Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension
Roll of Honour
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3803 Private
Joseph Clement Earls
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th August 1916, aged 27.
Plot VII. C. 23.
A telegraph linesman from Callington, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 9th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 7 February 1916 aboard HMAT Miltiades for Suez. In early April he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front by mid-June 1916. Pte Earls was wounded in action near Albert on 15 August 1916, died of these wounds later that day.
Joseph Clement Earls
50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
15th August 1916, aged 27.
Plot VII. C. 23.
A telegraph linesman from Callington, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 9th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 7 February 1916 aboard HMAT Miltiades for Suez. In early April he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front by mid-June 1916. Pte Earls was wounded in action near Albert on 15 August 1916, died of these wounds later that day.
1861 Private
John Fox
4th Australian Pioneers
5th April 1918, aged 32.
Plot VIII. F. 24.
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Son of Samuel and Rachel Fox. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. John Fox enlisted in Toowoomba Queensland Australia on 29 December 1915
Picture courtesy of great-great niece, Vicki-Anne Rub
John Fox
4th Australian Pioneers
5th April 1918, aged 32.
Plot VIII. F. 24.
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Son of Samuel and Rachel Fox. Native of Sydney, New South Wales. John Fox enlisted in Toowoomba Queensland Australia on 29 December 1915
Picture courtesy of great-great niece, Vicki-Anne Rub
1340 Private
Alan Fraser Fry
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
14th August 1916, aged 21.
Plot VII. C. 2.
Son of Arthur and Caroline F. Fry, of "Denegully," Northcote Rd., Lindfield, New South Wales. His brother Dene Barrett Fry also fell and is buried at Beaumetz-Cross Roads Cemetery.
A supercargo officer on a merchant ship prior to enlistment, he embarked from Sydney with the 10th Reinforcements on board HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 6 September 1915. Fry was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal (L Cpl) in Early May 1916. L Cpl Fry was wounded in action on the 13 August and died from these wounds on 14 August 1916.
Alan Fraser Fry
13th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
14th August 1916, aged 21.
Plot VII. C. 2.
Son of Arthur and Caroline F. Fry, of "Denegully," Northcote Rd., Lindfield, New South Wales. His brother Dene Barrett Fry also fell and is buried at Beaumetz-Cross Roads Cemetery.
A supercargo officer on a merchant ship prior to enlistment, he embarked from Sydney with the 10th Reinforcements on board HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 6 September 1915. Fry was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal (L Cpl) in Early May 1916. L Cpl Fry was wounded in action on the 13 August and died from these wounds on 14 August 1916.
Major
Terence Ward Garling
37th Bty. 10th Field Artillery Bde. Australian Field Artillery
5th April 1918, aged 24.
Plot VIII. F. 21.
Inscription "Loved Son Of W. M. N. And Marie Garling Of Sydney Loyal A. La Mort"
Son of William Mylam Nicholas and Marie Garling of Angledene, Burns Bay Rd., Longueville, Sydney, New South Wales.
Prior to his enlistment in the AIF on 20 August 1914, he served with the 44th Battery, Australian Field Artillery. 2nd Lt Garling embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Argyllshire on 18 October 1914. He later served with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) as a major. He died of wounds at Millencourt, France, on 5 April 1918 aged 24.
Terence Ward Garling
37th Bty. 10th Field Artillery Bde. Australian Field Artillery
5th April 1918, aged 24.
Plot VIII. F. 21.
Inscription "Loved Son Of W. M. N. And Marie Garling Of Sydney Loyal A. La Mort"
Son of William Mylam Nicholas and Marie Garling of Angledene, Burns Bay Rd., Longueville, Sydney, New South Wales.
Prior to his enlistment in the AIF on 20 August 1914, he served with the 44th Battery, Australian Field Artillery. 2nd Lt Garling embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Argyllshire on 18 October 1914. He later served with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) as a major. He died of wounds at Millencourt, France, on 5 April 1918 aged 24.
Pictured from the left, a 1918 portrait of Terence Garling in London,shortly before he returned to France prior to his death. The original grave of Terence Garling and his headstone.
3991 Private
Charles Henry Gibbs
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th July 1916.
Plot VII. A. 33.
Son of William N. and Annie Maud Gibbs, of Tongala, Post Office, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of 3991 Private (Pte) Charles Henry Gibbs, 9th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Tongala, Vic. Pte Gibbs, aged eighteen years, enlisted on 20 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Warilda in Melbourne on 8 February 1916. He was wounded at Pozieres, France and died on 29 July 1916.
Charles Henry Gibbs
23rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
29th July 1916.
Plot VII. A. 33.
Son of William N. and Annie Maud Gibbs, of Tongala, Post Office, Victoria, Australia.
Studio portrait of 3991 Private (Pte) Charles Henry Gibbs, 9th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Tongala, Vic. Pte Gibbs, aged eighteen years, enlisted on 20 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Warilda in Melbourne on 8 February 1916. He was wounded at Pozieres, France and died on 29 July 1916.
3303 Private
Edwin Gurdon
49th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
12th August 1916, aged 36.
VII. B. 35
Son of Edwin John and Ellen Anne Gurdon.
Studio portrait of 3303 Private (Pte) Edwin Gurdon, 49th Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic. A station overseer prior to enlisting on 22 July 1915, Pte Gurdon embarked from Brisbane, Qld, aboard HMAT Warilda on 5 October 1915. He died of wounds at Pozieres, France, on 12 August 1916, aged 36.
Edwin Gurdon
49th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
12th August 1916, aged 36.
VII. B. 35
Son of Edwin John and Ellen Anne Gurdon.
Studio portrait of 3303 Private (Pte) Edwin Gurdon, 49th Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic. A station overseer prior to enlisting on 22 July 1915, Pte Gurdon embarked from Brisbane, Qld, aboard HMAT Warilda on 5 October 1915. He died of wounds at Pozieres, France, on 12 August 1916, aged 36.
Captain
Stewart Murray Hansen M. C.
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
7th February 1917, aged 24.
Plot VIII. D. 28.
Inscription "Faithful Unto Death"
Son of John G. and Agnes C. Hansen, of 72, Pasco St., Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
From Williamstown, Victoria. A 22 year old architect prior to enlistment on 1 October 1914, he embarked for overseas as a Sergeant with H Company from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ulysses. He was appointed a Second Lieutenant on 27 May 1915, a Lieutenant on 20 January 1916 and a Captain on 1 March 1916. Capt Stewart was awarded a Military Cross (MC) of his initiative and gallantry on 26/27 August 1916 at Mouquet Farm, France and was then wounded in action at Gueudecourt, France on 5 February 1917. He died of those wounds on 7 February 1917.
Stewart Murray Hansen M. C.
14th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
7th February 1917, aged 24.
Plot VIII. D. 28.
Inscription "Faithful Unto Death"
Son of John G. and Agnes C. Hansen, of 72, Pasco St., Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.
From Williamstown, Victoria. A 22 year old architect prior to enlistment on 1 October 1914, he embarked for overseas as a Sergeant with H Company from Melbourne on 22 December 1914 aboard HMAT Ulysses. He was appointed a Second Lieutenant on 27 May 1915, a Lieutenant on 20 January 1916 and a Captain on 1 March 1916. Capt Stewart was awarded a Military Cross (MC) of his initiative and gallantry on 26/27 August 1916 at Mouquet Farm, France and was then wounded in action at Gueudecourt, France on 5 February 1917. He died of those wounds on 7 February 1917.
2021 Lance Corporal
Ernest Walter Hayes
47th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd September 1916, aged 20.
Plot IV. A. 5.
Inscription "Peace With Loved Ones Far Away In Jesu's Keeping We are Safe And They"
Son of Ernest George and Kathleen Hayes, of Colonial Treasury, Sydney.
A university student prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 9 August 1915. He died on 2 September 1916 at the 2/1st South Midlands Field Ambulance Station, Warloy, France, of wounds received in action, on 1 September 1916, aged 20.
Ernest Walter Hayes
47th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
2nd September 1916, aged 20.
Plot IV. A. 5.
Inscription "Peace With Loved Ones Far Away In Jesu's Keeping We are Safe And They"
Son of Ernest George and Kathleen Hayes, of Colonial Treasury, Sydney.
A university student prior to enlisting, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 9 August 1915. He died on 2 September 1916 at the 2/1st South Midlands Field Ambulance Station, Warloy, France, of wounds received in action, on 1 September 1916, aged 20.
3776 Private
George James Jago
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th August 1916.
VII. B. 17.
Inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son Faithful Unto Death"
Son of John Richard and Ellen Jago, of Jane St., Rockhampton, Queensland.
George James Jago
15th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
10th August 1916.
VII. B. 17.
Inscription "In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son Faithful Unto Death"
Son of John Richard and Ellen Jago, of Jane St., Rockhampton, Queensland.
3115 Private
Benjamin Alfred Jemesen
9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A .I. F.
23rd August 1916.
Plot VII. D. 46.
Inscription "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
Son of Thomas Neil and Catherine Jemesen, of Tweed St., Tweed Heads, New South Wales.
Benjamin Alfred Jemesen
9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A .I. F.
23rd August 1916.
Plot VII. D. 46.
Inscription "He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
Son of Thomas Neil and Catherine Jemesen, of Tweed St., Tweed Heads, New South Wales.
1704 Driver
Victoria (Victor) Albert Keast
3rd Field Artillery Bde. Australian Field Artillery
22nd August 1916, aged 22.
Plot VII. D. 47.
Inscription " He Has Finished His Part We Must Keep On Trying Like Him To Be Brave"
Son of John Jeremiah and Mary Ann Keast, of Longland St., East Brisbane, Queensland.
Of Brisbane, Qld. Son of John Jeremiah and Mary Ann Keast. A moulder prior to enlisting he embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Rangatira (A22) on 25 September 1914. He died in France on 22 August 1916 of wounds received in action, aged 22.
Victoria (Victor) Albert Keast
3rd Field Artillery Bde. Australian Field Artillery
22nd August 1916, aged 22.
Plot VII. D. 47.
Inscription " He Has Finished His Part We Must Keep On Trying Like Him To Be Brave"
Son of John Jeremiah and Mary Ann Keast, of Longland St., East Brisbane, Queensland.
Of Brisbane, Qld. Son of John Jeremiah and Mary Ann Keast. A moulder prior to enlisting he embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Rangatira (A22) on 25 September 1914. He died in France on 22 August 1916 of wounds received in action, aged 22.
Second Lieutenant
Malcolm Keys
8th Bn. Border Regiment
31st August 1916, aged 20.
Plot V. D. 4.
Son of Clement and Ada Keys, of Moseley, Birmingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved"
The information below supplied by 'The Ellesmerian Club', the alumni organisation for Ellesmere College where Malcolm was a pupil.
Malcolm Keys
8th Bn. Border Regiment
31st August 1916, aged 20.
Plot V. D. 4.
Son of Clement and Ada Keys, of Moseley, Birmingham.
His headstone bears the inscription "Beloved"
The information below supplied by 'The Ellesmerian Club', the alumni organisation for Ellesmere College where Malcolm was a pupil.
Malcolm Keys, the younger of two sons of Clement and Ada Keys, was born in West Bromwich on 21st March 1896. His father was a chartered accountant and the family lived in Chantry Road, Moseley, Birmingham.
Malcolm entered Ellesmere College in September 1904 at the age of 8½ years of age, with his brother Clement. There were eighteen new boys that term. The two brothers were allocated to the ‘Conqueror’ dormitory but Malcolm’s stay at the college was short as he left in April 1906 after eighteen months.
He represented his dormitory in football and hockey – in the former he played alongside his brother as a forward and he was in the 1906 Champion Dormitory Hockey Team. He also enlisted in the Officer Training Corps as a cadet.
On leaving Ellesmere he spent time at Miss Silvester’s Preparatory School before moving on to complete his education at King Edward’s School, Stourbridge and then at King Edward’s High School, Birmingham. On 20thDecember 1912, he embarked on the ss Orvieto destined for Sydney, Australia. On his arrival in the city, he enrolled at Hawkesbury Agricultural College with the ultimate aim of taking up farming. Records held at the University of Sydney show that he undertook various courses and gained many certificates of proficiency.
However, on 25th April 1915 and just two years after arriving in the country, he embarked the ss Orsovain Sydney to return to England. He enlisted and underwent the obligatory medical on 26th October at First Sutton General Hospital. He was deemed ‘fit’ and by 10th November he had obtained a commission in the 10th (Service), attached 8th (Service) Battalion, the Border Regiment. A hernia put paid to any military activity between March and May 1916.
Malcolm served with the British Expeditionary Force in France from 18th July 1916 onwards – something he indicated he was looking forward to as he wrote to a friend (H. K. Lewis Hughes) “My only chance to see you is when I get my 48 hours leave just before I go to the Front.....I am awfully bucked that I am going over at last. I’m sick of hanging about in England”.
At the time of his arrival in France, the battalion was established in the Martinsart / Ovillers area. For the last week of the month and ten days of August the unit held part of the line north of the River Ancre, near Thiepval. Between the 19th & 21st August the men spent a great deal of time on trench construction after which they enjoyed a five day ‘rest period’ behind the lines prior to returning to front line duty. Malcolm died on 31st August 1916, in Warloy Hospital, from shrapnel wounds received at Thiepval the day before
At this time the battalion war diaries detail that the front line was being heavily shelled throughout the day and there were many casualties – the shelling continued, day and night, for days on end and Malcolm’s death is recorded - he was six months short of his 21st birthday.
His Commanding Officer wrote:
“His courage and manliness in most trying circumstances proved him more man than boy. He endeared himself to all and took such an interest in his platoon, that it was easily the most efficient in the Company. The men were greatly distressed and asked eagerly after him. I have lost a most promising officer and cherished comrade and friend. In all circumstances his very presence was an inspiration to me”.
Malcolm was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. He was buried at Warloy Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension and his life is commemorated on memorials at Ellesmere College and Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Sydney with details published in the ‘Roll of Honour’ compiled at each establishment.
Malcolm entered Ellesmere College in September 1904 at the age of 8½ years of age, with his brother Clement. There were eighteen new boys that term. The two brothers were allocated to the ‘Conqueror’ dormitory but Malcolm’s stay at the college was short as he left in April 1906 after eighteen months.
He represented his dormitory in football and hockey – in the former he played alongside his brother as a forward and he was in the 1906 Champion Dormitory Hockey Team. He also enlisted in the Officer Training Corps as a cadet.
On leaving Ellesmere he spent time at Miss Silvester’s Preparatory School before moving on to complete his education at King Edward’s School, Stourbridge and then at King Edward’s High School, Birmingham. On 20thDecember 1912, he embarked on the ss Orvieto destined for Sydney, Australia. On his arrival in the city, he enrolled at Hawkesbury Agricultural College with the ultimate aim of taking up farming. Records held at the University of Sydney show that he undertook various courses and gained many certificates of proficiency.
However, on 25th April 1915 and just two years after arriving in the country, he embarked the ss Orsovain Sydney to return to England. He enlisted and underwent the obligatory medical on 26th October at First Sutton General Hospital. He was deemed ‘fit’ and by 10th November he had obtained a commission in the 10th (Service), attached 8th (Service) Battalion, the Border Regiment. A hernia put paid to any military activity between March and May 1916.
Malcolm served with the British Expeditionary Force in France from 18th July 1916 onwards – something he indicated he was looking forward to as he wrote to a friend (H. K. Lewis Hughes) “My only chance to see you is when I get my 48 hours leave just before I go to the Front.....I am awfully bucked that I am going over at last. I’m sick of hanging about in England”.
At the time of his arrival in France, the battalion was established in the Martinsart / Ovillers area. For the last week of the month and ten days of August the unit held part of the line north of the River Ancre, near Thiepval. Between the 19th & 21st August the men spent a great deal of time on trench construction after which they enjoyed a five day ‘rest period’ behind the lines prior to returning to front line duty. Malcolm died on 31st August 1916, in Warloy Hospital, from shrapnel wounds received at Thiepval the day before
At this time the battalion war diaries detail that the front line was being heavily shelled throughout the day and there were many casualties – the shelling continued, day and night, for days on end and Malcolm’s death is recorded - he was six months short of his 21st birthday.
His Commanding Officer wrote:
“His courage and manliness in most trying circumstances proved him more man than boy. He endeared himself to all and took such an interest in his platoon, that it was easily the most efficient in the Company. The men were greatly distressed and asked eagerly after him. I have lost a most promising officer and cherished comrade and friend. In all circumstances his very presence was an inspiration to me”.
Malcolm was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal. He was buried at Warloy Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension and his life is commemorated on memorials at Ellesmere College and Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Sydney with details published in the ‘Roll of Honour’ compiled at each establishment.
