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WESTBROOK, Edmund- – – – SPC ?DoB:- – 1893, Lexton, VICFather:- – James WestbrookMother: – Catherine (Kate) Margaret, nee RansomeEdmund Westbrook came to St Patrick’s as a boarder, with his brother Francis -‘Frank’ (SPC 1908-1910). The College could- find no detail in the Annuals as to the specific dates that Edmund attended.Service No:- 14562Rank:- –…

WARNER, George Joseph- – – – SPC 1907-1909 DoB:- – 1896, Ballarat East, VIC Father:- – George Heaney Warner Mother:- – Margaret Jane, nee Reay George Warner was a day student at St Patrick’s, walking up to the College from his home in Armstrong Street. His brother Reay -‘Ray’ Henry Aloysius also attended SPC (1903-1905),…

WALSH, D- – – SPC 1914-1915 DoB:- – c1898 This boy was a boarder at the College. He passed the following subjects in 1914 when he sat the Junior Public Exams: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, English, French and History. The College was unable to identify further details about this boy. If you are able to provide…

UPHILL, Victor George- – – – SPC 1911-1912 DoB:- – 1899 Father:- – Thomas Uphill Mother:- – Anne Victor Uphill was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Pranjip Park, near Murchison East, a small place south of Shepparton, in Victoria. He attended the College with his brother, Colin (SPC 1911-1912). Service No:- 3258 Rank:- –…

TUNBRIDGE, John -‘Jack’ Vincent- – – – SPC 1901-1910 DoB:- – 13 February 1894, Ballarat, VIC Father:- – Alfred Tunbridge, 1437 Sturt Street, Ballarat Mother:- – Mary Cecily, nee Doolan Jack, as he was known at St Patrick’s was a day student at the College, starting as a junior boy in Grade 2. Service No:-…

TRELOAR, George Devine- – – – SPC 1900 DoB: – – 23 April, 1884, Ballarat Father:- – Thomas Reid Treloar, chemist Mother:- – Jane, nee Devine George’s father, Thomas Reid Treloar was born in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg in 1852, and after finishing school, became apprenticed to a leading chemist in Melbourne. At the…

TREKARDO, George Henry- – – – SPC ? DoB:- – c1894, Ballarat, VIC Father:- – John Henry Trekardo, Service Street, Ballarat Mother:- – Elizabeth, nee Lindsay Service No:- 1003 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 39th Battalion George Henry Trekardo enlisted on 29 January 1916, aged 22 years and five months. He was a single man,…

TEHAN, William ‘Bill’- – – – SPC 1908 DoB:- – 1884, Rochester, VIC Father:- – John Tehan Mother:- – Honora, nee O’Shea After finishing at St Patrick’s College, William Tehan married Margaret Victoria Valli in 1913. Service No:- 6900 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 19th Reinforcements, 23 Battalion Bill Tehan enlisted on 1 September 1916….

SWEENEY, Neil John- – – – SPC 1911 DoB:- – 1896, Quambatook, VIC Father:- – Charles Sweeney Mother:- – Alicia M, nee O’Neil Service No:- 3616 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 57th Battalion Neil Sweeney enlisted on 13 July 1915, at the age of 21 years and four months. He was unmarried, five feet, six…

SWEENEY, Frederick Charles – – – SPC 1906 DoB:- – 10 December 1899, Bendigo, VIC Father:- – James Joseph Sweeney Mother:- – Isobel / Isabella, nee Babling Fred Sweeney was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Bendigo. Service No:- 21768 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – AAMC (Australian Army Medical Corps) Frederick Sweeney enlisted in the…