Stoker James McClure (Yering): After undergoing his basic training at HMAS Cerberus he is transferred to HMAS Pioneer, a Pelrous Class Light Cruiser operating in Australian waters.

Sr Alice Card (Olinda): She is serving as a nurse at the American Hospital of Paris when the Board of Governors at the hospital offer the hospital’s facilities to the French authorities to use as a neutral military hospital facility for wounded soldiers. She is possibly the first Australian nurse to go into service in the war.