Ranging in age from 19 to 41, they had divergent backgrounds and occupations, inclduing butcher, baker, manufacturer, sleeper cutter, tailor, blacksmith, surveyor's chainman, stock hand, motor mechanic and farm worker. Eight were labourers. One was still a student. 

Some had excelled at private schools. Others had a very limited education. 

Despite their differences the soldiers became part of a united force against "the enemy". 

Two of the Dubbo soldiers died int he first days of the Gallopli landing in April. Four dided in May. There was one Dubbo death in July. August was the worst month with 14 deaths. 

The first to die was Corporal James Arthur Harding. Born at Forrest Reefs and educated at Dubbo District School, his parents were James and Ann Harding.

Records list Harding as a labourer and clerk. He was married and lived with his wife Eva in Mitchell Street, Dubbo. He was 5 feet 8 inches (172 cm) tall and had previously served with the military cadets.

His religion was listed as Church of England.

Harding enlisted in Melbourne on September 18, 1914 and left Australia on board the ship Ulysses on December 22, 1914.

He served in Egypt and on April 12, 1915 embarked from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. He was part of 14th Battalion B Company and died at Gallipoli on April 27, 1915 aged 28.

Harding was initially listed as having no known grave. His family later received a letter detailing his burial "at the foot of Quinn's Post".

He is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli, the Dubbo War Memorial, Dubbo Book of Remembrance, Dubbo District Roll of Honour and Dubbo RSL The Fallen.

Harding was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Private Richard Clyde Simons was the next to die.

He was born at Mittagong and educated at Dubbo Public School. His parents were John and Ann Simons.

Simons enlisted in Sydney on August 29, 1914. At that time his address was listed as Doncaster Avenue, Kensington.

His occupation was baker. His religion was Presbyterian. Official records say Simons was single and aged 26.

He left Sydney on the Euripides on October 20, 1914.

He served with 3rd Battalion and was killed in action on April 29, 1915. Records list his age at the time of death as 28. He had no known grave.

Simons is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli, Dubbo War Memorial, Dubbo Book of Remembrance, Dubbo District Roll of Honour and Dubbo RSL The Fallen.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Private Sydney Willumsen (also known as Soren Elers Villumsen) died on May 2 at age 37.

Born in Denmark, he was living at Ellwood via Dubbo at the time of his enlistment at Randwick on August 22, 1914.

Records say Willumsen was a farm labourer and dairyman. His religion was Lutheran. He was single.

Willumsen left Sydney on board the Suffolk on October 18, 1914. He served with 2nd battalion G Company.

With no known grave, he is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.

Willumsen was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Private William Charles Prain was killed in action on May 9, 1915.

Born in Dubbo, he was a labourer and a member of the Presbyterian church. His mother was C. Prain of Hornsby Junction, Sydney.

Prain enlisted at Toowoomba on November 26, 1914.

He left Brisbane on the Seang Bee on February 13, 1915 and served with 15th Australian Infantry Battalion 2nd Reinforcement.

Prain was 27 at the time of his death. He had no known grave and is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Little is known about Private Charles Stewart who was killed in action on May 19, 1915.

Born and educated in Kincardineshire, Scotland, he had been in Australia for about three years. His parents were Hugh and Margaret Stewart of Scotland.

Stewart was 19 and working on the railway at Mogriguy when he enlisted at Liverpool on November 24, 1914.

He served with 1st Battalion and was buried at Shrapnel Valley Cemetery.

The Australian War Memorial lists Stewart's place of association as Dubbo.

He is not listed on local memorials or honour rolls.

Corporal Norman Elton Harris also died on May 19, 1915.

Born in Dubbo, he was a single man living at Willandra, Bogan Road, Parkes at the time of his enlistment in Sydney on August 28, 1914.

He was listed as a 27-year-old station hand and a member of the Church of England. He was the son of Mr J. C. Harris.

Harris was 5 feet 9.75 inches (177 cm) tall. He left Sydney on the Euripides on October 20, 1914 and served with 4th Battalion.

Harris was 28 when he was killed in action. He was buried at the 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery at Gallipoli.

Harris received the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Private Victor Robert Worthington was listed as a 26-year-old blacksmith when he signed up at Liverpool on August 29, 1914.

Born in Dubbo, he was the son of Thomas and Eliza Worthington of Orange Grove, Dubbo.

He was educated at Dubbo Public School and listed his religion as Church of England.

Worthington left Sydney on the Euripides on October 20, 1914 and served with the 3rd Battalion H Company.

He was killed in action on July 27 and buried at Shrapnel Valley Cemetery at Gallipoli. Official records say Worthington was aged 21 at the time of his death.

He is listed on the Dubbo War Memorial, Dubbo Book of Remembrance, Dubbo District Roll of Honour, Dubbo RSL The Fallen and Dubbo District School Honour Roll.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Worthington's brother, Stanley, died of cerebral meningitis and influenza at Liverpool field hospital on June 1, 1915 while undertaking military training.

Stanley is buried at Old Dubbo Cemetery. The grave includes a second headstone erected in honour of Victor.

Private Robert Munckton was a 19-year-old student at All Saints College, Bathurst when he answered the call to serve his country.

Born in Dubbo to Henry and Mary Isabel Munckton, he lived in Hopetoun Street and attended Dubbo and District State School.

Munckton enlisted in Sydney on August 17, 1914 and left Australia on the Euripides on October 19, 1914.

He served with 3rd Battalion B Company and was killed in action between August 6-12. He was aged 20.

Munckton was buried at the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. He is listed on the Dubbo War Memorial, Dubbo Book of Remembrance and Dubbo RSL The Fallen. The Dubbo District School Honour Roll lists his name as R Muncton.

Dubbo-born Private William Henry Reid McDonald was 34 when he was killed in action between August 6-8, 1915.

The son of Mrs Rossanna McDonald of Enmore, he was educated at Ashfield Superior Public School.

He listed his occupation as labourer and religion as Church of England when he enlisted in Sydney on September 2, 1914.

McDonald left Australia on the Afric on October 18, 1914 and served with the 1st Battalion E company.

He was buried at Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli and received the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Private Edwin Hobbs was a 34-year-old veteran of the South African War when he enlisted at Liverpool on December 16, 1914.

The son of Harriet Smith (formerly Hobbs) and the late James Hobbs, he was born at Bathurst and educated at Dubbo Public School. His address was listed as Mitchell Street, Dubbo.

Hobbs was 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall. His occupation was recorded as labourer. His religion was Church of England.

Hobbs left Sydney on the Seang Choon on February 11, 1915. He served with the 4th Battalion 3rd Reinforcement.

Military records state Hobbs was admitted to first field ambulance, Gallipoli on May 9, 1915. He was transferred to hospital ship Gascon two days later and admitted to No. 15 General Hospital, Alexandria on May 19.

Hobbs was transferred to a military convalescent depot on May 26 and left to rejoin his unit at Gallipoli on June 2.

Hobbs was killed in action between August 6-9. He has no known grave and is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Hobbs is listed on the Dubbo War Memorial, Dubbo Book of Remembrance, Dubbo District Honour Roll and Dubbo RSL The Fallen.

Twenty-one-year-old Private David Andrews travelled to Egypt on the same ship as Edwin Hobbs.

Born at Canley Vale, he was the son of Stephen and Annie Edwards of 'Vine Grove', Mogriguy. He attended Dubbo District School.

Andrews listed his occupation as labourer and religion as Protestant when he joined up at Liverpool on November 30, 1914.

He served with 2nd Battalion 3rd Reinforcement and was killed in action between August 6-9, 1915. He was buried at Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli.

Andrews was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. He is listed on the Dubbo War Memorial, Dubbo Book of Remembrance, Dubbo and District Honour Roll, Dubbo RSL The Fallen and Mogriguy Soldiers Roll of Honour.

Trooper Archer Gibson Manning was working as a stockman on the Dubbo property Chelsea when he enlisted in Sydney on September 1, 1914.

Born and educated at Tumut, he was the son of Oke Manning and Marian Church Manning.

Manning was listed as single, 22 and a member of the Church of England.

He left Sydney on the Star of Victoria on October 20, 1914. He served with 1st Light Horse Regiment B Squadron and died on August 7, 1915.

Manning has no known grave. He is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli and was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Lance Corporal James Rhodes (also known as James Percy Wederell) was a man with a past when he enlisted in Sydney on August 26, 1914.

Born in Timaru, New Zealand, Rhodes told military authorities he was a 26-year-old single man. His religion was listed as Church of England.

In actual fact Rhodes was married and had left New Zealand after becoming bankrupt.

Rhodes sailed for Sydney on April 8, 1914 and moved to Dubbo where he was employed by Mr G.W. Bell, the licensee of the Court House Hotel.

He embarked for Egypt on the Euripides on October 19, 1914 and served with 3rd Battalion B Company.

Rhodes was killed in action on August 7, 1915. He was 27.

He described his experiences at the Gallipoli landing in a letter published in the Dubbo Liberal on June 25, 1915.

Rhodes is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.

Private John James Turner was working as a sleeper cutter when he enlisted at Kensington on August 29, 1914.

Born in Dubbo he was the son of Mr Robert James Turner and Mrs C. Turner of Gipps Street, South Dubbo.

No education details are noted in military records which list Turner as a 24-year-old single man, 5 feet 10 inches (177 cm) tall and a member of the Church of England.

Turner left Sydney on Euripides on October 20, 1914. He was reported missing at Gallipoli on August 7, 1915. He was 25.

A court of enquiry held in the field in France on June 5, 1916 determined Turner had been killed in action between August 7-12, 1915.

He has no known grave and is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal and is listed on Dubbo War Memorial, Dubbo Book of Remembrance and Dubbo RSL The Fallen.

Military records reveal Turner's brother John died on July 3, 1916 while serving with 30th Battalion.

Their father Private Robert James Turner went overseas with 2nd Australian Corps and returned home on January 4, 1918.

Private Joseph Lockwood was only 18 when he signed up for war service at Kensington on October 16, 1914.

Born in Dubbo, he was the son of James and Ellen Lockwood. He was educated at Erskineville Public School and listed his occupation as motor car mechanic.

No address or next of kin was recorded on the embarkation roll when Lockwood left Sydney on the Suffolk on October 18, 1914.

He served with 2nd Battalion G Company and died in action on August 8, 1915. He was 19.

Lockwood has no known grave. He is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Private Cyril Cawthorne was working with the government surveyor's office in Dubbo when he enlisted at Liverpool on April 29, 1915.

Born in Hillgrove NSW, he was the son of Mr and Mrs Chas Cawthorne who moved to Dubbo from Ryde.

Official records list Cawthorne as a 21-year-old single man. His occupation was surveyor's chainman, his religion was Church of England.

Cawthorne embarked from Sydney on board the Wandilla on June 14, 1915.

He served with 13th Batallion 6th Reinforcement and died on August 21, 1915.

He has no known grave and is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.

Cawthorne was listed in the personal notes in the Sydney Morning Herald on October 18, 1915 under the heading "Our Men of Gallipoli".

Private Henry (Harry) Edwards was a 26-year-old single man working as a butcher in Dubbo when he enlisted at Liverpool on March 1, 1915. His religion was Methodist.

Born in Melbourne, his next of kin was listed as Henry Edwards of Macquarie Street, Dubbo.

Edwards embarked from Sydney on the Ceramic on June 25, 1915 and served with 18th Battalion B Company. He died on August 22, 1915.

Edwards has no known grave. He is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli, Dubbo War Memorial, Dubbo Book of Remembrance, Dubbo District Honour Roll and Dubbo RSL The Fallen.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Lieutenant William Leichhardt Leslie was a 27-year-old married man living in Dubbo when he enlisted on May 29, 1915.

Military records describe his occupation as manufacturer and religion as Roman Catholic.

He left Sydney on the Ceramic on June 25, 1915 and served with 18th Battalion C Company.

Leslie was killed in action on August 22, 1915. He has no known grave and is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.

A story published in the Daily Liberal on November 9, 1915 said "the engagement in which Lieutenant Leslie met his death was a very severe one, only 300 out of 1100 returning from the charge, the battalion being practically annihilated."

Leslie was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. He is listed on the Dubbo District Roll of Honour, Dubbo RSL The Fallen and Dubbo District School Honour Roll.

His wife, Jeane Maud Mary Leslie, was recorded as next of kin.

The Dubbo Liberal story said Leslie was the youngest son of the late W. Leslie, the founder of a well-known baking powder manufacturing company based in Clarence Street, Sydney.

The family had lived in Dubbo for many years.

Private John McEnally gave his address as Dubbo NSW when he enlisted at Liverpool on March 5, 1915.

He was a single 27-year-old Roman Catholic working as a labourer. His next of kin was listed as John McEnally of Balladoran.

McEnally left Sydney on the Themistocles on May 12, 1915. He served with 17th Australian Infantry Battalion C Company.

McEnally was killed in action on August 25, 1915 and was buried at Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.

Private George Skinner (also known as George Gain) was a 41-year-old tailor living in Fitzroy Street, Dubbo, when he enlisted at Liverpool on May 6, 1915.

Born in Bathurst, he was the son of Mrs Ellen James Skinner of Dubbo.

Skinner embarked from Sydney aboard the Ceramic on June 25, 1915 and served with 18th Battalion A Company.

He was killed in action on August 27 and has no known grave. Skinner is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli and the Dubbo District Roll of Honour.

He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Military records said Skinner's "true name" was Gain.

Private Hugh Cooper was the last soldier with a Dubbo association to die at Gallipoli.

Born in Dubbo, his address at the time of military enrolment was Bradley Street, Cobar. His mother was Mrs M. Cooper of Cobar.

Cooper enlisted at Kensington on August 29, 1914 and left Sydney aboard the Euripides on October 20, 1914.

He served with 3rd Battalion H Company and died of wounds on August 31, 1915.

Cooper has no known grave and is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli.