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Private Colin Russell Chisholm
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Private Colin Russell (Russell) Chisholm was born at Ulverstone on 26 February 1884. He was the oldest of seven children born to Colin and Katherine Chisholm and educated at Evandale School. When he was 22, Russell enlisted in the 5th Reinforcement to the 40th Battalion, AIF.
Russell served in France and was wounded in the foot but returned to active service. In August 1917, orders came to move out ready for an upcoming attack and the 40th marched towards Ypres to take part on the Battle of Broodseinde. Russell's unit was tasked with the final objective of the attack at Broodseinde. The 40th followed other battalions and advanced by running and taking cover in shell holes. Pill-boxes inflicted heavy machine-gunning and this and the mud slowed down the 40th. They faced a line of pill-boxes, wire and trenches making it a very strong defensive position to come up against. They took it with sheer determination. They captured 300 prisoners and 17 machine guns.
It rained and winter was upon them, their camp at Vlamertinghe was described as a hopeless bog. A lot of fighting stopped on the Western Front over the winter months as the conditions were too difficult. Preliminary orders were received by the 40th on October 7 for a future attack. Conditions were terrible, as the mud slowed any advance and artillery could not get their guns forward to support any attack. Their weapons were also often clogged with mud.
Private Chisholm's service in WWI was researched by his great-great niece Caitlin Midson.