St Pat’s News

CONWAY, John -‘Jack’ Patrick- – – – SPC 1905DoB:- 18 February 1896, Hamilton, VICJack Conway was a boarder at St Patrick’s from Hamilton in western Victoria.Service No:– –Rank:– – PrivateUnit:– – D Company, 10th Depot BattalionJack Conway enlisted for the first time on 20 July 1915 in Ballarat. His next of kin was his grandmother,…

COLGAN, Thomas Dominic- – – – SPC ? DoB:- – 1900, Beechwood, Hastings River, NSW Father:– – Thomas Colgan Mother:– – Mary Service No:– 3351 Rank:- – Private, Trooper Unit:- – 2nd Light Horse Thomas Colgan enlisted on 5 April 1917 aged 18 years and two months. He was five feet seven and a half…

COGHLAN, Wilfred Jasper- – – – – SPC 1899 DoB:- – 1888, VIC Father:- – James Coghlan Mother:- – Mary Jane, nee Cox, 117 Doveton Street South, Ballarat Service No:– 11686 Rank:- – Corporal, Driver Unit:- – 3rd Division Supply Column Wilfred Coghlan enlisted on 27 March 1916, an unmarried man aged 28 years. He…

COGHLAN, Kevin Joseph- – – – SPC 1908-1911 DoB:– – c1896 Father:- – William Joseph Mother:– – Maud Agnes, nee O’Malley Kevin Coghlan started at St Patrick’s College in the Third Class at around eight years of age in 1908. In that year he won first prize for achieving the highest result in the class….

CODY, Ernest Austin Stanislaus- – – SPC 1901-1903 DoB:– – c1892, Clifton Hill, VIC Father:– – John Francis Cody Mother: The SPC Annual of 1916-1917 reported on the war service of several Old Boys, including that of Ernest Cody; -‘-¦ Before enlisting, Ernest was employed in the Customs House Sydney. He was very popular in…

COCKCROFT, Leonard Charles- – – – SPC 1912 DoB:- – 7 July, 1898, Sale, VIC Father:- – John Edward Cockcroft Mother:- – Mary Jane Leonard Charles was a boarder at St Patrick’s. Service No:– 3282 Rank:– – Private Unit:– – 37th Battalion The first time Leonard Cockcroft tried to enlist was on 17 February 1916…

CLARKE, John Terence- – – – SPC 1907-1910 DoB:- – c1892, Monea, VIC Father:– – John Clarke Mother:– – Sarah Terence, as he was known at St Patrick’s was a boarder at the College. In 1909 he was Captain of the Junior Football Team. After leaving SPC he was reported in the Annual of 1911…

CASHMAN, Thomas Joseph- – SPC 1913-1914 DoB:- – c1895, Preston, VIC Father:– – James F Cashman Mother:- – Bridget M Thomas was a boarder at St Patrick’s from the Melbourne suburb of Preston. Service No:– 2596 Rank:– – Private Unit:- – 2nd Australian Pioneers Thomas Cashman enlisted on 17 April 1916 as a 21 year…

CARRICK, William- – – – SPC 1906-1909 DoB:- – 1892, Hawthorn, VIC Father:- – William Carrick Mother:– – Annie Julia, nee Roach William Carrick was a boarder from Melbourne. In 1909 he sat the Junior Public Exam and passed in the following subjects; History (Distinction), English, Latin, Algebra, Geometry, and Geography. Service No:– 843 Rank:-…

CARMODY, Thomas James- – – – SPC 1906 DoB:- – 1892, Ballarat, VIC Father:– – Michael James Carmody Mother:– – Mary Ellen, nee McNanhuy (?) Thomas Carmody was a boarder at St Patrick’s with his brother Laurence Francis Carmody (SPC 1906). Laurence also signed up (Service No 6323) and was killed in action in Belgium…