Pte Mort Tait (Lilydale), 31st Battalion: Is wounded in action, shell shock, and is evacuated to hospital in England.
Edward Gray (Seville): Leaves his family’s orchard in Seville and enlists in the AIF, he is 23 years old. His older brother, Ebenezer Gray, had enlisted the year before. This was his second attempt at enlisting, in November 1915 he had been rejected as being medically unfit because he had fractured his knee four years previous.
William Hunter (Wandin): Leaves his family’s farm and nursery at Wandin and enlists in the AIF, he is 29 years old.
Edward Read (Seville): Leaves his job as a blacksmith in Seville and enlists in the AIF, he is 27 years old.