Pte Eddie Poyner (Lilydale), 6th Battalion: In camp in Egypt. In a letter to his family – ‘The Johnnie Lees (fleas) after lights out attack in brigades. Strike me up the apple tree they do torment one. We had sports here today and we four were in with a squad for the best dressed squad. We were five men short and only got third. We saw Ralph Goode and four or five of the other lads when we were coming out from the aerodrome. Well I’ll have to turn it up as I can’t see the lines now and the mail goes in the morning’.
Patrick Pender (Lilydale): Leaves his job as a miner and enlists in the AIF, he is 27 years old and married.