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* [[Frederick James Allison MM]] 24 Oct 1917 - 3 Oct 1918
 
* [[Frederick James Allison MM]] 24 Oct 1917 - 3 Oct 1918
 
* [[Leith John Newton Angelo]] 1 Mar 1916 - 8 Aug 1918 - WIA near Mericourt, Somme region
 
* [[Leith John Newton Angelo]] 1 Mar 1916 - 8 Aug 1918 - WIA near Mericourt, Somme region
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* † [[Robert Prior Bailey]] 7 May 1917 - 8 Aug 1918 - KIA near Mericourt-sur-Somme
 
* † [[Robert Prior Bailey]] 7 May 1917 - 8 Aug 1918 - KIA near Mericourt-sur-Somme
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* † [[Frank Ball]] 22 Mar - 2 May 1915 - KIA Bloody Angle, Gallipoli
 
* † [[Frank Ball]] 22 Mar - 2 May 1915 - KIA Bloody Angle, Gallipoli
 
* † [[Edward James Bell]] - 16 Sep 1914 - 25 May 1915 - DOW Gallipoli
 
* † [[Edward James Bell]] - 16 Sep 1914 - 25 May 1915 - DOW Gallipoli
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* † [[Rupert Arthur Kent Goodchild]] 22 Sep 1914 - 26 Apr 1915 - KIA Pope's Hill, Gallipoli
 
* † [[Rupert Arthur Kent Goodchild]] 22 Sep 1914 - 26 Apr 1915 - KIA Pope's Hill, Gallipoli
 
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* [[John Richard (Jack) Hall]]
 
* [[Edwin Patrick Hanrahan]] a reinforcement that never reached the battalion in the field.
 
* [[Edwin Patrick Hanrahan]] a reinforcement that never reached the battalion in the field.
 
* [[George Harris]] 4 Oct 1916 - 5 Apr 1918
 
* [[George Harris]] 4 Oct 1916 - 5 Apr 1918
 
* † [[Phillip (Harry) Harrison]] 15 Sep 1914 - 7 Aug 1915 - KIA Hill 971, Gallipoli
 
* † [[Phillip (Harry) Harrison]] 15 Sep 1914 - 7 Aug 1915 - KIA Hill 971, Gallipoli
* [[William Hart]] 24 Sep 1914 - 2 Oct 1918
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* [[William John (Bill) Hart]] 24 Sep 1914 - 2 Oct 1918
 
* [[Matthew Harwood]] 7 Mar 1916 - 10 Jun 1917 - Medical return to Australia
 
* [[Matthew Harwood]] 7 Mar 1916 - 10 Jun 1917 - Medical return to Australia
 
* [[Edward Hobson]] 21 Jan - 11 Apr 1917 - WIA 1st Bullecourt
 
* [[Edward Hobson]] 21 Jan - 11 Apr 1917 - WIA 1st Bullecourt
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* [[Angus Lindt]] 23 Oct 1915 - 23 Jan 1919
 
* [[Angus Lindt]] 23 Oct 1915 - 23 Jan 1919
 
* † [[Ernest Edward Lockhart]] 23 Oct 1915 - 12 Aug 1916 - DOW Pozières  
 
* † [[Ernest Edward Lockhart]] 23 Oct 1915 - 12 Aug 1916 - DOW Pozières  
* [[Samuel Thomas Lowth]]7 May - 26 Sep 1917 - WIA Polygon Wood
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* [[Samuel Thomas Lowth]] 7 May - 26 Sep 1917 - WIA Polygon Wood
 
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M
 
* [[Claude Robert Marsh]] 13 Feb - 11 Apr 1917 - POW 1st Bullecourt
 
* [[Claude Robert Marsh]] 13 Feb - 11 Apr 1917 - POW 1st Bullecourt
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* [[Benjamin Arthur McEvoy]] 30 Apr - 5 Aug 1917 - WIA Messines area   
 
* [[Benjamin Arthur McEvoy]] 30 Apr - 5 Aug 1917 - WIA Messines area   
 
* [[Patrick O'Connell McKenna]] 15 Sep 1014 - 2 May 1915 - WIA Baby 700 Gallipoli
 
* [[Patrick O'Connell McKenna]] 15 Sep 1014 - 2 May 1915 - WIA Baby 700 Gallipoli
Albert Tom Milton
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* [[Albert Tom Milton]] 11 Jun 1917 - 8 Aug 1918 - WIA Battle of Amiens
Thomas William Moore
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* [[Thomas William Moore]] 21 Jan 1917 - 18 Sep 1918 - WIA near Beaumetz
Frank Myales
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* [[Frank Myales]] 26 Jan 1918 - 22 Feb 1919
 
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N
* [[George Emanuel Nettleton]] 30 Apr 1917 - 11 May 1918
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* [[George Emanuel Nettleton]] 30 Apr 1917 - 11 May 1918 - to 4th Machine Gun Battalion
Ernest Clifford Noyce
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* † [[Ernest Clifford Noyce]] 17 Oct 1916 - 6 Feb 1917 - KIA near Ypres
 
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O
Patrick Joseph O'Brien
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* [[Patrick Joseph O'Brien]] 27 - 30 Jul 1917 - regular defaulter
Bernard O'Reilly
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* [[Bernard O'Reilly]] 27 Apr 1915 ? - 12 Mar 1916 - to 48th Battalion
 
P
 
P
* [[William Plant]] 17 Jun 1916 - ?? Dec 1918
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* [[William Plant]] 17 Jul 1916 - ?? Dec 1918
 
R
 
R
Frederick Rawlinson
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* [[Frederick Rawlinson]] 16 Oct 1914 - 11 Apr 1917 - POW 1st Bullecourt
Edwin Lawrence Reed
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* [[Edwin Lawrence Reed]] 27 Jul 1917 - 4 Mar 1919
William Edward Reed
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* † [[William Edward Reed]] 15 Sep 1914 - 8 Aug 1917 - KIA Messines
Egbert Robert Trethowan Reeves
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* [[Egbert Robert Trethowan Reeves]] 2 Jan - 11 Apr 1917 - POW 1st Bullecourt
John Edmond Rhodes
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* [[John Edmond Rhodes]] 13 Feb - 11 Apr 1917 - POW 1st Bullecourt
Hartland Wheare Richards
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* [[Hartland Wheare Richards]] 21 Jan - 11 Apr 1917 - POW 1st Bullecourt
James Edward Richardson
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* † [[James Edward Richardson]] 9 Feb - 22 Aug 1918 - KIA Madame Wood
Alexander Robinson
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* [[Alexander Robinson]] 17 Oct 1916 - 9 Nov 1918
Alfred Arthur (Fred) Rouse
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* † [[Alfred Arthur (Fred) Rouse]] 23 Aug 1916 - 11 Apr 1917 - KIA 1st Bullecourt
 
S
 
S
 
* † [[Robert Melville Salter]] 21 Sep 1914 - 11 Apr 1916
 
* † [[Robert Melville Salter]] 21 Sep 1914 - 11 Apr 1916
William Thomas Saw
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* [[William Thomas Saw]] 30 Oct 1916 - 21 Mar 1919
 
* [[Frederick William Scott]] 9 Sep 1914 - 13 Mar 1916 - to 48th Battalion
 
* [[Frederick William Scott]] 9 Sep 1914 - 13 Mar 1916 - to 48th Battalion
Joseph Scott
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* † [[Joseph Scott]] 16 Dec 1916 - 11 Apr 1917 - WIA & POW who DOW in captivity
Clarence Otto Sladden
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* [[Clarence Otto Sladden]] 27 Jul 1917 - 23 Apr 1919
Albert Squire
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* † [[Albert Squire]] 29 Jan - 5 Apr 1918 - KIA Hebuterne
John Donald Stalker
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* [[John Donald Stalker]] 28 Jul 1915 - 4 Feb 1917 - WIA Flers area
 
* [[James Strachan]] 13 Feb 1917 (WIA 11 Apr 1917 Bullecourt)
 
* [[James Strachan]] 13 Feb 1917 (WIA 11 Apr 1917 Bullecourt)
 
T
 
T
 
* † [[Albert Thomas Ticklie MM]] 1 Mar - 1 Apr 1916 - to 48th Battalion
 
* † [[Albert Thomas Ticklie MM]] 1 Mar - 1 Apr 1916 - to 48th Battalion
 
* † [[Ernest Charles Thomas]] 21 Jan - 29 Sep 1917 - DOW Polygon Wood (wounded 26 Sep)
 
* † [[Ernest Charles Thomas]] 21 Jan - 29 Sep 1917 - DOW Polygon Wood (wounded 26 Sep)
Allan Leslie Thomas
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* [[Allan Leslie Thomas]] 15 Oct 1914 - 26 Apr 1915 - WIA Gallipoli
Aubrey Turner
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* [[Aubrey Turner]] 30 Apr - 2 Nov 1918 - illness
Herbert Winton Turner
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* † [[Herbert Winton Turner]] 23Jan - 11 Apr 1917 - KIA 1st Bullecourt
 
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U
John Francis Ullyott
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* [[John Francis Ullyott]] 26 May 1916 - 11 Apr 1917 - POW 1ST Bullecourt
 
W
 
W
David Dickson Waddell
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* † [[David Dickson Waddell]] 2 Apr - 6 Aug 1916 - KIA Pozières
 
* [[Matthew Walsh]] 27 Jul - 15 Sep 1917 - to 32nd Battalion
 
* [[Matthew Walsh]] 27 Jul - 15 Sep 1917 - to 32nd Battalion
Harold Watts
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* † [[Harold Watts]] 15 Sep 1914 - 2 May 1915
Lawrence Hamill White MM
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* † [[Lawrence Hamill White MM]] 1 Jun - 14 Oct 1916
 
* [[James Murray Whiteley]] 8 Jan - 13 Mar 1916 - to 12th Machine Gun Company
 
* [[James Murray Whiteley]] 8 Jan - 13 Mar 1916 - to 12th Machine Gun Company
Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM
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* [[Aubrey Jesse Whittington MM]] 14 Oct 1914 - 11 Apr 1917 POW 1st Bullecourt
James Arthur Williams
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* [[James Arthur (Artie) Williams]] 18 Feb 1918 - 12 May 1919
Douglas Campbell Wills Winning
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* [[Douglas Campbell Wills Winning]] 15 Apr 1918 - early 1919
Cyril Arthur Woodland
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* [[Cyril Arthur Woodland]] 2 Jan 1917 - 9 Jan 1918
 
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Y
George Young
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* [[George Young]] 15 Oct 1914 - 28 Apr 1915 - WIA Pope's Hill, Gallipoli
  
 
==Battle Honours==
 
==Battle Honours==
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* 7 foreign awards.
 
* 7 foreign awards.
  
==Notes==
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==Notes - further reading==
 
History sourced from the AWM website.  Accessed 29 Dec 2017.
 
History sourced from the AWM website.  Accessed 29 Dec 2017.
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For further detail see:<br>
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*''The Old Sixteenth'' by Capt C. Longmore, 1929, History Committee of the 16th Battalion Association.
 
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16th Battalion men cleaning out a Gird Trench


Brief History

The 16th Battalion AIF was raised from 16 September 1914, six weeks after the outbreak of the First World War. Three-quarters of the battalion were recruited in Western Australia, and the rest in South Australia. With the 13th, 14th and 15th Battalions it formed the 4th Brigade commanded by Colonel John Monash. After a period of training in Western Australia, the battalion travelled by sea to Port Melbourne where hey disembarked and were for a time located at the Broadmeadows camp north of Melbourne where all elements of the 4th Brigade were gathering prior to travelling to Egypt as part of the 2nd Convoy. The 16th Battalion travelled to Alexandria in Egypt aboard HMAT A40 Ceramic, disembarking there on 1 Feb 1915.


When the 4th Brigade arrived in Egypt in early February 1915 it became part of the New Zealand and Australian Division which trained on the outskirts of Cairo before being called forward to Gallipoli. While 'C' Company travelled to Gallipoli onboard HMAT A48 Seang Bee, the rest of the battalion boarded HMT Haida Pascha for Mudros harbour on the island of Lemnos arriving outside the harbour late on 15 Apr 1915. The 4th Brigade landed at ANZAC late in the afternoon of 25 April 1915.


A week after the landing the 16th was thrown into the attack on Bloody Angle suffering many casualties. From May to August the battalion was heavily involved in establishing and defending the front line of the ANZAC beachhead, and in August the 4th Brigade attacked Hill 971. The hill was taken at great cost, although Turkish reinforcements forced the Australians to withdraw. While on the Gallipoli Peninsular the battalion was engaged in the fighting at Bloody Angle, Quinn's, Hill 971, and Aghyl Dere. From 13 September until 2 November the battalion enjoyed a seven week break from the war on Lemnos Island before returning to the fray. The battalion evacuated ANZAC until the evacuation during the nights of 19th and 20th December.


After the withdrawal from Gallipoli, the battalion returned to Egypt. While there the AIF expanded and was reorganised. The 16th Battalion was split and provided experienced soldiers for the 48th Battalion. The 4th Brigade was combined with the 12th and 13th Brigades to form the 4th Australian Division.


Its first major action in France was at Poziéres in the Somme valley. The battalion spent much of 1917 in Belgium advancing to the Hindenburg Line. The battalion, along with most of the 4th Brigade, suffered heavy losses at Bullecourt in April 1917, when the brigade attacked strong German positions without the promised tank support. In March and April 1918, the battalion helped to stop the German Spring offensive. The battalion participated in the great allied offensive of 1918, fighting near Amiens on 8 August 1918. This advance by British and empire troops was the greatest success in a single day on the Western Front, one that German General Erich Ludendorff described as '..the black day of the German Army in this war'. The battalion continued operations until late September 1918.

Battalion Personnel

A

B

C

D

E

  • John James Emery  ?? - 1 May 1915 - KIA Gallipoli as a reinforcement before joining the battalion

F

G

H

K

  • James Kirk 15 Sep 1914 - 3 May 1915 - WIA Gallipoli

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

W

Y

  • George Young 15 Oct 1914 - 28 Apr 1915 - WIA Pope's Hill, Gallipoli

Battle Honours

  • Anzac
  • Landing at Anzac
  • Defence of Anzac
  • Suvla
  • Sari Bair
  • Gallipoli, 1915
  • Egypt, 1915-16
  • Somme, 1916-18
  • Pozières
  • Bullecourt
  • Messines, 1917
  • Ypres, 1917
  • Menin Road
  • Polygon Wood
  • Passchendaele
  • Arras, 1918
  • Ancre, 1918
  • Hamel
  • Amiens
  • Albert, 1918
  • Hindenburg Line
  • Epéhy
  • France and Flanders, 1916-18

Individual Honours

  • 3 Victoria Crosses (Pte Martin O'Meara, LCpl Tom Axford, Lt LD "Fats" McCarthy)
  • 2 Companion of the Order of Bath
  • 1 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
  • 12 Distinguished Service Orders and 1 bar
  • 25 Military Crosses and 5 bars, one second bar
  • 30 Distinguished Service Orders and 1 bar
  • 163 Military Medals and 12 bars
  • 5 Meritorious Service Medals
  • 50 Mentioned in Despatches and
  • 7 foreign awards.

Notes - further reading

History sourced from the AWM website. Accessed 29 Dec 2017. For further detail see:

  • The Old Sixteenth by Capt C. Longmore, 1929, History Committee of the 16th Battalion Association.


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