The Great War 1914-1918

Men from the Mackay District who gave the Supreme Sacrifice

This list is the culmination of 14 years Research since 1994 and lists all 320 known men to have been associated with the Mackay district.

I have included the following men who meet one of the following Criteria

  • Born in the district

  • Attended school in the district

  • Resided at some time in the district

  • Have family still residing or were residing in the district at death.

  • Enlisted in Mackay

  • Name is recorded on a local memorial or honour board.

The Mackay district defined for inclusion is within 100km of the Mackay Post Office. Therefore I have included men from Mackay South to Carmila, West to Nebo and North to Bloomsbury.

Many sources have been used including:

  • Names listed on local war memorials and honour boards

  • Australian War Memorial Records.

  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

  • National Australian Archives Service records.

  • Contemporary newspaper reports from "Daily Mercury" newspaper.

  • Anzac Day reports and supplements from "Daily Mercury" newspaper.

  • Contemporary reports from "North Queensland Register" newspaper.

  • Contemporary reports from "The Queenslander" newspaper.

  • Mackay Cemetery Burial Register and Monumental Inscriptions.

  • Records held in the Mackay Museum.

  • Greenmount Homestead, Cook Archives.

  • Mackay Family History Society Records

  • Local published and unpublished Family histories.

  • Many generous people I have met from finding our site from the Internet.

The purpose of this list is to help obtain further information of these men for the publication of a biographical history of all Men and Women from Mackay who have died in the service of their country.  Volume 1 listing men from the Great War of 1914-1918 I am hoping to get published by November 11, 2008.  Volume 2 will list the Men and women who died in the Second World War and Vietnam .

Can you help??????????

To finalise the project we need :

  • personal stories of the men listed 

  • contemporary portraits of the men and 

  • images of graves

The publication will be not for profit with proceeds to go to local Veterans groups and the aim of every school in the district to be supplied with a copy of the publication.

If you are able to help please contact me by Email

Glen Hall
Research Officer
Mackay Historical Society and Museum Inc.
 
Surname First Names Rank at Death Regimental No. Date of Death Cause of Death Battalion or Regiment at Death Age at Death Burial Place or monument Country of burial
AITCHESON William  Gladstone Private 5977 October 8, 1917 K.I.A. 9th Battalion 22 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
ALFORD George Henry Private 2516 August 8, 1918 D.O.W. 42nd Battalion 24 Fouilloy Communal Cemetery France
AMIOTT Charles Cecil Private 1501 October 7, 1917 K.I.A. 9th Battalion 31 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
ARCHBOLD William  James Private 3257 May 26, 1918 K.I.A. 41st Battalion 19 Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Brettoneux France
ARMSTRONG Thomas Acheson Lieutenant N/A October 12, 1917 K.I.A. 33rd Battalion 26 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
ARNOLD Guy Hartley Private 1311 April 26, 1916 K.I.A. 2nd Battalion 28 Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery France
ARNOLD Rupert John Gunner 15724 July 29, 1917 D.O.W. 1st Field Artillery Brigade 24 Mendingham British Cemetery, Poperinge Belgium
AVERY Reginald Edgar Private 1870 April 4, 1918 K.I.A. 59th Battalion 38 Australian National Memorial, Villers-Brettoneux France
AVERY Wilfred Percival Captain N/A April 25, 1917 K.I.A. 1st Australian Tunnelling Company 31 Poperinghe New Military Cemetery Belgium
BAGLEY Herbert George Private 2137 June 7, 1917 K.I.A. 47th Battalion 25 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
BALL James Sergeant 597 September 26, 1917 D.O.W. 52nd Battalion 22 Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge Belgium
BAMFORD Arthur Private 3113 August 8, 1918 K.I.A. 2nd Machine Gun Battalion 28 Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Brettoneux France
BANNAN T. ? ?   ? ? ? ? ?
BARBER Henry  Augustus Private 2386 June 7, 1917 K.I.A. 47th Battalion 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
BARBER W.E. ? ?   ? ? ? ? ?
BARRY Daniel Joseph Private 631 October 3, 1918 K.I.A. 2nd Machine Gun Battalion 24 Australian National Memorial, Villers-Brettoneux France
BAXTER John William Lance Corporal 1084 May 1, 1918 D.O.W. 11th Light Horse Regiment 28 Jerusalem Memorial Palestine
BAXTER Walter Allen Private 6225 November 5, 1917 D.O.W. 9th Battalion 23 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
BEAGRIE Robert John Private 6290 October 3, 1918 K.I.A. 26th Battalion 32 Prospect Hill Cemetery, Guoy France
BEER Ernest Wills Private 1913 August 9, 1915 D.O.W. 6th Battalion 17 Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Turkey
BEGOURIE Henry Daniel "Harry" Private 602 August 8, 1916 D.O.W. 47th Battalion 28 Puchevillers British Cemetery France
BELDAN Thomas James Private 5991 May 30, 1918 K.I.A. 9th Battalion 28 Borre British Cemetery France
BELL William John Private 3021 April 6, 1918 K.I.A. 41st Battalion 26 Villers-Brettoneux Military Cemetery, Fouilloy France
BISSET John Brown Lance Corporal 810 July 29, 1916 K.I.A. 25th Battalion 25 Courcelette British Cemetery France
BODDINGTON Frederick Eckersley Captain 254 April 11, 1917 K.I.A. 46th Battalion 29 Australian National Memorial, Villers-Brettoneux France
BODDINGTON George Keith Private 3573 May 12, 1917 D.O.W. 11th Battalion 22 Grevillers British Cemetery France
BOURKE James Private 16 June 11, 1915 D.O.I. 26th Battalion 22 Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Australia
BOYLE Joseph Patrick Lance Corporal 2398 October 12, 1917 K.I.A. 49th Battalion 37 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
BRADLEY John Bernard Private 3372 September 26, 1917 K.I.A. 31st Battalion 27 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
BRIDGMAN Francis Harvey Captain 2783 June 7, 1917 K.I.A. 49th Battalion 21 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
BRIERLY Alwyn Huard Private 821 January 1, 1916 D.O.I. 25th Battalion 38 Portiance Military Cemetery Greece
BROWN Arthur Charles Private 2387 August 12, 1917 K.I.A. 47th Battalion 19 Derry House Cemetery No. 2, Wytschaete Belgium
BROWNE Daniel Cornelius Private 5044 January 21, 1917 K.I.A. 47th Battalion 39 Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers France
BROWNING William Private 1630 June 7, 1917 K.I.A. 47th Battalion 45 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
BURGESS T. ? ?   ? ? ? ? ?
CAMPBELL James Eric Lance Corporal 365 August 14, 1916 D.O.W. 20th Battalion 20 Etaples Military Cemetery France
CAMPBELL Malcolm John Lance Corporal 152 October 5, 1917 K.I.A. 41st Battalion 25 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium
CAMPBELL Robert Ferguson Private Q11983 October 27, 1916 D.O.I. Australian Army Medical Corps 18 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane Australia
CAVEN Hugh Private 6237 August 10, 1918 K.I.A. 9th Battalion 30 Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres France
CHRISTENSEN James Walter Private 1528 August 12, 1916 D.O.W. 31st Battalion 38 Hastings Cemetery, Ore, Sussex England
CHRISTENSEN William Private 5995 July 8, 1918 D.O.W. 15th Battalion 21 St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen France
CLARK Alfred Arnott Sergeant 774 November 11, 1916 K.I.A. 6th Battalion 29 Bancourt British Cemetery France
CLARK Peter Private 6001 April 24, 1918 K.I.A. 9th Battalion 31 Meteren Military Cemetery France
CLARK Robert John Private 5659 October 9, 1917 K.I.A. 26th Battalion 41 Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Belgium
CLARK William Gordon Private 5665 April 19, 1917 K.I.A. 9th Battalion 24 Australian National Memorial, Villers-Brettoneux France
CLEMENTS Edward James Private 999 April 19, 1917 D.O.W. 11th Light Horse Regiment 20 Gaza War Cemetery Palestine
CLOUGH Richard Henry Corporal 365 June 2, 1915 D.O.W. 5th Light Horse Regiment 31 Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Turkey
COFFIN Carl Douglas Private 583 April 26, 1915 K.I.A 15th Battalion 20 Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Turkey
COLE James Private 5998 April 22, 1917 D.O.W. 9th Battalion 23 Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny France
COLLET Herbert Private 605 August 4, 1916 D.O.W. 25th Battalion 26 Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt France
COLLINS Henry George Private 3699 July 29, 1916 D.O.W. while P.O.W. 25th Battalion 33 Australian National Memorial, Villers-Brettoneux France
CONNOLLY Francis Aloysius Private 1085 April 19, 1917 K.I.A. 11th Light Horse Regiment 22 Gaza War Cemetery Palestine
COOPER Albert Edward Private 3477 April 5, 1918 K.I.A. 49th Battalion 18 Australian National Memorial, Villers-Brettoneux France
CORNFORD Henry George Sergeant 901 October 17, 1917 K.I.A. 1st Pioneer Battalion 26 Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ieper Belgium
COSTELLO Dominick John Private 70 February 11, 1917 K.I.A. 42nd Battalion