Find A Grave - New South Wales Garden of Remembrance

Anderson, Charles Groves Wright [cenotaph] b. February 12, 1897 d. November 11, 1988
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient. During World War I he served with South African forces and was awarded the Military Cross. He served as a Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding 2/19th Australian Infantry Battalion, 8th Australian Division in World War II. Anderson was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Maur River in Malaya from January 18 to 22, 1942 and was a prisoner of war for three and a half years. He was Federal Member for Hume in the House of Representatives for three terms, 1949...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 61 Panel A
Badcoe, Peter John [cenotaph] b. January 11, 1934 d. April 7, 1967
Vietnam War Victoria Cross Recipient. Badcoe was born at Malvern in Adelaide, and educated at Adelaide Technical High School. He enlisted in the Australian Military Forces on June 10, 1950 graduating from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea, Victoria, on December 13, 1952. He served with the Royal Australian Artillery until 1965 when he transferred to the infantry. On May 16, 1956, he married Denise Maureen MacMahon in the Methodist Church, Manly, Sydney. While serving in Malaya from September...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 5 Panel J
Bell, Mark Sever [cenotaph] b. May 15, 1843 d. June 26, 1906
Ashanti Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. Bell was born in Australia but left the country in his infancy and does not appear to have had any further association with his birthplace. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers of the British Army in June 1862 and was posted to India. He was assistant field engineer in 1866 in the Bhutan War and in 1868 in the Hazara campaign on the North-West Frontier. After ten years in India he returned to England in 1872 and soon joined the British expedition...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 32 Panel R
Cartwright, George [cenotaph] b. December 9, 1894 d. February 2, 1978
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Cartwright was born in London and arrived in Australia on his own in 1912. He was working in Elsmore district, near Inverell, New South Wales when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on December 16, 1915. Allotted service number 726, he was an original member of the 33rd Battalion formed in February 1916 as part of the 3rd Division. He embarked with his unit from Sydney on board HMAT A74 Marathon on May 4, 1916 and after training in England his...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: War Graves section, Wall 8, Panel C
Currey, William Matthew [cenotaph] b. September 19, 1895 d. April 30, 1948
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born at Wallsend, New South Wales, he was educated at Dudley and Plattsburg Public schools, then moved to Leichhardt, Sydney, where he was employed as a wireworker. He served for eighteen months in the 31st Infantry Battalion of the part time Citizen Military Forces. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on October 9, 1916, and was posted as a light trench mortar battery reinforcement. He embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on the "HMAT A24...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 7, Panel D
Howse, Sir. Neville Reginald [cenotaph] b. October 26, 1863 d. September 19, 1930
Australian Army Major General, Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient, Politician. As a lieutenant in the New South Wales Medical Corps, he was awarded the VC for actions at Vredefort, South Africa on July 24, 1900. Under heavy crossfire, during which his horse was shot from under him, he carried a wounded soldier from the field to shelter. He was the first member of the Australian forces to receive the honor. Born at Stogursey, Somerset, England, he studied medicine at London Hospital...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 25, Panel C
Kenny, Thomas James Bede [cenotaph] b. September 29, 1896 d. April 15, 1953
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Kenny was born at Paddington and educated at the Christian Brothers' College, Waverley. He was working as a chemist's assistant at Bondi when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on August 23, 1915. He was allotted service number 4195 and posted as a reinforcement to the 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Australian Division. He embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A6 Aeneas on December 20 and disembarked in Egypt on...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 10, Panel N
Keysor, Leonard Maurice [cenotaph] b. November 3, 1885 d. October 12, 1951
World War I Victoria Cross recipient. Keysor was born at Maida Vale, London and in 1904 at age 19 he immigrated to Canada. Ten years later, in May 1914 he arrived in Australia where his sister lived and took work as a clerk. On August 18 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force and was allotted service number 958 and became an original member of the 1st Australian Infantry Battalion. He embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Afric A19 on October 18. The transport arrived at...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 23 Panel A
Stannard, Richard Been [cenotaph] b. August 21, 1902 d. July 22, 1977
World War II Victoria Cross recipient. His father's ship, the Mount Oswald, was lost with all hands on a voyage from Baltimore in February 1912 and he was educated at the Royal Naval Merchant School for the orphans of merchant seamen. Stannard went to sea as an apprentice in the Port Line ship Port Victor in 1918 and in March 1929 joined the Orient Line and was also appointed a probationary sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. He was promoted lieutenant in 1932. He was awarded the...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Storkey, Percy Valentine [cenotaph] b. September 9, 1893 d. October 3, 1969
World War I Victoria Cross recipient. Storkey was educated at Napier Boys' Grammar School and Victoria College, Wellington. He moved to Sydney in 1911 and enrolled as a law student in 1913. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force as a private on May 10, 1915 and was commissioned second lieutenant in September. He embarked aboard HMAT A29 Suevic with reinforcements for the 19th Australian Infantry Battalion, 5th Brigade, 2nd Australian Division on December 20. On arrival in England he...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 26 Panel A
Wark, Blair Anderson [cenotaph] b. July 27, 1894 d. 1941
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Wark was educated at Fairleigh Grammar, Bathurst, St Leonards Superior Public School (North Sydney) and Sydney Technical College. He was employed as a quantity surveyor and after senior cadets in 1911�1912 enlisted in the part time 18th (North Sydney) Infantry being commissioned in 1913. On August 5, 1915 Wark was appointed to the 30th Australian Infantry Battalion AIF and embarked for Egypt with his unit in November. In February 1916, the 30th Battalion...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 9 Panel L
Wheatley, Kevin Arthur [cenotaph] b. March 13, 1937 d. November 13, 1965
Vietnam War Victoria Cross Recipient. Wheatley was educated at Maroubra Junction Junior Technical School. He enlisted in the Australian Regular Army on June 12, 1956 and served in Malaya between for two years between 1957 and 1959. In January 1964, he was promoted sergeant and in August became a temporary warrant officer class two. He was known in the Army as 'Dasher' and was well-liked and respected. In March 1965, he joined the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam and spent six months with a...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 12 Panel N
Whirlpool, Frederick [cenotaph] b. 1829 d. June 24, 1899
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. He was born Frederick Conker and at some time the family moved to Ireland, where he received a good education at the Dundalk Institution, now Dundalk Grammar School, Country Louth, Ireland. He claimed that he was estranged from his father who described his son's behaviour as akin to that of a whirlpool. It was under the surname Whirlpool that he enlisted in the Honourable East India Company's 3rd (Bombay European) Regiment at Glasgow on October 23, 1854...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Whittle, John Woods [cenotaph] b. August 3, 1883 d. March 2, 1946
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. At age 18 Whittle enlisted as a private in the 4th (2nd Imperial Bushmen) Tasmanian Contingent and served in the South African War for twelve months before returning home in June 1902. He then served five years as a stoker in the Royal Navy before joining the permanent forces of the Australian Military Forces. On July 23, 1909 in Hobart, he married with Catholic rites Emily Margaret Roland. On August 6, 1915 Whittle joined the Australian Imperial Force as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Plot: Wall 7 Panel E

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