Cpl Archie Kilfoyle (Mooroolbark), 31^st Battalion: Was with his platoon at what was known as Till Trench. Eye witness accounts state that they were preparing to make a raid on the German line that night when an artillery barrage came down on them. A dugout just near Archie contained fifty boxes of Mills grenades and during the shelling a ‘pigeon bomb’ exploded under the parapet and the whole lot went up. Archie had both his legs blown off in the explosion and he was hit in the head making him unconscious. Three other men near him were killed outright. Archie only lived for a few more minutes before he died at the trench, he is 23 years old. His mates buried him just nearby and a wooden cross was made for his grave soon after. He body was later reburied in a war cemetery at Beaulencourt in Ligny-Thilloy, France.

L/Cpl George Ingram (Seville), 24^th Battalion: Went into his first action of the war at the attack on Bapaume Ridge. For his actions on this night he was later awarded the Military Medal. His recommendation states: ‘On the night of 15^th-16^th March this NCO showed great courage and initiative as a member of a bombing section. It was mainly owing to the excellent placing of his bombs, that the enemy bombers, who greatly outnumbered our men, were held off. Later when the enemy returned in force this NCO with two men covered the retirement of his party, and by deadly sniping held the attackers off thereby averting serious loss to our bombing party’.

Pte Albert Blair (Lilydale), Remount Unit: Is discharged at Broadmeadows after completion of his service. He never left Australia.

Ernest Cassell (Lilydale): Leaves his job as a clerk and enlists in the Australian Light Horse, he is 18 years old.