Sgt George Milne (Lilydale), 6th Battalion: Is wounded in action not far from Hazelbrouck, severe gunshot wounds to the legs, and is evacuated to hospital in France. A Captain in his company later wrote to his mother saying: ‘he was alongside me at the time and we got him away at once. The stretcher bearers are simply wonderful fellows and at the dressing stations a motor that was waiting took him straight to hospital where he received the best attention’.
Pte Harry Moore (Lilydale), 45th Battalion: Is wounded in action, gunshot wound to left wrist, and is evacuated to hospital in France.
Pte Clarence Cutting (Lilydale), 57th Battalion: Is wounded accidentally, gunshot wound to right leg, and is evacuated to hospital in England.
THE BATTLE OF ESALT – PALESTINE