Appendix 2: War service of Commonwealth parliamentarians in the Colonial wars and World War 1

Table B: Men who were MPs at some time between 1901 and 1918, and who served in the Colonial Wars and/or World War 1

MPs Electorate(s)/ State A: Men who were MPs at some time from 1901 to 1918 and served in the Colonial Wars B: Men who were MPs at some time from 1901 to 1918 and did World War I service C: Men who were MPs during all or part of 1914 to 1918 and did World War I service D: Men who were MPs during all or part of 1914 to 1918 and did World War I service concurrently with their parliamentary service E: Men who were MPs during all or part of 1914 to 1918 but after their World War I service F: Men who were MPs during all or part of 1914 to 1918 but before their World War I service
TOTAL MPs 25   5 23 16 9 6 1
Percy Abbott (MP, Senator) New England, NSW
NSW
           
William Bolton (Senator) Vic.            
Stanley Bruce Flinders, Vic.            
Reginald Burchell Fremantle, WA            
Cyril Cameron (Senator) Tas.            
George Cann Nepean, NSW            
Edwin Corboy Swan, WA            
Richard Crouch Corio/Corangamite, Vic.            
William Fleming Robertson, NSW            
Hattil Foll (Senator) Qld            
Alfred Hampson Bendigo, Vic.            
Edward Heitmann Kalgoorlie, WA            
William Johnson Robertson, NSW            
John Lister Corio, Vic.            
James McCay Corinella, Vic.            
David (Charles) McGrath Ballarat, Vic.            
James O’Loghlin (Senator) SA            
Alfred Ozanne Corio, Vic.            
James Page Maranoa, Qld            
Ernest Roberts Adelaide, SA            
James Rowell (Senator) SA            
Granville Ryrie North Sydney, NSW

Werringah, NSW
           
Miles Smith (Senator) WA            
John Wilson Corangamite, Vic.            
George Yates Adelaide, SA            

Note: shading indicates service

Table C: Men who became MPs at some time in their lives and who served in the Colonial wars and/or World War I

MPs Electorate(s)/State A: Colonial wars B: WWI
TOTAL MPs 125   19 119
Charles Abbott Gwydir, NSW    
Joseph Abbott New England, NSW    
Percy Abbott (MP, Senator) New England, NSW/NSW    
Stanley Amour (Senator) NSW    
Charles Anderson Hume, NSW    
Hubert Anthony Richmond, NSW    
James Arkins (Senator) NSW    
William Ashley (Senator) NSW    
Arthur Beck Denison, Tas.    
Frederick Beerworth (Senator) SA    
George Bell Darwin, Tas.    
Archibald Blacklow Franklin, Tas.    
Adair Blain Northern Territory, NT    
William Bolton (Senator) Vic.    
William Bostock Indi, Vic.    
George Bowden Gippsland, Vic.    
Charles Brand (Senator) Vic.    
Wilfred Brimblecombe Maranoa, Qld    
Geoffrey Brown McMillan, Vic.    
Stanley Bruce Flinders, Vic.    
Reginald Burchell Fremantle, WA    
Archie Cameron Barker, SA    
Cyril Cameron (Senator) Tas.    
Donald Charles Cameron Brisbane/Lilley, Qld    
Donald James Cameron (Senator) Vic.    
George Cann Nepean, NSW    
Richard Casey Corio/La Trobe, Vic.    
John (Jack) Chamberlain (Senator) Tas.    
John Clasby East Sydney, NSW    
Percy Coleman Reid, NSW    
Herbert Collett (Senator) WA    
Walter Cooper (Senator) Qld    
Edwin Corboy Swan, WA    
Charles Cox (Senator) NSW    
John Critchley (Senator) SA    
Richard Crouch Corio/Corangamite, Vic.    
Charles Davidson Capricornia/Dawson, Qld    
John Dedman Corio, Vic.    
Edmund Drake–Brockman (Senator) WA    
Walter Duncan (Senator) NSW    
John Duncan-Hughes (MP, Senator) Boothby/Wakefield, SA/SA    
James Dunn (Senator) NSW    
John Eldridge Martin, NSW    
Harold (Pompey) Elliott (Senator) Vic.    
James Fairbairn Flinders, Vic.    
Alexander Finlay (Senator) SA    
Archibald Fisken Ballarat, Vic.    
William Fleming Robertson, NSW    
Hattil Foll (Senator) Qld    
George Foster (Senator) Tas.    
Josiah Francis Moreton, Qld    
Alexander Fraser (Senator) Vic.    
John Gellibrand Denison, Tas.    
William Gibbs (Senator) NSW    
Thomas Glasgow (Senator ) Qld    
Roland Green Richmond, NSW    
Henry Gullett Henty, Vic.    
Leonard Hamilton Swan/Canning, WA    
Alfred Hampson Bendigo, Vic.    
Charles Hardy (Senator) NSW    
John Harris (Senator) WA    
Eric F Harrison Bendigo, Vic.    
Eric J Harrison Wentworth, NSW    
Charles Hawker Wakefield, SA    
Alexander Hay New England, NSW    
Leslie Haylen Parkes, NSW    
Edward Heitmann Kalgoorlie, WA    
Albion Hendrickson (Senator) Vic.    
Neville Howse Calare, NSW    
Arthur Hutchin Denison, Tas.    
John Jennings South Sydney/Watson, NSW    
William Johnson Robertson, NSW    
Roy Kendall (Senator) Qld    
Wilfred Kent Hughes Chisholm, Vic.    
Edwin Kerby Ballarat, Vic.    
Charles Lamp (Senator) Tas.    
Charles Latham (Senator) WA    
George Lawson Brisbane, Qld    
Hugh Leslie Moore, WA    
John Lister Corio, Vic.    
John McCallum (Senator) NSW    
James McCay Corinella, Vic.    
Allan MacDonald (Senator) WA    
Allan McDonald Corangamite, Vic.    
David (Charles) McGrath Ballarat, Vic.    
Sydney McHugh Wakefield, SA    
John McLeay Boothby, SA    
Donald McLeod Wannon, Vic.    
Walter McNicoll Werriwa, NSW    
Walter Marks Wentworth, NSW    
Charles Marr         Parkes, NSW    
Edward Mattner (Senator) SA    
Arthur Morgan Darling Downs, Qld    
Theophilus Nicholls (Senator) SA    
Lewis Nott Herbert, Qld/Australian Capital Territory, ACT    
James O’Loghlin (Senator) SA    
Alfred Ozanne Corio, Vic.    
Earle Page Cowper, NSW    
James Page Maranoa, Qld    
Edmund Piesse (Senator) WA    
Reginald Pollard Ballarat/Lalor, Vic.    
George Rankin (MP, Senator) Bendigo, Vic./Vic.    
Albert Reid (Senator) NSW    
Edward Riley Cook, NSW    
Ernest Roberts Adelaide, SA    
James Rowell (Senator) SA    
Rupert Ryan Flinders, Vic.    
Granville Ryrie North Sydney, NSW/Werringah, NSW    
Burford Sampson(Senator) Tas.    
Charles Sandford (Senator) Vic.    
Thomas Scholfield Wannon, Vic.    
Harrie Seward (Senator) WA    
Wilfred Simmonds (Senator) Qld    
Miles Smith (Senator) WA    
William Spooner (Senator) NSW    
Geoffrey Street Corangamite, Vic.    
William Thompson (Senator) Qld    
Thomas Treloar Gwydir, NSW    
Robert Wardlaw (Senator) Tas.    
David Watkins Newcastle, NSW    
Thomas White (MP Balaclava, Vic.    
Arnold (Arthur) Wienholt Moreton, Qld    
John Wilson Corangamite, Vic.    
Robert Wordsworth (Senator) Tas.    
George Yates Adelaide, SA    

Note: shading indicates service † Later became Prime Minister

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