23rd Infantry Battalion – Page 7 – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Schmidt, Jack Alan (5877)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 29 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5877 view online service record Address: 264 Bridge Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: John Schmidt (father) 264 Bridge 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: Friday, 20 December…

Secombe, William George (5878)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014

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…

Skinner, Richard Henry (831)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 26 February 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 831 view online service record Address: Kerr Street South Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Harriett Legg (mother) Kerr Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 10 May 1915 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion Fate: KIA: Friday, 4 August 1916 Place: France Mother later at 122…

Street, William George (3259)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014

Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW Age: 32 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 16 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3259 view online service record Address: 136 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Nellie Street (wife) 136 Graham 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:…

Thackrah, Robert James (5451)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 38 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 24 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 5451 view online service record Address: 131 Farrell Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Maud Thackrah (wife) 131 Farrell Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 1 August 1916 Ship: HMAT Miltiades A28 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 14th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Wednesday, 6 November…

Thompson, Louis (3947)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 10 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3947 view online service record Address: 121 Brighton Street Richmond, VIC Next of Kin: William Thompson (father) 121 Brighton Street Richmond, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 8 February 1916 Ship: HMAT Warilda A69 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 9th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 16 April 1920 Discharged: Tuesday,…

Thomson, Edward McIntyre (853)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014

Place of Birth: Dumbarton, Scotland Age: 40 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 1 March 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 853 view online service record Address: 118 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Elizabeth McLean Thomson (wife) 118 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 10 May 1915 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Monday, 3 March 1919 Discharged: Tuesday, 24…

Tilley, William Herbert (3265)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 21 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3265 view online service record Address: 52 Marshall Street Ivanhoe, VIC Next of Kin: John G Tilley (father) 52 Marshall Street Ivanhoe, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 26 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Commonwealth A73 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Thursday, 28 March 1918 Place:…

Turnbull, John (6410)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 23 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 17 October 1916 - Geelong, VIC Service Number: 6410 view online service record Address: 9 St Andrews Street North Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: John Turnbull (father) 9 St Andrews Street North Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 23 November 1916 Ship: HMAT Hororata A20 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 18th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday,…

Warnock, David Henry (2243)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 13 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2243 view online service record Address: 264 Gordon Street Footscray, VIC Next of Kin: John Warnock (father) 264 Gordon Street Footscray, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 27 September 1915 Ship: HMAT Hororata A20 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 4th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 13 April 1919 Discharged: Tuesday,…

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