Research Notes
When differing information was found in key sources, both have been included, e.g. Camberwell/Canterbury or 1887/1899).
Name
Names are recorded on The Shrine as surname and initials. Some only have surnames. Names varied in different sources, so as much as possible names were confirmed from multiple sources. Any doubts about identification are noted. Nicknames have been included when mentioned in death notices, letters or other family sourced documents. Some were recorded with the initial of the nickname or middle name they were known as.
Lists of names were likely handwritten which accounts for some errors, e.g. C. E. Hient appears on plaque 4, however no-one with this surname was found. This certainly was meant to be C. E. Hunt, who appears on correctly on plaque 10.
Lifespan
This includes date and place of birth and death. As the majority of place names are in Victoria, the Australian state or other country is only included if it’s not a Victorian town or suburb.
Personal description
This is sourced from the NAA personnel dossier and includes height (in feet and inches), hair and eye colour, and complexion. Tattoos are also recorded.
Embarkation details
Embarkation details are from the embarkation rolls held in the AWM records.
Embarked
This includes embarkation date, place, unit and ship that they left on from Australia. Ships are mostly prefixed HMAT (His Majesty’s Australian Transport), and have a ship number. Some servicemen and women travelled on commercial ships that have the prefix RMS or SS.
If they were transferred to another unit, this is also shown, e.g. 21st Infantry Battalion – 23rd Infantry Battalion.
Age
This is the age recorded on the embarkation roll. Often this wasn’t found to be accurate or in accord with date/year of birth by a year or two. There are some cases of under- or over-estimating age. The average age was 25; around 16% were under 20, and 5% were over 40.
Occupation
There are more than 150 different occupations. Most were clerks (13%), labourers/farmhands (8%), carpenters (6%), farmers (4%), salesmen (3%), plumbers (2.5%), and drivers (2%). Soldiers only accounted for 2%. Other occupations were hairdressers, jewellers, painters, seamen, miners, timberworkers, pastry cooks, tailors, upholsterers, clergymen, nurses, doctors, postal and railway workers, tanners, bacon-curers, rabbit trappers, iron workers, teachers and timekeepers.
Marital status
More than three-quarters (77.6%) of the servicemen and women on The Shrine were single, 21.6% were married. There were 3 widowers and 1 divorcee.
Religion
The majority were Church of England (46.4%), with 21.06% Presbyterian, 14.1% Methodist, 30% Roman Catholic, 4.4% Congregationalist and 12% Baptist. Other religions were Church of Christ, Wesleyan, Anglican, Protestant, Salvation Army, Spiritualist, Quaker and Australian Church.
Address
This is the address listed on the embarkation roll, usually the same as for next of kin.
Next of kin
This was listed on the embarkation roll and in the NAA personnel dossier where changes were noted.
WW1 DETAILS
Joined
Usually this is the date of joining as listed on the embarkation roll. If they did not embark for overseas duty, the date is from the Attestation form held on the NAA service record.
Service no. (SN)
This number was issued on embarkation, and the numbers were assigned within each individual battalion or unit. Consequently service numbers are not unique, e.g. there are embarkation records for 75 men with SN 1959.
Commissioned officers (higher than 2nd Lieutenants) were not issued service numbers.
Rank
This is the rank on embarkation. Any change of rank found on the NAA files have been added, e.g. Private – Corporal.
Places served
These were collected from the NAA service record and are a rough indication of where they served. More detailed information about where units were can be found in the AWM records of the Official Histories and Unit Diaries.
Wounded/illness
Nearly everyone has an illness or wound; some have many.
Awarded
These are the honours and medals awarded as noted on the NAA service record or AWM records. The recommendations, which note the reasons for the awards, have been included.
Returned home
This is the date embarked and/or arrived in Australia as per NAA service record.
Discharged
Date of discharge or when appointment terminated for commissioned officers.
REMEMBERED ON
Other honour rolls
This has mainly been drawn from the Diggers Database (Whitehorse Manningham Libraries), which has a comprehensive listing of names on memorials in the larger district area, and any other memorial found in the course of research.
Other family members on Shrine
There are over 80 sets of siblings listed on The Shrine, including the 5 Hogg brothers, 4 Head brothers, and the 4 Mawson siblings. There is also father and son (Eric and Navroji Gandevia), uncles/aunts and nephews, and many in-laws.
FAMILY
Where possible both parents’ names have been included and the mother’s maiden name. This helped confirm identification and relationships to other people on The Shrine. Marriages have been included to help confirm family connections and descendants.
GRAVE INSCRIPTIONS
These are the inscriptions that families chose to add to the grave stones overseas, and have been copied from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Those who were unidentified have their names only on memorials.
When differing information was found in key sources, both have been included, e.g. Camberwell/Canterbury or 1887/1899).
Name
Names are recorded on The Shrine as surname and initials. Some only have surnames. Names varied in different sources, so as much as possible names were confirmed from multiple sources. Any doubts about identification are noted. Nicknames have been included when mentioned in death notices, letters or other family sourced documents. Some were recorded with the initial of the nickname or middle name they were known as.
Lists of names were likely handwritten which accounts for some errors, e.g. C. E. Hient appears on plaque 4, however no-one with this surname was found. This certainly was meant to be C. E. Hunt, who appears on correctly on plaque 10.
Lifespan
This includes date and place of birth and death. As the majority of place names are in Victoria, the Australian state or other country is only included if it’s not a Victorian town or suburb.
Personal description
This is sourced from the NAA personnel dossier and includes height (in feet and inches), hair and eye colour, and complexion. Tattoos are also recorded.
Embarkation details
Embarkation details are from the embarkation rolls held in the AWM records.
Embarked
This includes embarkation date, place, unit and ship that they left on from Australia. Ships are mostly prefixed HMAT (His Majesty’s Australian Transport), and have a ship number. Some servicemen and women travelled on commercial ships that have the prefix RMS or SS.
If they were transferred to another unit, this is also shown, e.g. 21st Infantry Battalion – 23rd Infantry Battalion.
Age
This is the age recorded on the embarkation roll. Often this wasn’t found to be accurate or in accord with date/year of birth by a year or two. There are some cases of under- or over-estimating age. The average age was 25; around 16% were under 20, and 5% were over 40.
Occupation
There are more than 150 different occupations. Most were clerks (13%), labourers/farmhands (8%), carpenters (6%), farmers (4%), salesmen (3%), plumbers (2.5%), and drivers (2%). Soldiers only accounted for 2%. Other occupations were hairdressers, jewellers, painters, seamen, miners, timberworkers, pastry cooks, tailors, upholsterers, clergymen, nurses, doctors, postal and railway workers, tanners, bacon-curers, rabbit trappers, iron workers, teachers and timekeepers.
Marital status
More than three-quarters (77.6%) of the servicemen and women on The Shrine were single, 21.6% were married. There were 3 widowers and 1 divorcee.
Religion
The majority were Church of England (46.4%), with 21.06% Presbyterian, 14.1% Methodist, 30% Roman Catholic, 4.4% Congregationalist and 12% Baptist. Other religions were Church of Christ, Wesleyan, Anglican, Protestant, Salvation Army, Spiritualist, Quaker and Australian Church.
Address
This is the address listed on the embarkation roll, usually the same as for next of kin.
Next of kin
This was listed on the embarkation roll and in the NAA personnel dossier where changes were noted.
WW1 DETAILS
Joined
Usually this is the date of joining as listed on the embarkation roll. If they did not embark for overseas duty, the date is from the Attestation form held on the NAA service record.
Service no. (SN)
This number was issued on embarkation, and the numbers were assigned within each individual battalion or unit. Consequently service numbers are not unique, e.g. there are embarkation records for 75 men with SN 1959.
Commissioned officers (higher than 2nd Lieutenants) were not issued service numbers.
Rank
This is the rank on embarkation. Any change of rank found on the NAA files have been added, e.g. Private – Corporal.
Places served
These were collected from the NAA service record and are a rough indication of where they served. More detailed information about where units were can be found in the AWM records of the Official Histories and Unit Diaries.
Wounded/illness
Nearly everyone has an illness or wound; some have many.
Awarded
These are the honours and medals awarded as noted on the NAA service record or AWM records. The recommendations, which note the reasons for the awards, have been included.
Returned home
This is the date embarked and/or arrived in Australia as per NAA service record.
Discharged
Date of discharge or when appointment terminated for commissioned officers.
REMEMBERED ON
Other honour rolls
This has mainly been drawn from the Diggers Database (Whitehorse Manningham Libraries), which has a comprehensive listing of names on memorials in the larger district area, and any other memorial found in the course of research.
Other family members on Shrine
There are over 80 sets of siblings listed on The Shrine, including the 5 Hogg brothers, 4 Head brothers, and the 4 Mawson siblings. There is also father and son (Eric and Navroji Gandevia), uncles/aunts and nephews, and many in-laws.
FAMILY
Where possible both parents’ names have been included and the mother’s maiden name. This helped confirm identification and relationships to other people on The Shrine. Marriages have been included to help confirm family connections and descendants.
GRAVE INSCRIPTIONS
These are the inscriptions that families chose to add to the grave stones overseas, and have been copied from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Those who were unidentified have their names only on memorials.