The 44th
Australian Infantry
Battalion Memorial
The 44th
Australian Infantry
Battalion Memorial
Soldiers
Sydney James Caudle (1898-1973), farm hand & soldier, was born in Beverley, Wheatbelt, WA, to Sydney and Johanna Caudle. His father came to Beverley as a young man from South Australia and initially worked as a farm hand. During Sydney’s early life, his father was fortunate enough to buy his…
Stephen Davidson (1898-?), warehouseman and soldier, was born in Albany, Western Australia, son of John and Mary Davidson. He was the youngest of 4 siblings. Stephen studied at West Leederville State School and after completing his studies he became a warehouseman. With the outbreak of the First World War, his…
William David Deadman (1888-?), boilermaker and soldier, was born in Harrid, England. At some point in his life, he moved to Western Australia. Both his parents died when he was a young man, so he became close with his sister Rose, who lived in Palmyra. At the time of his…
Private Rhys Thomas Edwards (1891-1918) was born in Llywyngwril, Wales, son of Jane Edwards. He studied at Llandrills Council School in Wales. He had at least one brother. Rhys migrated to Western Australia in 1911 at the age of 19. He lived on the corner of Adrian Steet and Cannington…
Christian Henry Evenson (1880-1968), labourer and soldier, was born in Oslo, Norway. Evenson moved to Australia and married Gudrum. Together, they settled in Wellington Mills in the South West Region of Western Australia, where Evenson worked as a labourer. They had a daughter, Thelma in 1912. Christian Evenson enlisted into…
Cecil Roland Fairhead (1898-1918), farmer and soldier, was born in Pingelly to Frederick and Susanna Fairhead. His grandfather had settled in Pingelly. Cecil had at least five siblings. Cecil got into a serious riding accident in Pingelly at the age of 14. “The lad had just mounted the horse outside…
George Henry Hammond (1893-1970), farmer and soldier, was born in Toronto, Canada, son of Jane Hammond. At some point, his family migrated to Australia and resided in North Perth. Upon reaching adulthood, Hammond ventured out to Waroona in the Peel Region and began farming. George Hammond enlisted into the Australian…
Walter Howard (1888-?), labourer and soldier, was born in Fremantle, WA. He eventually married Agnes Howard, and they lived together in Applecross, with Walter working as a labourer. Private Walter Howard enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force on the 14th of February 1916 at the age of 28 and was…
Thomas Hunter (1897-?), machinist, carpenter and soldier was born in Sunderland, England to George Hunter, a bottle maker. The family moved to Western Australia and settled in West Leederville. At the time of enlistment, Thomas was still living with his father. Thomas was very active in his teen years, starting…
Private George Henrik Jansson (1889-1923), butcher, chaffcutter and soldier, was born near Stockholm, Sweden, son of Karl and Katharin Jansson. He grew up in the small island town of Blido, 60km northeast of Stockholm. Not much is known about Jansson’s early life. On the 11th of November 1911, at the…
Johan Johansen (1890-1962), station hand and soldier, was born in Oslo, Norway, son of Johan Johansen. His father worked as a mechanical engineer. It is unknown when Johansen moved to Australia but upon arrival he began working throughout Western Australia as a station hand. Johan Johansen enlisted into the Australian…
William Hartley Jones (1884-1947), soldier and Grazier, was born on Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia to William and Louisa Jones. Jones came to Western Australia in 1897 (Age 13) and married Lily Jones at Fremantle on the 9th of April 1912. From 1913 to 1916 they had 3 sons and moved…