One of around 20 local volunteers that died before embarking for overseas. Most succumbed to the effects of disease contracted in camp, predominantly during an outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis in July and August of 1915, but Norman John Embelton met with a fatal accident when he fell from his horse in Epping-road, Preston just days […]
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Darebin’s Great War
Today’s City of Darebin encompasses Northcote, Preston, Thornbury, Reservoir, Fairfield and Alphington, the latter two districts added to the original City of Northcote since the Great War. Extensive research since around 2003-4 has identified around 850 servicemen (add two women) closely associated with Darebin that gave their lives in service of their country during the […]