ADD: Stokes Street – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Sandridge Marine Lodge Honour Board

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenarySeptember 10, 2019

The Sandridge Marine Lodge established their Freemasons' Hall in Stokes Street in 1858 and remained there until just before the outbreak of the Great War. In July 1914 they sold their Masonic Hall to Swallow and Ariell Pty Ltd. It made perfect sense for the biscuit company to acquire a neighbouring building for their ongoing business needs. The Freemasons had…

Amy, Edward John (1057)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 6 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1057 view online service record Address: 181 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: George Alexander Amy (father) 181 Stokes 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, 17 March 1919 Discharged: Sunday,…

Amy, George Alexander (5785)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 43 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 24 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5785 view online service record Address: 181 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Louise Chapman Amy (wife) 181 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 4 May 1916 Ship: HMAT Port Lincoln A17 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion - 18th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday,…

Anderson, Frederick (5028)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: Ballarat, VIC Age: 21 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 8 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5028 view online service record Address: 120 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alfred Anderson (father) 120 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 1 April 1914 Ship: HMAT Suffolk A23 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 16th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 16 March 1918 Discharged: Saturday,…

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…

Baker, Henry Charles (911/5142)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Launceston, TAS Enlistment Details: Monday, 17 August 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 911/5142 view online service record Address: 149 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Isabel Baker (mother) 133 Rosnan Street West Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 October 1914 Ship: HMAT Hororata A20 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Sunday, 25 November 1917 Discharged: Saturday, 27 July 1918

Beckman, Charles Robert (6767)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Richmond, VIC Age: 25 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 8 August 1917 - Port Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 6767 view online service record Address: 95 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Rebecca Margaret Beckman (wife) 95 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 21 November 1917 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion - 20th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 8…

Brook, Ernest (3032)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 12 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3032 view online service record Address: 101 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Frederick Brook (father) 101 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 10 March…

Brook, Frederick Charles (7444)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 29 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 22 May 1917 - Mildura, VIC Service Number: 7444 view online service record Address: c/o Post Office Mildura, VIC Next of Kin: Lilian Christina Brook (wife) 15 Napier Street Essendon, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 4 August 1917 Ship: HMAT Themistocles A32 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion - 25th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 22 September 1919 Discharged:…

Brook, Horace Leslie (20378)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 25 years Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 15 May 1917 - Fitzroy Service Number: 20378 view online service record Address: 101 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Annie Elizabeth Brook (wife) 101 Stokes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 21 November 1917 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: Field Companies Engineers - Sept 1917 Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 4 July 1919 Discharged:…

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