Lagnicourt

Lagnicourt

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.

 

Lagnicourt Street: As Australian forces advanced towards German fortifications in France’s northeast, they passed through a battered landscape. Once-idyllic farming villages like Lagnicourt had been reduced to smoking ruins.

 

It was at Lagnicourt, on 15 April 1917, that the Germans launched a surprise attack, aiming to slow the allied advance by causing as much damage as possible. Outnumbered four to one, the Australians rallied to push the Germans back, but at a heavy cost: more than a thousand men were killed or wounded.

Four gunners of the 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade with their 4.5 inch howitzer in Lagnicourt, April 1917. [AWM C00827]
Houses destroyed by the Germans in Vaulx-Vraucourt, a village neighbouring Lagnicourt; March 1917. [AWM E00418]
The ruins of Lagnicourt Church, 16 September 1917. [AWM E04580]
The ruins of Lagnicourt, 16 September 1917. [AWM E04581]

Lists of the original settlers.

LAGNICOURT St

Amos, Robert Ford/Foord                         5 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 1930. He was born 1897 at Castlemaine, Vic. In 1917 he married Nellie Erica Doris Verey, daughter of Ebenezer Verey and Emily (nee Pollard). Issue: Robert, b 1918, Norman b 1920, Doris b 1921 all attended Hampton State School enrolling from S S Hawthorn. He died at Preston 1965 aged 68yrs, the son of Joseph Amos and Alice (nee Gray) . Occupation: Milk carter. Nellie Very died at Cheltenham 1976 aged 79yrs.           

??***Bailes, Ernest Albert                        12 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 321 4 W Owner/Occupier War Service Home. Population 4 = 1935 Ratebook. 1927 – 1967 Sands & McD. Occupation: Gas Fitter. He was born c 1890, the son of Alfred Shrapnell Bailes and Malinda (nee Stephenson). In 1911 he married Rose Lavinia Tatti, daughter of Henri Tatti and Anne (nee Jackson). Issue: Albert George b 1911, Ernest Alfred b 1913. He enlisted aged 27yrs 5.2.1916 Pte 21st Battalion, 12 Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs Rose Levina Bailes, 14 Edward St Elsternwick, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A14 Euripides on 4.4.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Pte INF21REIN12. RTA 12.5.1918. He died at Heidelberg 1964 aged 75yrs, his wife dying 1967 at Hampton aged 77yrs. (SEE ALSO 2 LAGNICOURT)   

??***Bailes, Ernest Alfred                       2 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 1967 Electoral Roll = 1972 Sands & McD. He was born 1913 in Caulfield, the son of Ernest Albert Bailes and Rose Lavinia (nee ?) Occupation: Foreman of Sands & McDougalls., RAAF in WWII. In 1936 he married Dorothy Isabel Manzie. Issue: Fay b 1939, Donald b 1951, Diane b 1956 all enrolled at Hampton State School. He died 1982 aged 68yrs. Mrs Bailes continued living here until 1972.

***Batten, Keith Trelawney                     13 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 164 5 W + s.o. Population 4 Owner/ Occupier War Service Home = 1935 Ratebook. 1927-1963 Sands & McD. Living at ‘Maitland’ 138 Gipps St East Melb – 1925 Ratebook. He was born at Ballarat 1896, the son of William Garrard Batten and Helen/Nellie Elizabeth (nee Eyles) In 1924 he married Winifred Mary Paton. Issue Pamela b 1925, Judith b 1928, who both attended Hampton State School. He enlisted 17.1.1916 Gunner No 19728 in Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 29. Previous military service – 22nd Battery Australian Fortress Artillery. Unit embarked HMAT A7 Medic on 20.5.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: 2nd Cpl 8th Field Artillery Brigade. RTA 23.9.1919. Next of Kin: Father: W G Batten, ‘Scarborough’ Fitzroy St, St Kilda, Vic. He died at Fran… (Frankston?) 1980 aged 84yrs. His wife died at Hampton 1964 aged 74yrs, the daughter of John J Cliffen ? And Annie (nee Johns)  

***Bell, Conrad Valentine                        11 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 165 4 W War Service Home. 1927- 1972 Sands & McD. Living at ‘Haven’ Sims St Sandringham in 1917. In 1922 he married Ruby Margaret Sloan. Issue: Conrad b 1922, Leonard b 1930. Both attended Hampton State School. He was born at St Kilda 1894, the son of Charles Thomas Bell, and Katrina Julia L (nee Buschmann) He enlisted 10 Jan/Feb 1916 Pte 5333 8th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs K Bell, Sims St Sandringham, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A14 Euripides on 4.4.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Cpl 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery. RTA 12.12.1918. He died at Heidelberg 1947 aged 53yrs and is buried at New Cheltenham Cemetery 29’335’N. Mrs (Ruby Bell remarried and the Sands & McD entry is sometimes in her name and latterly in her 2nd husband’s name.)           

Brede, Theodore Frederick R                   19 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 161 5 W, garage & s.o. Brede, Theodore Frederick Redvers. 1934 Hampton School Rolls – 1957 Sands & McD. Occupation: Motor engineer/Service Manager. In 1924 he married Margaret Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown and Emma (nee Westlake). Issue: Lawrence b 1925, Wallace b 1927 who enrolled at Hampton State School 20.9.1934 from SS 4318 Bentleigh West. His wife died at Eltham 1970 aged 68yrs.

??Brotherton, Frederick William               20 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 325 5 W (see him also at 18 Lagnicourt St) 1926 Hampton State School Roll – 1931 Electoral Roll 1925 Electoral Roll has him in the Air Force. 1928 Electoral Roll has Wm Fredk and Margurieta Helen Brotherton at 15 Alicia St Hampton. (in Air Force). 1935 Ratebook has Peter Ramsay, tenant. Owner Wm F Brotherton’s address – Flying School Laverton (Police). Daughter Marguerite Brotherton b 4.8..1920 enrolled at Hampton State School 24.4.1930 from 3016 Toorak Central School.      

***Brotherton, William Frederick            18 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 1928 Hampton School Roll – 1931 Electoral Roll. Occupation: Air Force 1931. Wife Marguerita Helen Davey. Issue: Rita (Marguerita Edith) b 1920. He was born Leeds, England. Enlisted Broadmeadows Vic Pte No 647 8th Battalion, F Company. Next of Kin: (Mother ?) Mrs Mary J Brotherton, Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Unit embarked Transport A24 Benalla on 19.10.1914. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant 8th Battalion. RTA 10.5.1919.     

 

Campbell, Donald                                     3 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Occupation: Boundary Rider. Son Leslie b 1927 attended Hampton State School 10.11.1938 from SS Rokewood Junction.

***Cohen, Aubrey Vernon                       14 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 323 4W + s.o. Population 3 Owner/Occupier = 1935 Rates. 1927-1963 Sands & McD. (Living at 32 Amien St Hampton – 1928 Electoral Roll) He was born at Albert Park, Vic in 1898, the son of Arthur Valentine Cohen and Amelia Victoria (nee Johnstone). In 1926 he married Dorothy Ada Shopland, the daughter of James Shopland and Ada (nee Allan) Issue: Dorothy Sylvia b 1926, enrolled at Hampton State School 30.3.1932. He enlisted 20.6.1916 Pte 2389 57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Mother: Mrs Amelia Victoria Cohen, 245 Amess St, North Carlton. Unit embarked HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25.9.1916. RTA 2.1.1919. He died at Hampton 1962 aged 64yrs. His wife died at Wang..(Wangaratta ?) 1978 aged 78yrs.  

 

Crookston, Robert                                     11 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Occupation: Plumber. Issue: Janet b 1920 enrolled at Hampton State School 7.4.1930 from SS 4085 Yallourn. He died at Trar.. (Traralgon?) 1979 aged 89yrs, the son of Charles Crookston and Janet McLurg.    

 

 

Ellis, Charles                                             19 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Son Charles b 1927 enrolled at Hampton State School 21.8.1933 from Ascot Vale 

                                                                 

***Emms, Madie (Maud) Mrs                 24 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 327 ‘Kut-el-Amara’ 4W Population 4 Owner/Occupier War Service Home = 1935 Ratebook. 1927 Sands & McD – 1936 Electoral Roll. Mrs Emms was the daughter of John McKenzie and Gwend (nee Morgan). In 1919 she had married Leslie John Emms, the son of John W Emms & ?. Issue: John Leslie b 1920, Lorena b 1922 who both enrolled at Hampton State School 11.6.1928 from State School 2815. Leslie John Emms enlisted 6.8.1915 Gunner No 8188, (living at Launceston, Tasmania) Field Artillery Brigade 6, Battery 17. Next of Kin: Father, John W Emms, 3 Bernard St Inveresk, Launceston, Tasmania. Unit embarked from Melbourne on HMAT A34 Persic on 22.11.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Bombadier, 6th Field Artillery Brigade. RTA 27.7.1917. Mrs Madie Emms died at Kew West 1952 aged 67yrs.      

***Foster, Harry James                            3 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Occupation: Farmer. Issue: Audrey b 1930, Clifford b c1933. Audrey enrolled at Hampton State School 30.4.1937. Harry Foster enlisted 12.5.1916 Pte 1216 Light Trench Mortar Battery, Reinforcement 2. Next of Kin: Brother, H J Foster, Muswellbrook, NSW. Unit embarked from Sydney NSW HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7.10.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Pte Australian Corps School. RTA 31.3.1919.           

******Gillies, James                                19 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 1927 Sands & McD – 1931 Electoral Roll. Occupation: Grocer He married Edith Jessie Anderson 1923. Issue: Betty b 1924 enrolled at Hampton State School 18.2.1929. He enlisted 19.6.1915. Pte No 2796 7th Battalion, 9 Reinforcement Next of Kin: Father: R Gillies, 20 Mary St, Kew. Unit embarked HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 10.9.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Pte AIF Canteen. RTA 8.5.1919 He died at Heidelberg 1967 aged 83yrs. His wife died at Kew 1941, the daughter of John Forest Anderson and Jeanine Ellen (nee Gatland)          

 

Gordon, Herbert                                        10 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 320 5 W 1927 Sands & McD. Living at 71 Crisp St Hampton – 1936 Electoral Roll: 28 Holyrood St Hampton 1941 Electoral Roll; 3 Booker St S22 – 1963 Electoral Roll. Occupation: Tram conductor. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, the son of Samuel Gordon and Flora/Florence. In 1916 he married Elsie May Greening, the daughter of Walter Greening and Dorothy Ann (nee Scott). Issue: Norman b 1918, Flora b 1919. He enlisted 17.9.1914 or 1.10.1914 Pte 1179 14th Battalion, H Company. Next of Kin: Mrs S Gordon, Benevolent Asylum, Cheltenham, Vic. Place of enlistment: Melbourne Victoria. Unit embarked HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22.12.1914. RTA 7.9.1915. He died at Cheltenham 1963 aged 70yrs. His wife died at Cheltenham 1961 aged 69yrs. and is buried with him   

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***Hamilton, John Maxwell                    19 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 1925 Ratebook 5 W Lot 161 cnr Ludstone St. Living at 18 Georgiana St Sandringham 1936 Electoral Roll. Wife: Harriet Gilchrist Hamilton. Possibly son of John Wilson Hamilton and Annie Jean (nee McGraw) who died Caulfield 1945 aged 51yrs. ?? John Maxwell Actin Hamilton enlisted 22.7.1915 Acting Sergeant No 4725 22nd Battalion, 12 Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Father, John Wilson Hamilton, Bank of Australasia, Goulburn, NSW. Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, HMAT A14 Eruipides 4.4.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Lieut 22nd Battalion. RTA 10.1.1918.

***Hines, Joseph James                           5 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 168 ‘Utopia’ 4 W Owner/Occupier War Service Home. 1927 – 1963 Sands & McD. Occupation: Painter/Storeman. He was born at Bairnsdale 1889, the son of Joseph Hines and Sarah Alice (nee Owen). In 1922 he married Gertrude Beatrice Endora (Dora) Stevenson. Issue: Joan b 1922 enrolled at Hampton State School 7.6.1927. He enlisted 28.6.1915 Pte 2842 5th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs A Henderson, 44a Stanley St Richmond, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 10.9.1915. RTA 12.6.1919. He died at Hampton 1961 aged 73yrs. His wife died at Brighton 1967 aged 79yrs.       

Hosking, Milton                                        6 Lagnicourt St Hampton. (Occupation: Sailmaker/ 1931 Tobacco Worker living at 23 Linacre Rd Hampton – Electoral Roll. Wife: Violet Ethel. Daughter Norma b 1922 enrolled at Hampton State School 22.8.1932 from SS Merlyston 4328.       

***Ingram, John Victor                            7 Lagnicourt St Hampton 1927-1972 Sands & McD. Lot 167 4 W ‘Mathelma’ War Service Home. He was born 1895 at Melbourne East, the son of John Ingram and Jane Harriet Allen. In 1918 he married Nina Elizabeth Wilkinson, the daughter of John Wilkinson and Juletta (nee Brockenshire) Issue: Thelma, John, Marguerite. Thelma and John enrolled at Hampton State School 1925 and 1927. He enlisted 31.1.1916 Pte 5th Battalion, 16 Reinforcement. Unit embarked HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1.4.1916. Next of Kin: Father, Mr J Ingram, 54 Westgarth St Fitzroy, Vic. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll – Pte 59th Battalion. RTA 12.11.1916. He died at Heidelberg 1975 aged 80yrs. His wife died at Melbourne 1957 aged 63yrs. They are both buried at New Cheltenham Cemetery. 7’316’N.

James, Edwin Harlan                                18 Lagnicourt St Hampton. He was born at Eaglehawk 1908 (teacher) the son of William Colbert James and Mary Louise (nee Cox). In 1931 he married Kate Elizabeth Edith Hope Morrison. Issue: Margaret b 1931, Rosemary and Harlan b 1933, all enrolled at Hampton State School in 1938. He died 1985 aged 76yrs.

***Kinder, William John                          8 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 1925 – 1931 Electoral Roll. Lot 319 4 W Population 3 War Service Home (reverted 19.8.1935) = 1935 Rates. He was born 1890 at Hawthorn, Vic, the son of William John Kinder and Maria Rudd. In 1915 he married Olive Frances Wilkinson. Issue: Mavis Olive b 1917 enrolled at Hampton State School 27.6.1927. He enlisted aged 24yrs on 4.1.1915 Pte 298 13th Light Horse Regiment, HQ and Machine Gun Section. Next of Kin: Wife: Mrs Amy Kinder, 26 Duke St Richmond, Vic.?? Unit embarked A34 Persic on 28.5.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Pte 13th Light Horse Regiment. RTA 20.10.1915. He died at Brighton 1943 aged 53yrs. His wife died at Prahran 1941 aged 50yrs.          

Lambden, Harry/Harold Mark                  10 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 4 W Population 6 Owner/Occupier (no lot no) 1931 School Rolls – 1953 Sands & McD. Occupation: Grocer Storekeeper. In 1915 he married Ada Ellen/Allen Mackie, the daughter of Walter Mackie and Matilda Jane (nee Allen) Issue: Phyllis b 1917, Harry Mervyn b 1919, Robert b 1921, Ian b 1923, Jeanette b 1932, who enrolled at Hampton State School 22.10.1931 from SS 4039 Nayook SS. He died 1939 aged 46yrs, the son of David Lambden and Christabell (nee Gould) and was buried at New Cheltenham Cemetery 27’64’N. His wife died at Hampton 1954 and was buried with her husband.      

***Liley, Milton Eaton                             1 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Occupation: Horticulturalist. In 1921 he married Norah Edith Barnes, daughter of Harold Barnes and Lizzie ? Issue: Jack b 1922 who enrolled at Hampton State School 7.5.1932. He enlisted 18.8.1915 Gunner No 6365 Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 10. Unit embarked HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 18.11.1915. Next of Kin: Father, Capt W T Liley, Morris St Williamstown, Vic. Previous military service: 69th Battalion. He died at Caulfield 1933 aged 38yrs, the son of William Thomas Liley and Lizette Maria (nee Liebert) His wife died at Hawthorn 1981 aged 87yrs. 1935 Rates – Owner: Mrs M Liley at 53 Murphy St South Yarra.

***Lord, Hector Frederick                       24 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 327 4 W Owner/Occupier = 1925 Ratebook. He was born at Fitzroy North 1894, the son of William John Lord and Delia (nee Bree) In 1924 he married Gladys Alma Nye. On 1925 Electoral Roll. On 15.2.1926 a Harriet Ann Nye b 26.12.1913 was enrolled at Hampton State School from Culcairn NSW Occupation: Fitter/Engineer. He enlisted 30.3.1915 Air Mechanic No 18 in Flying Corps. Next of Kin: Mrs J W Lord, Central Flying School, Werribee, Vic. Unit embarked from Melbourne on P&O SS Morea on 20.4.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Pte in Australian Flying Corps. RTA 4.3.1919.   

                                                                 

 

Manzie, Bruce Montgomery                     8 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 1936 Electoral Roll – 1972 Sands & McD. Living at 10 Storey Ave Hampton on 1931 Electoral Roll. Occupation: Postal Employee. He was the son of David George Manzie and May Isabel Montgomery. In 1934 he married Florence Evelyn Victoria Kelsall. Issue: Ronald b 1934, Lynette b 1946.

***Morrison, Florence Edith Mrs            18 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 324 ‘Rosehearty’ Owner/Occupier War Service Home = 1925 Ratebook. 1925 – Electoral Roll – 1955 Sands & McD. Widow of William John Morrison KIA 18.7.1916. Issue: Alison b 1912. He enlisted 31.3.1915 Pte 1099 22nd Battalion, D Company. Born Rosehearty, Scotland. Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs Florence Edith Morrison, 7 Alma Rd, St Kilda, Vic. Occupation: Mechanical engineer and dairy expert. Unit embarked HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10.5.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: No 4511 2nd Cpl 8th Field Company Engineers KIA 18.7.1916 aged 46yrs. Buried at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plat I, Row K, Grave No 86 France. Panel No: Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 24. Parents: William and Jessie Davidson MORRISON; husband of F E Morrison, 2 Somerset St St Kilda, Vic. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Mrs Morrison died at Hampton 1955 aged 84yrs, the daughter of Richard Roads and Susanna Jane ( nee ?)     

Morrison, William John                            (see Mrs Florence Edith Morrison, 18 Lagnicourt St Hampton. 

***Parker, William James Horace            9 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 166 4 W + s.o. Owner/Occupier War Service Home = 1935 Ratebook. 1926 School Rolls – 1947 Sands & McD. He was born at Rushworth 1892, the son of William James Parker and Margaret Mary (nee Stewart) Occupation: Postal/ Telephone Linesman. Wife: Edith May, daughter of Stephen Griffiths and Katherine (nee Nesbitt) Issue: Stanley b 1919, Coral b 1921, David b 1924, Betty b 1928. He enlisted aged 23yrs 7.8.1916 Pte 422 Machine Gun Company 2, Reinforcement 6. Unit embarked HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 20.10.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Cpl 4th Machine Gun Battalion. RTA 25.2.1919. He died at Heidelberg 1977 aged 84yrs, his wife in 1971 aged 76yrs at Cheltenham and they are buried at New Cheltenham Cemetery 6R’Lawn’N.

***Peverill, Eric Charles                          2 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 316 4 W + s.o. Population 4 Owner/ Occupier War Service Home. = 1935 Ratebook. 1928 Sands & McD – 1935 Electoral Roll. Wife: Marjorie Barker Hews, daughter of Wm B Hews and Mabel (nee Beveridge). Issue: Margaret b 1927 enrolled at Hampton State School. He enlisted as Edwin Arthur SHORE Pte No 4858 32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement in Adelaide SA on 13.4.1917. Next of Kin: Mrs C E Peverill, 142 Williams Rd East Prahran, Vic. Unit embarked from Adelaide SA on HMAT A30 Borda on 23.6.1917.        

***Power, Stephen John Ameers              3 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 169 4 W War Service Home. 1929 School Rolls – 1964 Sands & McD. Occupation: Mechanic. In 1921 he married Olive Letitia Plunkett, daughter of David and Florence Emily Plunkett. Issue: Percy b 1923 (d infant) Valda b 1924, Les b1930. Stephen Power enlisted 19.4.1915 Pte 2236 6th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs E Power, Titres, Service St Hampton, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A62 Wandilla on 17.6.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll Pte 58th Battalion. Pte 58th Batt, RTA 21.3.1919. Died ?? His wife died at Burwood 1984 aged 85yrs.     

Pyke Arthur Richard                                 (see Mrs Florence Mary Pyke, 16 Lagnicourt St Hampton.        

***Pyke, Florence Mary Mrs                   16 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 323 5 W She was born at Carlton 1885, the daughter of James and Mary Ryan. She married 1917 Arthur Richard Pyke, son of Richard Pyke and Harriet Fogarty who died at Sandringham 1926 aged 39yrs. Issue: Maurine b 1930, James R b ? enrolled at Hampton State School 21.1.1934. He enlisted 14.9.1914 Gunner 301st (Mechanical Transport) 8th Company, Army Service Corps (17th Divisional Ammunition Park) Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs Annie Harriott, 32 Thorne St Paddington, Sydney, NSW. Unit embarked from Melbourne HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22.12.1914. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Gunner No 2256 3rd Field Artillery Brigade RTA 27.7.1917. Mrs Pyke died at Hampton 1948 aged 63yrs.  

Ramsay, Peter Russell                               20 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 325 5 W (tenants of Wm F Brotherton at Flying School, Laverton, (Police). 1935 Ratebook. 1941 Electoral Roll has him Peter Russell Ramsay living at 20 Deakin St Hampton. Occupation: Fitter/Engineer. Wife: Mary. Son Russell born 1922 enrolled at Hampton State School 30.5.1933 from SS 3941 Coburg West. Peter Russell Ramsay died at Hampton 1975 aged 88yrs the son of David Miller Ramsay and Elizabeth (nee Stokes).    

 

***Rose, Joseph William                          4 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 317 ‘Lockwood’ 4W Owner/Occupier War Service Home. = 1935 Rates. 1927 -1972 Sands & McD. Wife: Mabel Victoria Lockwood, daughter of Arthur & Ellen Lockwood. Issue: Gwendoline b 1921, Ronald b 1927, both enrolled at Hampton State School. Occupation: Railway employee/storeman. He enlisted Pte 21932 Howitzer Brigade 23, HQ on 5.1.1916 or 1.5.1916. Unit embarked HMAT A7 Medic on 20.5.1916. Next of Kin: Father, J h Rose, 48 Selman Rd Plaistow, E London, England. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Driver 3rd Division Artillery. RTA ? Brother: 21931 Driver Alfred George Rose, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column (still overseas) Joseph died at Sandringham 1980 aged 86yrs. His wife died at Sandringham 1980 aged 83yrs.

***Smart, Allan Herbert                           1 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 170 ‘Allerton’ Owner/Occupier 1925 Rate book. 1927 Sands & McD – 1931 Electoral Roll. Occupation: Manager. Wife: Lily (Wright ?) Issue ?? He enlisted 14/28 May 1915 Pte No 2432 14th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Aunt, Miss Emily Smart, 13 Murphy St South Yarra, Vic. Unit embarked RMS Persia on 10.8.1915. Rank and unit from Nominal Roll: Pte 4th Machine Gun Battalion. RTA 6.9.1919. He died at Heidelberg 1954 aged 62yrs. (his wife died at Rose… (Rosebud?) in 1978 aged 78yrs. Daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Wright ??       

                                                                 

                                                                 

Smith, Clifford Gibson                             1 Lagnicourt St Hampton. ‘Allerton’ 5 W 1935 Rate book – 1943 Sands & McD. In 1933 he married Hope Jessie Williams, daughter of Thomas Williams and Lillias Jessie (nee Crabb) . Occupation: Teacher. He died at Warragul 1946 aged 45yrs. His wife died at Sandringham 1967 aged 61yrs.   

Spilsbury, Albert John                               22 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Grocer (Son of William John Spilsbury and Ethel May (nee Pulham) Lot 326 5W & garage. Owner/ Occupiers 1935 Ratebook – 1939 Hampton State School Roll. In 1929 he married Hazel Lilian Chilcott. Issue: Brian b 1932, Max b 1934 both enrolled at Hampton State School.     

Spilsbury, William John                            22 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Grocer. (Father of Albert John Spilsbury also living here). The son of Lewis Spilsbury and Emily (nee Beechey) he died at Prahran 1942 aged 65yrs.    

 

Walker, Robert                                          15 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 163 4 W Population 2 Owner/ Occupier War Service Home. = 1935 Ratebook. 1927-1972 Sands & McD. Occupier: Brass Finisher. In 1921 he married Gladys Morse, daughter of William Wakeham and Emily Jane (nee?) Issue: Jean b 1922, Lila b 1924, Robert b 1933 all attended Hampton State School. Mrs Gladys Walker died at St Kilda 1981 aged 82yrs.   

***Wordley, Alexander George               22 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 326 4 W Owner/Occupier 1925 Ratebook. 1925 – 1931 Electoral Rolls. He was born 1892 at South Yarra, son of William Wordley and Georgina (nee Smith) In 1925 he married Lillian May Ebsworthy, daughter of Arthur Ebsworthy and Elizabeth (nee ?) Issue ? He enlisted 24th July/24th August 1915 Gunner No 26664 Field Artillery Brigade 4, Reinforcement 8. Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs G Wordley, 13 Erin St West Richmond. Unit embarked HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 7.9.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Gunner 4th Field Artillery Brigade. (RTA ? He died at Fitzroy 1942 aged 49yrs. His wife died at EPRA (?) 1984 aged 88yrs.       

***Young, John Albert                             6 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 318 4 W Owner/Occupier War Service Home. 1925 Ratebook = 1972 Sands & McD. He was born at St Kilda 1898, the son of Albert Ernest Young and Lilian (nee ?) In 1922 he married Elsie Mabel Ansell, the daughter of William Ansell and Elizabeth (nee ?) He enlisted 28.2.1916 Pte 14th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Mother: Mrs L Young, 176 Hotham St Ripponlea, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A14 Euripides on 4.4.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Pte 1st Australian General Hospital RTA 23.6.1919. He died at Heidelberg 1967 aged 69yrs.

***Wilson, James Bracebridge                 17 Lagnicourt St Hampton. Lot 162 – house here = 1925 rates. 5 W Owner/Occupier War Service Home. 1927- 1972 Sands & McD. James B Wilson was born 1891 at Hawthorn, the son of James Bruce Wilson and Mary Ann (nee Jenkins) In 1917 he married Lilian Grace Holdsworth, daughter of John Holdsworth and Rose Ellen (nee Moon) Issue: Keith b 1921, John b 1922, Lance b 1930, Janet b 1934. All enrolled at Hampton State School. He enlisted 4.12.1924 Pte No 1479 8th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs M A Wilson, Moreton, Hotham St, Ripponlea, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 2.2.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Pte AIF HQ (still overseas) Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) RTA and re-enlisted 6.3.1917. Regimental No 3480 Pte 46th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement. Embarked HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11.5.1917. Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs Lilian Grace Wilson, 82 Brickwood St Elsternwick, Vic. He died at Sandringham 1984 aged 93yrs ? His wife died at Prahran 1978 aged 82yrs.