Hi Robert, Thanks for that. I had found his NAA file, by the way. There's also a Red Cross casualty report on him (on the NAA site), complete with eye witness statements describing how he died. I've ordered a copy of JE Lee's book on the 45th Battalion, so that should clear up any confusion around when it was formed. This is all an incredible testimony to how great the Australian online service records are. My James Terras was a 1st cousin (twice removed) whose very existence I was unsure of until I stumbled across him on the CWGC site in September: it hadn't occurred to me that, as a Scot, he was likely to have fought with the AIF and I'd missed him in previous searches. To have learnt so much about him in such a short time and to be able to see all of the original papers on the NAA and AWM sites is fantastic. The book includes a number of photographs and I'm hoping one of them will be a group photo of the Batallion's officers: there are two which feature him on the AWM site, but unfortunately neither is available to view as the negs are undergoing restoration. David Brown Lancashire [email protected]