St Pat’s News

PODGER, Austin Nagle- – – – SPC 1908DoB:- – 1893, Terang, VICFather:- – Lachlan Andre PodgerMother:- – Mary Agnes, nee Prendergast– Service No:- 11873Rank:- – Driver, later Corporal, later SergeantUnit:- – 3rd Australian Divisional Supply Column, later known as Aust Mechanical Transport CoyAustin Podger enlisted on 14 July 1915, a single man aged 22 years…

PAYNE, Allan- SPC- – – 1902-1909 DoB:- – 1892, Melbourne, VIC Father:- – George Payne, Jeweller, 104 Sturt Street, Ballarat VIC Mother:- – Nora, nee Fitzgerald Service No:- 268 Rank:- – Private, later Corporal Unit:- – 8th Battalion Allan Payne signed up for service on 24 August 1914, almost as soon as war was declared….

PAWSON, Edmund Goulburn- – – SPC 1910-1911 DoB:- – 1894, Tallarook, VIC Father:- – Charles John Pawson Mother:- – Catherine Elizabeth, nee Crough Edmund and his brother, Charles, attended the College as day boys from Black Hill, Ballarat. Service No:- 2282 Rank:- – Private, Driver Unit:- – 10th Company Australian Army Service Corps (AASC) Edmund…

PAWSON, Charles John- – – SPC 1907-1909 DoB:- – 15 April, 1893, Trawool, VIC Father:- – Charles John Pawson Mother:- – Catherine Elizabeth, nee Crough Charles and his brother Edmund attended St Patrick’s College as day students, from 29 Chisholm Street, Black Hill, Ballarat. Charles successfully completed the Junior Public Examination in 1909, gaining a…

O’SULLIVAN, Reginald -‘Reg’ Joseph- – – – SPC ? DoB:- – c1886, Beechworth, VIC Father:- – Cornelius Joseph O’Sullivan Mother:- – Mary Jane, nee McGrath The College Annual of 1916-1917 reported that – -‘Sgt, R J O’Sullivan, an old pupil, entered SPC about 1900, where he had a successful college career. He enlisted in June…

O’NEIL, James Reginald -‘Reg’- – – – SPC 1910-1911 DoB:- – 18 October 1895, Beaufort, VIC Father:- – Richard O’Neil Mother:- – Margaret, nee McMahon The College Annual of 1916-1917 noted that – -‘-¦ Private J Reginald O’Neil is an old SPC boy, and was employed as a clerk in the ES&A Bank at Ballarat…

O’DOHERTY, Louis Kevin Vincent- – – – SPC 1904-1905 DoB:- – 7 November 1888, Queensland Father:- – Vincent O’Doherty Mother:- – Helen Louis O’Doherty was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Brisbane. He was a prize winner in the Commercial Class of 1905, and was one of the editors of the College Annual in that…

O’CALLAGHAN, John -‘Jack’ Thomas – – – – SPC ? DoB:- – 20 May, 1893, Warracknabeal, VIC Father:- – Thomas Henry O’Callaghan Mother:- – Mary Ann, nee Russell John Thomas O’Callaghan was the eldest of nine children born to Thomas Henry and Mary Ann O’Callaghan. The first four children were born in the Victorian country…

O’BRIEN, James- – – SPC 1912-1914 DoB:- – 30 July 1896, Colac, VIC Father:- – James O’Brien Mother:- – Johanna, nee Quinn James was a boarder at St Patrick’s with his brother William Patrick (SPC 1906). William also enlisted and was killed in action at Gallipoli. Service No:- 465 Rank:- – Private, later Second Lieutenant…

O’BRIEN, William Patrick- – – – SPC 1906 DoB:- – June 1887, Colac, VIC Father:- – James O’Brien Mother:- – Johanna, nee Quinn William was the brother of James O’Brien (SPC 1912-1914). James also enlisted and was killed in action in 1918 in Belgium. Service No:- 344 Rank:- – Private Unit:- – 24th Battalion William…