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Australian Red Cross Missing and Wounded Enquiry Bureau Files.
These files consist of approximately 32,000 individual cases of Australian personnel reported as wounded or missing during the First World War.
Search for any reports on a particular Individual first. If nothing comes up then try searching for any the Units they served in.
For example:
14th Machine Gun Company
13th Field Artillery Brigade
56th Battalion
Check every individual file for information related to that unit.
Things to look for that could be useful for Research include:
Dates of where the unit was at the time.
Names of Villages and Towns they were passing.
Major Engagements when they were under attack.
In World War I, many people were never found on the Western Front and went missing because of the Artillery bombardment. Areas of the battlefield were blown to pieces again and again. Territory was lost and recaptured and some people were caught in between no-mans land and the moving Front-line. This didn't help with the recovery of bodies and new cemeteries that were caught in the middle.
There are memorials to remember these people who were lost and went missing and I hope they will never be forgotten for their efforts.