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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Darge portrait Herbert Vivian Memery, 3rd Reinforcements,

29th Battalion, of Essendon, Vic, who enlisted on 10 August

1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Ballarat on 18 February

1916. He returned to Australia on 22 February 1917.

Australian War Memorial Collection

http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/DA13669

Memery H V A/g L Sgt 2084 Herbert Vivian 29 Inf Bn 21 Butcher Married C of E

Address: Essendon, Mt Alexander Rd, 806

Next of Kin: Memery, Mona, Mrs, wife, "Glen Grant" 806 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon

Enlisted: 10 Jul 1915

Embarked: A70 Ballarat 18 Feb 1916

Prior Service: 58 Inf Regt. Essendon Rifles

Relatives on Active Service:

Memery-J-H-Pte-2085 brother

Memery S M Pte 2086 brother

Murphy E H S Pte 3605 brother in law

Ryan C O Pte 2751 cousin DOW

Ryan V C M Pte 54 cousin

Mentioned in this publication:

The Argus 10 May 1916 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2099589 Mrs Memery

The engagement is announced of Sgt. Herbert Vivian Memery; formerly of Moonee Ponds, of F. Coy., Geelong camp, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Memery, of Moonee Ponds, to Mona, youngest and only surviving daughter of James Grant, of Victorian Railways, and the late Annie Grant, of Essendon.

SOCIAL BREVITIES. (1915, October 28). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved January 17, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74590562

H V Memery wearing his 58 Infantry Essendon Rifles hat.

BROTHERS FIGHT FOR FLAG
Three sons and a son-in-law of Mr. S. M. Memory, of 8 Heritage street,
Moonee Ponds, are serving with the Australian Expeditionary Forces.
Sergeant H. V. Memery is married, and his wife is living with her father,
Guard J. Grant, of Mount Alexandra road, Essendon. Each of Mr. Memery's

sons is well known in turf circles.

BROTHERS FIGHT FOR FLAG (1916, March 18). The Herald

(Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242322664

BIRTHS. MEMERY (nee Mona Grant)-On the 8th September, at Glen Grant, Mt. Alexander road, Essendon, the wife of Sgt. H. V. Memery, on active service abroad.-A daughter. Both well.

Family Notices. (1916, September 14). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved February 7, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74594104

The Mayor (Cr. Pynor) has received a letter from Sgt. H. V. Memery, of Essendon, written from H.M. Queen Mary's Royal Naval Hospital at Southend-on-Sea. Sgt. Memery describes the conditions prevailing in Egypt, from which land he was not sorry to go. The fair land of France was a treat after the flies and sandy desert. While billeted in France, he witnessed many aerial fights. He describes the raids made on the German trenches by the Australians. Sgt. Memery was suffering from the effects of a gas shell explosion in the Big Push on 19th July, but at time of writing was progressing favourably.

Mrs. Mona Memery, of "Glen Grant," Mt. Alexander rd., Essendon, has received official notice that her husband, Sgt. H. V. Memery, who was severely wounded in France last July, is returning to Australia, and is expected to arrive early in April.

SOCIAL. (1917, March 22). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 1 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved May 6, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74602014

Sgt Memery was returned to Melbourne and discharged with shell shock. He was described as having "functional paralysis", though it was described elsewhere on his B2455 as "mild".

Mentioned in this publication:

Newspaper report of the marriage of Straughair C S L Cpl 263 Essendon Gazette 22 June 1916

After the War

The Memery Bus Line was the first to run buses from Essendon Station. The photo, circa 1923-1926, includes Eddie and Ernie Memery, brothers of Herbert Memery who owned the buses. His wife Mona also drove the buses. In the 1934 Electoral Roll, Herbert was listed as a dry goods merchant, residing at 962 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon. Courtesy of the Moonee Valley Heritage Collection HER-00165.