The first Auburn Memorial man to enlist directly into the AIF was 70 Sapper Cleveland Edward Page, 23, who signed up on 19 August 1914. Page, a native of Hamilton, Newcastle and apprentice plumber, nominated his father of 79 Macquarie Road, Auburn as his next-of-kin. Page was an ex-pupil of Auburn North Public School and a member of St Philip’s Anglican Church Auburn. Neither his date of embarkation nor the name of the ship on which he sailed is recorded but it is almost certain he was in the first convoy that departed Albany in Western Australia in November 1914. After training in Australia, journeying to Egypt, and further training in the shadow of the pyramids, Page’s war lasted less than 24 hours. He was killed in action on the first day of the landings at Anzac Cove, 25 April 1915. For his gravestone in the Shrapnel Valley Cemetery on Gallipoli, his father chose the inscription ‘Son of Captain R E Page loved and respected by all. His life was freely given in his country’s cause.’ Captain R E Page is also listed on the First World War honour roll in St Philip’s Anglican Church Auburn. Auburn Memorial men 70 Cleveland Edmund Page and 2639 Walter Douglas Page were not related.