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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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VOCE, Edward Stanley
Edward Stanley (known as Stanley) Voce was born in Salisbury, England on 5 July 1890. He was the younger of the two sons of Edward Voce and his wife, Charlotte Eliza. The family arrived in Australia in September 1913 aboard the Commonwealth. By the time he enlisted on 30 May 1918...
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WADE, Edmund Thomas
Subjects WW1 Family name WADE Given names Edmund Thomas Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 23 Victoria Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 872 Rank Pte Military units 14th Light Horse Regiment
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WAIGHT, George William
Subjects WW1 Family name WAIGHT Given names George William Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 198 Albert Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 2030 Rank Ssgt Military units 8th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
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WALLACE, Wm Henry
Subjects WW1 Family name WALLACE Given names Wm Henry Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Chillingham George Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 538 Rank Pte Military units 24th Battalion, B Company
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WALLER, Louisa
Louisa Waller was born in Benalla, Victoria on 29 January 1887, the daughter of local storekeeper Charles Richard Waller (c1856-1932) and his wife Jane Matthews (1859-1936). She was the fourth of the couple’s fourteen children. Perhaps it was the death of several siblings as infa...
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WALLER, Walter Rupert
Brother of Louisa
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WALLER, William James
MID
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WALTERS, Alfred Tasman
Subjects WW1 Family name WALTERS Given names Alfred Tasman Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 110 Powlett Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 11941 Rank Dvr Military units Supply Column 3, Army Service Corps 26
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WALTERS, Leonard Thomas Willis
Leonard Thomas Willis Walters was born in 1890 at East Melbourne, Victoria. The 1892 Sands & McDougall Post Office Directories gave the family’s address as 123 [now 476] Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. He was confirmed on 15 July 1903 at St Peter’s, Eastern Hill. He was the elde...
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WARD, Sidney Eric Richard
Subjects WW1 Family name WARD Given names Sidney Eric Richard Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 449 Victoria Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 557 Rank Pte Military units 3rd Pioneer Battalion
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WARDEN, Reginald George
Subjects WW1 Family name WARDEN Given names Reginald George Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 46 Rank Pte Military units Australian Ordnance Corps (Inspector Ordnance Machinery Section)
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WARNOCK, Frederick Charles
Frederick Charles Warnock was born in St.Kilda on 24 August, 189o to Frederick and Alice Warnock (nee Andersen). At the time of his enlistment in April 1915, Frederick was working at the Union of Australia Bank in Yarram Yarram, Gippsland, and his mother who was next of kin was l...
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WATSON, Eileen Marriott
Eileen Marriott Watson was the youngest of the five daughters and one son born to the Reverend James Marriott Watson (1842-1903) and his wife Marianna (nee Dunning) (1846-1908). James's father was the wonderfully named Brereton Rolla Ross Porter Pemberton Watson, a prominent earl...
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WATSON, John Edwin
Subjects WW1 Family name WATSON Given names John Edwin Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 151 Wellington Parade , Jolimont, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 19942 Rank Dvr Military units 8th Field Artillery Brigade
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WATSON, Leslie Gottreux
Leslie Gottreux/Gottruex Watson was born in 1898 at Casa de Maria, 123 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. He was the son of Edward J and Edith Watson. At the time of his enlistment at Moonee Ponds on 22 November 1917 he gave his occupation as warehouseman. He gave his father as his ne...
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WATT, James Erskine
Subjects WW1 Family name WATT Given names James Erskine Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 9 Wellington Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 35068 Rank Dvr Military units 12th Field Artillery Brigade
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WATTS, John David Herbert
born East Melbourne, Sportsmen's 1000, discharged in Aust
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WATTS, Stanley Keevil
(Alfred) Stanley Keevil Watts was born in 1896 in Armadale. He was the son on Walter Keevil Watts and his wife, Charlotte (Lottie) nee Watson. Charlotte died in 1902 and Walter married divorcee, Jessica Keast, nee Bowes. They moved with their children to 130 Wellington Parade, Ea...
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WEBSTER, John Laing
Subjects WW1 Family name WEBSTER Given names John Laing Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 332 Albert Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 15027 Rank Pte Military units 22nd Battalion
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WELDON, Frederick James
Subjects WW1 Family name WELDON Given names Frederick James Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 56 Grey Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 35086 Rank Gnr Military units Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 27
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WELLER, Frank Arthur
Subjects WW1 Family name WELLER Given names Frank Arthur Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 4 Jolimont Terrace , Jolimont, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 753 Rank Cpl Military units 24th Battalion
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WHAMOND, Frederick Charles
When Frederick Charles Whamond enlisted on 24 June 1915 he claimed that he was 18 years of age and born in Windsor, Victoria. In fact he was born at South Yarra on 10 July 1900 and was only 15. This unfortunately was just the beginning of a career of deceit. His mother possibly t...
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WHARTON, John Lynne
Subjects WW1 Family name WHARTON Given names John Lynne Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Cliveden Mansions 192 Wellington Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Rank Lt Military units 23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
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WHELAN, Martin Thomas
Subjects WW1 Family name WHELAN Given names Martin Thomas Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 161 Grey Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 5435 Rank Lcpl Military units 22nd Battalion