Lest We Forget · A Tribute to Bunbury's Service Personnel
Bunbury · Western Australia

Lest We
Forget…

A living memorial to the service personnel of Bunbury — identifying, researching and documenting their stories from the Boer War through to Vietnam, so that their names and deeds endure.

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679Service Personnel
9Conflicts
71+Years Documented
· In Honoured Memory ·
EDWIN GORDON BAKER
2/1 Australian Ordanance · 1940–1945
ARTHUR ENGLAND JOHNSTON CROLY
11th Battalion · 1914–1918
FRANK HAYWARD
3rd Field Artillery Brigade · 1914–1919
DONALD McDOUGALL
Engineers · 1971
REGINALD ARTHUR ("TIM") SHAW
2/11 Battalion 6 Division · 1939–1945
CHARLES HENRY WATERS
3rd Battalion · 1953
VURDUN WILLIAM APPELBEE
RAAF · 1944–1945
JOHN ROBERT BARTLEY
2/3 Aust Com · 1941–1945
REGINALD JOSEPH BLADDER
C COY · 1942
WILLIAM BRIDGER
28th Batt · 1916–1919
BRIAN LEWIS JAMES BURROWS
RAAF · 1943–1946
JAMES ALEXANDER FREDRICK CARLSSON
RAAF · 1941–1945
EDWARD ALLAN COLLINS
R.A.N · 1942–1946
ARTHUR ENGLAND JOHNSON CROLY
2/11 Aust Inf Batt · 1940–1946
LESLIE EDWARD DAVIS
M GRN CO · 1941–1945
THOMAS BRIAN DOWNIE
110 Signals · 1969–1970
JOSEPH CHARLES JOSIAH FARNELL
28th Battalion · 1916–1919
RONALD CAMBRIDGE FOREMAN
RAAF · 1942–1946
LIONEL GEORGE GIBBS
RAAF · 1940–1946
CLIVE FRANCIS GRIBBLE
53 Operations · 1943–1946
JOHN WALDEMAR (JACK) HANSON
11th F.A.B · 1916–1917
JAMES ALEXANDER HAY
7th Field Artillery · 1917–1919
JOHN STANLEY HOGAN
2/48 Inf Battalion · 1940–1945
RAYMOND HENRY HUGHES
Air Defence HQTRS · 1944–1946
LESLIE CHARLES JARVIS
4th Inf Batt · 1943–1946
FREDERICK JOHN KEARNEY
Ist Aust Rest & Con · 1967
GEORGE LEEDER
HQ3 Aust Base · 1942–1945
HENRY JAMES MACPHERSON
44 BATT · 1916–1917
TREVOR MEAGHER
2/3 COMMANDO · 1942–1945
ALFRED EDGAR MORT
16 Aust Works Coy · 1943–1946
GEORGE AUBREY NAYLOR
RAAF · 1941–1945
COLIN FRANCIS O'KEEFE
10/04/2015 ·
CHARLES KEITH PENFOLD
3 NEW GUIN INF B · 1943–1946
FREDERICK JOHN PRESTON
3rd Batt RAR · 1951–1952
JOHN MAXWELL "JACK" RETZLAFF
10 LIGHT HORSE · 1942–1946
HAROLD JOSEPH RODGERS
4 BATT VOL CORPS · 1942–1985
ERIC BIRCHEL SHAW
HQ 8 AUST A O D · 1941–1946
ARTHUR JAMES ALLAN WARREN
4 AUST INF BATT · 1943–1945
REGINALD JAMES MCCARTHY
2/11 BATT · 1940–1943
DICK LEOPOLD ROSE
2/11 Infantry · 1942–1945
THOMAS CHARLES SPENCER
9 Aircrew · 1943–1946
ALEXANDER THOMSON
2/2 Commando · 1940–1946
THOMAS DAVID TYRRELL
17 Aust Stores · 1941–1944
JOHN EDWARD WIGHT
16 AUST INF BATT · 1942–1946
CLIFTON LORIS (TIP) WOOD
23rd Howitzer Brig · 1916–1918
EDWIN GORDON BAKER
2/1 Australian Ordanance · 1940–1945
ARTHUR ENGLAND JOHNSTON CROLY
11th Battalion · 1914–1918
FRANK HAYWARD
3rd Field Artillery Brigade · 1914–1919
DONALD McDOUGALL
Engineers · 1971
REGINALD ARTHUR ("TIM") SHAW
2/11 Battalion 6 Division · 1939–1945
CHARLES HENRY WATERS
3rd Battalion · 1953
VURDUN WILLIAM APPELBEE
RAAF · 1944–1945
JOHN ROBERT BARTLEY
2/3 Aust Com · 1941–1945
REGINALD JOSEPH BLADDER
C COY · 1942
WILLIAM BRIDGER
28th Batt · 1916–1919
BRIAN LEWIS JAMES BURROWS
RAAF · 1943–1946
JAMES ALEXANDER FREDRICK CARLSSON
RAAF · 1941–1945
EDWARD ALLAN COLLINS
R.A.N · 1942–1946
ARTHUR ENGLAND JOHNSON CROLY
2/11 Aust Inf Batt · 1940–1946
LESLIE EDWARD DAVIS
M GRN CO · 1941–1945
THOMAS BRIAN DOWNIE
110 Signals · 1969–1970
JOSEPH CHARLES JOSIAH FARNELL
28th Battalion · 1916–1919
RONALD CAMBRIDGE FOREMAN
RAAF · 1942–1946
LIONEL GEORGE GIBBS
RAAF · 1940–1946
CLIVE FRANCIS GRIBBLE
53 Operations · 1943–1946
JOHN WALDEMAR (JACK) HANSON
11th F.A.B · 1916–1917
JAMES ALEXANDER HAY
7th Field Artillery · 1917–1919
JOHN STANLEY HOGAN
2/48 Inf Battalion · 1940–1945
RAYMOND HENRY HUGHES
Air Defence HQTRS · 1944–1946
LESLIE CHARLES JARVIS
4th Inf Batt · 1943–1946
FREDERICK JOHN KEARNEY
Ist Aust Rest & Con · 1967
GEORGE LEEDER
HQ3 Aust Base · 1942–1945
HENRY JAMES MACPHERSON
44 BATT · 1916–1917
TREVOR MEAGHER
2/3 COMMANDO · 1942–1945
ALFRED EDGAR MORT
16 Aust Works Coy · 1943–1946
GEORGE AUBREY NAYLOR
RAAF · 1941–1945
COLIN FRANCIS O'KEEFE
10/04/2015 ·
CHARLES KEITH PENFOLD
3 NEW GUIN INF B · 1943–1946
FREDERICK JOHN PRESTON
3rd Batt RAR · 1951–1952
JOHN MAXWELL "JACK" RETZLAFF
10 LIGHT HORSE · 1942–1946
HAROLD JOSEPH RODGERS
4 BATT VOL CORPS · 1942–1985
ERIC BIRCHEL SHAW
HQ 8 AUST A O D · 1941–1946
ARTHUR JAMES ALLAN WARREN
4 AUST INF BATT · 1943–1945
REGINALD JAMES MCCARTHY
2/11 BATT · 1940–1943
DICK LEOPOLD ROSE
2/11 Infantry · 1942–1945
THOMAS CHARLES SPENCER
9 Aircrew · 1943–1946
ALEXANDER THOMSON
2/2 Commando · 1940–1946
THOMAS DAVID TYRRELL
17 Aust Stores · 1941–1944
JOHN EDWARD WIGHT
16 AUST INF BATT · 1942–1946
CLIFTON LORIS (TIP) WOOD
23rd Howitzer Brig · 1916–1918
CLIFTON LORIS (TIP) WOOD
23rd Howitzer Brig · 1916–1918
JOHN EDWARD WIGHT
16 AUST INF BATT · 1942–1946
THOMAS DAVID TYRRELL
17 Aust Stores · 1941–1944
ALEXANDER THOMSON
2/2 Commando · 1940–1946
THOMAS CHARLES SPENCER
9 Aircrew · 1943–1946
DICK LEOPOLD ROSE
2/11 Infantry · 1942–1945
REGINALD JAMES MCCARTHY
2/11 BATT · 1940–1943
ARTHUR JAMES ALLAN WARREN
4 AUST INF BATT · 1943–1945
ERIC BIRCHEL SHAW
HQ 8 AUST A O D · 1941–1946
HAROLD JOSEPH RODGERS
4 BATT VOL CORPS · 1942–1985
JOHN MAXWELL "JACK" RETZLAFF
10 LIGHT HORSE · 1942–1946
FREDERICK JOHN PRESTON
3rd Batt RAR · 1951–1952
CHARLES KEITH PENFOLD
3 NEW GUIN INF B · 1943–1946
COLIN FRANCIS O'KEEFE
10/04/2015 ·
GEORGE AUBREY NAYLOR
RAAF · 1941–1945
ALFRED EDGAR MORT
16 Aust Works Coy · 1943–1946
TREVOR MEAGHER
2/3 COMMANDO · 1942–1945
HENRY JAMES MACPHERSON
44 BATT · 1916–1917
GEORGE LEEDER
HQ3 Aust Base · 1942–1945
FREDERICK JOHN KEARNEY
Ist Aust Rest & Con · 1967
LESLIE CHARLES JARVIS
4th Inf Batt · 1943–1946
RAYMOND HENRY HUGHES
Air Defence HQTRS · 1944–1946
JOHN STANLEY HOGAN
2/48 Inf Battalion · 1940–1945
JAMES ALEXANDER HAY
7th Field Artillery · 1917–1919
JOHN WALDEMAR (JACK) HANSON
11th F.A.B · 1916–1917
CLIVE FRANCIS GRIBBLE
53 Operations · 1943–1946
LIONEL GEORGE GIBBS
RAAF · 1940–1946
RONALD CAMBRIDGE FOREMAN
RAAF · 1942–1946
JOSEPH CHARLES JOSIAH FARNELL
28th Battalion · 1916–1919
THOMAS BRIAN DOWNIE
110 Signals · 1969–1970
LESLIE EDWARD DAVIS
M GRN CO · 1941–1945
ARTHUR ENGLAND JOHNSON CROLY
2/11 Aust Inf Batt · 1940–1946
EDWARD ALLAN COLLINS
R.A.N · 1942–1946
JAMES ALEXANDER FREDRICK CARLSSON
RAAF · 1941–1945
BRIAN LEWIS JAMES BURROWS
RAAF · 1943–1946
WILLIAM BRIDGER
28th Batt · 1916–1919
REGINALD JOSEPH BLADDER
C COY · 1942
JOHN ROBERT BARTLEY
2/3 Aust Com · 1941–1945
VURDUN WILLIAM APPELBEE
RAAF · 1944–1945
CHARLES HENRY WATERS
3rd Battalion · 1953
REGINALD ARTHUR ("TIM") SHAW
2/11 Battalion 6 Division · 1939–1945
DONALD McDOUGALL
Engineers · 1971
FRANK HAYWARD
3rd Field Artillery Brigade · 1914–1919
ARTHUR ENGLAND JOHNSTON CROLY
11th Battalion · 1914–1918
EDWIN GORDON BAKER
2/1 Australian Ordanance · 1940–1945
CLIFTON LORIS (TIP) WOOD
23rd Howitzer Brig · 1916–1918
JOHN EDWARD WIGHT
16 AUST INF BATT · 1942–1946
THOMAS DAVID TYRRELL
17 Aust Stores · 1941–1944
ALEXANDER THOMSON
2/2 Commando · 1940–1946
THOMAS CHARLES SPENCER
9 Aircrew · 1943–1946
DICK LEOPOLD ROSE
2/11 Infantry · 1942–1945
REGINALD JAMES MCCARTHY
2/11 BATT · 1940–1943
ARTHUR JAMES ALLAN WARREN
4 AUST INF BATT · 1943–1945
ERIC BIRCHEL SHAW
HQ 8 AUST A O D · 1941–1946
HAROLD JOSEPH RODGERS
4 BATT VOL CORPS · 1942–1985
JOHN MAXWELL "JACK" RETZLAFF
10 LIGHT HORSE · 1942–1946
FREDERICK JOHN PRESTON
3rd Batt RAR · 1951–1952
CHARLES KEITH PENFOLD
3 NEW GUIN INF B · 1943–1946
COLIN FRANCIS O'KEEFE
10/04/2015 ·
GEORGE AUBREY NAYLOR
RAAF · 1941–1945
ALFRED EDGAR MORT
16 Aust Works Coy · 1943–1946
TREVOR MEAGHER
2/3 COMMANDO · 1942–1945
HENRY JAMES MACPHERSON
44 BATT · 1916–1917
GEORGE LEEDER
HQ3 Aust Base · 1942–1945
FREDERICK JOHN KEARNEY
Ist Aust Rest & Con · 1967
LESLIE CHARLES JARVIS
4th Inf Batt · 1943–1946
RAYMOND HENRY HUGHES
Air Defence HQTRS · 1944–1946
JOHN STANLEY HOGAN
2/48 Inf Battalion · 1940–1945
JAMES ALEXANDER HAY
7th Field Artillery · 1917–1919
JOHN WALDEMAR (JACK) HANSON
11th F.A.B · 1916–1917
CLIVE FRANCIS GRIBBLE
53 Operations · 1943–1946
LIONEL GEORGE GIBBS
RAAF · 1940–1946
RONALD CAMBRIDGE FOREMAN
RAAF · 1942–1946
JOSEPH CHARLES JOSIAH FARNELL
28th Battalion · 1916–1919
THOMAS BRIAN DOWNIE
110 Signals · 1969–1970
LESLIE EDWARD DAVIS
M GRN CO · 1941–1945
ARTHUR ENGLAND JOHNSON CROLY
2/11 Aust Inf Batt · 1940–1946
EDWARD ALLAN COLLINS
R.A.N · 1942–1946
JAMES ALEXANDER FREDRICK CARLSSON
RAAF · 1941–1945
BRIAN LEWIS JAMES BURROWS
RAAF · 1943–1946
WILLIAM BRIDGER
28th Batt · 1916–1919
REGINALD JOSEPH BLADDER
C COY · 1942
JOHN ROBERT BARTLEY
2/3 Aust Com · 1941–1945
VURDUN WILLIAM APPELBEE
RAAF · 1944–1945
CHARLES HENRY WATERS
3rd Battalion · 1953
REGINALD ARTHUR ("TIM") SHAW
2/11 Battalion 6 Division · 1939–1945
DONALD McDOUGALL
Engineers · 1971
FRANK HAYWARD
3rd Field Artillery Brigade · 1914–1919
ARTHUR ENGLAND JOHNSTON CROLY
11th Battalion · 1914–1918
EDWIN GORDON BAKER
2/1 Australian Ordanance · 1940–1945
— Lest We Forget —
· The Project ·

Names
chiselled
into memory.

For more than a decade, this archive has gathered the lives of Bunbury's service personnel — the boys who left potato farms in Roelands for the cliffs of Gallipoli, the nursing sisters of two world wars, the prisoners and the pilots, the returned and the never-returned.

Every biography on this site is the product of patient research through service records, family correspondence, regimental diaries and oral history. Where photographs survive, they are presented; where headstones still stand, they are documented.

The work is ongoing. New names are added as families come forward, and existing entries are revised as fresh evidence emerges. This is, in every sense, a living memorial.

· Researcher ·
Jeffrey A. Peirce
Bunbury Military History Researcher · Finalist, 2014 Australian of the Year Awards (W.A. Local Hero Category)
· Roll of Honour ·

The Names

Showing 679 of 679 entries
ALLEN
Barry William
PTE · Unit 85 Transport
Vietnam1970–1971
ANDERSON
John
SGT · 2/6 TRANSPORT
World War II1942–1946
ANDERSON
Joseph Fredrick Herbert
LDG STWD · RAN
Vietnam1965
ANDERSON
Joseph Lowry "Joe"
W OFF · RAAF
World War II1942–1946
ANDERSON
Robert Herbert
GUNNER · 2/2 FIELD CO
World War II1943–1947
APPELBEE
Vurdun William
Aircraftman 1 · RAAF
World War II1944–1945
ARDILLE
Edward Thomas
Able Seaman · RAN
World War II1943–1946
ARMSTRONG
William Alfred
PTE · 1st A.I.F
World War I1916–1918
ASHMAN
Stanley (Sam)
· US Navy
World War II
ASHWORTH
Herbert Henry Beresford "Beres"
DRIVER · 28 BATT
World War II1942–1945
ATKINS
Roy Malcolm
PTE · 57/60 AUST INF
World War II1941–1945
ATKINSON
John Alfred
PTE · 6th Battalion
Vietnam1966–1967
BAILEY
George
PTE · 2/28 Batt
World War II1941–1944
BAINBRIDGE
Jack Laurence
CPL · 25 Recon Batt
World War II1943–1945
BAKER
Edwin Gordon
Private · 2/1 Australian Ordanance
Prisoners of War1940–1945
BAKER
Glendon Laurence
Gunner · First Field Regiment
Vietnam1969
BALL
Kenneth William Cuthbert
LCPL · 2/9th Batt
World War II1942–1945
BARNES
George Henry
·
World War II
BARRETT
Francis Xavier
Private · 2/11 Field Ambulance
Rats of Tobruk1940–1944
BARRETT
Thomas Frank
SGT · 2/7 Infantry
World War II1941–1945
BARTLETT
Albert Ringwood
SAPPER · 2 AUST PORT CONS
World War II1942–1945
BARTLETT
Charles Dorman
PTE · 10 LIGHT HORSE
World War II1942–1944
BARTLETT
George Jeffrey
PTE · RAAF
World War II1940–1945
BARTLETT
Milbourne George
PTE · 2/16 Battalion
World War II1941–1946
View Complete Alphabetical Listing
· By Conflict ·

Where they served.

From the veldt of South Africa to the jungles of Vietnam — explore biographies grouped by the conflicts in which Bunbury's people served.

№ 01
Boer War
1899–1902
5 entries→
№ 02
World War I
1914–1918
0 entries→
№ 03
Gallipoli
1915
23 entries→
№ 04
Rats of Tobruk
1941
2 entries→
№ 05
Kokoda Trail
1942
3 entries→
№ 06
World War II
1939–1945
0 entries→
№ 07
Prisoners of War
1939–1945
34 entries→
№ 08
Women at War
1914–1945
4 entries→
№ 09
Korea
1950–1953
3 entries→
№ 10
Vietnam
1965–1972
7 entries→
№ 11
Medals, Honours & Awards
10 entries→
· Contribute ·

Have a story to add?

This archive grows through the patient generosity of families. If you hold photographs, letters, service records or oral history connected to a Bunbury soldier, sailor, airman or nursing sister — we would be honoured to include their story.

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Reach outFill in the form, or write to us directly with what you have.
II
We researchRecords are cross-referenced with service archives and regimental diaries.
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Their story enduresA new biography is published — reviewed with the family before going live.
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