Pte John Medhurst (Gruyere), 8^th Battalion: Is killed in action. He is 22 years old and as he has no known grave he is remembered on the memorial at Villers Bretonneux in France.

Pte Leopold Muir (Wandin), 8^th Battalion: He was dug in with his platoon, in an area near Pozieres where they were under fire from both rifle and artillery fire. Leopold’s good mate, Pte Cecil Coe, had been wounded by shell blast and lay exposed in ‘No Man’s Land’. As a result, Leopold volunteered to go and rescue his friend, even though he knew this would put him in danger. As he got out of his shell hole and moved towards his mate he was sadly shot and killed by a sniper, he is 24 years old. His friend, Cecil Coe, also died that same day. As they have no known graves, both he and his friend Cecil are remembered on the memorial at Villers Bretonneux in France.

Pte Cecil Farr (Mooroolbark), 24^th Battalion: Is killed in action while advancing along the Albert-Bapaume Road. He is 22 years old and as he has no known grave he is remembered on the memorial at Villers Bretonneux in France.

Pte Henry Tudor (Lilydale), 23^rd Battalion: Is wounded in action, gunshot wound to the left leg and knee, and is evacuated to hospital in France seriously ill.

Pte David Lohman (Lilydale), 24^th Battalion: Is wounded in action, gunshot wound to the left shoulder, and is evacuated to hospital in England.

The following local soldiers leave Australia bound for Europe on the HMAT Themistocles-

Pte Robert Black (Montrose), 7^th Battalion

Pte Walter Deppeler (Gruyere), 7^th Battalion

Pte John O’Halloran (Mt Dandenong), 7^th Battalion

Pte John Warren (Lilydale), 7^th Battalion

Pte Frederick Jeeves (Montrose), 22^nd Battalion

Pte Sam Tucknott (Mt Evelyn), 22^nd Battalion

Pte Thomas Leach (Lilydale), 22^nd Cycling Battalion

Pte Robert Davies (Kilsyth), 24^th Battalion

Pte Harold Hunter (Wandin), 24^th Battalion

Spr Roland Wild (Kilsyth), 2^nd Pioneer Battalion