WW1

Francis Edmond Biddulph was the only child of Francis Edmond Biddulph and Charlotte Izola, need Quinlivan. He aged 22 and a book keeper when he enlisted. His mother lived at 115 Grey Street, East Melbourne, which was also his address. Frank had spent 3 years with Victorian Rifles...

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BIRBECK, Harry

Harry Birbeck was one of eight children of William Henry Birbeck and Margaret Jane Sutton of Laura, South Australia. Three of their children died in childhood, Frederick born 1882 at 9 months, Horace born 1880 at 3 years and Emily born 1888 at 2 months. Harry was their third chil...

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BLACK, Emily Conyngham

Emily Conyngham Black was born in Tinamba near Maffra, Victoria in 1884, the second daughter of William Murray Black (1835-1925) of Grenock, Scotland and Mary Anne Bennison (1850-1912) of Port Albert. Tinamba was a grazing settlement, with a population 49 according to the 1891 ce...

Herbert Black was an architect and a widower when he enlisted on 19 February, 1917. He was not called up for duty until 2 July, 1917, and then began training, first at Royal Park, Melbourne, then at from 19 February to 29 March 1917 at Seymour and finally at Ascot Vale from 29 Ma...

William Allison Blair as a Stock and Station Agent, aged 27 when he enlisted on 27 July, 1916. He gave as his next of kin his father, Captain William Allison Blair, living at 'Mernda', 42 Jolimont Terrace, Jolimont, with his wife, Minnie Waters Blair (nee Peck). Young William Bla...

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BLATCHFORD, Herbert Albert

Herbert Albert Blatchford had no real connection with East Melbourne, save that his sister, Clara Blatchford, lived at Clivedon Mansions, on the corner of Wellington Parade and Clarendon St, East Melbourne, now the site of the Hilton Hotel. He was a skilled labourer, living in No...

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BLUNDELL, Madeline Patricia Petrie

Patricia Blundell was one of five surviving children (four daughters, one son) born to Martin Petrie Blundell and his wife Emily (nee Lineker) between 1871 and 1890. Melbourne-born Martin was employed by the Bank of Australasia on leaving Melbourne Grammar School in 1861. From 18...

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BODEN, Samuel

Samuel Boden was born in Birmingham, England, but had lived in both India and Ceylon before he came to Australia. While in Sri Lanka, he had served for eighteen months with the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps. It seems possible that these experiences shape the early part of his milit...

Francis Bolton was the younger brother of Reginald Bolton, and like him, lived with his mother and younger brother, Tom, at 'Verona', corner of Clarendon and Gipps Sts., East Melbourne.He was educated at Camberwell Grammar School, Canterbury, Victoria and then took out Accountanc...

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BOLTON, Reginald Henry

Reginald Henry Bolton was a Company Manager, aged 29 and had been married to Doris (nee Fairland) for just over a year , when he enlisted on 3 November, 1916. They lived at 'Verona', on the corner of Gipps and Clarendon Sts., where he had been living with his mother, Mrs. Fraces...

Kenric and Ronald Bone were the twin sons of Ada and George Bone of 'Cotswold', 40 Berry St., East Melbourne. George Bone was an importer, who built 'Cotswold' in 1891 to house his growing family: Daisy, Iris, Chandos, Ronald and Kenric. Kenric and Ronald were just over 18 when t...

John William Bonnick was born in East Melbourne in December, 1895, the son of James William Bonnick and his wife, Georgina Jane (Ross). With the permission of his parents, he enlisted on 16 July, 1915, aged nineteen. He had trained with the Senior Cadets and had two years experie...

Henry Barton Borwick was the younger brother of Thomas Faulkner Borwick. Both were students at Melbourne University when they enlisted and both lived at home with their mother, Hannah Borwick, at 24 Lansdown (sic) St. East Melbourne. Thomas is recorded as having been educated at...

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BORWICK, Thomas Faulkner

Thomas Faulkner Borwick was the elder brother of Henry Barton Borwick. Both were students studying at Melbourne University and living with their parents, Henry and Hannah Borwick, at 24 Lansdown (sic) St., East Melbourne. Thomas had been educated at Scotch College, East Melbourne...

Idris Bowen, like his older brother, Enos, was a hairdresser, living in East Melbourne with his mother, Mary Elizabeth Bowen and his sister, Agnes. He enlisted at Broadmeadows on 26 February, 1916 and was assigned to the Fifth Battalion, 17 Reinforcements, with the rank of privat...

John James Enis Bowen was born at Eaglehawk, Victoria, but enlisted at Port Hedland, Western Australia, where he was working as a hairdresser. He was then 37 years old, 5' 4", with dark hair 'fading to white' and was an early volunteer, joining the AIF on 13 September, 1915. He w...

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BRADLEY, Duncan

Duncan was born at Wangaratta on the 15 November 1888. His full name is Raphael Duncan Bradley. When he enlisted on the 10 March 1915 he was 26 years old, single and worked as a labourer. He was listed from 5'8 tall to 6'0'' and weighted in at 12 stone 6 pounds. His Next of Kin w...

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BRAGG, Arthur Robert

From Susan Lawrence: Arthur Robert BRAGG was the publican of the Central Hotel, Beaconsfield,Victoria. He was married to my great-grandmother's sister, Emily (maiden name Culverwell). I believe Emily moved to East Melbourne after Arthur enlisted in 1915, as she was possibly not a...

Thomas William Brain originally trained as a bootmaker, but in 1914, with his wife Effie and mother, Maria Constance Brain, nee Murnane, was working as a hotel keeper in the Western District. On his enlistment he gave his address as 95 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, btu he may...

Albert enlisted in the AIF on the 17 June 1916. He was married to Ivy Violet. A small man 5'3'' tall and occupation listed as Plasterer. He embarked on the 28 July 1916 ex Melbourne on A 32 HMT Themistocles arriving at Plymouth in October 1916. His service record is a series of H...

In 1915, when he enlisted on 27 July, 1915, William Bride, as he signed himself, was forty years old, born in 1874. Both his parents appear to have been dead and he lived with his sisters, Edith, Frances, Eleanor and Mary at 175 George St., East melbourne. He was working as a cle...

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BRIESE, Arthur Oswald

Arthur Oswald Briese's story is an interesting one: he was the grandson of Johann Ludwig Briese, born in Posen, Prussia, who migrated to South Australia in 1855 as part of a group of German farmers funded by the South Australia Corporation. Johann, a blacksmith by trade, first wo...

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BROBERG, Carl Albert

Carl Albert Broberg was born in Richmond, Victoria on 2nd November to Carl Niels Johann Broberg and Eda Margaret Broberg (nee Frees). Carl Senior was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, attending the Grammar School in Copenhagen before qualifying as a Manufacturing Chemist. He came to M...

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BROOKS, Chassie Winton

Chassie Winton Brooks was born in 1884 at Williamstown, Victoria. He was the brother of Constance Jessie Brooks. (see separate biography on Master List) His father was Yates Brooks and his mother was Emma Brooks, nee Mullen. He was living with his mother at 144 Clarendon Street E...