23rd Infantry Battalion – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Alford, Ernest Albert (2103)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: Richmond, VIC Age: 19 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 26 June 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2103 view online service record Address: 8 Little Cruikshank Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: George Robert Alford (father) 8 Little Cruikshank Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 27 September 1915 Ship: HMAT Hororata A20 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 4th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday,…

Allender, Ernest Walter (6772A)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 27 July 1917 - Footscray, VIC Service Number: 6772A view online service record Address: 4 Ann Street South Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Doris Irene Allender (wife) 4 Ann Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 21 November 1917 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 20th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 7…

Allwell, Bernard Charles (2101)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 33 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 13 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2101 view online service record Address: 417 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Bernard Allwell (father) 417 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 27 September 1915 Ship: HMAT…

Allwell, Richard Ernest (2102)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 20 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 13 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2102 view online service record Address: 417 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mrs L Allwell (mother) 417 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 27 September 1915 Ship: HMAT Hororata A20 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 4th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 10…

Bergstrom, Oscar Gilbert (75)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 20 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 26 February 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 75 view online service record Address: 60 Loch Street Coburg, VIC Next of Kin: Oscar Bergstrom (father) 60 Loch Street Coburg, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 10 May 1915 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - A Company Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 30 January 1918 Discharged: Thursday, 18 July 1918 Brothers: Albert Victor…

Blue, Edward (1882)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 18 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 14 June 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1882 view online service record Address: 227 Dow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: F M Blue (sister) c/o Mrs J R Bridges, 227 Dow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 26 August 1915 Ship: HMAT Anchises A68 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion…

Brasher, William (3458)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Northcote, VIC Age: 23 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 20 September 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3458 view online service record Address: 93 Raglan Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: George Brasher (father) 11 Park Street Abbotsford, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 5 January 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 8th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Wednesday, 19 July 1916 Place: France Private,…

Bremner, Thomas Roy (3010)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 20 years Enlistment Details: Saturday, 17 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3010 view online service record Address: 44 Garton Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: W E Bremner (father) 19 Station Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 26 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Commonwealth A73 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 30 January 1918 Discharged: Tuesday,…

Browne, Leslie Colin (5794)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Warrnambool, VIC Age: 25 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Saturday, 27 May 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5794 view online service record Address: 57 Raglan Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Colin John Browne (father) c/o Post Office Wangoon via Warrnambool, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 2 October 1916 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 16th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday, 19…

Burge, Joseph (5561)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Lytton, QLD Age: 35 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 22 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5561 view online service record Address: 108 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alice Burge (wife) 108 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 25 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 15th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 5 March 1919 Discharged:…

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