People of East Melbourne

Leo Abramam was Jewish by birth, born in Goldingen, Latvia, part of the Russian Empire. He was the son of Philip (Feisel) Oberman and his wife, Rachel Chauka Greenblat and brother to Sara, Maxim and Jacob. The family arrived from Russia on board the Koningen Louise on 13 December...

William Francis Acton was a salesman at Paterson, Lang and Bruce, the firm of future Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce. The firm guaranteed him employment on his return from war service. He was 20 years and 10 months old when he enlisted on 19 July 1915 and taken on strength...

Ernest Adam was trained as a dentist, but was not working at the time he enlisted on October 30, 1917, giving his occupation as 'previously a dentist'. He was then 36 years old, married to Beatrice Mayflower Adam and living at 115 George St., East Melbourne. He had had previous m...

The Ainslie family were natives of Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland. [1] The family was made up of Margaret (nee Brodie), her husband James, and if the passenger list is to be believed, five children, although only four have been identified: Archibald, James Brodie, Anne Brodie...

Harry Allday was 26 years and 2 months old when he enlisted on 25/11/1916. By profession, he was a clerk, with his next of kin his mother, Mrs. Amelia Allday of 1031 Punt Rd. East Melbourne, later of Pleasant Rd. , Geelong. His wife was then living at 1 Pleasant Rd., Newtown, but...

Clarence Ambrose was born in Woolich (probably misprint of Woolwich) NSW, but was living with his mother, Mrs. Nellie Ferrier Ambrose, at Simpson St, East Melbourne when he enlisted on 20/1/1916. According to his enlistment record, he was eighteen years old and had done 4 years o...

Herbert Lawrence Ames joined the 1st AIF on 8 July, 1915. He was nineteen years' old, 5'8", with blond hair and a fair complexion. He was a bootmaker by trade, and had been apprenticed to Lavlon Austin, J.C., of Abbotsford, but probably at the time of enlistment, was working at t...

James Amphlett described himself on his enlistment document as a transport worker, and on another, later, document as an ironpress worker. He enlisted on 13/1/1915. At the time, he had previous experience in the Citizens' Military Forces and was still serving. He was 20 years old...

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ANDERSON, Clifford Harry

Clifford Harry Anderson was born in March 1882 He enlisted in the AIF at Broadmeadows on 21 September 1914, Service number 985. He was allocated to the 2nd Field Artillery 4th Battery. On enlistment he was 32 years old, single, C of E, and listed his profession as Insurance Broke...

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ANDERSON, Edward Handfield

Killed in action 20 July, 1916, at Fromelles Edward Handfield Anderson attended Melbourne Grammar School from 1901-1903. He was an active student, on the Rifle team and First XVIII. He became First Honorary Secretary of the Old Melburnians' Football Team and was employed by the N...

Harold was born in Halifax Nova Scotia on the 13 November 1881. He enlisted in Melbourne on 6 December 1917 as a private. He was allocated to the 57 Battalion, 10th reinforcements. On enlistment he lists his occupation as a 'rubber worker', he is 36 years old, 5'8'' tall, and mar...

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ANDERSON, Wilbur Struan

Wilbur Anderson was just one month off 25 years old when he enlisted on 1 March, 1916. He had been educated at South Melbourne College, then Scotch College, East Melbourne, before attaining at Bachelor of Laws at the University of Melbourne. When he enlisted, he was a Barrister a...

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ANDERSON, William Hopton

William Hopton Anderson was a professional soldier. He had served three years in the Voluntary Service Cadets while at Melbourne Grammar School, and, on finiishing his Senior Public Exams in 1910 with outstanding results, including an exhibition in Greek and Latin, he was immedia...

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ANDREW, Basil John

Basil John Andrew was born in East Melbourne and went to school at Scotch College, Launceston. While at school, he trained with both the Junior and Senior Cadets and went on to the Citizen Military Forces. At the time he enlisted, he had completed nearly three years at the Milita...

Clement Serle Andrew enlisted on 8 June, 1917. He was then just over 31 years old, a clerk, living at home with his father at 90 Vale Street, East Melbourne. He was sent to the Australian Flying Corps at Laverton, Victoria, where he was enrolled as a 2nd Class Air Mechanic. On 30...

F. Joseph Andrew, as he signed himself, was just over twenty when he enlisted on 5 October, 1915. He was then a commercial traveller, unmarried, and gave his father, F.J. Andrew, living in Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, as his next of kin. His father, Frederick John Andrew, w...

Arthur Angrave was only eighteen when he first enlisted on 10 February, 1916, to serve in the AIF. He trained for three months and was given the rank of Lance Corporal on 10 May, before being discharged as medically unfit, with a chronic cough, on 15 May. Ill-health was to plague...

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ARLIDGE, George William

George Arlidge was born at Cumberland in Sydney on the 7 May 1887 to Edward Lewis Arlidge and his wife, Goergina. He enlisted at Moore Park depot in Sydney on the 7 April 1916. He was 30 years old and listed as an Ironworker. He had married Jane Charlotte Clark, born in Richmond,...

Abel Armstrong was a young married man, aged 27 years, with blond hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion and a height of 5'4". He lived with his wife, Vera Margaret, in Berry St., East Melbourne and was a labourer. After training at Broadmeadows, the 14 Battalion embarked at Melbourn...

Frank Avision was born in Western Australia, but was living at 15 Simpson St. East Melbourne when he enlisted on 8 January, 1917. he was 23 years old, single and gave as his next of kin, his cousin, Miss E. Ison, of Annendale NSW. He gave his occulation as a clerk , but it was no...

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AYERS, Edward Woodzell

Edward Ayers was one of the very early volunteers to fight in the Great War, enlisting on 20 August 1914. He was 26 years old, English by birth, with his next of kin, his mother, living in Balham, London. He had had previous military experience, serving four years with the 25th C...

Albert Baigent was 27 years old, single and a bricklayer when he enlisted at Bendigo on 26 November 1916. He was attached to the 37th Battalion, 6 Reinforcements, who were despatched almost immediately to England on the 'Medic', leaving on 16 December. They disembarked at Plymout...

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BAKER, Harold Arthur

Harold was born in 1897 in the small Victoria town of Kurting. His father was a school teacher. He enlisted on 15 January 1916 at Melbourne; he was 18 year old, 5'7'' and working as a clerk. His service record is sparse and indicated he spent most of war in France. He was wounded...

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BALME, Gerald Archibald

Gerald Archibald Balme was born in St. Kilda, Victoria, and went to school at Brighton Grammar. He was recruited from school to the St Kilda Football Club, playing for St Kilda from 1902-06, before moving to Perth, Western Australia. In 1907, he was playing as Captain of the West...