38th Infantry Battalion – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Arthur, Leslie Gordon (1786)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: Melbourne, VIC Age: 24 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 9 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1786 view online service record Address: 153 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Wilhemena Arthur (sister) Market Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 16 August 1916 Ship: RMS Orontes Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Monday, 1 January 1917 Place: France Private, 38…

Booth, Robert Arthur (3035)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Richmond, VIC Age: 18 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 17 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3035 view online service record Address: 19 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ada Dimoline (mother) 19 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday, 2 January 1919 Discharged:…

Brotherton, Cecil (1121)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Richmond, VIC Age: 25 years Enlistment Details: Monday, 13 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1121 view online service record Address: Dow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Miss May Colister (step-sister) Dow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 20 June 1916 Ship: HMAT Runic A54 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Sunday, 22 July 1917 Discharged: Monday, 17 December 1917 1918 'LATE CECIL…

Clarke, James Ross (3041)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Malvern, VIC Age: 18 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 11 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3041 view online service record Address: 119 Liardet Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Charles J Clarke (brother) 66 Reid Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 9 December…

De Leon, Charles Ambrose (3290)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

Place of Birth: New York, USA Age: 29 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 22 October 1917 - Port Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3290 view online service record Address: 402 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ethel Phoebe De Leon (wife) 402 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 22 December 1917 Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 8th Reinforcements Fate: RTA:…

Downard, Edward (1157)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 35 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 1 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1157 view online service record Address: 200 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ellen Downard (mother) 200 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 20 June 1916 Ship: HMAT Runic A54 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion Fate: DOW: Monday, 22 October 1917 Place: 17th Casualty…

Downard, George (1156)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 23 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 16 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1156 view online service record Address: 200 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ellen Downard (mother) 200 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 20 June 1916 Ship: HMAT Runic A54 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Monday, 23 September 1918 Discharged: Tuesday, 10 December…

Ferguson, Charles Arthur (1833)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~FAugust 25, 2014

Place of Birth: Cape Town, South Africa Age: 37 years Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 7 March 1916 - Brunswick, VIC Service Number: 1833 view online service record Address: c/o Sailors' Home Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: none provided Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 16 August 1916 Ship: RMS Orontes Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 24 August 1918 Discharged: Friday, 15 November 1918

Flaherty, Martin Joseph Francis Aloysius (1837)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~FAugust 25, 2014

Place of Birth: Galway, Ireland Age: 27 years Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 21 March 1916 - Bendigo, VIC Service Number: 1837 view online service record Address: 67 Beach Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Cornelius Flaherty (father) Fanfield Road Galway, Ireland Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 16 August 1916 Ship: RMS Orontes Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 19 February 1919

Garlepp, George (3304)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 24 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 5 October 1917 - Hawthorn, VIC Service Number: 3304 view online service record Address: 183 Camberwell Road Upper Hawthorn, VIC Next of Kin: Grace Garlepp (wife) 183 Camberwell Road Upper Hawthorn, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 22 December 1917 Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 8th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 6 September…

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