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People of East Melbourne
This is a list of biographies of residents of East Melbourne.
This project started to commemorate the soldiers and nurses who went to Europe to serve in World War 1. But it has grown from there to cover biographies of any and all residents of note.
Along with many of their fellow Australians people from East Melbourne flocked to enlist. Many were heroes. Many lost their lives or suffered horrific physical or mental injuries. At home family and friends worked, endured and suffered consequences that were sometimes terrible and persisted long after the war.
Major-General Michael O'Brien gave us a starting point with a list of East Melbourne people who served in WW1. He spoke to the Society in April 2013 to give us some context to the period and to help the EMHS prepare for its own commemorations of this most devastating period in our history.
Everyone can participate by gathering or documenting information:
- Photos, memorabilia and family records
- Stories in books, newspapers and on-line
- Memorial plaques in churches and public places
- War memorial, church, national and state archives
You can refine the list by applying the various filter criteria and go to a particular detailed biography by click on the title.
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HOCKING, Leighton Rowe
Leighton Rowe Hocking appears to have been the only child of his parents, Edward Rowe Hocking, a tailor, and his wife, Ada Graves, nee Little. Leighton was born on 11 May, 1895 and was 21 years and 4 months old when he enlisted at Ballarat on 13 October, 1916. He had five years o...
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HODGETTS, William Booth
William Booth Hodgetts was born on 27 may, 1895, to Booth Hodgetts and his wife, Helen Margurita, nee Strong. His mother died in 1898 and this may have been what prompted his father to emigrate to Australia. He must have married again, because William had two half sisters, Lilian...
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HODGSON, James Percy
James Percy Hodgson was born in Clifton Hill in 1897 to Joseph Hodgson (an engineer) and Alice Hodgson (nee Lyman). There were 3 brothers, one (Joseph Lyman) who also enlisted for WWI, and 2 sisters. James was working as a junior carpet salesman when he enlisted, aged 18 years on...
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HODGSON, Joseph Lyman
Joseph Lyman Hodgson was born in Fitzroy in 1893 to Joseph Hodgson (an engineer) and Alice Hodgson (nee Lyman). There were 3 brothers, one (James Percy) who also enlisted for WWI, and 2 sisters. Joseph was working as a telegraphist assistant when he enlisted on 6 May, 1915, aged...
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HOLDEN, Edwin
Edwin Holden was born in Darwen, Lancashire, England, but in 1915 was living at 116 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. He was at that time, 27 years old, single and working as a Meat Inspector, the trade to which he would return after the war. He enlisted on 19 November, 1915, an...
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HOLMES, Francis Samuel
Francis Samuel Holmes was the fourth of eight children born to Samuel Lambert Holmes, a bootmaker, and Frances Spencer. He was born at Steglitz or Stiglitz, outside Geeelong. When he enlisted on 3 August, 1915, he was nineteen years old and living with his father at 60 Jolimont R...
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HOLMES, Leonard Spencer
Leonard Spencer Holmes was one of the eight children of Samuel Lambert Holmes and his wife, Frances nee Spencer. He was born in Ballarat, but enlisted at Geelong on 20 October 1916, following the lead of his elder brother Francis Samuel Holmes. Both young men were bootmakers, fol...
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HONEYBONE, Charles
Charles Honeybone enlisted on 16 July,1915, and was accepted into the army on 3 August, 1915. There were probably two reasons for this slight delay: he was under age,18 and 10 months old, and his father, William Honeybone, had to write a letter to the army authorities giving perm...
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HONMAN, Andrew Victor
Andrew Victor Honman was born in Williamstown on 26 February 1891 to Dr. Andrew Holman and Wilhemina Clara Mahlenbach. His father Andrew was born in St Andrew's, Scotland where he studied medicine, then worked in Egypt in 1880 assisting with the management of an epidemic of chole...
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HONYBUN, Anthony Garvis
Anthony Honybun was the fourth child of the twelve children of William and Kate Honybun, and was their third son. He was born in Shepherd's Bush, London on 4 March 1894. The family emigrated to Melbourne in 1910, settling in Balwyn. Anthony enlisted on 17 August 1914, only a few...
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HOPE, Alfred Thomas
Alfred Thomas Hope was the son of Thomas Ebenezar Hope and his wife Elizabeth Agnes, nee Dowker.He was 19 years and 11 months old when he enlisted on 20 August, 1914, a storeman by occupation. He was tall for this time, 5'10", with a dark complexion, brown eyes and dark brown hai...
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HORNE, Alfred Meakin
Alfred Meakins Horne was born in April, 1881, at Torcester, Northhamptonshire, England. He was one of six children born to William Charzles Horne and his wifer Eliza, nee Meakins. She may well have been related to the famous Meakins Pottery family. In 1891, Alfred was living at W...
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HORNSEY, Ruby Millie
Ruby Millie Hornsey Ruby Millie Hornsey (1885–1969) is commemorated on the honour board of Great War nurses who were parishioners at St Peter’s Church Eastern Hill East Melbourne. A Tasmanian, she trained at Launceston General Hospital and enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing...
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HOUSTON, Peter Calder Bryce
Peter Calder Bryce Houston was the son of William Houston (1838-1895) and his wife, Agnes Sarah Bryce (1844-1900). When he enlisted on 4 July, 1914, Peter Houston was a month away from his thirtieth birthday and married to Lavinia Elizabeth Mills.They had met and married in Brisb...
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HOYES, Ormond James
Ormond James Hoyes enlisted on 18 August, 1914 and was attached to the 6th Battalion, H company. He was 28 years and 3 months old, a clerk by occupation, married in 1913 to Mabel, nee Brigham, and living at 6 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. The 6th Battalion soldiers, along wi...
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HUGHES, Wilfrid Selwyn Kent
Wilfrid Kent Hughes, known as Billy, was born in East Melbourne on 12 June 1895. Members of his extended family had achieved, or would later achieve, some prominence in various aspects of public life. He attended Trinity Grammar School in Kew till he was aged 13, at which point h...
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HUMMERSTON, Reginald Arthur
Reginald Arthur Hummerston was born on 7 August 1888 in Waverley, New South Wales, the son of Sophia, nee Wilson and Arthur Hummerston. He was baptised at St. Matthias Anglican Church, Centennial Park, NSW, and became the eldest of four brothers, Albert, Stanley and Cecil. He mar...
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HUMPHREYS, Alfred Ernest
Alf Humphreys was born in Greenoch, Scotland and emigrated with his parents to Australia. The Humphreys had seven children, of whom two boys stayed behind. In 1914 when he enlisted, he was living with his mother and sister, Annie in Simpson Street, East Melbourne and working as a...
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HUNT, Matthew Francis
Matthew was the son of Albert and Anne Hunt and was born c.1892. In about 1905 the family moved to 42 Grey Street, East Melbourne, when its original owner, James Peel Browne died the same year as his son, also James Peel Brown, leaving the son's wife, Catherine as the beneficiary...
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HUSSEY, William Richard
William Hussey was born on 3 July, 1895 at Strathmerton. He spent 3 years as a cadet whilst at school. On 16 September, 1915 he enlisted with the AIF at Broadmedows, however was discharged 3 days later as medically unfit - bunions. On 1 July, 1917 he renlisted again aged 23 years...
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HUTCHISON, George
George Hutchison enlisted on 19 June, 1916. He was a married man, having wed Elizabeth May Lott, known as May, in 1916. He gave their address on his enlistment form as 131 Powlett St., East Melbourne. Their son, Darken Charles Hutchison was born the following year in 1917, while...
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HYLAND, Francis William
Frank Hyland was onle a boy when he joined up, eighteen years and five months old. He was a junior telephone mechanic, in training with the Electrical Engineers Branch of the PMG, and living at 18 Berry St., East Melbourne. In the immediate post-war years, he came back there, liv...
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IPSEN, Carl Frederick Hendrik
Carl Frederick Hendrik Ipsen was the son of Danish born Carl Hendrik Ipsen and English born Bessie Jemima, nee Westmore. He was born in Abbotsford in 1892. He enlisted at Melbourne on 16 February 1916. On his attestation papers he gave his occupation as School Teacher (private),...
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JACK, Robert Duncan
Killed in action at Armentieres in 1916. Robert Duncan Jack was the son of Robert Hunter and Julia Jack. He was born in Caulfield in 1893. When he enlisted on 31 March 1915 he gave his occupation as jeweller and stated that he had served a five year apprenticeship with A Macrow &...