BETTS, Lionel Oxborrow

( Lieut - Col) Lionel Oxborrow Betts OBE

Lieutenant-Colonel Lionel Oxborrow Betts OBE a Medical practitioner from Semaphore served with the 13th Australian Field Ambulance A.A.M.C. on the Western Front (France), Nord Region, Lys Area (France) and Bailleul. His Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A10 Karroo on 11 February 1915. Lieutenant-Colonel Betts was Awarded an OBE and received a Mention in Despatches. Lieutenant-Colonel Betts was the first President of the Semaphore & Port Adelaide RSL.

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GAGE, Frederick William

(Pte) Frederick William Gage

Frederick William Gage 27th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements of  Rosewater had just turned 17 when he enlisted on 1 March 1915. He mis-stated his age at 19 years 2 months. One would have to say that his appearance in his photograph is more consistent with his real age rather than his stated age. He cites 9 months service in the Senior Cadets prior to enlistment.

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GAGE, John Richard Samuel

(Pte) John Richard Samuel Gage

Private John Richard Samuel Gage 27th Battalion, C Company of  Rosewater enlisted the day after his 18th birthday, on the 22nd February 1915. His face is that of a young boy and it is quite likely that the enlistment officer would have been concerned that he may have been attempting to over-state his age. His younger brother, Frederick William Gage did exactly that just one month later.

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ADAMS, William Thomas

(Pte) William Thomas Adams

Private (Pte) William Thomas Adams, 7th Battalion, of Port Adelaide, SA. With three years service in the senior cadets in Broken Hill, and employed as an engineer before enlisting in August 1914, Pte Adams left Australia in October 1914.

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DUMBRILL, Henry Walter Seymour

(Pte) Henry Walter Seymour Dumbrill

Bugler Henry Walter Seymour Dumbrill, 10th Battalion, of Semaphore, SA. An engineer's apprentice before enlisting in October 1914 at the age of 16 years and eleven months. 

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DAWE, Bertie Chloride

(Pte) Bertie Chloride DAWE

Private (Pte) Bertie Chloride Dawe, 50th Battalion. A labourer from Port Adelaide, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide on 12 August 1916 aboard HMAT Ballarat for Devonport, England.

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ABBOTT, George Herbert

(Pte) George Herbert Abbott

Private George Herbert Abbott 2244, a Wunderlich fitter from Penny Street, Exeter, South Australia, prior to enlistment 24 January 1916 aged 20, he embarked with the 9th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on 28 April 1916

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ABBOTT, Cecil Roy

(Dri) Cecil Roy Abbott

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CALDWELL, David Wallace

(2nd Lieut) David Wallis Caldwell

David Wallis Caldwell, 27th Battalion, of Semaphore, SA. A carpenter before his enlistment in January 1915, he embarked from Adelaide, on HMAT Geelong with the rank of sergeant and service number 290

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