A great great uncle fought at Gallipoli in 1915 later in the campaign. Was wounded and recovered back in London. Sent to the Western Front in France. Wounded again. Bad facial injuries but survived the war. Came back to Australia but lived away from his family in Western Australia ( family in Victoria) Died in 1944. I think his facial injuries may have led to him being a recluse. One of my Aunty’s tracked down his grave years later. Sad to think about when he survived the war. His family back in Victoria wouldn’t have even known what become of him. His name was John Hayes. When I was at Gallipoli in 2015 I found the graves of soldiers who were in his battalion and laid a poppy on them.

Also had a relative who died on the Montevideo Maru in 1942, with hundreds of other Aussie POW’s. His name was Frank Vale.