People of East Melbourne

This is a list of biographies of residents of East Melbourne.

This project started to commemorate the soldiers and nurses who went to Europe to serve in World War 1. But it has grown from there to cover biographies of any and all residents of note.

Along with many of their fellow Australians people from East Melbourne flocked to enlist. Many were heroes. Many lost their lives or suffered horrific physical or mental injuries. At home family and friends worked, endured and suffered consequences that were sometimes terrible and persisted long after the war.

Major-General Michael O'Brien gave us a starting point with a list of East Melbourne people who served in WW1. He spoke to the Society in April 2013 to give us some context to the period and to help the EMHS prepare for its own commemorations of this most devastating period in our history.

Everyone can participate by gathering or documenting information:

  • Photos, memorabilia and family records
  • Stories in books, newspapers and on-line
  • Memorial plaques in churches and public places
  • War memorial, church, national and state archives

You can refine the list by applying the various filter criteria and go to a particular detailed biography by click on the title.

MORGAN, Eric Bruce

MSM, MID

Biographical notes: 

MSM, MID

MORGAN, Henry

  • 2575 reads

MORRIS, Arthur Langley

Date of birth: 
1891
Biographical notes: 

questionably East Melbourne

  • 2800 reads

MORRIS, Walter Albert

Date of birth: 
1879
Biographical notes: 

Walter Albert Morris was 39 years and 11 months old when he enlisted on 11 September, 1915. By then he must have known of the loss of life of the Gallipoli campaign, so it was an act of bravery and patriotism to decide at that point that he wanted to go to the war. He was a motor driver and mechanic, living with his wife, Catherine at 173 Simpson St., East Melbourne.

  • 2877 reads

MORRISON, Herbert Fraser

Date of birth: 
1892
Biographical notes: 

Herbert Fraser Morrison was born on 5 December 1892 at Inveraven, Erin Street, Richmond, although on his enlistment papers he stated that he was born in East Melbourne.  He was the third and youngest son of Henry Howard Morrison (known as Howard) and his wife Esther, nee Mack (or Mark), and a grandson of Dr. Alexander Morrison, headmaster and principal of Scotch College from 1857 to 1903.

5th Battalion. H F Morrison back row, sixth from left: the tall one. 20-2-1918
  • 4947 reads

MORRISON, James Alexander

Date of birth: 
1895
Biographical notes: 

James Alexander Morrison was the son of James Morrison and his wife, Alexandra.  He was born on 15 November 1895 but the whereabouts of this event is not entirely certain.  On his enlistment papers he states that he was born in East Melbourne yet at the time his parents were living at Florida Station, near Cobar, NSW.

  • 4584 reads

MORTON, Leslie Thomas

born East Melbourne, discharged in Aust

Biographical notes: 

born East Melbourne, discharged in Aust

MORTON, Stanley William

Date of birth: 
1894
Biographical notes: 

Stanley Morton was born in East Melbourne in February 1894. At the time he enlisted, he was 24 years old, married, with one child and working as an electricia. He gave his own address on enlistment as 'Ottawa' Fishers' Parade, Ascot Vale, but hs wife's as 25 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne.

  • 2741 reads

MOULE, Walter James

Date of birth: 
1889
Biographical notes: 

Walter James Moule was born in East Melbourne on 6 February, 1889,  the fourth child of James Bush Moule (1854-1926) and his wife Emma Edith, nee Archer (1854 -1912).  He had three sisters Annie Louisa (1884-1960), Edith Miriam (1887-1947) , and Florence Amelia(1891-1966) and three broters Herbert Charles (1894-1895) Frederick William (1897-1958) and Arthur John (1885-1958).

  • 2863 reads

MUIR, Stanley Keith

Date of birth: 
1892
Biographical notes: 

Stanley Keith Muir was born at Ascog, Orrong Road South, Elsternwick on 8 April 1892.  He was the youngest child of John Franklin Muir and his wife, Josephine, nee Holmes. He had two brothers and four sisters.

Stanley Keith Muir
Dead Man's Penny
  • 5003 reads

MURPHY, Joseph

  • 2537 reads

MURPHY, Thomas Michael

Date of birth: 
1890
Biographical notes: 

Thomas Michael Murphy enlisted on 9 August,1916. Born in Bridgewater, near Portland, Victoria, he was aged 25 and described himself as a Cycle and Motorcycle Mechanic. He was a married man, his wife, Mary Anne Murphy being listed on his papers as his next of kin, living at 478, and later 472, Albert St., East Melbourne. They had two children, a boy, Leslie, and a girl, Nesta.

Australian grave from Battle of the Somme at Warloy Cememter
Warloy Baillon Cememtery
  • 3253 reads

MURRAY, Francis Henricus

born Jolimont

Biographical notes: 

born Jolimont

NANCARROW, Victor

  • 2653 reads

NASH, Henry Miles

  • 2627 reads

NASH, Leo

  • 2691 reads

NATHAN, Edley William

Date of birth: 
1893
Biographical notes: 

Edley William Nathan enlisted on 3 February, 1916. He was the younger son of  Simeon and Emma (nee Aplin) Nathan, and he one brother, Harold, and three sisters, Eliza, Lilian and Stella. His father appears to be the owner of Paterson's Pty Ltd. Complete Home Furnishers of 152-154 Bourke St., Melbourne, a store which burnt down in 1929.

  • 2950 reads

NELSON, Cornelius

True name: James GLENNON

Biographical notes: 

True name: James GLENNON

NEWMAN, John

Date of birth: 
1892
Biographical notes: 

John Newman was born in Richmond c.1892.  He was the son of Augustus Edwin and Alice Newman.  Augustus was a photographer who fell on hard times and was declared insolvent in 1886.  His life appears to have taken a downward spiral since that time. When John enlisted on 21 June 1915 he stated that his occupation was driver, and he nominated his sister, Mrs.

  • 3385 reads