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Whitton, Alfred James (3377)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland Age: 30 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 12 October 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3377            view online service record Address: All Nations Hotel, cnr Rouse and Nott Streets Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alfred J Whitton (father) 38A New Street Edinburgh, Scotland Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 22 December 1917 Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 8th…

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Why World War I?

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryAugust 7, 2014
Why Did Australia Get Involved? Our soldiers .. defending democratic rights and freedoms (The Age letters 27.4.2015) It is comforting to believe that the war that cost so many lives through death, through irreparable injury and through the loss of loved ones, was fought in a noble cause. It is devastating, even to us 100 years later, to face the possibility that…

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Wickham, Ralph (352)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Brunswick, VIC Age: 26 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 7 June 1915 - Port Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 352             view online service record Address: 112 Albert Street Brunswick East, VIC Next of Kin: C Williams (sister) 112 Albert Street Brunswick East, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 16 July 1915 Ship: HMAT Demosthenes A64 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday,…

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Wilcocks, James

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
James Wilcocks is listed in the Nott Street School Honour Roll. Sergeant James Willcocks [sic] played with the Railway United Football Club and his parents lived in Bridge Street. 1918 'ITEMS OF NEWS.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 30 March, p. 2. , viewed 10 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88366586

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Wilcocks, Robert (3409)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England Age: 27 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 11 December 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3409            view online service record Address: c/o Mrs Devine, 216 Rouse Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: George Wilcocks (father) 44 Palatyne Street off West Derby Road Liverpool, England Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 2 February 1918 Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion -…

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Wilcox, James (429)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 28 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Thursday, 20 August 1914 - Albert Park, VIC Service Number: 429            view online service record Address: Bridge Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: James Wilcox (father) Bridge Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914 Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 8 October 1918 Discharged: Friday, 31 January…

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Wilks, Enoch Matthew (3345)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 36 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 30 June 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3345           view online service record Address: 110 Raglan Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Helen Wilks (Mother) 110 Raglan Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 26 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Commonwealth A73 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 4 May 1917 Discharged:…

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Williams, Alfred James (29801)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 34 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 12 April 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 29801            view online service record Address: 149 Church Street Brighton, VIC Next of Kin: Frederick Williams (father) 149 Church Street Brighton, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 3 October 1916 Ship: HMAT Aeneas A60 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 119th Howitzer Battery Fate: RTA: Monday, 27 August 1917 Discharged: Saturday, 24 November 1917

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Williams, Arthur (2904)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 27 years 9 Months Enlistment Details: Monday, 6 November 1916 - Sydney, NSW Service Number: 2904            view online service record Address: People's Palace Sydney, NSW Next of Kin: Lucy May Willoughby (sister) 10 Henderson Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 25 November 1916 Ship: HMAT Beltana A72 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion - 6th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Thursday, 22 August 1918 Place:…

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We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and work, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.