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LITTLE, Leo Paul- – – – SPC 1906-1910 DoB:- – 22 February 1892, 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. In the College Annual of 1910, it was reported that…

LOCKE, William James -‘Jack’ Macavoy- – – – SPC 1907-1911 DoB:- – 14 Aug 1894, St Kilda, VIC Father:- – Samuel James Locke Mother:- – Bessie, nee Macavoy In the College Annual of 1916-1917, there was an extensive report about Jack Locke’s experiences at Gallipoli: -‘Captain W J Locke, who was known as the -popular…

LYONS, Herbert- -‘Bert’ Arthur- – – – SPC 1903-1909 DoB:- – 1892, East Ballarat, VIC Father:- – James Lyons, 1105 Sturt Street, Ballarat Mother:- – Frances, nee Hooley Bert Lyons attended St Patrick’s with his brothers who also enlisted in the AIF -“ James Edward (SPC 1899-1904) and Roy Leslie (SPC 1908-1909). As well as…

LYONS, James Edward- – – – SPC 1899-1904 DoB:- – 1888, East Ballarat, VIC Father:- – James Lyons, 1105 Sturt Street, Ballarat Mother:- – Frances, nee Hooley James Lyons attended St Patrick’s with his brothers who also enlisted in the AIF -“ Herbert Arthur (SPC 1903-1909) and Roy Leslie (SPC 1908-1909). James was Dux of…

LYONS, Roy Leslie- – – – SPC 1908-1909 DoB:- – 1898, East Ballarat, VIC Father:- – James Lyons, 1105 Sturt Street, Ballarat Mother:- – Frances, nee Hooley Roy Lyons attended St Patrick’s with his brothers who also enlisted in the AIF -“ Herbert Arthur (SPC 1903-1909) and James Edward (SPC 1899-1904). Roy was a keen…

MAGILL, Arthur- – – SPC 1902-1909 DoB:- – 1893, Winton, near Benalla, VIC Father:- – Arthur Magill Mother:- – Mary Jane, nee Devoy Service No:- 6800 Rank:- – Private, Gunner Unit:- – 4th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) Arthur Magill enlisted in the AIF on 26 July 1915, at the age of 21 years and nine…

MAHONY, Daniel James- – – – SPC 1893-1894 DoB:- – 25 March 1878, East Melbourne Father:- – Daniel Mahony, formerly Mayor of Fitzroy Mother:- – Catherine, nee Finnegan Daniel James Mahony was a -‘Foundation’ student at St Patrick’s College. He left the College in 1894 at the age of 16, transferring to Xavier College in…

MAHONEY, Patrick James- – – – SPC 1904-1905 DoB:- – 1890, Bairnsdale, VIC Father:- – Patrick Mahoney Mother:- – Elizabeth James, as he was known at St Patrick’s, was a boarder from a small town in the far north east of Victoria, Bendoc. He matriculated in 1905 in the following subjects: French, English, Arithmetic, Algebra,…

MANN, Francis De Courcy- – – – SPC 1893-1897 DoB:- – 2 August 1882, Ballarat, VIC Father:- – Thomas Mann, solicitor Mother:- – Emilia De Courcy, nee Maloney Frank Mann was a Foundation student at St Patrick’s College. He completed his Matriculation in the following subjects: English, Latin, French (Honours), History, Physics (Honours), Arithmetic, and…

MANNING, Godfrey George- – – – SPC 1906-1907 DoB:- – 1890, Traralgon, VIC Father:- – John Manning Mother:- – Sophia, nee Johns George Manning (as he was known) was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Morwell. In 1907, he was named on the Prize List as having successfully completed the Commercial Class. Service No:- 99…