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Navas, Leopold Martines, 281

 

Service No:	281
Occupation:	Labourer
Address:	Olinda Hotel–Main St Lilydale (Birth Place Malaga Spain)
Date of Enlistment:	February 22, 1916
Age at Enlistment:	35 years.
Marital Status:	Single
Physical Description:	5ft 5½in tall, 139lbs, brown eyes, black hair, tattoo each forearm, mole L. shoulder, scar upper lip. Vac 1 R arm 1 L arm.
Next of Kin:	Father Boniface Navas Santiago Chile.
Rank on Enlistment:	Private
Unit Name:	3rd Aust Pioneer Battn
Embarkation Details:	June 6, 1916 embarked from Melbourne on the Wandilla.

 

Places and dates of service:

1916 November 16: Proceeded overseas to France.
1917 June 17: Wounded in action – gassed, remaining on duty.
1918 May 26: Wounded in action and gassed 2nd occasion. A.
1918 August 18: Returned to Australia.

Service injuries: Gassed twice.

Returned to Australia:	August 18, 1918 to Melbourne on the HT Medic  D21.
Discharge Date:	October 28, 1918
Rank at Discharge:	Private
Honours/Medals:	British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:	Shire of Lillydale Honour Roll

 

Family Story:

Leopold was born in Malaga Spain on 19th February 1881. Father was Boniface Navas and mother Dolorez. He came out to Australia from Liverpool 18th October 1910 and was naturalized 16th January 1914. He lived at Werribee and Ballarat before coming to Lilydale.

He married Gwladys Mary Weeden (Military Marriage Cert.) at St Michaels Church Abertillery Monmouth Wales on August 16, 1918 after returning to the UK wounded.
The had a son Leo Albert who was born at Lilydale in 1920 and another son Thomas Weeden wo died at Lilydale aged 1 yr in 1919. He was probably born in England.

After the war Leopold returned to Lilydale living in the Main Street. He is listed as a laborer and also an upholsterer. He was living in Box Hill in 1925 and must have moved to New South Wales some time after this. Leopold died in 1929 in Randwick, New South Wales.

Newman, Arthur Frederick, 490 MM

 

Service No:	490
Occupation:	Musician
Address:	c/- Mrs A Pochon Yering
Date of Enlistment:	August 17, 1914
Age at Enlistment:	20 years 4 months
Marital Status:	Single
Physical Description:	5ft 6in tall, 10stn 10lbs, brown eyes, dk.brown hair, fair complexion.
Next of Kin:	Father, Harold Newman
Rank on Enlistment:	Private
Unit Name:	5th Btn
Embarkation Details:	October 21, 1914 Melbourne on Transport Novian.

 

Places and dates of service:

1915 April 3: to the Gallipoli Campaign.
1915 November 14: temp. transfer to 6th Btn.
1916 January 7: to Alexandria Egypt.
1916 March 30: to Marseilles France.
1916 August 12: appointed Lance Corporal in the field France.
1916 August 17: wounded – Shell Shock in the field France.
1917 October 20: awarded Military Medal for bravery in the field, France.
1918 October 1: in the field France.
1918 October 13: RTA.

Service injuries:
1916 August 17: Shell Shock – in the field France.

Returned to Australia:	December 23, 1918: to Melbourne on D31.
Discharge Date:	February 21, 1919.
Rank at Discharge:	Lance Corporal
Honours/Medals:	1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:	Coldstream Yering Memorial Board (as H Newman)

 

Family Story:

Arthur was born 1891 in London England to parents Harold and Emma Harriet Newman. In 1930 an Arthur Frederick Newman married Mary Shaw. (BDM)

After the war he was living in Mt Eliza when he requested his Gallipoli Badge, (Army pg 32).  He was cremated at Springvale November 28, 1960 Melaleuca M10 Bed 2 Rose 38.

Newman, W.N.,

Niblett, Alfred Henry, 2407

 

Service No:	2407
Occupation:	Labourer
Address:	Lilydale/Drysdale
Date of Enlistment:	April 28, 1915
Age at Enlistment:	24 years 11 months
Marital Status:	Single
Physical Description:	5ft 6in tall, 10stn,blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion.
Next of Kin:	Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Niblett
Rank on Enlistment:	Private
Unit Name:	7th Btn.
Embarkation Details:	July 16, 1915 Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes A64.

 

Places and dates of service:

1915 August 29: to Egypt.
1915 September 11: small wound Gallipoli – to hospital Lemnos.
1915 October 25: to hospital sick ( Gastro enteritis).
1915 October 30: to Gallipoli and the 21st Btn.
1915 November 27: returned to hospital ship with asthma.
1915 December 3: transferred to hospital in Malta.
1916 March 11: to Moascar Egypt.
1916 March 20: to hospital (cardiac) Heliopolis Egypt.
1916 June 11: Returned To Australia (sick bronchitis and asthma).

Service injuries:
1915 September 11: superficial wound to arm Gallipoli.

Returned to Australia:	June 10, 1916: Melbourne on HT Itonus (medically unfit).
Discharge Date:	August 23, 1916.
Rank at Discharge:	Private
Honours/Medals:	1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Memorials:	Lilydale War Memorial, Lilydale IOOF Honour Board, Shire of Lillydale Honour Board.

 

Family Story:

Harry was born May 24, 1890 Drysdale near Geelong to parents Frederick Charles Niblett and Mary Ann White. He was one of 13 children. After the war he became a farmer, and married Daisy Elizabeth Miller on March 25, 1919 in Geelong and had children Donald James, Sheila Jean, Elizabeth Mary, Ian Alfred, Moira Fernside, Peter Charles and Sophia.

He farmed in the Drysdale, Queenscliffe and Kawarren areas on the Bellarine Peninsula. Harry died on March 8, 1981 in Geelong and is buried in the Queenscliffe Cemetery.

Noden, Andrew Clarence, (enlisted as James Dolan) 27536

 

Service No:	27536
Occupation:	Coach builder
Address:	Chelsea Heights/Lilydale
Date of Enlistment:	September 19, 1916
Age at Enlistment:	21 years 2 months
Marital Status:	Single
Physical Description:	5ft 6in tall, 126lbs, brown eyes, black hair, dark complexion.
Next of Kin:	Father, Robert Dolan. Real Father: William John Noden
Rank on Enlistment:	Driver
Unit Name:	6th Rft. 12th FA Bde
Embarkation Details:	October 20, 1916 Melbourne on HMAT Borda A30.

 

Places and dates of service:

1916 November 28: Offence – insolence – on board ship (26 hrs detention).
1916 December 3: Offence – jumped ship AWOL 28/11/1916 – 29/11/1916 (72 hrs detention).
1917 January 9: to Plymouth England.
1917 February 8: Offence – AWOL 30/1/1917- 7/2/1917 (award 16 days pay) Larkhill England.
1917 February 14: (sick – Scabies) Military Hospital Fargo England.
1917 March 20: to Havre France.
1917 June 9: (sick – trench fever) in the field France.
1917 June 10: to University War Hospital England.
1917 October 13: Offence – AWOL 13/10/1917 – 14/10/1917 from convalescent hospital New Milsom England (award 2 days pay).
1917 November 4: Offence – disobeying orders and in possession of another soldier’s silver discharge badge at Sutton Veny England (award 12 days detention)
1918 January 18: (sick trench fever) Sutton Veny England.
1918 March 5: Offence – AWOL 5/3/1918 – 6/3/1918 Sutton Veny England (award 2 days detention).
1918 March 29: Offence – AWOL and disobeying orders at Heytsbury England (award 5 days detention).
1918 May 29: Offence – AWOL 28/5/1918 – 30/5/1918 at Heytsbury England (award 12 days pay).
1918 June 5: to France.
1918 July 22: Court Martial (in the field France) AWOL 7/7/1918 – 14/7/1918 (award 28 days detention).
1918 September 28: wounded in action France.
1918 October 8 – 10: to Red Cross Hospital Christchurch England.
1919 March 16: Returned to Australia.

Service injuries:
1918 September 28: gunshot wound right leg and fracture of tibia in the field France.

Returned to Australia:	May 15, 1919: invalid to Melbourne on Dunluce Castle.
Discharge Date:	January 5, 1920: medically unfit.
Rank at Discharge:	Private
Honours/Medals:	British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials:	Shire of Lillydale Honour Roll; Lilydale State School Honour Roll

 

Family Story:

James Dolan, real name: Andrew Clarence Noden, was born 1899 Lilydale (not 1895 as stated on service records – he was only 17yrs and went without parental permission, and under an assumed name) His parents were William John Noden and Rachel Murray of Lilydale. (Service Records pages 31 and 50).

His father William ran a Tannery business in Lilydale and they had ch