ADD: Evans Street – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

The Norman Family of Sandridge

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryJuly 24, 2015

The Norman family of Sandridge resulted from the Norwegian and Scottish union of Andrew Norman and Isabella McKenzie. Isabella McKenzie Isabella’s parents were Alexander McKenzie and Elizabeth Strahan (Stratton?). Having embarked from Greenock, Scotland on 4 June 1841, their ship, India, was attacked by pirates and rescued by HMS Acorn only to suffer a huge explosion of spirits below deck 14 days…

Broderick, John (2211)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Koroit, VIC Age: 22 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 10 September 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2211 view online service record Address: 103 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Johanna Broderick (mother) 103 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 20 October 1914 Ship: HMAT Armadale A26 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 1st Australian Reserve Park Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 23 October 1918 Discharged: Sunday, 23…

Broderick, Phillip Thomas (2113)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Warrnambool, VIC Age: 18 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Monday, 1 March 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2113 view online service record Address: 103 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Johanna Broderick (mother) 103 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 17 June 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion - 6th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 13 March 1918 Discharged: Saturday,…

Brown, Abraham Lincoln (5553)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Ballarat, VIC Age: 44 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 24 April 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5553 view online service record Address: Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Sylvia Brown (wife) Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 25 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion - 15th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 8 November 1918 Discharged: Sunday, 9…

Brown, George Henry Victor (60890)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Collingwood, VIC Age: 30 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 9 May 1918 - Port Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 60890 view online service record Address: 132 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Lillian Brown (wife) 132 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 31 August 1918 Ship: HMAT Barambah A37 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 9th (Vic) Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 23 July 1919 Discharged: Thursday, 25…

Brown, Hugh Thomas (8774)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 38 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 15 January 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 8774 view online service record Address: 11 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Janet Brown (wife) 11 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 16 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Port MacQuarie A39 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Divisional ammunition Column Fate: RTA: Sunday, 22 July 1917 Discharged:…

Cameron, Francis James (2561)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 29 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 25 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2561 view online service record Address: 11 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: John Cameron (father) 11 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 25…

Carns, Sydney Ryan Cuthbert (664)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 24 years Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 7 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 664 view online service record Address: 386 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: J Carns (father) 386 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 10 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 29th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Monday, 8 April 1918 Discharged: Tuesday, 24 September 1918 Writing…

Demery, John (4687)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

Place of Birth: Wagga Wagga, NSW Age: 33 years Enlistment Details: Saturday, 22 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 4687 view online service record Address: 31 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Edith Elivine Demery (wife) 31 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 12th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 28 December 1917 Discharged:…

Dunne, Charles Michael (61386)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

Place of Birth: New York, USA Age: 25 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 19 February 1918 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 61386 view online service record Address: c/o Mrs English, 22 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Roche (sister) 1 Main Street Kilkenney, Ireland Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 31 August 1918 Ship: HMAT Barambah A37 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 11th (Vic) Reinforcements Fate: Discharged: Friday, 7 March 1919 Demobilised…

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