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7th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
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Those known to have served with7th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force during the Great War 1914-1918. - Burton VC Alexander Stewart. Lance Corporal (d.9 August 1915)
- Burton VC Alexander Stewart. Cpl. (d.9th Aug 1915)
- Healey Harry. Pte.
- Henderson Alan Dudley. Lt. (d.27th-30th Apr 1915)
- Nicholas Cecil. Pte.
- Poole Leslie Joseph. CSM. (d.8th May 1915)
- Proctor William. Pte. (d.11th Nov 1917)
- Spear William. Pte.
- Tubb VC Frederick Harold. Lt. (d.20 September 1917)
- Tubb VC. Frederick. Major. (d.20th Sep 1917)
- Tubb VC. Frederick Harold. Mjr. (d.20th Sep 1917)
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CSM. Leslie Joseph Poole 7th Battalion (d.8th May 1915) Company Sergeant Major Leslie Joseph Poole was Killed in Action on the 8th of May 1915 on Gallipoli.
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Pte. William Spear 7th Battalion William Spear served with the 7th Battalion, AIF (24th Reinforcements) in WW1. He was admitted to hospital after being wounded in the neck by gun shot 18th of June 1918. He had been shot by a German in France at Vinereaux.
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Pte. William Proctor 7th Battalion (d.11th Nov 1917) It is now 101 years ago to the day that Private William Proctor was killed in action at Passchendaele Ridge, Ypres whilst on Ration Party.
William is not a relative, he is a soldier that I have loved since I started to research 30 years ago having acquired his diary from 1917, first contacting the Lord Mayor of Melbourne and from there on my plight was passed to the relevant researchers (in particular Jim Tippetts, a very kind man I had the pleasure of meeting) and finally returning the diary to William's nephew.
I have travelled to Ypres several times trying to trace his footsteps, locating his name on the Menin Gate and finally laying a wreath at the place he fell to sleep age 23 years.
What an incredible man, a life cut far too short like so many others. He sailed from Albany on HMAT Ballerat arriving on British shores following the vessel being torpedoed. His diary details every day from 1917-01-03 to 9th November 'Very heavy barrage on both sides and a few close shaves. Lying low all day'.
If anyone has any further information about past or present relatives I would be so delighted to hear from anyone. William will always be very special to me and I long for more information, photos etc.
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Pte. Cecil Nicholas 7th Btn. I have been doing some research into men from the Korumburra area, Victoria, Australia, and in the course of that research have been in discussion with a lady whose grandfather, Cecil Nicholas, spent time in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, recuperating from wounds received in France. This lady has a photo of a building in which her grandfather spent time. The note on the photo, only recently deciphered, we think is 'Prudhoe, Newcastle-upon-Tyne'. This recent discovery, that of knowing that this man spent time at Newcastle-upon-Tyne is timely as the lady I have been in discussion with is to travel to England in April/May this year. We've found on his papers a note that confirms that he was at the Northern Hospital at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She would love to be able to discover more of where her grandfather spent time recuperating, so if you are able please to help us with anything that would help us to locate the building that would be wonderful. It might be that you would like a copy of the photo which we can easily provide, and my friend would, I know, be happy to tell you more of her grandfather.
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Cpl. Alexander Stewart Burton VC 7th Btn. (d.9th Aug 1915)  Alexander Burton was killed in action 8th/9th August 1915, aged 21 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial in the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
He was the son of Alfred E. and Isabella Burton. Native of Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
An extract from The London Gazette,"No. 29328, dated 15th Oct., 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery at Lone Pine trenches in the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 9th Aug., 1915. In the early morning the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb, Corporals Burton and Dunstan, and a few men. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade, leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb, with the two corporals, repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Supported by strong bombing parties, the enemy twice again succeeded in blowing in the barricade, but on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt, although Lieutenant Tubb was wounded in the head and arm, and Corporal Burton was killed by a bomb while most gallantly building up the parapet under a hail of bombs."
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Mjr. Frederick Harold Tubb VC. 7th Btn. Australian Infantry (d.20th Sep 1917)  Frederick Tubb served with the 7th Battalion Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force during WW1. He died of wounds on the 20th September 1917 and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium.
He was the son of Harry and Emma E. Tubb, of St. Helena, Longwood East, Victoria, Australia.
An extract from The London Gazette, No. 29328 dated 15th October 1915, records the following:-
For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty at Lone Pine trenches, in the Gallipoli Peninsula, on 9th August, 1915. In the early morning the enemy made a determined counter attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade, leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb led his men back, repulsed the enemy, and rebuilt the barricade. Supported by strong bombing parties, the enemy succeeded in twice again blowing in the barricade, but on each occasion Lieutenant Tubb, although wounded in the head and arm, held his ground with the greatest coolness and rebuilt it, and finally succeeded in maintaining his position under very heavy bomb fire.
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Major. Frederick Tubb VC. 7th Battalion (d.20th Sep 1917)  Frederick Tubb was born at Longwood, Victoria, in November 1881. He left school to manage the family farm, and later became a grazier in his own right. He served with the Victorian Mounted Rifles and the 58th Infantry Regiment in which he was commissioned. Tubb enlisted in the AIF in August 1914 and was posted to the 7th Battalion as a second lieutenant. He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1915, reached Gallipoli in July, and was gazetted captain on 8 August. On the same day he took over a vital sector of trench at Lone Pine, with orders to 'hold it at any cost'. Early the following morning the Turks launched a massive attack, advancing along a sap barricaded with sandbags. Although Tubb was blown from the parapet and the barricade repeatedly wrecked, each time it was rebuilt. At one point a large explosion blew in the barricade and Tubb, wounded in the arm and scalp, was left with Corporals Alexander Burton and William Dunstan. He led them into action, shooting three Turks and providing covering fire while the barricade was rebuilt.
After the attack Tubb was evacuated to Britain to recover, and was awarded the Victoria Cross. Rejoining his battalion in France in 1917, he took part in the Menin Road attack in Belgium in September. Again Tubb showed great courage, leading his company to its objective, but he was mortally wounded by shell-fire. He was buried in the Lijessenthoek military cemetery, Belgium.
Citation (abridged):
In the early morning of 9 August the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of a newly captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb. They advanced up a trench and blew in a sandbag barricade, leaving only a foot of it standing. Tubb led his men back, repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Strong enemy bombing parties succeeded in twice again blowing in the barricade, but on each occasion Tubb, although wounded in head and arm, held his ground with the greatest coolness, rebuilt it and succeeded in maintaining his position under very heavy bomb fire
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Lt. Alan Dudley Henderson 7th Infantry Battalion (d.27th-30th Apr 1915)  Alan Dudley Henderson was born at Hawthorn, Victoria, on 8 July 1894. After attending Trinity Grammar School at Kew in Victoria, Henderson qualified as an accountant. Before the outbreak of the First World War he spent seven years with the senior cadets and two years with the Citizens' Forces. The 20-year-old enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 24 August 1914 and departed Melbourne with the 7th Infantry Battalion aboard HMAT Hororata on 19 October 1914.
In Egypt, Henderson was made a platoon commander in the newly formed A Company of the 14th Battalion. In early April 1915 the battalion was moved to Alexandria and then to the staging area on Lemnos Island in preparation for the landing on Gallipoli. Henderson wrote of the importance of the coming landing in a letter home: "It is going to be Australia's chance, and she makes a tradition out of this that she must always look back on."
The 7th Battalion took part in the landing on 25 April as the second wave of troops to storm ashore. It was on this day that Henderson sustained a serious gunshot wound to the chest whilst Australian forces were desperately trying to establish a foothold on the peninsula. He was evacuated to a hospital ship waiting offshore but, despite treatment, succumbed to his wounds sometime between 27 and 30 April 1915. Alan Henderson was buried at sea and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli in Turkey.
In a letter to Henderson's father, which was published in The Argus on 24 June 1915, Lieutenant Colonel Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott wrote of Henderson's "coolness and intrepidity" on the day of the landing and how he intervened to prevent the revenge-killing of a wounded Turkish prisoner by his men. His brother Rupert was killed in action on Gallipoli on 8 May 1915. Another brother, Kenneth Henderson, also served during the First World War and returned to Australia in 1918.
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