Pte Vincent Lawlor (Gruyere), 5th Battalion: Arrives at Anzac Cove and is moved up into the front line trenches.
Pte Charles Willimott (Lilydale), Mechanical Transport Division: Disembarks from the ship at Southampton, England. He is one of the first local soldiers with the AIF to arrive in Europe for duty.
Reg Charteris (Wandin): Leaves his orchard at Wandin and enlists in the AIF, he is 28 years old.
Leslie Coppin (Kilsyth): Leaves his job as an artist and enlists in the Australian Light Horse, he is 23 years old.
Arthur Newing (Mt Evelyn): Leaves his job as a commercial traveller and enlists in the AIF, he is 22 years old.
Stanley Robinson (Lilydale): Leaves his job as a school teacher at the Lilydale State School to enlist in the AIF, he is 19 years old.
Leslie Tegart (Montrose): Leaves his job as a brickmaker and enlists in the AIF, he is 19 years old. His father John Tegart would volunteer to serve in England as an Australian War Worker in munitions between 1917 and 1919.