EMB: September 1916 – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Ashwood, John Francis (1781)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~AAugust 30, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 36 years Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 11 April 1916 - Sydney, NSW Service Number: 1781 view online service record Address: Southern Hotel, George Street Sydney, NSW Next of Kin: Elizabeth Maud Ashwood (wife) Wade Street Coolamon, NSW Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 4 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Port Sydney A15 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 35th Infantry Battalion - 1st Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 16 December 1917 Discharged: Saturday,…

Batty, James (26676)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 18 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 1 May 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 26676 view online service record Address: 186 Dow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: James Batty (father) 186 Dow Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 7 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Port Sydney A15 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 8th Field Artillery Brigade - 3rd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 8…

Boland, Francis William (2372)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Narrandera, NSW Age: 18 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 22 June 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2372 view online service record Address: 3 Peckville Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Margaret Elizabeth Behne (mother) 3 Peckville Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 25 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 57th Infantry Battalion - 5th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday, 27 September 1917 Discharged:…

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…

Burge, Joseph (5561)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Lytton, QLD Age: 35 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 22 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5561 view online service record Address: 108 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alice Burge (wife) 108 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 25 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 15th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 5 March 1919 Discharged:…

Caldwell, John Keane Alexander (6387)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Adelaide, SA Age: 22 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 20 April 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 6387 view online service record Address: 154 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Sarah Caldwell (mother) 161 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 11 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion - 20th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 22 August 1919 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…

Campbell, Frederick Charles (5565)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Middlesex, England Age: 40 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 22 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5565 view online service record Address: 59 Beach Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Sissie Campbell (wife) 59 Beach Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 25 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 15th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 22 July 1917 Discharged:…

Carlsson, Oscar (2394)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Alfsborg, Sweden Age: 27 years Enlistment Details: Monday, 27 March 1916 - Geelong, VIC Service Number: 2394 view online service record Address: Carlisle River via Colac, VIC Next of Kin: Lina Carlsson (mother) Wenersborg, Sweden Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 25 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion - 5th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 5 November 1917 Discharged: Tuesday, 5 February 1918 NOK at…

Chaffey, James Henry (5567)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Geelong, VIC Age: 21 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 2 May 1916 - Brunswick, VIC Service Number: 5567 view online service record Address: 273 Esplanade East Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Chaffey (wife) 273 Esplanade East Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 25 September 1916 Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 15th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 24 October 1917 Discharged:…

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