The following locals leave Australia bound for Europe on the HMAT Commonwealth –

Pte Charles Shell (Lilydale), 2^nd Machine Gun Company

Pte Perrin Wallace (Seville), 5^th Machine Gun Company

Pte Charles Wallace (Seville), 5^th Machine Gun Company

Trp Alexander Mathews (Seville), 8^th Light Horse Regiment: Leaves Australia on the HMAT Clan MacCorquedale bound for Egypt.

Andrew Noden (Lilydale): Leaves his job as a coach builder and enlists in the AIF, he is 21 years old. He enlists under the name James Dolan.

George Reid (Lilydale): Leaves his job with the railways and enlists in the AIF, he is 24 years old.

Thomas Telson (Lilydale): Leaves his job as a groom at the Black Springs Hotel and enlists in the AIF, he is 41 years old.