Pte William Goodall x (Lilydale), 24th Battalion: Arrives back in Australia from Europe on board the HT Kenilworth Castle to be discharged as medically unfit as a result of wounds received in action the year before.
John Cathcart (Lilydale): Leaves his grocery and bakery business in Lilydale to enlist in the AIF, he is 28 years old and married.
The tactics the German used for the Spring offensive were highly effective and broke through the lines, forcing the British and French troops into a sudden retreat. In just a week the enemy’s swift advance took much of the ground that had been bitterly fought over in the past two years.
The newly formed Australian Corps, made up of the five Australian Divisions, were quickly moved into action and were able to hold their positions at a number of places, most notably at Villers-Bretonneux and Dernacourt.
Pte William Goodall x (Lilydale), 24th Battalion: Arrives back in Australia from Europe on board the HT Kenilworth Castle to be discharged as medically unfit as a result of wounds received in action the year before.
John Cathcart (Lilydale): Leaves his grocery and bakery business in Lilydale to enlist in the AIF, he is 28 years old and married.
The tactics the German used for the Spring offensive were highly effective and broke through the lines, forcing the British and French troops into a sudden retreat. In just a week the enemy’s swift advance took much of the ground that had been bitterly fought over in the past two years.
The newly formed Australian Corps, made up of the five Australian Divisions, were quickly moved into action and were able to hold their positions at a number of places, most notably at Villers-Bretonneux and Dernacourt.