Abkle Seaman Glenn Morton McKechnie, son of Donald, who was serving on HMAS Sydney 11 when it was lost.

Norman mcKechnie, served in 100 Squadron, RAAF in the Pacific, 1942-45.

Thank you all, you will never be forgotten.

[tropicalj]

The men and women who made up  the medical and nursing corps etc were an invaluable part of the AIF

I shall include

FLORENCE EMILY EDSALL

who was born in 1883 in Adelaide and enlisted in Western Australia Oct 1917 and went overseas in 1918 on No9 Sea Tranport Section.

She died in 1920 as in buried in  the Brighton cemetery.  

Her grave forms part of their Anzac Day walk.

Jenn

[tropicalj]

Thanks Muppet Princess
as you say  they shall not be forgotten

try  this link for the Commonwealth War Grave Commissioner,  there are quite a number of persons with the surname Jack but if you scroll through you may find them

I shall also add this link in message no 2 in case it will benefit others

http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14

Jenn

[WellingtonX]

Hello there, I saw that this thread was referencing SGT William Septimus Ward, 9th and 49th Battalions, AIF with service in Gallipoli and France.  I am researching this man's military career and I am seeking any photographs that may exist to illustrate the research.  Regards

[Rena]

Hello there, I saw that this thread was referencing SGT William Septimus Ward, 9th and 49th Battalions, AIF with service in Gallipoli and France.  I am researching this man's military career and I am seeking any photographs that may exist to illustrate the research.  Regards

I'm afraid I do not have any photographs to illustrate his military career.

[WellingtonX]

Here is a picture of William Septimus Ward medals representing his service in the First World War.