8th Infantry Battalion – Page 3 – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Foster, George (2859)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~FAugust 25, 2014

Place of Birth: Canning Town, London, England Age: 28 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 3 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2859 view online service record Address: 365 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alice M Foster (wife) 365 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 15 September 1915 Ship: SS Makarini Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 9th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 21…

Fraser, Hughie Mcdonald (2102)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~FAugust 25, 2014

Place of Birth: Williamstown, VIC Age: 22 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Monday, 19 April 1915 - Bendigo, VIC Service Number: 2102 view online service record Address: Pickles Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Evelyn May Eddie (sister) Pickles Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 17 June 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 6th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 19 March 1916 Discharged: Wednesday,…

Full, Simmeon James (3574)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~FAugust 25, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 24 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 July 1915 - Broadmeadows, VIC Service Number: 3574 view online service record Address: 496 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ethel May Full (wife) 496 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 11 October 1915 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Adelaide, SA Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 11th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 27…

Gabell, Percy David (3768)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 33 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 9 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3768 view online service record Address: 8 Duke Street Abbotsford, VIC Next of Kin: Richard Gabell (father) 8 Duke Street Abbotsford, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 23 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Ceramic A40 Port: Adelaide, SA Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 12th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 13 April 1919 Discharged: Friday,…

Gay, Ernest William (4213)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 31 July 1915 - Macquarie, NSW Service Number: 4213 view online service record Address: 173 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Emily M Gay (wife) 173 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 29 December 1915 Ship: HMAT Demosthenes A64 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 13th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 6…

Goodingham, Charles Henry (3777)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Calcutta, India Age: 26 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Saturday, 10 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3777 view online service record Address: 82 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Herbert Goodingham (brother) 82 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 23 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Ceramic A40 Port: Adelaide, SA Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 12th Reinforcements Fate: DOW: Saturday, 22 September 1917 Place:…

Goodson, Henry Francis (6397) (Frank)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Devonport, TAS Age: 26 years Enlistment Details: Saturday, 22 July 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 6397 view online service record Address: 169 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Horace Henry Cecil Goodson (brother) 169 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 11 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 20th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Thursday, 25 October 1917 Place:…

Goodson, Horace Henry Cecil (6396) (Cecil)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Beaconsfield, TAS Age: 31 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 2 August 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 6396 view online service record Address: 169 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Olive Garraway (aunt) 169 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 11 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 20th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 18 January 1919 Discharged:…

Gubbins, William (1741/1630)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Portarlingon, VIC Age: 22 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 31 December 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1741/1630 view online service record Address: Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: John Gubbins (father) Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 14 April 1915 Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 3rd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 9 March 1919 Discharged: Sunday, 29…

Hall, Albert Clement (1700/1952)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 24 years Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 5 January 1915 - Ballarat, VIC Service Number: 1700/1952 view online service record Address: Berringa, VIC Next of Kin: John Hall (father) Berringa, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 17 April 1915 Ship: HMAT Hororata A20 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 5th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday, 12 June 1919 Discharged: Thursday, 25 September 1919 Awards: MM and MC

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