Luther College Year 10 History report on Henry William Dowton, a name on the Mitcham War Memorial. Includes material from Australian Archives and from the family. 'Dick' Dowton was from Gippsland and was killed at Pozieres during the Battle of the Somme on 25th July 1916. The report details visits to various War Memorials and the search for information. Also included is information from the Trafalgar Historical Society including correspondence to and from Dowton and between his parents and the army as they sought information about his death. Illustrations, maps, 64 pages.dowton, henry william;, world war, 1914-1918. battle of the somme, war memorials

78 pages. Includes B&w photos, maps of the battlefields and indexThis tribute to local volunteers who served in World War I. Lists the names and service numbers of all volunteers identified as being born or enlisted in Blackburn, Mitcham, Nunawading and Vermont. Those who died in service are detailed.world war> 1914-1918, davey> jack, draeger> clarence norman, farrelly> martin, geal> albert, geal> george, gurdon> edwin, anderson> arthur andreas, bethel> robert james, blake> charles william gilbert, bond> samual thomas, bromley> roy phillips, colton> james henry, dobson>david, dowton> henry william, fankhauser> george ferdinand, featherstone> george redman, fleming> andrew cumming, fleming> norman reid, gilbert> leslie raymond talbot, hall> charles samuel, hogan> henry arthur, hornby> leslie laurence, hughes> richard ewen, hurter> edward charles tobias, jones> geoffrey ernest, jones> rolf stanley, lawson> andrew john, mcmillan> john lawson, mills> thomas hamlyn, mynott> edward, o'hara> robert james, piercy> harold wilfred, piercy> walter leonard, piggott> john albert, pither> frederick henry, prior> cecil victor, rolfe> leopold francis william, sheehan> andrew clifford, smith> ernest ralph, stockfeld> frederick harry, stockfeld> gerhard robert, toogood> richard james, toogood> thomas michael, walker> henry ivanhoe, ward> francis daniel, welsh> edwin raymond, white> frederick thomas, williams> arthur stuart, willox> leslie lewis, youlden> clarence