EMBARKATION PIER CEMETERY
Gallipoli
Turkey
Location Information
The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat- Bigali Road. From this junction travel into the main Anzac area. After 12.8kms Embarkation Pier cemetery will be found on the left.
Embarkation Pier is on the north side of the mouth of Chailak Dere, at the north end of Ocean Beach (or North Beach). The cemetery is a little way inland, between the beach and the road from Anzac to Suvla.
Visiting Information
The Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time. The location/design of this site, makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
The eight month campaign in Gallipoli was fought by Commonwealth and French forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war, to relieve the deadlock of the Western Front in France and Belgium, and to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea.
The Allies landed on the peninsula on 25-26 April 1915; the 29th Division at Cape Helles in the south and the Australian and New Zealand Corps north of Gaba Tepe on the west coast, an area soon known as Anzac. On 6 August, further landings were made at Suvla, just north of Anzac, and the climax of the campaign came in early August when simultaneous assaults were launched on all three fronts.
Early in August 1915, the Embarkation Pier area was occupied by the headquarters of two divisions, and later by the 16th (British) Casualty Clearing Station. The pier was made for the purpose of evacuating wounded from the Battle of Sari Bair, but it came under heavy rifle and shell fire and was abandoned after just two days.
Apart from five original burials, the cemetery is made up of burials brought in after the Armistice from the cemeteries known as Chailak Dere Nos 1 and 2, Mulberry Tree, and Apex, and from isolated graves.
There are now 944 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in the cemetery. There are special memorials to 262 casualties known or believed to be buried among them but 662 of the burials are unidentified.
Identified Casualties:
Australia 125
United Kingdom 96
New Zealand 64
Pictures in Gallery © Geerhard Joos
The Anzac and Suvla cemeteries are first signposted from the left hand junction of the Eceabat- Bigali Road. From this junction travel into the main Anzac area. After 12.8kms Embarkation Pier cemetery will be found on the left.
Embarkation Pier is on the north side of the mouth of Chailak Dere, at the north end of Ocean Beach (or North Beach). The cemetery is a little way inland, between the beach and the road from Anzac to Suvla.
Visiting Information
The Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time. The location/design of this site, makes wheelchair access impossible.
Historical Information
The eight month campaign in Gallipoli was fought by Commonwealth and French forces in an attempt to force Turkey out of the war, to relieve the deadlock of the Western Front in France and Belgium, and to open a supply route to Russia through the Dardanelles and the Black Sea.
The Allies landed on the peninsula on 25-26 April 1915; the 29th Division at Cape Helles in the south and the Australian and New Zealand Corps north of Gaba Tepe on the west coast, an area soon known as Anzac. On 6 August, further landings were made at Suvla, just north of Anzac, and the climax of the campaign came in early August when simultaneous assaults were launched on all three fronts.
Early in August 1915, the Embarkation Pier area was occupied by the headquarters of two divisions, and later by the 16th (British) Casualty Clearing Station. The pier was made for the purpose of evacuating wounded from the Battle of Sari Bair, but it came under heavy rifle and shell fire and was abandoned after just two days.
Apart from five original burials, the cemetery is made up of burials brought in after the Armistice from the cemeteries known as Chailak Dere Nos 1 and 2, Mulberry Tree, and Apex, and from isolated graves.
There are now 944 Commonwealth servicemen buried or commemorated in the cemetery. There are special memorials to 262 casualties known or believed to be buried among them but 662 of the burials are unidentified.
Identified Casualties:
Australia 125
United Kingdom 96
New Zealand 64
Pictures in Gallery © Geerhard Joos
Roll of Honour
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206 Private
Donald Alexander
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
26th September 1915, aged 25.
Special Memorial A. 2.
Inscription " Sleep on dear son & take thy rest. They miss you most who loved you best"
Son of Peter and Isabella Alexander of Mornington Mills, Western Australia. Native of Albany, Western Australia.
Donald Alexander
28th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
26th September 1915, aged 25.
Special Memorial A. 2.
Inscription " Sleep on dear son & take thy rest. They miss you most who loved you best"
Son of Peter and Isabella Alexander of Mornington Mills, Western Australia. Native of Albany, Western Australia.
Lieutenant
Archibald Vivian Auchterlonie
25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th October 1915, aged 23.
Special Memorial A. 31.
Inscription " And the morn those angel faces smile"
Son of Archibald and Elizabeth Auchterlonie of "Fiona", Marne Rd., Albion, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Gympie, Queensland. His brothers Bertrand Innes Auchterlonie and Cecil Arthur Auchterlonie MC and Bar also fell.
A hand coloured portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Archibald Vivian (Viv) Auchterlonie, one of the three Auchterlonie brothers, from Inglewood Hill, near Gympie, Queensland. The eldest, Lt Archibald Vivian Auchterlonie initially served as a sergeant with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) on Thursday Island in August 1914 before successfully applying for a commission in the AIF in early 1915. He was killed on 20 October, 1915 at Gallipoli, aged 23 and is buried at Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. His younger brother, 1702 Sergeant Bertrand Innes (Bert) Auchterlonie, 15th Battalion was killed on 8 August 1915 at Gallipoli, aged 21 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli. The youngest, 1030 Lt Cecil Arthur Auchterlonie, also of the 25th Battalion, served at Gallipoli and was later awarded the Military Cross for actions near Villers Bretonneux in July 1918. He was awarded a Bar to his MC a month later. Lt Cecil Auchterlonie was killed in action on 10 August 1918, aged 22 and is buried in Heath Cemetery in France.
The hand-colouring of these portraits contributes to the uncertainty surrounding the identities of the men. The service record of all three Auchterlonie brothers records their brown eyes, a feature misrepresented by the stark blue eyes created by the studio’s hand colouring. Further contradictory visual evidence includes the incorrect colour patches added to their uniforms and the heavy brush-strokes concealing the correct physiognomy of the men. This is exacerbated by the physical disparity of those depicted in these portraits with other portraits of the Auchterlonie brothers held at the Memorial (See P01202.001) and in private collections. Nevertheless, the portraits were donated to the Memorial by a sister of the men, almost certainly confirming their validity as true, if somewhat distorted representations of them.
Archibald Vivian Auchterlonie
25th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
20th October 1915, aged 23.
Special Memorial A. 31.
Inscription " And the morn those angel faces smile"
Son of Archibald and Elizabeth Auchterlonie of "Fiona", Marne Rd., Albion, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Gympie, Queensland. His brothers Bertrand Innes Auchterlonie and Cecil Arthur Auchterlonie MC and Bar also fell.
A hand coloured portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Archibald Vivian (Viv) Auchterlonie, one of the three Auchterlonie brothers, from Inglewood Hill, near Gympie, Queensland. The eldest, Lt Archibald Vivian Auchterlonie initially served as a sergeant with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF) on Thursday Island in August 1914 before successfully applying for a commission in the AIF in early 1915. He was killed on 20 October, 1915 at Gallipoli, aged 23 and is buried at Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. His younger brother, 1702 Sergeant Bertrand Innes (Bert) Auchterlonie, 15th Battalion was killed on 8 August 1915 at Gallipoli, aged 21 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli. The youngest, 1030 Lt Cecil Arthur Auchterlonie, also of the 25th Battalion, served at Gallipoli and was later awarded the Military Cross for actions near Villers Bretonneux in July 1918. He was awarded a Bar to his MC a month later. Lt Cecil Auchterlonie was killed in action on 10 August 1918, aged 22 and is buried in Heath Cemetery in France.
The hand-colouring of these portraits contributes to the uncertainty surrounding the identities of the men. The service record of all three Auchterlonie brothers records their brown eyes, a feature misrepresented by the stark blue eyes created by the studio’s hand colouring. Further contradictory visual evidence includes the incorrect colour patches added to their uniforms and the heavy brush-strokes concealing the correct physiognomy of the men. This is exacerbated by the physical disparity of those depicted in these portraits with other portraits of the Auchterlonie brothers held at the Memorial (See P01202.001) and in private collections. Nevertheless, the portraits were donated to the Memorial by a sister of the men, almost certainly confirming their validity as true, if somewhat distorted representations of them.
835 Trooper
William Albert Baker
9th Australian Light Horse
28th November 1915, aged 35.
Plot I. A. 12.
Inscription "Brother Bill a sniping fell we miss him still we ever will"
Son of Thomas Allan Baker and Matilda Baker. Native of Baker's Gully, South Australia.
Studio portrait probably of 835 Private (Pte) William Albert Baker, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, of Kangarilla, SA. Pte Baker enlisted on 13 November 1914 and was killed in action on 28 November 1915 at the Gallipoli Peninsula.
William Albert Baker
9th Australian Light Horse
28th November 1915, aged 35.
Plot I. A. 12.
Inscription "Brother Bill a sniping fell we miss him still we ever will"
Son of Thomas Allan Baker and Matilda Baker. Native of Baker's Gully, South Australia.
Studio portrait probably of 835 Private (Pte) William Albert Baker, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, of Kangarilla, SA. Pte Baker enlisted on 13 November 1914 and was killed in action on 28 November 1915 at the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Studio portrait of a group of 11 soldiers, shortly after their enlistment in the AIF and assignment to the 6th Battalion.
Identified, left to right, back row: 108 Bugler Harold Sydney William Marshall, returned to Australia 12 June 1916; 1043 Private (Pte) William Henry Grimes, returned to Australia 22 January 1917; 1079 Pte John Bernard Conrad Arminde, killed in action 25 April 1915; 102 Pte (later Company Quartermaster Sergeant) Horace Kirby, killed in action 23 August 1918 (wearing the collar badge of the Yarra Borderers); 50 Corporal (Cpl) James Pike, returned to Australia 31 January 1918; 107 Pte Harold Sydney Marriner, returned to Australia March 1915.
Front row: 100 Pte Samuel Keeling (kneeling) killed in action 25 April 1915; 62 Pte Harry Blakeley, killed in action 25 April 1915; Second Lieutenant (later Lieutenant (Lt)) Joseph Rupert Balfe, killed in action 25 April 1915 (wearing the cap badge of the Melbourne University Regiment); 135 Pte William Henry Saunders, returned to Australia 24 September 1918; 51 Pte (later Lt) Harold Abercrombie Fairweather (kneeling), later 38th Battalion, returned to Australia 8 October 1918.
Identified, left to right, back row: 108 Bugler Harold Sydney William Marshall, returned to Australia 12 June 1916; 1043 Private (Pte) William Henry Grimes, returned to Australia 22 January 1917; 1079 Pte John Bernard Conrad Arminde, killed in action 25 April 1915; 102 Pte (later Company Quartermaster Sergeant) Horace Kirby, killed in action 23 August 1918 (wearing the collar badge of the Yarra Borderers); 50 Corporal (Cpl) James Pike, returned to Australia 31 January 1918; 107 Pte Harold Sydney Marriner, returned to Australia March 1915.
Front row: 100 Pte Samuel Keeling (kneeling) killed in action 25 April 1915; 62 Pte Harry Blakeley, killed in action 25 April 1915; Second Lieutenant (later Lieutenant (Lt)) Joseph Rupert Balfe, killed in action 25 April 1915 (wearing the cap badge of the Melbourne University Regiment); 135 Pte William Henry Saunders, returned to Australia 24 September 1918; 51 Pte (later Lt) Harold Abercrombie Fairweather (kneeling), later 38th Battalion, returned to Australia 8 October 1918.
1100 Trooper
Charles William Collins
9th Australian Light Horse
29th November 1915, aged 27.
Plot I. A. 11.
Son of Charles and Ellen Collins, of Avenue Rd., Highgate, South Australia. Native of Wanbi, South Australia.
Studio portrait of 1100 Trooper (Tpr) Charles William Collins, 9th Light Horse Regiment, of Wanbi, SA. The portrait is framed by a decorative photographic border of eucalyptus leaves, wattle and ferns. A farmer and motor mechanic before enlisting on 20 January 1915, Tpr Collins embarked from Adelaide on RMS Morea on 26 August 1915 with the 8th Reinforcements. He was killed in action on Gallipoli on 29 November 1915 at the age of 27.
Charles William Collins
9th Australian Light Horse
29th November 1915, aged 27.
Plot I. A. 11.
Son of Charles and Ellen Collins, of Avenue Rd., Highgate, South Australia. Native of Wanbi, South Australia.
Studio portrait of 1100 Trooper (Tpr) Charles William Collins, 9th Light Horse Regiment, of Wanbi, SA. The portrait is framed by a decorative photographic border of eucalyptus leaves, wattle and ferns. A farmer and motor mechanic before enlisting on 20 January 1915, Tpr Collins embarked from Adelaide on RMS Morea on 26 August 1915 with the 8th Reinforcements. He was killed in action on Gallipoli on 29 November 1915 at the age of 27.
253 Sergeant
William Henry Cooling
26th Bn. Australian Light Infantry, A. I. F.
22nd October 1915, aged 20.
Plot I. A. 13.
Inscription "Peace perfect peace"
Son of Henry Augustus Blagrove Cooling and Ellen Gertrude Cooling. Native of Brisbane, Queensland.
Studio portrait of 253 Sergeant (Sgt) William Henry Cooling, 26th Battalion, of Corrinda, Qld. A school teacher prior to enlisting in May 1915, Cooling embarked as a Sergeant from Brisbane on board HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 24 May 1915. On 22 October 1915, Sgt Cooling died of wounds received in action at Gallipoli. He was 20 years of age.
William Henry Cooling
26th Bn. Australian Light Infantry, A. I. F.
22nd October 1915, aged 20.
Plot I. A. 13.
Inscription "Peace perfect peace"
Son of Henry Augustus Blagrove Cooling and Ellen Gertrude Cooling. Native of Brisbane, Queensland.
Studio portrait of 253 Sergeant (Sgt) William Henry Cooling, 26th Battalion, of Corrinda, Qld. A school teacher prior to enlisting in May 1915, Cooling embarked as a Sergeant from Brisbane on board HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 24 May 1915. On 22 October 1915, Sgt Cooling died of wounds received in action at Gallipoli. He was 20 years of age.
88 Trooper
John Francis Dean
8th Australian Light Horse
11th August 1915, aged 25.
Special Memorial B. 6.
Inscription "Their glory shall not be blotted out"
Son of Alfred B. and Mary Dean. Native of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of 88 Trooper John Francis Dean, 8th Light Horse from West Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria. A 25 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 8 September 1914, he embarked for overseas with A Squadron from Melbourne on 25 February 1915 aboard HMAT Star of Victoria. While serving at Gallipoli, he suffered a gunshot wound to the head at Walker's Ridge and died of his wounds on 11 August 1915. He is buried in the Embarkation Pier Cemetery at Gallipoli, Turkey. His younger brother, 2166 Private William Walter Dean, served in the 4th and 13th Light Horse Regiments and was awarded the Military Medal.
John Francis Dean
8th Australian Light Horse
11th August 1915, aged 25.
Special Memorial B. 6.
Inscription "Their glory shall not be blotted out"
Son of Alfred B. and Mary Dean. Native of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of 88 Trooper John Francis Dean, 8th Light Horse from West Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria. A 25 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 8 September 1914, he embarked for overseas with A Squadron from Melbourne on 25 February 1915 aboard HMAT Star of Victoria. While serving at Gallipoli, he suffered a gunshot wound to the head at Walker's Ridge and died of his wounds on 11 August 1915. He is buried in the Embarkation Pier Cemetery at Gallipoli, Turkey. His younger brother, 2166 Private William Walter Dean, served in the 4th and 13th Light Horse Regiments and was awarded the Military Medal.
Group portrait of officers, many from the 13th Infantry Battalion, annotated "Aerodrome Camp". Some in this group died at Gallipoli.
Left to right: back row: Lieutenant (Lt) Clive Boyer Hopkins (killed in action 20 July 1916), Lt F G Wilson, Lt Hubert Hartnell-Sinclair (died of wounds 9 August 1915), Lt Horace James Salier, Lt Francis George Grainger, Lt Douglas Marks, Lt George Webster Binnie (killed in action 3 May 1915), Lt Harold Thomas Watkins (killed in action 25 April 1915), Lt Hugh O Pulling, Lt Robert Harold Crow (killed in action 3 May 1915).
Middle row: George G Gardiner, Lt Kenneth Alexander MacLeod (killed in action 3 May 1915), Captain (Capt) Joseph Edward Lee, Lt Francis Vere Thompson QM, Capt Raymond G E Kellick, Chaplain F W Wray, Capt Harold Norton Russell, Capt J Simpson, Lt Francis Horatio Faddy (killed in action 3 May 1915), Capt Cyril Shellshear, AAMC, Lt Stanley Llewellyn Perry, Lt Frank Smith.
Front row (all seated): Capt William Osmond Brache, Capt (later Major (Maj)) Robert Thomas Hunt, Lt (later Maj) Reginald George Legge DSO MC, Capt (later Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)) James Murdoch Archer Durrant (Adjutant 13th Battalion), Lt Col Granville John Burnage, Maj Walter Whyte Ellis (killed in action 3 May 1915), Capt Sydney Charles Edgar Herring, Capt William Alfred Forsythe. Also shown is the signature of Lt Barton.
Left to right: back row: Lieutenant (Lt) Clive Boyer Hopkins (killed in action 20 July 1916), Lt F G Wilson, Lt Hubert Hartnell-Sinclair (died of wounds 9 August 1915), Lt Horace James Salier, Lt Francis George Grainger, Lt Douglas Marks, Lt George Webster Binnie (killed in action 3 May 1915), Lt Harold Thomas Watkins (killed in action 25 April 1915), Lt Hugh O Pulling, Lt Robert Harold Crow (killed in action 3 May 1915).
Middle row: George G Gardiner, Lt Kenneth Alexander MacLeod (killed in action 3 May 1915), Captain (Capt) Joseph Edward Lee, Lt Francis Vere Thompson QM, Capt Raymond G E Kellick, Chaplain F W Wray, Capt Harold Norton Russell, Capt J Simpson, Lt Francis Horatio Faddy (killed in action 3 May 1915), Capt Cyril Shellshear, AAMC, Lt Stanley Llewellyn Perry, Lt Frank Smith.
Front row (all seated): Capt William Osmond Brache, Capt (later Major (Maj)) Robert Thomas Hunt, Lt (later Maj) Reginald George Legge DSO MC, Capt (later Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)) James Murdoch Archer Durrant (Adjutant 13th Battalion), Lt Col Granville John Burnage, Maj Walter Whyte Ellis (killed in action 3 May 1915), Capt Sydney Charles Edgar Herring, Capt William Alfred Forsythe. Also shown is the signature of Lt Barton.
Chaplain 4th Class
The Reverend Andrew Gillison, Mentioned in Despatches
Australian Army Chaplains Department attached to Australian Infantry, A, I, F.
22nd August 1915, aged 47.
Special Memorial B. 62.
Inscription "Their glory shall not be blotted out"
Son of John Gillison and Jane Brootch, his wife; husband of Isobel Gillison; of "St. Andrew's," Burke Rd., Upper Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. Of Scotland.
c. 1915. Informal portrait of Captain The Reverend Andrew Gillison, Chaplain 4th Class, of St Kilda, Vic, on board a ship. He died of wounds in Gallipoli on 22 August 1915 and he is buried at the Embarkation Pier Cemetery. Born in Scotland in c. 1869 to John Gillison and Jane Brootch, he was the husband of Isobel Gillison. (Donor D. Culey)
The Reverend Andrew Gillison, Mentioned in Despatches
Australian Army Chaplains Department attached to Australian Infantry, A, I, F.
22nd August 1915, aged 47.
Special Memorial B. 62.
Inscription "Their glory shall not be blotted out"
Son of John Gillison and Jane Brootch, his wife; husband of Isobel Gillison; of "St. Andrew's," Burke Rd., Upper Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. Of Scotland.
c. 1915. Informal portrait of Captain The Reverend Andrew Gillison, Chaplain 4th Class, of St Kilda, Vic, on board a ship. He died of wounds in Gallipoli on 22 August 1915 and he is buried at the Embarkation Pier Cemetery. Born in Scotland in c. 1869 to John Gillison and Jane Brootch, he was the husband of Isobel Gillison. (Donor D. Culey)
168 Private
Norman Henry Mazlin
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
8th August 1915, aged 23.
Special Memorial C. 57.
Inscription "For king and country"
Son of William and Isabella Mazlin, of Dublin St., Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Herberton, Queensland.
Studio portrait of 168 Private (Pte) Norman Henry Mazlin, 15th Battalion, of Herberton, Qld. A farmer prior to enlisting in September 1914, Pte Mazlin and his brother 167 Pte Leslie Wright Mazlin, also 15th Battalion, embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. Pte Norman Mazlin was killed in action at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915, aged 23. Pte Leslie Mazlin was killed in action at Gallipoli on 30 April 1915, aged 21 and is buried in Beach Cemetery, ANZAC.
Norman Henry Mazlin
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
8th August 1915, aged 23.
Special Memorial C. 57.
Inscription "For king and country"
Son of William and Isabella Mazlin, of Dublin St., Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Herberton, Queensland.
Studio portrait of 168 Private (Pte) Norman Henry Mazlin, 15th Battalion, of Herberton, Qld. A farmer prior to enlisting in September 1914, Pte Mazlin and his brother 167 Pte Leslie Wright Mazlin, also 15th Battalion, embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. Pte Norman Mazlin was killed in action at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915, aged 23. Pte Leslie Mazlin was killed in action at Gallipoli on 30 April 1915, aged 21 and is buried in Beach Cemetery, ANZAC.
Three unidentified soldiers outside dugouts of C Section 7th Australian Field Ambulance at Chailak Dere. The soldier (left) sitting on a box has a wounded hand and is holding a tin in his right hand and a biscuit in his left hand. In the right foreground is a wooden cross which is inscribed '1915 L/Cpl C H V MAYMAN No 634 C Co 27th Batt Died of Wounds Sept 24th'.
634 Charles Horace Victor Mayman, 27th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. died 24th September 1915. Special Memorial C. 18. Inscription "Their glory shall not be blotted out."
634 Charles Horace Victor Mayman, 27th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F. died 24th September 1915. Special Memorial C. 18. Inscription "Their glory shall not be blotted out."
1228 Private
Charles Frederick Palmer
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
25th August 1915, aged 22.
Special Memorial C. 32.
Inscription "R. I. P."
Son of James Alfred and Martha Palmer, of Branxholm, Tasmania. Native of Scottsdale, Tasmania.
Studio portrait of 1228 Private Charles Frederick Palmer, 15th Battalion. A miner of Branxholm, Tas, he enlisted on 1 October 1914 and sailed with H Company aboard HMAT Ceramic on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action, aged 21, on 25 August 1915 on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Charles Frederick Palmer
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
25th August 1915, aged 22.
Special Memorial C. 32.
Inscription "R. I. P."
Son of James Alfred and Martha Palmer, of Branxholm, Tasmania. Native of Scottsdale, Tasmania.
Studio portrait of 1228 Private Charles Frederick Palmer, 15th Battalion. A miner of Branxholm, Tas, he enlisted on 1 October 1914 and sailed with H Company aboard HMAT Ceramic on 22 December 1914. He was killed in action, aged 21, on 25 August 1915 on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
2183 Private
Louis Victor Parker
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
8th August 1915, aged 27.
Special Memorial C. 71.
Inscription "Have mercy upon him lord and let perpetual light shine upon him"
Son of John and Lavinia Parker, of Yangoora Rd., Belmore, New South Wales. Native of Rockdale, New South Wales; husband of M. M. E. Parker, of 38, Moonfield Rd., Portland, Dover.
Studio portrait of 2183 Private (Pte) Louis Victor Parker, 15th Battalion. Pte Parker, a bricklayer from Belmore, NSW prior to enlistment, embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Brisbane on HMAT Karoola on 12 June 1915. On 8 August 1915, aged 27, he died of wounds received in action and was buried in the Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.
Louis Victor Parker
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
8th August 1915, aged 27.
Special Memorial C. 71.
Inscription "Have mercy upon him lord and let perpetual light shine upon him"
Son of John and Lavinia Parker, of Yangoora Rd., Belmore, New South Wales. Native of Rockdale, New South Wales; husband of M. M. E. Parker, of 38, Moonfield Rd., Portland, Dover.
Studio portrait of 2183 Private (Pte) Louis Victor Parker, 15th Battalion. Pte Parker, a bricklayer from Belmore, NSW prior to enlistment, embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Brisbane on HMAT Karoola on 12 June 1915. On 8 August 1915, aged 27, he died of wounds received in action and was buried in the Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.
Group portrait of members of D Company, 18th Battalion, taken at the Liverpool, NSW Army camp shortly before the troops embarked to take part in World War 1. Soon after this photo was taken, many of the troops were drafted into other Battalions including the 17th, 19th and 20th. Of those who remained and sailed with the 18th Battalion on 25 June 1915, 23 died in the Battle of Hill 60 at Gallipoli on 22 August 1915.
Back Row - (left to right):
1615 Private (Pte) Clarence Ambrose; 1153 Pte Thomas Stevenson Craig; 1152 Pte James Crothers, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1187 Pte Robert Harrison, died of wounds 20 May 1918; 1378 Pte Harold Weston Brooks.
Eleventh Row - (left to right):
1157 Pte Lacy Clark, killed in action 20 September 1917; 1232 Pte Gilbert Sherman Norris; 1309 Sgt David Ross Webster; 1246 Pte Francis Henry Roebuck, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1193 Pte Alfred Emmanuel Kipping; 968 Pte Francis McCartney; Pte Williams; Pte Labouer; 1186 Pte Robert James Hindley; 1151 Pte Alfred Adren Charity, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1310 Pte Frank Wilson; 703 Pte Charles Henry Bird, killed in action 31 August 1918; 1143 Pte Fredric William Cuttriss, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1167 Pte Harry Eastwood; 1237 Corporal (Cpl) Joseph Valentine Parry.
Tenth Row – (left to right):
Either 493 Pte Francis Roy Rankin, died of disease 10 September 1916 or 1143 Pte George Rankin ; 1160 Pte John Doyle later MM, killed in action 29 August 1918; 1213 Pte Harrie Davidson Moore; 1323 Pte William Charles Fellew, died of disease 3 December 1918; 1203 Pte Alexander Henry Leslie, killed in action 20 September 1917; 374 Cpl Herbert Victor Tate or 1285 Pte Jack Bogus Tate or 1609 Pte William Tate; 1307 Walter Sealy Joseph Welsh; 1150 Pte Ernest Conlon; 1282 Pte Edward Corin Tregoning; 280 Pte Rupert Octavus Stace; 1195 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Jack Lockard; 1219 Pte Ralph McCullough, killed in action 5 August 1916; 1132 Pte William Nugent Berg; 1172 James Forbes, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1042 Pte William John Young, died of wounds 4 May 1917; 1184 Pte Harry Edward Hogan; 1305 Pte Rajah Henry Willis; Pte J. E. Lee.
Ninth Row – (left to right):
1135 Pte Herbert Leslie Burton; 1133 Pte Charles Berta Brown; 1314 Pte Frank Warburton; 1073 Pte Samuel Corless; 1209 Pte Frank Maltby, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1127 Pte Arthur Jack Addison, killed in action 22 August 1915; 862 Pte John McAlister; 1333 Pte James Stewart, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1191 Pte Edwin Alfred Jones; 1238 Pte William James Pirie later DCM; Pte J. G. Wood; 54 Pte Raymond George Fountain later MSM, killed in action 9 October 1917; 35 Pte Stanley Clement Rich, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1328 Pte William Scourfield; 616 Pte Alexander Cameron MacKay, died of disease 17 November 1915; Pte Smudge; 1260 Pte William Edward Sadler, killed in action 22 August 1915.
Eighth Row – (left to right):
1211 Pte James Russell Miller, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1141 Harold Edward Bangle, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1074 Pte Joseph Lewin Newman later MM; 368 Pte John Charles Daniels, killed in action 27 Jul 1916; 929 Pte George James; 1162 Pte Leslie Dempsey, died of wounds 19 May 1918; 1317 Pte John Wemyss later DCM; 1636 Pte Maurice James Behan; 1392 Pte Joseph East; 1319 Pte Frederick Eric Youngman; 1214 Pte William Robert Madden, killed in action 22 August 1915, 1173 Pte Eric Herbert Ferguson; 1071 Pte Charles Edward Sivil; 1147 Pte Percival Michael Clark, killed in action 22 August 1915.
Seventh Row – (left to right):
1289 Pte James Taylor, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1331 Cpl Eric Walter Satchell; 1261 Pte George William Smith, killed in action 4 August 1916; 1272 Pte William Gustav Shanlank later MM; 1212 Pte John May, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1313 Pte James White; 1266 Sgt Edwin Douglas Short, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1148 Pte John Robert Clarke; 1144 Pte Edward Ernest Cruikshank later MM; Lt Stanley James McPhillimy; 1154 Pte David Daniel Cahill, died of wounds 23 August 1915; 2110 Acting Corporal (A Cpl) Henry Gordon Dewar, died of wounds 15 August 1915; 1040 Pte Andrew Noble; 1166 Pte Errol Cappie Nepean Devlin, killed in action 30 May 1916; 1185 Pte Oliver Hellyer, killed in action 27 Jul 1916; 1236 Pte James Henry Preston.
Sixth Row – (left to right):
1204 Pte Arthur Charles Thomas Marsland (later becomes 6506 Pte John Kelly); 1311 Pte Meridydd Williams; 1274 Pte Leslie Richard Tawell, killed in action 27 August 1915; 1276 Pte Albert Henry Twist; 1221 Pte John McNicol, killed in action 29 August 1915; 1112 Pte Albert Vincent Lawler, killed in action 28 Jul 1916; 2035 Pte Albert Arthur Morris; 1278 Pte Alfred Thrush; 1198 Pte Raymond Sylvester Lord, died of wounds 15 November 1916; Unknown; 1228 Pte Richard Thompson; 1332 Pte Charles Edward Scutt, killed in action 14 May 1916; Pte S. Jackson; 1368 Pte Norman Reginald McPhillimy; 1163 Pte Lennox Ross Owen Douglas; 1217 L Cpl Eric William Merrett; 1262 Pte Felix David Saclier, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1265 Pte William Peter Stewart, died of wounds 5 Sep 1915.
Fifth Row – (left to right):
1201 Pte Thomas Lloyd, killed in action 2 September 1918; 1256 Pte Reuben Henri Salvado; 1245 Pte Rupert Joseph Rubie; Pte Wells; 1296 Pte Frederick William Walsh; 1250 Pte Thomas George Roberts; 924 Pte Alexander Melville, killed in action 3 September 1915; Lieutenant (Lt) Arthur Ernest Dent; Pte Williams; 1239 Pte Reginald Edward Francis Quinn; 21B Pte Edward Charles Gale; 2742 Pte Thomas Richard Molloy; 1139 Pte John Baynton; 1330 Pte John Bernard Skelton later MM and Bar; 1250 Pte Thomas Roberts, died on 26 August 1919 of war related causes; 1231 Pte William Edward North.
Fourth Row – (left to right):
1301 L Cpl George Lionel Williamson; 1241 Pte William Thomas Roberts; 1293 Pte Harry William Thornley; Pte West; 1297 Pte Michael John Walsh; either 1294 Pte George Thomas Walker or 1295 Pte Reginald George Walker; Pte S. W. Turrell; Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Alfred Harold Ison; Lt Horace Roy Rush, killed in action 15 November 1916; 2nd Lt Wilfred Emmott Addison killed in action 22 August 1915; 1291 Pte Norman Carpentier Toogood later MM; 946 Pte John Augustine Macdonald, killed in action 29 Aug 1915; Pte A. Fitchen; 1183 Pte Charles Clarence Haydon; 1202 Pte Geoffrey Pault Leane later MC; 1230 L Cpl Ernest Stanley McKnight, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1138 Pte Charles Reginald Babb, killed in action 16 May 1918.
Third Row – (left to right):
1275 Pte Charles Thompson, known as Charles Henry Black, died of wounds 26 Jul 1916; 965 Pte John McGowen; 1180 Pte Augustus Reginald Golding; 1105 Pte William Ogilvie Robson, killed in action 27 Jul 1916; 1246 Pte Victor Ross; 1244 Pte Robert Whitfield Rowlands, died of wounds 28 August 1915; 1070 Pte Leonard Batten; 1137 Pte William Joseph Burke; either 1294 Pte George Thomas Walker or 1295 Pte Reginald George Walker; 1159 Pte Clarence Creighton; 1273 Pte Joseph George Stewart, died of wounds 17 April 1916; 2494 Pte Charles Small, killed in action 25 July 1916; 1229 Pte John McArthur; 1156 Pte Austin Clifford Collis, died of wounds 14 May 1918; 1216 Pte Frank Mooney; 1377 Pte Edward Brandish.
Second Row – (left to right):
1136 Pte John George Brebber, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1269 Pte Albert Henry Sutton; 1249 Pte John Reid, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1308 L Cpl Charles Henry Webb, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1253 Pte Thomas Herbert Rigby; 1215 Pte Frank Reginald Metcalfe; 1072 Pte Daniel Edward Foster; 1075 Pte Edward Alfred Godfrey, killed in action 15 April 1917; Pte Sheldon; 1315 Pte Wilfred George Westcott, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1280 Pte James Henry Thompson; 1263 Pte James Simson; 2008 Pte Frederick Radcliffe, killed in action 6 August 1915; 1188 Pte Charles William Hardaker, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1235 Pte John James O’Connor, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1240 Pte Horace Ernest Henry Ratliff.
Front Row – (left to right):
1177 Sgt John Egan Gascoyne-Roy; 1155 Pte Clarence Theodore Augustus Cregan, killed in action 27 August 1915; 1218 Pte James Anderson McGeachie, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1170/5371 Pte John James Ferguson, died of wounds 12 August 1918; 1379 Pte William Burns; 1242 Pte Robert James MacKenzie; 1324 Col Frederick Henry Lenssens later MM; 799 Sgt Joseph Henry Murphy later DCM; 1168 Sgt Robert John Everson.
Back Row - (left to right):
1615 Private (Pte) Clarence Ambrose; 1153 Pte Thomas Stevenson Craig; 1152 Pte James Crothers, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1187 Pte Robert Harrison, died of wounds 20 May 1918; 1378 Pte Harold Weston Brooks.
Eleventh Row - (left to right):
1157 Pte Lacy Clark, killed in action 20 September 1917; 1232 Pte Gilbert Sherman Norris; 1309 Sgt David Ross Webster; 1246 Pte Francis Henry Roebuck, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1193 Pte Alfred Emmanuel Kipping; 968 Pte Francis McCartney; Pte Williams; Pte Labouer; 1186 Pte Robert James Hindley; 1151 Pte Alfred Adren Charity, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1310 Pte Frank Wilson; 703 Pte Charles Henry Bird, killed in action 31 August 1918; 1143 Pte Fredric William Cuttriss, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1167 Pte Harry Eastwood; 1237 Corporal (Cpl) Joseph Valentine Parry.
Tenth Row – (left to right):
Either 493 Pte Francis Roy Rankin, died of disease 10 September 1916 or 1143 Pte George Rankin ; 1160 Pte John Doyle later MM, killed in action 29 August 1918; 1213 Pte Harrie Davidson Moore; 1323 Pte William Charles Fellew, died of disease 3 December 1918; 1203 Pte Alexander Henry Leslie, killed in action 20 September 1917; 374 Cpl Herbert Victor Tate or 1285 Pte Jack Bogus Tate or 1609 Pte William Tate; 1307 Walter Sealy Joseph Welsh; 1150 Pte Ernest Conlon; 1282 Pte Edward Corin Tregoning; 280 Pte Rupert Octavus Stace; 1195 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Jack Lockard; 1219 Pte Ralph McCullough, killed in action 5 August 1916; 1132 Pte William Nugent Berg; 1172 James Forbes, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1042 Pte William John Young, died of wounds 4 May 1917; 1184 Pte Harry Edward Hogan; 1305 Pte Rajah Henry Willis; Pte J. E. Lee.
Ninth Row – (left to right):
1135 Pte Herbert Leslie Burton; 1133 Pte Charles Berta Brown; 1314 Pte Frank Warburton; 1073 Pte Samuel Corless; 1209 Pte Frank Maltby, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1127 Pte Arthur Jack Addison, killed in action 22 August 1915; 862 Pte John McAlister; 1333 Pte James Stewart, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1191 Pte Edwin Alfred Jones; 1238 Pte William James Pirie later DCM; Pte J. G. Wood; 54 Pte Raymond George Fountain later MSM, killed in action 9 October 1917; 35 Pte Stanley Clement Rich, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1328 Pte William Scourfield; 616 Pte Alexander Cameron MacKay, died of disease 17 November 1915; Pte Smudge; 1260 Pte William Edward Sadler, killed in action 22 August 1915.
Eighth Row – (left to right):
1211 Pte James Russell Miller, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1141 Harold Edward Bangle, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1074 Pte Joseph Lewin Newman later MM; 368 Pte John Charles Daniels, killed in action 27 Jul 1916; 929 Pte George James; 1162 Pte Leslie Dempsey, died of wounds 19 May 1918; 1317 Pte John Wemyss later DCM; 1636 Pte Maurice James Behan; 1392 Pte Joseph East; 1319 Pte Frederick Eric Youngman; 1214 Pte William Robert Madden, killed in action 22 August 1915, 1173 Pte Eric Herbert Ferguson; 1071 Pte Charles Edward Sivil; 1147 Pte Percival Michael Clark, killed in action 22 August 1915.
Seventh Row – (left to right):
1289 Pte James Taylor, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1331 Cpl Eric Walter Satchell; 1261 Pte George William Smith, killed in action 4 August 1916; 1272 Pte William Gustav Shanlank later MM; 1212 Pte John May, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1313 Pte James White; 1266 Sgt Edwin Douglas Short, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1148 Pte John Robert Clarke; 1144 Pte Edward Ernest Cruikshank later MM; Lt Stanley James McPhillimy; 1154 Pte David Daniel Cahill, died of wounds 23 August 1915; 2110 Acting Corporal (A Cpl) Henry Gordon Dewar, died of wounds 15 August 1915; 1040 Pte Andrew Noble; 1166 Pte Errol Cappie Nepean Devlin, killed in action 30 May 1916; 1185 Pte Oliver Hellyer, killed in action 27 Jul 1916; 1236 Pte James Henry Preston.
Sixth Row – (left to right):
1204 Pte Arthur Charles Thomas Marsland (later becomes 6506 Pte John Kelly); 1311 Pte Meridydd Williams; 1274 Pte Leslie Richard Tawell, killed in action 27 August 1915; 1276 Pte Albert Henry Twist; 1221 Pte John McNicol, killed in action 29 August 1915; 1112 Pte Albert Vincent Lawler, killed in action 28 Jul 1916; 2035 Pte Albert Arthur Morris; 1278 Pte Alfred Thrush; 1198 Pte Raymond Sylvester Lord, died of wounds 15 November 1916; Unknown; 1228 Pte Richard Thompson; 1332 Pte Charles Edward Scutt, killed in action 14 May 1916; Pte S. Jackson; 1368 Pte Norman Reginald McPhillimy; 1163 Pte Lennox Ross Owen Douglas; 1217 L Cpl Eric William Merrett; 1262 Pte Felix David Saclier, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1265 Pte William Peter Stewart, died of wounds 5 Sep 1915.
Fifth Row – (left to right):
1201 Pte Thomas Lloyd, killed in action 2 September 1918; 1256 Pte Reuben Henri Salvado; 1245 Pte Rupert Joseph Rubie; Pte Wells; 1296 Pte Frederick William Walsh; 1250 Pte Thomas George Roberts; 924 Pte Alexander Melville, killed in action 3 September 1915; Lieutenant (Lt) Arthur Ernest Dent; Pte Williams; 1239 Pte Reginald Edward Francis Quinn; 21B Pte Edward Charles Gale; 2742 Pte Thomas Richard Molloy; 1139 Pte John Baynton; 1330 Pte John Bernard Skelton later MM and Bar; 1250 Pte Thomas Roberts, died on 26 August 1919 of war related causes; 1231 Pte William Edward North.
Fourth Row – (left to right):
1301 L Cpl George Lionel Williamson; 1241 Pte William Thomas Roberts; 1293 Pte Harry William Thornley; Pte West; 1297 Pte Michael John Walsh; either 1294 Pte George Thomas Walker or 1295 Pte Reginald George Walker; Pte S. W. Turrell; Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Alfred Harold Ison; Lt Horace Roy Rush, killed in action 15 November 1916; 2nd Lt Wilfred Emmott Addison killed in action 22 August 1915; 1291 Pte Norman Carpentier Toogood later MM; 946 Pte John Augustine Macdonald, killed in action 29 Aug 1915; Pte A. Fitchen; 1183 Pte Charles Clarence Haydon; 1202 Pte Geoffrey Pault Leane later MC; 1230 L Cpl Ernest Stanley McKnight, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1138 Pte Charles Reginald Babb, killed in action 16 May 1918.
Third Row – (left to right):
1275 Pte Charles Thompson, known as Charles Henry Black, died of wounds 26 Jul 1916; 965 Pte John McGowen; 1180 Pte Augustus Reginald Golding; 1105 Pte William Ogilvie Robson, killed in action 27 Jul 1916; 1246 Pte Victor Ross; 1244 Pte Robert Whitfield Rowlands, died of wounds 28 August 1915; 1070 Pte Leonard Batten; 1137 Pte William Joseph Burke; either 1294 Pte George Thomas Walker or 1295 Pte Reginald George Walker; 1159 Pte Clarence Creighton; 1273 Pte Joseph George Stewart, died of wounds 17 April 1916; 2494 Pte Charles Small, killed in action 25 July 1916; 1229 Pte John McArthur; 1156 Pte Austin Clifford Collis, died of wounds 14 May 1918; 1216 Pte Frank Mooney; 1377 Pte Edward Brandish.
Second Row – (left to right):
1136 Pte John George Brebber, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1269 Pte Albert Henry Sutton; 1249 Pte John Reid, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1308 L Cpl Charles Henry Webb, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1253 Pte Thomas Herbert Rigby; 1215 Pte Frank Reginald Metcalfe; 1072 Pte Daniel Edward Foster; 1075 Pte Edward Alfred Godfrey, killed in action 15 April 1917; Pte Sheldon; 1315 Pte Wilfred George Westcott, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1280 Pte James Henry Thompson; 1263 Pte James Simson; 2008 Pte Frederick Radcliffe, killed in action 6 August 1915; 1188 Pte Charles William Hardaker, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1235 Pte John James O’Connor, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1240 Pte Horace Ernest Henry Ratliff.
Front Row – (left to right):
1177 Sgt John Egan Gascoyne-Roy; 1155 Pte Clarence Theodore Augustus Cregan, killed in action 27 August 1915; 1218 Pte James Anderson McGeachie, killed in action 22 August 1915; 1170/5371 Pte John James Ferguson, died of wounds 12 August 1918; 1379 Pte William Burns; 1242 Pte Robert James MacKenzie; 1324 Col Frederick Henry Lenssens later MM; 799 Sgt Joseph Henry Murphy later DCM; 1168 Sgt Robert John Everson.
