A list of obituaries, death notices, in memoriam notices, in remembrance notices, and articles regarding the deaths of Australian military personnel as a consequence of their service during any armed conflict or war that Australia took part in.
This is only a selection of such items, as there are thousands of such notices in existence. It is intended to add more in the future.
The notices are arranged according to military conflict or war, and then chronologically by date of publication. Generally, if an entry includes notices regarding one to three personnel, their names will be mentioned in this list; otherwise, click on the relevant link to see the details.
Boer War (1899-1902)
The Boer War [newspaper extracts, The Age, 20 July 1900]
Captain H. C. Hamilton, of the Queensland Bushmen’s Contingent, from dysentery.
Corporal Oscar David King, of the First Victorian Contingent, at Hatherly, 17 July 1900.
Deaths [The Age, 28 July 1900]
Corporal Oscar David King, at Hatherly, South Africa.
In Memoriam [The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 October 1900]
George Martin, in South Africa.
In Memoriam [The Maitland Daily Mercury, 19 October 1900]
Trooper F. Avard, from wounds received, in South Africa.
Deaths [The Daily Telegraph, 27 October 1900]
Peter James Clancy, at Zandfontein, South Africa, 25 September 1900, aged 26 years.
See also:
The late Trooper Clancy [letters re the Boer War, 3 January 1901]
Trooper Clancy, shot through the heart.
Deaths [The Argus, 8 December 1900]
Harry Hanley Brooke, at the Military Hospital, Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa, 24 October 1900.
Trooper F. H. Hand, Bethune’s Mounted Infantry, at Blood River, South Africa, 31 October 1900, aged 20 years.
Deaths [The Age, 23 January 1901]
Bertie Langley, at Naauwpoort, Transvaal (South Africa), 12 January 1901, aged 19 years and 9 months.
The Boer War [mistaken report of a death, 27 April 1901; several items]
Lieutenant Kenneth James Beatty, incorrectly reported as dead during the Boer War (1899-1902).
Fallen in the war: Memorial to Lieutenant Harriott [The Daily Telegraph, 30 April 1901]
Lieutenant William Rupert Harriott, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, at the battle of Diamond Hill, South Africa, 12 June 1900, aged 23 years.
Australian naval expedition to China (1900-1901)
In Memoriam [The Daily Telegraph, 9 November 1900]
Staff-Surgeon Steel, at Peking, north China, 10 November 1900.
See also:
1) Deaths [The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 November 1900]
John James Steel, Staff-Surgeon of the N.S.W. Naval Contingent, at Taku, China, aged 45 years.
2) In Memoriam [The Daily Telegraph, 9 November 1901]
Staff-Surgeon Steel, at Peking, north China, 10 November 1900.
In Memoriam [The Age, 22 October 1904]
Albert Arthur Gibbs (Arthur), Victorian Naval Contingent, of enteric fever, at Wei-hai-wei, China, 18 October 1900.
World War One (1914-1918)
Deaths [The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 September 1914]
John Edward Walker (known as John Courtney), First Expeditionary Force, killed in action, at Herbertshohe, New Britain, 12 September 1914.
Deaths [The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 November 1914]
Lieutenant Malcolm Chisholm, of the East Lancashire Regiment (UK), in France, 27 August 1914, aged 22.
Robert (Bob) Norbert Riedy, of pneumonia, at Garrison Hospital, Victoria Barracks.
An Australian falls [re the death of Lieutenant Malcolm Chisholm (WW1), 5 November 1914]
Lieutenant Malcolm Chisholm (East Lancashire Regiment, UK), wounded in the stomach at Mons (Belgium), aged 22 years.
See also:
1) The late Lieutenant W. Malcolm Chisholm [The Sydneian, December 1914]
2) Obituary [re Malcolm Chisholm (WW1), The Sydneian, December 1914]
3) Late Lieutenant Chisholm: Memorial service [re Malcolm Chisholm (WW1), The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 March 1915]
4) “Like a soldier”: Australian officer’s gallant death [re Malcolm Chisholm (WW1), The Daily Telegraph, 15 March 1915]
5) Deaths [The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 November 1914]
Lieutenant Malcolm Chisholm, of the East Lancashire Regiment (UK), in France, 27 August 1914, aged 22.
* Lieutenant Malcolm Chisholm was the first Australian to die in World War One, although he was serving in the British Army, not with the Australian military forces.
Roll of Honor [The Daily Telegraph, 5 October 1917]
Corporal Gilbert Goldie Anschau, killed in action, in France, 5 May 1917.
Lieutenant Cecil Cleary, killed in action, in France, 20 September 1917.
2nd-Lieutenant Cyril Linton Verson, killed in action, 19 September 1917.
Deaths and bereavement cards [Bendigo Independent, 16 November 1917]
Private James N. Dole, 14th Australian Machine Gun Company, at the 3rd Canadian Clearing Station, 29 October 1917.
Private J. J. O’Brien, killed in action, 27 September 1917.
Sapper J. T. Pinal, killed in action, somewhere in France, 1 September 1917.
Also includes, although not directly mentioned by name:
Private Jack Yarrow, 60th Australian Infantry Battalion, in Belgium, 25 September 1917.
On Active Service [The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June 1918]
Long list. Mostly refers to deaths in France and Messines (Belgium). One notice refers to the Dardanelles (Turkey), and two refer specifically to Pozieres (France).
Roll of Honour [The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June 1918]
Long list. Mostly refers to deaths in France. One notice refers to a death in Randwick Military Hospital (NSW).
Death [The Border Watch, 17 September 1918]
Private William Henry Badenoch, 43rd Battalion, killed in action, in France, 1 September 1918, aged 20 years.
Roll of Honour; In Memoriam [Mudgee Guardian, 27 March 1919]
Private Charles Hobbs, 54th Battalion, killed in action, in France, 29 March 1917.
Private Arthur Desmond (Des) Tattersall, died of wounds received at Armentiers, 22 March 1917, aged 21 years and 7 months.
Private Herbert C. Whitton, killed in action, in France, 29 March 1917.
On Active Service [The Express and Telegraph, 2 May 1919]
Lloyd Ewart Pollard, 11th Field Ambulance, aged 24 years 6 months.
Deaths: On Active Service [The Age, 26 May 1919]
Archibald Beresford Turner, of the 8th Light Horse, died in the Bedford Military Hospital (England) on 14 March 1919.
In Memoriam: The Anzac Heroes / On Active Service [The Age, 26 May 1919]
Long list. Mostly refers to deaths in France. Some individual notices refer to a death at sea (on board the hospital ship Dunluce Castle), Tidworth Military Hospital (England), and specifically to Daours (France).
On Active Service [The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 1948]
Mostly WW2 deaths; however, also includes a WW1 death, at Messines (Belgium).
World War Two (1939-1945)
Roll of Honour; Deaths; On Active Service [The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May 1945]
Long list. Places of death mentioned include Bournemouth (England), Crete (Greece), Darwin (died of illness), the Northern Territory (air crash), Dortmund (Germany), Gallipoli (Turkey), Patricia Bay (Canada), Rhine crossing (attached to the 51st Scottish Division), and Tarakan (Indonesia),
On Active Service [The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 1948]
Long list. Places of death mentioned include Borneo, Darwin (accident), Japan (POW), Sandakan (Borneo, Malaysia; POWs), Tobruk (Libya), Yaralla Hospital (Concord, NSW). Also includes a WW1 death, at Messines (Belgium).
On Active Service [The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 1951]
Five notices. Places of death mentioned include Balikpapan (Borneo, Indonesia), Borneo (POW), and over Denmark (air force).
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