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| Keywords: 29 Bn (AWM E02790).jpg AWM Caption Warfusee-Abancourt France Lieutenant http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 82931 Rupert Frederick Arding Downes MC addressing his Platoon from B Company 29th Battalion during a rest near the villages of Warfusee and Lamotte before the advance onto Harbonnieres the battalion's second objective The background is obscured by the smoke of heavy shellfire Pictured left to right http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 226654 5085 Sergeant Sgt William Patrick O'Brien of Gordon Vic a schoolteacher in civilian life was killed in action on 9 August 1918; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 68744 4271 Private Pte James Cryer was born at Bury Lancashire a farmer when he enlisted at Armidale NSW later transferring to the 32nd Battalion; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 229934 4103 Pte Charles Alfred Olive of Lara Vic was initially rejected before enlisting in September 1916 was killed in action near Bellicourt on 30 September 1918; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 245794 677 Lance Corporal L Cpl Louis Price MM of Maryborough Vic an original member of B company was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in Belgium in 1917 and later transferred to the 32nd Battalion; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 240432 5095 Pte Harry James Phillips a packer in civilian life the youngest in the platoon at nineteen years of age was wounded on 29 August 1918 returning to Australia in December 1918; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 37971 4733 Pte Horace Joseph Buckley a clerk of Kyneton Vic was wounded in action on 9 August 1918 later transferring to the 32nd Battalion where his frequent periods of absenteeism continued; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 66299 509 L Cpl Alexander Bethuen Craven a labourer of Ballarat Vic served three years with the battalion before transferring to the 32nd Battalion; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 227731 5088 Pte Patrick O'Grady of Galway Ireland was employed as a miller in Melbourne Vic before enlistment and he also transferred to the 32nd Battalion; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 176292 5057 Pte Timothy Leyden of Trentham Vic a railway employee in civilian life was gassed on 27 August 1918 transferring to the 5th Battalion on 22 November 1918; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 298688 5116 Pte Edward Thomlinson a driver of Stawell Vic the oldest member of the platoon at forty four years of age was taken on strength with the battalion on 6 June 1918 later transferring to the 32nd Battalion http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 73008 5014 Pte Herbert Davidson a leather worker of Brunswick Vic later transferred to the 32nd Battalion; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 303199 6827 Pte Horace John Towers a farm labourer of Cootamundra NSW later transferred to the 32nd Battalion and was admitted to the Abbeville Hospital on 9 November 1918 suffering broncho-pneumonia where he died on 11 November 1918; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 243530 4349 L Cpl Thomas John Barrett Pope born at Westbury-on-Tyne Gloucestershire a farmer of Sydney NSW was wounded in action on 30 September 1918; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 7008 2568 Pte John Leslie Gordon Arlow of Warrnambool Vic a blacksmith in civilian life was killed in action near Bellicourt on 30 September 1918; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 23103 3207 L Cpl John Bird a carpenter of South Melbourne Vic later transferred to the 32nd Battalion; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 123041 560 Pte Frederick George Hall front of line an iron moulder of South Melbourne Vic an original member of B company was wounded in action twice; http //deepthought hass adfa edu au 8080/showPerson pid 82931 Lieutenant R F A Downes MC right of Camden NSW was an orchardist prior to enlistment sailed as a second lieutenant and was promoted to lieutenant in May 1917 He was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Morlancourt in July 1918 and like most of his men was transferred to the 32nd Battalion with the reorganisation of battalions which took place in 1918 E02790 1918-08-08 photographer not identified Copyright expired - public domain PD-AustraliaGov World War I forces of Australia in France Battle of Amiens Artillery smoke Group photographs of military people Military history of Australia during World War I Black and white photographs of military people Lamotte-Warfusée | ||||
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