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3 September 1915 : Lt Wilbur Taylor Dartnell VC
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Wilbur Taylor Dartnell was born on 6 April 1885 in Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia, the son of Henry and Rose Ann. William enlisted, only age 15, in 1901 in the South African Rifles and went to Africa. He returned to Australia 12 years later, became an actor and married Elizabeth (née Smyth) in April 1906. They lived at 'Maktau', Phillips Ave...