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MARDLING Brothers There were three Mardling brothers who attended St Patrick’s as boarders from Port Fairy; Farnel George (SPC 1903-1904), James Wilfred (SPC 1914-1916), and Thomas (SPC 1914-1916). Tom did not enlist in the AIF. Farnel and James were both killed in action together on 4 October 1917 at Passchendaele. This publication has combined their…

MASON, Norman Henry- – – SPC 1911 DoB:- – 16 March 1894, Ballarat, VIC Father:- – George Henry Mason Mother:- – Adele Cecile Norman Mason was a boarder from Murtoa, a small town in the north-west of Victoria. Service No:- 3540 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 8th Battalion Norman Henry Mason was 19 years and…

McCARTHY, Mortimer Eugene- – – – SPC 1905-1907 DoB:- – 1890, Myrniong, near Bacchus Marsh, VIC Father:- – William McCarthy Mother:- – Elizabeth, nee Hart Mortimer, known as Mort while at SPC, kept in regular contact with the College after he left. The Annual of 1910 mentioned that: -‘-¦ of -‘Mort’ as he was sometimes…

McCORMICK, Matthew Stephen John- – – SPC 1902-1904 DoB:- – 1886, Dean, VIC. Father:- – Thomas McCormick, farmer Mother:- – – Henrietta, nee Nearon The College Annual of 1903 mentioned that Stephen, as he was known, McCormick was a -‘good kick’ of the football, playing at -‘full-back; defends splendidly; rarely lets the ball pass through’….

McGINNESS, John Ambrose- – – – SPC 1905 DoB:- – 1889, Framlingham, near Port Fairy, VIC Father:- – John McGinness Mother:- – Margaret, nee Scott John McGinness was a boarder at St Patrick’s from his family’s farm, -‘Fernbank’ at Framlingham, an area near Port Fairy in Victoria. He was a cousin of James Patrick (SPC…

GIULIANO, Frank William- – – – SPC 1908-1911 DoB:- – 1899, Footscray, VIC Father:– – Giovanni (John) Giuliano, 215 Sturt St, Ballarat, a fruiterer Mother:– – Annette, nee Portelli Service No:– 799 Rank:- – Private Unit:– – 8th Machine Gun Company (M G Coy) Frank Giuliano enlisted on 26 April 1917, aged 21 years and…

GOOK, Richard Henry- – – – – SPC 1911 DoB:- – 1896, Bridgewater, VIC Father:- – Albert Henry Gook, a butcher Mother:- – Sarah Hannah, nee Redwood – Service No:– 620 Rank:- – Private, Trooper Unit:- – 4th Light Horse Brigade Henry Gook enlisted on 10 September 1914. He was a single man, aged 18…

GORMAN, Charles -‘Charlie’ Benedict- – – – – SPC 1908-1909 DoB:- – 1894, Purnim (near Warrnambool), VIC Father:- – Owen Gorman Mother:- – Mary Fran, nee Sinnott The College Annual of 1916-1917 informed its readers – -‘Pte Charles Benedict Gorman attended the College during 1909, and on leaving spent some time as a bank clerk,…

GRANO, Reginald George- – – – – SPC 1901-1905 DoB:– – c1888, Ararat Father:– – Theodore George Grano, Solicitor Mother:- – Kate Cecily, nee Patton Reg Grano was a boarder from Ararat. He passed his Matriculation year in 1905, in the following subjects: Latin, French, Physics, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and History. Service No:– 3300 Rank:-…

GRANO, Theodore Joseph- – – – – SPC 1904-1905 DoB:– – c1890 Father:– – Theodore George Grano, Solicitor Mother:– – Kate Cecily, nee Patton Theodore Grano was a boarder from Ararat. Service No:– 563 Rank:– – Private, later Corporal, later Sergeant Unit:- – 8th Battalion Theodore Grano enlisted in the AIF on 20 August 1914,…