The centenary of Anzac Day will be commemorated in 2015.
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Thousands of Australians paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Great War. And many more since.
The reverberations of the First World War are still felt across our wide brown land today. We want to remember and learn from those who sacrificed their lives in our nation's name.
Fairfax Media and the Cowra Guardian wants to pay tribute to the fallen.
To do this in a suitable manner, we need your help.
Be part of our research project, The Faces of Anzacs, and share the story of your loved one.
Already, the Australian War Memorial has provided us with some details and photos.
We are hoping to contact the family of these servicemen to share their story - can you help?
If so, please call the Cowra Guardian office on 6342 1044 or email janine.finlayson@fairfaxmedia.com.au as soon as possible.
Here are their details:
CANOWINDRA:
Name: Trooper Charles Edward Grimshaw
Born: Canowindra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Canowindra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Trooper, 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, Turkey
Died: 2-6-1915
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Name: Private Alfred Edward Mann
Born: Canowindra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Barry, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 15-3-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
COWRA:
Name: Private George Henry Fletcher
Born: Cowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Cowra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion, United Kingdom
Died: 13-10-1918
Age: 20
Commemorated: Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Name: Second Corporal Frederick Charles Poole
Born: Cowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Cowra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Second Corporal, 2nd Australian Light Railway Operating Company, France
Died: 13-2-1919
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Haute-Normandie, France
Name: Private Thomas Michael Purcill
Born: Cowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Cowra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 15-8-1916
Age: 21
Commemorated: Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Name: Private Arnold Locke Beattie
Born: Cowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Cowra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 20th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 8-8-1916
Age: 21
Commemorated: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Name: Private John Rolston Beattie
Born: Cowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Cowra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 20th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 3-8-1916
Age: 23
Commemorated: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Name: Private Charles Roy Brown
Born: Cowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Cowra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 17th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 15-4-1917
Age: 19
Commemorated: Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Bombardier Albert Frederick Osborne Hood
Born: Cowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Cowra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Bombardier, 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, Belgium
Died: 11-6-1917
Age: 29
Commemorated: London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium
Name: Sergeant Henry James Chivers
Born: Cowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Cowra, New South Wales
Posting on death: Sergeant, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Egypt
Died: 11-12-1918
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Port Said, Suez Canal, Egypt
BLAYNEY:
Name: Private Frederick William Gleadhill
Born: Blayney, New South Wales
Enlisted: Blayney, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belguim
Died: 20-10-1917
Age: 20
Commemorated: Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private Victor Oxley
Born: Woodstock, New South Wales
Enlisted: Blayney, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belguim
Died: 13-10-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private George Phillip Kable
Born: Blayney, New South Wales
Enlisted: Blayney, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Belguim
Died: 7-6-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
GRENFELL:
Name: Private William Wigram Harris
Born: Grenfell, New South Wales
Enlisted: Grenfell, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 5-11-1916
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Name: Private Alexander Grant McKenzie
Born: Grenfell, New South Wales
Enlisted: Grenfell, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 25-9-1917
Age: 32
Commemorated: New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private Charles Harold McCarthy
Born: Grenfell, New South Wales
Enlisted: Grenfell, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 12-6-1917
Age: 23
Commemorated: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Private Michael Patrick O'Loughlin
Born: Grenfell, New South Wales
Enlisted: Grenfell, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 28-11-1917
Age: 24
Commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
PARKES:
Name: Private Walter Thomas Shrimpton
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 57th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 15-10-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private Arthur Roy Ford
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 20th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 5-5-1916
Age: 22
Commemorated: Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Private Wallace Benjamin Giffin
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 1-11-1918
Age: 21
Commemorated: Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Name: Lance Corporal Owen John Thomas Bartlett
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Lance Corporal, 17th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 15-10-1917
Age: 26
Commemorated: Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Private Albert McGuiness
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 37th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 7-6-1916
Age: 25
Commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Bombardier Russell Gordon Witts
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Bombardier, 5th Australian Division Trench Mortars, United Kingdom
Died: 2-11-1918
Age: 29
Commemorated: Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Name: Private Bertie Clarence Bartlett
Born: Parkes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Parkes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 17th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 9-10-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
FORBES:
Name: Private Cassie James Combe
Born: Forbes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Forbes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Egypt
Died: 18-5-1915
Age: 20
Commemorated: Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Name: Private William Young Hoswell
Born: Forbes, New South Wales
Enlisted: Forbes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 7-6-1916
Age: 20
Commemorated: Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Name: Private Henry Edward Judd
Born: Yarragong, New South Wales
Enlisted: Forbes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 13th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 8-8-1918
Age: 35
Commemorated: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Name: Private Bertie Duckering
Born: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Enlisted: Forbes, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, belgium
Died: 25-10-1917
Age: 40
Commemorated: Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium