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

Pte Sidney Ingram (Silvan), 2^nd Pioneer Battalion

Pte George Lawson (Olinda), 2^nd Pioneer Battalion

Pte Alfred Fellows (Lilydale), 2^nd Pioneer Battalion

Malcolm Bethune (Seville): Leaves his parent’s property in Seville to enlist in the AIF. He is 21 years old and this is his second attempt to enlist, the first time he was rejected on account of his poor vision.