Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are
advised that these pages contain images and names of deceased people as well as links to pages
containing such material.
Trooper
Alfred Cameron of Wellington, SA(blogspot.com.au) South Australian Alfred Cameron arrived at
Gallipoli towards the end of the campaign - on 13 November 1915,
leaving 30 days later. He also served on the Western Front and in
Egypt but suffered from a variety of medical conditions. After the
war he worked mainly back in the Meningie district of South
Australia. He died at the
age of 57.
● See also: Black Digger: a
challenge for Australia's reverence for a white Anzac legend by Paul Daley, The Guardian, 5 Dec 2014.
Katanning's Farmer
Family: Larry Farmer (lostkatanning.com) Larry (Lawrence) Farmer enlisted in
1915 and fought at Gallipoli. However, he died on the Western Front the
following year, shortly after the commencement of the Battle of Pozieres. He
was one of four Aboriginal brothers who managed to sign up to fight in the
war.
●See also the entry in
They Served with Honour[5MB pdf file,
opens at page 12]..
Katanning's Farmer
Family: Lewis Farmer (lostkatanning.com) Lewis Farmer, older brother to Larry
(previous item), enlisted in 1914. He fought at Gallipoli, then at the
Western Front where he was injured in the Battle of Pozieres. He survived
the war. ● See also the entry in
They Served with Honour [5MB pdf file,
opens at page 14].
Alfred
Hearps (awm.gov.au)
Alfred John Hearps was born in 1895 at Forth in
northern Tasmania. He had an Aboriginal father. He fought at
Gallipoli and later on the Western Front where he was promoted to
second lieutenant alhtough he was killed soon afterwards, aged 21.
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The entry is followed by suggested classroom activities
and discussion questions.
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A
large image (abc.net.au) is available. ●
See also
Aboriginal officers in the First AIF (indigenoushistories.com),
Philippa Scarlett, 3 Nov 2015
Ben Murray (southaustralianhistory.com.au) Ben Murray fought at
Gallipoli. Scroll down to the
third paragraph beginning "That Ben Murray, born in 1891..." Then proceed to the fourth paragraph.
(Flinders Ranges Research.) ●
See also Ben Murray
on our Biographies
page.
Gordon
Charles Naley (nationalanzaccentre.com.au)
(If you have difficulty scrolling down, use the scroll bar
itself.) Western Australian Gordon Naley landed at Gallipoli
on 25 April 1915. He was soon evacuated with typhoid then later
fought in France. He married a baker's daughter in London after the
war, then he returned to Australia where he took up a
soldier-settler land grant in
South Australia (an unusual opportunity for an Aboriginal
person).
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For more information, see Gordon Charles
Maley on our
Biographies page. ● See also the entry in
They Served with Honour [5MB pdf file,
opens at page 30].
William
Charles Westbury (awm.gov.au)30 Mar 2017 William Westbury was a South Australian who had served in the Boer
War and was promoted to Corporal three days after landing at
Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. He was evacuated after being shot in the
ankle in May but returned to duty at Gallipoli at the end of June.
Note also the historical
context which begins on
page 38 [pdf file, 5MB]. More information (dlgsc.wa.gov.au) about the publication is available.
(This link was not working on 8 Oct 2019.)
(If the above publication appears to be unavailable, try
this archived copy.)
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