Private Fred Anderson was born at Glenelg in South Australia on 29 th November 1898 to parents Robert Anderson and Elizabeth Dorothea Anderson (nee Kasten) who had married on 20th November 1888 in Adelaide, South Australia.

Konrad and Marie Bechtel had fostered Robert Anderson (Private Anderson’s father) after his parents had died soon after his (Robert’s) birth. Robert (died 23rd December 1931, aged 67years) had followed into his step father’s trade of saddlery under the name of Betchel.

Robert married Elizabeth Dorothea Kasten (died 5th December 1951, aged 87) and they had 10 children, May (Mrs A Gartrell), Lillian (Mrs T E Gartrell, Rose, Myrtle (Mrs H S Marsh), Robert, Fritz, Heather (Mrs Annear) Daisy (Mrs Wise), Poppy and Harry.

Fritz Kasten ‘Bechtel’ later changed his name to Fred Anderson prior to enlistment. This name change continued to be a hindrance for the family until 1967 when the Public Trustee administered the estate of the late Robert Anderson who died in 1931.

Fred Anderson enlisted on 9th February 1917 in Perth. He was listed as a ‘farm laborer’ on his Attestation Paper. At the time of his enlistment he had given the address of 67 Raglan Road, North Perth as his permanent address. The family moved to 1 Field Street, Mount Lawley around the time of his enlistment.

On enlistment he was with 8th Platoon, 44th Infantry Battalion.

Fred embarked on 29th June 1917, from Fremantle aboard the HMAT Border.

He disembarked Plymouth, 25th September 1917.

He was then deployed to France 17th January 1918. He was wounded in action, gunshot wound to the abdomen, in April 1918. He died of his wounds 25th April 1918.

It was very distressing for Fred’s mother Elizabeth to first receive notification that he had died and then to later receive another notification stating that he was missing in action. This was explained by the authorities that one notification had been sent by post and the other by telecommunication. This was not explained to her until 12 months after his death.

He is buried in the Bonnay Communal Cemetery extension, north of Corbie, France.

Private Frank Halliday was born in Perth in 1893 to parents Alexander Halliday and Ada Mary Halliday (nee Birch -who died 13th January 1949). They had 11 children, Alfred Henry (1892-1972) Phyllis, Gertrude (Mrs A Beauchamp), Frederick Alexander (1908-1993), Harold Arnold (1909-1978). 5 siblings did not live beyond birth or childhood.

He enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria on 9th August 1916. Five weeks after beginning his basic training Frank was allocated to the 13th reinforcement draft for the 16th Battalion, and he then travelled with them to Egypt.

On arrival in Egypt he was sent to a training battalion in Zeitoun, before becoming part of the reorganisation of the troops to create an additional two Divisions. On 1st April 1916 he was transferred to the 48th Battalion at Serapeum.

On 2nd June 1916 they embarked at Alexandria on the HMT Caledonia for Marseilles in southern France, arriving on 9th June 1916 before being transported by goods train to northern France.

On 31st Jul 1916 Frank was hospitalised with the 13th Stationary Hospital in Boulogne suffering with a foreign object in the cornea of one eye. He returned to the battalion on 25th August 1916.

In company with others, the 48th Battalion made two attempts to capture Mouquet Farm near Poziéres, and it was during the second attack on 31st August 1916 that Frank was wounded in action. His injury was a shell wound to his right elbow. Treated by the 49th Casualty Clearing Station before being put aboard an Ambulance Train and admitted to the 1st Australian General Hospital Rouen on 1st September 1916. Following 3 days of treatment he was released to the Convalescent Depot, and thus began the journey back to his unit, arriving back with the 48th Battalion on 1st October 1916.

On 21st April 1917 he was again hospitalised; this time with influenza, after being seen by the 13th Field Ambulance, and the 56th Casualty Clearing Station. Sent on to the 10th General Hospital in Rouen, trench fever was diagnosed and so he was evacuated on 3rd May 1917 to England from Le Havre on the HMAT A69 Warilda (acting as a hospital ship) to England.

In England he was admitted to the 1st Southern General Hospital and released on 19th June 1917. He proceeded to Weymouth to recover until 8th August 1917 when he marched out to the Command depot in Hurdcott where he was medically evaluated. Before any return to France could be arranged, on 3rd September 1917 Frank was admitted to the 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital Bulford Hospital sick for 19 days, being released back to duty on 21st September 1917.

Frank spent the next two months being transferred around command depots and the Overseas Training Brigade in England before on 15 Nov 1917, when he again proceeded to France via Southampton. Frank rejoined the 48th Battalion on 26th November 1917, and remained with them until he was granted leave between 8th and 24th October 1918.

On 10th February 1919 he returned to England through Le Havre, and following processing, he embarked for Australia on 13th April 1919. Frank was discharged by the 5th Military District on 27th July 1919.

In 1920 Frank married Maud Evans (b.1895) in Perth. Maud died 21 Feb 1972 in East Victoria Park.

After the war Frank had a variety of occupations and addresses; 1n 1921 a clerk at 42 Chelmsford Rd, East Perth; 1925 -1926 a timber worker at 64 Prince St, Victoria Park; 1928 timber worker in Orrong Rd Carlisle; 1931 Hawkestone Rd Rivervale; 1936 – 1937 at 21 Surrey Rd, Rivervale. Maud remained there until 1949 or later and in 1949 son Eric Frank was also at that address. In 1958 – 1968 Maud was residing at 208 Orrong Rd, Carlisle.

One son Driver Eric Frank Halliday (1923-1997) served during WW2 from 17th December 1941 until 4th June 1946, with his last unit the 124th Australian General Transport Company. W21101

Another son Ross William Halliday (1925-2005) 441355 served in the Wireless Air Gunners 1943-1946.

Frank died on 23rd November 1940 aged 46. He is memorialised on the Honour Roll at North Perth Congregational Church.

Private John Lionel Hogan was born in Parkside South Australia 9th January 1882 to parents John Hogan (1853-1883) and Mary Jane Fitzpatrick (1849-1909). Mary Jane had 8 siblings but only 2 outlived Mary Jane. John Lionel had one brother Robert Patrick Hogan (1878-1927). He also served in WW1, but had an aunt listed as living in 199 Lincoln St.

John was employed as a hardware salesman when he enlisted on 29 November 1915 at Casula, NSW at the age of 33 years. On enlistment he nominated his Aunt, Emma Breton of 12 Field Street, Mount Lawley as his next of kin. This appears to be the only link to Field Street.

He embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Wiltshire on 22 August 1916 for Plymouth. He landed at Plymouth 12 December 1916.

John proceeded to France on 28 January 1919. He marched in to ‘Abancourt’ (staging camp) on 29 January 1919. He was then marched out to England 17 March 1919. He spent some 4 months in Hospital in Delhi as a result of injury during physical training while on duty.

Private Hogan returned to Australia from England on the ‘Zealandia’ 11 May 1919 arriving in Sydney on 1 July 1919. On 15 August 1919 he was ‘discharged from the A.I.F. at Sydney – termination of period of enlistment’

In 1943 he was living at Glenmore, East Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Private Wilkinson was born in Laura, South Australia on 3 July 1889 to parents Samuel Wilkinson (1861-1950) and Alice Sabine ( 1864-1937) Guy was the only child.

Private Wilkinson enlisted in Perth on 26 April 1916. He was 27 years 9 months on enlistment and gave his employment as Clerk.

He was attached to the 10/32 battalion at enlistment. He embarked from Fremantle on the ‘Port Melbourne’ on 30 October 1916. He was admitted to the ship’s hospital on 6 December 1916 and on disembarkation in Devonport, on 28 December 1916, he was transferred to Devonport Military Hospital. He was diagnosed with Tuberculous and returned to Australia, from Plymouth, on 13 February 1917 on the ‘Benalla’.

Guy disembarked from Fremantle on 3 April 1917.

On 28 June 1917 he was medically discharged with ‘TB of the lung‘.

He married Esther Ferguson Wilkinson (nee Crawford) in 1921, who died in 1962 aged 75 years. There is no mention of children.

In 1931 they were living in Victoria Park not far from Guys parents. In 1943 Guy, Esther and Guy’s father Samuel were all living at the same address.

Guy Wilkinson died on 8 September 1948

Private James Oliver George was born in Perth in 1893 to James George (1864-1951) and Sarah Thomas (1866-1922). He was one of 7 children. His sister Ethel who was married to Hubert Harvey Bishop and who also lived at 22 Field Street, Mount Lawley. The family home was referred to as ‘Swansea’.

James was an Electrician when he enlisted in Perth on 17 February 1916 with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion.

He embarked from Melbourne on 6 June 1916 on the HMAT Wandilla for Plymouth. He arrived in Plymouth on 26 July 1916. It was noted that he was absent without leave in Capetown for 6 hours on 3 July 1916 and for this he forfeited one day’s pay.

On 25 November 1916 he proceeded to France. On 23 March 1917 he was detached to the railway construction team. He re-joined his unit on 4 May 1917.

On 5 October 1917 James was wounded accidentally with a bullet wound to the head. He had been marching behind a wagon when the wagon ran over a cartridge – the bullet hit him in the head. The record noted ‘that he was not in any way to blame’.

James returned to Australia in April 1918 and was medically discharged on 4 July 1918.

The 1930 WA Electoral Role shows James was living at 8 Brookman Street North Perth and was noted as a Billiard Saloon Proprietor.

He died on 9 July 1957 at the age of 64 years.