ERNEST Mosby spent a total of four years and 113 days overseas for the Great War after enlisting on February 15, 1915 and being discharged June 7, 1919. Private Mosby, who was raised around Maitland, was part of the 7th Light Horse Regiment and later a gunner. He was the father of Betty Brock from Birubi Point. He spent time in Egypt, the Balkans and Western Europe. He received a bullet to the leg at Gallipoli.
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JOSEPH Robinson from Anna Bay was 22 years old when he enlisted to fight in the Great War on February 17, 1916. He formed part of the second AIF reinforcement of the 53rd Battalion. He embarked from Sydney to Cairo in April 1916 where he was transferred to 56th Battalion. In July 1916 Robinson fought in the Battle of Fromelles. He was part of the successful Polygon Wood attack in September 1917. In September 1918 he was promoted to Sergeant and fought in the Battle of St. Quentin Canal. He was discharged on September 23, 1919. He was shot twice while serving. He was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory medal.
JOSEPH Francis Willis was grandfather to Raymond Terrace’s John Wilson. Willis lived at Mayfield by was a regular to Raymond Terrace. He enlisted in Newcastle, in the Newcastle zone battalion. He was a stretcher bearer. He was shot twice.
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WILLIAM Elsegood was 16 years of age when he enlisted in the Great War in 1915, his daughter Hope Simpson, from Karuah, said. Elsegood, who originated from Western Australia, was a private with the 34th Battalion. After two years and 55 days overseas, he was discharged from the 44th Battalion on May 22, 1918 due to being medically unfit. Simpson said her father was a runner on the Western Front. A piece of shrapnel went through his foot, which led to his discharge.
WILLIAM James Willis, Marlene Mace from Anna Bay’s grandfather, immigrated to Australia from England in 1912 only to join the AIF in 1915. A former captain in the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment, he was made captain of the 1/21st Battalion and promoted to major in 1915. Major Willis fought at Gallipoli. He sent a letter to Ms Mace’s father, Francis, from Gallipoli on November 7, 1915. On April 9, 1917 he was awarded a certificate for gallant and distinguished services from Field Marshal Douglas Haig. He was named in dispatches in 1916 and 1917 and awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He was “invalided” home in 1917.
