Australian Fallen
CHRISTENSEN Jacob. Bugler 847, D Company 24th Australian Infantry. Died of his wounds, 18th September 1915.
Some notes from his army records held by the National Archives, Australia.
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He joined up on the 29th March 1915 aged 21, and a painter by occupation. His father Max C of 57 Little Charles Street, Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia was his next of kin. After he had died his father was gratuity of £52 per annum. His sisters Alice Margaret and Christina had their claims rejected, not a dependent. After he had completed his training he embarked from Melbourne on the 8th May 1915 on (HMAT) His Majesty's Australian Transport, ship, Euripides for the Gallipoli Peninsular. On the 10th September 1915 while in action he received horrific injuries. Bomb damage to his face and gun shot wounds to his left leg and ankle. He was treated 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, then admitted to No 6 Field Ambulance and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros. From their to a hospital in Malta on Hospital Ship, Gascon. In Malta he died on the 18th September 1915 from shock following an amputation of his injured leg. He was laid to rest the following day in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
CHRISTENSEN Jorgen. Private, 1480, 4th, Australian Infantry, died of sickness, 15th September 1915. At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Some notes from his army record. He joined up on the 23rd November 1914 aged 27 years and 7 months, at Liverpool, New South Wales, occupation, labourer. He was posted to the Australian Imperial Force as Private 1332 at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne. He was transferred to the 2nd Reinforcements, 4th Battalion, C Company as Private 1480. He was born in Denmark and his next of kin was his sister, Miss Olga Jacobsen of Skibusve 16, Odense, Denmark. On the 30th March 1915 2nd Reinforcements, 4th Bn. He was later transferred on the 30th March 1915 to 2/4 Australia Imperial Force, 4th Battalion C Coy, at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne as Private 1480. 5th April 1915 he embarked for England and then to join the Gallipoli Campaign, Alexandria. Casualty, Active Service, 4th Bn, A.I.F sheet gets a little confusing. Extracts from the sheet as recorded. 2nd August 1916, Sick, sent to Anzac Clearing Station. 3rd August 1915 re-joined battalion from being sick. 4th August 1915 awarded 2 days confined to barracks for failing to awaken the detachment in Stand to, at Gallipoli. Reported missing between the 6th and 9th August 1915 on the Gallipoli Peninsular. 25th August 1915 sick, to 3rd Field Ambulance at Anzac, same day from 3rd Field Ambulance suffering from Febrile transferred and admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 26th August 1915 from St Andrews Hospital Malta he was transferred to England on Hospital Ship, Carisbrook Castle. See previous report 3/9/15. No report found (He was admitted to St Andrews on the 20th June 1915,) 27th August 1915 from Hospital Ship Ascania admitted to a hospital in Mudros. 31st August 1915 admitted to a hospital into St Ignatius Hospital Malta, serious ill with enteric, from Hospital Ship, Ascania. 3rd September 1915 reported as dangerously ill. 15th September 1915 died of Enteritis and laid to rest the same day by Chaplin, M.A. Farren in Pieta New Military Cemetery.
CLEMENTS Joseph. Corporal, 496, D Squadron 6th Australian Light Horse, 4th Brigade. Died of his wounds, 13th September 1915 He was born at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England and enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales on the 3rd December 1914. He was aged 24 years and 8 months and was a farmer by occupation. His father, William of Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire was his next of kin. He had previously served three years with the Bedfordshire Yeomanry. Discharged to go to Australia. He embarked at Sydney on H.M.A.T. A29 Suevic on the 13th June 1915 bound for Gallipoli. On the 29th August 1915 he was stationed at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli Peninsula and was wounded on the 3rd September 1915 and treated at No3 Field Ambulance, then transferred the same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station Anzac Cove, and again the same day invalided to Malta on Hospital Ship, Maheno. He was wounded by shrapnel to his scalp, chest, head, and compound fracture to left tibia. He died at Military Hospital Tigne, Malta at 8-5pm on the 13th September 1915 of wounds he received in action. He was laid to rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta, by Reverend M.A. Farren the following day.
COLLETT Frank. Private, 1519, 19th Australian Infantry. Died of his wounds, 20th December 1915, aged 24 years. The son of Elizabeth Gibbs, formerly Collett and the late Percy Collet, of Burwood, New South Wales. Born in Sydney, New South Wales. Inscribed on his memorial Many waters cannot quench love heither can flood drown it. He is at rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
CONNOR Edmund. Private 403, 28th Australian Infantry died 7th November 1915. He was born in Toronto, Canada and enlisted at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia on the 3rd March 1915. He was aged 42, occupation, engine fitter and worked at Toronto Junction, Canada. His next of kin was his uncle, William Bennett of the Rising Sun Hotel, Kalgoorlie. He had previously served seven years with the Irish Fusiliers, Toronto.
He embarked from Freemantle on H.M.A.T. Ascanius bound for Egypt on the 29th June 1915 bound for Alexandria, Egypt. On the 4th September 1915 he embarked with the battalion from Alexandria bound for Gallipoli on H.T Ivernia. He was taken ill suffering with gastric enteritis on the 20th October 1915 at the Gallipoli Peninsula and treated at 3rd Field Ambulance. On the 27th October he was transferred to 13th Casualty Clearing Station. He was invalided to Malta on the 29th October on Hospital Ship, Rewa and admitted into hospital on the 2nd November 1915. He died at Military Hospital St Andrews, Malta on the 7th November 1915 from dysentry. At rest in Addolorata Cemetery, Malta.
COOK Alfred Edward. Major, 9th Australian Light Horse. Died of his wounds, 4th July 1915, aged 45 years. He was the son of Alfred Peter and Rosina Maria Cook, and husband of Mary Frances Cook, of Military Road, Largs Bay, South Australia. At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
COOK Frederick Albert. Lance Corporal, 2282A, 6th Australian Infantry. Died of his wounds, 12th August 1915, aged 24 years. The son of Frederick Albert and Ellen Cook, of 108 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia. Born in Melbourne. At rest in Pieta military Cemetery, Malta.
COWIE James. Private, 1023, F Company, 6th, Australian Infantry, died of typhoid in Malta on the 23rd June 1915 aged 25. He was the son of Alexander and Joan Hannah who in 1901 were living as a family at I Shaftesbury Lane, Glasgow, Scotland. On the 23rd May 1912 he, along with his father and siblings left London for Adelaide, Australia on passenger ship Geelong. It appears that his mother had died and no mention or record of her leaving for Australia. Some notes from his army record. He was born In Glasgow, Scotland and attended Glasgow Technical, Scotland. He formerly served with the Highland Light Infantry. He enlisted on the 11th September 1914 and embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia of board Troopship A40, Ceramic on the 22nd December 1914 aged 24. His next of kin was his father Alexander, of Brunswick Road, Dulwich, and later at Cedar Avenue, Croydon Park, both in South Australia. His father wrote the Regimental Record Office enquiring about the inscription on his late son's headstone in 1924. A reply was sent to him on the 24th June 1924 informing that that his regimental particulars and date of death is engraved free. Additional personal inscription limited to 66 letters including spaces between words were charges at the rate of 3 and 1/2d per letter, payable to the Imperial War Graves Commission, now called the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He was taken ill in Gallipoli and was transferred to Malta on Hospital Ship, Neuralia and was admitted into Military Hospital, Imtarfa where he died on the 23rd June 1915. He was buried the next day at Pieta Military Cemetery by Chaplain (Captain) A Makinnon.
CRAPPER Charles. Sergeant, 969, 14th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died of dysentery, 27th September 1915, aged 46 years. The son of the late John and Elizabeth Crapper. Born in Tandara, Victoria, Australia. At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
CROSS Lancelot Norman. Private, 1759, 21st, Australian Infantry. Died of his wounds, 17th December 1915, aged 25 years. The son of John and Mary Cross, of Natimuk, Victoria, Australia. Inscribed on his memorial. "The land he loved shall wear the fadeless crown her warriors gave" He is at rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
CROWTHER Arthur. Private, 732, 22nd Battalion, Australian Infantry. Died of his wounds, 2nd November 1915, aged 27 years. The son of Daniel Charles and Kathrine Lovell Crowther, of 56 Eastern Road, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield. At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
CROWTHER Harold. Private, 327, 8th Australian Infantry. Died of his wounds, 28th August 1915 in Military Hospital, Tigne, Malta. He was born at Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England and enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the 19th August 1914 aged 22 years. Occupation bill poster.
His next of kin was Alfred Crowther of Stathom, Victoria.
He embarked at Melbourne on H.M.A.T. A24 Benalla on the 19th October 1914. On the 31st July 1915 he was awarded 14 days field punishment No 2 for neglect to the prejudice of good order and military discipline at Anzac. He was wounded on the 8th August 1915 and was treated at B Section, 4th Field Ambulance at Anzac. Same day he was transferred to a Casualty Clearing Station Anzac. The 7th August he was admitted to 5th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, from there to Malta on Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle and admitted on the 12th August 1915 into Military Hospital, Tigne, Malta suffering from bomb wounds to his arms, both legs, feet and face. He died on the 28th August in the same hospital. At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
CRUSE Peter George. Trooper 280, 3rd Australian Light Horse died 15th August 1915 aged 20. Son of Peter George and Sarah Ann Cruse, of Gymbowen, Victoria, Australia. At rest in Addolorata Cemetery, Malta.
CUBBIN Robert. Lance Corporal 1017 9th Australian Infantry died 13th August 1915 aged 24. Son of Charles and Ann Cubbin. Born at West Derby, Liverpool, England. He enlisted on the 18th September 1914 aged 23 years and 3 months, occupation, steno typist. His next of kin was his father Charles of 312 Kennington, Liverpool, previously 79 Meesham Road, Liverpool. He had previously served 1 year with the 3rd Dragoon Guards. He embarked from Brisbane on H.M.A.T. S.S. Omrah on the 24th September 1914 bound for the Mediterranean. He was shot and wounded in the left leg and both arms on the 10th July 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula. He was invalided to Malta on Hospital Ship, Gascon and admitted into Military Hospital, Tigne, Malta on the 18th July 1915. He died at 2-15 pm in Military Hospital, Tigne, Malta of gun shot wounds to his chest (as recorded in his army records) received in action At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
CURTIS John James. Sergeant, 527, 11th, Australian Infantry. Died of sickness, 16th October 1915. He was born on the 8th August 1884 at Croydon, Surrey England. He enlisted at Helena Vale, Western Australia on the 27th August 1914 aged 30, occupation, labourer. His next of kin was his father, J Curtis of 2 Wright Row, Wellington, Surrey. He had previously served 12 years with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He embarked from Freemantle on H.M.A.T. A11 Ascanius on the 2nd November 1914 He was shot and wounded in the chest at Gallipoli on the 25t April 1915. On the 8th May 1915 he was admitted into 15th General Hospital at the Dardanelles. 17th May1915 admitted into Convalescent Hospital at Mustapha from 15th General Hospital. 30th May 1915 he was discharged to duty. 1st June 1915 embarked for Alexandria on S.S. Itonus and he rejoined his unit at Gallipoli on the 13th June 1915. Promoted to sergeant at the Dardanelles 11th July 1915. On the 21st September 1915 he was admitted to No 3 Field Ambulance suffering from malaria, same day transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, then admitted to a H.M.H.S. Dunluce the same day, bound for Malta. He was admitted into St Andrews hospital on the 27th September 1915 suffering from enteric fever (typhoid) He died of pneumonia at Military Hospital, St Andrews, Malta. At rest in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta
