The Australian War Memorial’s Commemorative Roll records the name of some 3,141 Australians that died in the service of Allied countries during conflicts in which Australians have fought. The number is somewhat understated – our research over the last few years has identified seven or eight others clearly noted in Death Notices, but whom AWM […]
Tag: Casualties
WW1 Casualty : Leslie Grierson, aka Vipont, aka Vipont-Birkett (Yan Yean)
In short, we can reveal Leslie Vipont, born in Doreen and raised in Yan Yean was killed in action while serving as S/9868, Private, with the Seaforth Highlanders Regiment of the British Expeditionary Force in France on 10 July, 1916. That seems a simple summary, but his background is undoubtedly right up there as one of the most […]
World War 1 Casualty : Robert Herbert Thompson
Robert Herbert Thompson is one of dozens on our Darebin In Memoriam Roll that is not acknowledged on the Australian War Memorial as dying in the service of his country. Most of these were men (and a couple of women) that died immediately post-war, usually in a military facility and almost always as a result […]