WW1

Albert Clifford Banbury was born in East Melbourne on 17 July, 1890, but enlisted at Portville, Tasmania, giving as his address the West Coast Hotel, Hobart. He gave his occupation as 'labourer'. He was attached to the Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 9. They embarked at Hobart...

Frederick Banbury was 30 years and 8 months old when he enlisted on 30 September 1916. He was a salesman, English by birth, with his next of kin his mother, Mrs. Annie Boscastle, of 'Aden', Lymington Parade, Torquay, England. His permanent address was 90 Powlett St, East Melbourn...

James Banks was 22 when he enlisted and gave his occupation as a motor body builder, having completed a four year apprenticeship with A.G. Hampstead of Elsternwick. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Mary Banks of 15 Albert St., East Melbourne, but he himself was living at 9 Du...

William BANNAN born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in August 1887. William served in the 6th Scottish Regiment C Compay for four years before migrating to Australia. William passed his medical to join the Australian Army at Wonthaggi on the 8th September 1915 and enlisted in the AIF in...

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BANNISTER, Alfred James

Alfred was born at Swan Hill on 15 June 1892. His father George fathered six sons and two daughters. Little is know of his childhood but he was in Melbourne in 1913 when he was listed on the Electoral Roll living in South Melbourne. He enlisted on 12 July 1915 at Melbourne as a p...

John James Bannister was born at Swan Hill in Victoria in May 1893. His father, George, fathered 8 children, six sons and two daughters. John was his second son and the brother of Alfred Bannister who is also listed in these profiles. Little is know of his childhood. He enlisted...

Albert Barber was the older brother of Henry Barber and enlisted some three months after his younger sibling. Like Henry, he had done some military training, two years with Senor Cadets, three years in the CMF and was serving with the Australian Medical Corps. He had attempted to...

Henry Victor Barber was nineteen years and nine months old when he enlisted in Richmond, Victoria, on 29 August 1916. He was the son of Jessie and James Barber, of 5 Albert St., East Melbourne and his elder brother, Albert, followed him into the AIF only three months later. It wa...

Aubrey Vernon Barns was the son of Joseph Steven Barns, a salesman, and his wife, Isabella Campbell Barns. At the time he enlisted on 17 October, 1915, Aubrey was loving with his parents at 45 Gipps Street, East Melbourne, and working as a civil servant. He had had 2 years traini...

One of the mysteries of Charles Gordon Barrie's life is where exactly he lived. His address was certainly 122 Victoria Street, where he lived with his father, Thomas Barrie, but was the suburb East Brunswick, which he wrote on his Attestation paper, or North Melbourne, on part of...

Frank Barrow enlisted on 5 April, 1917. He was 27 years' old, an electrician and married to Eleanor Jessie Sanders, with whom he was to have one child. His parents, Frank Herbert Barrow and Henrietta Penfold Barrow, were East Melbourne residents, living at 19 Lansdowne St., East...

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BARRY, Archibald John

Archibald Barry was born at Richmond on 30 September 1879. He enlisted at Melbourne on 21 May 1917. He was 37 years old, 5'7'', and listed his occupation as Manager. He had married Ethel May Bell in 1906. He was allocated to the 58th Batt 9th reinforcements. He spent several week...

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BARRY, George

The tragedy in this story is not just the death of a fit 29 year old man, only one week after he had reached the front, but also of the family he left behind. George Barry was a false name, one adopted by Morgan Augustine John Fay, who enlisted on 15 November, 1917. He was a cler...

Frederick Nuel Bascombe enlisted on 13 March, 1916, nominating his father, Herbert Bascombe, then living at 50 Gipps St. East Melbourne, as his next of kin. He was at the time serving a five year jewellery apprenticeship at Joseph Lawrence Proprietory Limited in Melbourne. He had...

Cecil Bateman was a motor engineer, living at 111 Hotham St., East Melbourne, and was one of the earliest men to volunteer, enlisting on 19 August, 1914, immediately war was declared. He had some training, three years in the College Cadets at school and some at Broadmeadows, Vict...

James Batteson is present on the enlistment records, but appears not to have a service record. All that is recorded is that he was aged 41, a labourer, living in Punt Rd. East Melbourne, making his date of birth probably 1874. He was attached to the 23rd Battalion, D Company, and...

Samuel Beatty was originally from Northern Ireland. He was 33 years old, a Sanitory Inspector, living at 1 Charles Street in Jolimont. He appears to have had no realtivesin Australia, naming as his next of kin a friend, Mrs. Linda Dallimore, of 129 Powlett St., East Melbourne. Sa...

John Beckett was one month off 28 years old when he enlisted on 21 December, 1915. He was then single and a painter by trade, living at 53 Gipps St., East Melbourne. He had been working for the last five years at W. Smith in Hamilton before moving to Melbourne. He later changed h...

George Bentley was 49 when he enlisted in 1915, having been born in England on 14 February, 1866. He was not to be returned to the retired list ontil 1926. What made him so valuable was that he was already a seasoned soldier, having served for twelve years in the Dragoon Guards,...

Alexander Stanley Bergmeier was born on 8 January, 1889, to Henry and Annie Bergmeier, of Bass, Victoria. He grew up on a farm and, on enlistment, gave his occupation as farmer. He was 26 years and 7 months when he signed on 15 July, 1915, 5' 8", with brown hair and brown eyes, l...

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BERKELEY, William Henry

William Henry Berkeley was aged 18 years and 6 months when he enlisted on 13 July, 1915 and was attached to the 8th Battalion, 1oth Reinforcements. he was by trade a joiner and had served a six year apprenticeship with H. Beauchamp, Lonsdale St., Melbourne. He had also trained wi...

Born East Melbourne, however no connection with East Melbourne after this event.

Richard Betteridge was born in London in 1882. He moved to Australia in 1911 and described his occupation as Wireless Operator. He was a single man, aged 23 years and eight months old, 5'5" tall, with black hair, brown eyes and a 'dark' complexion. He enlisted on 18 July, 1916, h...

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BIDDLE, Frederick Leslie

DSO, MID, died of wounds on 16 Aug 1917 and his death notice published in the Argus on August 27. The dearly loved son of James and Helena I Biddle of 92 Vale Street East Melbourne and brother of Hollis and Isabel. Early life In early January 1903 Frederick was encamped with frie...