Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Oliver Debney as a youthful fireman in 1909 of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Flemington
branch in Wellington St, Flemington. Courtesy of the SLV Collection http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/69710
Thank you to John Dickie for drawing this photo to my attention.
Debney O K Pte 1051 Oliver King 4 & 5 Mobile Vet Sect 25 Manager Single C of E
Address: Flemington, Mt Alexander Rd, 33
Next of Kin: Debney, A, Mrs, mother, 33 Mt Alexander Rd, Flemington
Enlisted: 16 Dec 1916
Embarked: A11 Ascanius 11 May 1917
OBITUARY
Mr. O. K. Debney.
A returned soldier of the last war, Mr. Oliver K. Debney died on Wednesday at 31 Lucknow-street, Ascot Vale. He was a senior examiner of munitions. His father, the late Thomas Debney, was well known in the leather tanning trade at Flemington. The funeral, which will be conducted by Nelson Bros., will arrive at Fawkner Crematorium at 2.30 this afternoon. Deceased leaves a wife, one son and three daughters.
OBITUARY (1944, August 11). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), , p. 2. Retrieved May 26, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206010932
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours