RETURNED SOLDIERS WW1 Trove Tuesday 7th Feb 2023

 

File:Australian soldiers returning to Australia waiting to entrain at the Gamaches (France) railway station in April 1919.jpg           Wikimedia Commons

The following items are but a small selection of the many articles posted in the local papers welcoming Australian soldiers who fought in World War 1. While these are all from Australia, I daresay that many welcomes would have been very similar in all countries involved.

Mixed with the excitement and relief that loved ones were returning, would be the sadness of those who were left behind in foreign lands, along with so many who came back very much changed..not only with physical damage, but also mentally damaged. 

It wouldn't have been easy for anyone involved, including those who had become used to taking on the roles of those who had been away for so long. These articles mainly tell of the welcomes that whole communities showed to their returning loved ones. 

You can click on the image to enlarge or go to the original article via the highlighted link.

We are ever grateful to those who served, both overseas and in our own country, including those who signed up here though not Australian born.

Ararat Chronicle and Willaura and Lake Bolac Districts Recorder (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), Friday 20 August 1915,   http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15432272

Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate (NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 16 December 1916, page 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172001645

Nepean Times (Penrith, NSW : 1882 - 1962), Saturday 5 May 1917, page 6  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86146642

Lilydale Express (Vic. : 1886 - 1897; 1914 - 1955), Friday 27 April 1917, page 3    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74598577

Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate (NSW : 1910 - 1954), Saturday 27 October 1917, page 2  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article171997923

WW1 AIF Returned from Active Service Badge - Army Shop

Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934), Friday 21 December 1917, page 14 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188094521

Studio portrait of two Aboriginal servicemen from Taree. © 

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Australian Staff Nurses in the grounds of No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England.
Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.

http://www.centenaryww1orange.com.au/stories/australian-nurses-in-world-war-i/

There are many articles regarding returning soldiers, e.g.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/provenance-journal/provenance-2015/families-world-war-i-veterans

You can find more details via Record Search and clicking the relevant item in Category of records e.g. 

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx

or directly to World War 1 rather than search all records. Individual records may carry quite a lot of information, including all service and discharge records, though some may still not be released as yet for whatever reason. Most WW1 records are open, and a large number of WW2.  If they have this symbol, the records are accessible.

Some may be under consideration or marked not available, usually with no reason given.

In memory of all our loved ones.