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BRITT, Isaac Reay- – – – – SPC ? DoB:– – 1892, Castlemaine, VIC Father:– – Edmund Francis Britt, Park Road Maryborough, VIC Mother:- – Mary Agnes, nee Reay The College could find no record of the dates of his attendance at St Patrick’s. However, the biographical details provided by his mother for the Roll…

BUCKLEY, Thomas John- – – – – SPC 1906-1907 DoB:– – 1891, Nhill, VIC Father:- – John Buckley (deceased prior to Tom enlisting) Mother:– – Catherine Cecilia, nee Bruder Tom Buckley was a boarder at St Patrick’s, from a little town called Merino, Victoria, west of Hamilton. Service No:– 5447 Rank:– – Private, later Lance…

BUTLER, William -‘Willie’ Harcourt- – – SPC 1903-1905 DoB:– – 1889, Broadwater, VIC Father:- – George Butler, Byron Street Hamilton, VIC Mother:- – Kate, nee Abbott Willie Butler was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Hamilton in Western Victoria. He was a keen footballer, hurdler and athlete, and was on the committee for organising the…

CAMPBELL, William Donald -‘Don’- – – – – SPC 1910-1911 DoB:- – 3 September 1894, VIC Father:- – Colin Campbell Mother:- – Margaret, nee McLennan Donald Campbell was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Daylesford. He was in the Junior Public Class, 1911, and played in the Senior Football team which won the premiership in…

ADAIR, Alexander Alphonsus SPC 1904-1913 DoB:– – – – – – 1895, East Ballarat, VIC Father:- – – – – – Alexander James Adair, a linotape operator Mother:- – – Sarah Ann, nee Bennington Alexander started at St Patrick’s College as a nine year old boy. He- was a day student who lived at 17…

ALLISON, Keith- – – SPC 1911-1913 DoB:– – – – – – 1897, Beechworth, VIC Father:– – – – – – Alexander Allison Mother:– – – Catherine nee Dennett Keith Allison was a boarding student who came to St Patrick’s College from- Middle Park, Melbourne. He completed his Intermediate, Leaving and- Matriculation at St Patrick’s….

AMBROSE, Clarence – – – – SPC 1913-1914 DoB:- – – – – – c1898, NSW Father:– – – William Ambrose (whereabouts unknown at time of Clarence’s enlistment) Mother:– – – Nellie Ferrier, nee Meldrum Clarence attended St Patrick’s for two years as a boarder from 10 Simpson Street, East Melbourne. Service No:- – –…

ARCHER, Reginald – SPC 1906-1909 DoB:- – – – – – c1893, Adelaide, SA Father:– – – Thomas Francis Archer, captain of a sloop trading between Broome, WA and Singapore Mother:– – – Lizzie, 56 Grant St, Ballarat, later 132 Raglan St, Ballarat Reginald Archer was a boarder at St Patrick’s, from Sebastopol. After finishing…