THE centenary of Anzac Day will be commemorated in April, 2015 and Fairfax Media is planning on honouring the tens of thousands of Australians who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
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To do this in a suitable manner, we need your help.
We're asking the residents of Grenfell to be part of Fairfax Media's research project - 'The Faces of Anzacs' - which will pay tribute the men who laid down their lives for their country between 1914 and 1918.
We are hoping to hear from the modern-day families of the men from Grenfell who did just that.
Below are the names, military records and photos of Grenfell's deceased WWI heroes.
If you believe you are a descendant of a WWI hero please email your full name, relationship to the veteran and a brief comment (no more than 50 words) on their service to david.neil@fairfaxmedia.com.au by 11am, Friday, March 27.
The ultimate heroes: Grenfell's deceased WWI heroes:
Name: Private William Wigram Harris
Born: Grenfell, New South Wales
Enlisted: Grenfell, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 1st Australian Infantry Battalion, France
Died: 5-11-1916
Age: unknown
Commemorated: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Name: Private Alexander Grant McKenzie
Born: Grenfell, New South Wales
Enlisted: Grenfell, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 25-9-1917
Age: 32
Commemorated: New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Name: Private Charles Harold McCarthy
Born: Grenfell, New South Wales
Enlisted: Grenfell, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 12-6-1917
Age: 23
Commemorated: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Name: Private Michael Patrick O'Loughlin
Born: Grenfell, New South Wales
Enlisted: Grenfell, New South Wales
Posting on death: Private, 45th Australian Infantry Battalion, Belgium
Died: 28-11-1917
Age: 24
Commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium