Port Melbourne Bicycle Club – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Bain Street

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 4, 2020

There is no need to go looking on any 21st Century map for Bain Street, Port Melbourne, you won't find it. Bain Street was gazetted on 27 July 1898 and as you can see from the map from around the 1950s (below), it was west of Swallow Street and it wasn't quite 100 years old when it succumbed…

Connell, James Daniel (561)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~CAugust 28, 2014

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:…

Daniels, H

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~DAugust 27, 2014

H Daniels is listed in the Standard, 7 August 1915 along with other members of the Port Melbourne branch on the ANA who have enlisted. 1915 'NATIVES FOR THE FRONT.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 7 August, p. 1. , viewed 18 Mar 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91165271 H Daniels is listed on the Port Melbourne Bicycle Club Honour Board unveiled at…

Edwards, Thomas Joseph (19787)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~EAugust 26, 2014

Place of Birth: Geelong, VIC Age: 36 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 21 December 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 19787 view online service record Address: 116 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alice Edwards (wife) 116 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 20 May 1916 Ship: HMAT Medic A7 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 8th Field Artillery Brigade - 30th Battery Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 11 March…

Hill, Alfred Wallace (255/6900)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 15 August 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 255/6900 view online service record Address: 173 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Emma Lena Hill 173 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914 Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion Fate: KIA: Tuesday, 16 April 1918 Place: France Brothers: Roland…

Hill, Charles Edgar George (121)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Bathurst, NSW Age: 23 years Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 18 August 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 121 view online service record Address: 173 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Dr C E Hill 173 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 October 1914 Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Field Ambulance Fate: RTA: Monday, 12 November 1917 Discharged: Thursday, 7 March 1918 Brothers:…

Hill, Roland Edward Alix (122)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Redfern, NSW Age: 24 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 18 August 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 122 view online service record Address: 173 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Dr C E Hill 173 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 19 October 1914 Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Field Ambulance Fate: RTA: Saturday, 23 February 1918 Discharged: Wednesday, 2…

Howlett, Herbert James (27464)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014

Place of Birth: Walhalla, VIC Age: 41 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 4 May 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 27464 view online service record Address: 153 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Dorothy M E Howlett (wife) 153 Nott Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 20 October 1916 Ship: HMAT Borda A30 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade - 20th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday,…

McArthur, Alexander (3881)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~MAugust 18, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 40 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 12 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3881 view online service record Address: 104 Tinning Street Brunswick, VIC Next of Kin: Lily McArthur (sister) 104 Tinning Street Brunswick, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 8 February 1916 Ship:…

McGowan, William James (27468)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~MAugust 18, 2014

Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 35 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 4 May 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 27468 view online service record Address: 113 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Daisy McGowan (wife) 113 Graham Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 20 October 1916 Ship: HMAT Borda A30 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade - 20th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 8…

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