Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

W. H. Camroux diary, 2 November 1915-15 November 1920
MLMSS 1236/Item 1

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2889
Pte WH Camroux.
"A" Coy 17th Btn A.I.F.
France

"Alma"
High Street
Rozelle
Sydney
N.S.W.
AUSTRALIA

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Tuesday Nov 2nd 1915: Embarked 10 a.m. on Euripides A.14 Sailed 5 p.m.
Thursday 4th: Arrived Port Melbourne. Sailed 6.p.m
Tuesday 9th: Arrived Albany 6 a.m. Sailed 9 a.m
Sunday 28th: Arrived Suez.
Tuesday 30th: Landed 1 p.m. Arrived Zeitoun 8.30 p.m. Marched to Heliopolis
Wednesday Dec 1st: Visited Cairo
Friday 3rd: Shifted camp to Abbassix.
Sunday 12th: Visited Pyramids
Saturday Jan 8th: Shifted camp back to Heliopolis
Tuesday Feb. 2nd: Admitted No. 1 Aux. Hospital. Luna Park.

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Tuesday 22nd: Transferred to No. 1 A.G.H Palace
Wednesday 23rd: Operated on. Tonsils out.
Wednesday March 1st: Discharged.
Monday April 3rd: Left Heliopolis. Arrived Tel-el-Kebir same day.
Sunday May 28th: Embarked on "Megantic" at Alexandria
Monday 29th: Sailed mid-day.
Saturday June 3rd: Arrived at Gibraltar. Sailed midnight
Wednesday 7th: Arrived at Plymouth 6 a.m. Reached Perham Downs same day.
June 30th: Left Perham Downs for Rolleston

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Tuesday July 25th: Took Channel steamer from Folkestone arrived at Bologne same day.
Wednesday 26th: Arrived Etaples
Friday Aug 4th: Left Etaples. Arrived at Albert following night
Somme 1916
Sunday 6th: Joined battalion. Marched to Warloy.
Tuesday 8th: 14 miles to The Orchard
Wednesday 9th: To Halloy-Pernois near Canaples
Friday 18th: To Harponville
Sunday 20th: Up the line. Stopped for the night in Sausage Gully.

Monday 21st: In reserves.

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Tuesday 22nd: Clarrie wounded.
Wednesday 23rd: In front-line.
Friday 25th: Back to Reserves
Monday 28th: Back in Billets
Tuesday Sept 5th: Left Beauval marched to Doullens. Entrained for Poperinge (Belgium)
Friday 8th: To Ypes. Thence to Reserve trench
Saturday 9th: In front line. Ypres salient
Thursday 14th: Left front line came back to Ypres.
Wednesday 20th: Back in trenches
Tuesday 26th: Demonstration
Wednesday 27th: Back in Ypres

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Friday Oct 6th: Back from Ypres to Steenvoorde Thursday 12th: Left Steenvoorde marched 14 miles to Reninghelst.
Tuesday 17th: Back to Steenvoorde
Wednesday 18th: 10 miles to Arneke
Friday 20th: Rolling Day ([indecipherable])
Saturday 21st: 15 miles to Bayenghem
Monday 23rd: To Recques
Tuesday 24th: Entrained at Audricq 12 noon arrived at Pont-Remy 9 p.m. Somme 1917
Thursday 26th: Left Pont-Remy mid-day per Motor Transport. Arrived at Ribemont 11 p.m.

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Thursday Nov 2nd: Marched to Flers 15 miles. On Light Railway Fatigue
Wednesday 8th: Attached to 9.2 Battery. Running Ammunition
Sunday 12th: Relieved. Came back to Mametz
Wednesday 15th: Shifted to Montauban
Saturday 18th: In front line – Flers.
Tuesday 21st: Relieved by "Tommies" 9 p.m. Came back to Carlton Camp.
Wednesday 22nd: Back to Ribemont
Thursday 30th: Marched 10 miles to Cardonette

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Saturday Dec 16th: 8 miles to Franvillers
Sunday 17th: To Dernancourt.
Tuesday 19th: To Becourt
Wednesday 20th: To Montauban
Sunday 24th: To Bernlafay Wood.
Monday 25th: Xmas Day. In dug-outs. Delville Wood
Thursday 28th: In Needle Trench

Saturday 30th: In front line

1917
Monday Jan 1st: Demonstration

Tuesday 2nd: Back to Needle Trench.
Wednesday 3rd: Back to Bernafay Wood.

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Saturday 6th till 14th: On Cable laying fatigue
Monday 15th: Back to Montauban
Tuesday 16th: To Dernancourt
Monday 29th: To Albert
Wednesday 31st: To Contalmaison
Thursday Feb 1st: In Reserves.
Saturday 3rd: Front line – Outposts Butte-de-Warlencourt
Friday 9th: Back to Acid Drop – Reserves.
Tuesday 13th: Party came back to Bayieux to train for R aich
Tuesday 27th: Ordered to rejoin Company. Marched 15 miles to Martinpuich

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Wednesday 28th: In supports
Thursday March 1st: In front line 5 a.m. at 10 p.m we "went over & bombed Huns out & occupied trench
Friday 2nd: Barrage of intense Artillery fire on the trench. Huns counter attacked. Shortage of bombs we had to retire: 7 am bombed him out again. 9 a.m retired again having run out of bombs. 12 noon advanced again. Huns retired, leaving trench in our hands. Relieved at mid-night. Came back to Shelter Wood.
Wednesday 7th: Moved up to Bazentin-le-Petit.

Tuesday 13th: Huns retired. We advanced & occupied the villages Biefvillers & Grevillers

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Friday 16th: Relieved
Tuesday 20th: Back again to Biefvillers
Wednesday 21st: Hun plane brought down containing Prince Fredrick of Bavaria who later Died of Wounds
Friday 23rd: In old Hun dug-outs in quarry.
Tuesday 27th: Relieved. Came back to Bazentin
Wednesday 28th: To Fricourt
Saturday 14th: In support trench Norreuil
Sunday 15th: Huns broke through 1st Div line & came up sunken road behind us. We inflicted very heavy losses on him with rifle & machine gun fire & rounded up a few hundred prisoners

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Tuesday 17th: Relieved 1st Div one Outpost on our right
Wednesday 18th: Relieved. Came back to Vaulx.
Friday 20th: In sunken road in rear of Lagnicourt in supports to 7th Bgde
Tuesday 24th: Relieved. Came back to trench in rear of Vaulx.
Sunday 29th: Back to Biefvillers
Tuesday May 1st: To Vaulx
Wednesday 2nd: Moved up to front line 10-30 p.m. for Bullecourt.
Thursday 3rd: Out to "hop off" tape 3 a.m Barrage opened 3-45. Got cut up. Had to retire. 6 a.m. advanced again & occupied O.G.1. Bombing all day.

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Friday 4th: Bombing continues
Saturday 5th: Still Bombing. Relieved at night by 1st Div. Came back to Biefvillers
Tuesday 8th: To Fricourt
Thursday 17th: To Senlis
Friday: 18th: To Rubempre.
Wednesday June14th: To Biefvillers & Reserve Bgde.
Saturday July 28th: Entrained at Beaucout. Arrived St. Omer 11p.m. Marched to Haut-Arques.
Tuesday 31st: To Val-d’-Aquin
Tuesday Aug 7th: Back to Aqrues.
Friday 10th: On Furlough.

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Saturday 11th: Left Boulogne, arrived Folkestone thence to London
Sunday 12th: To Salisbury
Monday 13th: To Durham
(Mon) Thursday 16th: To Newcastle & Tynemouth
Sunday 19th: To City-of-Durham
Monday 20th: Returned to London
Wednesday 22nd: Left London 6 a.m. To Folkestone, thence to Boulogne. Left Boulogne 10 p.m. Arrived Ebblinghem 6.30 a.m. Walked to Btn at Clairmarais 23rd L.F.A.
Wednesday 12th Sept: Marched to camp at [indecipherable]. Left out of [indecipherable]

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Sunday 16th: Up the line to Dickebusch. Joined Btn.

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Friday: Back to Ypres.
Saturday 13th: Back to [indecipherable]
Friday 26th: Moved forward per motor to Dickebush
Saturday 27th: To Savant Chateau
Friday Nov. 2nd: Btn moved up to supports.
Wed. 7th: Btn came back to "Halfway-House"
Thurs 8th: Back to billets near "Steenvoorde".
Sun 11th: To Staples.
Sun 18th: To [indecipherable]
Mon 19th: To Steenwerke
Sat 25th: To Bombing School at Neuve Eglise

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Sat Dec. 8th: Back to Camp. at Menegate.
Sat 15th: To Pont de Nieppe. Support Battalion.
Sun 23rd: In support trench
Thursday 27th: In outposts at Framlingham
Monday 31st: Relieved by 20th Bn. Came back to Pont-de-Nieppe.
January
Friday 4th: In reserve trench
Tuesday 8th: In support trench
Saturday12th: Front line
Wednesday 16th: Relieved by 20th. Came back to Le Rossignoll camp.
Sunday 20th: To Brigade School: Nieppe
Tuesday 22nd: Bn moved into trenches.

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Sunday 27th: Left School. Rejoined Bn at Cantun Corner near Neuve Eglise
Thursday 31st: Entrained at Neuve Eglise for Lumbres. Marched from Lumbres to Coulomby.
Saturday Feb 2nd: School re-assembled at Bayenghem.
Sat 16th: Rejoined Bn.
Thursday 28th: Escort to Boulogne.
Friday 1st March: Returned.
Monday 4th: Entrained at Lumbres; detrained at Steenwerck. Marched to Kortepyp Camp near Neuve Eglise.
Tuesday 5th: Marched to le Rossignol camp.

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Mon 11th: To Reserves at Le Bizet on right flank of Corps sector
Wed 13th: To Supports Outposts - Framlingham
Thurs 21st: Relieved; came back to Kortepyp Camp near Neuve Eglise.
Sunday 24th: Relieved 30th Bn on outpost: Messines
Thurs 28th: Relieved by "C" coy. Came back to [indecipherable] Farm.
Sun 31st: Relieved by [indecipherable] came back to Kortepyp Camp.
Mon 1st: To Meteren per motor-lorry.

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Somme 1918

Mon 15th: Relieved by 19th came back to reserve trench

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Thurs 18th: Relieved by London regiment; came back & bivouacked in rear of Gentelles Wood
Frid 19th: To Querrieu
Sat 20th: To reserves at Bayzieux
Frid 26th: Moved up to trench in front of Henencourt
Wed May 1st: Relieved by 14th London regiment came back to Warloy.
Thurs 2nd: Back to Behancourt
Sun 5th: To Allonville
Thurs 9th: To La Houssoye. In the evening to trench in front of La Houssaye.
Frid 10th: Relieved 3rd Div in reserve trench
Tues 14th: Fritz came over on left of [indecipherable] road, but lost direction & eventually finished up in an unoccupied part of our front line. [indecipherable] - attacked Fritz putting up a very poor show of resistance [indecipherable]

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Wed 15th: Relieved by 20th. Came back to gully near Vaux-sur-Somme: Reserves.
Sat 18th: 18th Bn hopped over this morning at 10 a.m. & captured Hun outpost without a casualty
Sun 19th: 6th Brigade & 18th Bn hopped over at 2 a.m. & took every objective with very few casualties
Tues 21st: Advance party to front-line
Wed 22nd: Bn moved up to-night & relieved 20th Bn
Thurs 23rd: Lt Doig wounded & missing this morning. Presumed prisoner of war (Killed)
Tues 28th: Relieved by 20th. Came back to reserve gully.
Tues June 4th: Fritz cam over 250 strong on the 19th Bn this morning. He penetrated beyond front line, but got chopped to pieces. Not many getting back & [indecipherable] of 19th taken prisoner. Casualties very light

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Wed 5th: Relieved by 28th Bn. Came back to trench in front of Franvillers
Thurs 6th: Ration-dump in Franvillers
Mon 10th: 7th Brigade hopped over at 10 p.m. & took every objective
Frid 14th: Moved to Glisy
Sat 22nd: Presentation of decorations by Corps Cmnd General Monash at Amiens
Thurs 27th: Advance party to front line.
Frid 28th: Bn moved up & relieved 35th Bn.
Tues July 2nd: Relieved by 6th Bgde. Came back to trench in rear of Gentelles.
Thurs 4th: 4th, 5th & 2nd Div hopped over: every objective. Reserves. Villers Bretonneux
Tues 9th: Moved to Villers switch
Wed. 10th: Relieved 18th Bn on outpost.
Tues 16th: Occupied German outpost.

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July

Wed 17th: 19th Bn stunt. Relieved by 18th came back to supports.
Tues 23rd: Relieved by 18th Bn in close supports
Mon 29th: Relieved by 18th Bn came back to reserves
Frid Aug 2nd: Relieved by 6th Bgde came back to Blangy-Tronville Reserve Bgde.
Tues 6th: Moved up to trench 3 kilometres in front of Blangy Tronville
Wed 7th: Moved up to "hop-off" tape at 10-30 p.m.
Thurs 8th: "Hopped off" at 4.20 a.m. a very heavy fog obscuring the view. (8000 yds advance) With twelve tanks we advanced 4000 yds. Established & consolidated a line 300 yds east of Abancourt.
At 8 a.m. 5th Division came right through us & are 8000 yds still going. The whole advance five Aust Divisions

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took part, in what promises to be one of the most successful "stunts" of the war. Moved back 500 yds, into Abancourt.
Frid 9th: Moved up to 5 Div "objective" & hopped-off with the tanks at 4.20 p.m. Advanced 3000 yds, captured Framerville & dug-in 300 yds on other side (9000 prisoners)
Sat10th: Bombarded by our own heavy artillery for [indecipherable] hours
Sun 11th: 19th & 20th moved through our position at 4 a.m. & advanced 1000 yds. 150 prisoners. Total advance about 10 miles. Total of prisoners for 2nd Div 9000. Relieved by 10th Bgde. came back to reserve trench.
Sat 17th: Relieved by "Tommies". Came back, per motor, to Fouilloy near Corbie.

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Please supply bearer with two bottles of Whisky for Officer’s Mess "A" coy 17th Bn. A.I.F.
4th August 1918
H.G. Wells Lieut

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Mon 26th: Moved forward to trench near Mericourt. Took over from 6th Bgde. who moved up to front-line.
Tues 27th: Moved forward 5000 yards. Wounded, returned to Corbie.
Thurs 29th:
Frid 30th:
Mont St Quentin Stunt

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Wed Thurs 5th Sept: Train from Corbie to Boulogne.
Thurs Friday 6th: Boulogne to Folkestone by Channel steamer. Train to London.
Sunday 8th: To Bp. Auckland.
Wed 11th: TO City of Durham for the day.
Frid 13th: To Edinburgh.
Wed 18th: Left Edinburgh arrived Bp Auckland. 5 p.m.
Thurs 19th: Left Bp. A. arrived
Fri 20th: London 6 a.m. for Folkestone. Crossed to Boulogne in afternoon.
Sat 21st: Left Boulogne, arrived Peronne 6 p.m. walked to Bn, on canal at Frise.
Frid 27th: Left Frise at 8 p.m. marched 16 kilos to bivouack beyond Peronne; arrived there at 1 a.m.

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Sat 28th: Moved forward 6 miles & bivouacked for the night.
Sun 29th:
Tues 1st Oct: Moved forward to Hargicourt. At 6 p.m. moved off again & relieved 32nd in supports at Joncourt.
Thurs 3rd: Heavily gas-shelled all night. Moved out to "hop-off" tape in front Joncourt at 4 a.m. "Hopped-off" at 6.5 a.m. advanced & took Wiancourt. Held up on other side. [indecipherable] on awaiting reinforcements. Evacuated gassed.
Sat 5th: Admitted to 1st Aust. Gen Hosp Rouen. Gas.

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Thurs 10th: Evacuated from No. 1 to go before a Medical Board. Recommended B2.
Frid 11th: Went before the Medical Board this morning; marked B2.
Sun 13th: Left Rouen for Base at [indecipherable] near Le Havre.
Tues 15th: Specialist this morning. Classification B111.
Frid 18th: Medical board this morning. Marked B111.
Thurs 30th: Embarked at Le Havre for England.
Frid Nov 1st: Arrived at Southampton; took train to Weymouth.
Frid 15th: Final – Board
Thurs 28th: Furlough. Arrived Bp Auckland 6 a.m. Frid 29th.
Wed Dec 4th: To West Hartlepool for day.

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Wed 4th: Telegram – return by 7th.
Sat 7th: Certified by Medical Officer Bp [indecipherable] as unfit to travel.
Mon 16th: Saw Lieut Col Wardle this morning: To travel to-morrow.
Tues 17th: Wedding at 10.30 a.m. Dance until 3 a.m.
Wed 18th: Left Bp. [indecipherable] by 8 a.m. train arrived Kings Cross 2.30 p.m. Train from Waterloo 4.50 arrived at Weymouth 10.15 p.m.

Thurs 19th: Charged with being 7 days A.W.L. Case dismissed

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Tues 24th: Xmas-eve: Left Weymouth 6 a.m. arrived Plymouth 4 p.m: Embarked on T.S. "Takada"
Wed 25th: Xmas day: Sailed at 9.30 a.m.
Sun 29th: Passed the Rock-of-Gibraltar at 4.a.m.
1919
Wed Jan 1st: Passed Malta this afternoon. Sea smooth. Sports all-day.
Sun 5th: Reached Port-Said at 7 a.m: Sailed 7 p.m.
Mon 6th: Arrived Port-Suez. 7 a.m: Sailed 11 a.m.
Sat 11th: Passed Aden last night.
Sat 18th: Arrived Colombo 2 p.m.
Mon 20th: Sailed 3 p.m.

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Thurs. 23rd: Crossed Equator.
Sat 1st Feb: Reached Fremantle 9 a.m: Went ashore after dinner. Sailed again at 7 p.m.
Thurs 6th: Arrived Adelaide. Went ashore after dinner
Frid 7th: Reception in the town
Sat 8th: Picnic at National Park.
Sun 9th: Sailed 6 a.m.
Mon 10th: Arrived at Port Melbourne
Tues 11th: Pulled in to pier 9 a.m. Went ashore until
Wed 12th: Sailed 4 p.m.

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Frid 14th Feb: Reached Sydney 7 p.m: Anchored in Watson’s Bay.
Sun 16th: Disembarked at Woolloomooloo Bay 4 p.m.
Frid 21st: Reported at No. 4 H.G.H Randwick. To report on 27th .
Frid 28th: Admitted as an out-door patient.
May 9th: Discharged. Furlough commenced
June 22nd: Completion of Furlough.
June 12th: Commenced work at Cockatoo.

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1919

June 11th
Sep 12th: Left Syd for North Coast.
Oct 14th: Took over Plantation
1920
March 4th: Money received from Report & paid to P. Weleb
June 11th: Sid left & went to Sydney 14th inst.
July 5th: FOHBHDNDOV = XJH1 = NFJMZ = CSPLFO =
Oct 29th: Informed Kunkler by phone was leaving Plantation
Nov 12th: Rang again
Nov 15th: Inspected plantation with Kunkler.

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Sgt. Wilkinson Pay Officer
Cpt Cowley. O.G.

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Pay-Book 17860.
Debits & Credits balance 20th Dec 1918.
Payments en-route:-
(?) 3rd Jan 1919: £1-10-0.
(?) 23rd Jan. £0-10-0
15th Feb. £9-10-0.

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Credit - £1-13-0.
Credit - £5-13-0.
Credit - £1-06-6.

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[Item crossed out]

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Victoria Crescent
Bp. Aukland

Miss Ethel Shirwood
Victoria Crescent
:7:8:9:
Bp. A.

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(Conclusion of Summary of Evidence).
I certify that "Rules of Procedure 4" (C.D & E) have been complied with.
Taken by me in "the field" (or place)
SGD . . . .
1-1-17.

Total deferred pay up to 31.12.18 £63.18.6.

Compound Sulphur
Skin Lotion

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L/C 5-6-17
T/C R.O 292. A.F.B 213 13-11-17 G.D.R. (17-11-17)
R[indecipherable]/C A.F.B. 213of 9-3-18 -11-3-18
T/C R.O 315 A.F.B 213 of 15-8-18 (21-8-18)
P/C R.O 318 A.F.B.213 of 28-9-18 (21-9-18)

L/Cpt E.T. Johnson (£4)
Wife Mrs E.T. Johnson.
"Fairford"
Ethel St
Erskineville

Miss Louis Turner
c/- Mrs Goldsworthy
Longfield House
Rodwell.
Weymouth.
Dorset.

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No. Rank Name

- Pte Hodge.
- Pte Kay.
- Pte Mason. W
- Pte Mason. A.E. Gas.
- Pte Dykes.
- Pte Springford. W. Wound
- Pte Bailey. H.C.
- L/Cpt Humphries. Killed 2-10-18
- L/Cpt Mott. H.

50023
J. Burns
3rd Royal Scots

D. Black, F. Coy.
The Barracks
[indecipherable]

40678
Pte McGrath, W.
[indecipherable]
[indecipherable]
B.E.F.

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No. 3 Platoon 4479

No.-Rank-Name.

2889.-Cpt. Camroux. W.H. Gas
1715-Cpt. Kerl. W.W. Wound
2907.-Cpt Henderson. J.D.
-Pte Cleary. Wound
-Pte Ellerman Hosp.
-Pte Clunies-Ross. Wound ?
-Pte Pomery.
-Pte Anderson. Gassed
-Pte Reece. Gas.
-Pte Liddel Gas
-Pte Holdorf. B1 (unfit)
-Pte Mathurman
-Pte Freeman. Gas
-Pte Baker. E.J. Gas
-Pte Chandler.
-Pte Pepper. R.L. Hosp.
-Pte Benson.
-Pte Hogbin
-Pte Lowden. Hosp.
-L/Cpt Lynch.
-Pte Main. H. Killed 2-W-18
-Pte Foster. Gas.
-Pte McGuinness

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Nominal Roll = 22-8-18 = No. 3 Ptn =

No-Rank-Name-Age-Relg-Remarks

6879-Sgt-Winton.A.S.-22-C-E-1/C Nuc
x-Sgt-Howarth x- -Hosp 21-8-18

x-Cpt,-Torpyx - - To2PTN 24-8-18 W. D.O.W.
2889-Cpt-Camroux. W.H.-25-C-E-W 27-8-18 Gassed 3-10-18
2459-Cpt-Whalen. H.-27.-R.C.-W 29-8-18

6840-L/Cpt-Mitchell. K.St.G.-35-P-W 27-8-18.
-L/Cpt-Henderson J.D.-26-C-E-
2966-L/Cpr-Perry. G.F.- - W. England
6843-L/Cpt-Mott. H.A.- - Nuc.
6813-L/Cpt-Holtsbaum.W.- - Nuc: Hosp England 5-9-18.
1715-L/Cpt-Keal. W.W.- - W. England 3-10-18.
2140-L/Cpt-French. J.R.- - Killed. 29-8-18 Mont St Quentin
5103-Pte-Franklin. T.W.- - W 27-8-18.

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No. 5 Section

Cpt. Camroux. WH Gas

Pte Cleary. Gas
Pte Ellerman. Hosp
Pte Clunies-Ross. W.? Prob. Killed
Pte Pomery.
Pte Anderson. Gas
Pte Reece. H. Gas
Pte Liddel. E.J. Gas.
Pte Holdorf. (Rouen)
Pte Mathurman
Pte Freeman. Gas.
Pte Baker. E.J. gas.

Sgt Winton 2&5 = 7
Pepper. 4.
Springford 10
Reece. 5.

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Miss Jean. Wallace.
C/- Mrs Burns.
457 Laurimarket
Edinburgh

1900 C.E. Lee.
114th How Battery. A.I.F.
5th Div.

No 1995 Btn W.R. Furnis
349 High St
Kirk-caldy.
Scotland.

266199. Pte Geo Wallace.
"A" Coy 7th Scotland Rifles
52nd Lowland Div.
Attach 156 Bgde. H.Q.
J Bennett.
Block A.2. Ward 58.
Kitchener Hospital
Brighton

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J.W. Riley
Thornfield
Pickles Lane
Gt Horton
Bradford: Eng

Pte McGreal
"C" Coy 2nd Bn A.I.F.

Miss M. Clark.
"Bayview"

(27) [indecipherable] Street
Rozelle

Nurse E. Smith
Military Hospital
Bancroft Rd
London.

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Miss D. Clark.
C/- Mrs king
Fitzroy St. Barrabra.

J. Bennett.
c/- Sarah Dougherty
Ferry St – Port Ferry
Co-Down Ireland

Mrs Nina Bowyer
Railway Boarding house
Wallerawang.

Miss L. Owen
No 3 Little Cloisters
48 Riggindale Rd
West Abbey
West Abbey
Strathan
S.W.
London SW16

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Miss F. Dodds.
221 Church St
Camperdown

Les Hughes 4563.
"D" Coy 45th Btn

W.J. Mr Culloch 6797
22nd of 3rd Btn.

Drvr A Chowne 5032
102nd Hourtyce Btry.
2nd Bgde. A.F.A.

Miss G. Mann
Station House
Bp. Auckland
Co Durham

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Mr H. P. Southwell
c/- Bank of N.S.W.
Threadneadle St.
London

1537
R. Galvin (B2 Coy. 1st Aust. Con. Depot Havre
"D" Coy 17th Btn

Mrs Young
21 Napoleon St
Rozelle

W. Faris
7 Thomas St
Redfern

W. Edmunds
5 Darvall St
Balmain

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S.G. Chapman 10027
1st A.A.S.P.
B.E.F.

J. Cush 350
"A" Coy 20th Btn

R. Eastment 1031
"C" Coy 19th Btn

Drvr A.R. Hunt 10179
2nd Sect 2nd D.A.C.

Bank Book No. 9159
Pay Book 178601
[6 deleted lines]

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Night Watch
[indecipherable]
Gadabout

Aust Derby ([indecipherable])
[indecipherable]
Outlook
[indecipherable]

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Sept 5-6-17
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