Stories from the Kingston Avenue of Honour
The Kingston Avenue of Honour was established in 1918 and is maintained by The Friends of the Avenue of Honour.
The stories from the Avenue of Honour remember those men and women from the district who served during the First World War.
*denotes Killed in Action.
If you know of any of the soldiers listed below please take a copy of the form and provide as much of their history as possible. A photo of the soldier in uniform would be a great addition to their story.
Names in RED have information provided. Click on "Surname" to go to the record.
Where provided, the first page with be the history form followed by 2 to 3 enlisted pages from the archives.
In 2017, Volunteers of the Kingston Avenue of Honour along with Author Peter D. Rickard, put together a book on the men an women recognised by each tree in the Avenue.
The book is called "Sentinels of Service"
The stories from the Avenue of Honour remember those men and women from the district who served during the First World War.
*denotes Killed in Action.
If you know of any of the soldiers listed below please take a copy of the form and provide as much of their history as possible. A photo of the soldier in uniform would be a great addition to their story.
Names in RED have information provided. Click on "Surname" to go to the record.
Where provided, the first page with be the history form followed by 2 to 3 enlisted pages from the archives.
In 2017, Volunteers of the Kingston Avenue of Honour along with Author Peter D. Rickard, put together a book on the men an women recognised by each tree in the Avenue.
The book is called "Sentinels of Service"
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Surname
A Allen Allen* Anderson Anderson Anderson Archibald* Archibald* Archibald Argent Argent Armstrong Armstrong Astley Astley Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins Atkins |
First Name
A Robert Hamilton William Robert Gordon Thomas Margaret Boyd Isabell Stanley Richard Ernest Ormond James Emil Bredenberg James Lindsay Harry Oscar James Francis Aubrey Wilfred Lester Gordon Thomas Hamlet William Adam Albert Victor John Gordon Nathaniel Bryan Richard Henry Silas William Henry |
Rank
A Private Private Driver Head Sister Private Private Gunner Private Private Private Private Private Shoeing Smith Private Private Driver Private Driver Private Private |
Service No.
A 15079 370 29701 Sister 6 271 33498 677 319 318 6471 3243 82 2642 4734 8735 4557 1011 2952 2034 |
Unit
A 14th Aust General Hospital 4th Light Horse Regiment Australian Field Artillery Aust Army General Hosp 42nd Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion Field Artillery Brigade 14th Infantry Battalion 21st Infantry Battalion 21st Infantry Battalion 16th Infantry Battalion 11th Infantry Battalion 13th Light Horse Regiment 13th Light Horse Regiment 5th Infantry Battalion 2nd Divisional Ammunition 24th Infantry Battalion 2nd Field Artillery Brigade 8th Infantry Battalion 38th Infantry Battalion |
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B
Baker* Baker Baker Balfour Barnes Barnes Beasley Beasley Bell Betts Binns Bloink Boadle Boadle Bolton Booth B0urke Bourke Bourke* Boustead Boustead* Bowes Boyes Branagan Brawn Brawn Bridgeford Brinsden* Broadbent Broadbent Bullen Byron |
B
Charles Thomas Frederick Arthur John Alfred Richard John Arthur Williams Thomas Clarence Ethel May Beatrice Frederick James John Stuart Ernest Alfred William Charles Greta Frances John William M Thomas Alexander Arthur Charles Edward Thomas John Thomas John William Albert Gordon Howard Wellsley John Claude James Angus Bernard Francis Annie Louise Edith Martha William Gilbert Joseph Charles William James Ewing Harrold Abraham John |
B
Private Private Private Private Private Private Staff Sister Private Sapper Gunner Driver Sister Sapper Private Private Private Acting Sergeant Sapper Private Private Private Sapper Private Private Staff Nurse Staff Nurse Lieutenant Private Private Private Private Private |
B
269 5554 2016 2128 687 40 Sister 3526 2705 9291 5806 Sister 3925 3025 1654 3249 3675 7731 2112 55334 4433 10975 69013 2565 Nurse Nurse Lieutenant 3116 121 211 4753 841 |
B
8th Infantry Battalion 24th Infantry Battalion 11th Light Horse Regiment 60th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion No.1 Aust General Hosp 6th Infantry Battalion Mining Corps 4th Field Artillery Battalion 1st Divisional Ammunition 2nd Tunnelling Company 24th Infantry Battalion 22nd Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 21st Infantry Battalion No.1 Pack Wireless Signal 23rd Infantry Battalion 1st to 17th Reinforcements 8th Battalion 10th Field Company Engineers 1st to 17th Vic Reinforcements 7th Infantry Battalion Medical Corps Medical Corps 29th Infantry Battalion 57th Infantry Battalion 13th Light Horse Regiment 38th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion |
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Surname
C Caldwell Caldwell Caldwell Caligari Caligari Cane Carey Cassell Cassell Chambers* Chapman Clark Coulson Cloverdale Cowan Cowan, Craig* Crisp Curren Curren Curren Currington |
First Name
C Alexander David Joseph Theodore Robert Antonio Domenick Baptista Patrizio Edward Jacob Allen Daniel Ernest George Henry Samuel Osmond Robert Hungerford Herbert Lennon Edwin John Albert Victor Lloyd David Ivan Hugh Gilroy Edwin Archibald Fredrick Francis Charles Robert Dennis William Allan Henry |
Rank
C Private Gunner Private Private Private Private Private Sapper Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Gunner Private Private Private Private |
Service No.
C 1250 8803 1255 652 237 427A 1956 19219 753A 416 6770 4454 2495 495 6280 2460 1643 19906 6978 1963 26154 353 |
Unit
C 39th Infantry Battalion 2nd Divisional Ammunition 39th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 4th Machine Gun Company 39th Infantry Battalion 8th Light Horse Regiment 5th Divisional Signal Company 1st Machine Gun Company 39th Infantry Battalion 21st Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 13th Light Horse Regiment 29th Infantry Battalion 2nd Divisional Signal Company 10th Light Horse Regiment 60th Infantry Battalion 8th Field Artillery Brigade 5th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion 10th Field Artillery Brigade 8th light Horse Regiment |
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D
Dalton, Davey Davies Davies Davies Davies Davies Dean Diamond Diamond* Drury* Dunne Dunstan |
D
Vincent Michael Arthur Richard David Leslie Lewis Rowland Phillip Edward Percival Hector William Evan Herbert David Alan Roland John Vernon Fredrick George James David |
D
Private Private Lieutenant Private Driver Private Private Private Private Private Private Corporal Private |
D
539 2302 Lieutenant 64571 845 6249 1861 361 7224 51567 6500 498 2761 |
D
8th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion 9th Field Artillery Brigade 15th Light Horse Regiment 3rd light Horse Field Ambulance 8th Infantry Battalion 4th Light Horse Regiment 8th Light Horse Regiment 8th Infantry Battalion 1st to 17th Vic Reinforcements 8th Infantry Battalion Railway Unit & Reinforcements 8th Light Horse Regiment |
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Surname
E Ellerman |
First Name
E John Westgarth |
Rank
E Private |
Service No.
E 5344 |
Unit
E 17th Infantry Battalion |
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F
Finch, Finlayson Flannigan Flannigan Fletcher Foley Foley Foley Forrester |
F
John Alfred Charles Joseph John Thomas Thomas John Frederick George Francis Joseph Stanislaw John Joseph William Lawrence Leslie Raymond |
F
Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Driver Private |
F
2311 4191 19105 201A 3066 4431 3490A 5 314 |
F
39th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion Army Medical Corps 13th Light Horse Regiment 38th Infantry Battalion 22nd Infantry Battalion 27th Infantry Battalion Australian Remount Unit 60th Infantry Battalion |
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G
Gale Gard Gard Goad Godfrey Godfrey* Gore Green Greenwell Grigg Grigsby |
G
Albert Morley John Henry Samuel McKay Joseph William Edwin Cecil Herbert Reginald Malpas Albert John Henry William John William John Thomas Arthur |
G
Private Private Private Driver Gunner Private Private Private Private Private Private |
G
745 2160 555 410 8606 12/3026 260 3743 895 2333 163 |
G
29th Infantry Battalion 51st Infantry Battalion 2nd Machine Gun Company 4th Light Horse Regiment 6th Field Artillery Brigade 7th Infantry Battalion 9th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion 4th Light Horse Regiment 22nd Infantry Battalion |
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H
Hanley Harris Hegarty Herron Herron* Heron Hill, Hills Hobill Hobill Hobill Hobill Hodgson Hopkins Hurn |
H
John David James Matthew Louis Henry Duncan George Alfred Walter Francis George Herbert Armstrong Horace James Alfred Edward Charles Robert George William Henry James William Roy Lewis Llewellyn Arthur |
H
Private Private Private Private Private Corporal Private Private Driver Driver Driver Driver Lieutenant Private Private |
H
7241 3156 3140 392 4344 1185 1399 499 9393 672 9395 9394 Lieutenant 208 1001 |
H
8th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion Railway Unit & Reinforcement 21st Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 15th Infantry Battalion 10th Light Horse Regiment 8th Infantry Battalion 1st Australian Reserve Park Divisional Train 1st Australian Reserve Park 1st Australian Reserve Park 2nd Field Artillery Brigade 14th Infantry Battalion 23rd Infantry Battalion |
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Surname
J Jackson* Jackson* Jeffrey Jeffrey Jenkins Jenkins Johannsen Johannsen* Johannsen Johnson Johnston Jones* Jones Jordan Jordan |
First Name
J Thomas Roy William John Thomas Alexander William M Christopher William John Thomas Henry Niemen Peter Norman Rupert Claude Archibald Smith William Ernest David Thomas Charles Charles L eonard John |
Rank
J Private Private Private Private Driver Private Private Private Private Private Driver Private Private Private Driver |
Service No.
J 574 919 1303 8065 4870 1308 6946 4807 279 4595 284 4527 3795 2856A 6825 |
Unit
J 29th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion Army Veterinary Cops 8th Infantry Battalion 21st Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 8th INfantry Battalion 29th Infantry Battalion 24th Infantry Battalion 13th Light Horse Regiment 8th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
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K
Kay Kay Kean* Kenneally Kenneally Kilfoyle* |
K
Private Air Mechanic Private Private Private Private |
K
6324 750 237 3810 3568 1948 |
K
24th infantry Battalion 2nd Aust Flying Squadron 7th Infantry Battalion 29th Infantry Battalion 22nd Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion |
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L
Lafranchi* Lever |
L
Peter Francis Dysant Phelan |
L
Private Private |
L
5377 188 |
L
22nd Infantry Battalion 22nd Infantry Battalion |
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Surname
M Marchant Marshall* Marshall Martin Martin May May May May May McAndrew McAndrew McCormack McDonald* McFarlane McGrath McHenry* McHutchinson McIntire* McKane McKay McKinnon* McKinnon McKinnon McKinnon McLeod McMahon McMillan McPhee McPherson Merritt Merritt Miller Miller Mineall* Misken Misken Mitchell* Mitchell Mitchell* Mounsey Murphy Murphy |
First Name
M Thomas Edward Albert C Robert Henry Alanson Matthew Post Frederick William Alan Archie Douglas George Henry Vickery Sydney John Ivor Collis Ormond Victor Geoge William Robert Thomas Alexander William Henry David Charles Robert John Percival Charles James Alexander Peter Douglas William William Andrew Charles Sister Annie maud Norman Sister Ruby Margaret Hugh Harold James Henry Alexander Edward Alexander William Ogilvy Hurtle Augustus Jesse Robert Percy Stanley William Ernest William Hugh Francis Frank Theodore Herbert William Edward John James James Maxwell John Spence |
Rank M Private Acting Sergeant Private Private Private Private Driver Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Lance Corporal Private Driver Driver Private Staff Nurse Private Staff Nurse Private Private Private Gunner Driver Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Driver Private Private Private |
Service No.
M 48A 3175 1534 2040 3183 146 7986 6558 6559 604 3695 5366 1690 611 324 10784 959 428 1621 1914 7989 323 Nurse 7553 Nurse 1878 2084 4264 58 7988 2864 7266 14865 1685 597 422 2354 7268 8955 2414 4527 885 882 |
Unit
M 1st Aust General Hospital 21st infantry Battalion 23rd Infantry Battalion 4th Light Horse Regiment 23rd Infantry Battalion 4th Light Horse Regiment 8th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 9th Light Horse Regiment 58th Infantry Battalion Field Butchery & Bakery 39th Infantry Battalion 38th Infantry battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 3rd Divisional Train 23rd Infantry Battalion 8th Light Horse Regiment 4th Light Horse Regiment 1st Australian Reserve Pack 8th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion Aust Army Nursing Service 8th Infantry Battalion Aust Army Nursing Service 39th Infantry Battalion 24th infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion Siege Artillery Brigade 8th Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 6th Infantry Battalion Army Medical Corps 39th Infantry Battalion 29th Infantry Battalion 31st Infantry Battalion 4th Light Horse Regiment 6th Infantry Battalion 2nd Divisional Ammunition 39th Infantry Battalion 10th Infantry Battalion 29th Infantry Battalion 29th Infantry Battalion |
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Surname
N Nase Newton Newton Norman |
First Name
N John Joseph Lennard Joseph William David Clarence Albert |
Rank
N Driver Private Private Private |
Service No.
N 7993 3241 12563 4275 |
Unit
N 8th Infantry Battalion 27th Infantry Battalion Army service Corps 14th Infantry Battalion |
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O
O,Connor O'Rourke Owens |
O
John Thomas William John Edward Edgar |
O
Gunner Private Private |
O
945 3030 1800 |
O
6th Aust Heavy Artillery Group 29th Infantry Battalion 7th Infantry Battalion |
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P
Packham Packham Parkin Perry Peters* Peters Peters Phillips Phillips Porter Postlethwaite Prendergast |
P
Herbert Clark James Thomas John Albert Hall Absalom James William James Charles Ernest Stanley George George Owen Edward Percy |
P
Private Private Lieutenant Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private |
P
2128 3229 Lieutenant 51497 2347 2711 4646 7599 2660 1347 1415 3863 |
P
39th Infantry Battalion 24th Infantry Battalion 4th Light Horse Regiment 1st Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion 58th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 6th Infantry Battalion 5th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 13th Light Horse Regiment 14th Infantry Battalion |
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R
Rachinger Ragatz, Ragauz Rasmussen Redford Redman Redman Redman Redman* Richards Richards Richards Richards Richardson Richardson Rickard* Rickard* Rickard Ridderford Ridderford Ridderford Risk Risk Risk Robinson Robinson Robinson Ross* Ross Rowland Rush |
B
Alfred William Andrew Albert Edmund Carl George Benson Albert John Sister Ella Madeline Frederick John Fredrick William John Frederick William Henry Harrie Oliver Norman Robert Richard William Gaulton Clarence Charles Harrie Cecil Roy Stanley Cyril Victor Ernest Arthur Harold William Thomas Frederick David Thomas Turner Walter George Byers John Joseph Leslie Robert Webster Donald Munro Frederick Llewellyn Michael Ward |
R
Lieutenant Private Private Private Private Private Staff Nurse Acting Corporal Private Sapper Private Driver Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Lance Corporal Private Driver Private Private Private Gunner Private Private |
R
3132 2662 3919 4872 425 7972 Nurse 7997 2154 173 7046 7999 2447 1453 1536 1762 476 1760 984 54977 3886 3437 13/946 6550 9025 195 2245 7554 31453 7343 6/2005 |
R
6th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 6th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 2nd Machine Gun Company 8th Infantry Battalion Aust Army Nursing Service 8th Infantry Battalion 8th Light Horse Regiment 2nd Field Company Engineers 15th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 56th Infantry Battalion 8th Light Horse Regiment 20th Infantry Battalion 57th Infantry Battalion 9th Light Horse Regiment 57th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion 1st to 17th Vic Reinforcements 14th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion Auckland Mounted Rifles 6th Infantry Battalion 2nd Divisional Ammunition 2nd Field Ambulance 21st Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 14th field Artillery Brigade 8th Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion |
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Surname
S Shaw Sheehan Slade Smith* Smith* Smith Sonsee Sonsee Speed Speed* Spittle |
First Name
S William Lawrence Richmond Maxwell James Arthur Herbert Robert William Thomas Arthur Alexander Charles George Reginald Harold Percy Samuel Gordon |
Rank
S Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Gunner Private Private |
Service No.
S 5221 1173 498 6352 228 6380 825 33260 1078 8005 |
Unit
S 8th Infantry Battalion Navy 38th Infantry Battalion 21st Infantry Battalion 6th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion 27th Infantry Battalion 9th Light Horse Regiment Field Artillery Brigade 8th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion |
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T
Taylor Toll Toll Toll Treweekl |
T
Gilbert Stanley Cornelius Harold Robert Fredrick Richard Randell Arnold Heywood |
T
Private Private Private Private Private |
T
3257 688 7096 2769 4945 |
T
38th Infantry Battalion 29th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 1st to 6th Reinforcements 8th Infantry Battalion |
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V
Vague* Vanstone |
V
Felix Thomas Rupert |
V
Private Private |
V
1190 750 |
V
6th Infantry Battalion 24th Infantry Battalion |
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W
Waddingham* Waddingham Wade Wade Wade Warren Warren Wriffin White White White Whitely Williams Williams Williams Willmott Wilson Wilson Wood Wood Wood Wood |
W
George Edward Robert William Albert George Sydney Ernest Bell Willie Charles Ernest Wilfred Eric Claude Sister Laura Eleanor Orris Nicholson Joseph Rupert Frederick James George Daniel John Alfred John Joseph Alexander David Thomas William Alfred Percival Herbert Thomas Herbert Winters Stanley George |
Private Private Private Private Private Private Sapper Driver Private Staff Nurse Private Private Private Private Private Private Private 2nd Corporal Private Private Private Private |
W
2198 1699 1982 1124 4951 1734 5446 397 2415 Nurse 881 3959 252 3596 1416 4339 6474 2775 914 1959 2277 3539 |
W
39th Infantry Battalion 35th Infantry Battalion 23rd Infantry Battalion 4th Light Horse Regiment 8th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion Tunnelling Company RAN Bridging Train Reinforcement 38th Infantry Battalion Australian Army Nursing Service 13th Light Horse Regiment 8th Infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion 46th infantry Battalion 39th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 23rd Infantry Battalion Railway Unit, Reinforcements 22nd infantry Battalion 3rd Pioneer Battalion 46th Infantry Battalion 4th Light Horse Regiment |
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Y
Yates* Yelland |
Y
William John Albert E |
Y
Private Private |
Y
1019 1750 |
Y
39th Infantry Battalion 60th Infantry Battalion |