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Andra Norman De Fraga
DE FRAGA, Andra Norman- – – – SPC 1899-1902 DoB:– – 12 October 1887, Mount Prospect, VIC Father:- – Christopher Francis De Fraga (died 19 May 1902, Creswick) Mother:– – Mary Jane, nee Marshall (died 1905) Andra Norman (known as Norman at SPC) was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Prahran, along with his three…
Cecil Avelino De Fraga
DE FRAGA, Cecil Avelino- – – – – SPC 1897-1902 DoB:– – 1885, Mt Prospect, VIC Father:- – Christopher Francis De Fraga (died 19 May 1902, Creswick) Mother:- – Mary Jane, nee Marshall (died 1905) Cecil was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Prahran, along with his three brothers -“ Cecil was the eldest, Percival…
Clifford Louis De Fraga
DE FRAGA, Clifford Louis- – – – SPC 1902-1903 DoB:- – 1891, Smeaton, VIC Father:- – Christopher Francis De Fraga (died 19 May 1902, Creswick) Mother:– – Mary Jane, nee Marshall (died 1905) Clifford was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Prahran, along with his three brothers -“ Cecil (1897-1902), Percival (SPC 1897-1902, did not…
Michael Bernard Delahunty
DELAHUNTY, Michael Bernard- – – – SPC 1906 DoB:- – 1891, Murtoa, VIC Father:– – Roderick Delahunty Mother:- – Elizabeth, nee Brennan Michael Delahunty was a boarder from Murtoa, a small town near Horsham, Victoria. His brothers, James (SPC 1905) and John (SPC 1900) were also boarders at St Patrick’s. They all became farmers in…
Garnet Emerson Archer
– ARCHER, Garnet ‘George’ Emerson– – – – – SPC 1909-1910 DoB:– – 1896, Korumburra, Gippsland Father:– – Frederick William Archer, Bena Hotel Mother:- Ellen, nee Noone George was a boarder at St Patrick’s College from Bena, a small town in South-East Gippsland. Service No:– 4428 Rank:– – Private Unit:– – 54th Battalion Private Archer…
William Joseph Armstrong
ARMSTRONG, William Joseph- – – – SPC 1905-1906 DoB:- – 1890, East Ballarat, VIC Father:– – William Richard Armstrong, postal official Mother:– Nellie (Helena), nee Duffy William Armstrong was a music student and while at St Patrick’s College became a proficient violinist, a well regarded member of the College orchestra and a gifted soloist. After…
Frederick Henry Baker
BAKER, Frederick Henry- – – – SPC 1906-1907 DoB:– – 1892, Colac, VIC Father:– – Thomas Baker, a farmer at Colac, Victoria. Mother:– Rosanna, nee Despard Service No:– 96a Rank:– – Private Unit:– – 1st Australian General Hospital Army Medical Corp Reinforcements Fred Baker enlisted on 25 March 1915 at Colac, aged 23 years and…
John Linton Bennington
BENNINGTON, John Linton- – – SPC ? The College has not been able to determine the years that John Bennington attended SPC. DoB:– – 1897, Broken Hill, NSW Father:– – John Bennington Mother:– Louisa Service No:- 2771 Rank:– – Private, later Lance Corporal Unit:– – 39th Battalion, later 67th Battalion John Bennington enlisted on 28…
Henry Campbell ‘Cam’ Brady
BRADY, Henry Campbell -‘Cam’- – – – SPC 1907-1909 DoB:– – 5 October, 1891, St Kilda, VIC Father:- – Henry Augustine Brady, 23 Daisy St, Essendon Mother:- – Catherine, nee Donnelly Cam Brady was a boarder at St Patrick’s, as was his brother Patrick Lawrence -‘Lal’ (SPC 1909-1910) who also enlisted (Service No 21). Cam…
Patrick Lawrence ‘Lal’ Brady
BRADY, Patrick Lawrence -‘Lal’- – – – SPC 1909-1910 DoB:– – 1895, St Kilda, Victoria Father:– – Henry Augustine Brady, 23 Daisy St, Essendon Mother:– – Catherine, nee Donnelly Lal Brady was a boarder at St Patrick’s, as was his brother Henry Campbell -‘Cam’ (SPC 1907-1909) who also enlisted (Service No. Sergeant). Service No:– 21…