POW – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

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:…

Curnow, Charles Thomas (3283)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 25 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 17 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3283 view online service record Address: 44 Spring Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Bertha E Curnow (wife) 44 Spring Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 11 October 1915 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion - 11th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 2…

Full, Frederick Samuel (3169)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~FAugust 25, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3169 view online service record Address: 4 Alfred Street South Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Louisa Garbett (aunt) 4 Alfred Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 16 October 1915 Ship: HMAT Port Lincoln A17 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion - 10th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday, 10…

Grant, William Joseph (685)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~GAugust 24, 2014

Place of Birth: Newport, VIC Age: 21 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 685 view online service record Address: 60 Station Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: John Stewart Grant (father) 60 Station Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Monday, 31 March 1919 Discharged: Saturday, 13…

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…

Johnson, John Joseph (4224)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~JAugust 21, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 18 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 8 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 4224 view online service record Address: 34 Spry Street Broadmeadows, VIC Next of Kin: L Boswood (mother) 23 Lynch Street Carlton, VIC Date: Wednesday, 29 December 1915 Ship: HMAT Demosthenes A64 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion - 13th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 4 July 1919 Discharged: Friday, 17…

McGown, John

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~MAugust 18, 2014

One of four sons of Mr & Mrs John McGown of 136 Graham Street to enlist. He was born in Port Melbourne and as a boy he attended Nott Street School. He was a POW in Turkey. Brothers: Norman George McGown,Frederick William McGown and James McGown Brother-in-Law: William George Street (3259) 1917 'ITEMS OF NEWS.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914…

Sharp, James (554)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 24 years Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 8 February 1916 - Perth, WA Service Number: 554 view online service record Address: 219 Railway Parade Maylands, WA Next of Kin: William Alfred Sharp (father) c/o Royal Standard Hotel, Brisbane Street Perth, WA Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 6 June 1916 Ship: HMAT Suevic A29 Port: Fremantle, WA Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Saturday, 21 June 1919 Discharged: Thursday, 18…

Simmons, Albert Ernest (5487)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014

Place of Birth: Richmond, VIC Age: 20 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 7 February 1916 - Leongatha, VIC Service Number: 5487 view online service record Address: 40 Whitehall Street Footscray, VIC Next of Kin: Alice Singer (mother) 40 Whitehall Street Footscray, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916 …

Willis, Herbert Percival (6916A)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014

Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 18 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 21 July 1917 - Port Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 6916A view online service record Address: 29 Mollison Street Abbotsford, VIC Next of Kin: Albert Willis (father) 29 Mollison Street Abbotsford, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 21 November 1917 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion - 20th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 18 January 1919 Discharged:…

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