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Penrith City Local History - Memories of war - We served

                                  

 

Soldier No. Rank & Regiment Born-Died
Arrowsmith, Lambert N87977 Lance Corporal – F Company 1899-
Ausburn, Albert Charles 703 Private – 36th Bn 1895 –
Beresford, Frederick John 5553 Private – 18th Bn 1891-1960
Besley, Stanley George 66091 Private – General Service 4th Bn 1889-1950
Boots, Edward James 2745 Second-Corporal – 7th Field Coy, Engineers 1893 –
Burke, Frank 1665 Sergeant – 19th Bn 1888-1976
Burrows, George 2021 Lieutenant – 5th Division Engineers 1890-1984
Collum, Robert Alfred 522 Trooper – 7th Light Horse Reg. 1893-1974
Crothers, Cecil James  No active service – Enlisted 9/9/1918 1900-1963
Dukes, Cecil Mervyn 340 Private – 4th Bn 1892-1938
Evans, Sydney Albert 2173A Trooper – 2nd Light Horse/Camel Field Ambulance 1888-1959
Field, Bertie Charles 2820 Gunner – 3rd Bn 1893-1973
Field, Ernest George 11062 Gunner – 13th Field Artillery 1891
Freeburn, Victor Charles MSM 192 Quarter-Master Sergeant – 7th Light Horse 1887-1970
Gibson, Arthur James 2111 Private- 1st Pioneer devision, 3rd Reinforcements, 8th Bn. 1895 –
Gibson, Robert Roy 59967 Private – 56th Bn 1898-
Hadley, Cecil Robertson 89901 Private – F Company recruits at Liverpool 1900-
Hair, George Albert 66712 Private – 22nd General Service 1899-1966
Hand, Edward Ambrose 89279 2nd Airman – Aust. Flying Corps Depot 1898-
Harvey, Alfred William 66717 Private – 22nd General Service 1900-1964
Hogbin, Herbert 59746 Private – Aust. Army Medical corps 1880-
Jones, Walter B W 83328 Sapper – Engineers 2nd Infantry Bn 1893-
Milton, Roy Hamilton 92925 Trooper – No assignment – in camp 1918 1894-
Mitchell, Albert Arthur 60253 Private – composite battalion 1892-1974
Mitchell, George Henry 1183 Gunner – 5th Field Artillery Battalion 1891-1976
Pugh, Richard Thomas 238 Sergeant – 44th Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade 1894-
Sainsbury, Cyril Ernest 60284 Private – 1st Bn, A Company Composite 1898-
Setchell, Arthur William 66064 Private – 4th Bn, 19th General Service 1883-1936
Squires, Reginald 67696 Private – 26th General Service 1900-
Turner, James William 1337 Trooper – 12th Light Horse 1915 – Rejoined 1918 into 5th General Service in Egypt 1895-
Wilkinson, John Augustus 88341 Trooper – Z Co Composite, General Services E Co Australian Light Horse 1884-


Penrith District Nurses

During World War 1, 17 nurses from the Penrith District served overseas with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force in Rabaul, on hospital ships and with the Australian Imperial Force in Egypt, England, the Western Front and Salonika (Greece). The nurses enlisted under terms which offered free return passage by 2nd class steamer or military transport, free uniform and allowance for upkeep, pay rates of £100 per year for Matron while a staff nurse received £40 per year (the same rate as a private soldier). It was not until late 1916 that nurses received officer status. Working conditions were less than ideal. Many Australian nurses served in British hospitals under British staff and felt aggrieved as they had enlisted to nurse Australian soldiers. 

Overall, 2139 Australian nurses served overseas while 423 remained on home service. 21 Australian nurses died on overseas service and 235 were decorated.

This page commemorates the work undertaken by the 17 Penrith district nurses, including their service on the hospital ship Grantala.

 


 

Click on the image below to open up Noble Work Recognised: Penrith’s Nurses at War



Commemorating 100 years since the commencement of Australia’s involvement in World War I- Penrith City Library has created a booklet for each year of World War 1, featuring the biographies of fallen local soldiers.

Click on the images below to view the booklets.

  

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