Residents of Upper Beaconsfield and surrounding areasMany residents of Upper Beaconsfield had an association with the armed forces.
Some were born here and left before the war, others where residents here when they enlisted, or their families lived here. Some soldiers moved here after their war service, some as soldier settlers, leasing orchards. Their war experiences would have affected them or their families for their whole lives. A substantial number of officers retired to Upper Beaconsfield after a career in the armed forces.
We know the names of the soldiers on our war memorial. But their names tell us little about their backgrounds. This index, not yet complete, lists many of the men and women who were actively involved in the conflicts. Click on a name to read more about their lives.
- A'Beckett
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Ulick Burke b. 3 Jul 1882, d. 6 Oct 1963 - Anderson
- George Watson b. 18 Jun 1893, d. 16 Nov 1977
- Bailey
- Barnett
- Thomas Frederick b. 1887, d. 9 Nov 1960
- Begg
Peter Donald 'Don' b. 6 Apr 1917, d. 13 Mar 2012 Samuel James b. 4 May 1913, d. 26 Mar 2001- Bell
- Robin Archibald David 'Bob' b. 1896, d. 12 Jan 1980
- Berglund
- Berry
- Binding
- Albert Edward John b. 8 Dec 1911, d. 10 Mar 1991
- Black
- Douglas Bruce b. 20 Jul 1898, d. 12 Dec 1918 Robert Livingstone b. 1893, d. 9 Aug 1918
- Booth
- William b. 4 Dec 1904, d. 1963
- Brain
- Albert John 'Bert' b. Jun 1880, d. 26 Jul 1961
- Brown
- Enos Anthony Edwin b. 1888, d. 1968 Percy Geach b. 31 Oct 1895, d. 1983
- Browne
- Archibald Chase b. 1894, d. 1979 Eric Cecil b. 1890, d. 10 Jul 1953
- Burton
- Harry Alexander b. 15 Jan 1911, d. 3 May 1990
- Cannon
- Lilian b. 10 Oct 1877, d. 3 Jan 1952
- Cole
- Gordon Keep b. 7 Dec 1900, d. 1984
- Colles
- Clive Dana b. 8 Oct 1923, d. 15 Dec 2006
- Corder
- Reginald b. 1887, d. 4 Oct 1917
- Corry
- Kathleen b. 27 Mar 1919, d. 3 Aug 2014
- Coulson
- Dennett
- Donaldson
- Avenel William John b. 1 Feb 1889, d. 1 Dec 1969 Montrose Richard Ferguson b. 1892, d. 12 Aug 1951
- Donovan
- Stanley Gordon H b. 1893, d. 20 Aug 1964
- Downey
- William Thomas Stawell b. 19 Sep 1904, d. 1988
- Elmes
- Herbert Oliver b. 1873, d. 5 Nov 1916
- Evans
- Ferguson
- Henry b. 1890, d. 24 Nov 1967
- Field
- William Derek b. 1938, d. 12 Sep 1959
- Foott
- Cecil Henry b. 16 Jan 1876, d. 27 Jun 1942
- Foster
- William Henry b. Sep 1893, d. Jul 1977
- Fowler
- Samuel Henry Milne b. 1881, d. 22 Dec 1955
- Funnell
- Arthur Francis James b. Dec 1895, d. Jun 1968 Robert James Lionel b. 6 Sep 1905, d. 8 Sep 1982
- Gibb
- James Mair b. Mar 1884, d. 27 Nov 1968
- Gibbs
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Stephen Leslie b. 1895, d. 20 Dec 1966
- Gilbert
- Edward John b. 13 May 1911, d. Sep 2006
- Gillard
- Richard John b. 6 Nov 1912
- Glismann
- John b. 18 Nov 1900, d. 29 Apr 1991
- Graham
- Grant
- Thomas William b. 7 Feb 1907, d. 29 Aug 1977
- Green
- Leonard Alfred Robert b. 12 Jul 1915, d. 15 Jul 1994
- Greenwood
- Thomas Edwin b. Dec 1900, d. Feb 1962
- Griffin
- Francis Joseph (Captain) b. 1 Feb 1881, d. 11 Jun 1965 Warwick James Stokell (Major) b. 11 Oct 1911, d. 22 Aug 1994
- Groser
- Adrian Charles Noel b. 14 Jan 1920, d. 8 Dec 2000 Val Arthur Lee b. 3 Jan 1923, d. 25 Jul 1999
- Hall
- Frederick Maurice b. 18 Jul 1900
- Hamilton
- Frank Gordon b. 19 Jun 1894, d. 5 Dec 1915 Stanley b. 27 Feb 1891, d. 3 Oct 1960
- Harris
- Claud Alfred b. 5 Oct 1888, d. 28 Feb 1969 Edward William b. 19 Jul 1895, d. 8 Feb 1961
- Hay
- Eric Alexander b. 1889, d. 2 Sep 1943
- Hayball
- Robert 'Roy' b. 1889, d. 20 Sep 1958
- Hedrick
- David Brydon b. 21 Nov 1871, d. 31 Dec 1939
- Heppner
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William Bernard b. 14 Jan 1894, d. 5 Dec 1979
- Holmes
- Charles Henry 'Harry' b. 4 Dec 1911, d. Nov 1985 George Nixon 'Nixon' b. 3 Nov 1914, d. 26 Oct 1994
- Hopkins
- Joseph Surrey Thomas b. 1889, d. 29 Dec 1977
- Horan
- Harold Michael Mervyn b. 13 Mar 1891, d. 5 Sep 1966
- Horner
- Ronald Arthur b. 1918, d. 23 Nov 1994
- Horrigan
- Ernest Harry b. 16 Aug 1920, d. 2 Oct 1976 Ernest Henry b. 5 Nov 1893, d. 17 Jun 1953 George Cornelius b. 24 Nov 1921, d. 19 Apr 1990
- Hudson
- Bernard Lionel b. 31 Jul 1918, d. 26 Mar 1955 William Harland 'Bill' b. 28 Oct 1914, d. 11 Aug 2008
- Hughes
- Constance Vyvyan b. 2 Apr 1917, d. 9 Jul 2011 Gwynneth b. 16 Sep 1920, d. 15 Jul 2014
- Hyde
- Thomas Alfred b. 15 Oct 1895, d. 1969
- Imer
- Louis James b. 17 Mar 1899, d. 24 Jun 1969
- Jermyn
- John Evelyn b. 16 Jan 1917
- Johnson
- William George b. Sep 1893, d. 10 Feb 1975
- Keeble
- Frederick Percy b. Jun 1894, d. 29 May 1925 William Russell b. 25 May 1921
- Kennedy
- Geoffrey John b. 25 May 1923
- Kerr
- Knapton
- Alan Elmy b. 30 Aug 1898, d. 28 Oct 1993 William Gustaf Leslie b. 6 May 1916, d. 1 Jan 2012
- Knox
- George Hodges b. 17 Dec 1885, d. 11 Jul 1960
- Ladd
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Edward Wilfred b. 18 Nov 1921, d. 27 Aug 1976 Harry Matthew b. 10 Mar 1891, d. 1 May 1948
- Lamrock
- Cuthbert Robert b. 30 Jul 1890, d. 8 Apr 1973
- Lang
- Arthur Allan b. 6 Dec 1912, d. 4 Apr 1970 Harry b. 6 May 1916, d. 7 Jan 1987 Philip b. 15 Dec 1914, d. 16 Jul 1998
- Larkin
- William John b. 10 Mar 1895, d. 29 Apr 1973
- Linton
- Luke
- Victor Mason b. 1891, d. 21 Mar 1966
- MacDougall
- James Kenneth b. 25 Sep 1884, d. 10 Feb 1960
- Manger
- William Douglas Stewart b. 26 Sep 1890, d. 21 Jul 1915
- Marsh
- Martel
- Matthews
- Armstrong 'Dub' b. 19 Nov 1911, d. 12 May 1987
- McArdell
- John Orson Oldfield b. 1880, d. 7 Oct 1968 Lionel Clarence b. 1886, d. 1943 Philip Harris Oldfield b. 1883, d. 15 Jul 1917
- McCathie
- Neil Campbell b. 13 Apr 1917
- McDonald
- David b. 18 Nov 1900, d. 20 Jun 1969
- McMinn
- Walter Driffield b. 16 Jul 1892, d. 19 Apr 1978
- Merritt
- Walter b. 1877, d. 19 Nov 1965
- Morris
- Basil Moorhouse b. 19 Dec 1888, d. 5 Apr 1975
- Moss
- Albert Henry b. 7 Jun 1916
- Mumford
- Charles Frederick Gordon b. 25 Jan 1893, d. Jun 1962
- Newman
- Thomas James b. 8 Aug 1916, d. 22 Mar 1946
- Osborn
- Larry b. 5 Aug 1923, d. 14 Aug 2012
- Owen
- Edward 'Ted' b. 5 Jun 1907, d. 19 Jan 1998
- Paget
- Leslie James b. 1890, d. 24 Aug 1916
- Petersen
- John Reginald Francis b. 1909 Leslie James Stewart b. 15 Mar 1907
- Potter
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Hugh Tulloch b. 11 Feb 1922, d. 1 Feb 1953
- Preston
- George b. 26 Feb 1913, d. 11 Feb 1987
- Reid
- Kenneth Mervyn Ernest b. 3 Oct 1904, d. Dec 1983
- Renfree
- Percy Thomas b. 12 Jan 1901, d. 29 Apr 1979
- Richards
- Alexander Henry 'Paddy' b. 15 Nov 1887, d. 28 Jul 1952
- Richardson
- Arthur Leighton b. 27 May 1907, d. 19 Apr 1985
- Rogers
- Bruce b. 31 Mar 1927, d. 2 Jan 2003
- Royals
- Albert Henry b. 7 Dec 1883, d. 29 Feb 1968
- Rushall
- Alexander b. 1870, d. 3 Dec 1926
- Savory
- Joseph Braithwaite b. Dec 1895, d. 21 Aug 1966
- Scott
- George William Edward b. 20 Oct 1884, d. 1972 Margaret Olivia b. 1 Apr 1924, d. 10 Jun 2018 Marian Propert b. 26 Nov 1925, d. 12 Feb 2021
- Shanks
- Smith
- Harold Gengoult (Sir) b. 25 Jul 1890, d. 14 Apr 1983 Harold Thomas Harvey b. Dec 1884, d. Mar 1938 William Alfred b. 17 Apr 1895, d. 1966
- Sweeney
- John b. 1884, d. 1936
- Thomson
- David Hedrick b. 1894, d. 5 Feb 1956 Douglas George b. 1897, d. 5 Feb 1959
- Thual
- Edward Bernard b. 12 Jun 1899, d. 21 Sep 1917
- Toon
- John William Henry 'Bill' b. 12 Dec 1920, d. 13 Apr 2007
- Tucker
- Turner
- Henry Thomas b. 9 Nov 1914, d. 18 Sep 2003
- Tyler
- Wade
- Harold Kingsley b. 3 Jan 1908, d. 1958
- Walker
- Warmbrunn
- Alfred Ernest b. 5 Aug 1884, d. 27 Jul 1966
- Wintle
- William Henry b. 19 Aug 1897, d. 3 Jun 1986
- Wright
- Colin b. 2 Feb 1890, d. 12 Jun 1961
b. 21 Jul 1884, d. 7 Aug 1915