Mark NGP Posted 28 February , 2022 Share Posted 28 February , 2022 Hello, Just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself, I am Mark and I started up the Naval Graves Project in Australia. We are a group of mostly former Royal Australian Navy men and women who "Research, Record & Remember" all naval graves within the country. Of course we haven't located them all nothing like it, so far the database contains 3000 records, mostly RAN and RN but with other Allied Navies and some of our former enemies. We are not just WW1, we cover from Forby Sutherland of HMS Endeavour buried in Botany Bay by Lt Cook to the current times. If you have a lost sailor in Australia please feel free to contact me, I am not saying we will have them in the Database or that we can 100% locate them but we will try. Our site is on Facebook as The Naval Graves Project all are welcome to join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 1 March , 2022 Share Posted 1 March , 2022 Hello Mark – and welcome to the forum I have photos of the graves / plaques of the following if you don’t already have them: Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, Vic: BENT, Thomas Herbert – Able Seaman 1303, RAN – d.15/2/1915 [Died of consumption HMAS Cerberus. Had been stationed on the Sydney during her fight with the Emden] COLEMAN, Frank Fletcher – Stoker 1939, RAN – d.3/2/1944, aged 53 MIDGLEY, George – 4074, RAN – d.6/9/1961, aged 81 Box Hill Cemetery, Vic: BAILIE, E.A.C. – Cmdr, RANR – d.16/12/1958, aged 68 COOK, Daryl W – Stoker 3984, RAN – d.18/11/1959, aged 65 JONES, Arthur E – Leading Seaman 7867 – d.24/10/1961, aged 68 JONES, Richard Henry – Leading Stoker 2371 – d.3/6/1942, aged 51 LEBER, F.W. – Able Seaman 1452, RAN – d.14/7/1958 MATTHEWS, J – Stoker 7151, RAN – d.20/1/1948, aged 68 Burwood Cemetery, Vic: VIRTUE, John F.G. – Stoker 3632, RAN – d.14/7/1966, aged 67 Lilydale Cemetery, Vic: WHITE, Frederick H – Leading Stoker 307, RAN – died 8/10/1947, aged 53 WILSON, Stephen Henry – 7714, RAN – died 3/9/1938, aged 52 Springvale Cemetery, Vic: BADGER, Cecil William – Leading Stoker 2542, RAN – d.26/11/1955, aged 65 BUSE, Charles Alfred Ernest – Leading Stoker 2707, RAN – d.16/1/1968, aged 76 CROSBY, Albert Edward – Able Seaman 2835, RAN – d.30/8/1973, aged 77 EMANUEL, Harry – 1360, RAN – d.5/2/1977, aged 86 FRANZ, Walter Charles – Able Seaman 3251, RAN – d.8/8/1933 GARDINER, Joseph Cunningham – Stoker 2870, RAN – d.25/5/1975, aged 79 HART, Thomas – Able Seaman 204261, RN – d.4/10/1959, aged 74 HULSE, Arthur Allen – Steward 6838, RAN – d.30/1/1976, aged 75 JAMES, Percy Cooper – CPO 1015, RAN – d.30/12/1979, aged 85 JENKIN, Herbert – Leading Signaller 1833, RAN – d.30/11/1919 KINNIBURGH Joseph Leslie – Leading Stoker 2907, RAN – d.25/7/1964, aged 69 LAMPHEE, Percy Victor – Petty Officer 3669, RAN – d.23/12/1968, aged 74 MOLLOY, William Charles – Able Seaman 3690, RAN – d.30/4/1943, aged 46 THOMAS, Harold Edwin – Chief PO 14151, RAN – d.17/2/1967, aged 71 TOOKE, Thomas Charles – CD Gnr 474, RAN – d.30/4/1957, aged 62 VANCE, William – Able Seaman 2450, RAN – d.6/7/1952, aged 54 Warringal Cemetery, Heidelberg, Vic: STANFORD-STARR, Loris Gardiner – Able Seaman 3245, RAN – d.29/4/1959, aged 63 Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark NGP Posted 1 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 1 March , 2022 Frev, Thank you. We didnt have -Midgeley at Kew . All of the Box Hill Burwood, Virtue we didnt have Lillydale Wilson we didnt have Springvale we had 10 of the 16 Heidelberg - we didnt have Stanford Star Great work and thank you. I would love to add them to the database with you as the contributor. The photos we would love as well please advise if you can then kept private or if we can use them. If not already watermarked they would have your name as copyright and our logo added to them. Our email is navalgraves#gmail.com. Your are very welcome to join us, we use facebook for our page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/288683134558852 Thank you again. Very generous of you, Can we be of any assistance to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 2 March , 2022 Share Posted 2 March , 2022 Mark - I'm glad you've brought this up, as I've just realized I have yet another unfinished project! Over the years I've added thousands of grave/plaque photos of WW1 Vets to their profiles on the Discovering Anzacs website: https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/ But just having a quick look at the first few I've given you from my database - it appears I may not have added all the RAN photos. So, instead of uploading them to dropbox and sending you a link which I thought I'd do - I'll now go through and add those I've missed (which could be all!!) - and I'll post the links here. You are then free to download a copy of the photos and use as you wish - I have no worries about copyright. Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark NGP Posted 2 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2022 Thank you so much. We have archives for 3000 men and women nationwide but that's just a drop in the ocean. Your work will be of great help. I have someone working on a converting our custom database so we can host online. Once done our records will be available free to search. Thank you for all your efforts on Discovering ANZACs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 2 March , 2022 Share Posted 2 March , 2022 Mark – some pretty awful photos amongst them I’m afraid! Anyway, some to go on with – I’ll get the Springvale ones done soon…. Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, Vic: BENT, Thomas Herbert – Able Seaman 1303, RAN – d.15/2/1915 [Died of consumption HMAS Cerberus. Had been stationed on the Sydney during her fight with the Emden] https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227740 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/765470 COLEMAN, Frank Fletcher – Stoker 1939, RAN – d.3/2/1944, aged 53 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227741 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/775060 MIDGLEY, George – 4074, RAN – d.6/9/1961, aged 81 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227742 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/772583 Box Hill Cemetery, Vic: BAILIE, Edward Augustus Charles – Cmdr, RANR – d.16/12/1958, aged 68 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227743 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/759216 COOK, Daryl Weston – Stoker 3984, RAN – d.18/11/1959, aged 65 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227744 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/776768 JONES, Arthur Edwin – Leading Seaman 7867 – d.24/10/1961, aged 68 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227746 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/768104 JONES, Richard Henry – Leading Stoker 2371 – d.3/6/1942, aged 51 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227748 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/775357 LEBER, Frederick Walter – Able Seaman 1452, RAN – d.14/7/1958 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227750 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/769590 MATTHEWS, Joseph – Stoker 7151, RAN – d.20/1/1948, aged 68 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227751 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/772518 Burwood Cemetery, Vic: VIRTUE, John Frederick George – Stoker 3632, RAN – d.14/7/1966, aged 67 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227752 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/777739 Lilydale Cemetery, Vic: WHITE, Frederick Harry – Leading Stoker 307, RANB – died 8/10/1947, aged 53 [can’t find a DA record] WILSON, Stephen Henry – 7714, RAN – died 3/9/1938, aged 52 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227753 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/769868 Warringal Cemetery, Heidelberg, Vic: STANFORD-STARR, Loris Gardiner – Able Seaman 3245, RAN – d.29/4/1959, aged 63 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227754 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/775516 Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 3 March , 2022 Share Posted 3 March , 2022 Seems Springvale was pretty much done after all... Springvale Cemetery, Vic: BADGER, Cecil William – Leading Stoker 2542, RAN – d.26/11/1955, aged 65 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/227755 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/775128 BUSE, Charles Alfred Ernest – Leading Stoker 2707, RAN – d.16/1/1968, aged 76 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/198486 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/773343 CROSBY, Albert Edward – Able Seaman 2835, RAN – d.30/8/1973, aged 77 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/7942 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/767168 EMANUEL, Harry – 1360, RAN – d.5/2/1977, aged 86 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/10233 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/772981 FRANZ, Walter Charles – Able Seaman 3251, RAN – d.8/8/1933 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/124070 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/775517 GARDINER, Joseph Cunningham – Stoker 2870, RAN – d.25/5/1975, aged 79 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/15859 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/775719 HART, Thomas – Able Seaman 204261, RN – d.4/10/1959, aged 74 [no DA profile] HULSE, Arthur Allen – Steward 6838, RAN – d.30/1/1976, aged 75 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/24686 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/768942 JAMES, Percy Cooper – CPO 1015, RAN – d.30/12/1979, aged 85 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/127321 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/778778 JENKIN, Herbert – Leading Signaller 1833, RAN – d.30/11/1919 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/198483 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/764770 KINNIBURGH Joseph Leslie – Leading Stoker 2907, RAN – d.25/7/1964, aged 69 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/29391 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/774876 LAMPHEE, Percy Victor – Petty Officer 3669, RAN – d.23/12/1968, aged 74 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/198520 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/768206 MOLLOY, William Charles – Able Seaman 3690, RAN – d.30/4/1943, aged 46 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/43869 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/765458 THOMAS, Harold Edwin – Chief PO 14151, RAN – d.17/2/1967, aged 71 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/125255 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/767200 TOOKE, Thomas Charles – CD Gnr 474, RAN – d.30/4/1957, aged 62 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/199983 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/774856 VANCE, William – Able Seaman 2450, RAN – d.6/7/1952, aged 54 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/125257 https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/779576 Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 3 March , 2022 Share Posted 3 March , 2022 Lilydale Cemetery, Vic: WHITE, Frederick Harry – Leading Stoker 307, RANB – died 8/10/1947, aged 53 [can’t find a DA record] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 3 March , 2022 Share Posted 3 March , 2022 Springvale Cemetery, Vic: HART, Thomas – Able Seaman 204261, RN – d.4/10/1959, aged 74 [no DA profile] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark NGP Posted 3 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 3 March , 2022 (edited) Thank you ...I have a bit to do tomorrow! As for Frederick H White that number 307 to the Naval Brigade Let me have a look and get back to you Thanks Again Mark Edited 3 March , 2022 by Mark NGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 4 March , 2022 Share Posted 4 March , 2022 Frederick George Bollard (1887-1919) accrued 59 days of service and subsequent honourable medical discharge from the Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (Reinforcements), from December 1916 to February 1917. All of this time was spent in Australia. Thereafter, he subsequently re-enlistment for Home Service duties, from March 1917 to June 1918. In the manner that Labour Corps fatalities are, in some instances, commemorated by the CWGC and associated with their county infantry regiment in which they previously served, Bollard is associated with the RANBT rather than the 4th Military District Reserve Guard at Mitcham Army Camp. He is interred at Adelaide Cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark NGP Posted 4 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 4 March , 2022 Hi Keith, Thank you. We have Frederick in our records from the CWGC register however we have not been able to verify his service as our file under service record is marked no file found. Did you find his record at National Archives? The Bridging Train is always an interesting topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 4 March , 2022 Share Posted 4 March , 2022 Hi Mark, It appears that he has no AIF service record within series B 2455 but does have a record in series MT 1486. Hope you can make use of the following linkhttps://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6530256 There will be a number of ex-RANBT men who died and are buried in Australia. I did research a heap of these men, but had omitted 100 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark NGP Posted 4 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 4 March , 2022 Keith, Thank you the link worked. That's great work, well done. Do you know Greg Swinden? He has done a a lot of research on them as well. We find so many buried under their army rank, makes sense really given they ended the war as army not navy. Are you familiar with Norbert Joseph McCrory pre WW1 Navy, got out then ex RANBT, ex Artilleryman, returned to navy and took part in the Zeebrugge Raid ? We located him In Rookwood Cemetery and gave his grave a tidy up...he'd be due again by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 4 March , 2022 Share Posted 4 March , 2022 Well, well, it was through Zeebrugge that I came across McCrory, which led me to RANBT. Yes, so many of them transferred to the AIF after disbandment. I have heard of Greg, but not had any dealings with him as such. Hope the e-mail message got through okay to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark NGP Posted 5 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 5 March , 2022 Hi Keith, The RANBT is a fascinating topic, so little known. Greg is a good bloke, worth getting to know. The Navy Seapower Centre will forward any RANBT related material to him. I gave the research on the RANBT to some other members as I've been writing a custom database for our archives and going over our photographic collection . But I do not think they have made much progress, I will need to get back onto it. I appreciate your help and Frev's as well, the forum is a great place. The navl Graves Project has taken on a huge task but the heritage was slowly sipping away with headstones weathering and in some cases tenure of the grave site not renewed. we have in excess of 3000 records. While we are a nationwide group, I am based in Sydney and started it all off in Rookwood Cemetery, we have published a field Guide to the Cemetery with 677 naval graves . That includes any naval graves, of course RAN, RN and Allied but we also have Imperial German pre WW1. Austro Hungarian, US Civil War and Pakistani sailors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 5 March , 2022 Share Posted 5 March , 2022 Mark – I forgot about the RANBT Just in case you don’t yet have them: SPRY, Norman Francis, Spr 318 – d.25/10/1962, age 68, buried Warringal (Heidelberg) https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/323411 WHYTE, Bertie, Dvr 261, 2nd Pioneers – d.13/7/1965, age 75, buried Springvale (served first with RANBT) https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/359201 Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark NGP Posted 5 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 5 March , 2022 Thaks again ... you have been very generous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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