They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Some of my family members who served in the armed forces:
World War 1
Leslie Frankland ‘Les’ STRINGER (1896-1985) - My Poppa
6th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement - Private. Service Number/s: V359143/2036
Les was wounded at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli on 7 Aug 1915 and that was just 9 days before his 19th birthday. He was taken to Hospital in Malta where his right foot was amputated, but he later had to have his right leg amputated (below the knee) after being transferred to Wandsworth Hospital in England.
William James 'Will' STRINGER (1886-1948)
2 Coy, 4 Depot - 71 Infantry (City of Ballarat Rifles) - Sergeant
Charles Robert MORTOMORE (1888-1917) MM
37th Bn Australian Inf - Private - KIA
Pte Mortomore enlisted in the AIF on 20 Mar 1916 and served with the 37th Infantry Battalion in France where he won the MM (Military Medal) in Dec 1916. He died of wounds on 27 Feb 1917. A white cross marks his grave in the Trois Arbres Military Cemetery near Armentieres, France.
“At ARMENTIERES on the night 25th/26th December, 1916, while acting as a scout, he displayed great daring in getting through the enemy wire and obtaining information preparatory to a raid on the enemy trenches. When the scout next to him was wounded he carried him back across No Man's Land to our lines, and then returned to his work. When a party of the enemy commenced repairing the damaged wire, he watched from a distance of five yards, and sent back information which proved of great value to our raiding party.” Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 116
World War 2
Harold Ernest 'Harry' MORTIMORE (1914-2005) - My Dad
21 May 1940 Enlisted in 2/14 Aust Inf Batt - Service Number: VX16042 - Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant.
Served in Middle East - Syria, Palestine etc
7 Jun 1942 Commanded 12 Platoon-39 Infantry Battalion on infamous Kokoda Track.
3 Jun 1947 Demobbed after completing service at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.
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| Lt Harold Ernest MORTIMORE Anzac Day 1995 - Melbourne |
Samuel Henry 'Snowy' MORTIMORE (1904-1981)
Service Number: CV 35647 - Grader Driver
Because he had previously lost an eye breaking in horses he was, of course, unfit for the armed forced. Uncle Snowy served his country in the Civil Constructional Corps, grading roads, air strips etc within Australia and in particular in the Northern Territory. He was seconded to the Department of Interior at Alice Springs on 21 Mar 1943. Discharged from the CCC on 13 Feb 1946 when the Corp was disbanded.
Edward James 'Eddie' STRINGER
Service Number: VX25709
Norman Leslie 'Norm' STRINGER
17 May 1940 Enlisted in 2/14 Aust Inf Batt - Service Number: VX15638 - Corporal. Served in Middle East - Syria, Palestine etc. Uncle Norm was discharged from the Army on 6 Dec 1945.
Owen Franklin 'Frank' STRINGER
23 Dec 1941 Enlisted in 2/5 Aust Commando Squadron - Service Number: VX69514
Uncle Frank was discharged from the Army on 3 Apr 1946
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| c.1939 Norm, Eddie, Frank Stringer; Malcolm McDonald with family. |
Frank Stringer is in the centre
Malcolm John 'Mac' MCDONALD
Service Number:
Edward Frederick STRINGER
Service Number: 55998
William James Andrew 'Bill' WEBB
5 Nov 1929 Airman with the RAAF - Service No: 1159 - Place of enlistment: Point Cook, Victoria, Australia
1939 Army Service Number: VX1669 Served in Middle East - Syria, Palestine etc.
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