THE centenary of Anzac Day will be commemorated in April, 2015 and Fairfax Media is planning on honouring the tens of thousands of Australians who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
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To do this in a suitable manner, we need your help.
We're asking the residents of Orange to be part of Fairfax Media's research project - 'The Faces of Anzacs' - which will pay tribute the men who laid down their lives for their country between 1914 and 1918.
We are hoping to hear from the modern-day families of the men from Orange who did just that.
Below are the names, military records and photos of Orange's deceased WWI heroes.
If you believe you are a descendant of a WWI hero please email your full name, relationship to the veteran and a brief comment (no more than 50 words) on their service to david.neil@fairfaxmedia.com.au by 11am, Friday, March 27.
The ultimate heroes: Orange and district's deceased WWI heroes:
Name: Lance Corporal Hector Edward Williams
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Lance Corporal, 20th Battalion.
Died: 3-5-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: unknown
Name: Private John Fullarton Aarons
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Perth, Western Austrlia
Posting on death: Private, 16th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 11-7-1917
Age: 35
Commemorated: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Sergeant Walter Newton
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Sergeant, 18th Battalion, Egypt and France
Died: 28-12-1916
Age: 25
Commemorated: unknown
Name: Private Lionel Brizzolara
Born: Lucknow, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 25-7-1916
Age: 20
Commemorated: Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France
Name: Corporal Albert Edward Carroll
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Corporal, 19th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 3-5-1917
Age: 23
Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Name: Private Arnold Needham
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 54th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 19-7-1916
Age: 18
Commemorated: VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Private Charles Alfred Gage
Born: Eugowra, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 56th Battalion, AIF
Died: 3-12-1916
Age: 24
Commemorated: unknown
Name: Sergeant Charles King Brothers
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Sergeant, 5th Field Company Engineers, France
Died: 22-4-1917
Age: 19
Commemorated: unknown
Name: Private Gerald Griffith
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 44th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 5-6-1917
Age: 23
Commemorated: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Gunner John Kidd
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Sydney, New South Wales
Posting on death: Gunner, Australian Field Ambulance, 12th Field Artillery, France
Died: 21-5-1918
Age: unknown
Commemorated: unknown
Name: Sergeant Walter Thomas Cornish
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Sergeant, 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, Belgium
Died: 22-10-1917
Age: 22
Commemorated: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Sergeant Edmund Thomas Cornish
Born: Orange, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Sergeant, 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, France
Died: 8-8-1918
Age: 25
Commemorated: Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, Cerisy, Picardie, France
Name: Private Frederick William Gleadhill
Born: Blayney, New South Wales
Enlisted: Blayney, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belguim
Died: 20-10-1917
Age: 20
Commemorated: Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private Victor Oxley
Born: Woodstock, New South Wales
Enlisted: Blayney, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belguim
Died: 13-10-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private George Phillip Kable
Born: Blayney, New South Wales
Enlisted: Blayney, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Belguim
Died: 7-6-1917
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Name: Corporal Stanley Dean Willis
Born: Millthorpe, New South Wales
Enlisted: Millthorpe, New South Wales
Posting on death: Corporal, 17th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 9-8-1918
Age: 25
Commemorated: Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France
Name: Private Robert Gordon Duncan Knox
Born: Millthorpe, New South Wales
Enlisted: Millthorpe, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, No. 14 Australian General Hospital, Egypt
Died: 25-12-1916
Age: 24
Commemorated: Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Tel el Kebir, North Egypt, Egypt
Name: Private George Henry Goode
Born: Millthorpe, New South Wales
Enlisted: Millthorpe, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 2-6-1918
Age: 30
Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Name: Private Arthur William Snook
Born: Cudal, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 22-7-1916
Age: 19
Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Name: Private Raymond Llewellen Lassey
Born: Neville, New South Wales
Enlisted: Blayney, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 19th Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 7-4-1918
Age: 27
Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Name: Corporal Percy William Geraty
Born: Cargo, New South Wales
Enlisted: Orange, New South Wales
Posting on death: Corporal, 9th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, France
Died: 23-12-1916
Age: 23
Commemorated: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Private Thomas Cohen
Born: Stuart Town, New South Wales
Enlisted: Stuart Town, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 18-9-1918
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Name: Private George Levi Hayman
Born: Cumnock, New South Wales
Enlisted: Molong, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion, France
Died: 22-7-1916
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Decendant's comment: James Hayman (nephew): "George was the eldest of a family of thirteen, including my father and he said that the family was very upset by his death, but proud of his contribution to Australia’s war effort. Our family today is also proud of Uncle George’s war service and treasure the World War I medallion that was presented to the families of all those who died in the war."