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Archie Cosway Harriman

HARRIMAN, Archie Cosway- – – – – SPC 1910-1912 DoB:- – c1896, Mildura, VIC Father:– – Ben John Harriman Mother:– – Elizabeth Anne, nee Chapman / Chaplin Archie Harriman attained a complete pass in the Junior Public exams in 1912, in the following subjects: Geometry (Distinction), English, French, History, Geography and Algebra. Service No:- 11772…

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Jeremiah James Hayden

HAYDEN, Jeremiah James- – – – SPC 1893-1895 DoB:- – 1877, Ballarat East, VIC Father:– – William Hayden Mother:– – Honora, nee Ryan Known as James while at St Patrick’s, this boy was one of the College -‘Foundation’ students. He passed his Matriculation in 1895 in the following subjects: History, Arithmetic, Euclid (a branch of…

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Phillip Herbert Hayes

HAYES, Phillip Herbert- – – – SPC 1912-1916 DoB:- – 15 May 1899, Scone, NSW Father:- – Joseph William Hayes Mother:- – Mary Ann, nee Bartlett Service No:- 3340 Rank:- – Private, Trooper Unit:– – 6th Light Horse Brigade Phillip Hayes enlisted on 8 May 1917. At that time he had just turned 18, but…

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William Vincent Hayes

HAYES, William Vincent- – – – SPC 1905-1908 DoB:– – 1892, Grafton, NSW Father:– – William Hayes Mother:- – Mary Catherine, nee McGannon Service No:- 3056 Rank:- – Private Unit:– – 33rd Battalion William Vincent Hayes enlisted on 15 September 1916, aged 24 years and two months. He was five feet, six inches tall, with…

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Bernard Thomas Heinze

HEINZE, Bernard Thomas- – – SPC 1905-1912 DoB:- – 1 July 1894, Smeaton, VIC Father:– – Benjamin Heinze (Jeweller) Mother:– – Minnie Frederica, nee Greenwell Bernard Heinze attended St Patrick’s with his brother, Ferdinand Benjamin Heinze, who also enlisted in the AIF. He was an exceptional music student, receiving violin lessons from a young age,…

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Ferdinand Benjamin Heinze

HEINZE, Ferdinand Benjamin- – – – SPC ? DoB:- – 1891, Horsham, VIC Father:– – Benjamin Heinze (Jeweller) Mother:– – Minnie Frederica, nee Greenwell Ferdinand Benjamin Heinze was at St Patrick’s with his brother Bernard Thomas (SPC 1905-1912), who also served in the war with the British forces. Service No:- 1939 Rank:- – Corporal, later…

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Arthur Daniel Hogan

HOGAN, Arthur Daniel- – – – SPC 1909-1911 DoB:- – 1894, Minyip, Gippsland, VIC Father:– – Daniel Hogan Mother:- – Bridget Agnes, nee Heenan Arthur Hogan was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Murtoa, Victoria. Service No:- 2456 Rank:- – Private, Sapper Unit:– – 2nd Field Company Australian Engineers Arthur Hogan enlisted on 2 June…

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Gerald George Hogan

HOGAN, Gerald George- – – – SPC 1893-1894 DoB:– – 18 April, 1886, Beechworth, VIC Father:- – James Hogan Mother:- – Caroline, nee King Gerald George Hogan was a -‘Foundation’ student at St Patrick’s College. Service No/Reference Number: – -Major Rank:– – 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Captain, later Major Unit:– – 3rd Field Ammunition Brigade Gerald…

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Harold ‘Harry’ Bernard Holmes

HOLMES, Harold -‘Harry’ Bernard- – – – SPC 1909-1913 DoB:- – c1897, Lion Hill, WA Father:– – William Holmes Mother:- – Margaret Ellen, nee Rodgers Harry Holmes was a boarder at St Patrick’s. He was Dux of the State Service and Commercial Class in 1913, for which he was awarded a medal. The College Annual…

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Peter Stanislav Hyland

HYLAND, Peter Stanislav- – – – SPC 1907 DoB:– – 1889, Eurack, VIC Father:- – Thomas Hyland Mother:- – Kath, nee McKenna Peter Hyland was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Eurack, an area south-west of Ballarat. Service No:– 1942 Rank:- – Private Unit:– – 58th Battalion Peter Hyland enlisted in the AIF on 25…

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