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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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REES, Rowland John Patton
brother
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REES, Sydney Bagot
brother
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REESE, John Howard
Subjects WW1 Family name REESE Given names John Howard Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 10 Brunswick Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 3411 Rank Dvr Military units 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
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REEVE, Henry William
Henry William Reeve was born in East Melbourne in 1876, but appears to have had no further contact with the suburb. When he enlisted on 10 August, 1915, he was living with his wife, Lily G Reeve at Castlemaine St. ,Yarraville , and working as a labourer. He was then thirty eight...
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REID, Cyril Lindsay
Killed in action 25 April-2 May 1915 Gallipoli
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REILLY, Harold
Subjects WW1 Family name REILLY Given names Harold Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Merton Powlett Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 6112 Rank Cpl Military units 7th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
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REILLY, William Leslie
Subjects WW1 Family name REILLY Given names William Leslie Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 102 Powlett Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 13483 Rank Dvr Military units 5th Motor Transport Company
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REYNOLDS, Raymond Gifford
Raymond Gifford Reynolds was born in Bendigo in 1895. He was the son of Harry Thomas and Jessie Reynolds. On his enlistment papers dated 19 August 1914 he stated that he was a draper and that he been an apprentice with Myers in Bendigo for three years. He gave his mother as his n...
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RICHMOND, Albert James
Subjects WW1 Family name RICHMOND Given names Albert James Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 64 Clarendon Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 445 Rank Pte Military units Australian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 2
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RILEY, Edwin
Edwin Riley was born in East Melbourne in July 1898. When he enlisted on 19 October, 1916, he was 28 years old, married to Lilian Ida Riley and livng at 16 Harmsworth St., Collingwood, Victoria. He had previous military experience in 1911, serving with the Australian Field Artile...
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RIORDAN, Keith
Subjects WW1 Family name RIORDAN Given names Keith Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 25 Hotham Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 13079 Rank Lcpl Military units Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Company 1, Section 2
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RIPPINGALE, Jack Parker
Jack Parker Rippingale was a Driver with the 13th Reinforcements, 8th Light Horse. He was born at Malvern, Victoria, the son of John Parker Rippingale and Janet Jacks. A nurseryman by trade, he enlisted on 29 September, 1915 and was called up on 6 October 1915. Aged 23, he embark...
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RIXON, George
Subjects WW1 Family name RIXON Given names George Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 48 George Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 3663 Rank Pte Military units 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8
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ROBERTS, Annie Florence
Annie Florence Roberts (1879–1958) Introduction Annie Florence Roberts was born to John and Emma Roberts in Maryborough. She trained as a nurse at the Ballarat District Hospital then undertook additional training in infectious diseases at Fairfield in Melbourne. By the time she e...
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ROBERTS, Harrie
Subjects WW1 Family name ROBERTS Given names Harrie Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Carvally corner of Powlett and George Streets , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 301 Rank Pte Military units Army Medical Corps - Hospital...
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ROBERTS, Margaret Dorothy
Margaret Roberts’ life was a remarkable one by any measure. Born in a Welsh workhouse, deemed too delicate for domestic service or hard work, she blossomed in body and mind and trained as a nurse in London. Her nursing career took her twice across the world from England to Austra...
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ROBERTSON, Duncan Glenerochie
Duncan Glenerochie Robertson (youngest child) was born in 1883 to Robert Robertson (Robertson & Sons Jewellers, Little Collins Street West) and Clara Jane Robertson (nee Low). The family resided at 'Archdale', George Street, Fitzroy. Both parents died in 1887. It is unknown who c...
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ROBERTSON, Gertrude Muriel Norton
The life of Gertrude Muriel Norton Robertson encapsulates in many ways the development of Victoria as colony and state, and its ongoing links with the British Empire. Early colonial Melbourne, medical practice in the colony, its involvement in the Boer War, and pioneering veterin...
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ROBERTSON, William
Killed in action 19 July 1916 Fromelles
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ROBINSON, Alexander Harold
Enlisted aged 25 years and 10 Months on the 27 March 1915 to join the 24th Battalion at Broadmeadows. Married to Isobel and was a railway employee, being 6 feet and 1 1/2 inches tall and living at 153 Wellington Parade, East Mebourne. Embarked for Egypt per HMAS "EURIPIDEA" on 8...
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ROBINSON, Lawrence John
Subjects WW1 Family name ROBINSON Given names Lawrence John Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 121 George Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 651 Rank Pte Military units Machine Gun Company 15, Reinforcement 11
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ROBSON, George Cranstown
Subjects WW1 Family name ROBSON Given names George Cranstown Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 20 Lansdowne Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 1169 Rank Lcpl Military units 7th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
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ROCHE, James
Died of illness 24 March 1918
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ROCHE, Terence
Subjects WW1 Family name ROCHE Given names Terence Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 47 Hotham Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 2781 Rank Pte Military units 45th Battalion