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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Nelson, Sydney George (3687)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~NAugust 17, 2014
Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW Age: 18 years Enlistment Details: Friday, 23 March 1917 - Sydney, NSW Service Number: 3687            view online service record Address: Arncliffe, NSW Next of Kin: George Nelson (father) Rising Sun Hotel, cnr Boundary & Bay Streets, Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 10 May 1917 Ship: HMAT Marathon A74 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 45th Infantry Battalion - 10th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 1 July 1919 Discharged: Saturday,…

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Page, Alfred (3636)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 31 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 19 March 1917 - Shepparton, VIC Service Number: 3636            view online service record Address: 24 James Street (?) Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: James Page (uncle) c/o Post Office Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 22 June 1917 Ship: HMAT Port Lincoln A17 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 4th Light Horse Regiment - 28th Reinforcements Fate: RTA:…

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Perso, Herbert Leslie (V63675)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 18 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 31 March 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: V63675            view online service record Address: 240 Hall Street Spotswood, VIC Next of Kin: Mrs Bessie Gibson (guardian) 240 Hall Street Spotswood, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: DNE Fate: Discharged: Friday, 29 June 1917 False attestation & AWL, actually 17 years 1 month, false NOK.

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Prophet, James (2385)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Carlton, VIC Age: 43 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 15 March 1917 - Narrandera, NSW Service Number: 2385            view online service record Address: Narrandera, NSW Next of Kin: Edward Hall (brother-in-law) 171 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 11 June 1917 Ship: HMAT Port Lincoln A17 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 12th Light Horse Regiment - 19th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 15 February 1918 Discharged: Tuesday,…

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Quayle, G M

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~QAugust 14, 2014
G M Quayle is included on a list of Port Melbourne men in the Standard who enlisted during the first three months of 1917. Quayle enlisted on 15 March 1917. Could be Gilbert Myles Quayle. 1917 'RECRUITING.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 7 April, p. 3. , viewed 21 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88368440

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Smith, Jack (737)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: London, England Age: 21 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 21 March 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 737           view online service record Address: 123 Rouse Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: H Smith (father) 123 Rouse Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 21 June 1917 Ship: HMAT Suevic A29 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 4th Machine Gun Company - 13th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Wednesday, 18 September 1918 Place:…

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Sturman, William Henry (4891)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Dunedin, New Zealand Age: 34 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 31 March 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 4891            view online service record Address: 17 Lalor Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Sarah Sturman (wife) 17 Lalor Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 21 June 1917 Ship: HMAT Suevic A29 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 29th Infantry Battalion - 13th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Monday, 26 August…

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Thompson, Walter William (1150)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014
Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 29 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 March 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1150            view online service record Address: 57 Cruikshank Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Amy Thompson (wife) 57 Cruikshank Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 4 August 1917 Ship: HMAT Themistocles A32 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: Veterinary Corps - June 1917 Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 21 April…

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Turnbull, David (37579)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 28 years Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 7 March 1917 - Collingwood, VIC Service Number: 37579            view online service record Address: 97 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: David Walter Turnbull (father) 97 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 9 November 1917 Ship: HMAT Port Sydney A15 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: Field Artillery - 30th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 6 September 1919 Discharged:…

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Watson, H

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
H Watson, a greengrocer in Port Melbourne enlisted at Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday 13 March 1917. 1917 'ELECTRIC SPARKS', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 17 March, p. 3. , viewed 21 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88366405

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