Soldier's stories
The situation at the time of WW1 meant that diligent and comprehensive record-keeping could often not occur.
Our WW1 Project researches the stories of soldiers as best we can.
Our Soldier stories describing the soldier's lives before, during and after the war, to paint a picture of what it must have been like to go through the experience of WW1.
Name: BONIFACE, George Lawrence
Service No.: 3696
DOB: 19 June 1892
Birthplace: KIAMA
Rank: Private
Fate: Returned 11 June 1919
Unit(s):
Name: GIBSON, William Henry Irving
Service No.: 5103
DOB: 1 August 1895
Birthplace: KIAMA
Rank: Private
Fate: KIA (Killed in Action) 22-25 July 1916
Unit(s):
Name: Howell-Price, Owen Glendower
Service No.:
DOB: 23 February 1890
Birthplace: KIAMA
Rank: Lieutenant-Colonel
Fate: KIA (Killed in Action) 4 November 1916
Unit(s):
Name: KENDALL, Louis Stanley
Service No.: 3830
DOB: 6 October 1878
Birthplace: ULLADULLA
Rank: Private
Fate: Killed in Action (KIA) 23 October 1917
Unit(s):
Name: NELSON, John Andrew Waldron
Service No.: 156
DOB: 1891
Birthplace: JAMBEROO
Rank: Private
Fate: Returned 15 November 1919
Unit(s):
- Australian Naval and Military Expedition
- 18th Battalion
Name: STEWART, Edward William Johnston
Service No.: 1866
DOB: 29 December 1892
Birthplace: KIAMA
Rank: Private
Fate: Returned 5 March 1919
Unit(s):
Name: WEIR, George Ernest
Service No.: 3939
DOB: 1894
Birthplace: ALBION PARK
Rank: Private
Fate: KIA (Killed in Action) 6 November 1916 
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Discover Illawarra WW1 stories
Find engaging WW1 stories from our region on the Illawarra Remembers website.
Visitor are welcome to add their own stories to the site.