31st Infantry Battalion – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Brown, Clarence Augustus (601)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Bullarto, VIC Age: 23 years Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 13 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 601 view online service record Address: 14 Swallow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Peter Brown (father) 14 Swallow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 8 April 1919 Discharged: Tuesday, 15 July 1919

Decis, William Alfred (633)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 6 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 633 view online service record Address: 274 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Louisa Decis (mother) 274 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Thursday, 8 May 1919 Discharged: Friday, 15…

Dingwall, Hector Alexander Stewart (637)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 20 years Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 7 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 637 view online service record Address: Cranbourne Road Dandenong, VIC Next of Kin: John Dingwall (father) Cranbourne Road Dandenong, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 15 January 1919 Discharged: Wednesday, 16 April 1919 Awards: MM & Bar

Eddie, Robert (663)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~EAugust 26, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 5 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 663 view online service record Address: 12 McCormack Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Annie Matilda Eddie (mother) 12 McCormack Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 24 December 1918 Discharged: Monday,…

Frankson, Joseph (853)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~FAugust 25, 2014

Place of Birth: Poplar, London, England Age: 23 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 6 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 853 view online service record Address: 268 Esplanade East Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: John Frankson (father) 124 Grundy Street Poplar, London, England Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Thursday, 1 November 1917 Discharged: Friday, 24…

Grant, William Joseph (685)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Newport, VIC Age: 21 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 685 view online service record Address: 60 Station Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: John Stewart Grant (father) 60 Station Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Monday, 31 March 1919 Discharged: Saturday, 13…

Hamilton, Felix Joseph (4072)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Carlton, VIC Age: 25 years 10 monthjs Enlistment Details: Thursday, 29 June 1916 - Charters Towers, QLD Service Number: 4072 view online service record Address: Homestead, QLD Next of Kin: Dominic Hamilton (father) 75 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 21 October 1916 Ship: HMAT Boonah A36 Port: Brisbane, QLD Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion - 10th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Thursday, 29 August 1918 Place: France Private, 31…

Hartigan, Thomas Albert (865)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 865 view online service record Address: 139 Station Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: T Hartigan (father) 139 Station Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Monday, 27 January 1919 Discharged: Friday, 2…

Harvey, Charles Thomas (866)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 9 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 866 view online service record Address: 127 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Catherine Harvey (mother) 127 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 8 April 1919 Discharged: Tuesday, 15…

Hutchinson, William (875)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Perth, WA Age: 29 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 9 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 875 view online service record Address: 42 Liardet Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Joseph Hutchinson (father) 21 Overend Street East Brunswick, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: KIA: Monday, 17 September 1917 Place: France NOK at embarkation: A…

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