Lorne Victoria Australia

Many people from Lorne volunteered for service during World War II. Local people of Lorne gave great support to the war effort by making nets, knitting clothing as well as being spotters.

Service People

  • Collins, Alf
  • Coulson, Ewan
  • Dooley, John
  • Fox, Neil
  • Harvey, Bill
  • Hodson, Eric
  • Jones, Jim
  • Karn, Dennis
  • Lewis, Ted
  • McLeod, Jack
  • Pearce, Len
  • Smith, Syd
  • Irwin Chas
  • Wood, Stan
  • Zierk, Geoff
  • Stribling, Hector

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ANDREW, Bob

RL (Bob) Andrew

  • Enlisted January 1940
  • RAAF 8331
  • Wireless Operator (Air), trained at Signals School Point Cook
  • Commissioned as Signals Officer
  • Served in Darwin, 1942
  • Served in New Guinea, 1943
  • Rank at discharge Flying Officer
  • Discharged March 1946

BARKER, Leslie

Lance Corporal Leslie Barker

  • Enlisted in Melbourne May 1940
  • 1st Brigade Company
  • Served in Syria, Middle East, Borneo
  • Discharged 1946

BELL, John

Corporal John Douglas Bell

  • AIF
  • Taken prisoner on Crete

BROWN, Hal

Acting Captain Harold W. Brown

  • Enlisted Melbourne September 1939
  • VX405
  • Started with 6th Division and transferred to the 9th Division
  • Served in Tobruk, Palestine, El Alamein, Darwin, Mount Martha
  • Discharged March 1946

BRUMM, Harry

Henry Derek Brumm

  • Enlisted April 1942
  • 11th Division Signals TGI, Operator
  • Served Milne Bay, Moresby, Nassau Bay, New Britain
  • Discharged November 1945

CARROLL, Jack

John Preston Carroll

  • Enlisted 2nd September 1939
  • PM2396
  • Served on HMAS Lonsdale, Canberra, Brisbane
  • Discharged November 1945

 

CASTLE, Bill

Bill Castle

Private William Henry Castle

  • Enlisted 1940
  • 8th Armoured Division
  • Served in Darwin
  • Discharged 1945

COATES, Wal

James Coates

James Walter Coates

  • VX87076

COOK, Cav

Sergeant Cat Cook

  • Enlisted 15-1-1940
  • VX232786
  • RAAF Photographic Survey Flight
  • Served in Singapore, Sumatra, Batavia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands
  • Discharged 20-11-1945

CLISSOLD, Les

Les Cecil Clissold

  • Enlisted in Victoria in 1942
  • Trained in Western Australia
  • Served in Borne 1943-45

CLISSOLD, Samuel

DIPLOCK, Lyn

Pilot Lyn Diplock

  • Enlisted in Brisbane 1940
  • 100th Squadron
  • Served in New Guinea
  • Discharged 1945

DRAYTON, Bill

William Arthur Drayton

  • Enlisted 1940
  • VX102128
  • 2nd/4th Pioneers
  • Served Darwin, New Guinea, Morotai, Borneo
  • Discharged 1945

GRANT, Wally

Wally Grant

Walter Grant

  • Enlisted January 1939
  • Able Seaman
  • Served on HMAS Swan, HMAS Australia, HMAS Warrawee, HMAS Gawler, HMAS Tamworth
  • Served in Coral Sea, Gradual Scape Floe, Bear Island
  • Discharged 1946

HARRIS, Geoff

Geoff Harris

Flight Sergeant Geoff Harris 41751

  • Enlisted April 1941
  • Served as reconnaissance photographer in the Pacific area
  • Discharged 1945

HARRY, Garth

Naval Coder Garth Harry

  • Enlisted 12-10-1943
  • 26853
  • Served in Darwin and the Torres Strait Islands
  • Discharged 12-9-1946

HART, Charlie

Craftsman Charles William Hart

  • Enlisted 1941
  • VX149547
  • 17th Australian Field Ambulance
  • Served Darwin, New Guinea, Bougainville, Emirau Island
  • Discharged 1946

HICKEY, John

Jack Hickey

Corporal John Michael Hickey

  • Enlisted 1940
  • VX 57810 2/2nd Infantry Troops Workshops
  • Served Middle East
  • Discharged 1946

LADD, George

Private George R. A. Ladd

  • Enlisted January 1942
  • VX150212
  • Unit 14th 32nd
  • Served in New Guinea, New Britain
  • Discharged 1945

LOVE, George

George Charles Love

  • VX35951

LYONS, Les

Leslie Philip Lyons

  • Enlisted 27-12-1941
  • VX81762
  • 20th Pioneer Battalion
  • Served in Dutch New Guinea
  • Discharged 2-8-1946

McCann, Alex

Alex McCann

MOORE, Byron

Flight Sergeant Byron Victor Moore

  • Enlisted 1943
  • Trained as a Navigator in Canada
  • RAAF 438790
  • Discharged 1945

MURPHY, Jack

Jack Murphy

  • Joined Reserves in 1936
  • VX113183
  • 2nd Medium Regiment
  • Discharged in 1944

NICHOLS, Jack

Lieutenant Horace John Nicholls

  • Enlisted 19-7-1915
  • 22nd Battalion 207216
  • Awarded Military Medal in 1918
  • Discharged 22-7-1919

Captain Horace John Nicholls

  • Enlisted 6-8-1941
  • V01539
  • Discharged 28-12-1944

NORTON, Arthur

Arthur Norton

Arthur Bowden Norton

  • Enlisted 24th February 1942
  • V167023 AIF
  • Discharged 24th October 1944

NORTON, Cyril

Sapper Cyril Ernest Norton

  • Enlisted 27-6-1941
  • VX119319
  • 51st Australian Field Park Company
  • Served New Guinea
  • Discharged 21-2-1945

NORTON E. J. “Rusty”

NORTON, Frank

Corporal Frank G. Norton

  • Enlisted 3rd June 1941
  • VX56938
  • 2/7th Battalion AIF
  • Served Middle East, Ceylon, Rama Valley, Way, Salami, Iatapi, We Walk, New Guinea
  • Discharge 20th April 1946

PITT, Lindsay

Gordon Lindsay PITT

  • Enlisted 3rd June 1943
  • RAAF 431640
  • Trained as pilot in Australia and Canada
  • Ferry jobs in Canada
  • Discharged 10th April 1946

QUICK, Jack

Jack QUICK

Corporal John William Woolgar Quick

  • Enlisted 20th May 1940
  • VX18104, 7th Division A AS C
  • Served in Palestine, Tobruk, Syria, New Guinea, Borneo
  • Discharged 6th December 1945

RIDGEWAY, Eddie

Eddie Ridgeway

Private Edwin Francis Ridgeway

  • Enlisted 1940
  • Unit 2/23 Battalion VX25361
  • Served Tobruk
  • Discharged 1942

RIDGEWAY, Jack

Jack Ridgeway

Private Jack Rankin Ridgeway

  • Enlisted 10th July 1940
  • VX45735, 17th Infantry Training Battalion
  • 2nd 5th Battalion AIF
  • Served Middle East, Darwin
  • Discharged 11th September 1943

ROBBINS, Arthur

Arthur Robbins

Arthur B. Robbins

  • Enlisted 24th April 1942
  • Trained in Australia under Empire Air Training Scheme
  • Post to England
  • Flew with the Pathfinder Force over Europe
  • Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Discharged September 1945

SCHRAM, Alan

Lance-Corporal Alan Schram

Alan Schram

  • Enlisted 19-9-1940
  • Corporal Alan Schram VX20656
  • C Company 2/3rd
  • Served in Tobruk, L Lemon, Middle East, New Guinea
  • Awarded the Military Medal in New Guinea
  • Discharged October 1945

Lance-Corporal Alan Schram, of Bridport Street South Melbourne, was reported to have made a hazardous journey, by-passing an enemy force and warning his own battalion of the enemy’s approach. His courage and unselfish devotion to duty were directly responsible for saving many lives.  [Newspaper clipping]

SCHRAM, Gordon

Gordon (Bunny) Schram

  • Enlisted 10th June 1940
  • 2/23rd Battalion Infantry
  • Transport Driver
  • Served Tobruk through to Tarakan
  • 9th Divison, one of the Rats of Tobruk
  • Discharged 16th November 1945

SCHRAM, Leo

Signalman Driver (TG2) Leo Schram

  • Enlisted 16th March 1942
  • VX147810
  • 33rd Australian Ind Line Section
  • Served Australia and Pacific Area
  • Discharged 12th August 1946

SMITH, George

Lieutenant Colonel George Smith

  • 2/6th Battalion
  • 17th Brigade AIF
  • 2/24th Company
  • Served in Tobruk, Greece, Syria, New Guinea

SMITH, Don and Molly

Sergeant Donald Francis Smith

  • Enlisted 1940
  • Served Darwin, Port Moresby, Laverton
  • Discharged 1945

Corporal Mildred Jessie (Molly) Smith

  • Enlisted 1941
  • Served Point Cook, Laverton
  • Discharged 1943

STIRLING, Doug

World War II, Doug Stirling

Doug Stirling

  • Enlisted January 1942
  • Aircraftsman, VX105299
  • R.A.E.M.E.
  • 3rd Motor Brigade Workshop
  • 12th Advanced Workshop
  • Served Bouganville, New Guinea
  • Discharged August 1945

TUTUNGI, Alfred

Alfred Tully

Alfred H. Tutungi (Tully)

  • Enlisted 1941
  • VX56055
  • 13 AGH
  • Served Australia
  • Discharged 1942 (injured)

TUTUNGI, George

George E. Tutungi (Tully)

  • VX128194
  • 38 Works Company
  • Served in New Guinea

WATSON, Frank

Frank Watson

Private Frank Watson

  • Enlisted 28th May 1940
  • VX181100 7th Australian Division Supply Column
  • Served in Australia, Tobruk, Syria, Palestine, New Guinea, Borneo
  • Discharged 30th November 1945

WATSON, John

Private John Watson

  • Enlisted 2nd February 1942
  • VX74305
  • 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion
  • Served Australia, New Guinea, Borneo
  • Discharged 22nd January 1946

WHEAL, Graham

Sapper Graham Wheal

  • Enlisted in Colac 1941
  • VX87978
  • 2nd Field Company
  • Royal Australian Engineers
  • Served in Dutch New Guinea and at the landing at Tarakan, Borneo
  • Discharged 1946

WHITE, Charles

Gunner Charles Lindsay White

  • Enlisted 1941
  • VX110769
  • Unit Coastal Artillery
  • Discharged 1944

WHITE, Evan

Signalman Evan White

  • Enlisted 10th June 1941
  • VX109982
  • 28th Signal Section
  • Served in the Pacific Region
  • Discharged 16th March 1946

WILLIAMS, Fred

Leading Sick Berth Attendant Frederick Roy Williams

  • Enlisted September 1939
  • VX15039A
  • Served GaboIsland, Flinders Naval Depot South Pacific, Morotai Island
  • Discharged May 1946

YORKE, Gordon

Acting Sergeant Gordon Yorke

  • Enlisted 4-7-1941
  • 41560
  • W/T Air Operations
  • Served in Australian Stations, Darwin, New Guinea, Islands of the South West Pacific
  • Last served in Canberra, Governor General Flight
  • Discharged 27-11-1945

Sources:

  • Lorne Historical Society Collections
  • Posters prepared by Wendy Jarratt