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Padgett, Arthur William, 3362

Service No:	3362
Occupation:	Labourer
Address:	c/o Mr H Leach, Federal Store Lilydale.
Date of Enlistment:	November 30, 1917
Age at Enlistment:	25 years 1 month
Marital Status:	Single
Physical Description:	5ft 1in tall, 108 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion.
Next of Kin:	Father, George Padgett, Leicester England.
Rank on Enlistment:	Private
Unit Name:	39th Btn. 8th reinforcement
Embarkation Details:	February 2, 1918 from Sydney on HMAT Wiltshire A18.

Places and dates of service:

1918 March 11: to Suez Egypt.
1918 March 19: to Alexandria Egypt and on to Southampton England.
1918 July 29: to France.
1918 August 24; sick (bronchitis).
1918 September 3: to Rouelles France.
1919 February 8: sick (bronchitis) in the field France.
1919 March 11: to hospital Southwark Hospital London England.
1919 April 7: to Weymouth Hospital England.
1919 July 5: discharged from army in England, medically unfit (bronchitis).

Service injuries: NIL

Returned to Australia:	1924 to Melbourne on the  Benalla.
Discharge Date:	July 5, 1919 in England.
Rank at Discharge:	Private
Honours/Medals:	British War Medal, Victory Medal, Silver War Badge and certificate.
Memorials:	Shire of Lillydale Honour Roll

Family Story:

Arthur was born in 1892 Leicestershire England to father George Padgett. He came out to Australia around 1914 and became a labourer in Bunyip and Lilydale until enlisting in 1917. The electoral rolls show he was a farmer in Acheron 1925-1928. We do not know if he married, or when and where he died.

Palliser, Wilfred, 5742

Service No:	5742
Occupation:	Storeman/Greengrocer
Address:	Cave Hill Road Lilydale
Date of Enlistment:	February 28, 1916
Age at Enlistment:	32 years 9 months
Marital Status:	Married
Physical Description:	5ft 9in tall, 149 lbs, blue grey eyes, brown hair, fresh complexion.
Next of Kin:	Wife, Isabella Ellen Palliser
Rank on Enlistment:	Private
Unit Name:	7th Btn.
Embarkation Details:	July 3, 1916 Melbourne on HMAT Ayrshire A33.

Places and dates of service:

1916 September 2 : to Plymouth England.
1916 October 22 : to France.
1916 December 13 : wounded in action – remained on duty.
1917 January 14: sick ( ulcer on leg) hospital in the field France.
1917 December 26 : wounded in the field (2nd ) gassed Belgium to Camiers Hospital France.
1918 January 3 : transfer to hospital in England, Liverpool.
1918 May 8: to France.
1918 June 24: transfer to Div. Signal School France.
1918 September 11: accidental injury to spine to Hospital Amiens France.
1918 September 17: transferred to 3rd Western General Hospital Cardiff England.
1918 November 7: awarded the Military Medal – for bravery in the field, as company runner he enabled important messages to be passed to headquarters, then under fire brought in an injured comrade and attended to many more. An inspiring example in circumstances of exceptional danger and difficulty.
1919 January 14: Returned to Australia (medically unfit).

Service injuries:
1916 December 13: wounded in the field (ulcer on left leg), later to field hospital France.
1917 December 26 : Gassed in the field Belgium.
1918 September 11: accidental injury – sprained dorsal ligament of cervical spine, France.

Returned to Australia:	February 27, 1919 to Melbourne on City of York.
Discharge Date:	April 16, 1919 (medically unfit)
Rank at Discharge:	Private
Honours/Medals:	Military Medal, British Medal, Victory Meda
Memorials:	Shire of Lillydale Memorial Honour Roll, St. John’s Church of England Lilydale Honour Roll.

Family Story:

Wilfred was born 1884 Wickham Durham England to parents Thomas Palliser and Ann Peak. His siblings were William, Thomas P, Wilfred and James, Henry and sister Hannah.

In 1909 he married Isabella Ellen Winstanley in Theekrington Northumberland England. On the wedding certificate father Thomas was a smelter, and Isabella’s father Robert was a quarry man.  Wilfred was stated to be a fruiterer.

It is not known if there were children to this marriage after they came to Australia in about 1914. When he enlisted in 1916 he was living in Cave Hill Road Lilydale. The Palliser family had business interests in Silvan and in Lilydale, and after Wilfred came home, he is listed as being in Lilydale 1921, then by 1924 he was a storekeeper in Strezlecki (near Warragul), they stayed here until his death on July 19, 1939 in Warragul hospital aged 56 years.

He was cremated at Springvale Cemetery, Pittosporum Garden, wall ZAA, niche 510.

Parish, Alfred, 1471 and 1581

Service No:	1471 and 1581
Occupation:	Horse Breaker
Address:	Cave Hill Rd Lilydale
Date of Enlistment:	First: August 14, 1914 and second time: April 17, 1915
Age at Enlistment:	25 years
Marital Status:	First: Single Second: Married.
Physical Description:	5ft 4in tall, 144 lbs, brown eyes, dark hair , dark complexion
Next of Kin:	First: Brother, Fred Parish Second: Wife, Ivy Parish
Rank on Enlistment:	First: Driver. Second: Private
Unit Name:	First: 2nd field Artillery. Second: 19th Btn.
Embarkation Details:	First: October 1914 Melbourne on HMAT Marrare. Second: 1915 May 12, 1915 at Sydney on HMAT Themistocles.

Places and dates of service:

1914, October 19: to Egypt.
1914 November 24: broke camp, AWOL 3 days, fought and bit everyone, tried to stab himself admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance.
1915 February 5: Returned to Australia from Suez.
1915 July 25 to France.
1916 August 10: wounded in the field France.
1916 October 22: transfer to 13th Btn in France.
1916 October 28: sick in the field France.
1916 December 5: to England Shorncliffe Hospital (injured ankle).
1917 February 4: marriage.
1917 February 9: transfer No.4 Com Dep, Wareham from Croydon War Hospital.
1917 March 22 for duty with Headquarters No3 Com Dep.
1918 July 18: Discharged in England – Australian War Worker.

Service injuries:
1916 August 10: buried by shell – suffered superficial wounds and fracture of the right fibula 3 moths in hospital.

Returned to Australia:	Not applicable.
Discharge Date:	1918 July 18, 1918:in  England.
Rank at Discharge:	Private
Honours/Medals:	1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Memorials:	Shire of Lillydale Honour Board.

Family Story:

Alfred was born in 1889 in Paris France, parents unknown. He had a brother Frederick.
Alfred enlisted in 1914 and went to Egypt, where he became sick (melancholia and violent) he was sent home as medically unfit for service.

He the re- enlisted in Sydney 1915, and served in France where he was wounded, he met and married Ivy Harvey (who was born in Adelaide), on February 4, 1917 in Croydon, Surrey England.

They lived in Thornton Heath Surrey, while he worked as an Australian War Worker, in December 19, 1918 Alfred was admitted to Croydon Hospital with a cut throat, was transferred to the 3rd Aux. Hospital Dartford. It is not known if he lived or died.

Parker, Alfred, 2032

Service No:	2032
Occupation:	Station Master
Address:	Bayswater, West Australia (Silvan Vic.)
Date of Enlistment:	October 10, 1916 at perth.
Age at Enlistment:	34 years.
Marital Status:	Married
Physical Description:	5ft 10 in tall, 180lbs, hazel eyes, dk.brown hair, fair complexion.
Next of Kin:	5ft 10 in tall, 180lbs, hazel eyes, dk.brown hair, fair
Rank on Enlistment:	Sergeant
Unit Name:	44th Btn.
Embarkation Details:	October 10, 1916 at Freemantle WA on the HMAT Suffolk

Places and dates of service:

1916 December 2: to Plymouth England.
1917 March 10: attended course of instruction at bomb throwing England.
1917 March 11: promoted to Corporal England.
1917 March 18: sick-to Fargo Hospital England .
1917 October 1: to Rouelles France.
1917 November 1: promoted to temp. Sergeant France.
1918 January 12: sick (scabies) to hospital in the field France.
1918 January 12: promoted to Sergeant France.
1918 July 6: KIA France.

Service injuries:
1918 July 6: Killed in Action in the field France. Buried Villers- Bretonne_ux Military Cemetery Picardie France.

Returned to Australia:	Not Applicable.
Discharge Date:	Not Applicable
Rank at Discharge:	Seargeant at time of death
Honours/Medals:	British War medal and Victory Medal.
Memorials:	: Shire of Lillydale Memorial Honour Board and  Silvan Memorial.

Family Story:

Alfred was born 1882 in Basford Nottinghamshire England to Robert and Jane Parker. In 1902 he married a