Rouen

Rouen

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.

 

Rouen Street: Located safely back from the fighting, the French city of Rouen was a base for several Commonwealth military hospitals, including the No. 1 Australian General Hospital.

 

An average of 2,913 sick and wounded men passed through 1AGH each month, casualties of the brutal conditions on the Western Front. Alongside gunshot wounds and disease, doctors and nurses grappled with new battlefield afflictions: gas poisoning, shell shock and trench foot.

The tent wards at the No. 1 Australian General Hospital at Rouen, 23 September 1918. [AWM E03422]
Queen Mary visiting the No. 1 Australian General Hospital in Rouen, 9 July 1917. The Queen is escorted through an honour guard of Australian nurses by the hospital’s commanding officer, while patients look on. [AWM K00019]
Two women of the Australian Army Nursing Service outside the Sisters’ quarters at the No. 1 Australian General Hospital in Rouen, 23 September 1918. [AWM E03443]

Lists of the original settlers.

ROUEN St

***Bunting, Albert Edward                      14 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 37 4 W Population 5 Owner/Occupier War Service Home = 1935 Ratebook. 1925 Electoral Roll – 1937 Sands & McD. In 1918 he married Gwladys Gweneth Harry. Issue: William b 1918, Gwladdys b 1920, Bobs b 1922, who all enrolled at Hampton State School. He enlisted 15.8.1914 Pte 208 7th Battalion, A Company. Next of Kin: G Bunting, Sherwood, Scotts Parade, Ballarat East, Vic. Unit embarked Transport A20 Hororata on 19.10.1914. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: L/Cpl 7th Battalion. RTA 7.11.1915. He died at Heidelberg 1962 aged 74yrs.

 

???Carlson, Edith Flora Mrs                     1 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 16 5 W = Ratebook. 1925 Electoral Roll. She died at Beau… 1968 aged 69yrs, daughter of Arnold McDonald.     

***Carlson, Oscar Roderick                     17 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 24 4 W 1925 Electoral Roll – 1927 Hampton State School Roll. Occupation: Accountant. Wife: Edith Flora McDonald. Issue: Patricia b 1921 enrolled at Hampton State School 24.1.1927. He was born at Carlsone, Sweden. He enlisted AIF Pte 6594 6th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement on 1 Oct/13 Sept 1916. Next of Kin: A E Carlson, Sutton St, Echuca East, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A71 Nestor on 2.10.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: L/Sgt 6th Battalion. RTA 18.12.1919. Discharged 28.3.1920. War Service: Western Front. Commenced return to Australia, 18.12.1919; disembarked 4.2.1920; discharged 28.3.1920. He died at Beau (Beaumaris ?) 1968 aged 71yrs, the son of Axel E Carlson and his wife Lina. His wife died at Beau 1968 aged 69yrs ?     

***Champion, Frank                                10 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 35 5 W Tenant Population 5 Owner: Arthur G Verney c/- P.O. Dimboola, Vic. 1935 Ratebook – 1941 Electoral Rolls. Occupation: Tentmaker/Traveller. Wife: Ada Doris (nee James) daughter of Albert E James and Kathleen Th.. (nee ?) Issue: Wendy b 1929, enrolled at Hampton State School 1934. He enlisted 14/28 February 1916. Motor Transport Driver No 11677 Unit: Supply Column 3, Army Service Corps 26. Next of Kin: Father;Alfred Champion, 174 Queen St Melbourne, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A19 Afric on 5.6.1916. Rank and Unit from nominal roll: MT Dvr 5 MT Coy. RTA 18.7.1919 He died at East Melbourne 1937 aged 40yrs. His wife died at Prahran 1982 aged 82yrs.       

***Clarke, Eric Hartshorne                      7 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 19 5 W Population 3 War Service Home = 1935 Rate book. 1925 Electoral Roll – 1972 Sands & McD. In 1924 he married Elsie Asher, daughter of John Asher and Susan Jane (nee Smith). Issue: Peter b 1927, Colin b 1929, both of whom attended Hampton State School. Eric Clarke enlisted 20.7.1915 as Driver No 6006 Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 12. Next of Kin: Father, W Clarke, 66 Church St Middle Brighton, Vic. Previous military service: 19th Battery Australian Fortress Artillery. Unit embarked HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9.11.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Driver 4th Battalion. RTA 12.4.1919. He died at Heidelberg 1951 aged 56yrs. His wife died at Heidelberg 1977 aged 78yrs.       

Cribb, Cyril Edward                                 18 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 39 5 W Population 2 Owner/Occupier War Service Home = 1935 Ratebook. 1935 Rates -1972 Sands & McD. Occupation: Clerk/JP. Wife: Nora (Ellen Susannah), daughter of Thomas Aldrich and Mary (nee ?) He died at Caulfield 1944 aged 46yrs, the son of Henry Cribb and Alice (nee Meredith). His wife died Elsternwick 1981 aged 83yrs. ??     

***Dixon, Roy                                         4 Rouen St Hampton. 1927 – Hampton State School Rolls. He was born 1895 at North Melbourne, the son of Mary Jane Robson. He married Isabella Clements (date unknown) Issue: Roy Clements Dixon b 1920, enrolled at Hampton State School 24.1.1927. Occupation: Carpenter. Roy Dixon enlisted AIF as Gunner No 10511 on 8.11.1915. Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 13. Next of Kin: Mother: Mrs M J Goss, 19 Earl St Carlton, Vic. Occupation: Seaman. Unit embarked HMAT A19 Afric 5.1.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Gunner Medium Trench Mortar Brigade. RTA 4.7.1919. Medals: Croix de Guerre (Belgium) (Source: ‘Commonwealth Gazette’ No 91. Date 23.7.1919. War Service: Western Front. Medals: Croix de Guirre, British War Medal, Victory Medal. He died at Heidelberg 1970 aged 75yrs. 

Etty, Charles                                              10 Rouen St Hampton. 1925 – 1928 Electoral Rolls. Occupation: Steward. Wife Edith Ellen White, daughter of Thomas White and ? (nee Pimm). She died at Kew 1955 aged 85yrs. He died at Coburg 1957 aged 71yrs. Issue ?  

Falconer, Kenneth (Walter Kenneth)        15 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 23 4 W (tenant of Joseph R Pascoe, 2 Avondale St Hampton). – 1935 Rate book. Occupation: Electrical Engineer/Welder. 1935 Ratebook – 1957 Sands & McD. In 1933 he married Inez Marsden Forbes. Issue ? He died at Fitzroy 1974 and is buried with his wife at New Cheltenham Cemetery 169/170’MWA’N. He was the son of John Reginald Falconer and Edith Mary (nee Mitchell) ? (15 Rouen = Haileybury College Annex = Sands & McD 1963).

***Harling, Frederick Neville                  2 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 31 5 W ‘Sidcote’ Population 3 Owner/ Occupier War Service Home. 1935 Ratebook – 1962 Sands & McD. Occupation: X-ray operator. In 1922 he married Doris Claire Shennen. Issue: Phyllis, June, who both enrolled at Hampton State School. She died at Sandringham 1958 aged 61yrs, daughter of John Shennen and Agnes Maud E (nee Jones). Frederick Harling died at Heidelberg 1966 aged 70yrs, the son of Frederick Harling and Ninon (nee Amoretty). He enlisted 17.3.1915 Cp; 24th Battalion, A Coy. Next of Kin: Father, Frederick Harling, Bourke St, Maryborough, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A14 Euripides on 10.5.1915. Cpl 132 24th Battalion, A Coy. Unit and Rank from Nominal Roll: Pte 21st Batt. RTA 3.1.1916.         

                                                                 

***Harry, William Lewis                         12 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 36 4 W ‘Llantrisant’ Population 2 Owner/Occupier War Service Home. = 1935 Ratebooks. 1925 – 1931 Electoral Rolls. In 1921 he married Doris Fishwick, daughter of Robert Fishwick and Jemima (nee Merritt). Issue ? Occupation: Clerk/Civil Servant. He enlisted 27.3.1916 Pte No 1309 39th Battalion, D Company. Next of Kin: Mother: Mrs Sarah Jane Harry, Half Way House, Smythes Rd near Ballarat, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27.5.1916. RTA 24.8.1918 Death Date ? His wife died at Ballarat 1976 aged 80yrs.

***Jones, Bertie Alfred Thomas               5 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 18 4 W :’Liseux’ = 1925 War Service Home. Population 3 Owner/Occupier War Service Home – 1935 Rates. In 1924 he married Mary Ellen Fleming, daughter of Richard Fleming and Johanna (nee Kinsella) . Issue: ? He enlisted AIF 13.3.1916 Pte 5394 5th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Father, A T Jones, Independent Office, Deniliquin, NSW Unit embarked from Melbourne HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3.7.1916. Rank and Number from Nominal Roll: Cpl 14th Battalion, RTA 10.4.1919. He died at Heidelberg 1982 aged 86yrs, the son of Alfred Thomas Jones and Bridget There (sic). His wife died at Hampton 1973 aged 76yrs. The are buried together at New Cheltenham Cemetery.   

***Jones, Leslie Grey                              3 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 17 4 W 1925 – 1928 Electoral Rolls. Occupation: Architect. Wife: Clara. Issue: Peter Grey bc 1930. He enlisted 7.10.1915 Driver No 5072 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 13. Unit embarked from Sydney NSW HMAT A35 Berrima on 17.12.1915. Next of Kin: Watkin William Jones, Boundary Rd, Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Vic. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Driver 12th Field Company Engineers. RTA 24.1.1919.

***Kingston, Walter                                 17 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 24 5 W Population 3 War Service Home = 1935 Ratebook. 1935-1972 Sands & McD. Occupation: Boiler-maker/welder. In 1927 he married Mary Dwendolyn Edwards, daughter of Edward Edwards and Mary Kennedy (nee Stewart). Issue: Phyllis, b 1928, Neil b 1930 who attended Hampton State School. He enlisted 22.2.1915 Pte 164 23rd Battalion, A Company. Next of Kin: Mother: Mrs Hannah Kay, Heywood St, Caulfield, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A14 Euripides on 10.5.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: L/Cpl 23rd Battalion. RTA 31.3.1919. He died at Kew 1976 aged 79yrs. His wife died at Prahran 1942 aged 43yrs.      

***Kotze, Andrew                                    13 Rouen St Hampton. 1929 Hampton State School Rolls. He was the son of J N Kotze, born Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa Wife : Thelma Elizabeth (nee Jenton) ? Issue Thelma b 1920, Rosamund (died 1yr in 1925) He enlisted 6/7 January 1915. Pte No 798 7th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Father: J N Kotze, of Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa. Unit embarked from Sydney NSW HMAT A1 Hymettus on 8.2.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Cpl ahq Mounted Division. RTA 31.5.1919.

***Lloyd, Robert Owen                           11 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 21 ‘Kilglass’ Population 4 Owner/ Occupier War Service Home= 1935 Ratebook. 1925 Electoral Roll – 1964 Sands & McD. Occupation: Accountant. In 1922 he married Lorna Dorine Mackay, daughter of William Mackay and Minnie Margaret (nee Burrell) Issue: Richard b 1922, Robert b 1926, Peter b 1929, Susan b 1941, all of whom enrolled at Hampton State School. He enlisted AIF 12.2.1916 (17.4.1916 from Nominal Roll) Pte No 5865 21st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Mother: Mrs Elizabeth Lloyd, Wheelers Hill via Oakleigh, Vic. Unit embarked HMAT A71 Nestor on 2.10.1916. Regimental Number from Nominal Roll – Commissioned. Rank: Lieut Unit: 21st Battalion. RTA ?? He died at Hampton 1958 aged 77yrs. His wife died at Melbourne 1970 aged 70yrs.

???Martin, James Robert                          9 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 20 5 W Population 5 Owner/Occupier War Service Home = 1935 Ratebook. 1928 Electoral Roll – 1972 Sands & McD. Occupation: Traveller. Wife: Jessie Elizabeth. (see file for service records for three James Robert Martins. ??)       

***McCay, Norman James                       1 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 16 5 W & garage Owner/Occupier War Service Home = 1925 Rate book. 1925 Electoral Roll – 1972 Sands & McD. Occupation: Engineer. In 1925 he married Janet Warnock Watts, daughter of Alexander Watts and Annie (nee ?) No Issue. Mrs Janet McCay died at Brighton 1981 aged 88yrs. He enlisted 19.4.1914 (from Nominal Roll) Cpl No R905 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Mother: Mrs McCay, 22 Grafton St Elsternwick, Vic. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Lieut 57th Battalion. Unit embarked HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7.3.1916. RTA ?     

 

***McEvoy, Henry James                        6 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 33 5 W ‘Mandaly’ Population 3 Owner/ Occupier War Service Home = 1935 Rates. 1925 Electoral Roll – 1964 Sands & McD. Occupation: Electrician/Postal Mechanic. In 1925 he married Irene Alice Boom, daughter of Richard Boom and Ethel Augusta (nee Dawson) Issue: Joan b 1928, Marianne b 1935, both of whom attended Hampton State School. He enlisted AIF on 7.7.1915 8th Battalion, 12 Reinforcement. Next of Kin: Father, H J McEvoy, 38 Chomley St East Prahran, Vic. Unit embarked from Adelaide SA on HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23.11.1915. RTA 6.5.1919. He died at Heidelberg 1966 aged 68yrs, the son of Henry McEvoy and Elizabeth (nee McInerney). His wife died at Hampton 1978 aged 77yrs        

Mills, Paul Edmond                                  16 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 38 5 W & garage. Population 5 War Service Home = 1935 Rate book. (tenants – Owner William Penhalluriack, C/- Shire Office, Donald, Vic. ) 1935 Rate book – 1943 Sands & McD. Occupation: Grocer. In 1920 he married Ella Grace Gibbons, daughter of William Gibbons and Susan (nee Everett) Issue: Peter b 1924, Henry b 1927 who both enrolled at Hampton State School from SS 1213 Central Brunswick. Paul Mills died at Chel (Cheltenham ?) 1975 aged 81yrs. His wife predeceased him in 1954 aged 56yrs.  

 

***Murray, Alan Stewart                          13 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 22 5 W, garage & s.o. = 1935 Rate book 1925 – 1936 Electoral Rolls. Occupation: Valuer/Surveyor. Wife: Astria Lily Fenton, daughter of ? Fenton and Mary (nee Williams). Issue: Mary b 1920, Brian b 1922, Ian b 1923, Ruth and Jean b 1926, who all attended Hampton State School. He enlisted 30.11.1916 as Warrant Officer (Class I) No 7806 Previous military service : Survey Corps. Next of Kin: Father, A C Murray, 104 Wellington St Kew, Vic Unit embarked from Melbourne HMAT A44 Vestalia on 15.12.1916. Unit embarked from Adelaide HMAT A45 Bulla on 16.1.1917. Unit embarked from Sydney HMAT A38 Ulysses on 19.12.1917 Unit embarked from Melbourne HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22.12.1917 Unit embarked from Sydney HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 2.2.1918. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Lieut. Unit: a A Survey Dept RTA 2.8.1919. Distinguished Conduct Medal ‘For conspicious gallantry and devotion to duty (in mapping between the lines)……. His wife died at Melbourne 1948 aged 47yrs. He died at Hawthorn 1970 aged 82yrs, the son of Arthur Charles Murray and Marguerite Emma (nee Penny)      

Parkhurst, John Leslie                               3 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 17 4 W Population 2 (tenant of Kelvin Huxley Law, 17 Irving Ave, Armadale, Vic.)= 1935 rates. 1935 Ratebook – 1939 Hampton State School Rolls. In 1926 he married Fannie Alexandra Giles. Issue: Pamela b 1930, Judith b 1934. Occupation: Traveller. He died at Chel (Cheltenham?) 1966 aged 76yrs.       

***Pascoe, Joseph Richard                       15 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 23 4 W War Service Home – 1925 Rate book. 1925 Electoral Roll. Living at 2 Avondale St Hampton in 1936 Electoral Roll. He was born at Maryborough, Vic. in 1894, the son of John Henry Pascoe and Mary Ann (nee Shugg) In 1916 he married Olive Jean E (nee Cole), daughter of John Thomas Cole and Annie ?. Issue: Jean b 1917. He enlisted 10/26 April 1916 Pte No 2535 46th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement. Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 7.9.1916. Next of Kin: Wife, Mrs O J Pascoe, Church St, Carisbrook, Vic. Promotions: 2nd Lieut. Promotion date: 4.1.1919. Promotions: Lieut. Promotion date 4.4.1919. Distinguished Conduct Medal – recommended 11.8.1918 ‘for work near Hamel on 8.8.1918) (Source: Commonwealth Gazette’ No 36. RTA 14.3.1919. He died at Heidelberg 1975 aged 80yrs. Occupation: Railway employee. His wife died at Kew 1980 aged 81yrs.       

***Penhalluriack, William Stanley          16 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 38 ‘Beverleigh’ 5 W & garage = 1935 Rate book. 1925 Electoral Roll – 1935 Ratebook. In 1920 he married Elizabeth Doris Haymes. Issue ?? He enlisted AIF 7.9.1915 Gunner No 547 Siege Artillery Brigade Reinforcement 3. Previous military service: Royal Australian Garrison Artillery. Next of Kin: Father, Francis Penhalluriack, 38 George St Ballarat East, Vic. Unit embarked from Sydney NSW HMAT A67 Orsova on 10.11.1915. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: L/Cpl Australian Army Signal Corps. RTA 19.8.1919. Brother 6761 Warrant Officer 1 Francis John Robert Penhalluriack, 21st Battalion. War Service: Western Front. Surname recorded on Embarkation Roll as Penhallweiack. He died at Brighton 1967. (1935 Ratebook – tenant in (Paul Mills) Wm Penhalluriack at Shire Office, Donald, Vic.)

Reid, James William                                  16 Rouen St Hampton. Occupation: Farmer. In 1919 he married Louisa Eliza Gibbons, daughter of William Gibbons and Susan (nee Everett) Issue: James b 1920, Kathleen b 1925 who enrolled at Hampton State School 29.4.1935 from SS 4302 Bayunga.         

 

 

Shrimpton, Robert La Croisette                10 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 35 4 W 1925-1928 Hampton State School Rolls. Born in 1871 at St Kilda East, the son of Robert Shrimpton and Mary (nee Le Croisette) In 1912 he married Ruby Caroline Hogan born Richmond, the daughter of Joseph Hogan and Alice (nee Percival) Issue: Robert b 1914, Noel b 1916, both of whom attended Hampton State School. Robert La Croisette Shrimpton died at Prahran 1918 aged 45yrs. His wife died at Ivanhoe 1970, aged 85yrs.

Smiley, William Shepherd                        8 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 34 5 W ‘Lamere’ Population 4 Owner/ Occupier War Service Home. 1928 Electoral Roll – 1972 Sands & McD. Occupation: Packer/Salesman. In 1920 he married Margaret Rosa Hogan, daughter of Joseph J Hogan and Elizabeth A (nee Percival) Issue: Ronald b 1921, Betty b 1927, Margaret b 1935, who all attended Hampton State School. William S Smiley died at Heidelberg 1971 aged 77yrs, son of Shepherd Smiley and Kathleen (nee Johnston). His wife died at Oakleigh 1973 aged 82yrs.

***Verney, Arthur George                        10 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 35 4 W (Tenant) Owner – Thomas W Rushbury at Horsham) 1926 Sands & McD. In 1921 he married May Ruth Gordon, daughter of David Gordon and Ellen (nee Ryhilly). Issue ? He enlisted 3/5 July 1916 Sapper No 14513 Australian Wireless Squadron 1, Reinforcement 3. Previous military service: 65th Infantry. Next of Kin: Father, Charles A Verney, 83 Market St Kensington, Vic. Unit embarked RMS Malwa on 25.7.1916. Rank and Unit from Nominal Roll: Sapper 1st Australian & New Zealand Wireless Signal Squadron. RTA 22.3.1919. He died at Melbourne 1978. His wife died at Arma .. (Armadale ?) 1979 aged 86yrs.  

Wehsack, William Wilson                         4 Rouen St Hampton. Lot 32 4 W Population 4 Owner/Occupier War Service Home = 1935 Ratebook. (also owns Lot 13 = 18′ x 135′ (West side) of Hampton St = 1935 Ratebook. 1927 Sands & McD. – 1936 Electoral Roll. Occupation: Carpenter. Wife:? Issue: William Robert. He died at Fitzroy 1940 aged 74, the son of August Wehsack and Mary McDonald.