M*CH*MORE One Name Study
AUSTRALIAN MILITARY RECORDS
Six sets of Australian military records have been collected:
Most of the following information came from
Australian newspapers and
documents in the National Archives of Australia
or the Australian War Memorial. Some
data came from FindMyPast,
WorldVitalRecords or other
web sites as indicated.
Underlining (if any) indicates changes made at the latest update.
Early records
World War 1 records
Digital copies of the servicemen's files referenced below, which
may be up to 70 pages long, are available free of charge from the
National Archives of Australia.
Name |
Date(s) |
State |
Information |
Source |
? MUCHMORE |
2 May 1914 |
SA |
staff sergeant-major: acted as gun platform umpire during 34th Battery, Field Artillery, firing practice |
The Mail (Adelaide)16 May 1914 |
? MUCHMORE |
11-30 Jan 1915 |
SA |
staff sergeant-major: detailed to attend signal camp at Brighton |
The Advertiser (Adelaide) 4 Jul 1914 |
? MUCHMORE |
1915-1919 |
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included in Roll of Honour circulars, MUCHMORE-MUIRSON |
Australian War Memorial |
A A MICHELMORE, Mr |
15 Jul 1918 |
SA |
farmer: enlisted |
Chronicle (Adelaide) 20 Jul 1918 |
Alway Andrew MICHELMORE |
15 Jul 1918 |
SA |
single farmer b 29 Jul 1895 Meadows, next of kin Sarah MICHELMORE (mother), Dashwood's Gulley: enlisted at Adelaide, assigned to depot |
National Archives of Australia |
Benjamin George Siward Brooks MOUCHEMORE |
5 Oct 1916 |
WA |
single motor mechanic aged 34 yr b Geelong VIC, next of kin Henry Brooks MOUCHEMORE (father), Albany: enlisted at Geelong, service no. 13446 |
National Archives of Australia |
Benjamin George Siward Brooks MOUCHEMORE |
Sep 1917 |
WA |
of Albany: severely wounded in action |
West Australian (Perth) 11 Sep 1917 |
Benjamin George MOUCHEMORE |
20 Dec 1917 |
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driver 13446, 5th AA Sub Pk: returned to Australia |
Australian War Memorial |
E C (Ted) MOUCHEMORE |
3 Oct 1917 |
WA |
private, 28th Battalion aged 22: killed in action somewhere in France; youngest son of H B & A MOUCHEMORE of Albany, brother of Mrs S O'DONNELL of Boulder Road, Kalgoorlie |
Kalgoorlie Miner 16 Nov 1918 |
Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE |
6 Oct 1916 |
WA |
single laborer aged 20 yr 2 mo b Queenscliffe VIC, next of kin Harry MOUCHEMORE (father), Parade Street, Albany, previously served 2 yr in AGA: enlisted at Blackboy Hill, service no. 3651, 28th Bn |
National Archives of Australia |
Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE |
29 Dec 1916 |
WA |
labourer aged 20, son of Henry & Mary MOUCHEMORE, Parade Street, Albany, attended Albany Public School, also trained as plumber, previously served 2 yr in home defence as gun layer, private 6351 , 28th Bn, 18th Reinf: embarked from Fremantle aboard HMAT A34 Persic; killed in action at Beaurevoir, France |
WWI Pictorial Honour Roll of West Australians |
Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE |
3 Oct 1918 |
WA |
private 6351, 28th Bn, enlisted 6 Oct 1916: killed in action in France, bur France |
Australian War Memorial |
Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE |
3 Oct 1918 |
WA |
aged 22, son of Henry and Mary MOUCHEMORE, Albany, private 6351, 28th Bn, Australian Infantry, AIF: killed in action; bur Bellicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
G MOUCHEMORE |
May 1917 |
|
leading cornet with the Siege Brigade Band: promoted to sergeant |
Queenscliff Sentinel 26 May 1917 |
George Fordham MOUCHEMORE |
5 Jun 1915 |
VIC |
married sign writer aged 26 b Queenscliffe, next of kin Fanny MOUCHEMORE (wife), Symond St, Queenscliff, serving in RAGA (joined Jul 1908): enlisted at Taunton England in 36th (Australian) Siege Brigade RGA, service no. 114, agreed to allot 2/5 of his pay to support his wife |
National Archives of Australia |
Geo MOUCHEMORE |
Oct 1916 |
|
gunner: on instructional staff at Salisbury Plains, England |
Queenscliff Sentinel 7 Oct 1916 |
George Fordham MOUCHEMORE |
2 Mar 1919 |
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corporal 114, 36th H A B, enlisted 31 Dec 1915: returned to Australia |
Australian War Memorial |
Herbert MOUCHEMORE |
1914-1920 |
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service no. changed from 7533 to VX133211 |
National Archives of Australia |
Herbert MOUCHEMORE |
17 Mar 1919 |
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private 7533, A A Working Party, enlisted 3 Jul 1917: returned to Australia |
Australian War Memorial |
Holbrook Mitchelmore ATTWOOD |
1915 |
NSW |
aged 23, born Cootamundra: applied to enlist |
National Archives of Australia |
Holbrook Mitchelmore ATTWOOD |
26 Mar 1915 |
NSW |
single general merchant aged 23 yr 6 mo b Cootamundra, next of kin G. T. ATTWOOD (father), Cootamundra, previously received drill at Sydney Grammar School: enlisted at Liverpool, service no. 1001, ALH |
National Archives of Australia |
Holbrook Mitchelmore ATTWOOD |
30 Jun 1915 |
NSW |
aged 23, eldest son of Mr G T ATTWOOD, private, 6th Reinforcements, 1st ALH: went to Liverpool camp after enlisting, contracted double pneumonia on leave at Cootamundra and died the same day, was to have sailed 3 days later; given miliary funeral at Christ Church, Cootamundra |
Cootamundra Herald 2 Jul 1915 |
Holbrook Mitchelmore ATTWOOD |
30 Jun 1915 |
NSW |
father Mr G T ATTWOOD of Cootamundra, trooper 1001, 6th Reinforcements, 1st Light Horse: died of pneumonia at Cootamundra |
Australian War Memorial |
Horace Oliver MITCHELMORE |
12 Sep 1918 |
NSW |
single bank clerk b 30 Nov 1898 Wagga Wagga, next of kin Henry Ernest MITCHELMORE (father), Wagga Wagga, previously served 20 mo in 44th Infy Colonial Forces: enlisted at Wagga Wagga, service no. 67666, 266 M Reinfts |
National Archives of Australia |
Horace Oliver MITCHELMORE |
2 Nov 1918 |
NSW |
unm bank clerk aged 19 of Guntawang, Wagga, son of E E MITCHELMORE, Guntawang, private 67666, 16-27 NSW Reinforcements: embarked Sydney aboard HMAT Medic |
Australian War Memorial |
Icel Edwin MICHELMORE |
28 May 1918 |
SA |
single chemist b 30 Jan 1892 Meadows, resident at Merouka?, next of kin Sarah MICHELMORE (mother), Meadows, previously apprenticed to Birks Ltd 4 yr: applied for enlistment at Kadina |
National Archives of Australia |
World War 2 records
The following records cover various arms of the Australian Military Forces:
the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) [Army], Royal Australian Air Force
(RAAF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Army Reserves: the Army Militia
Volunteers (AMV) and the Citizen's Military Forces (CMF).
Name |
Date(s) |
State |
Information |
Source |
Alan Edward MITCHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 21 Jul 1923 Kew, next of kin George MITCHELMORE: enlisted in RAAF at Melbourne, service no. 142339 |
National Archives of Australia |
Alexander Lyell MITCHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
QLD |
b 17 Feb 1925 Clarny, next of kin Edith MITCHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Canungra, service no. NX193954 |
National Archives of Australia |
Alfred Keith MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 17 Nov 1918 Strathalbyn, next of kin Melrose MICHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Keswick, service no. SX25184 |
National Archives of Australia |
Alway Andrew MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
|
enlisted in CMF, service no. S65403 |
National Archives of Australia |
Arthur MOUCHEMORE |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 5 Mar 1906 Albany WA, next of kin Ivy MOUCHEMORE: enlisted in AIF at Melbourne, service no. VX127786 |
National Archives of Australia |
Carl GUNTHER |
8 May 1940 |
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of Bulolo, New Guinea: guest at a military smoko at Wau Drill Hall |
Townsville Daily Bulletin 22 May 1940 |
Carl GUNTHER |
1942 |
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former Australian medical officer in New Guinea, now a prisoner of war |
Cairns Post 14 Dec 1942 |
Carl Ernest Mitchelmore GUNTHER |
12 Dec 1945 |
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major AIR HQ Malaysia: discharged |
Department of Veteran Affairs |
Carl Ernest Mitchelmore GUNTHER |
12 Dec 1945 |
NSW |
b 30 Mar 1904 Sydney, next of kin Edna GUNTHER: major NX76596, AIF HQ Malasia, enlisted 28 Nov 1941 Manly, had been a prisoner of war: discharged |
National Archives of Australia |
Cyril Emanuel MITCHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
WA |
b 11 Jul 1904 South Devon, England, next of kin Alice MITCHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Claremont, service no. WX5069 |
National Archives of Australia |
Douglas MICHELMORE |
Jun 1943 |
|
of R A Irish & Michelmore, chartered accountants: has landed at Edmonton, Canada, to complete training as an air observer |
The Southern Mail (Bowral) 25 Jun 1943 |
Douglas MICHELMORE |
1943-1944 |
|
service no. 423809 |
National Archives of Australia |
Douglas Florance MITCHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
NSW |
b 13 Jun 1905 Cootamundra, next of kin George MITCHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Homebush, service no. NX3961 |
National Archives of Australia |
Douglas MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
NSW |
b 15 Nov 1916 Sydney, next of kin Joyce MICHELMORE: enlisted in RAAF at Sydney, service no. 423809 |
National Archives of Australia |
Douglas Graham MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
NSW |
b 14 Dec 1927 Glasshouse Mountains QLD, next of kin Edith MICHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Liverpool, service no. NX503287 |
National Archives of Australia |
F G MICHELMORE |
Sep 1941 |
|
of Strathalbyn: enlisted in 2nd AIF |
Southern Argus (Port Elliot) 4 Sep 1941 |
J MICHELMORE |
Jan 1942 |
SA |
captain, AWAS: quarter-master, Mount Lofty training camp [also Aug] |
The Mail (Adelaide)17 Jan 1942 |
Frank Mitchelmore ISSELL |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 10 Aug 1897 Malvern, next of kin Lillian ISSELL: enlisted in AIF at Caulfield, service no. VX40213 |
National Archives of Australia |
Frank Mitchelmore ISSELL |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 10 Aug 1897 Malvern, next of kin Lillian ISSELL: enlisted in CMF at South Melbourne, service no. V82844 |
National Archives of Australia |
Frederic Gordon MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 22 Nov 1921 Strathalbyn, next of kin Frederic MICHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Wayville, service no. SX13950 |
National Archives of Australia |
Geoffrey Mouchemore CONGDON |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 13 Sep 1917 Melbourne, next of kin Edward CONGDON: enlisted in RAAF at Melbourne, service no. 11987 |
National Archives of Australia |
George David MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
NSW |
b 12 Mar 1915 Tent Hill, next of kin Winifred MICHELMORE: enlisted in CMF at Tenterfield, service no. N438668 |
National Archives of Australia |
Harold James MITCHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
WA |
b 3 Feb 1898 Devonshire, England, next of kin Florence MITCHELMORE: enlisted in CMF at Perth, service no. W243440 |
National Archives of Australia |
Harry Bruce MITCHELMORE |
6 Sep 1943 |
NSW |
b 15 Jul 1909 Wagga Wagga, next of kin Elizabeth MITCHELMORE: enlisted at Wagga Waggaprivate NX35605, 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion |
National Archives of Australia |
Henry George MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 27 Apr 1902 Norwood, next of kin Phillip MICHELMORE: enlisted in CMF at Stenhouse Bay, service no. S74056 |
National Archives of Australia |
Herbert MOUCHEMORE |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 24 Dec 1899 Albany, next of kin Elsie MOUCHEMORE: enlisted in AIF at Melbourne, service no. VX133211 |
National Archives of Australia |
J N MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
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instrument mechanic, engineering maintenance ground staff, service no. 132774 (RAAF) |
Williams, T J, & Gotham, B J (2006),We went to war: A WWII wartime roster of the 380th Bomb Group |
Jack Neville MICHELMORE |
6 Apr 1943 |
NSW |
b 9 Nov 1911 Tent Hill, next of kin George MICHELMORE: enlisted in RAAF at Sydney, service no. 132774 |
World War 2 Nominal Roll |
Jack Neville MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
NSW |
b 9 Nov 1911 Emmaville, next of kin George MICHELMORE: enlisted in CMF at Newcastle, service no. N154126 |
National Archives of Australia |
Jean MICHELMORE |
Dec 1941 |
VIC |
lieutenant, Australian Women's Army Service: attended officers' training course in Melbourne |
The Advertiser (Adelaide) 16 Dec 1941 |
Jean MICHELMORE |
Jul 1943 |
VIC |
captain, AWAS quarter-master & adjutant: left for Melbourne to take up new AWAS appointment |
The Advertiser (Adelaide) 30 Jul 1943 |
Jean MICHELMORE |
Sep 1944 |
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major, AWAS: previously posted to the north, to take up appointment as Assistant Controller of Administration |
News (Adelaide) 27 Sep 1944 |
Jean MICHELMORE |
Feb 1946 |
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Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Women's Services, HQ, Australian Military Forces |
The Advertiser (Adelaide) 5 Feb 1946 |
K MICHELMORE |
Nov 1942 |
SA |
of Strathalbyn: enlisted in 2nd AIF |
Southern Argus (Port Elliot) 3 Dec 1942 |
Jeffrey Gordon MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 3 Nov 1921 Meadows, next of kin Archie MICHELMORE: enlisted in AIF in the field, service no. SX31178 |
National Archives of Australia |
John Frances Morley MITCHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
NT |
b 24 Jun 1923 Hobart TAS, next of kin Dorothy MITCHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Long, service no. TX16642 |
National Archives of Australia |
Laverance Peter MOUCHEMORE |
10 Jun 1940 |
VIC |
b 8 Apr 1912 Queenscliff, next of kin Roma MOUCHEMORE (wife), 109 Stevedore St, Williamstown VIC: enlisted in RAN at Williamstown, ordinary seaman W/1554 |
National Archives of Australia |
Leslie MOUCHEMORE |
21 Jan 1946 |
VIC |
b 17 Nov 1916 Albany WA, next of kin Ruth MOUCHEMORE: gunner WX36755, 2/4 Aust Fld Rgt AIF, enlisted 7 Feb 1943 Tallarook: discharged |
National Archives of Australia |
M MICHELMORE, Miss |
Nov 1941 |
VIC |
of Victoria: appointed assistant commandant in Victoria, Australian Women's Army Service, has had experience with Red Cross transport |
The Argus (Melbourne) 24 Nov 1941 |
Madge Eunice MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
NSW |
b 6 Jan 1919 Emmaville, next of kin George MICHELMORE: enlisted in RAAF at Sydney, service no. 176009 |
National Archives of Australia |
May Ileen MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
WA |
b 19 Jan 1914 Adelaide A, next of kin Percival MICHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Perth, service no. WX35361 |
National Archives of Australia |
May MICHELMORE |
Feb 1946 |
SA |
corporal, Australian Army Medical Women's Service of Medindie: to serve with the Australian General Hospital in Japan |
The Advertiser (Adelaide) 5 Feb 1946 |
May MICHELMORE |
May 1946 |
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private, AAMWS: photographed at the 130th AGH, Eta Jima Island, Japan |
The Australian Women's Weekly 11 May 1946 |
Olive Jean MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 6 Apr 1916 Alberton, next of kin Percival MICHELMORE: enlisted in CMF at Wayville, service no. SF64673 |
National Archives of Australia |
P C MOUCHEMORE |
Jul 1941 |
VIC |
lance corporal aged 27, eldest son of Mr & Mrs MOUCHEMORE of Beach Street, Queenscliff, formerly fisherman of Lorne and well-known footballer, left Australia in Sep 1940, took part in Libyan, Greek and Crete campaigns: listed as missing in action |
The Argus (Melbourne) 11 Jul 1941 |
P C MOUCHMORE |
1939-1945 |
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A/L/Cpl VX25344, 6th Div Prov Co, Australian Imperial Force: prisoner of war, Germany |
FindMyPast |
Percival MUCHMORE |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 7 Sep 1888 Queenscliff, next of kin Charlotte MUCHMORE: enlisted in CMF at Queenscliff, service no. V379329 |
National Archives of Australia |
Peter Mackellar MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
QLD |
b 10 Dec 1925 Sydney, next of kin John MICHELMORE:enlisted in AIF, service no. QX58123 |
National Archives of Australia |
Philip Charles MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 3 Jun 1911 Holmefield Canada, next of kin Frederick MICHELMORE: enlisted in CMF at Dnong, service no. V379626 |
National Archives of Australia |
Roy Athol MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
QLD |
b 16 Aug 1921 Emmaville, next of kin Raymond MICHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Wallangarra, service no. QX50783 |
National Archives of Australia |
Thomas Alick MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 11 Nov 1903 Strathalbyn, next of kin Elizabeth MICHELMORE:enlisted in CMF at Victor Harbour, service no. S65448 |
National Archives of Australia |
Trevor John MITCHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 24 Sep 1924 Kew, next of kin George MITCHELMORE: enlisted in RAAF at Melbourne, service no. 126329 |
National Archives of Australia |
Victor MOUCHEMORE |
1939-1945 |
WA |
b 3 Sep 1913 Albany, next of kin Berenice MOUCHEMORE:enlisted in CMF at Midland Junction, service no. W69292 |
National Archives of Australia |
Vivian John MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 18 Sep 1902 Meadows, next of kin Eileen MICHELMORE: enlisted in CMF at Adelaide, service no. S70435 |
National Archives of Australia |
W H MOUCHEMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
service no. V442530: enlisted in CMF |
National Archives of Australia |
William Andrew MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 16 Mar 1919 Strathalbyn, next of kin Frederic MICHELMORE: enlisted in RAAF at Adelaide, service no. 442885 |
National Archives of Australia |
William Andrew MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 16 Mar 1919 Strathalbyn, next of kin Frederic MICHELMORE: enlisted in AIF at Gawler, service no. SX21531 |
National Archives of Australia |
Wesley Charles MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 23 Jul 1923 Meadows, next of kin Archie MICHELMORE: enlisted in RAAF at Adelaide, service no. 47586: |
National Archives of Australia |
Wesley Charles MICHELMORE |
1939-1945 |
SA |
b 23 Jul 1923 Meadows, next of kin A MICHELMORE: enlisted in CMF at Meadows, service no. S56412 |
National Archives of Australia |
William Henry MOUCHEMORE |
1939-1945 |
VIC |
b 21 Oct 1897 Queenscliff, next of kin Mrs W H MOUCHEMORE: enlisted in AMV at Williamstown, service no. 442530 |
National Archives of Australia |
War memorial inscriptions
The following data are taken from various war memorials in Australia
(not including the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, details from which
are included elsewhere on this page).
Personal military memorials
The following data are taken from memorial plaques, some in military
cemeteries and some on individual gravestones.
Name |
Died |
Cemetery |
State |
Age |
Other information |
Source |
A E MITCHELMORE |
9 Jun 1993 |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale |
VIC |
69 |
LAC 142339, RAAF; cremated |
BillionGraves |
A L MICHELMORE |
15 Apr 2000 |
Sydney War Cemetery, Rookwood |
NSW |
74 |
private NX193954, 29/47 Inf Battalion |
BillionGraves |
H B MITCHELMORE |
22 Dec 1985 |
Sydney War Cemetery, Rookwood |
NSW |
76 |
Cpl 35605, 2/2 Inf Battalion |
BillionGraves |
T J MICHELMORE |
24 Jan 1992 |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale |
VIC |
67 |
LAC 126329, RAAF |
BillionGraves |
W A MITCHELMORE |
9 Jul 1928 |
Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood |
NSW |
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Driver 15760, 6th Field Coy engineers |
FindAGrave |
Other records
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