World War One

Here you can discover people from the Armadale-Kelmscott, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, and Gosnells districts who served in the Great War 1914-1918.

The major source of military information is the individual's record held and digitised by the Australian Archives. Each page has a link to the relevant record held by the Archives.

Main
Categories

View alphabetical listings of all soldiers, nurses, and sailors in the BirtwistleWiki.

• Soldiers (776)
• Nurses (6)
• Sailors (1)
• Remained in Australia (28)
• Moved to Area Post WWI (20)

Group Categories

Many soldiers travelled together, fought together, and were remembered together. This is a great starting place to look at the interactions between soldiers.

• AIF Units
• Ships (522)
• Camps
• Hospitals
• Medals
• Monuments and Memorials

War Related Categories

These categories look at life during the war, tracking movements, wounds, and deaths.

• Wounded In Action
• Deaths
• Prisoners of War
• Remained in Australia

Social Categories

Focusing on pre-war life, social groupings, and associated districts these categories help to give a picture of the community.

• Occupations
• Religion
• Birth Place
• Indigenous Australians (3)
• Moved to Area Post WWI
• Armadale-Kelmscott District (325)
• Serpentine-Jarrahdale District (257)
• Gosnells District (204)

Good Bye Uncle Postcard

Interior of a ward on a British Ambulance Train in France

Roleystone Honour Board

Group photo of Nurses from HMAT A67 Orsova July 1915 outside Ivanhoe Hotel London (cropped)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.