Yesterday I did the research on Gilbert Ernest Baker, whose name is on the Blackwood Soldiers Memorial. He joined up soon after war was declared, served with the 3rd Light Horse on Gallipoli, and lost his hand during a bomb fight at Quinn's Post on 22 August 1915.
That's 38 names researched out of 237... Only 199 to go, but I keep finding new names at a rate of one a week...
In a strange coincidence, his grandson rang me today and left a message saying he had read about the project and that he had some memorabilia and photographs.
2 weeks ago
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