Pte Ralph Goode (Lilydale), 2nd Field Ambulance: At Cape Helles. In a letter to his mother –‘I’ve been in two engagements so far, and thank God came out safely. I’ve had so many narrow squeaks that I hardly take any notice of the bullets now. I’ve had a bullet through my cap, one through my puttee and was struck on the shoulder by a shrapnel bullet, which, lucky for me, was nearly spent and only bruised me. I’ve got that bullet in my pocket and I’m going to bring it home with me. Another shrapnel bullet grazed my cheek and just chipped a bit of skin off; it’s quite better now. It’s more exciting ducking from shrapnel than playing football’.
Trp Gilbert Mounsey (Seville), 9th Light Horse Regiment: Is landed at Anzac Cove with his regiment and moved up into the frontline trenches.
Trp Iver Hamilton (Mt Evelyn), 8th Light Horse Regiment: Is landed at Anzac Cove with his regiment and moved up into the frontline trenches.
Capt Harold Hughes (Montrose), Royal Warwickshire Regiment: Is killed in action by shrapnel from a shell blast while at La Bassee, France. He is 19 years old and is remembered on the memorial at Le Touret in France. He is the first volunteer from the Shire of Lillydale to die in Europe and the first man from Montrose to die in the war.