WW1

CLEMENT, Sydney Reynold

Date of birth: 
1873
Biographical notes: 

Sydney Clement was born on the 4 March 1873 at Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. He was the second son of Reynold Clement of Snarestone Lodge in Snarestone, Leicestershire.

Sydney Reynold Clement effects returned to wife 15 September 1915
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CLEVERDON, Frederic Toon *

Biographical notes: 

Frederic Toon Cleverdon was born in Hawthorn, Victoria, but spent much of his life both before and after the war as a Methodist clergyman in Tasmania, first at Queenstown, then post-war  to Burnie, Hobart and Launceston. He did his clerical training at Queen's College, Melbourne and when he enlisted on 7 March, 1916, gave his postal address as 'Methodist Soldiers Camp, Broadmeadows'.

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COATE, Walter Hamilton

Biographical notes: 

Walter's biography is somewhat limited and difficult to detail due to the lack of precise detail, however, the following can be gleaned from the documents.

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COBB, Alexander

Date of birth: 
1890
Biographical notes: 

Alexander Cobb was the son of Alexander and Catherine Cobb, nee Buchanan. His father is described in the Electoral Rolls as a cook, while the son is a warehouseman, alnd later, a storeman. He had served an apprenticeship Needham, Carter and Pirrie Coy, Melbourne, and may have still beeen working there when he enlisted.

3rd Pioneer Battalion before departure
3rd Pioneer Battalion boarding the Wandilla
2nd Pioneer Battalion laying Duckboards 1917
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COCHRANE, Stanley

Date of birth: 
1880
Biographical notes: 

Stanley Warrender Cochrane was born in London in 1880, the second youngest of 6 sisters and 2 brothers. His father Robert was employed with Brooks, Robinson & Co, Melbourne based glass merchants. The family migrated to Melbourne in 1883, residing in the Hawthorn area.

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COLLINS, James Francis

Date of birth: 
1891
Biographical notes: 

James Collins as a 24 year old labourer when he enlisted in 1915, living at 192 George St., East Melbourne, probably a boarding house. He named Mrs. Slocombe of that address as his next of kin, so she may well have been his sister or other relative.

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COLLINS, Reginald Michael

Date of birth: 
1888
Biographical notes: 

Reginald Michael Collins had a fairly brief war. He enlisted on 1 March, 1915, and was returned to Australia on 12 February, 1916. A commercial traveller by trade, he lived at 73 Hotham St., East Melbourne with his mother, Mrs. Esther Collins. He was placed in the 23rd Battalion, D Company and on 10 May, 1915, on board HMAT Euripides A 14, bound for Egypt.

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CONLON, Peter David

Biographical notes: 

Peter David Conlon was the son of Denis Conlon, of 419 Canning St. Carlton and his wife, Bridget (nee Egan).  He was born on 25 September, 1896, in Jolimont, but did not otherwise live in East Melbourne, and was the eldest of four children, the others May, Edie and Jack. His desire to serve in the military was apparently strong, as he enlisted on three separate occasions from 1916-1919.

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CONNOR, Eden Dennis

Date of birth: 
1887
Biographical notes: 

Eden Dennis Connor was born in Woodville near Adelaide in August 1887, he was the youngest son of George Alexander Connor and Jessie Hall Simpson. 

He moved from South Australia and married Maria Elsie Conliffe in Victoria in 1911

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CONWAY, John

Date of birth: 
1882
Biographical notes: 

John Conway was born at Longford in Ireland on 9 April 1885, the son of James and Mary (nee Farrell) Conway. The 1901 census shows him as being eighteen years of age, a Labourer, not married, and could read and write. He was living with his parents. At age 19, he enlisted with the Royal Irish Fusiliers, and served in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions.

SS Wiltshire, the ship John Conway returned to Egypt in March 1916
Telegram advising the death of CSM John Conway
Letter from Lillian Conway advising of change of address
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