A couple more Australians for you, I could write all day on notable Australians that served in WW1. These are aviators so it drags the thread back on topic.
Regards,
Andrew
Bert Hinkler – Aviator. Served with the RNAS as an observer and later the RAF as a pilot. Hinkler is most famous for his record breaking solo England to Australia flights of the late 1920’s. He lost his life on such an attempt in 1932.
Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh – Airline Founder. Served in WW1 at Gallipoli with the 1st Light Horse Brigade, transferring later to the AFC he served as an observer. With Pat McGinness their T-model Ford was the first car to journey overland to the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1920 Hudson Fysh with 3 others founded QANTAS.
Sir Lionel Hooke – Polar Explorer, Businessman. RNAS. On Christmas Day 1914 Hooke sailed from Hobart as wireless operator on board the Aurora which carried the support party for Sir Ernest Shackleton's proposed crossing of the Antarctic continent. In 1919 he joined AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia). He remained with the company until his death in 1974.
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George Jones – Air Force. Jones served at Gallipoli as a private, transferring to the AFC in 1916. After initial training he joined 4 squadron and become a 7 victory Ace. After the war he joined the fledgling RAAF. He rose rapidly through the ranks and was promoted to Chief of the Air Staff a position he held form 1942 to 1952. He retired from the RAAF as Air Marshal.
Frederick Sidney Cotton – Aviator, Inventor/Business Man. Cotton joined the RNAS and quickly discovered that he had differing ideas to his commanding officers He invented the sidcot suit for pilots and never made a cent from its invention. He resigned his commission from the RNAS. Post war he became interested in aerial photography and at the start of WW2 he was made honorary wing commander and head of the new Photographic Development Unit. He again fell out with the brass and was removed from his position.His career spanned years and I do not have enough room here to do Sid justice.