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PAYNE, Ernest Edward

PAYNE, Ernest Edward

Male 1887 - 1974  (87 years)   Has 19 ancestors and 54 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name PAYNE, Ernest Edward
    Nickname Ernie
    Birth 28 Feb 1887  Kialla, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • Birth Reg# 14980 (B1-0089)
    Gender Male
    Occupation 12 Sep 1908  North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gardener 
    Residence 12 Sep 1908  North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service 31 Jul 1915 
    AIF, 1st Pioneer Battalion 
    • Regimental number;- 4294
      Religion:- Church of England
      Occupation:- Gardener
      Address:- 35 Munster Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
      Marital status:- Married
      Age at embarkation:- 28
      Next of kin:- Wife, Mrs I Payne, 35 Munster Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
      Enlistment date:- 31 July 1915
      Rank on enlistment:- Private
      Unit name:- 8th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
      wave AWM Embarkation Roll number:- 23/25/5
      Embarkation details:- Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board wave HMAT wave A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
      Rank from Nominal Roll:- Private
      Unit from Nominal Roll:- 1st Pioneer Battalion
      Recommendations (Medals and Awards):- Mention in Despatches

      "Conscientious and reliable work and steadying influence amongst men of Platoon."
      Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).
      Recommendation date: 5 March 1917

      Fate:- Returned to Australia 25 January 1919
      Other details:- War service: Western Front

      Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
    Occupation 1 Oct 1919  Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Market Gardener 
    Address:
    Brett Street 
    Possessions 1 Oct 1919  Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    Brett Street 
    Occupation 17 Nov 1920  Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gardener 
    Residence 17 Nov 1920  Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Legal 5 Jan 1933  Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Charged with assault 
    Address:
    Oakleigh Court 
    Military Service 22 Mar 1942  Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Australian Military Forces, 5 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS 
    • Date of Enlistment:- 22 Mar 1942
      Locality on Enlistment:- EAST wave OAKLEIGH, VIC
      Place of Enlistment:- wave OAKLEIGH, VIC
      Next of Kin:- PAYNE, ISABELLA
      Date of Discharge:- 09 Oct 1945
      Rank:- Private
      Posting at Discharge:- 5 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
    Occupation 23 Dec 1942  [4] 
    Caretaker 
    Reference Number P0001/0182 
    _COLOR 11 
    _UID A2FB59563C544965A3E6F6823EBCDD0A6C84 
    Death 23 Apr 1974  Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Repatriation Hospital, 

    • Reg No. 11738
    Burial 24 Apr 1974  Springvale, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Springvale Botanical Cemetery (ex Necropolis), 
    • Plot:- T G Allen Lawn, Row F, Grave 100
    Person ID I369  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2026

    Father PAYNE, Mugliston,   b. 1 Mar 1835, Washingborough, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1917, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Mother GARLICK, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 9 Nov 1841, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1923, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Marriage 24 Sep 1863  [5] 
    • Husband's age at marriage:28y
      Wife's age at marriage:21y
    Family ID F185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 WITTICK, Isabella Maria,   b. 18 Nov 1887, Hotham, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1943, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Marriage 12 Sep 1908  Collingwood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Address:
    2nd Presbyterian Church, 3 Victoria Parade 
    • Minister - Andrew Fergus Ferguson
      Witness - Walter John Wittick
      Witness - Katie Ferguson
      Permission for bride to Marry - Walter John Wittick
      According to the rites of the 2nd Presbyterian Church

      Address given for Bride and Groom was 35 Munster Terrace, North Melbourne.
      I feel this may have been her parents address as in about 1915 she moved back here with her three children while her husband was in the Army.
      Husband's age at marriage:31y
      Wife's age at marriage:20y
    Children 
     1. PAYNE, Gladys Isabella,   b. 26 May 1909, Hotham West, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1976, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. PAYNE, Ernest Wittick,   b. 11 Mar 1911, Carlton, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1976, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     3. PAYNE, Edward Hanley,   b. 9 Jun 1913, Essendon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1980, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     4. PAYNE, Dorothy Flora,   b. 23 Oct 1920, Essendon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1985, Prahran, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2026

    Family 2 KEOGH, Margaret Jane,   b. 12 Dec 1891, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1967, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Marriage 1946 
    • Reg No. 9662 / 1946
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Discharged Soldier Settlement files, Soldier Settlers Records, Payne, Ernest Edward -, bounty land warrant file 976/12, "Soldier Settlement Scheme," \i Public Records Office\i0  (https://prov.vic.gov.au/ : accessed 1 Aug 2022), Sau 0017.

    2. [S34] Birth Essendon, Victoria, Australia (121 Buckley Street) 23 Oct 1920 Dorothy Flora PAYNE.

    3. [S14] Military Service Records, NAA: B2455, PAYNE ERNEST EDWARD; accessed 1 Aug 2022, Sau 0016.

    4. [S33] Marriage East Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia (Care Takers House, North Road) 23 Dec 1942 James Samuel.

    5. [S5] B.D. & M. (Index) Vic, 2183/1863, Sau 0006.

    6. [S13] Marriage in the State of Victoria, Births, Deaths & Marriages." 6579, 382, Payne-Wittick, accessed 10 Aug 2022., Sau 0020.