(1889-1977), 25 yrs, 5’6”, 11st, medium complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair
labourer, Khancoban, mother Mary Carkeek, father Wm H
‘Pine Bank’ Khancoban, service no.491, 22.1.15, 13th Light Horse, 1st ANZ Mounted Recon, Corps Div; trooper & shoe smith; embarked in Melbourne 28.5.15 on HMAT 'Persic'.
The first local to enrol by 12 months he served in Egypt, perhaps Gallipoli, Belgium and France; was gassed and deafened by shell blasts.
Was selected in the Light Horse due to his famed and exceptional riding ability – no horse had ever thrown him.
He grew up at the Elm Copse, near the current spillway and was an exceptional sportsman in rugby, rules & cricket etc.
Siblings: Percy, Roy, Agnes & Daisy.
He soldier-selected land at Upper Towong (Biggara) after the War, and then bought 'Braeside' at Kiels Lane in the mid '20s, now owned by his son Hume.
Had 3 sons (Murray, Hume and Glen), & 4 girls (Vera Bailey, Melinda Butler, Roma Hamilton & Lois Jephcott).
