Five. Which also means 16 children from 5 familes, were without their fathers for several years with mothers trying to manage farms and provide food for their children.
One father had 5 children of whom one was an invalid.

How old were they when they enlisted?
The youngest to enlist was 18 yrs 4 months and the oldest was 42 yrs 4 months.
Five of these men were 18 years old, two were 19, twenty four were in their 20’s,  seven were in their 30’s and two were in their 40 ‘s.
One lowered his age while another increased his age in order to successfully enlist.
Their average as was 25 years.

What were their occupations?
Twenty-one men (52%) were directly involved in farming, either owning farms or working on farms, another eight claimed to be labourers and the remaining eleven men stated that their occupations or trades were as follows:
carpenter, chaff cutter, coach painter, dairy produce merchant, engine driver, driver  rabbit trapper, farrier / general smith, grocer's assistant, plumber and storeman/farmer

How tall and heavy were they?
Average weight         138.9 lbs (9st 9lbs) / 62.9 kg
Average height          5ft 6in / 170.2 cm

Weights ranged from  8 st / 50.8 kg to 12 st / 76.3 kg
Heights ranged from 5ft 2 / 157.4 cm to  6ft 2in / 187.9 cm

Where did they serve?
Western Front             31
Middle East ( Egypt, Israel, Gallipoli) 5
Middle East then Western Front        1

When did they come home?
Four were medically discharged and returned to Australia in 1917.
Seven were discharged  or returned to Australia in 1918 while the remainder or the men  (20) returned in 1919 the exception being that one came back later in 1920.

How many returned to live and work in Clyde after the war?
We can’t be certain of how many returned to live in Clyde. It seems that about 25 came back.. Some may have worked for a short time here before moving off to start new lives in other parts of  Victoria.

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