Richard,
My mother was born in 1923 so her mother would have been born in the very early 1900's Ior late 1800's I guess. Her name was Evelyn Rose Lilford and she came from Kyabram.
She married James Maxwell McDonald who came from the Melbourne suburbs. James was enlisted into the army in 1916 and he was 34 at the time.
I do know that Garnet is a family name in the McDonald family. I had an uncle Garnie and a cousin Garnie.
That's about all I know. Please feel free to contact me on
j_tolliday@hotmail.com