Biographies 104 C anterbury’s B oys Biographies The biographies which follow were compiled from a variety of sources over twelve years. The Australian War Memorial (AWM) coflection provided the major sources: Nominal Roll of the AIF Roll o f Honour Commemorative Roll Embarkation Rolls Letters to the British Red Cross re Australian Servicemen Decorations and Awards Other sources used: N.S.W. Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages Index Records of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Memorials and Rolls of Honour in the City of Canterbury Casualty lists, Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) and Daily Telegraph (DT) “Anzac Memorial Roll of Honour”, published in 1920-21 The “Roll of Honour, Canterbury District” listed in the biographies is a printed list of unknown provenance published after the war, and is not to be confused with the missing timber Honour Roll which was mounted in the old Canterbury Town Hall. The 39th Infantry mentioned in some of the biographies was the local military training unit The Military Area Rooms were first in Wilson Avenue, Belmore, then moved to the comer of Canterbury Road and Liberty Street The Training Orderly Rooms were on Canterbury Road, at Canterbury. £CRetumed to Australia” is actually the date on which the serviceman was listed to return home from Britain or elsewhere, not the date of arrival in Australia. The 31st October 1919 was the date on which the Nominal Roll ceased recording date of return to Australia. Lesley Muir April 2002 B iographies 105 A Abbott, Lieutenant William Christy “Myalla” Garnet Street, Hurlstone Park. no.3754 30th Battalion 9th Reinforcements Accountant’s clerk MM Bom 1894 in Sydney, son of Daniel R. & Elgin Square, Anglo Road, Campsie. Painter Winifred Alderton Bom 1892 in Sydney, son of William & Laura Enlisted at Sydney 2/4/1916, aged 22. Single. Abbott (nee Roberts) Church ofEngland. Next ofkin: mother, W.L. Married Minnie Emily Mihell 1916 Alderton [father, D.R Alderton]. Embarked Enlisted with the rank of Private at Liverpool from Melbourne 20/10/1916 per HMAT A17 26/4/1916, aged 24. Married. Next ofkin: wife, Port Lincoln. Mrs Minnie Emily Abbott, William Street, Returned to Australia 19/2/1919 Epping. Embarked from Sydney 24/8/1916 per Married 1930, Dorothy Myee Lamb, who lived HMAT A68 Anchises. next door. No children. Worked as an Returned to Australia 3/7/1919. accountant at Email. Dorothy died 29/3/1991 William Christy Abbott was one of four Monument, Euston Square, Hurlstone Park children bom to William and Laura Abbott. William Abbott senior had a timber yard in Allard, Private Ernest Thomas no.7684 Loch Street Campsie until the 1960s. 2nd Battalion 26th Reinforcements (Information from M. Proudfoot) Dryden Street, Campsie. Butcher Roll ofHonour, Canterbury District Bom in Brisbane, son of Francis J. and Agnes Allard. Adam, Corporal Alexander James Married Florence May Taylor 1915 no.4726 1st Battalion 15th Reinforcements, Enlisted 5/11/1917 at Campsie aged 23. later 53rd Battalion Married. Catholic. Next ofkin, wife, Mrs Georges River Road, Croydon [Park]. Florence May Allard, Dryden Street, Campsie. Carpenter. Died 1942. Bom 1896, son of James S. & Isabella R Adam. Enlisted 22/8/1915 aged 19. Single. Allard, Private Vincent Julian no. 1354 7th Presbyterian. Next ofkin, father, J.S. Adam, Light Horse 10th Reinforcements, later 12th Georges River Road, Croydon. Serving in the Light Horse 39th Infantry at enlistment. Embarked from Moore Street, Campsie. Small-goods man Sydney 8/3/1916 per HMAT A15 Star o f Bom in Brisbane, son of Francis J. and Agnes England Allard. Returned to Australia 2/6/1919 Enlisted at Liverpool, 16/7/1915, aged 18. Single. Catholic. Next ofkin: mother, Agnes Agius, Private Bert no. 1401 36th Battalion Clarke (formerly Allard), Moore Street, Headquarters, later 33rd Battalion Campsie. Serving in 39th Infantry at time of Campsie. Labourer enlistment. Embarked from Sydney 5/10/1915 Enlisted 3/2/1916 aged 35. Single. Catholic. per HMAT A32 Themistocles Next ofkin, father, Carmelo Agius, 10 Viccerim Casualty list SMH 15/5/1917 Wounded Street, Malta. Embarked from Sydney Casualty list SMH 24/7/1917 HI, previously 13/5/1916 per A72 Beltana reported wounded Returned to Australia 12/6/1919. Returned to Australia 12/7/1919 Married Olive Morgans 1920. Alderton, Corporal Harry (Harrie) Wilson no.441a 1st Machine Gun Company 6th Allen, Private Keith Primrose no. 14471 Reinforcements, later 3rd Machine Gun Hospital Transport Corps, no.2 Australian Battalion Hospital Ship K anow na 106 C a n ter bu ry ’s B oys “Harwich” Canterbury Road, Belmore. Clerk Enlisted 4/6/1916, aged 34. Married. Church of Bom 1893 in Sydney, son of Arthur & Ethel B. England. Next of kin, wife, MrsM.M. Allman, Allen “Dalmar” 308 Wardell Road, Marrickville. Married Florence C. Braybrook 1916 Embarked from Sydney 25/11/1916 per HMAT Enlisted 18/1/1916 at Sydney, aged 22. A72 Beltana. Married. Church of England. Next of kin: wife, Returned to Australia 12/5/1919. Florence Christina Allen, “Harwich” Canterbury Road, Belmore. Anderson, E. L. Embarked from Sydney 4/7/1916 per no.2 Roll ofHonour, Canterbury District Hospital Ship Kanowna. Still abroad October 1919 Anderson, Private Ernest William no.6216 Roll ofHonour, Canterbury District 2nd Battalion 20th Reinforcements “Haygrove” Punchbowl Road, Enfield. Allen, W. E. Gardener Roll ofHonour, Canterbury District Enlisted 27/4/1916 aged 33. Single. Methodist. Next of kin, father, E. Anderson, Liverpool Road, Ashfield. Married May Martin 1920 Anderson, J. A. Lakemba Roll ofHonour, Canterbury District Lakemba RSC Roll ofHonour Anderson, Trooper Percy Henry no.2409 Imperial Camel Corps, formerly 1st Light Horse “Bamo” Robert Street, Canterbury (north side). Plumber Married Edith R Swanston 1912 Enlisted 4/1/1916 aged 26. Mamed. Lieutenant Eric J. Aliingham All Australia Methodist. Next of Kin: Mrs Edith Rose Memorial (Mitchell Library) Anderson. Returned to Australia 2/9/1916. Died 23/7/1955 aged 65 Aliingham, Lieutenant Eric J* Royal Field Rookwood Cemetery Garden of Remembrance Artillery, 68th Brigade, 10th Division wall 10 panel N “Maloja” Floss Street, Hurlstone Park Roll ofHonour, Canterbury District Bom 21/2/1892 at Armidale, son of John & Flora Aliingham. Educated South Armidale Anderson, Private William Albert no.2278 Public School. Engineer. Enlisted in England 4th Battalion, 6th Reinforcements May 1915. War service: Salonica, Palestine. Campsie After the taking of Jerusalem he was sent to Bom 1895, son of John C. & Emma Anderson France, but almost immediately was invalided Enlisted 6/5/1915 to England, suffering with malaria, contracted Casualty list SMH 31/8/1915 Wounded in Struma Valley. Returned to Australia 3/9/1915 Biography and portrait in The All-Australia Memorial 1919 Anderson, W.L. Roll ofHonour, Canterbury District Allman, Driver James George no. 13742 Australian Army Service Corps November Anderson, Private William Manning 1916 Reinforcements no.4973 2nd Australian General Hospital 15th “Wyong” Crinan and Melford Street, Hurlstone Reinforcements Park. Builder Gower Street, Hurlstone Park. Railway Married Minnie M. Britnell 1905. Employee B iographies 107 Bom 1884, son of Henry Manning and Pozieres. A fragment o f shell entered his chest Elizabeth Ann Anderson. and killed him instantly He was sitting with Married AdeleE. Parker 1907 three others (one was Sergeant Kirby o f the Enlisted 11/5/1915, aged 31. Married. 1st Battalion) and all four were killed Presbyterian. Next of kin, wife, A.E. Anderson, Captain McGregor (ofB Company 1st Gower Street, Hurlstone Park. Battalion) secured Andrews papers and disc. Embarked from Sydney on HMAT A67 Orsova I was in the trench when Andrews was killed 11/2/1916 and saw him brought in. I did not see him Returned to Australia 16/10/1916. buried but I saw his grave in the trench 150 Died 1936. yards from where the time ball was hanging. Andrews was short and dark, medium build, t Andrews, Private Charles Alfred 22 or 23. no.5028 1st Battalion 16th Reinforcements Sergeant F.W. Gouldingno.5104 1st Battalion “Swerdna”, Remly Street, Lakemba. Clerk in DCM Hut 36 Westham Camp. (Comment on railway goods office evidence: “A superior man who has the DCM. Bom 1893 at Redfem, son of Alfred Robert & A clear and intelligent witness”) (RTA 1917): Henrietta Edith Andrews I knew Andrews well - we came from Australia Educated at Newtown Superior Public School. together, his sister lived at Mosman NSW. He Clerk in railway goods office. was the smallest man in our Battalion. Enlisted at Sydney 26/7/1915, aged 22. Single. Quartermaster - very popular. I saw him Church ofEngland. Next of kin, father, A.R. killed at Pozieres. We were advancing and a Andrews, “Swerdna” Remly Street, Lakemba. “dud”shell hit him right in the stomach and Embarked from Sydney 1/4/1916 per HMAT SS killed him outright. Another shell came over M akarini. and he was buried outright by that one. Killed at Mouquet Farm, near Pozieres Private F. Selwynno.5227 1st Battalion M 19/8/1916. Ward no.4 Australian General Hospital, Buried Serre Road Cemetery no.2, grave Randwick. 17/4/1917: XXVH.B. 16. He was probably reburied in 1922 On the 19th August at Pozieres, Andrews and or 1926-34, from a smaller cemetery on the Private A.H. Kirby (no.508 1st Bn.) were Somme battlefield. killed by the same shell. Early in the same AWM File IDRL428 Box 10 (Letters re missing night, informant attended their burial service. servicemen to British Red Cross) This was conducted by Captain Ashley Pte Charles Gough no.3738 1 st Battalion Brown, the Padre for the battalion. Both men France 15/2/1917. (RTA1919): were buried near the trench. Andrews was a The Private Charles Andrews whom I knew great friend o f informant’s and he afterwards was a man o f about 23 years o f age, dark, made a cross for his grave.