Pte John Evans (Silvan), 60th Battalion: Leaves Australia bound for Europe on the HMAT Ajana.
Albert Atkinson (Lilydale): Leaves his job on the railways and enlists in the AIF, he is 38 years and married with ten children. Two of his children, Claude & William Atkinson, had already enlisted in the AIF, sadly Claude would be killed in action the following month.