Pte J McKissock wrote to the Editor of the Standard from France on 9 April 1917 saying that the newspaper was enjoyed by all the Port Melbourne boys at the front. He enclosed the issue of 6 January 1917 signed by the soldiers from Port who had read it. N J Secombe was one of those men.
1917 '"STANDARD" IN THE…
Place of Birth: Wycheproof, VIC
Age: 23 years 10 months
Enlistment Details: Saturday, 27 May 1916 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 5878 view online service record
Address:
225 Nott Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Margaret Annie Secombe (mother)
225 Nott Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Monday, 2 October 1916
Ship: HMAT Nestor A71
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 16th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Saturday, 25 January…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 19 years
Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 6 January 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 1045 view online service record
Address:
1 Allen Place
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Amelia Roberts (mother)
1 Allen Place
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Friday, 25 June 1915
Ship: HMAT Ceramic A40
Port: Sydney, NSW
Unit: 4th Light Horse Regiment - 6th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 6 May 1919
Discharged:…
Place of Birth: Lewisham, London, England
Age: 21 years 9 months
Enlistment Details: Thursday, 11 May 1916 - Royal Park, VIC
Service Number: 6472 view online service record
Address:
350 Princes Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Sarah Seipp (mother)
72 Princess May Road
Stoke Newington, London, England
Embarkation Details:
Date: Thursday, 23 November 1916
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion - 18th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Wednesday,…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 21 years 6 months
Enlistment Details: Saturday, 17 October 1914 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 1463 view online service record
Address:
6 Merton street
Albert Park, VIC
Next of Kin:
Catherine Sellman (mother)
6 Merton street
Albert Park, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Unknown
Fate:
Unknown
Brothers William Sellman (2007) & Thomas Henry Sellman (2011)
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 25 years 10 months
Enlistment Details: Monday, 11 January 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 2011 view online service record
Address:
6 Merton Street
Albert Park, VIC
Next of Kin:
Cathrine Sellman (mother)
6 Merton Street
Albert Park, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Saturday, 17 April 1915
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 5th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Sunday, 22 July…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 24 years 4 months
Enlistment Details: Monday, 21 June 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 2007 view online service record
Address:
30 Brooks Street
Albert Park, VIC
Next of Kin:
Catherine Sellman (mother)
30 Brooks Street
Albert Park, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Thursday, 26 August 1915
Ship: HMAT Anchises A68
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion - 3rd Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 31 December…
Place of Birth: Ballarat East, VIC
Age: 32 years
Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 April 1915 - Geelong West, VIC
Service Number: 2250 view online service record
Address: 110 Humffray Street Ballarat East, VIC
Next of Kin: Dulcie Elsie Sells (wife) 110 Humffray Street Ballarat East, VIC
Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 17…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 21 years 10 months
Enlistment Details: Friday, 12 February 1915 - Liverpool, NSW
Service Number: 2212 view online service record
Address:
6 Merton street
Albert Park, VIC
Next of Kin:
Katherine Selmon (mother)
6 Merton street
Albert Park, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Thursday, 30 September 1915
Ship: HMAT Argyllshire A8
Port: Sydney, NSW
Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion - 4th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 8 April…
Place of Birth: Geelong, VIC
Age: 22 years 4 months
Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 20 October 1915 - Port Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 423 view online service record
Address:
242 Latrobe Terrace
Geelong West, VIC
Next of Kin:
Joseph Andrews (uncle)
242 Latrobe Terrace
Geelong West, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915
Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train - 7th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday,…