Monthly Archives: July, 2015
Lieutenant Colonel Allan Percy FLEMING (1912-2001)
When it was announced in September 1939 that Australia was once again at war, my mother’s cousin, Allan Percy FLEMING, like his father in WW1, was eager to enlist immediately. At that time, he was a journalist for the Brisbane Courier Mail and being a key member of the senior editorial staff, it took some …
Lance Corporal William Arthur MITCHELL
William Arthur MITCHELL was the son of James MITCHELL and Janet “Jessie” nee MASON. He was born at Stawell in 1896, the second youngest child of five siblings and eight half-siblings. Jessie MASON was a younger sister of my maternal great-great grandmother, Agnes MASON. He enlisted as a private in the 5th Battalion, 2nd reinforcements at Broadmeadows, Victoria on …
Kerryn's Kin 