Their bodies are buried in peace; but their names liveth for evermore.
Their Duty Done
A tribute to the men and women of the East Gippsland Region who Died
as a result of their participation in World War One : 1914 - 1919
13/93 Trooper Dermot Yarborough Lyster (Mac) Nolan – Lindenow
Killed in Action 8 August 1915
….. presented with a horse by his fellow workers
Dr Nolan and his family moved to Bairnsdale district about 1893 when
Dermot was about five years old. The children attended school at Lindenow
for about ten years. At the outbreak of the war the family were all in New
Zealand and Dermot enlisted with the main expeditionary force in the
infantry.
When presented with a horse by his fellow workers, he quickly
transferred to the Auckland Mounted Rifles on 5 September 1914. He sailed
from there on 23 September 1914. Once in Egypt, like others, he volunteered
for the infantry again as horses were not suitable at the Dardanelles, and
joined the front line. It is thought that he was in the same attack as Percy
Enright who also enlisted in New Zealand as he too is remembered at the
Chunuk Bair memorial. He was described as having a genial, kindly nature,
that endeared him to all who knew him. He was 26 years old
The memorial archway of remembrance at Hokianga in New Zealand where Dermot Nolan’s name is recorded.
