Pte Norman Hooke (Kilsyth), 14th Battalion: While dug in with his platoon, in an area near Pozieres where they were under fire from both rifle and artillery fire, a shell landed just near his trench killing him instantly. He is19 years old and has no known grave and as a result is remembered on the memorial at Villers Bretonneux in France.
Pte Oswald Wilson (Lilydale), 29th Battalion: Has his right leg amputated as a result of the severe wounds he’d received a few months earlier at Fromelles.
Clifford Jackson (Lilydale): Leaves his job as a bank clerk and enlists in the AIF, he is 26 years old.