AIF Project - Enlistment Details
Over 330,000 Australian men and women enlisted and served overseas during The First World War. Who were they?
The AIF database provides an insight into who these people were - fragments from hundreds of thousands of lives, each with a personal story and often, a personal tragedy. This page offers a statistical glimpse into the database.
Enlistment by state
(according to enlistment address)
Marital Status
Single men dominated with around 80% of enlistments:
| Single | 271226 | |
| Married | 58619 | |
| Not Stated | 3574 | |
| Widowed | 2839 | |
| Divorced | 113 | |
| Separated | 59 | * |
* Many more men were separated although technically still married
First namesThe most common first names of the enlistees were:
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Family namesThe most common family names were:
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