Dvr Leslie Coppin (Kilsyth), 2^nd Division Ammunition Column: Dies at his home in Kilsyth as a result of the effects of tuberculosis. He was 27 years old and is buried at the Burwood Cemetery, Vic.

The following local soldiers arrive back in Australia from Europe on the HT Somali:

Pte Clarence Cutting (Lilydale), 57^th Battalion

Pte William Johnson (Mt Evelyn), 14^th Field Ambulance

Gnr Finlay McCay (Silvan), 12^th Field Artillery Brigade

Dvr Arthur Street (Gruyere), 4^th Field Artillery Brigade: He is to be discharged as medically unfit as a result of a developing deafness.

Trp George Gilbert (Yering), 9^th Light Horse Regiment: Arrives back in Australia from the Middle East on the HT Somali. He is to be discharged as medically unfit as a result of his physical condition following his time as a prisoner of war in Turkey.