Lt William Eales (Lilydale), 3rd Division Ammunition Column: Is wounded in action, severe gunshot wound to back, and is evacuated to hospital in England.
Trp Bert Hutchinson (Lilydale), 4th Light Horse Regiment: In camp in Palestine. In a letter to his future wife, Jessie Mackenzie of Yalca, Vic – ‘We were camped in the waadi away from the regiment for a week and it was lovely to have plenty of fresh water. We came to the regiment a few days ago and so far it has been alright. The weather is much cooler and the nights chilly. We may find the winter cold out here. While we are at the camp we shall have plenty of blankets. The other day we went out on a stunt and I expected to find a few Turks about but it was very quiet all day’.