Ralph Goode (Lilydale): Leaves his job as a grocer at Hutchinson’s Store in Lilydale to enlist in the AIF. He is 26 years old and is the first man from both Lilydale and the Shire of Lillydale is join the AIF.

Stoker James McClure (Yering), HMAS Pioneer: He is part of the crew that captures the German steamer ‘Neumunster’ west of Rottnest Island. He is the first man from the Shire of Lillydale to see action in the war.