The 44th
Australian Infantry
Battalion Memorial
The 44th
Australian Infantry
Battalion Memorial
Soldiers
Corporal Alexander Murray Renton (1899-1918), carter and soldier, was born in Broken Hill, NSW, son of William and Fannie Renton. He had at least one brother. His family moved to Palmyra and settled on Carrington Street. William began work locally as a carter and continued to live with his family.…
John Henry Richards (1890-?), commercial traveller and soldier, was born in Toronto, Canada. It is unknown when he moved to Australia but he spent his early adult years in Brighton, England as an apprentice. He married Constance and together they settled in East Perth. John Richards enlisted into the Australian…
Francis John Smith nicknamed Jack (1882-1918), soldier and stockman, was born in Greenough, WA, son of Francis and Jane SMITH. His father had been born in Fremantle whilst his mother was born in England. Jack was a third-generation resident of Greenough. He had two older brothers (William and Ernest) and…
Edward Leonard Wakefield (1897-?), packer, sailor and soldier, was born in Perth, son of Edwin Wakefield. He grew up in Leederville and attended West Leederville State School. Edward joined the Royal Australian Navy Reserves in 1911 at the age of just 14 and served for a period of 5 years.…
Walter John Walshe (1883-1917), farmer and soldier, was born in Bendigo City, Victoria, Australia to Edmund and Elizabeth Walshe. He had at least one sister, Alice. At the time of his enlistment, he was a farmer in Wickepin. Walter enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force on the 1st of May…
Rupert Walton (1898-1918), farmer and soldier, was born in Pingelly to William Walton and Esther Basell. He was the eldest of 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Rupert’s brother, Cecil died when he was 10 and he was 13 when his father died. Rupert enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force on…