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Potter, Francis (7290)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014
Place of Birth: Exeter, England Age: 26 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 4 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 7290            view online service record Address: 267 Esplanade East Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: James Potter (father) Kentas Beare Devonshire, England Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion - 24th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday, 2 January 1919 Discharged: Sunday, 9…

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Rippingale, Horace (2075)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 27 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 18 August 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2075            view online service record Address: 187 Riversdale Road Auburn, VIC Next of Kin: Horace B Rippingale (father) 187 Riversdale Road Auburn, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 9 September 1915 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 2nd Field Company Engineers - 10th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 9 March…

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Rose, Edward Mariner Thornton (1343)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 20 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 13 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1343            view online service record Address: c/o J Cook, 285 Esplanade East Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: William Rose (brother) c/o J Cook, 285 Esplanade East Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 9 September 1915 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 4th Light Horse…

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Ryan, Thomas (7307)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Brunswick, VIC Age: 31 years Enlistment Details: Friday, 15 December 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 7307            view online service record Address: 214 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mrs A G Skipper (sister) Brunswick, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion - 24th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 21 December 1918 Discharged: Tuesday, 11 March…

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Samson, Stephen George (646)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Bendigo, VIC Age: 21 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 22 January 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 646            view online service record Address: 127 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Annie Elizabeth Samson (wife) 127 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: Railway Unit - No 2 Section Fate: RTA: Monday, 4 February…

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Sinclair, Claude Vernon (7320)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 26 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Monday, 21 August 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 7320            view online service record Address: 242 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ethel Maud Sinclair (wife) 242 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion - 24th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 4…

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Skalberg, John (518)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Petrograd, Russia Age: 21 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 5 December 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 518            view online service record Address: Pier Hotel cnr Beach and Bay Streets Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Joseph Skalberg (father) 14 Marins Street Petrograd, Russia Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 10th Machine Gun Company - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday,…

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Smith, Thomas Henry (654)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 26 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 18 December 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 654           view online service record Address: 2 Palmer Street South Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Elizabeth Smith (wife) 2 Palmer Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: Railway Unit - No 2 Section Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 12 March 1918 Discharged:…

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Smith, William Bernard (655)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Unley, SA Age: 32 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 20 December 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 655            view online service record Address: 363 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Minnie Smith (wife) 363 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: Railway Unit - No 2 Section Fate: RTA: Sunday, 11 May 1919 Discharged:…

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Stapleton, Charles Richard Conway (7368)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~SAugust 11, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 35 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 5 December 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 7368            view online service record Address: 7 Yarra Street Abbotsford, VIC Next of Kin: Edith Stapleton (wife) 7 Yarra Street Abbotsford, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 February 1917 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion - 24th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 21 April 1918 Discharged: Friday,…

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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.