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SECOMBE, Victor Clarence- – – SPC 1911-1914 DoB:- – 9 January 1897, Glen Wills, near Omeo, VIC Father: – William Secombe Mother:- – Catherine, nee Schlitz Victor Secombe completed his Matriculation in 1914 in the following subjects: French Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, British History, Geometry, Trigonometry. His participation in the Combined Sports…

SEWARD, Harrie Stephen- – – SPC 1897-1898 DoB:- – 26 February 1884, Ballarat Father:- – Stephen Seward, Craig’s Hotel, Ballarat Mother:- – Mary Ellen -‘Nellie’, nee Kelleher Harrie was a boarder at St Patrick’s with his three brothers, Leo (SPC 1898-1903), Joseph Thomas Lawrence (SPC 1900-1904, 1910-1911), and Stephen -‘Steenie’ Aloysius (SPC 1900-1906). Leo did…

SEWARD, Joseph Thomas -‘Tom’ Lawrence- – – SPC 1900-1904 & 1910-1911 DoB:- – 1890, Ballarat Father:- – Stephen Seward, Craig’s Hotel, Ballarat Mother:- – Mary Ellen -‘Nellie’, nee Kelleher – Tom was a boarder at St Patrick’s with his three brothers, Leo (SPC 1898-1903), Harrie Stephen (SPC 1897-1898), and Stephen -‘Steenie’ Aloysius (SPC 1900-1906). Leo…

SEWARD, Stephen -‘Steenie’- Aloysius- – – SPC 1900-1906 DoB:- – 1892, Ballarat Father:- – Stephen Seward, Craig’s Hotel, Ballarat Mother:- – Mary Ellen -‘Nellie’, nee Kelleher – Steenie was a boarder at St Patrick’s with his three brothers, Leo (SPC 1898-1903), Harrie Stephen (SPC 1897-1898), and Joseph Thomas -‘Tom’ Lawrence (SPC 1900-1904, 1910-1911). Leo did…

SHAPIRA, Francis Cunningham- – – SPC 1904 DoB:- – 30 July, 1887 London, England Father: – Rev Alexander William Shapira Mother:- – Theresa Elvina Frank Shapira was born in London, and migrated with his family to Hobart, Tasmania, when he was about ten years old. He was a boarder at St Patrick’s College from Georgetown,…

SHAW, Oswald James- – – SPC 1907-1913 DoB:- – 1896 Talbot, VIC Father:- – James Cleland Shaw, Barrister Mother:- – Ellen, nee Sharp Oswald Shaw was a day student at St Patrick’s College. He sat the Junior Public exam in 1912, and passed in Algebra, Geometry, English, French, History, and Latin. He was also a…

SHEAHAN, Francis Joseph- – – SPC 1907-1908 DoB:- – 1892, Carlton, VIC Father:- – Michael Sheahan Mother:- – Mary, nee Brody Frank Sheahan was a boarder at St Patrick’s College from Lygon Street, Carlton. His brother Michael Bryan Philip Sheahan (SPC 1912) also enlisted for service in WWI. There was a tribute to Frank in…

SHEAHAN, Michael ‘Mick’ Bryan Philip- – – SPC 1912 DoB:- – 1896, Carlton, VIC Father:- – Michael Sheahan Mother:- – Mary, nee Brodie Michael Sheahan was a boarder at St Patrick’s from the Melbourne suburb of Carlton. His brother Francis Joseph Sheahan (SPC 1907-1908) also enlisted for service in WWI. In the College Annual of…

SHELTON, Patrick James- – – – SPC 1906-1907 DoB:- – 1884, Creswick, VIC Father:- – John Shelton Mother:- – Ellen, nee Shaw Patrick Shelton was a boarder at the College. Service No:- 3905 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 46th Battalion Patrick Shelton enlisted in the AIF on 12 July 1915. He was 30 years and…

SHERIDAN, Wilfred- – – – SPC 1907 DoB:- – 1896, Elsternwick, VIC Father:- – Thomas John Sheridan Mother:- – Mary, nee O’Rooke Wilfred Sheridan was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Melbourne. Service No:- 5129 Rank:- – Driver Unit:- – 3rd Light Horse Brigade, 4th Pioneer Battalion, 12th ASC Wilfred Sheridan enlisted in the AIF…