Robert Price was born in Bedfordshire , England in 1860 to parents Thomas Price (1833-1884) and Sarah Price nee Jarvis ( 1833-1913). He was one of five siblings and the family arrived in Australia in 1868.

In 1882 he married Rosabel Forsyth ( 1865-1927) in Armidale New South Wales. They had 6 children after 1883 in NSW and the 7th child was born after they moved to Perth.

In 1903 Robert was living and working as a labourer in Denmark, South Western Australia and they had their 7th child. In 1906 they had moved to Midland Junction where he was working as a bricklayer.

By the time war broke out he was living in Harley St.

Robert enlisted on the 7th December 1915. He stated on his enlistment form that he was born in 1868 and was nearly 48 but in fact he was in his mid 50’s.

He was sent to Marseilles and joined as a Sapper on the miners unit in June 1916 but was soon admitted to hopital with bronchitis . He left France for hospital in the Army Hopsital in Portsmouth. By August the same year he had been discharged to No 1 company depot possibly for convalescence.

He left for France again in January 1917 but a month later was transferred back to for permanent base duties.

In April 1917 he returned to Australia and was permently discharged in June due to overage and bronchitis.

Two of their sons enlisted also in WW1. Charles Robert Price (1883-1837) who was married with his wife living in Knebsworth Avenue ,North Perth and Stanley Forsyth Price (1891-1938) who was living in Sixth Ave, Maylands.

Robert returned to the Harley St home, but by 1928 the family had moved to 38 Chelmsford Rd and he was again working as a bricklayer.

In 1927 Rosabel died and was buried at Karrakatta cemetery and when Robert died on the 23 March 1936 he was buried in the same grave as his wife Anglican-Za-0185 Memorial ID213629304 ·

Cedric Hereward Graham Rosser was born in Fremantle on 11 December 1891 to parents Alfred Gra Rosser (1850-1915) and Marie Louise Fanning (1858-1896). His army records refer to his third name as being Graham but in much of the family history it is shortened to Gra, and in different documents it is short for Granada as in one sibling’s name Eric Lindhurst Granada Rosser.

Cedric was one of 6 siblings born to Alfred and Marie, and he had 2 half siblings after his mother died and his father remarried Elizabeth Hislop in 1898.

The family moved after 1910 to Harley St from Highgate.

When he enlisted he was 22 years old and working as a saw mill hand.

He enlisted in August 1914 and left Australia in November the same year with the 3rd Field Ambulance with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces to Gallipoli.

At the end of June 1915 he had a special mention in Divisional Orders No 60 for conspicuous gallantry for valuable service during the period April 25th to May 5th.

He was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal in July 1915, became a Lance Corporal in September, and less than month later was invalided to England with enteristis and admitted to hospital in Portsmouth. He returned to Australia in May 1916.

In October 1917 he left Melbourne with 27/11th Battalion on HMAT Aeneas , arriving in Devonport 2 months later.

He was appointed as Acting Corporal in December 1917. He was admitted to hospital in Hampstead with mumps and then influenza but three months later he reverted to Lance Corporal at No 2 Company Depot on medical orders and within 6 months was returned to Australia with chronic oedema of his left leg.

He was discharged in December 1918.

In April 1923 he married Dorothy Moya Fitzpatrick (1895-1977) and they moved to farming in Westonia and then in 1931 to Walgoola in the Yilgarn district.

He died on 29th May 1936 in the Wiluna Shire and was cremated at Karrakatta Crematorium

He is recognised on memorials in Merredin and Districts and Mt Helena Lion Mill.

Photo courtesy of VWMA.

Albert probably boarded at 25 Harley St which was the family home of the Rosser family.

Albert was born in Cheltenham England in 1889 to parents Frederick James Rutland ( 1853-1943) and Elizabeth James (1851-1914). He was one of 13 siblings and 3 half siblings, all born between 1872 and 1893.

Some of the family moved to Western Australia around 1905, namely Frederick, Elizabeth, Albert and youngest sister Elsie, then a year later Charles Charles Edwin, who was a tailor as was his father. Albert was working as a carpenter. The family was living at 187 Walcott St, Mt Lawley.

By 1913 they were living at 56 Chatsworth Rd, Mt Lawley.

Albert enlisted in June 1916 as a Private with the 23rd Depot , left Fremantle in October 1916, and then left for France with the 16th Reinforcements with the 28th Battalion.

In August 1917, he committed the crime of failing to fall in with his unit as a picket . A month later he was wounded in action in the field with a gunshot wound to to his throat. Three months later he returned to the field to his unit.

In February 1918 he overstayed his leave and was forfeited 30 days of pay . Between this offence and the next one 5 months later he had 10 days in hospital. He then went absent for 9 days from his unit without permission, then to hospital, sick again, and in September committed another offence of absence without leave.

In February 1919 he had leave in England, before returning to France, but in May 1919 returned to England. He travelled back to Australia and was discharged from the Army in November that year.

In 1921 he married Frieda Grace Coleman (1898-1995) and they had 3 sons; Alfred Edward (1921-2007), George Henry ( 1924-2011) and Bruce John (1928-1933).

In 1924 the family was living in Kalgoorlie St, Mt Hawthorn, and his brother Charles living in the house in Walcott St.

In the 1930s he moved to Victoria Park and was listed in 1943 directories as a retired engineer.

He died on the 13 April 1944, and was cremated at Karrakatta Cemetary Nedlands and his ashes are in the Rose gardens wall J-0142 Memorial ID 21300515

As an aside during the war Albert sent 5 silk postcards to his family members.

Photo courtesy of Ancestry.