World War Two – Araluen

This table, (a work in progress), provides an overview of the over one hundred service personnel, who gave Araluen as their place of birth, or whom had next of kin, or other known associations, with Araluen, upon their enlistment in WWII. The majority of those listed gave Araluen, or Bells Creek, as their place of birth when enlisting.  Any known links to Araluen, for those born in other locations, are referenced below.

Abbreviations;

• Aged is the age given on the attestation papers, which were completed upon enlistment,
• UNIT- BVDC PT is Battalion Volunteer Corps, Part Time Duty, AASC is Australian Army Service Corps, AIB is Australian Infantry Battalion, RMTC is Reserve Motor Transport Company, Bn is Battalion, Rf is Reinforcement, LH is Light Horse, Reg is Regiment, Co. is Company, Squad. is Squadron,
• * Next to Surname denotes inscribed on the Araluen Soldiers Memorial, as served in the Great War (WWI),
• # Next to Surname denotes served in WWI and WWII, and
• @ Next to Surname denotes Enlisted at Araluen.

BACK – Araluen – those who answered the call

The above list has been complied from family records, local research and public sources such as:

• Australian War Memorial, https://www.awm.gov.au
• Department of Veterans Affairs, Nominal Rolls. https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/home
• National Archives of Australia. https://www.naa.gov.au 
• University of NSW AIF (Australian Imperial Force) project https://aif.adfa.edu.au
• Virtual War Memorial Australia, https://vwma.org.au
• Moruya and District Historical Society. https://blog.mdhs.org.au/heroes-of-the-eurobodalla

References.

1. Kevin Dogan was born in Araluen on 4 February 1920. Kevin enlisted (Service Number N467299) 13 December 1938, and was discharged from the Army due to his employment in an essential occupation as a printer, on 1 December 1941. He re-enlisted in the RAAF (Service Number 137080) on 15 September 1943 and was discharged on 28 June 1946. ↩︎
2. Gordon Leonard Luton, was born in Araluen, on 25 March1922. Records show he enlisted (Service Number N281172) in October 1941 and was discharged from the Army in September 1946. They also show Gordon enlisted in the RAAF (Service Number 135911) in July 1943 and was discharged in June 1947. ↩︎
3. Charles Southcott, a journalist, was born in Araluen, on 11 July 1907. Records show he enlisted (Service Number N219473) in January 1942 and was discharged from the Army in October 1942. They then show Charles enlisted in the RAAF (Service Number 265613) in May 1942 and was discharged in March 1945. ↩︎

• 1
  Bradley, Edmund George – born in Braidwood, and enlisted in Araluen, on 5 April 1942.
• 2
  Davy, Hilary Thomas – born in Laggan, NSW, and enlisted in Araluen, on 5 April 1942.
• 3
  Fairbrother, Albert Henry – born in England, and enlisted in Araluen, on 5 April 1942.
• 4
  Goward, George Mason – born in Ashfield, and enlisted in Araluen, on 21 March 1942.
• 5
  Goward, Raymond George – born in Grenfell NSW, with his, and his next of kin his father’s address, given as Hillside, Araluen, NSW, upon his enlistment in Strawberry WA, on 3 December 1942.
• 6
  Goward, William Roberts – born in Grenfell NSW, with his next of kin his father George’s address, given as Hillside, Araluen, NSW, upon his enlistment in Paddington, NSW, on 21 May 1940.
• 7
  Granger, Noel Ross – born in Goulburn, NSW, with his address given Yang Valley, Araluen upon his enlistment in Goulburn, on 20 November 1940.
• 8
  Granger, Rex Leonard – born in Gunning, NSW, with his address given Yang Valley, Araluen upon his enlistment in Araluen, on 5 April 1942.
• 9
  Gunning, Robert Henry – born in Cooma, with his address given as Araluen upon his enlistment in Braidwood, on 17 August 1941.
• 10
  Gunning, Jack – born in Sydney, with his address given as Araluen upon his enlistment in Kolodong, NSW, on 1 September 1942.
• 11
  Harrison, Charles Gordon – born in Wyalong, with his address given as Araluen upon his enlistment in Paddington, NSW, on 5 June 1940.
• 12
  Marr, James – a farmer in Redbank, Araluen, married Emily Ada Digby, from Araluen on 1 July 1921, at Braidwood
• 13
  Russell, Thomas James – born in Croydon, QLD, and was listed as a resident of Araluen upon his enlistment at Paddington, NSW on 24 May 1940.
• 14
  Scott, John Davidson – born in Scotland and was listed as a resident of Araluen upon his enlistment in Araluen, on 1 June 1942.
• 15
  Sturgiss, Robert Charles Andrew – born in Braidwood, NSW and was listed as a resident of Araluen upon his enlistment on 4 April 1942.
• 16
  Worland, Bertie Robert– born in Tanja, NSW and was listed as a resident of Araluen upon his enlistment in Araluen on 5 April 1942.