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531 Private
Charles William Morton
43rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
23rd April 1917, aged 22.
Plot I. K. 23.

Inscription "Thine The Eternal Love The Cross, The Crown"


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Son of Charles William and Mary Jane Morton, of 65, George St., Clarence Park, South Australia.

Studio portrait of 531 Private (Pte) Charles William (Will) Morton, 43rd Battalion, of Adelaide, SA. A grocer before enlisting in February 1916, Pte Morton left Australia for England in June 1916, and arrived in France for service on the Western front in November 1916. Pte Morton was killed whilst the battalion was in the line at Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium, on 23 April 1917, aged 22. According the 43rd Battalion War Diary on the date of Pte Morton's death, an Australian patrol of No Mans Land in the Ploegsteert Wood encountered a German patrol and withdrew after drawing small arms fire. The diary notes that one Other Rank soldier was killed in the engagement, and Pte Morton was the only soldier from the 43rd Battalion to be killed on that day.

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3574 Private
John Murphy
24th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. 
Killed in action on 15th March 1918, aged 31.
Plot II. A. 8.

Inscription "Lead Kindly Light Amid The Encircling Gloom Lead Thou Me On"

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Son of the late Michal and Anastatasia Murphy; husband of Margaret Murphy of 21, Victoria St., West Brunswick, Victoria Australia.

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Studio portrait taken at Fromentel of four members of the 21st Battalion (positions unknown);
One of the above and buried in this cemetery is Second Lieutenant James (Jim) O'Brien, 21st Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. who was killed in action on 22nd March 1918. Plot II. A. 39. Prior to enlistment Jim was a tailor from Colac West in Victoria, Australia and embarked with "B" Company on H. M. A. T. Ulysses on 10th May 1915.

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2667 Serjeant
Edmund Walter Jolit Potter
2nd Bn. Honourable Artillery Company
24th October 1916, aged 29.
Plot I, J. 22.

​Son of Edmund C. and May V. Potter, of Lewisham, London; husband of Hilda May Potter, of 47, Blackheath Park, London. Chartered Accountant.

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Lieutenant
Charles John Alexander Ramsey
39th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. 
1st December 1917, aged 33.
Plot III. A. 49.


Son of Frederick Augustus and Katherine Maria Ramsay; husband of Joan Ramsay, of "Ellerslie," Pine Rd., Auburn, New South Wales. Born at Albury, New South Wales.


Studio portrait of Lieutenant Charles John Alexander Ramsay, 39th Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A paper ruler prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9 November 1916. He was killed in action on 1 December 1917 during a night raid in the Messines sector near Warneton, Belgium, aged 33.

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