by David Thompson
Letter, The Record, 14 November 1931
A letter to the editor from someone identifying themselves as RRR appeared in The Record on 14 November 1931 bemoaning the lost opportunities of not staging a Back-to-Port Melbourne event to coincide with the visit of the ocean liner, “Strathnavar”, to Station Pier and the visiting warships berthed at Princes Pier.[1]
The letter opened, “Port Melbourne…
Place of Birth: Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Age: 19 years 9 months
Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 24 February 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 561 view online service record
Address:
Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Next of Kin:
Mrs E M Whitton (mother)
Flower Hotel, Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Friday, 28 May 1915
Ship: HMAT Persic A34
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 13th Light Horse Regiment
Fate:
RTA: Thursday, 2 January 1919
Discharged:…
Place of Birth: Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Age: 21 years 1 month
Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 7 August 1917 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 3989 view online service record
Address:
Bacchus Marsh, VIC
Next of Kin:
Miss Elizabeth Connell (sister)
Flower Hotel, 190 Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Saturday, 22 December 1917
Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 4th Light Horse Regiment - 31st Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Tuesday,…