1st Victorian Sea Scouts - Fallen Friends

The 1st Victorian Sea Scout Group would like to pay our respects to all of our fallen friends and members including those of the 1st Albert Park Scout Group, that later merged to form what we know as the 1st Victorian Sea Scout Group. 

We would like to give our thanks to those that went on to serve in the Australian Defence force and pay our tribute to those that made the ultimate sacrifice.

H.M.A.S. Sydney - November, 1941

KEITH ARTHUR MANN
(Pictured in Scout uniform)
Killed in action, November 20, 1941

Service No: PM3320
Rank:  Ordinary Seaman
Unit:  HMAS Sydney (II)
Place of rest: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
ALBERT REGINALD DRAKE
Killed in action, November 20, 1941


Service No: 19894
Rank:  Able Seaman
Unit:  HMAS Sydney (II)
Place of rest: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
JACK ALFRED FRANCIS CROWLE
Killed in action, November 20, 1941

Service No: W1920
Rank:  Stoker 2nd Class
Unit:  HMAS Sydney (II)
Place of rest: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
GEORGE PERCIVAL REED
Killed in action, November 20, 1941

Service No: PM3190
Rank:  Writer
Unit:  HMAS Sydney (II)
Place of rest: Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
SAMUEL M. EHRENBERG
Killed in action
7 July, 1915 - Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey

Service No: 725
Rank:  Sergeant
Unit:  5th Battalion
DOB:  1894, Brunswick, VIC
AGE: 21
Schooling: Christian Brothers, South Melbourne
Place of rest: Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
CHILLINGSWORTH – In loving memory of L. W. 6th Battery, A.F.A. who made the supreme sacrifice at Cape Helle 11th July, 1915.

EHRENBERG – A tribute to the memory of our former assistant scoutmaster Sergeant S. M. Ehrenberg killed at Gallipoli on the 7th of July 1915.

Ever remembered

-Inserted by 1st Albert Park Troop A.I.T.B.S


SERGEANT SAMUEL M. EHRENBERG

(killed in action) was the elder son of Mr. S. A. Ehrenberk, of Kerferd Place, Albert Park, one of the oldest members of the Commercial Travellers’ Association, Victoria. He was 21 years of age, and had attained the rank of Captain in the Senior Cadets (51st Battalion). He was formerly captain of the Junior British Association Football Club and assistant scoutmaster of the First Albert Park Troop. Prior to enlisting he was a member of the staff of Richard Allan, Sons, and Co., Flinders Lane. His only brother (Private I. Ehrenberg) is at present on active service
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HECTOR ERNEST BASTIN

Service No: VX29296
Rank:  Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:  9th Division Cavalry Regiment, 7th Australian Infantry Battalion
DOB:  02 July 1895, Richmond, Victoria
Honours and awards: Military Cross (MC) in 1917
Passed away: 14 Nov 1959, East Melbourne, Victoria

EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
The death of Lieut M Erenhberg, of Middle Park, killed in action at the Dardanelles, has caused much regret in Scout circles. Lieut. Erenhberg was formerly Assistant Scout Master to the Albert Park Scout Troop prior to his departure for the front.
In a letter to his mother, Sergeant Siddeley (formerly a Scout in the 1st Balaclava Troup), relates an incident which saved his life – Our army Medical Detail was attached to the first force to arrive at the Dardanelles and after we had managed to land our work was cut out. Through the burst of shrapnel and hail of bullets the wounded were carried away. I was hit three times; twice the bullets passed through the top of my hat, the third lodged in my prayer book, which I had carried in the pocket over my heart. I am at present in the Heliopolis Hospital, Egypt, through defective eyesight and my nerves, but it will not be long before I hope to return to the front.