Amiens Street

Amiens Street

Following the end of the First World War, the Australian government built thousands of new homes for returning soldiers and their families. In Hampton, 67 acres of farmland was carved off the Castlefield Estate to create a neighbourhood of close to 300 Californian Bungalow houses – one of the largest war service home developments in Victoria.

 

In streets named after battlefields on the Eastern and Western Fronts, veterans and war widows set down new roots, raised families and helped to build our Hampton community.

 

Amiens Street: In August 1918, Allied forces launched a surprise attack on the German Army near the town of Amiens in northern France. The Australian Corps, led by General John Monash, spearheaded the attack. So quickly were the Germans overrun, some officers were still eating breakfast when they were captured.

 

The victory marked a major turning point in the war and earned Monash a knighthood.

Australian soldiers pose with a German high velocity gun captured during the Battle of Amiens, 14 August 1918. [AWM E02898]
18 pounder guns of the 6th Battery of Australian Field Artillery in action on the morning of the offensive, 8 August 1918. [AWM E02926]
Two Australian soldiers enjoying a rest in a field of wildflowers, north of Amiens, 20 June 1918. [AWM E02642]
Harold Septimus Power (1930), 8th August 1918. Oil on canvas. Depicts infantrymen of the 3rd and 4th Australian Divisions moving towards the front line, supported by horse-drawn artillery and two British tanks. [AWM ART12208]
The main street of Amiens, circa 1917, after bombardment by the Germans. [AWM H02108]

Lists of the original settlers.

***Bergan, Edouard                                 13 Amiens St Hampton – Lot 253 Land only in 1925 Rate Book. 1931 house vacant. 1932 Bergan, a mechanical engineer is tenant in War Service Home owned by Ernest Alfred Nicholls. Edward/Edouard Bergan is listed in Hampton State School enrolments for daughters Patricia and June on 25.1.1932 also on 1935 Rate Book. No entry for 1937 S & McD) In 1923 he married Catherine Mary Tieman who died 1939. Edouard/Edward died at Heidelberg 1963 (parents unknown) Edward Bergan enlisted in the AIF 5.9.1914 1st Field Company Engineers. He embarked from Sydney NSW on Transport A19 Afric 18.10.1914. Occupation: Driver. No 118. RTA ??

***Buckley, Rudolph Claude                   (Rudolph Claude Buckley, known as Ralph) – 16 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 274 5 W War Service Home. Population 7 in 1935 rates.1926- 1972 Sands & McD. Occupation: Police Constable. The son of Ralph and Gertrude (Woolley) Buckley he died at Hampton 1968. He married Letitia Mary Walsh in 1916 and had issue: Isobel b 1917; John b 1919; Patricia b 1923; Jim 1925; Shirley 1927.     

***Burdon, Bertram Roy                         22 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 277 5 W War Service Home. 1926 S & McD – 1936 Rate Book. He was born c1896 England?, the son of John George Burdon and Ada Amelia (nee Clarke). He married Lucy Ada Wyatt, daughter of Henry Wyatt and Harriet (nee Base) born1896 in Pitfield, Victoria in 1923 and had issue: Winifred Constance b 1924. He enlisted 4.7.1916, Pte 2625 in 57th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement. Unit embarked on HMAT A71 Nestor 2.10.1916. RTA 5.3.1919.      

***Burgess, Leslie Victor                         20 Amiens St Hampton. Hampton State School enrolments for 1933 list children Lesley b 1924 and Raymond b 1927. Leslie Burgess was listed as a War pensioner. He was born in Geelong 1895, the son of Sydney Burgess and Louisa (nee Parsons) He married Margaret Jean Goodlet, the daughter of Samuel Goodlet and Elizabeth Julia (nee Downs) in 1923. He enlisted 8.7.1915 as Pte 1846 in 4th Light Horse Regiment, 13 Reinforcement. The Unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT A54 Runic on 20.2.1916. RTA 2.1.1919 after service on Western Front. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal. His brother 1847 Pte Stanley Burgess, served in 4th Light Regiment. He died at Hampton in 1933 aged 38yrs. His wife died at Box Hill 1982 aged 80 yrs.          

***Burn, Cecil George                             ‘Biernfels’ 3 Amiens St Hampton – 1925 Electoral Roll – 1972 S & McD Lot 258, 5 W Population 10 (1935 Rates) Owner/Occupier War Service Home. Enlisted as Pte in AIF 25.1.1916. No 4385 Unit 22nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement. Embarked on HMAT RMS Orontes 29.3.1916 RTA 31.1.1918. Next of kin: Mrs Isabella Myrtle Childe Burn (nee Kilminster) whom he married in Victoria in 1916. He was the son of Richard George Burn and Eliza Jane (nee Atkins) and died at Hampton 1972 aged 76yrs. Isabel, daughter of John Kilminster and Georgina (nee Polson) died at North Brighton 1951 aged 57yrs. Issue: John 1918, Joan 1920, Cecil 1921, Patricia 1922, Marjorie 1924, Dorothy 1925, Betty 1926, Diana 1928.    

***Cato, Eric Stanley                               7 Amiens St Hampton – 1927 – 1937 Sands & McDougall. Lot 256 4 W Population 3 1935 Rates War Service Home. Born 1895 at Stawell, Victoria, son of Charles Edward Cato and Ada Alice (nee Teed) he died at Cheltenham 1979 aged 84yrs. In 1925 he married Florence Hazel Loveday, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Pounds) Loveday. Issue: Eric b 1925, Ronald b 1931. Florence died Hampton 1978 aged 78yrs. He enlisted in the AIF, Pte 19673 on 26.1.1916, Driver in Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 29. Embarked HMAT A7 Medic 20.5.1916 RTA 31.3.1919. Next of kin: Father, C E Cato, Carrano, Thorpdale, Gippsland, Vic.

***Chaplin, Herbert                                 26 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 279 5 W 1926-1931 Sands & McD. Herbert Chaplin was born c 1887 (in England ?? ) the son of Francis William Chaplin and Mary Ann (nee Bell). He married Minnie Myra Crawford, born Beechworth, Victoria, daughter of Walter Crawford and Jessie (nee Haeffner) in 1920. Issue: Herbert Geoffrey b 1921, Constance Hazel b 1923. He enlisted AIF Pte 220 Veterinary Section 2. Unit embarked from Melbourne on Transport A30 Borda on 22.12.1914 RTA 10.3.1918. Next of kin is his brother, A Chaplin, Goldhanger, Witham, Essex, England. After the war his occupation was Motorman Electric Tram. He died at Heidelberg 1957 aged 70 yrs. His wife died at Malvern 1985 aged 86yrs.  

Cochran, William Robert                          26 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 279 5 W 1932 Hampton State School enrolment , 1935 Rate Book, 1937 S & McD. He was born at South Yarra 1891, the son of William Cochran and Emma (nee Wood) He married Mabel Gladys Burge, born 1893 in Geelong, the daughter of James Burge and Helen (nee Turnbull)in 1915. Issue: Donald b 1917, Jean b 1919, Norman b 1920, Joyce b 1926.         

***Coubrough, Alexander                        10 Amiens St Hampton – 1926 S & McD – 1935 Rates. Lot 271 5 W War Service Home. AIF. Alexander Thompson Coubrough was born 1895 at Fitzroy Nth, the son of Charles Purvis Coubrough and Ruth Ellen (Roberts) Coubrough. He married Hilda Alma Roberta (Thorn) in 1924. His Occupation: Organiser. Issue ? He enlisted in the AIF 10.3.1915 in 6th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement (occupation seaman). Embarked on HMAT A62 Wandilla 17.6.1915 RTA 4.12.1915. Rank Cpl No 2139. Returned to Australia 4.12.1915. His brother Pte 4305 Thomas John Victor Coubrough, 60th Battalion KIA.     

Coyle, Ernest John                                    20 Amiens St Hampton. 1935 = Hampton State School Enrolment. Local address: 69 Willis Street Hampton 1936 Electoral Roll. Born Richmond 1890, the son of John Coyle and Eliza (nee Walls), he married Ada Mearns in 1925, the daughter of James Mearns and Ada (nee Webber). Issue: Colin b 1921 and Thelma b 1926. Occupation: Incapacitated soldier. He died at Hampton 1937 aged 47yrs.     

Dunstan, Horace                                       11 Amiens St Hampton – 1938 Hampton State School enrolment for son John. Is he the Horace Dunstan who died at Heidelberg 1965 aged 75yrs??        

***Embleton, William C                          28 Amiens St Hampton, Lot 280 5 W War Services Home. 1926 Sands & McD – 1943 under his name then under his wife’s name to 1962. William Cuthbert Embleton was born at Bendigo 1894, the son of Railton Cuthbert Embleton and Adelaide Amelia (nee Luke). He married Helen Francis Sutherland, the daughter of Henry Sutherland and Annie Neil in 1922. Issue: William b 1923, Robert b 1927, Keith b 1930.     

Farmer, Roy                                              5 Amiens St Hampton 1936 Electoral Roll – 1938 Hampton State School Roll. Occupation: Cini Operator/Electrician. Other local address: 87 Beach Rd Hampton in 1936. Married Mabel Shaw in Victoria 1930. Issue Peggie b 1933, Alan b 1934.           

***Fillmore, Percy Albert                        17 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 284 5W 1927-1947 Sands & McD. The son of William Thomas and Elizabeth (Canwell) Fillmore he died Heidelberg 1947. Mrs E E Fillmore (Emily Elizabeth nee Head) 1953-1955 Sands & McD. She died at High…. in 1970 aged 81 yrs. They had married 1918 and had issue: Eva b 1919; James 1921; Elizabeth 1924; Barbara 1926. Percy Albert Fillmore enlisted 20.5.1918 iPte No 61852 in 13th General (Victorian) Reinforcements. (Australian Army Medical Corps) Embarked on SS Zealandic 5.10.1918 RTA ?  

***Flood, Margaret M Mrs                      8 Amiens St Hampton – 1926-1931 Sands & McDougall. Mrs Margaret Mary Flood (nee O’Halloran) ? Spouse: Married Thomas Patrick Flood 1915. He died Heidelberg 1972 aged 86yrs? Son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Holmes) Flood. Issue: Mavis 1916, Thomas c1918, Meta and Phillip 1921, Lillian 1923, John 1926 (d infant) Previous local address: 15 Alicia St Hampton – 1925 Electoral Roll. Thomas Patrick Flood Pte 3735 enlisted 14.7.1915. 8th Battalion, 12 Reinforcement. Embarked from Adelaide on HMAT A40 Ceramic 23.11.1915 RTA 4.5.1917.           

***Fry, Clifford Roy                                4 Amiens St Hampton – 1925 Electoral Roll – 1931 Sands & McD Lot 268 5 W War Service Home. (1925 Rate Book) AIF Service. L/Cpl No 4437 22nd Battalion, 11 Reinforcement. Embarked on HMAT RMS Orontes 29.3.1916 RTA 7.7.1919. Military Medal. Born 1899 at Fitzroy Nth, Victoria the son of William and Emma Matilda (nee Lee) Fry. He married Louisa Jane Shugg in 1921, the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Jane (Cowden) Shugg. She died in 1933 at East Malvern. Clifford Fry was a civil servant. Issue ?           

***Hambly, Horace Eli                            15 Amiens St Hampton – Lot 283 6 W War Service Home. 1927 S & McD 1935 Rate Book. 1947-1963 S & McD lists Mrs Lucy Hambly as he died at Caufield 1943. Horace Hambly married Lucy Emma Cox in 1922 and they had a daughter Marjorie born 1924. Emma died 1985. Horace Eli Hambly enlisted 7.12.1914 Pte No 794 4th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement. He embarked HMAT A13 ‘Katuna’ RTA 5.4.1919.    

***Hildebrand, Charles E                        5 Amiens St Hampton. Hilldebrand Charles Ernest – 1925 – 1931 Electoral Rolls. Lot 257 4 W 1925 Rates. Enlisted in AIF 21.6.1916 Pte 5976, 22nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement. Embarked 2.10.1916 on HMAT A71 Nestor. RTA 4.12.1918. He was born in Melbourne 1893 the son of Charles Hilldebrand and Emily May (nee Salter), married Ellen May Morier in 1921 and died at Ballarat 1981. Ellen the daughter of Alfred Bennett & Sarah Jane (nee Manning) Issue: John b 1922 died St Kilda aged 59.         

***Hunt, Frederick W J                            (Hunt Frederick William/Wallace James) 18 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 275. 5W 1925 Rates – 1928 Electoral Roll. Frederick Hunt, tram employee, the son of Walter John Hunt and Mary Margaret Taylor died at Prahran 1955 aged 64yrs. He married Annie Killeen in 1919 and she died at Prahran 1938 aged 48yrs. Issue ? He enlisted 13.9.1915 No 19283 Gunner 3rd D.A.C. RTA 10.5.1915 ?          

***Jones, Percy                                        11 Amiens St Hampton – 1927 -1963 Sands & McDougalls. Lot 254 4 W (War Service Home) – 1935 Rates. Population 4. Occupation: Shop/War Service Pensioner. In 1922 he married Annie Coghlan daughter of John and Janet (Fraser) Coghlan. Issue Roy b 1924 and Percival b 1933.   

***Levetus, Winifred Mrs                        6 Amiens St Hampton – 1926 S & McD – 1935 Rates Lot 269 ‘Chey-Moi’ [Chez Moi] Owner/Occupier 5 W Population 2. Widow of Lieut Arthur Levetus, born Montreal, Canada enlisted AIF 22.10.1915. Unit: 28th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement. Embarked from Fremantle on HMAT A30 Borda 17.1.1916. Mentioned in Despatches. KIA 29.7.1916 aged 39yrs at Pozieres. No known grave. Commemorated on Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France. Her Previous Address: 1916 at 501 Fitzgerald St Perth, W Aus. She died at Elsternwick 1957 aged 79yrs, the daughter of William and Mary (Carroll) McCafferty. Issue ?       

***Lindsay, James                                    1 Amiens St Hampton – 1925 Rate books – 1931 Electoral Roll Lot 259, 4 W, Owner/Occupier War Service Home. Population 2. Spouse: Ruby Annie E (Oakley ?) died Fitzroy 1948 ? Issue: Dulcie, b 1918, Ronald, 1930, Peggy (Nancy), 1922. Occupation: Curator. AIF

***MacLeod, Roy Angus                         2 Amiens St Hampton – 1926 – 1947 Sands & McDougall Directory. Lot 267 (triangle) 5 W Population 2. War Service Home. Enlisted in AIF 25.1.1916 , previous service 27th Signal Coy Army Engineers. Rank: 2nd Air Mechanic. Unit name: Australian Flying Corps No 1 Squadron, Reinforcement 2. Embarked on board RMS Malwa 25.7.1916 RTA 6.5.1919. Son of Peter J MacLeod and Margaret (nee Cameron). Married Margaret Fielding in Victoria 1924. He died Brighton 1968 aged 70yrs. Margaret, daughter of Samuel Fielding and Mary (nee Clarke) died Brighton 1976 aged 78yrs.

***McCarthy, Leo                                    5 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 257 4 W 1935 Rates – 1937 Sands & McD. No Occ 1935 Owner living Lithgow, NSW. Son of Mrs F McCarthy of Goulbourn, NSW. Married Lucy Josephine Barnes 1931. Enlisted AIF 1915, Pte 19th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement. Embarked Sydney 1915 on HMAT A40 Ceramic 13.4.1916. RTA 12.5.1919.

***McLeod, John Crowle                        12 Amiens St Hampton – 1925 Rate Book – 1947 Sands & McDougalls. Lot 272 5 W War Service Home. Population 2 = 1935 Rate Book. He was born Sand (Sandringham ?) in 1886 the son of John and Elizabeth Mary (nee Crowle) McLeod. He married Alice Keturah Burch in 1923 and died 1948 at Hampton. Mrs Beatrice McLeod is listed as living here (Sands & McD) from 1957-1972. (Second marriage?) John Crowle McLeod enlisted AIF 12.7.1915, 22nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcment as Acting Sergeant. No 2348 Embarked on board RMS Osterley 29.9.1915 RTA 12.11.1916.

Melville, Gordon Campbell                      13 Amiens St Hampton – 1935 Hampton State School Roll and 1937-1972 Sands & McD. He was born 1899 at Ascot Vale, the son of James Fyfe Melville and Jessie ? In 1923 he married Margaret Bertha Rose, daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann (Shillito) Rose. Issue: Wendy b 1927 and Margaret Rose 1930 (died infant). Gordon Melville died at Brighton 1983 and was buried at New Cheltenham Cemetery 26.9.1983. 24’GE2’N. His wife Margaret died at Brighton 1970 aged 72yrs and is buried with him. 

Page, Frank Benjamin                               4 Amiens St Hampton – 1936 Electorial Roll – 1947 Sands & McD Occupation: Commercial Traveller. Wife Enid Ruth. Issue Rodney b 1928, Bryan b 1931 attended Hampton State School from 1935.     

***Phillips, Herbert E E                           24 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 278 5 W Population 2. 1925 Rate Book – 1937 Sands & McD. Herbert Edward Ernest Phillips was born c 1896, the son of H Phillips of Lanington Heights, Kalgoolie, Western Australia. He enlisted 3.11.1917 Motor Transport Driver. Occupation: Mechanic. Previous Military Service : 84th Infantry. Unit embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11.5.1917. RTA 22.7.1919. He married Matilda Frances Curnow (nee Trebilco) in 1923. Issue??

Richardson, Cecil T                                  8 Amiens St Hampton – 1935 Rate Books – 1972 Sands & McD. Lot 270 5 W Owner/Occupier Population 3 – 1935 Rate Book. Born 1911 Sandringham, Victoria to Thomas James and Suzette Bertha (Cookesley) Richardson. Occupation: Plasterer. He married Elise Mary Lydson (nee Corrigan) in Victoria 1938. He died at Cheltenham 1975 aged 64yrs. Buried 10.12.1975 at New Cheltenham Cemetery. 181’MBW’N. Issue ?      

***Scott, Robert Newman                       14 Amiens St Hampton – Lot 273 5 W War Service Home. 1926-1937 Sands & McD. He was born Fitzroy in 1889, the son of Ebenezer Scott and Edith Olive Pilkington. He and his wife Dora Elizabeth had Margaret b 1924, Marion 1925, Renee b 1928, Barbara b 1932. He enlisted AIF 8.7.1915 Pte No 3915. 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement. He embarked on HMAT A40 Ceramic 23.11.1915 RTA ??           

***Smith, William David                         30 Amiens St Hampton, Lot 281 5W 1926 S & McD – 1947 Sands & McD until his death then in his wife’s name till 1953. He was born in SAND (Sandringham ?) 1881, the son of David Smith and Wilhelmina (nee Duncan) He married Ellen Emma (nee Hamilton), the daughter of Edward Hamilton and Ellen Inez (nee Phillips) in 1913. Issue: Ian Hamilton Smith b 1913. He enlisted 15.2.1916 Sgt 1301 38th Battalion, D Company. Unit embarked on HMAT A54 Runic 20.6.1916 RTA 28.3.1919. William David Smith died at Hampton 1947 aged 66yrs. Occupation: Land Officer. His wife died Essendon 1954 aged 70yrs.

Stevens, Albert                                          20 Amiens St Hampton. (no entry in electoral rolls but son Roy enrolled at Hampton State School 1934. Occupation: clerk.       

***Stickels, Roy                                       32 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 282 5 W 1926 – 1972 Sands & McD. He was born at Kyabram 1892, the son of Edward Stickels and Ada Mary (nee Stidwell). He married Isabel Kate Hitchcock, the daughter of William Hitchcock and Florence Annie (nee Webb) 1922. Issue: Twin daughters born and died 1927. He enlisted 15.3.1916 Pte 680 37th Battalion, B Company. Unit embarked HMAT A34 Persic on 3.6.1916 RTA ?? He died at Hampton 1974 aged 81yrs , his wife predeceasing him in 1965 aged 79yrs.     

***Stow, Albert Joseph                            1 Amiens St Hampton – 1927-1929 Hampton State School Rolls. Born 1894 Clifton Hill, Victoria, son of Charles Henry Stow and Lucy ( nee)Richards. Married Hilda Victoria Hayes in Victoria 1919. He died Heidelberg 1972. Occupation: House Decorator. Issue: Ronald, 1920, Laurence 1924. AIF No 2494 Australian Reserve Park 1, Company 10. Occupation: Driver. Embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A26 Armadale 20.10.1914 – RTA 24.9.1918.     

***Ternes, Frederick Victor                     18 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 275 5 W Population 4 = 1935 Rates War Service Home. 1926 -1963 Sands & McD. He was born 1898 at Bairnsdale Victoria, the son of John Michael Raschie Ternes and Anne (nee Tomlin). In 1923 he married Adeline Grace Sanders and had issue: Gordon b 1925 and Alma b 1927, who attended Hampton State School. He died at Hampton 1967, his wife was still listed in Sands & McD until 1972. Frederick Ternes is buried in New Cheltenham Cemetery. He enlisted in AIF as Pte 3380 in the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7. Unit embarked on HMAT A32 Themistocles 4.8.1917 RTA 20.7.1919.

Timlock, Kathleen C                                4 Amiens St Hampton. Kathleen Campbell Timlock (nee Rennie), civil servant/surveyor is on the 1931 Electoral Roll and 1935 Rate Books. Lot 268, 5 W, Population 3. Owner/Occupier. The wife of William Timlock who died at Sandringham 1978 the son of Charles B and Ada (nee Collins) Timlock aged 78yrs.?? Issue: Betty d 1929 (infant)

Trim, Bertie John                                      17 Amiens St Hampton. 1932 – Hampton School Roll. Occupation: Bricklayer when he enrolled children Muriel b 1923 and Frederick b 1926. Their previous school had been SS 3620 Deepdene. The son of Henry and Harriet (Aine) Trim, he died at Box Hill 1980 aged 86yrs.      

***Williams, William S J                         20 Amiens St Hampton. Lot 276 5 W William Stitt Jenkin Williams at this address 1926-1963 Sands & McD. He was born 1892 at Footscray, the son of William Ebenezer Williams and Elizabeth Jane Love (nee Linay). He married Doris Constance Warrington (no date found on Victorian records) and had issue Pauline b 1927. He enlisted in Australian Flying Corps 5.2.1917 as 2nd Air Mechanic Pte No 1799. Unit disembarked from Sydney on HMAT A72 Beltana 16.6.1917 RTA 6.5.1919. He died at Hampton 1965, his wife predeceasing him in 1963 aged 68yrs. 1925 Rate Books has Wm S J Williams living at 50 Buckley St Footscray. 1935 Rate Book has Ernest John Coyle (invalid returned soldier) as tenant of Wm S J Williams of 9 Tashinay Rd Toorak. 1936 Electoral Roll has Coyle at 69 Willis St Hampton.

***Worrell, Edward John                         9 Amiens St Hampton – 1925 Rate Book – 1963 Sands & McD Lot 255 5 W 51′ x 131’5 Population 4 1935 Rates. Occ: Motor Engineer, Garage Proprietor 1933 Born 1891 Armadale, Vic to John and Elizabeth (Martin) Worrell. Married Clarice Mary Toy in 1921, daughter of John J and Annie (Smith) Toy, born Clifton Hill. She died at Prahran 1929 aged 33yrs. Issue: Martin b 1922, June 1924, John 1928. He enlisted in AIF 3.10.1916 as 2nd Air Mechanic in Australian Flying Corps, No 2 Squadron, HQ. Embarked on HMAT A38 Ulysses 25.10.1916 RTA 6.5.1919 as Cpl. No 600.