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22/08/2026

Australian World War One veteran Private Frederick Charles Courtlandt Kelly, Service No. 1644, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 15 April 2023, along with a further 246 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling-15-04-23

WWI service file:
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3010623

Frederick Charles Courtlandt Kelly was born in India on 2 May 1874 to James Kelly and Alexina Kelly, née Wright. By the outbreak of the First World War, he was living in Queensland and working as a cook.

On 19 December 1914, Kelly enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Cairns, Queensland. He stated that he was 35 years of age, single, and nominated his sister, Miss Goldie Kelly as his next of kin. He was allocated service number 1644 and posted as a private to the 3rd Reinforcements of the 9th Battalion.

On 13 February 1915, Private Kelly embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Seang Choon. After reaching Egypt, he joined the 9th Battalion and subsequently proceeded to Gallipoli.

During August 1915 he was admitted to hospital in Egypt and subsequently spent time at an auxiliary hospital before recovering sufficiently to return to duty. He later rejoined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and returned to Gallipoli.

On 27 October 1915, Kelly was wounded in action at Gallipoli, sustaining gunshot wounds to both ankles that resulted in fractures. He was evacuated from the peninsula and admitted to hospital in Malta in early November. On 12 November 1915, he embarked from Malta aboard the hospital ship Franconia for England, where he received further treatment.

After arriving in England, Kelly required further hospital treatment and a lengthy period of convalescence. The injuries to his feet and ankles continued to affect his fitness for active service, and he passed through a number of Australian depots and training establishments in England, including Wareham, Hurdcott and Weymouth. During this period Kelly was transferred from the 9th Battalion to the 49th Battalion.

Kelly's continuing medical problems ultimately prevented him from returning to front-line service. He was classified for return to Australia on medical grounds and, on 4 May 1917, embarked from England aboard HMAT Runic. He was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 25 August 1917 as medically unfit.

Frederick Charles Courtlandt Kelly died on 11 April 1944, aged 69, and was buried in Anzac Portion 7, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.

There is no evidence that Kelly ever married or had any known children.

After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget 🌺

We received grant funding for this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program.

21/08/2026

Australian World War One veteran Private Albert Leonard Hubbard, Service No. 1645, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 16 May 2026, along with a further 185 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling-16-05-26

WWI service file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=7017059

Albert Leonard Hubbard was born in 1877 at Echuca, Victoria to George Hubbard and Sophie Hubbard, née Davey.

On 22 February 1916, Albert enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Toowoomba, Queensland. At the time of his enlistment, he stated his occupation as cook and nominated his sister, Mrs Ada Cartwright of Charleville, Queensland, as his next of kin.

On 5 June 1916, he embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, for overseas service with the 1st Reinforcements of the 42nd Battalion aboard HMAT Borda.

After arriving overseas, Private Hubbard proceeded to France and joined the 42nd Battalion on the Western Front. During the early months of 1917 he experienced repeated periods of illness. In February he was admitted for treatment suffering from bronchitis and later from myalgia, passing through a number of field ambulances, casualty clearing stations and other medical facilities before returning to duty. Further periods of illness followed, including pneumonia and additional attacks of bronchitis during April 1917.

On 11 June 1917, Hubbard was wounded in action when he was gassed during the fighting at Messines. His condition required evacuation from the front and, on 28 June 1917, he was transferred from France to England for further hospital treatment. The effects of the gas exposure were sufficiently serious that he did not return to front-line service.

On 5 November 1917, Hubbard embarked for Australia aboard HMAT Themistocles, returning for discharge on medical grounds. He was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 8 February 1918 as medically unfit for further service.

His post-service medical records show that he continued to suffer from serious respiratory illness. A medical report recorded that he still required hospital treatment for the condition of his lungs and identified tuberculosis at the apex of his right lung. His pulmonary tuberculosis was subsequently accepted as a disability resulting from his war service.

Albert Leonard Hubbard died on 12 January 1956, aged 79, and was buried in Anzac Portion 8, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. His recorded cause of death was congestive cardiac failure due to heart block. Although his pulmonary tuberculosis had been accepted as a war-service disability, his death was not regarded as attributable to his military service. In 2024, our application for Hubbard to receive official war-grave commemoration through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs was refused.

Albert Leonard Hubbard was unmarried with no known children.

After six decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget 🌺

We received grant funding for this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program.

20/08/2026

Australian World War One veteran Daniel Joseph Horrigan, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 15 April 2023, along with a further 246 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling-15-04-23

WWI service file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5831408

Daniel Joseph Horrigan was born on 22 May 1875 at Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, to Daniel Horrigan and Margaret Horrigan, nee Dwyer.

Daniel enlisted in Brisbane on 21 August 1914 and recorded his trade as a baker or driver, and marital status as single. He was allocated Service No. 76 and appointed as a driver in the Army Service Corps attached to the 1st Light Horse Brigade Train. His sister, Miss M. Horrigan of Toowoomba, was recorded as his next of kin. He embarked from Brisbane aboard Omrah on 24 September 1914.

Horrigan served in Egypt and was posted or treated at a number of locations including Heliopolis, Minia, Moascar, Abbassia, Ghezireh and the Suez area. His statement of service records a transfer from Heliopolis to Minia on 18 February 1916.

By 1917, Horrigan was suffering from recurring back and joint pain. In August 1917 he was classified P.B.2 because of lumbago. His medical records state that he had been unwell for about twelve months and experienced intermittent pain in his back and joints.

In August 1917 he was attached to guard duties at Ghezireh Kit Stores. His symptoms increased and he was later examined by a Medical Board. The medical report attributed his lumbago to wartime service, specifically to strain and exposure.

In early 1918 he was treated at the 14th Australian General Hospital. He was recorded as suffering from pain and stiffness in the lumbar muscles, with intermittent pain in the hips and knees. He also complained of dyspepsia and frequent headaches. The Medical Board assessed his disability at 20 per cent, considered it permanent, and recommended discharge as permanently unfit for general service. Horrigan returned to Australia on 15 February 1918.

He enlisted again on 25 June 1919 for home service with the Australian Army Pay Corps and was allocated Service No. 315. His occupation was then recorded as clerk. During this period, he held several acting non-commissioned appointments, including acting corporal, acting sergeant and acting staff sergeant, second class.

His Army Pay Corps service continued until March 1921 and amounted to approximately one year and nine months of home service. Following his discharge, Horrigan remained in Brisbane, where he worked in labouring and carting occupations.

Daniel Joseph Horrigan died on 21 July 1948 aged 73, and was buried in Anzac Portion 7, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.

He was unmarried with no known children.

After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget 🌺

We received grant funding for this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program.

19/08/2026

Australian World War One veteran Bombardier Samuel Arthur Hillback, Service No. 1619, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 15 April 2023, along with a further 246 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling-15-04-23

WWI service file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5454914

Samuel Arthur Hillback was born in 1881 at Walsall, Staffordshire, England, to Harry Hillback and Elizabeth Hillback, née Shepherd.

On 24 August 1914, Samuel Arthur Hillback enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Brisbane, Queensland. He was allocated service number 1619 and enlisted with the rank of Bombardier. At the time, he stated that he was a tanner, was unmarried, and nominated Mrs Webster of 163 Bridgeman Street, Walsall, England, as his next of kin. His attestation paper also recorded previous service of approximately four years with the Royal Field Artillery, followed by about four years in the Reserve.

Hillback was posted to the 7th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. On 25 September 1914, he embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, for overseas service aboard HMAT A22 Rangatira.

During his service, Hillback served in Egypt, Gallipoli and on the Western Front. He reverted from Bombardier to Gunner on 26 December 1914 and later regained non-commissioned rank. He continued to serve with Australian field artillery units throughout the war, including service in France.

Hillback’s service at Gallipoli brought him formal recognition. He was Mentioned in Despatches for conspicuous services rendered in connection with the operations described in the despatch of 11 December 1915. The distinction was published in the London Gazette on 28 January 1916 and in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 April 1916.

His service record also records later appointments and promotions, including service as an acting corporal and temporary corporal, together with periods of leave in England. In September 1919, Hillback embarked for Australia aboard the Euripides. He disembarked at Sydney on 24 October 1919 and was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force shortly afterwards.

Following his return to Australia, Samuel was recorded in 1921 as living at Albion, Brisbane, where he was working as a tanner. From the mid-1920s through to the late 1930s, he was living at Windsor, Brisbane, and worked as a labourer and later as a wool presser.

Samuel Arthur Hillback died on 6 March 1944, aged 63, and was buried in Anzac Portion 7, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.

He was unmarried with no known children.

After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget 🌺

We received grant funding for this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program.

18/08/2026

Timothy Edward Hanley, an Australian veteran of both World Wars, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 23 September 2023, along with a further 300 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling-23-09-23

WWI service record: 7257, Sapper, 1st AIF, 3rd Tunnelling Company
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4255277

WWII service record: Q54838, Corporal, 2nd AIF, 15th Garrison Battalion
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4456112

Timothy Edward Hanley was born on 23 October 1891 at Werona, Victoria to Patrick Hanley and Ann Veronica Hanley, nee Sager.

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Brisbane on 17 February 1916, aged 26 years, and gave his occupation as a veterinary surgeon's assistant. Hanley was unmarried and nominated his father, of Newstead, Victoria, as his next of kin.

Hanley spent an extended period training in Australia before being allocated to the tunnelling reinforcements. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917 with the rank of Sapper. After arriving overseas, he proceeded to France and joined the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company.
While serving on the Western Front, he became ill with trench fever in May 1918 and was evacuated from France to the United Kingdom for treatment. After recovering, he was declared fit to return overseas and proceeded back to France in August 1918, rejoining his unit in September.

Following the Armistice, Hanley remained overseas while the Australian forces were gradually demobilised. From June to September 1919, he undertook non-military employment in London with B. E. Slade & Co., 320 Clapham Road. His repatriation record states that the employment was connected with machinery, motor cars and motor engineering.

Hanley began his return to Australia in September 1919 and was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 12 December 1919. In 1923 he wrote to military authorities asking for his medals to be forwarded to him.

His younger brother, Patrick Joseph Hanley, Service No. 7790, also served as a sapper during the First World War, with the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company. Correspondence in Timothy's service file records that the brothers were returning to Australia at about the same time and that arrangements were being considered so that relatives could meet them in Melbourne.

Timothy Hanley married Doris Maria Jenkins on 20 August 1924, and they later welcomed two sons.

On 3 December 1941, at the age of 50, Hanley enlisted at Rockhampton, Queensland, in the Australian Military Forces. He was allocated Service No. Q54838. Hanley declared his earlier military experience on his Second World War attestation, recording approximately four years' previous service with the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company of the First Australian Imperial Force. He served during the Second World War in the Citizen Military Forces and was employed in Australian garrison service rather than being sent overseas.

Corporal Hanley remained in military service for a little over two years and was discharged on 31 January 1944. His Second World War record therefore completed a military career spanning two world wars: first as a young sapper serving with a specialist tunnelling company on the Western Front, and later as an experienced veteran serving as a corporal in the Australian home forces during the Second World War.

Timothy Edward Hanley died on 08 February 1949, aged 57, and was buried in Anzac Portion 8, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.

After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget 🌺

We received grant funding for this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program.

17/08/2026

Australian World War One veteran Private Patrick Thomas Halpin, Service No. 2441, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 20 September 2025, along with a further 161 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/20-09-25-lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling

WWI service file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4265142

Patrick Halpin was born on 20 September 1872 at Mitchell, Queensland, Australia, to James Halpin and Rosetta “Rose” Ann Halpin (née Heffernan).

On 7 March 1916, Patrick Halpin enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Toowoomba, Queensland. He stated his occupation as labourer and nominated his sister, Mrs Rose Ann Bennett, of Mitchell, Queensland, as his next of kin.

On 19 September 1916, he embarked for overseas service with the 5th Reinforcements, 47th Battalion, aboard HMAT A49 Seang Choon, departing from Brisbane, Queensland. After arriving in England, he later proceeded to France and joined the 47th Battalion in the field on 23 March 1917.

Private Halpin was wounded in action on 7 June 1917 during the fighting at Messines, France, suffering a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was evacuated from the battlefield through the military medical system and eventually transferred from France to England for further treatment.

By July 1917, Halpin had been admitted to the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, England. News of his condition was of considerable concern to his family in Queensland. His sister, Rose Ann Bennett, wrote to Base Records seeking further information after learning that her brother had been wounded and hospitalised. In a letter dated 5 July 1917, she explained that she had received advice that Patrick was in hospital and asked the authorities to find out how he was progressing, adding that she would be grateful if they could obtain further information because he was not able to write to her himself.

Base Records replied to Mrs Bennett on 12 July 1917, confirming that Private P. Halpin, 47th Battalion, had been admitted to the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich. The authorities advised that no later report concerning the wound had yet been received, but that any serious change in his condition would be communicated to the family.

Later that month Halpin appeared before a Medical Board at Weymouth. The examination showed that the abdominal wound was still causing significant impairment. The Board formally attributed his disability to active service and recorded that his earning capacity in the general labour market was reduced by approximately one quarter. The Board did not consider the disability permanent at that stage, estimating a probable minimum recovery period of about four months. His condition was sufficiently serious that he was considered unsuitable for an immediate return to active service and was recommended for return to Australia.

In August 1917, he embarked for Australia aboard HMAT A24 Benalla. After further medical treatment in Australia, Private Patrick Halpin was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 1 December 1917, his wartime service having been brought to an end by the wound he received at Messines.

Following his return to Australia, Patrick is recorded as living at Mitchell and working again as a labourer. By 1958 he was residing at Eventide Nursing Home, Sandgate, Brisbane.

Patrick Thomas Halpin died on 13 May 1959 aged 86, and was buried in Anzac Portion 9, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.

He was unmarried with no known children.

After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget 🌺

We received grant funding to manufacture this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program. The installation of the plaque was made possible with grant funding we received from the Queensland Government under the Queensland Remembers Grants Program.

16/08/2026

The Healy Brothers 🌺

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16/08/2026

Australian World War One veteran Trooper William Henry Green, Service No. 1578, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 23 September 2023, along with a further 300 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling-23-09-23

WWI service file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1927281

William Henry Green was born in 1869 at Sevenoaks, Kent, England, the son of Stephen Green and Ann Green, née Treasure. He later served in the Boer War as Trooper 1259 with the 1st Imperial Light Horse (UK).

By 1915, Green was living in Western Australia and working as a shearer. On 30 August 1915, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia. Although Green was born in 1869 and was therefore about 46 years old when he enlisted in 1915, he stated his age as 43 years and seven months on his enlistment papers, understating his true age by approximately three years. At enlistment he nominated his brother, Edmund Green of Bromley, England, as his next of kin. His enlistment medical examination recorded an old bullet scar in the region of the right groin and buttock.

On 22 November 1915, Green embarked from Fremantle aboard the Mongolia for overseas service with reinforcements for the 10th Light Horse Regiment. During 1916, he served in Egypt. His service record places him at a number of locations, including Heliopolis, Serapeum, Abbassia, Montazah, Moascar and Ismailia. His casualty forms record movements between his unit, hospitals and convalescent establishments.

During July and August 1916, Green was admitted to hospital suffering from gastritis. He was transferred through several medical and convalescent facilities before returning to duty. In September 1916, he was temporarily detached to the Imperial Camel Corps and was taken on strength with the corps at Abbassia before later returning to the 10th Light Horse Regiment.

Later in 1916, Green was diagnosed with neurasthenia, a medical term used to describe nervous exhaustion, anxiety, and depression in soldiers. His condition resulted in a decision to return him to Australia. In early 1917, he embarked for Australia aboard the troopship Euripides. On 30 August 1917, he was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force as medically unfit.

Following his return to Australia, Green became a patient at Claremont Hospital for the Insane in Western Australia. Later correspondence in his military file records that he had been admitted there in 1917 and that he escaped from the institution on 6 February 1918. For a period, his whereabouts became uncertain and his brother was among those trying to discover what had happened to him.

At some stage Green re-established himself in civilian life and later moved to Queensland. A statutory declaration in his military file gives his address as 102 Payne Street, Torwood, Brisbane, showing that he had settled there by the 1940s. In that declaration he identified himself as a former member of the 10th Light Horse Regiment and sought replacement military documentation after losing his discharge certificate.

Trooper William Henry Green died on 11 March 1956 aged 87, and was buried in Anzac Portion 8, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.

After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget 🌺

We received grant funding for this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program.

15/08/2026

Australian World War One veteran Private George Griffith, Service No. 6760, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 20 September 2025, along with a further 161 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/20-09-25-lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling

WWI service file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4711976

George Griffith was born at Singleton, New South Wales, and was working as a drover at Longreach, Queensland, when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 28 August 1916. He was 39 years old, single, and named his mother, Mrs A. Griffith of Mitchell Flat, Singleton, as his next of kin. He was posted to the 22nd Reinforcements of the 9th Battalion.

On 27 October 1916 Griffith embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT A74 Marathon with the 22nd Reinforcements. After the voyage to Britain, he disembarked at Plymouth on 9 January 1917 and entered the Australian training system in England.

Following several months of preparation, he proceeded overseas to France in May 1917 and was taken on strength with the 9th Battalion, beginning his active service on the Western Front.

In March 1918, his service record is marked “WOUNDED – GAS”, and records his admission for treatment on 26 March 1918. The effects were serious enough for him to be removed from duty, and he was subsequently evacuated from France to England for further treatment and recovery.

Griffith remained in military service after recovering from his gas exposure and continued to serve in England through the closing months of the war and into 1919. On 31 March 1919 he began his return journey to Australia. He disembarked in Australia in May, and was formally discharged in Brisbane on 22 July 1919. His records credit him with a total of 1,059 days of service, including 919 days abroad and 140 days in Australia.

After returning to Australia, George Griffith resumed civilian life and married Annie Constance Whittacre at Singleton, New South Wales, in 1921. Their marriage lasted only six years. Annie died at Longreach, Queensland, on 30 August 1927, aged 37, leaving Griffith a widower at the age of 50.

In 1951 he completed a statutory declaration after losing his original certificate of discharge while moving within Brisbane. At that time, he was living at Clifford Parade Mt Gravatt, Brisbane.

Private George Griffith died on 6 August 1960, aged 83, and was buried in Anzac Portion 9, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.

After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget 🌺

We received grant funding to manufacture this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program. The installation of the plaque was made possible with grant funding we received from the Queensland Government under the Queensland Remembers Grants Program.

14/08/2026

Private Robert Campbell (WWI service number 3494, WWII service number Q186609), an Australian veteran of both World Wars, is among almost 800 previously unmarked veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques recognising their service for Australia.

We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 23 September 2023, along with a further 300 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
https://www.australianremembrancearmy.com/lutwyche-cemetery-unveiling-23-09-23

WWI service file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1855524

WWII service file: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4650280

Robert Campbell was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 1 June 1889, the son of Andrew Campbell and Marian Campbell (nee McKenzie). His service records show that he was unmarried throughout his periods of service. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 28 September 1915 at Sydney Showgrounds. After embarking for overseas service, he served first in Egypt and later on the Western Front in France, where he experienced the harsh conditions of trench warfare and repeated periods of injury and illness.

In late September 1917, during operations near Hooge Crater in Belgium, Campbell was ordered forward in preparation for an attack. While advancing toward the front line, a high-explosive enemy shell burst very close to his party, killing several nearby soldiers and violently throwing him to the ground. Although he sustained no visible physical wounds, he was badly shaken and displayed clear signs of psychological trauma. He was evacuated from the line and medically diagnosed with shell shock, a condition officially accepted as having resulted from enemy action and classified as being wounded in action.

Following treatment through field ambulances and hospitals in France and England, Campbell later returned to duty, only to suffer further injury during active operations. His service record shows that he was subsequently gassed, and the effects of gas exposure required additional hospitalisation and evacuation through base depots, contributing to his prolonged periods away from the front. By 1918 his health had deteriorated significantly, and after further medical treatment he was repatriated to Australia. He was discharged from the AIF in June 1919 as medically unfit, having endured both the psychological effects of shell shock and the physical consequences of gas warfare.

Despite his earlier war injuries and advancing age, Campbell again volunteered for military service during the Second World War. He enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force on 4 July 1940 at the age of 50 and gave his occupation as labourer.

He was posted to the 15th Garrison Battalion, undertaking home defence duties within Australia. During this period his health again declined, and he suffered from chronic recurrent bronchitis. He was discharged in 1942 as unfit for further service.

Private Robert Campbell died on 22 July 1950, aged 61, and was buried in Anzac Portion 8, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. He died without leaving a will, and with no widow recorded. Administration of his estate was not undertaken until 1966.

After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia, ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice.

His identity and dignity have now been restored.

We have remembered him.

Lest We Forget. 🌺

We received grant funding for this plaque from the Australian Government under the Marking (First World War) Private Graves Grants Program.

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