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Hands, Cedric George

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014
Place of Birth: Geelong, VIC Date of Birth: 29 September 1894 Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 6 August 1914 Address: 9 Church Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mrs Simmons (mother) 222 Rouse Street Port Melbourne, VIC Fate:  Discharged In 1915 Cedric was on HMAS Protector one of the first ships into the Cocos Is after the sinking of the Emden.…

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Hickey, W

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014
W Hickey is included in a list in the Standard newspaper of members of the Port Melbourne branch of the Australian Natives Association (ANA) who had enlisted during the first year of the war. 1915 'NATIVES FOR THE FRONT.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 7 August, p. 1. , viewed 30 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91165271

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Hill, William Arthur (159)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 25 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 16 September 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 159            view online service record Address: 1 Swallow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: S Hill (sister) 1 Swallow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 22 September 1914 Ship: HMAT Geelong A2 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 3rd Field Company Engineers Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 3 December 1918 Discharged: Friday,…

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Horner, W L

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014
W L Horner is included in a list in the Standard newspaper of members of the Port Melbourne branch of the Australian Natives Association (ANA) who had enlisted during the first year of the war. 1915 'NATIVES FOR THE FRONT.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 7 August, p. 1. , viewed 30 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91165271

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Howlett, William Thomas (1550)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 29 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 17 August 1914 - Victoria Barracks, VIC Service Number: 1550            view online service record Address: 36 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alice E Howlett (wife) 36 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 20 November 1914 Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade - Brigade Ammunition…

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Jefferys, George Henderson (1367)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~JAugust 21, 2014
Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 29 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 4 November 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1367           view online service record Address: 114 Derham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Emily Allan (sister) 114 Derham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 2 February 1915 Ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray A46 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 5 March…

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Jefferys, William Joseph (3846)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~JAugust 21, 2014
Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 30 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 13 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3846            view online service record Address: Derham Street (opposite Cricket Ground) Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Elizabeth Allen (sister) Derham Street (opposite Cricket Ground) Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 8 February 1916 Ship: HMAT Warilda A69 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion - 9th…

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King, David (1096)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~KAugust 20, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Thursday, 1 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1096            view online service record Address: 59 Derham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Donald King (brother) 59 Derham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Beltana A72 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 30th Infantry Battalion Fate: KIA: Thursday, 20 July 1916 Place: France Worked in…

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Lester, J

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~LAugust 19, 2014
J Lester is included in a list in the Standard newspaper of members of the Port Melbourne branch of the Australian Natives Association (ANA) who had enlisted during the first year of the war. 1915 'NATIVES FOR THE FRONT.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 7 August, p. 1. , viewed 30 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91165271

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McPherson, Duncan (4565)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~MAugust 18, 2014
Place of Birth: Geelong, VIC Age: 42 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 23 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 4565            view online service record Address: 47 Heath Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Oswald Suffolk (daughter) 47 Heath Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 16 December 1916 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion - 14th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Wednesday, 19 or…

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and work, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.