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WWI soldiers buried in Brighton General Cemetery

Above: Looking up the hill, the Miller Vault is behind the trees on the left and the Metahar House

is on the right – photo by Lois Comeadow

Right: � e main gates looking up the driveway to the offi ce/residence – photo by Lois Comeadow

The Brighton Cemetorians Inc (Friends of the Brighton General Cemetery) is a not-for-profit community group formed in 2005 and is affiliated with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. The aim of the group is to work with and assist the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust and management to:• raise public awareness of the Brighton General

Cemetery as a historical place of local, state and national importance

• actively research and preserve the history of the Brighton General Cemetery

• collate stories of persons interred at the Brighton General Cemetery

• facilitate the restoration of significant monuments through close links with interested organisations, descendants and other stakeholders

• do all such other things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of the above purposes or any of them.A number of WWI soldiers lie in unmarked graves in

the Brighton Cemetery and, together with a war graves group, the Brighton Cemetorians have submitted their names to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission with a view to having their gravesites officially recognised.

Plaques for 19 of these soldiers have now been approved and the Brighton Cemetorians is keen to locate relatives of these WWI soldiers so the plaques can be place on their gravesites.

B Herbert born 1871 Manchester, England, son of John and Emily (H) B, buried 6 January 1919 aged 47

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Herbert was 14 when he arrived in Melbourne in 1885 with his widowed father and older siblings, Emily 17 and Frederick 16, and younger sister Eleanor aged 8. John B married Alice Annie A in 1897 and they had a son named Lister in 1900 before John died in 1911 aged 67. Emily B married David Hendry T in

1911, no issue. Emily died in Melbourne in 1954 aged 86.

Frederick B married Myrah D in 1898 in Perth WA and they had 3 children before moving to the USA c1912 where their fourth child was born in 1918. Frederick B died in 1930 in California.

Eleanor B married Noel Vincent S in 1912 and they had 3 children before Eleanor died in 1919 at St Kilda.

Lister James B enlisted in the AIF in October 1918 and served until the end of November. In 1924 he married Ethel M, however they divorced in 1930 and in 1934 Lister married Doris M McE in Waverley NSW. Their son David died in 1935 and according to a report in the Barrier Miner newspaper on 1 April 1937 they may have had another child. In January 1943 Lister joined the Royal Australian Air Force and served until July 1943. Lister James B died in North Bondi NSW in June 1968.

C Arthur John (also known as R Arthur) born 1887 Northcote Vic, son of William and Rachel (R) C, died 7 October 1922 aged 35

Service No 19066 CHITTS Arthur, enlisted 24 November 1916 Melbourne Vic, Dairyman, NOK brother Ernest Taylor Chitts, Currie, King Island Tas; deserted 1 January 1918 Moore Park, Sydney NSW, aged 29yrs 2mthsService No 55441 ROGERSON Arthur enlisted 8 April 1918 Melbourne Vic, aged 30yrs 6mths, driver, NOK sister Mrs Rachel Sprake, Murtoa Vic; eldest surviving brother Mr Frank Chitts of Fitzroy Street, Kilmore Vic; eldest surviving sister Mrs V (Jessie) Tepper of Mannam SANB p27-28 of Service No 55441 record contains A.M. Form D2 Medical Report of an Invalid for Serv No 3440 ROGERSON A L, occupation plumber, 59th Bn

Both of Arthur John C’ parents had died before he enlisted in the Army, as had one of his older brothers, William Alfred who died in 1911. Arthur also had 3 other older brothers, an older sister and a younger sister:Frank C 1880–1959James Charles C 1881–1944Ernest Taylor C 1884–1958Jessie Bella (C) T 1885–1951Rachel Alice (C) S 1889–1974

Service No 25968 BRADSHAW Herbert enlisted 9 February 1916 Prahran Vic 44yrs 10mths, clerk, NOK step-mother Mrs A Bradshaw, 22 Wattletree Road, Malvern Vic (98 Foam Street, Elwood Vic in 1922)

C Sydney Thomas born 1898 Drouin Vic, son of Thomas Benjamin and Theresa Jane (N) C, buried 28 April 1919 aged 20

Service No 6489 CLARK Sydney Thomas enlisted 15 June 1916 Prahran Vic, aged 18yrs, rubber worker, NOK father, Mr Thomas B Clark, 75 Wilson Street, South Yarra Vic (address changed to Wunghnu Vic 30 November 1923)

Sydney John Thomas C was the eldest in a family of 7 children. His siblings were:Claude C 1900–1900Carol Elizabeth C 1900–1901Theresa Elizabeth C 1904–1904Ethel May C 1907–Vincent C 1911–1911Vera May (C) M 1912–1975

DEATHS.CLARK.—On May 2, at Numurkah, Theresa Jane, dearly loved wife of the late Thomas Benjamin Clark, loved mother of Syd (deceased), Alma, Vera (Mrs. Merrell), loved mother-in-law of Jack Merrell.

The Argus (Melbourne Vic)Wednesday 4 May 1955, p14

C Hugh Muir, born 1875 Melbourne Vic, son of James and Mary Lockhart (R) C, died 30 April 1921 aged 46

Service No 4758 COUPER Hugh Muir enlisted 15 October 1915 Holdsworthy NSW, aged 41yrs 10mths, labourer, NOK Roy Warwick Couper, Leura Station, Kerako Vic

Hugh’s parents and their 6 eldest children came to Australia from Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland in 1872. Hugh was the first of their 4 Australian born children.

In 1912 Hugh married Emily Carol W née B, a widow with 4 young sons (Royal Joseph, Ernest, Leslie and Clarence Lionel Box W), who died the same year.

Both Hugh’s parents pre–deceased him, his father in 1887 and his mother in 1901, however he was survived by at least 4 of his siblings:Robert C 1861–1936Henrietta (C) S 1863–John C 1867–1942William Duff C 1870–1960Janet (C) D 1881–1971

F James Ham, born c1872 Hackney, London, England, son of James Ham and Amelia (H) F, buried 19 November 1918 aged 47

FERNE James Ham initially enlisted 15 February 1916 Melbourne Vic aged 44yrs 10mths, no previous service; recommended for enlistment as Private, Home Services, for duty as cook, Post Office Lines Broadmeadow Camp; discharged at Ascot Vale Isolation Camp 19 February 1917 ‘services no longer required’; character on discharge ‘good’



Service No 61897 FERNE James Ham enlisted 20 February 1917 Royal Park Vic aged 45yrs 10mths, cook, unfit for active service, accepted for Home Service in Australia, NOK wife Mrs Emily Ferne, 1 Salcombe Road, off Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, Essex, England

1871 Census England and Walesregistration district: Mile End Old Townsub-district: Mile End Old Town Easterncounty: London, Middlesex

Household Gender Age Birthplaceself James H Ferne M 44 Aldgate, Mdxwife Amelia Ferne F 40 Aldgate, Mdxson Arthur Ferne M 18 Aldgate, Mdxdau Elizabeth Ferne F 17 Aldgate, Mdxson Edward Ferne M 15 Whitechapel, Mdxson Henry Ferne M 11 St Georges, Mdxson Alfred Ferne M 10 St Georges E, Mdxson James Ferne M 9 Hackney, Mdxdau Amelia E Ferne F 7 Hackney, Mdx

F Harry, born 1875 Nottingham, England, son of Frederick Thomas and Annie Margaret (B) F, died 18 March 1919, buried 19 March 1919 aged 44

Service No 17456 FORD Harry enlisted 29 September 1916 Benalla Vic, aged 40yrs 2mths, cordial manufacturer, NOK brother Mr Oscar Claude Ford, 40 Young Street, Fitzroy Vic (later moved to Mornington Vic, last known address Bradmere, Officer Vic); another brother F W Ford Captain RFA lived 1 Douglas Road, Nottingham, England in 1923

FreeBMDFORD Frederick Thomas married Dec 1873 qtr Basford Vol 7b Page 230BUTLER Annie Margaret married Dec 1873 qtr Basford Vol 7b Page 230

FORD Harry Ambrose born Dec qtr 1875 Newark Vol 7b 80FORD Frederick Wilson born Dec qtr 1878 Nottingham Vol 7b Page 296FORD Oscar Claud born Jun qtr 1884 Nottingham Vol 7b Page 348

Notice is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Fredric William Ford and Oscar Claude Ford, carrying on business as Coal Merchants, at Goldsmith-street, Nottingham, under the style or firm of “OSCAR C. FORD”, has been dissolved by mutual consent as and from the first day of June, 1906. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said Fredric William Ford.—Dated this 31st day of May, 1906.

OSCAR CLAUDE FORD. FREDRIC WILLIAM FORD.

The London Gazette, June 22, 1906

Harry F’s younger brother Oscar apparently remained in Melbourne. He married Mary Florence F in 1918, and died in Cheltenham in 1968.

G Edward Joseph Parnell, born 1887 Crowlands Vic, son of Michael and Honora (O’H) G, buried 11 June 1919 aged 29

Service No 67533 GRIFFIN Edward Joseph Parnell enlisted 7 June 1917 Ararat Vic, aged 26yrs, orchardist, NOK mother Mrs Honora Griffin, Crowlands, Ararat Vic

Edward’s father Michael G and his uncle Michael O’H were among the earliest settlers of Crowlands, about 24km from Ararat, which was surveyed in 1849 and officially named by Governor La Trobe in 1850.

Edward married Amy B in early 1919 and their son Edward Robert Gerald G was born later that year, most likely after his father had died.

Michael and Honora (O’H) G had a large family and it seems another of their sons served in WWI:

Service No 59 GRIFFIN Daniel James, born Crowlands Vic, enlisted 24 September 1914 Ararat Vic, aged 23, labourer, NOK “Father and mother at Crowlands, 2 sisters at Crowlands, 1 in Ouyen, 4 in Melbourne, 1 brother at Narooma, 2 at Crowlands”Father: Mr M Griffin, Post Office, CrowlandsDied of wounds 16 September 1915 at No 21 General Hospital, AlexandriaBuried in Chatby Military Cemetery, Alexandria, Grave No 2315 [re-allotted to Plot 5, Grave 89]

Edward Joseph G was survived by his mother, Honora (O’H) G who died in 1932, and his father, Michael G who died in 1933, and by the following siblings:Thomas G 1867–John Henry G 1871–Mary Frances G 1874–1957Gerald Joseph G c1876–1945Honorah Mary G 1879–1967Frances (G) H 1893–1979

H Bernard, born 25 November 1873 Croxton-Kerrial, Leicester, England, son of William Henry and Catherine H, died 11 January 1919 aged 45

Service No 14054 HINDE Bernard enlisted 10 February 1916 Melbourne Vic aged 43yrs 2mths, engineer, rejected due to defective teethService No 14054 HINDE Bernard enlisted 6 March 1916 Melbourne Vic aged 42yrs, engineer, rejected due to defective teethService No 14054 HINDE Bernard enlisted 17 April 1916 Sydney NSW aged 42yrs 5mths, NOK brother Mr William Johnson Hinde, Briarmead, Scarboro Road, Shipley, Yorkshire, England; Legatees in will “sisters Margaret & Rose Hinde, c/- W J Hinde” and “executor Walter Lowe, Wilson Street, Brighton Vic”Developed malaria in India c1902



1881 Census England and Wales Household Gender Age Birthplace

head William Henry Hind M 39 Croxton Kerrial LEI ENGwife Catherine Hind F 36 Branston LEI ENGson William J Hind M 8 Croxton Kerrial LEI ENGson Bernard Hind M 7 Croxton Kerrial LEI ENGdau Margaret Hind F 5 Croxton Kerrial LEI ENGson Joseph S Hind M 4 Croxton Kerrial LEI ENGdau Rose Hind F 2 Croxton Kerrial LEI ENGson Alfred C Hind M 0 Croxton Kerrial LEI ENGfather William Hind M 69 Croxton Kerrial LEI ENGservant Mary Wright F 23 Edmondthorpe LEI ENGservant Harriett Footitt F 16 Gelston LIN ENGpupil Alfred Burnham M 25 Whittlesea CAM ENGvisitor Annie S Johnson F 37 Branston LEI ENG

Cricket ArchiveBernard Hinde played cricket for Lincolnshire, England 1894–95www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/235/235312/

235312.html

K George Robert, born 1879 Melbourne Vic, son of John and Sarah (F) K, buried 3 November 1921 aged 42

Service No 2228 KIDD George Robert enlisted 24 September 1914 Melbourne Vic, aged 35yrs 6mths, soldier [Remount Section A.I.C. 3.5yrs militia, 2.5yrs permanent], NOK Mrs L M Kidd, 19 Willow Street, Elsternwick Vic; child ren Gladys May, Muriel Lesley, Jack Ronald, Joyce Gertrude; lived Button Street, Mowbray, Launceston Tas 18 September 1917

George was the eldest of 4 children and married his first wife Elizabeth H in 1902. Their daughter Gladys May was born the same year, however Elizabeth died in 1904.

George married Lesley May M in 1906 and they had 3 children, Muriel Lesley, Jack Ronald and Joyce Gertrude.

George was survived by his second wife Lesley May (M) K 1882–1960 and at least 3 of his 4 children:Gladys May (K) L 1902–1955Muriel Lesley K 1907–Jack Ronald K 1909–1956Joyce Gertrude (K) M 1913–1973

K Frederick Charles, born 1866 Castlemaine Vic, son of Edmund and Jane (C) K, buried 1 December 1925 aged 59

Service No 3390 KIMPTON Frederick Charles enlisted 24 July 1915 Melbourne Vic aged 43 years 11 months, plasterer; NOK wife Mrs M Kimpton, 31 Walter Street, Ascot Vale Vic; nominated children Ronald and Julia Grace

Frederick’s father Edmund was born in 1835 in Finchley Common, Middlesex, England, the son of James and Hannah (S) K. His mother Jane was born in Aston Juxta, Birmingham in 1839, the daughter of John and Ann (H) C.

Frederick married nurse Margaret McL in 1890 in St Arnaud Vic and they had 5 children:Edmund William K 1893–1978Mary Janet K 1895–Jessie Maudsley K 1900–Ronald Duncan Arthur K 1901–Julia Grace (K) C c1906–1982

Frederick’s youngest brother Arthur John, who married Wilmot Eliza Jane T in 1904 in Waratah Tas, also served in WWI:

Service No 6787 KIMPTON Arthur John enlisted 23 March 1916 Melbourne Vic, 36yrs 4mths, oiler, NOK wife Mrs Wilmot Kimpton, 75 Donald Street, Fitzroy Vic

DEATHS.KIMPTON.—On the 6th August, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Mitchell, 36 Grosvenor Street, Moonee Ponds, Jane, relict of the late Edmund Kimpton, dearly beloved mother of Mrs. Varcoe, Mrs. T. Andrew, George Kimpton (Sydney), Frederick (late A.I.F., Ascotvale), Mrs. Mitchell (Moonee Ponds), Mrs Goyne (Bendigo), Walter (N.Z.), William (Abbotsford), and Arthur (late A.I.F., Footscray)

The Argus (Melbourne Vic)Thursday 7 August 1919, p1

K Harold Arthur, born 1899 Penshurst Vic, son of Joseph William and Ellen (C) K, buried 5 May 1924 aged 25

Service No 6287 KING Harold Arthur enlisted 8 May 1916 Hamilton Vic, aged 18yrs, printer, NOK father Mr J W King, Penshurst Vic

Harold K married Clare (or Clara) Elizabeth B. Sadly, they appear to have had 2 children, Roy Arthur and Dorothy Clare, who both died in 1926 aged 4 and 3 respectively.

Harold’s older brother Leslie Alfred K also served in WWI:

Service No 722 KING Leslie Alfred, enlisted 25 June 1915 Hamilton Vic, aged 23yrs 2mths, labourer, NOK father Mr J W King, Watton Street, Penshurst Vic

Prior to leaving for overseas Leslie married Annie May H and they named their son, who was born after his uncle died, Harold Arthur K.

Annie’s only surviving brother, Albert Archibald H, Service No 914 enlisted on 4 September 1914 and was killed in action on 1 October 1917 in Belgium. He is buried in Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Harold Arthur K was survived by his parents and at least 5 of his 6 siblings:Leslie Alfred K 1893–1965Nellie (K) W 1896–1971Stanley Joseph K 1900–1971Adelaide Ethel K 1902–Doris Evelyn Muriel K 1905–1979Ada Rose Margery K 1911–1931



L Robert, born c1869 Limerick, Ireland, parents unknown, died 12 July 1918 aged 49

Service No 566 Pte Robert LEVER enlisted 15 October 1915 Goulburn NSW, aged 47yrs, labourer; his medical history indicates he was in New Zealand about a year before he enlisted.Service No 5405 LEVER Robert enlisted 16 November 1915 Goulburn NSW, aged 44yrs 6mths, NOK friend Mr Thomas LOWE / LOVEL, 120 Edward Street, Limerick, Ireland.6’¼” tall, dark complexion, hazel eyes, dark brown hair, RC, tattoo woman on right upper arm, woman and snake right forearm, tattoo also left arm, 5 vacc marks, plate top jaw; previous service 7yrs 8mths Munster Fusiliers; AWL 14–17 March 1916, deserted 30 March 1916, warrant issued 20 April 1916, withdrawn 30 January 1919[No Service No] LEVER Robert enlisted 23 May 1916 Melbourne Vic, 48yrs; discharged ‘Medically Unfit’ from ‘A’ Coy 13th Bn, Kiama NSW [length of time in camp 179 days]

M Joseph James, born c1887 Stornoway, Scotland, son of James M and Margaret M, buried 1 March 1919 aged 32

Service No 406 MAIR Joseph James enlisted 26 July 1915 Melbourne Vic, aged 29yrs, seaman, apprenticed to Lock Line of Clipper Packers, Glasgow Sct 2yrs, rejected for service due to defective teethService No 406 MAIR Joseph James enlisted 29 September 1915 Melbourne Vic, aged 29yrs, seaman, apprenticed to Lock Line of Clipper Packers, Glasgow Sct 2yrs, accepted as AB Driver 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, NOK father James Mair, Stornoway, Scotland.

Joseph’s record includes letters from his fiancée Bertha H of La Perouse NSW and his sister Mrs Elsie M who lived at Stornoway, East Crescent Street, McMahons Point NSW in 1921.

Joseph’s younger brother also served in the Australian Army in WWI:

Service No 255 MAIR Hugh Murray enlisted 19 May 1915 Melbourne Vic for service abroad in 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, 24yrs, seaman, NOK father James Mair, 2 Shell St, Stornoway, Rosshire, Scotland, transferred 2 April 1916 to 4th Australian Divisional Artillery AIFKilled in action 9 June 1917, buried just SE of Noreiul 5 miles SE of Bapaume, FranceCommemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Hugh’s record also includes a letter written in 1917 by his sister Miss Elsie M, Presbyterian Ladies College, Croydon, Sydney.

M Henry born 1891 Hotham West, Victoria, son of William and Mary Anne (U) M, died 9 October 1924 aged 33

Service No 19562 MILLARD Henry enlisted 10 November 1915, aged 24yrs 5mths, clerk; NOK mother Mrs M A Millard, 19 Marion Street, Glenferrie Vic

Henry was the youngest in a family of 7 children. His address when he was discharged on 24 August 1919 was 1 York Street, Mont Albert Vic. On 24 July 1924 Henry applied to the State Savings Bank of Victoria for a War Service Home loan.

One of Henry’s older brothers, James Upfill M, also served in WWI:

Service No 3812 MILLARD James, born Wilcannia NSW, enlisted 7 December 1914 Claremont Tas aged 35yrs 6mths, miner; single, previous service Cape Irregulars, South Africa 15mths, NOK mother Mrs M Millard, Marion Street, Glenferrie Vic

James Upfill M married Edith Josephine B in 1903 and they had 2 children, Alice Annie in 1903 and Leonard Wilfred in 1905. James died on 28 October 1929 in Caulfield Military Hospital, Caulfield Vic and is buried in the Necropolis, Springvale.

Henry M was survived by his mother who died in 1922 and 4 of 5 siblings:Wilfred George M 1880–1937James Upfill M 1882–1929Alice Mary (M) Z 1884–1959Frank Leslie M 1887–1978Elsie May M 1889–1909

P Alfred, born c1880 (place unknown), son of Alfred and Catherine Agnes (L) P, buried 4 April 1919 aged 39

Service No 1165 PEARCE Alfred enlisted 22 September 1914 Melbourne Vic, 34yrs, labourer, NOK father Mr Alfred Pearce, 31 Duke Street, St Kilda Vic

Alfred’s older brother William also served in WWI:

Service No 225 PEARCE William enlisted 10 February 1915 Melbourne Vic aged 25yrs 2 mths, labourer, NOK father Mr Alfred Pearce, 31 Duke Street, St Kilda Vic; Private 10 February 1915 to 19 April 1915, discharged due to being sole support of invalid mother, father nearly wholly blindService No 3112 PEARCE William re-enlisted 12 July 1915 Melbourne Vic aged 25yrs 2 mths, labourer, NOK father Mr Alfred Pearce, 31 Duke Street, St Kilda Vic; died of wounds 14 December 1917 Belgium, buried in Military Cemetery Trois Arbres, Steenwerck

Alfred and William P’s known siblings are:Alice May 1891–1940 married Ernest George S



Thomas Edward 1883– married Hilda Sarah RFlorence Jean 1892–1959 married BNeita Clyde 1894–1952 married G

S Hugh born c1881 Ballymena, Ireland, son of Hugh and Maria (K) S, died 29 May 1920, buried 1 June 1920, aged 40

Service No 3918 SCULLION Hugh enlisted 9 July 1915 Melbourne Vic, aged 34yrs 4mths, labourer, NOK brother Mr Lewis Scullion, Butler Street, Belfast, Ireland; tattoos: woman on left forearm, ‘M.P.’ back of left handNB Service No 6578 John Robert SCULLION’s Attestation Paper & details form pp5–14 of Hugh SCULLION’s service record

Hugh was a widower with no family in Australia. He nominated a Mr McA of Inkerman Street, St Kilda Vic as the person to be notified should he become dangerously ill. His service record states his mother is ‘Mrs Scullion, 30 Brookfield Street, Belfast, Ireland’ on 1 October 1920.

County Antrim BirthsFather: Hugh SCULLIONMother: Maria/Mary KENNEDYIssue:• Agnes born 1868• Hugh born 1873• Lewis born 1876• Bernard born 1879• Elizabeth born 1885

Ulster Historical Foundationwww.ancestryireland.com

S Alfred born c1866 Charters Towers Qld, died 3 May 1918 aged 52

Service No 38 SHAW Alfred enlisted 8 January 1915, age 44yrs 2mths, NOK cousin Mr Fred Cusdin / Cusden, Farrier, Station Place, Glenhuntly Vic

Alfred S also served in the Boer War.

Imperial Bushmen’s CorpsWest Australian Unit: The Men Enlisted

Private Alfred Shaw, 32 years, Port Louis, Mauritius, horse-trainer, Perth.

The West AustralianFriday 30 March 1900 p5

Boer War Nominal RollService number: 1Rank: PrivateUnit: 4 (Mounted Infantry) ContingentConflict: South Africa, 1899–1902 (Boer War)State: WASource: Murray page number – 417Contingent left Fremantle by the transport Manhattan 8 May 1900On 5 July 1901, the Contingent departed from Cape Town in the transport Britannic, and arrived at Albany on the 20th. Disbanded on 14 August 1901.

What Alfred S did between August 1901 and September 1915 is a mystery, however we have been able to learn a little about him before he served in the Boer War:

SPORTING NEWS.THE TURF.

NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS.[BY “PAYNATOR”]

I met out at Canning Park on Saturday the well known Queensland trainer, Alfred Shaw, whose acquaintance I had previously met while on a visit to Victoria. Shaw learned his business in Victoria in good stables, and then started on his own account in Bathurst and other N.S.W. country districts. He gravitated to Queensland, trying Brisbane first, and then went north to Charters Towers. In that town he first got hold of Orme, who was reported to have broken down. Shaw bought him out in a month’s time, and won a race with him. He raced Orme twice in one day each month, and won seven races. No trainer has been able to get a race out of him since. Shaw was then entrusted with the training of Physician, the champion sprinter of Bananaland (now that the long-legged Babel has gone to Victoria). Physician was a horse with one foreleg greatly bowed. He was first used as a station hack and showed speed by winning at a “grass fed” meeting. When Shaw first got hold of him he was doing no good in sprint races at 7st. and under, but under his care Shaw won eleven races with him and when he let him go Physician was up in the 10st. 7lb. division in mile and a quarter races. War Queen was another trained by Shaw after she had proved a failure in North Queensland, although she was a good mare down south. Shaw won five races with her and sold her for three times what he gave for her. Among numerous high-class references which Shaw holds are those from Mr. R. Russell, Mayor of Charters Towers and secretary of the local Jockey Club; Graham Haygarth, well known as a sporting writer and now handicapper in North Queensland, and other well-known racing men. Shaw has worked wonders with cripples, but would now like a few sound horses as a change. He is an adept at “placing” a horse, which is such a great factor in making stable inmates pay their way.

The West AustralianTuesday 3 November 1896, p5

NOTES AND COMMENTS.(BY “PEGASUR.”)

Gradually the trainers from the eastern colonies are following the adventurous gold-seekers to Westralia. The latest addition to the ranks of Perth Trainers is Mr. Alfred Shaw, who hails from Queensland. Mr. Shaw brings with him the best of credentials as a trainer. He has trained many winners of important races, among the number being Flinders, Tattler, Visor, Kalamia, Saladin, Orme, Physician, and War Queen. Shaw is highly recommended by Mr. Russell, the mayor of Charters Towers and a prominent businessman, and by Mr. Pritchard, bank manager, and a warm supporter of racing. Shaw should be an acquisition to the Perth owners.

The Inquirer & Commercial News (Perth WA)Friday 6 November 1896, p2



Western Australian Turf Club Committee Meeting

McDONALD’s life disqualification reportedA committee meeting of the Western Australian Turf Club was held on Nov. 5 Mr. W. Strickland presiding. The following licenses were granted:—Wm. Carey, C. Hutchins, and Alfred Shaw (late of Queensland)…

Western Mail (Perth WA)Friday 13 November 1896, p9

S John born 1890 Hamilton Vic, son of William and Sarah (L) S, buried 7 August 1924 aged 36

Service No 1448 SLOAN John enlisted 3 October 1914 Melbourne Vic aged 24y 6m, labourer, NOK father Mr William Sloan, Grey Street, Hamilton Vic

DEATHS.SLOAN. On the 5th August, at Repatriation Hospital, Caulfield, John Sloan (Pte., 14th Batt.) dearly beloved brother of Sid, George, Raymond, Maud, and Lucy, and step-son of Mrs Sarah Sloan, aged 36 years.At rest.

The Argus (Melbourne Vic)Thursday 7 August 1924, p1

John was the 5th of William and Sarah (L) S’s 13 children. Sarah was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (B) L and died in 1911 aged 48.

In 1912 William S married 24 year old Sarah Ann Farmer P, daughter of William Henry and Elizabeth (R) P of Colac Vic. William and Sarah had 2 children before William died in September 1919; their third child was born after William’s death.

To add a little more intrigue to this family, it seems that William S was born in England as William T, the eldest son of Charles and Susan (S) T who arrived in Australia in November 1855. Charles T died in 1861 and his widow Susan subsequently married Thomas S (no relation).

One of John S’s older brothers also served in WWI but sadly did not return home:

Service No 3911 SLOAN Joseph enlisted 16 July 1915 Melbourne Vic, 28yrs, occupation Useful, NOK father Mr William Sloan, Gray St, Hamilton Vic [changed to widowed mother Mrs S Sloan, 29 Reilly Street, Collingwood Vic in 1920] 46th BnKilled in action 11 April 1917 in FranceCommemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux MemorialNB pp22–25 of Pte Joseph SLOAN’s record are part of his brother Service No 1448 Pte John SLOAN’s record

John S’s siblings who survived him were:Clyde S 1891–1948Olive Jean (S) J 1892–1954Maud Victoria (S) N 1895–1954Sydney S 1903–1950George Lindsay S 1904–Raymond S 1907–1982

W Henry William Sinclair born 1892 Tas, son of John Alexander and Carol Sarah Jane (W) W, died 5 January 1918 aged 25

Service No 2243 WARRENER Henry William Sinclair enlisted 23 April 1915 Melbourne Vic, born Latrobe Tas, 22yrs 3mths, labourer, NOK sister Mrs Elsie Wilkinson, 62 Geelong Road, Footscray VicNB Medical History of WARNER Francis Henry, Service No 1794, born Auburn NSW, occupation hairdresser, form pp27-30 of Henry WARRENER’s service recordNB Medical History of WARRENER Harold, Service No 22243, form pp31-36, 38 of Henry WARRENER’s service record

Henry was the younger son and 5th child in the family of 7. His siblings were:Sydney John Samuel W 1882–1928Minnie Eliza Mary (W) E 1884–1960Roy W 1889–1925Elsie (W) W c1890–Mona (W) C 1894–1964Stella Mary (W) B c1901–1977

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission will sign off for the plaques but would prefer a relative to do that and take part in the commemoration service once the plaques are placed on all the soldiers’ graves.

Are you related to any of these 19 WWI soldiers? The Brighton Cemetorians would appreciate any help anyone can give in helping to locate their families. Lest we forget.

SourcesAustralian BDM recordsAustralian War Memorialwww.awm.gov.au/Commonwealth War Graves Commissionwww.cwgc.org/FamilySearchhttps://familysearch.org/Free BMDhttp://freebmd.rootsweb.com/National Archives of Australia, WWI service recordswww.naa.gov.au/Trove, NLA digitised newspapershttp://trove.nla.gov.au/

Ms Lois ComeadowBrighton Cemetorians

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