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NOONAN, Thomas James- – – SPC 1905-1906 DoB:- – 1888, Crowlands, VIC Father:- – Edward Noonan Mother:- – Margaret, nee Poynton Thomas James Noonan came to St Patrick’s as a boarder from a small farming community called Crowlands, north east of Ararat in Victoria’s west. Tom’s grandfather, Daniel Noonan was a pioneer of Crowlands, arriving…

LARKIN, John -‘Jack’ Vernon- – – – SPC 1903-1905 DoB:- – – c1893, Hawthorn, VIC Father:- – Michael Larkin Mother:- – Elizabeth, nee Guerin (both Michael and Elizabeth were- – – immigrants from Ireland -“ they met and married in Melbourne) John Vernon attended St Patrick’s as did his brother William -‘Bill’ Leo (SPC 1909-1913)….

LEFEBVRE, Charles Bennett- – – – SPC 1907-1908 DoB:- – c1893, St Kilda, VIC Father:- – Albert Edward Lefebvre Mother:- – Eliza, nee Bennett Charles Lefebvre and his brother Reginald (SPC 1907-1908) were boarders at St Patrick’s from Birchip, a small town in the north-west of Victoria. Service No:- 77 Rank:- – Driver, later Corporal,…

LEFEBVRE, Reginald Noel- – – – SPC 1907-1908 DoB:- – c1894, Frankston, VIC Father:- – Albert Edward Lefebvre Mother:- – Eliza, nee Bennett Reginald Lefebvre and his brother Charles (SPC 1907-1908) were boarders at St Patrick’s from Birchip, a small town in the north-west of Victoria. Service No:- 2057 Rank:- – Sergeant Unit:- – 2nd…

LENAGHAN, Nicholas- – – – SPC 1894 DoB:- – 1876, Tourello, VIC Father:- – Daniel Lenaghan Mother:- – Eliza, nee Maloney Service No:- 878 Rank:- – Trooper Unit:- – 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade Nicholas Lenaghan enlisted on 11 November 1914, aged 38 years and 11 months. He was a single man, who worked as…

LENNON, (sometimes Lennan) Alfred- – – – SPC 1896-1899 DoB:- – 1887, Armidale NSW Father:- – James Lennan Mother:- – Catherine Alf Lennon was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Melbourne. Despite being young for the Senior football team, -‘many of the Juniors showed fine form, notably A Lennon -¦’ Service No:- 822 Rank:- –…

LEYDON, Thomas- – – – – SPC ? DoB:- – 1897, Sydney, NSW Father:- – John Leydon Mother:- – Catherine Service No:- 1556 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 18th Battalion On 13 April 1915, Thomas Leydon enlisted in the AIF. He put his age at 22 years, but he was really only 18 years old….

LITTLE, David- SPC- – – – 1908-1912 DoB:- – – – – – – 1893, Bacchus Marsh, VIC Father:- – – – David Armstrong Little Mother:- – – – Annie Margaret, nee Hanigan All five brothers from the Little family were boarders from Bacchus Marsh. In his Matriculation year of 1912, David achieved passes in…

LITTLE, Gerald Thompson- – – – SPC 1904-1907 DoB:- – 14 January 1890, Bacchus Marsh, VIC Father:- – David Armstrong Little Mother:- – Annie Margaret, nee Hanigan All five brothers from the Little family were boarders from Bacchus Marsh: Tom, David, Jack, Leo and Gerald. Gerald passed his Matriculation year with the following subjects: English,…