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Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, David Henderson MacDONALD

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Thursday, 15 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Frank Morton HOOKE
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Frank Morton HOOKE

Occupation	Nuisance inspector
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	25
Next of kin	Father, F W Hooke, Sedmouth, Windermere Crescent, Brighton Beach, Victoria
Enlistment date	19 August 1914
Rank on enlistment	Captain
Unit name	6th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/23/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll	Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll	6th Battalion
Fate	Died of wounds 3 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records	27
Place of burial	Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 6), Egypt
Roll of Honour	Panel number 47, Australian War Memorial
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Frank and Ethel HOOKE, "Sidmouth", Church Street, Brighton, Victoria Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Frank Morton HOOKE

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Wednesday, 14 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Kenneth John HINDE
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Kenneth John HINDE

Place of birth	Dover, England
Other Names	HINDE, Kenneth John~
School	Cranleigh Surrey, St Pauls, London, Sandhurst RMC
Age on arrival in Australia	22
Religion	Church of England
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	23
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs G Hinde, 89 Buckingham Road, Brighton, England
Previous military service	Commission from Royal Military College Sandhurst into Bedford Regt.
Enlistment date	28 August 1914
Rank on enlistment	2nd Lieutenant
Unit name	3rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/20/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll	3rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular	"Resigned commission when regiment was in India and went to Australia in 1914." Details from Sister.
Fate	Killed in Action 5 May 1915
Roll of Honour	Panel number 36, Australian War Memorial
Place of death or wounding	Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death	23
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Kenneth John HINDE

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Tuesday, 13 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Leslie Duncan HEMING
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Leslie Duncan HEMING

Place of birth Burra, South Australia

School Public Schools and Mordens College

Religion Church of England

Occupation State civil servant

Address 15 McKinnon Parade, North Adelaide, South Australia

Marital status Single

Age at embarkation 24

Next of kin Mother, Mrs Grace Heming, 15 McKinnon Parade, North Adelaide, South Australia

Previous military service Five years 10th and 78th Battalions, Citizen Military Forces.

Enlistment date 23 September 1914

Rank on enlistment Lieutenant

Unit name 16th Battalion, F Company

AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/33/1

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914

Rank from Nominal Roll Captain

Unit from Nominal Roll 16th Battalion

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Mention in Despatches

Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette, Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).

Fate Killed in Action 8 August 1915

Place of death or wounding Gallipoli, Turkey

Date of death 8 August 1915

Age at death 25

Age at death from cemetery records 23

Place of burial No known grave

Commemoration details The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 50), Gallipoli, Turkey
The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Roll of Honour Panel number 79, Australian War Memorial

Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Thomas and Grace HEMING, 15 McKinnion Parade, North Adelaide. Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.~

Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Leslie Duncan HEMING

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Monday, 12 February 2007

The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Charles George GORDON
Topic: Militia - Area Officers

The Australian Militia

Area Officers

Roll of Honour

Charles George GORDON

Date of birth	7 November 1869
Place of birth	Kingstown, Ireland
Religion	Presbyterian
Occupation	Grazer
Address	Inverell, New South Wales
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	45
Height	6' 3"
Weight	210 lbs
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs Janet M E Gordon, Inverell, New South Wales
Previous military service	Served for 8 years in the New South Wales Militia (New England Light Horse).
Enlistment date	27 May 1914
Place of enlistment	Sydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment	Captain
Unit name	2nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/19/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll	Major
Unit from Nominal Roll	2nd Battalion
Fate	Killed in Action 25 April 1915
Date of death	25 April 1915
Age at death from cemetery records	45
Place of burial	No known grave
Commemoration details	The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 16 ), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.
Roll of Honour	Panel number 32, Australian War Memorial
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Robert and Annie GORDON; husband of J.M.E. GORDON. Native of Kingstown, Ireland
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. Obituary states, 'Major C. G. Gordon was a company commander in the 2nd Bn. He was formerly an area officer in New South Wales. He had seen active service previously, having fought in the Matabele war and in South Africa. He possessed the Queen's medal, with five clasps. He was a popular officer, and was noted for his particularly fine physique. Before the war he was attached to the 5th (New England) Light Horse. He was the son of a British Naval officer, and was educated at Cheltenham and Edinburgh. He leaves a widow and one child.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources	NAA B2455 file 4774492

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Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Charles George GORDON

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