How many ANZACS were born in your town or village in the UK or around the World?

None where I live now, but one from the village where I grew up, who enlisted at the remarkable age of 42 years and 9 months!

Mapping our Anzacs

 

I need to do a little more research but I may have just found my Great Great Uncle!!

 

Great site

within a few miles of me nearly 70

 

From Yarrawonga, Vic. A town of 2000 to 3000 people.

Born. 263

Enlisted. 86



John.

 

52nd Bn AIF ( Aussie local , Purton war memorial ) - Great War Forum


edit, OK I got my facts slightly wrong.
oops

This chap has done a wonderful job with the site and has done a really good bit of investigative work on the Roll of Honour lads.

- Memorial names P-S

Cheers

Geoff

 

Hi Diane,

His details are here also on the AIF project.

Details

Cheers

Geoff

 

Geoff,
Thanks for that link and thanks again for your advice. Got an email this morning to say that details for D. Gwynne have been forwarded for correction.
All the best,
Diane

Seems that it is truly a work in progress and they welcome the corrections.

I might post it on GWF as many of those places that they could not match to a locality could be just one bad letter in a place name.

To match 11,000+ they certainly have a task ahead of them.

Definitely a genealogy exercise.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Geoff what a good idea. As you mentioned there a few really obvious ones.

I wonder how amenable they'd be to getting a list rather than correspondence about single records ... amongst the very first pages is one listed as Achidl Island - Achill Island
Mapping our Anzacs
Very clear on the copy
Mapping our Anzacs -- view service record

I think they would be happy to receive them as then they could check them out and amend them once they know what they are looking for.

I actually just found a couple for ZA who were born in Madeira Portugal!

Mapping our Anzacs

 

Great site Spidge, I would be interested to see how many Australian soldiers were born in New Zealand and vice versa.

I have a list of the NZ's in the AIF who were NZ born but not the other way around.

NZ-born members of the AIF

Cheers

Geoff

 

Thanks for that Geoff, there is a lot more than I thought there would be. Found on a site that linked to the AIF projects said that there was 1500+. I would say that the percentage would be similar in the NZEF.

 

Sorry Owen, should have explained it clearly. What percentage were Aussie born in the NZEF........ wouldn't be surprised if I am way off the mark with my guess though lol.

 

oh bugger sorry, can't help you with that one.

 

Hi Owen,

This may answer a few queries:

Originally the Australian government pledged to supply 20,000 troops comprising one infantry division and one Light horse brigade. By the end of the war the Australians comprised 5 Infantry and 2 mounted divisions.

A total of 331,814 Australians were sent overseas to serve as part of the AIF, which represented 13% of the white male population. Of these, 18% (61,859) were killed. The casualty rate (killed or wounded) was 64%. About 2,100 women served with the 1st AIF, mainly as nurses. Close to 20% of those who served in the 1st AIF had been born in the United Kingdom but all enlistments had to occur in Australia (there were a few exceptions). As a volunteer force, all units were demobilized at the end of the war.

After the war finished, all AIF units went into camp and began the process of demobilisation. The exceptions were No. 4 Squadron, AFC and 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, which participated in the occupation of the Rhineland. The 7th Light Horse Regiment was sent to occupy the Gallipoli peninsula, along with a New Zealand regiment. In general, while the British appreciated the fighting qualities of the Australian soldiers, they were not considered docile enough to act as an occupying garrison, and so no Australian infantry were called upon. There were 92,000 soldiers in France and a further 60,000 in England, 17,000 in the Middle East plus nurses in Salonica and India who had to be transported home. By May 1919, the last troops were out of France, 70,000 now encamped on Salisbury Plain.

 

Thought I would bring this back to the top after helping Sniper out with some from Congleton.

Some of the newer members might have an interest.

READ POST #1

 

http://naa16.naa.gov.au/rs_images/ShowImage.php?B=3048415&S=1&T=R
Blimey! Here is one just down the road from where I live.

Lesley