Aeroplane Cemetery
Roll of Honour
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2768 Private
Sidney James Lauder
25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
30th October 1917, aged 20.
Plot III. C. 24.
Son of James and Edith Lauder, of Peel St., Darwin, South Australia.
A telegraph assistant prior to enlisting in Darwin on 29 July 1915, Lauder embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ayrshire on 1 September 1915. He was killed in action on 30 October 1917 in Belgium.
Sidney James Lauder
25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
30th October 1917, aged 20.
Plot III. C. 24.
Son of James and Edith Lauder, of Peel St., Darwin, South Australia.
A telegraph assistant prior to enlisting in Darwin on 29 July 1915, Lauder embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ayrshire on 1 September 1915. He was killed in action on 30 October 1917 in Belgium.
A/40135 Private
Victor Stanley Laver
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
6th April 1916.
Plot III. C. 7.
Victor Stanley Laver
5th Bn. Canadian Infantry
6th April 1916.
Plot III. C. 7.
26576 Private
Luke Clegg Leadbeater
1st/5th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
22nd November 1917, aged 19.
Plot II. A. 23.
Youngest son of Luke and Sarah Elizabeth Leadbeater.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Breaks"
Private Luke C Leadbeater 1/5ty Duke of Wellingtons Regt. Killed on 22nd November 1917. He is laid to rest in Aeroplane cemetery just outside Ypres. He is in plot 11. A. 23 and lies next to his friend John Wiseman who was killed with him. plot 11. A. 22.
Picture and text courtesy of Paul Tyler
Luke Clegg Leadbeater
1st/5th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
22nd November 1917, aged 19.
Plot II. A. 23.
Youngest son of Luke and Sarah Elizabeth Leadbeater.
His headstone bears the inscription "Until The Day Breaks"
Private Luke C Leadbeater 1/5ty Duke of Wellingtons Regt. Killed on 22nd November 1917. He is laid to rest in Aeroplane cemetery just outside Ypres. He is in plot 11. A. 23 and lies next to his friend John Wiseman who was killed with him. plot 11. A. 22.
Picture and text courtesy of Paul Tyler
Extract from Dewsbury Reporter Reporting Lukes Death
Pte. L.C. Leadbeater, joined the Duke of Wellingtons Regiment and trained chiefly at Chelmsford. He went to France on October 11th this year. Second-Lieut. R.B. Atkinson writes to Mrs. Leadbeater “it is with the very deepest regret that I have to inform you of the death of Pte. L.C. Leadbeater. It will be of a great comfort and consolation for you to know that he suffered no pain, and that death was instantaneous. He had not been long with us but he had shown great promise, and was always cheerful. His behavior was all that could be desired. Please accept the very deepest sympathy of all the officers and men of the company in your sad loss, and also my own as Platoon Commander, for I admired his conduct very much. He was buried by the Church of England Chaplain, and a photograph of his grave may be had”.
Lanc-cpl Arthur Sheard, whose home is at Flash Lane, Mirfield, wrote to the deceased’s fiancée {my Grand Mother} sending his deepest sympathy in the loss of her best and dearest friend, Luke. He personally knew Luke before the war, and as soon as he came out to the company he (Sheard) looked him up and had a pleasant evening or two with him. He had not been long with them, but showed himself a good lad in the trenches. He felt his lose greatly. He (Sheard) was in a dug-out about 10 yards away from him when he was killed. A shell dropped on the dug-out and killed him and another {this was 26651 Pte John Rushton Wiseman}, and wounded a third. They were got out immediately, but they found that Leadbeater had been killed instantly. He died a hero, paying the supreme price for his king and Country. There would be a reckoning day some day. No doubt it would be a great blow to her, but he hoped this letter would offer her a little consolation.
Pte. Leadbeater was home on leave in august. We are sorry to say Mrs. Leadbeater was taken seriously ill on receiving the sad news.
Lanc-cpl Arthur Sheard, whose home is at Flash Lane, Mirfield, wrote to the deceased’s fiancée {my Grand Mother} sending his deepest sympathy in the loss of her best and dearest friend, Luke. He personally knew Luke before the war, and as soon as he came out to the company he (Sheard) looked him up and had a pleasant evening or two with him. He had not been long with them, but showed himself a good lad in the trenches. He felt his lose greatly. He (Sheard) was in a dug-out about 10 yards away from him when he was killed. A shell dropped on the dug-out and killed him and another {this was 26651 Pte John Rushton Wiseman}, and wounded a third. They were got out immediately, but they found that Leadbeater had been killed instantly. He died a hero, paying the supreme price for his king and Country. There would be a reckoning day some day. No doubt it would be a great blow to her, but he hoped this letter would offer her a little consolation.
Pte. Leadbeater was home on leave in august. We are sorry to say Mrs. Leadbeater was taken seriously ill on receiving the sad news.
1705 Private
Roy Phillis Lewis
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th September 1917, aged 22.
Sp. Mem. No. 7.
Inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man That Lays Down His Life For His Friends"
Son of John and Harriet Elizabeth Lewis, of Port Broughton, South Australia. Native of Wokuma.
A farmer from Port Broughton, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements from Adelaide on 11 April 1916 aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60) for Egypt. The battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. He was hospitalised in mid-January 1917 due to illness and evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation before he was able to rejoin his unit at Ploegsteert Wood, in early July 1917. Pte Lewis was killed in action at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium, on 27 September 1917. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on a special memorial for eight casualties known, or believed, to be buried in the Aeroplane Cemetery near Ypres, Belgium. He was aged 22 years.
Roy Phillis Lewis
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th September 1917, aged 22.
Sp. Mem. No. 7.
Inscription "Greater Love Hath No Man That Lays Down His Life For His Friends"
Son of John and Harriet Elizabeth Lewis, of Port Broughton, South Australia. Native of Wokuma.
A farmer from Port Broughton, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements from Adelaide on 11 April 1916 aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60) for Egypt. The battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. He was hospitalised in mid-January 1917 due to illness and evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation before he was able to rejoin his unit at Ploegsteert Wood, in early July 1917. Pte Lewis was killed in action at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium, on 27 September 1917. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on a special memorial for eight casualties known, or believed, to be buried in the Aeroplane Cemetery near Ypres, Belgium. He was aged 22 years.
Second Lieutenant
Arthur Robert Macdonald
2nd Bn. Otago Regiment
23rd January 1918.
Plot VII. B. 39.
Arthur Robert Macdonald
2nd Bn. Otago Regiment
23rd January 1918.
Plot VII. B. 39.
6475 Sapper
George Neil McAndrew (Known as "Andy")
13th Field Coy. Australian Engineers
26th September 1917, aged 23.
Plot V. B. 7.
Inscription "In Memory Of The Loved Son Of Mrs. E. McAndrew Of Yelbeni"
Son of Elizabeth and the late William McAndrew, of Yelbeni, Western Australia. Native of Prospect, Victoria, Australia.
A mill hand prior to enlisting in October 1915, Spr McAndrew embarked with the 4th Reinforcements from Sydney on board HMAT Orsova (A67) on 11 March 1916. After further training in Egypt, he arrived in France for service on the Western Front in June 1916. In August he was transferred to the 13th Field Company. Sapper McAndrew was killed in action at Zonnebeke, Belgium, on 26 September 1917, aged 23.
George Neil McAndrew (Known as "Andy")
13th Field Coy. Australian Engineers
26th September 1917, aged 23.
Plot V. B. 7.
Inscription "In Memory Of The Loved Son Of Mrs. E. McAndrew Of Yelbeni"
Son of Elizabeth and the late William McAndrew, of Yelbeni, Western Australia. Native of Prospect, Victoria, Australia.
A mill hand prior to enlisting in October 1915, Spr McAndrew embarked with the 4th Reinforcements from Sydney on board HMAT Orsova (A67) on 11 March 1916. After further training in Egypt, he arrived in France for service on the Western Front in June 1916. In August he was transferred to the 13th Field Company. Sapper McAndrew was killed in action at Zonnebeke, Belgium, on 26 September 1917, aged 23.
3618 Corporal
John Downie McKenzie
56th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
26th September 1917, aged 32.
Plot VI. B. 38.
Inscription "The Lord Gave And The Lord Taketh Away Blessed Be His Name"
Son of John and Williamena McKenzie. Native of Bannaby, New South Wales.
In this image, Cpl McKenzie is wearing a McKenzie pattern tartan, a civilian doublet and a cap, possibly, of the Gordon Highlanders. A grazier prior to enlisting on 24 August 1915, Private McKenzie embarked from Sydney with the 20th Battalion, 8th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 20 December 1915. After further training in Egypt he was transferred to the 56th Battalion and served in Palestine. Pte McKenzie arrrived in France for service on the Western Front in June 1916 and was promoted to the rank of Corporal in January 1917. Cpl McKenzie was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, on 26 September 1917.
John Downie McKenzie
56th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
26th September 1917, aged 32.
Plot VI. B. 38.
Inscription "The Lord Gave And The Lord Taketh Away Blessed Be His Name"
Son of John and Williamena McKenzie. Native of Bannaby, New South Wales.
In this image, Cpl McKenzie is wearing a McKenzie pattern tartan, a civilian doublet and a cap, possibly, of the Gordon Highlanders. A grazier prior to enlisting on 24 August 1915, Private McKenzie embarked from Sydney with the 20th Battalion, 8th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 20 December 1915. After further training in Egypt he was transferred to the 56th Battalion and served in Palestine. Pte McKenzie arrrived in France for service on the Western Front in June 1916 and was promoted to the rank of Corporal in January 1917. Cpl McKenzie was killed in action at Ypres, Belgium, on 26 September 1917.
2678 Private
David Mullen
2nd Australian Pioneers
13th October 1917, aged 21.
Plot III. A. 7.
Inscription "Faithful Son Of Hugh & Mary A. Mullen Of Mitiamo Till We Meet Again"
Son of Hugh and Mary Ann Mullen, of Terrick South, Victoria, Australia. Native of Mitiamo.
A farmer prior to enlistment on 18 May 1916, Pte Mullen embarked from Melbourne with the 5th Reinforcements on 18 September aboard HMAT Karoo (A10). He was killed in action on 13 October 1917, aged 21. His brother, 612 Pte Hugh James Mullen died two years previously on 19 May 1915 following wounds received in action at Gallipoli. He is buried at Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, England.
David Mullen
2nd Australian Pioneers
13th October 1917, aged 21.
Plot III. A. 7.
Inscription "Faithful Son Of Hugh & Mary A. Mullen Of Mitiamo Till We Meet Again"
Son of Hugh and Mary Ann Mullen, of Terrick South, Victoria, Australia. Native of Mitiamo.
A farmer prior to enlistment on 18 May 1916, Pte Mullen embarked from Melbourne with the 5th Reinforcements on 18 September aboard HMAT Karoo (A10). He was killed in action on 13 October 1917, aged 21. His brother, 612 Pte Hugh James Mullen died two years previously on 19 May 1915 following wounds received in action at Gallipoli. He is buried at Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, England.
6183 Private
Thomas Henry O'Donnell 50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. 28th September 1917, aged 27. Sp. Mem. No.4. Inscription "A Gallant Soldier And Loving Son Jesus And Mary Guard Him" Son of Thomas Henry and Elizabeth Mary O'Donnell. Native of Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland. |
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The image on the right is a group portrait of members of the 17th Reinforcements of the 27th Battalion. Left to right, back row: 6171 Private (Pte) Harold Willis White; 6124 Pte Edgar Leonard Nourse; seated, 6183 Pte Thomas Henry O’Donnell; 6115 Pte Edward Colman Mugge. All members embarked from Adelaide on 6 November 1916 aboard HMAT Afric (A19) for Plymouth, England. Pte O’Donnell, a bank clerk from Angaston, South Australia, prior to enlistment, trained with the 7th Training Battalion in England before proceeding to France in July 1917 where he was transferred to the 50th Battalion. Pte O’Donnell was killed in action on 28 September 1917 near Zonnebeke, Belgium. He was aged 27 years. The other three soldiers survived the war and returned to Australia in July 1919.
2857 Lance Corporal
Eric George Padman
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th September 1917, aged 21.
Sp. Mem. No. 6.
Inscription "Dearly Loved Son Of S. W. And A. E. J. Padman St. Peters, South Australia"
Son of Samuel Waterhouse Padman and Annie Elizabeth Jane Padman, of 31, Walkerville Rd., St. Peters, South Australia. Native of Middleton.
A 20 year old student prior to enlisting on 26 April 1916, he embarked for overseas as a Private with the 7th Reinforcements of the 50th Battalion from Adelaide on 6 November 1916 aboard HMAT Afric. Following further training in England, he joined the 50th Battalion in Belgium on 15 July 1917 and was promoted to Lance Corporal on 15 August 1917. He was killed in action at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium on 27 September 1917 and commemorated on a Special Memorial in the Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. His brother, 6891 Private Clarence Swann Padman, 8th Company Australian Machine Gun Corps was killed in action in France on 29 November 1916 and buried in the Bancourt British Cemetery.
Eric George Padman
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
27th September 1917, aged 21.
Sp. Mem. No. 6.
Inscription "Dearly Loved Son Of S. W. And A. E. J. Padman St. Peters, South Australia"
Son of Samuel Waterhouse Padman and Annie Elizabeth Jane Padman, of 31, Walkerville Rd., St. Peters, South Australia. Native of Middleton.
A 20 year old student prior to enlisting on 26 April 1916, he embarked for overseas as a Private with the 7th Reinforcements of the 50th Battalion from Adelaide on 6 November 1916 aboard HMAT Afric. Following further training in England, he joined the 50th Battalion in Belgium on 15 July 1917 and was promoted to Lance Corporal on 15 August 1917. He was killed in action at Westhoek Ridge, Belgium on 27 September 1917 and commemorated on a Special Memorial in the Aeroplane Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. His brother, 6891 Private Clarence Swann Padman, 8th Company Australian Machine Gun Corps was killed in action in France on 29 November 1916 and buried in the Bancourt British Cemetery.
31432 Private
Ernest Arthur Plaisted
3rd Bn. Auckland Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
12th October 1917, aged 20.
Plot I. B. 67.
Son of Ernest and Ada Plaisted, of Whangarei Heads, North Auckland, New Zealand.
Ernest Arthur Plaisted
3rd Bn. Auckland Regiment, N. Z. E. F.
12th October 1917, aged 20.
Plot I. B. 67.
Son of Ernest and Ada Plaisted, of Whangarei Heads, North Auckland, New Zealand.
4008 Private
Nicholas J. Power
1st Bn. Royal Newfoundland Regiment
29th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. C. 45.
Inscription "Jesus, Have Mercy On Him"
Son of John and Anastasia Power, of 17, Bell St., St. John's, Newfoundland. Native of Argentia, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland.
Nicholas J. Power
1st Bn. Royal Newfoundland Regiment
29th September 1918, aged 22.
Plot II. C. 45.
Inscription "Jesus, Have Mercy On Him"
Son of John and Anastasia Power, of 17, Bell St., St. John's, Newfoundland. Native of Argentia, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland.
769658 Private
James Prisley
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th November 1917, aged 29.
Plot I. F. 21.
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Son of Charles Prisley.
James Prisley
18th Bn. Canadian Infantry
9th November 1917, aged 29.
Plot I. F. 21.
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Son of Charles Prisley.
Lieutenant
Charles McKillop Reid
50th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th October 1917, aged 34.
Plot I. F. 11.
Son of Robert and Jean Reid, of Admaston, Renfrew Co., Ontario.
Charles McKillop Reid
50th Bn. Canadian Infantry
26th October 1917, aged 34.
Plot I. F. 11.
Son of Robert and Jean Reid, of Admaston, Renfrew Co., Ontario.
6581 Private
Walter John Sayers
7th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
4th October 1917, aged 34.
Plot III. B. 6.
Inscription "When Alive They Would not Take Your Place They Cannot Have It Now My Son"
Son of Mary Sayers, and the late William Sayers, of Artane. Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia.
Picture courtesy of John Sayers (Great Nephew)
Walter John Sayers
7th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
4th October 1917, aged 34.
Plot III. B. 6.
Inscription "When Alive They Would not Take Your Place They Cannot Have It Now My Son"
Son of Mary Sayers, and the late William Sayers, of Artane. Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia.
Picture courtesy of John Sayers (Great Nephew)
Lieutenant
Kenneth Smithers
30th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th October 1917, aged 26.
Plot II. B. 16.
Inscription "Soul Of My Soul I Shall Meet Thee Again With God Be The Rest"
Son of George Henry and Ada Smithers, of "Wenduyne,' Old South Head Rd., Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales.
Lt Smithers enlisted on 13 August 1915 embarked for overseas service as 2788 Acting Sergeant Smithers on HMAT Nestor (A71) on 9 April 1916. He was promoted Lieutenant on 21 August 1917 and killed in action on near Ypres, Belgium on 10 October 1917. He was previously a clerk from Bondi, Sydney.
Kenneth Smithers
30th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th October 1917, aged 26.
Plot II. B. 16.
Inscription "Soul Of My Soul I Shall Meet Thee Again With God Be The Rest"
Son of George Henry and Ada Smithers, of "Wenduyne,' Old South Head Rd., Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales.
Lt Smithers enlisted on 13 August 1915 embarked for overseas service as 2788 Acting Sergeant Smithers on HMAT Nestor (A71) on 9 April 1916. He was promoted Lieutenant on 21 August 1917 and killed in action on near Ypres, Belgium on 10 October 1917. He was previously a clerk from Bondi, Sydney.
5689 Private
Albert Victor Thompson
22nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th October 1917, aged 23.
Plot VI. D. 17.
From South Richmond, Victoria, he was a 22 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 19 May 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 15th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 25 September 1916 aboard HMAT Shropshire. After further training in England, he joined the Battalion in France in December 1916 and we killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium on 5 October 1917.
Albert Victor Thompson
22nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
5th October 1917, aged 23.
Plot VI. D. 17.
From South Richmond, Victoria, he was a 22 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 19 May 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 15th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 25 September 1916 aboard HMAT Shropshire. After further training in England, he joined the Battalion in France in December 1916 and we killed in action at Passchendaele, Belgium on 5 October 1917.
1981 Private
Edwin John Wensor
55th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
26th September 1917, aged 19.
Plot VIII. B. 7.
Inscription "Australia Mourns Her Hero's Fate"
Son of William Edwin and Lily Wensor, of "Westhoek," Reina St., Bondi, New South Wales. Native of Singleton.
A jeweller prior to enlistment he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements on board Barambah (A37) on 23 June 1916. Pte Wensor was killed in action while serving on the Western Front on 26 September 1917, he was 19 years of age.
Edwin John Wensor
55th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
26th September 1917, aged 19.
Plot VIII. B. 7.
Inscription "Australia Mourns Her Hero's Fate"
Son of William Edwin and Lily Wensor, of "Westhoek," Reina St., Bondi, New South Wales. Native of Singleton.
A jeweller prior to enlistment he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements on board Barambah (A37) on 23 June 1916. Pte Wensor was killed in action while serving on the Western Front on 26 September 1917, he was 19 years of age.
