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Nelson, Arthur Warren (5961)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~NAugust 17, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 18 January 1915 - Oaklands, SA Service Number: 5961            view online service record Address: 47 Magill Road St Peters, SA Next of Kin: Thomas A Nelson (father) 47 Magill Road St Peters, SA Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 26 May 1915 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Adelaide, SA Unit: 4th Light Horse Brigade Train Fate: RTA: Saturday, 5 April…

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Reid, William Herbert Verner (1177)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 25 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 30 July 1915 - Adelaide, SA Service Number: 1177            view online service record Address: Adelaide, SA Next of Kin: Mary Reid (wife) address unknown, separated Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 9 June 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Adelaide, SA Unit: 43rd Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Thursday, 25 September 1919 Discharged: Monday, 10 November 1919

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Robison, Norham (11893)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 35 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 25 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 11893            view online service record Address: 113 Ingles Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Sarah Anne Robison (mother) 113 Ingles Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 5 June 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 3rd Divisional Supply Column - Mechanical Support Fate: RTA: Monday,…

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Seuling, Philip Augustus (2505)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Keilor, VIC Age: 49 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 22 November 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2505            view online service record Address: 12 Swallow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Watson Seuling (mother) 12 Swallow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 5 January 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 1st Remount Unit - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 18 October…

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Smith, David William Ferguson (11909)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 28 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 10 April 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 11909            view online service record Address: 7 Effingham Road Newport, VIC Next of Kin: Robert Smith (father) 7 Effingham Road Newport, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 5 June 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 3rd Divisional Supply Column - Mechanical Transport Fate: RTA: Thursday, 25 September 1919 Discharged:…

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Strachan, Lyall Grenville (5192)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 23 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 27 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5192            view online service record Address: 39 Gourlay Street Balaclava, VIC Next of Kin: John Lyall Strachan (father) 39 Gourlay Street Balaclava, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 5 January 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 1st Divisional Signal Company - No 1 Section Fate: RTA: Sunday, 21…

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Straker, Albert Edward (978)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Kingston-upon-Hull, England Age: 38 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 6 November 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 978 view online service record Address: 399 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Frederick Straker (father) Holderness Road Hull, England Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 22 May 1915 Ship:…

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Thornton, Archibald Gray (4320)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 26 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 28 August 1915 - Claremont, TAS Service Number: 4320            view online service record Address: 42 Chaucer Street Moonee Ponds, VIC Next of Kin: Julia Gray Thornton (mother) 42 Chaucer Street Moonee Ponds, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 5 January 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion - 13th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 21…

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Tickell, Percy Edmund (10638)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 29 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Thursday, 15 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 10638            view online service record Address: Belar Avenue Mildura, VIC Next of Kin: Christina Macgregor Tickell (wife) Walnut Avenue Mildura, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 5 January 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 1st Divisional Ammunition Column - 13th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 12 May 1919 Discharged: Thursday,…

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West, William Nelson (10612)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 18 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 6 October 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 10612            view online service record Address: 38 Zetland Road Mont Albert, VIC Next of Kin: William Nelson West (father) 38 Zetland Road Mont Albert, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 5 January 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade - 13th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Thursday,…

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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.