Taken at Guildford Villa, which has been demolished, at the wedding of Annie Beckett and Henry Leigh. Background view is to the north with Guildford Road across the photo and Monserrat' on Mont Albert Road on the horizon. Identification: Back row - L to R: Bert Leigh, Katie Beckett, Henry (Harry) Leigh, Annie Beckett, Percy Leigh, Clara Beckett. Front row - L to R: Mabel Beckett, Elsie Beckett, Arthur Leigh, Winnie Leigh. The bride was the daughter of Robert Beckett (senior) of Essex Road and the bridegroom was the son of Timothy Leigh, estate agent and architect of Essex Road. Married at the Wesleyan Church.Both the Beckett and Leigh families were significant in the early days of settlement of Surrey Hills.A B&W photo of bridal party comprised of bride, bridegroom, 3 bridesmaids, 3 male attendants and 2 flowergirls against a largely rural background.guildford villa, weddings, wedding dresses, annie beckett, henry leigh, harry leigh, bert leigh, percy leigh, clara beckett, mabel beckett, elsie beckett, arthur leigh, winnie leigh, topography

George was the first soldier from the Shire of Eltham to be killed in the Second World War. He was engaged to Miss Jean Simonson of Montmorency. Sapper George Ernest Castledine (1914-1941), son of Arthur Frederick (dec.) and Annie Castledine, enlisted 23 January 1940 at Lower Plenty and was assigned to the 2/2 Field Company. He is buried in the Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece and is remembered on the Roll of Honour located in the Eltham War Memorial Hall.Sapper George Ernest Castledine VX10044 was the first soldier from the Eltham District to be killed in the Second World War, an event that ultimately resulted in the women and men of the district raising funds to create the Eltham War Memorial to benefit the children of the district as a living memorial in memory of the fallen soldiers of the district in that war.Digital file only created from scan of print on loanannie castledine, arthur frederick castledine, athens, eltham, eltham war memorial, eltham war memorial hall, emily beckett, george ernest castledine, greece, jean simonson, montmorency, phaleron war cemetery, roll of honour, second word war

The family members are identified as follows: Back row (L to R): Percy Leigh with Phyllis, Robert Beckett (junior), Herbert Ingamells, Annie Leigh with Marjorie, Harry Leigh, Clara Beckett, Arnold Bear (brother of Olly Beckett), William Beckett with Edna, Ben Gray. Middle row (L to R): Robert Gray, Ethel Beckett, Polly (sister-in-law of Harry Leigh), Nelly Ingamells, Eliza Beckett with Esther Leigh, Alice Beckett with Basil, Dorothy Beckett, Olly Beckett, Emma Gray with Norman. Front row (L to R): ??? (a Leigh brother), Kate Beckett, Mabel Beckett, Cyril Ingamells, Bert Gray, Elsie Leigh with Ethel Ingamells. Robert (John Robert) Gray, Ben Gray and Norman Gray were 3 of 6 children of John Gray and Emma Beckett who married at Guildford Villa in 1888. Norman was born in 1901 and looks to be c.3 years old in this photo; the youngest in the family was Evelyn (b 1906) so this would give an approximate date for the photo of 1904. The donor, Wendy McLellan is the daughter of Minnie Caroline Beckett (1907-1998) and Francis James Renkin who married on 13 March 1934. Peter Renkin (formerly of 59 Guildford Road, Surrey Hills, now Shoreham) is her brother. Exact date photo was taken was 17 September 1904.Black and white photo at Guildford Villa, 4 Essex Road, Surrey Hills, home of the Beckett family. The family is formally posed with croquet equipment on the lawn of the substantial Victorian-style home which has 3 chimneys and a veranda on 2 sides. victorian style, croquet, percy leigh, phyllis leigh, robert beckett (junior), herbert ingamells, annie leigh, marjorie leigh, harry leigh, clara beckett, arnold bear, william beckett, edna beckett, ben gray, robert gray, ethel beckett, nelly ingamells, eliza beckett, esther leigh, alice beckett, dorothy beckett, olly beckett, basil beckett, emma gray, norman gray, kate beckett, mabel beckett, cyril ingamells, bert gray, elsie leigh, ethel ingamells

War pictorial lift out featuring 2 sailors on the first page and subsequent pages showing 141 of the 153 nurses and masseuses about to sail with the 2nd Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) for World War Two. This included C[onstance] A[my] Fall from NSW, who is to be in charge of 1st Australian Base Hospital and [Annie Moriah] Sage from Victoria, who is to be in charge of the 2nd Australian Base Hospital. Names & states of origin of other nurses (and masseuses) as captioned under their photos: Queensland: Heather Stewart Jean Dickson Iris Hoey E[dna] N[ell] Doig Vera Harland [Joan] F[lorence] E[lsie] Harvey Lex Reid [possibly Patricia Le Roux Reid] V Hely-Wilson [Una] Ann Marks Lorna Keys Vida Knudsen Ethel Hanrahan Florence Peterson Dorothy Coleman Victoria: Margaret Lindsay Grace Mudge Ros Waycott Haidee Metzner E[dna Florence] Sulzberger Vera Ley Winifred Kelly Eleanor Logan Helen D'Alton Dorothy Scholes Marjorie Farnbach Helen A Todd Helene Forster Cynthia Duigan E[llen Rose] O'Keefe Eileen Jones Margaret Walsh Marjorie Vasey Dorothy Vines Dulcie Newing Dorothy Mills Beatrice Kelly Margaret Hanna Beryl Vary Enid Baker Ethel Bowe Sheila Kirk Anna Whiteside Nancy Wilson Dorothy Fahle Margaret Hanson Margaret Josephs Madge Newnham Emily McNicoll Una A Melville Margaret Oddie Elizabeth Forrest Margaret Tisdall Margaret Cuthbert Dora Burchill Nora Johnson New South Wales: M[aud] E[laine] Kiel M[arjorie] M[arion] Edmonds G[wendoline] N[ellie] Cocks M[argaret] F[rancis] Looker K[athleen] M[ay Selwyn] Hardcastle D[orothy Mary] Inglis C[ecilia (Cecilie) Affleck] MacFarlane B[eatrice] J[oan] Paige S[arah] J[ane] Thumpston G[race Catherine Melba] Farthing M[arion] I[vy] Prosser J[ean] T[urnball] F[orbes] Bromell A[lice] M[ary] Shepherd R[ay] A[lberta] Joseph M[ona Olive] Wallis C[ecily Rowell] Clark S[ybil Jean] Fletcher M[ona] J[osephine] Prindable G[race] B[eatrice] Marshall E[thne Doris] Swanson J[essie] M[argaret] Pettigrew E[ileen Jane (June)] Heathcote L[orna] Guthrie J[anet] Clancy D[orothy] Walker O[live] M[ay] Quin[n] B[ertha Olive] Knight J[oyce Margaret] Green H[azel Mary] Harris N[ell] C[ulmer] Hill P[atricia Elsie(actually Jessie Elsie Patricia)] Tarrant J[essie] I[sabel] Mudge U[rsula] M[ary] Golden M[argaret] O[live] Wheeler R[ita] A[nn] Hanscombe R[osetta] E[lizabeth] Bowen P[hyllis] L[eeton] Simpkins F[lorence] Thomas D[oris] H[elen] Hughes F[reda] M[ary] E[liza] Dowdle C[hristina] A[nnie] McLeod I[rene] M[argaret] B[ethel] McIntosh M[argaret Rose] C McEntee I[melda Brigid] Grady R[ebecca] B[eatrice] Oldham G K Cumming [could be Gertrude Mallaby/Malliby Cumming] H[elen] M[ary] Smith T[eresa] M[arian] Cunningham S Ogilive (Masseuse) J McLean (Masseuse) A L McGarrity (Masseuse) Jean Black (Masseuse) South Australia: Edna Scruby Constance Roberts Melva Brown Ruth Treliving Zelma Huppatz O[live] A[da] Kestel Mavis Riggs Mary Male Lesley Beddome Elizabeth Smythe L[illa] V[ictoria] M[ay] Garrett Mary Dunn Western Australia: E[ileen] M[argaret (Bobbie)] Roberts I[damay] L[ucy] Whitfield R I Membery [likely Evelyn Irene (Rene) Membery] Elsie Youd M[aude] L[eslie] Dunman E[lsie] M[ay] Goff D[oris] M[ary] Burgess K[athleen] H[ope] Barnes R[uby] I[nez] Warner Tasmania: M[illicent Mary] Stephens Susan Haines Winifred Beckett E[nid Edmeades] Ratcliff Eunice Wasley Barbara Chesterman Marjorie Smith A L Barnett [could be Fanny Louise Barnett?]A four page large lift out on paper filled with captioned photos. Front page shows two men in sailor uniforms walking towards the camera on a street with a tram in the background. Other three pages showing mostly headshot photos of young women in nurses uniforms. On the second page the largest photo shows a woman in nurse's uniform sitting at a table. The other larger photo on the same page is a headshot of a young woman, possibly in civilian dress. All the photos are black and white.world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, constance amy fall, 2nd australian base hospital, 1st australian base hospital, annie moriah sage

Pictorial article featuring 141 of the 153 nurses and masseuses about to sail with the 2nd Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) for World War Two, including C[onstance] A[my] Fall from NSW, who is to be incharge of 1st Australian Base Hospital and [Annie Moriah] Sage from Victoria, who is to be in charge of the 2nd Australian Base Hospital. Names & states of origin of other nurses as captioned under their photos: Queensland: Heather Stewart Jean Dickson Iris Hoey E[dna] N[ell] Doig Vera Harland [Joan] F[lorence] E[lsie] Harvey Lex Reid [possibly Patricia Le Roux Reid] V Hely-Wilson [Una] Ann Marks Lorna Keys Vida Knudsen Ethel Hanrahan Florence Peterson Dorothy Coleman Victoria: Margaret Lindsay Grace Mudge Ros Waycott Haidee Metzner E[dna Florence] Sulzberger Vera Ley Winifred Kelly Eleanor Logan Helen D'Alton Dorothy Scholes Marjorie Farnbach Helen A Todd Helene Forster Cynthia Duigan E[llen Rose] O'Keefe Eileen Jones Margaret Walsh Marjorie Vasey Dorothy Vines Dulcie Newing Dorothy Mills Beatrice Kelly Margaret Hanna Beryl Vary Enid Baker Ethel Bowe Sheila Kirk Anna Whiteside Nancy Wilson Dorothy Fahle Margaret Hanson Margaret Josephs Madge Newnham Emily McNicoll Una A Melville Margaret Oddie Elizabeth Forrest Margaret Tisdall Margaret Cuthbert Dora Burchill Nora Johnson New South Wales: M[aud] E[laine] Kiel M[arjorie] M[arion] Edmonds G[wendoline] N[ellie] Cocks M[argaret] F[rancis] Looker K[athleen] M[ay Selwyn] Hardcastle D[orothy Mary] Inglis C[ecilia (Cecilie) Affleck] MacFarlane B[eatrice] J[oan] Paige S[arah] J[ane] Thumpston G[race Catherine Melba] Farthing M[arion] I[vy] Prosser J[ean] T[urnball] F[orbes] Bromell A[lice] M[ary] Shepherd R[ay] A[lberta] Joseph M[ona Olive] Wallis C[ecily Rowell] Clark S[ybil Jean] Fletcher M[ona] J[osephine] Prindable G[race] B[eatrice] Marshall E[thne Doris] Swanson J[essie] M[argaret] Pettigrew E[ileen Jane (June)] Heathcote L[orna] Guthrie J[anet] Clancy D[orothy] Walker O[live] M[ay] Quin[n] B[ertha Olive] Knight J[oyce Margaret] Green H[azel Mary] Harris N[ell] C[ulmer] Hill P[atricia Elsie(actually Jessie Elsie Patricia)] Tarrant J[essie] I[sabel] Mudge U[rsula] M[ary] Golden M[argaret] O[live] Wheeler R[ita] A[nn] Hanscombe R[osetta] E[lizabeth] Bowen P[hyllis] L[eeton] Simpkins F[lorence] Thomas D[oris] H[elen] Hughes F[reda] M[ary] E[liza] Dowdle C[hristina] A[nnie] McLeod I[rene] M[argaret] B[ethel] McIntosh M[argaret Rose] C McEntee I[melda Brigid] Grady R[ebecca] B[eatrice] Oldham G K Cumming [could be Gertrude Mallaby/Malliby Cumming] H[elen] M[ary] Smith T[eresa] M[arian] Cunningham S Ogilive (Masseuse) J McLean (Masseuse) A L McGarrity (Masseuse) Jean Black (Masseuse) South Australia: Edna Scruby Constance Roberts Melva Brown Ruth Treliving Zelma Huppatz O[live] A[da] Kestel Mavis Riggs Mary Male Lesley Beddome Elizabeth Smythe L[illa] V[ictoria] M[ay] Garrett Mary Dunn Western Australia: E[ileen] M[argaret (Bobbie)] Roberts I[damay] L[ucy] Whitfield R I Membery [likely Evelyn Irene (Rene) Membery] Elsie Youd M[aude] L[eslie] Dunman E[lsie] M[ay] Goff D[oris] M[ary] Burgess K[athleen] H[ope] Barnes R[uby] I[nez] Warner Tasmania: M[illicent Mary] Stephens Susan Haines Winifred Beckett E[nid Edmeades] Ratcliff Eunice Wasley Barbara Chesterman Marjorie Smith A L Barnett [could be Fanny Louise Barnett?]A photocopy of a magazine page showing mostly headshot photos of young women in nurses uniforms. On the first page the largest photo shows a woman in nurse's uniform sitting at a table. The other larger photo is a headshot of a young woman, possibly in civilian dress. All the photos are black and white.world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, annie moriah sage, constance amy fall, 2nd australian base hospital, 1st australian base hospital