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MEE, Richard

MEE, Richard

Male 1876 - 1953  (77 years)   Has 9 ancestors and 23 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name MEE, Richard
    Birth 11 May 1876  Ballyorgan, Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Immigration 28 Aug 1884  Melbourne, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • James and Margaret,
      along with Mary, Thomas, Julia, Eliza, Richard, James, Joseph, Margaret and Jane, left Plymouth England aboard the "S/S Pathan" under the control of James Rowly (Master) for a voyage of 75 days.
    Occupation 12 Sep 1898 
    Labourer 
    Occupation 12 Sep 1898  Newmarket, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Labourer 
    Residence 12 Sep 1898  Newmarket, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    Lewis Street 
    Military Service 12 Feb 1917 
    AIF, 6th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement    

    • Regimental number
      7521
      Place of birth
      Limerick Ireland
      Religion
      Church of England
      Occupation
      Soldier
      Address
      South Yarra, Victoria
      Marital status
      Married
      Age at embarkation
      39
      Next of kin
      Wife, Mrs E Mee, 433 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria
      Enlistment date
      12 February 1917
      Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll
      16 February 1917
      Rank on enlistment
      Sergeant
      Unit name
      6th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
      AWM Embarkation Roll number
      23/23/6
      Embarkation details
      Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
      Rank from Nominal Roll
      Sergeant
      Unit from Nominal Roll
      6th Battalion
      Fate
      Returned to Australia 11 December 1918
      Date of death
      1 November 1952 , Coburg, Victoria
    Military Service 1925 
    • Re-enlisted in the Permenant Forces.
      His dicharge paper were endorsed as trustworthy and reliable in every respect. Accustomed to control of men and to keeping records and store accounts".
      at the age of retirementOn retirement he held the rank of Warrent Officer First Class. His discharge papers are endorsed as follows; "Thoroughly
    Reference Number M0025 
    _FSFTID MRP1-9YQ 
    _UID 7E44EB2E0AA543CD8B64C3BB12D474EE4F55 
    Death 1 Nov 1953  Brunswick West, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 2 Nov 1953  Fawkner, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Fawkner Memorial Park 
    • Plot:- Methodist B, Grave 1186

      MEE.-West Coburg Lodge, No. 609, A.F. and A. Masons. -Mem-bers of the above Lodge and the Craft in general are informed that the Funeral of their esteemed late Wor. Bro. RICHARD MEE will leave Joseph Allisons chapel, 788 Sydney road, Brunswick North, THIS DAY (Monday) after a ser-vice commencing at 3.15 p.m., for the Fawkner Cemetery.

      E. L. RENSHAW, W.M. W. B. SMITH Sec

      MEE.-City of Coburg Lodge 318, A F and A Masons of Victoria. -Officers and Brethren of above Lodge and Order in general are in-formed that the Funeral of their esteemed Worshipful Brother RICHARD MEE will leave Allison's funeral parlor, 788 Sydney road, North Brunswick, THIS DAY (Mon-day), after a service commencing at 3.15 for Fawkner Cemetery.

      C. I. L. EDWARDS W. M. J. H. WEBSTER, Secretary.

      Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 2 November 1953, page 11

      Methodist B, Grave 1186
    Person ID I66  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2026

    Father MEE, James,   b. 4 Mar 1846, Kilflyn, Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1934, Footscray, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Mother MEE, Margaret,   b. 4 Jun 1845, Kilflyn, Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1930, Footscray, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Marriage 19 Jan 1869  Kilflyn, Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Kilflynn Church of Ireland Church, Ballydonoghue Road, Ballyorgan, County Limerick
      21802005

      Description
      Freestanding Board of First Fruits style Church of Ireland church, built in 1812, comprising three-bay nave with single-bay chancel to rear (east), three-stage square-plan crenellated tower to west elevation and gable-fronted porch to south elev ation. Now in disuse. Pitched slate roofs with limestone copings, bracketed eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods and vent to nave. Rubble sandstone walls having dressed sandstone quoins and stringcourses to tower. Pointed arch openings to nav e with Y-tracery stained glass windows. Lancet window to porch having tooled limestone surround to porch and sill, now partially blocked up. Pointed arch opening to chancel, rear elevation, having sandstone surround and Y-tracery stained glass w indows. Pointed arch opening to tower, third stage, having cut limestone surrounds and timber louvered vents. Remains of limestone hoodmoulding to second stage. Pointed arch opening to tower, north elevation with tooled limestone chamfered surro unds and timber battened door having cast-iron strap hinges. Limestone threshold to entrance. Timber pews and marble memorial to interior. Limestone flagstones, cast-iron grates and geometric tiles to interior. Carved limestone font. Graveyard t o site. Rubble sandstone boundary walls to site having stile to east. Roughly dressed sandstone square-profile piers, carved caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates to east.

      Appraisal
      This church, built in different phases, was established by the Palatines, German Anglicans, in the early nineteenth century. The tower, with decorative sandstone crenellations, is a later addition and forms the focal point of the structure. Arti stic interest is provided by the sandstone dressings and carved Y-tracery. The interior remains substantially intact, which maintains the original character of the church. The graveyard, boundary walls and piers enhance the composition of the si te.

      Most likely James and Margaret were cousins.

      MEE–MEE.–(Golden Wedding.)–On the 19th
      January, 1869, at Kilfynn, County Limerick, Ireland,
      by the Rev. J. F. Luther, James, the third son of
      Thomas Mee, of Abbey, County Limerick, Ireland, to
      Margaret Mee, the youngest daughter of James Mee,
      Abbey, County Limerick, Ireland. Present address:
      "Ablay," 35 Hocking-street, West Footscray.


      Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 18 January 1919, page 5

      MEE.–MEE (Diamond Wedding).–On the 19th January, 1869, at Kilfynn, County Limerick, Ireland, by Rev. J. F. Luther, James, third son of Thomas Mee, "Abbey," County Limerick, Ireland, to Margaret Mee, second daughter of James Mee, "Abbey," county Limerick, Ireland. Present Address 29 Hocking-street, West Footscray.

      Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Saturday 19 January 1929, page 11
    Residence Bef 1884  Ballyorgan, Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 18 Jan 1919  West Footscray, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family JEFFERIES, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1885, Tarrawingee, Colony of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1945, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Marriage 12 Sep 1898  Carlton, Colony Of Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    "Lyndhurst" 427 Rathdown Street 
    Children 
     1. MEE, Elizabeth Margaret,   b. 1 Apr 1899, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1943, Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     2. MEE, Thomas Jefferson,   b. 28 Jun 1901, Flemington, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1992, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. MEE, Richard James,   b. 6 Jul 1906, Flemington, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1987, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2026

  • Notes 
    • FACT World War 1 Regimental number:- 7521
      TYPE Military Service
      DATE 12 FEB 1917
      NOTE Place of birth:- Limerick Ireland
      Religion:- Church of England
      Occupation:- Soldier
      Address:- South Yarra, Victoria
      Marital status:- Married
      Age at embarkation:- 39
      Next of kin:- Wife, Mrs E Mee, 433 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria
      Enlistment date:- 12 February 1917
      Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll:- 16 February 1917
      Rank on enlistment:- Sergeant
      Unit name:- 6th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
      AWM Embarkation Roll number:- 23/23/6
      Embarkation details:- Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
      Rank from Nominal Roll:- Sergeant
      Unit from Nominal Roll:- 6th Battalion
      Fate:- Returned to Australia 11 December 1918
      Date of death:- 1 November 1952 , Coburg, Victoria
      NOTE admitted to hospital. On 13 Aug 1918 transferred to Lines of Communication Hospital, then 23 Aug 1918 transferred to Northhampton War Hospital, England. 11 Dec 1918 left England for return to Australia per Hospital Transport 'Saxon'. Reaching Me
      CONC lbourne on 30 Jan 1919. Illness specified as Chronic Aural Catarh
      Gunshot wound left ear
      NOTE Medals & Awards
      British War Medal, Victory Medal, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
      NOTE: RESN none
      CHAN: _WT_USER laurie

  • Sources 
    1. [S63] Marriage Carlton, Colony Of Victoria ("Lyndhurst" 427 Rathdown Street) 12 Sep 1898 Richard MEE & Eli.