WW1

Charles Townsend O’Neill was born in Queanbeyan, NSW, in 1876. He was the eighth of the ten children, eight boys and two girls, born to James O’Neill and his wife, Mary Ann, nee Affleck. He joined the New South Wales police force after leaving school and by 1899 was stationed in...

Subjects WW1 Family name O'SHEA Given names Joseph Desmond Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 3008 Rank 2Lt Military units Australian Flying Corps, November 1917 Reinforcement

born in East Melbourne, discharged in Australia

Subjects WW1 Family name OLIVE Given names William James Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 177 Simpson Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 6633 Rank Pte Military units 6th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement

Subjects WW1 Family name OLIVER Given names Walter Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 6 Jolimont Terrace , Jolimont, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 19332 Rank BQMS Military units Field Artillery Brigade 7, Brigade Ammunition Column

Subjects WW1 Family name ORAMES Given names Archibald William Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 622 Rank Spr Military units Railway Unit, Section 2

Subjects WW1 Family name ORFORD Given names William Albert Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 51 Berry Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 4867 Rank Gnr Military units Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 8

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ORMAN, Clark Burnett

Clark Orman was working as a night porter when he enlisted in the AIF on 27 October 1916. Although he was living in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, he enlisted at Geelong. He was just over 21, 5'7", with light blue eyes and brown hair. His father was his next of kin and lived at...

born East Melbourne

Subjects WW1 Family name OWEN Given names Herbert Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Miss Edith Owen, Cliveden Mansions 192 Wellington Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 4318 Rank Dvr Military units 24th Battalion, 10th...

born East Melbourne

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PARKER, Roy George

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Subjects WW1 Family name PARSONS Given names George Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 13 Lygon Street , Jolimont, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 15171 Rank Cpl Military units 14th Australian General Hospital

Subjects WW1 Author Sue Larkin Family name PATTERSON Given names Joseph Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 2 Wellington Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 60984 Rank Pte Military units Australian Army Medical Corps

John Knox Peacock was born on 14 May 1896 at North Melbourne. He was the elder son of Robert Knox Peacock and Emily Jane Finlay. Robert was an Edinburgh trained doctor, and was a brother of Dr. Samuel Peacock, famously accused of murder in 1911 after a young female patient disapp...

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PEARCE, Arthur Mueller "Joe"

Killed in action 25 Apr 1915 Gallipoli. Aged 30, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Pearce of Bendigo. Known as “Joe”, he played 152 games for Melbourne Football Club from 1904 to 1913. scoring 5 goals. His position was full-back. He represented Victoria at 1908 Carnival. Always...

Subjects WW1 Family name PEEL Given names Alexander John Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 Cliveden Mansions 192 Wellington Parade , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 51679 Rank Pte Military units Australian Corps Headquarters

Subjects WW1 Family name PERCIVAL Given names Trevor Vinen Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 144 Simpson Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 3417 Rank Pte Military units 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8

Colin Ernest Perkins was born in 1892 in East Melbourne to Alfred Joseph Perkins and Alice Ethel Swifte. His family, however, were not inclined to stay in one place long: the child before him was born in Prahran and the one after in Kew. The child before him was Eric and the two...

Leonard Bertram Peskett was born in 1889 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England. He was the son of Thomas Adolf Peskett and his wife, Annie Lucie Peskett. Annie died in 1910. On his enlistment papers of 17 August 1914 Leonard, or Len as he was known, gave his occupation as tailor but...

Subjects WW1 Family name PHELAN Given names Andrew John Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 52 Simpson Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 4673 Rank Tpr Military units 8th Light Horse Regiment

Subjects WW1 Family name PHELAN Given names William Martin Gender Male East Melbourne addresses Year 1914 52 Simpson Street , East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Military service WW1 Regimental number 2452 Rank Pte Military units 59th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement

Ernest Armstrong Pirrie arrived in Melbourne in September 1913. He was 27 when he enlisted on 27 November 1916. His war service record is not on-line and therefore our knowledge of him is limited. The index states that he was born in Manchester, England and that he was a butcher...

Arthur Ernest Polson was the the son of Karl Olaf (Charles) Polson and his wife, Selma Maria Francisca Inga Anderson. He waas born in 1893 and enlisted for the First World War on 16 July, 1915. He was then aged 22 years and 3 months and was working as a storekeeper. He was single...