The trick to finding someone who appears not to be on the roll is to try all the possible spellings assuming that the person who input the data made a typo. I have found several that way, the most recent was Nigel spelt Nigal. Remember, search engines are unforgiving, they will only look for what you ask for. Also try different spellings phonetically. War Correspondents were NOT enlisted and were only attached to units for short periods for administrative purposes. I would love a copy of the photo on the condition that if you send it to me it will appear on the web on www.diggerhistory.info Naturally an acknowledgement would be made. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Ahern" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:05 PM Subject: WWII Nominal roll > I have had great success looking for family members using the WWII Nominal > roll, with 2 exceptions & hopefully someone may have an answer. > I have been searching for 2 uncles both were definitely in the military yet > do not appear on the roll. > The first Is A.W.D. KERR No. V4245. enlistment date, July 2 1940. Owing to > his age, 48 years he was assigned to Area Staff where he remained for the > duration. Has anyone any clues as to why he would not appear on the roll? > The second is a little different & concerns the status of War Correspondents > Uncle No.2 was a journalist for the Melbourne ARGUS Newspaper & I well > remember him wearing officer style army uniform. Would anyone know if war > correspondents actually enlisted & were subject to military law, or perhaps > was it more like a representative role & the uniform was more or less worn > as a symbol? > Finally, Uncle No.3, who has been found & well researched was a member of > the 2nd/22nd. Bn. & a member of Lark Force. When the survivors of the events > in Rabaul reached Australia I believe the Battalion was reformed & spent > some time at the army camp that was set up in Victoria Park, Ballarat. > Several of the men who knew my Uncle visited our home & some signed & made > some notes in the back of an old photograph album. I have recently scanned > these & the names are__ > Yenoch VX47527 > Witnish VX28276 > Blaby VX38183 > Glynn VX24088 > Webster VX23821 > Cummins VX23861 > Judd VX23377 > Holmes VX22843 > Williams VX23931 > Some of these are just signatures but others have comments attached. I would > be happy to send the scanned image to any relations of these men. > > John AHERN >