The following local soldiers leave Australia bound for Europe on the HMAT Nestor:
Pte Alwyn McConachy (Montrose), 46th Battalion
Pte Thomas McCarthy (Lilydale), 57th Battalion
Aircraft Mechanic Wyatt Blair (Mooroolbark), Australian Flying Corps
Spr Cyril Barnes (Lilydale), 3rd Division Signal Company
Spr John McGhee (Lilydale), 3rd Division Signal Company