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.
DYER, Ralph Stanley
Ralph Stanley Dyer was the second son of Benjamin Hatch Dwyer, a staircase builder and his wife Frances (Fanny) nee Flinn, living at 317 Nicholson St., Brunswick. His elder brother, Gilbert Beresford Dyer, was born in 1889.
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EARLES, William Patrick
William Patrick Earles was born in Collingwood, Melbourne, in 1893. He was aged 22, living in Kerang and working as a labourer when he enlisted on 31 December, 1915. He gave as his next of kin his widowed mother, Bridget Earles, who was then living at 140 Simpson St., East Melbourne.
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ECCLES, Harold
Harold Eccles enlisted on 24 April, 1915. He was 23 years old, single and a salesman for Dairy Produce. he lived at 112 Hotham Street, East Melbourne, and gave as his next f kin his father, Edward Eccles, of 7 Oak Road, The Cliff, Broughton, Manchester. On 16 November, he was called up and sent for training to Seymour, where he was attached to the 7th Reinforcements of the 24th Battalion.
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EDGINTON, Arthur Benjamin
Arthur Edginton enlisted on 11 February, 1915, and was placed in the 22nd battalion. He was British by birth, 29 years old, single and described himslef as a waiter and cook. He lived at 395 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, and gave his next of kin as his sister, Mary Ann Edginton, 32 Bicester-road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
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EDWARDS, Ernestine Mabel
Ernestine Mabel Edwards, like other members of her family, was known by several variations of her name, most commonly Nesta.
![25 British General Hospital, Hardelot c1918 (AWM AO3237 [www.awm.gov.au])](https://emhs.org.au/system/files/imagecache/thumbnail/people/images/a03237.jpg "25 British General Hospital, Hardelot c1918 (AWM AO3237 [www.awm.gov.au])")
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EDWARDS, Norman Daly
Norman Edwards was 27 years old when he enlisted on 11 September, 1915. Although he worked for the railways as an engine cleaner and lived in the city, he was placed in the 12th Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse. He was originally from country Victoria, having been born at Mount Egerton. He must have been a striking figure in those days when men were commonly 5' 4" to 5' , being 6' 4" tall.
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EDWARDS, Norman John Henry
Norman Edwards was a bank clerk and just nineteen years old when he enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania, on 13 February, 1918. He had had previous experience, with four years in the cadets and had served 130 days in the 36 Fort. Coy. Aust. Engineers.
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EGAN, Marshall John Patrick
Marshall John Egan seems to have been eager to go to war and proved to be a good soldier. He trained for 12 months before enlisting with the CMF at Albert Park, Victoria, then enlisted when he was eighteen and seven months old. A tinsmith by trade, he was 5' 7" tall, with a fair complexion, grey eyes and auburn hair.
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ELLIOTT, William Ewart
William was born at Port Melbourne July 1892. He married Elizabeth Llewelyn at East Melbourne in May 1912. After the wedding they were living at 112 Grey Street, East Melbourne.
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EMERY, George Washington
George Washington Emery was an early recruit to the Australian war effort, enlisting at South Melbourne on 20 August, 1914. His registration number, 58, shows how enthusiastic he must have been to 'do his bit'. Initially enrolled as a Driver, he was drafted into the Australian Army Corps, No. 3 Brigade. he was then 22 years and 4 months old, probably born in April 1896.
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ETHEREDGE, William Walter
William Walter Etheredge was born in Jolimont, but grew up in Traralgon, Victoria. He was the second of three sons, the youngest, Donald James Etheredge (27876), also volunteering, serving as a driver with the 13th Field Artillery Brigade, 4th Division. The eldest brother, Alfred, was also in the military, though he appears not to have served in either the 1st or 2nd World War.
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FALCONER, James
James was born in England. Has no real connection with East Melbourne except as listing a forwarding address of
'a friend' in Powlet street East Melbourne.
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FALKINGHAM, Henry
Henry Falkingham was born in 18813 at Tallarook, Victoria, the son of Henry Falkingham and hsi wife, Mary Elizabeth, nee Bolin. By 1915, he was 33 years old, married to Ethel Maud Levin since 1905 and had a job described on his embarkation roll as an 'Electrical Insulation Worker'. His job changed frequently over his lifetime: he was a labourer, a miner and a traveller at various stages.
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FALKINGHAM, William
William Falkingham enlisted early, on the 14 October, 1914. He was then eighteen years old and had the consent of his father, Henry Falkingham. He had had 12 months in the School Cadets and a further 3 years Compulsory Military Training. He was not employed.
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FARLEY, John Henry
John Henry Farley, a 36 year old railway employee, enlisted on 8/9/1914. He was then a railway employee and a widower. The next day, he married Clara Elizabeth Turton, the Rev. W.S. Rollands conducting the ceremony at Toorak, probably st St. John's, as Farley records his religion as Church of England.
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FARLEY, John Henry
Born at Prahran, Victoria, John Henry Farley was a grocer by trade. He enlisted in East Melbourne, and was killed in action on 1 July, 1916, France at Armentieres. While he listed his religion as Presbyterian, a rosary was among his effects, returned to his next of kin.
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FARRELL, Michael James
Mick O' Farrell was 25 and 5 months old when he enlisted on 12 August, 1915. He described hmself as a horse trainer and had already had marked success with his horse, Zephuron, who own the Grand National Steeple in 1914. He enlisted as Michael Farrell, though at least one of his brothers was still O'Farrell, as was his widowed mother.
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FAWCETT, George Henry
George Fawcett was English by birth, born in Lewisham, England, he went to school at Cheltenham College, where he served eighteen months with the Cadets, then went to Charters Towers School of Mines for a year. In 1916, he was working as an accountant with the Falkiner Electrical Company, at 103 William St., Melbourne.
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FAWKES, James Guy
James Guy Fawkes was born in Peckham, Surrey, England, the son of Charles and Ellen Catherine Fawkes, nee Davies. He was born in 1885 and when he enlisted on 18 July, 1915, he was 30 years and seven months old, a single man, working as a Draper's Assistant, and living at 144 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. He initially gave as his next of kin, his mother, Mrs.
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