Redbank

29 November 1915
Redbank State School, Brisbane Road

  • Redbank State School, 1915, State Library of Queensland. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/images/redbank-0.jpg )
  • Dungarees at Redbank, 1915, Ipswich City Council. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/images/redbank-1.jpg )
  • Australian troops travelling on a troop train WWI, State Library of Queensland. ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/march-of-the-dungarees/images/redbank-2.jpg )

They marched on through Ebbw Vale towards Redbank. A troop train came into view—its occupants heading for the Dardanelles were waving enthusiastically from the train. Then students from the Dinmore State School joined in the march to Redbank where a railway navvy threw down his shovel and joined them.

Recruits

Nominated but not enlisted: McLean, D