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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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835 records and collections
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STRATTON, Frederick John
Frederick John Stratton was the only child of John Angus Stratton, a carpenter, and Agnes Peet. He was born in 1890 in South Yarra. His mother died in 1911 and two years later his father remarried, to Eliabeth Florence Thompson. They also had one son, Edgar John Stratton (1914-19...
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STROM, Harold Greve
Subjects WW1 Family name STROM Given names Harold Greve Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 112 Hotham Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 10172 Rank Lt Military units 10th Field Company Engineers
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STRUTT, Charles Nettleton
Lance Corporal Charles Nettleton Strutt was born in Seotember, 1884. His father, Samuel Shippam Strutt, was a pharmacist, who lived and worked in Powlett St. East Melbourne for 35 years, then retired to St. Kilda. He married Mary Nettleton on 25/7/1883. Samual Strutt became the p...
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SULLIVAN, James Henry
Subjects WW1 Family name SULLIVAN Given names James Henry Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Jolimont, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 2942 Rank Dvr Military units 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6
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SUTTIE, Thomas
Subjects WW1 Family name SUTTIE Given names Thomas Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 24 Evelyn Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Rank 2Lt Military units No 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916)
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SWAN, Albert William
Albert William Swan was the name this soldier used when he enlisted at Perth on 24 November 1916. Over a year later, in March 1918, he made a Statutory Declaration stating that his real name was Albert William Barry. He was born in Sydney in 1891 and was the son of Albert and Let...
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SWIFTE, Frank Roydon
Subjects WW1 Family name SWIFTE Given names Frank Roydon Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Mosspenock Clarendon Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 114 Rank Lt Military units 3rd Pioneer Battalion
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SYME, Joseph Edward
Joseph Edward Syme was the son of George Alexander Syme and the grand-son of Ebenezer Syme, proprietor, with his brother David, of The Age newspaper. George was a partner in Daunt, Syme & Co., general merchants, based in Brisbane. He had married Julia Tierney and after his death...
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SYMONDS, Llewellyn Claude
Subjects WW1 Family name SYMONDS Given names Llewellyn Claude Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 14 Lansdown Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 176 Rank 2Lt Military units 7th Battalion, A Company
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Stone , John Edward
On 4 February 1915 at Wangaratta, Victoria, a man calling himself John Edward Stone signed up to join the Australian army. He described himself as born in East Melbourne, a storeman by occupation, aged 25 and eleven months and with military experience through School Cadets. He we...
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TABULO, James
James Tabulo was born in Abbotsford c.1892. When he enlisted on 26 January 1915 he gave his occupation as assistant electrical linesman. He named a friend, Mrs Howard of Terang, Victoria, as his next of kin. He was appointed to the 7th Battalion, 7th Reinforcements as a private a...
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TALBOT, Clive Richard Alton
Subjects WW1 Family name TALBOT Given names Clive Richard Alton Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 151 Powlett Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 2885 Rank Pte Military units 38th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
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TAYLOR, Robert Ralston
Subjects WW1 Family name TAYLOR Given names Robert Ralston Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 22 Evelyn Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 5203 Rank Pte Military units Light Horse Brigade Train 3
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TAYLOR, Walter James
Subjects WW1 Family name TAYLOR Given names Walter James Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 2 Liverpool Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 1631 Rank Pte Military units 14th Battalion
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TEER-HAGEN, Cyril Thomas
Cyril Thomas Teer Hagen was the eldest son of Thomas Teer Hagen and his wife, Emma Frances, nee Fisher. He was born in Nerrandera, New South Wales c.1890. His father was a bootmaker who later in life was described as a ‘gold mining expert’. When he enlisted at Melbourne on 29 Sep...
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TELFER, Percy James
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TELFORD, William MacArthur
William Telford was born in Liverpool, England and enlisted on the 16 March 1916 at 39 years and 8 months of age into the 23rd Battalion William was single, being 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 137 lbs with tattoos on both forearms and chest and was a Stevedore Williams parents w...
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THOMAS, Wilfred Speechely
born East Melbourne, MM & Bar Served also in WW2. Records have been amalgamated and WW1 record not available online. The embarkation roll shows that he embarked on 3 October 1916 on the Aeneas as a gunner with the 119 Howitzer Battery. His service number was given as 21792. He wa...
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THOMPSON, Florance William
Subjects WW1 Family name THOMPSON Given names Florance William Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 1093 Hoddle Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 5606 Rank Pte Military units 1st Division Train
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THOMPSON, Joseph
Subjects WW1 Family name THOMPSON Given names Joseph Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Military service WW1 Regimental number 973 Military units Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4
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THOMPSON, Muriel Edith Lucy
Muriel Edith Lucy Thompson (1889–1951) Introduction Muriel Edith Lucy Thompson is named on the Great War honour boards commemorating parishioners who served overseas between 1914 and 1918. Her connection with the parish was as much by family (she was related to the vicar) as by a...
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THOMPSON, Wilfred Edgar
Subjects WW1 Family name THOMPSON Given names Wilfred Edgar Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 145 Grey Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Rank Lt Military units 6th Battalion
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THOMSON, Walter Arnold
Subjects WW1 Family name THOMSON Given names Walter Arnold Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 91 Hotham Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 37° 48' 51.8688" S , 144° 59' 14.4816" E Military service WW1 Regimental number 5118 Rank Pte Military units 29th Batta...
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THORP, William Gladstone
William Gladstone Thorp was the son of Thomas Thorp and his wife, Mary nee Burton. He was born in London in 1870. At the time of his enlistment on 31 July 1915 he said he was in the boot trade and had been apprenticed to C Gillespie of Goulburn, New South Wales. He was married to...