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Shared stories
Private Walter James Murphy![]()
Walter Murphy enlisted on 28 March 1916 at the age of 18 and embarked with the 40th Battalion from Hobart on the Berrima on 1 July 1916.
Conscription questioned
The more one sees of militarism the more one hates, fears and distrusts it.
Robert Gordon Hawkins
Mustard gas would affect his lungs and breathing for the rest of his life.
William Cuthbert Hawkins
William Hawkins served at Anzac Cove and at Pozieres in France.
Frederick Oliver Gray
Private Oliver Gray was one of two Tasmanian recipients of the France Medaille Militaire.
Dwyer brothers of Bruny Island
Readiness to respond to the Empire’s cause.
Private Percy Adams
Private Percy Adams was reportedly the first Bruny Islander to be killed on the battlefield in World War One.
First Bruny Islander to enlist
Bushman Arthur Adams was the first from Bruny Island to enlist in World War One and was awarded a Military Medal for gallant conduct and leadership.
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