Honour Rolls
It is likely that a Roll of Honour was created by the employees of the North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company, which had its headquarters in Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale. Certainly other tram depots created such boards, which are now located in the Tramways Museum adjacent to the Malvern Tram Depot.
While that Roll of Honour is missing, the following men of Essendon and Flemington had Tramways-related occupations, and probably worked for the North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. This private operation was taken over by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in 1923. The MMTB created a retrospective Roll of Honour of the men who died.
Bonnick J G Pte 438 Tram employee
Conquest J
Crawford T C Pte 9017 Tramway employee
Dale H F Bombadier 22230 Electrical linesman
Darcy T J Pte 1064 Electrician
*Davidson J D L Pte 4394 Electrical motorman
Evans C
Foley-R-B-Pte-6011 Electrical engineer
Foristal A T Pte 6607 Electrician
Forrest-C-G-Pte-102 Clerk
Gallagher M F Pte 3110 Tram employee
Gaudie C H M Gunner 22300 Labourer
*Greenwood W J Gunner 11841 Tram conductor
Greenwood W W Pte 1452 Tram conductor
* Greig-G-F-Sgt-407 Tramway motorman
*Hawkins G G C Pte 496 Electrical engineer
James E H
Langley E C Pte 6356 Tramway employee
Lecky D E Driver 2661 Soldier
Madden H J Pte 2860 Tramway employee
Madden M A Gunner 16041 Tram conductor
Marshall-H-C-Gunner-27897 Tram conductor
McCarthy-A-M-Cpl-746 Tramway conductor
* Murray-J-T-Pte-7270 Tram conductor
Parker W J J Pte 17084 Motorman
Newman C
Penny F Tram conductor
Rose E Linesman
Sheppard W J Pte 482 Motorman, electric tram
*Sumner R G Pte 2666 Tramway employee
Tonner J E Gunner 20894 Tramway employee
Tompson A
Wallis A Pte 727 Electrician
Whykes F J Pte 7337 Tram driver (Wikes)
*Wilkins L W Pte 3961 Car cleaner
William H wounded
Williams J P A/g Sgt 5465R Tramway guard
Wilson A wounded
Some of the men with tramways-related employment appear to have been on the cable-trams which ran from Melbourne to Flemington Bridge to meet the Essendon trams:
Chamberlain W R Gunner 29805 Motor man
*Nolan W Pte 3201 Gripman
Parker W J J Pte 17084 Motorman
*Died on Active Service
|
N.M.E.T. and L.C. Ltd. Roll of Honour.
Lance-Corporal C. G. Forrest, Sergeant G. F. Greig, Privates W. Sheppard, A. Hawkins, Lecky, A. Wallis, J. Conquest.
Lance-Corporal C. G. Forrest (of Scotland), 5th Battalion, lately reported wounded, will no doubt be remembered by a large number of the Company's lighting consumers for his courtesy and obliging manner, and it is to be regretted that he should be the first of the Company's roll of honour to fall so early in the operations of "our boys" at the front. It is to be hoped that he will soon be able to take his place in the ranks again, and further uphold his part in the "Call of Empire."
N.M.E.T. and L.C. Ltd. Roll of Honour. (1915, June 10). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved January 14, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74589065
|
|
IN MEMORIAM.
-A TRIBUTE to the memories of-Davidson, J. D. L. (Scotland), drowned at sea; Greig. G. F.; Greenwood, W. J.; Hawkins C. G.; Murray, T. J.; and Len Wilkins (Tasmania), who were killed on active service. -Inserted by their fellow comrades of the North Melbourne Tramway and Lighting Company.
Family Notices. (1918, September 12). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved August 11, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74607101
|
|
NORTH MELBOURNE ELECTIC TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES.
Crawford, C. (wounded); Conquest, J; Chamberlain, W. (wounded); Dale, H F (returned); Davidson, J. D. L. (drowned at sea); Evans, C.; Gaudie, C. (wounded); Greig, G. F. (killed); Gallagher, M. ( after 3 years' service, returned); Greenwood W J (killed); Foley, R. B. (returned); Forrest, C. G. (wounded); Foristal, A. S ; Hawkins, C. G. (killed); James, E. H.; Lecky, D E (returned 3 years' service); Murray, T. J. (killed); Madden, A. returned 2 years' service); Marshall, H. C.; Madden. H (gassed); Penny, F.; Rose, E.; Sheppard, W. (returned 3 years' service); Tompson, A.; Wilkins, L. (killed); Wykes, F. (wounded); William, H (wounded); Wilson, A. (wounded); Wallis, A. A. (wounded); Newman, C. (omitted from above). It is worthy of note that practically the whole of the staff have offered their services to the Defence Department in some direction or other.
NORTH MELBOURNE ELECTRIC TRAMWAY EMPLOYEES. (1918, September 12). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved August 23, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74607123
|
Returned Anzac McLean J W-Pte-736 dies on his first day back at work, 1918.
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.