Darebin in World War One by Brian Membrey

Brian is a passionate support of local history and has made significant contributions to our local knowledge, especially in the fields of World War One, Sport and general knowledge about Darebin and its beginnings.  A keen supporter of the Preston Football Club, he has amassed considerable knowledge of the club and its history. 

Darebin and the Great War

"Of Affairs Local' is the first volume of a history of Darebin during the Great War.  The study covers the issues that impacted on the local community including:

• a series of letters from the Whalley brothers, owners of the Northcote Leader and travelling in Europe during the outbreak of the war,

• a study of women who took part in the War;

• a table of casualty statistics. 

Part-1-Darebins-Great-War.pdf(PDF, 2MB)

Darebin's Great War - In Memoriam (A - J)

Like most Australian towns, Northcote and Preston paid heavily in the battles of the Great War.  Brian Membrey has searched Honor Rolls, service records and memorials to put together this comprehensive and intriguing record of hundreds of local service personnel who lost their lives during the conflict.

Part-2-Print-A-J.pdf(PDF, 4MB)

Darebin's Great War - In Memoriam (K - A)

More records of local soldiers who lost their lives during the Great War.

Part-2-Print-K-Z.pdf(PDF, 4MB)

Women in uniform - Nurses who serviced in the Great War, 1914-1919

Women in uniform recognises the importance of women in the Great War and their contribution to the war effort.

WW1-Women-In-Uniform-Darebin.pdf(PDF, 499KB)
WW1-Women-In-Uniform-Darebin[1].pdf(PDF, 1MB)

Darebin and the Boer War

Learn about the contribution Darebin's soldiers made in the Boer War. This study explains the background to the Boer War as well as detailed descriptions from war correspondents and personal stories of Northcote and Preston's soldiers.

1899-Darebins-Boer-War-update.pdf(PDF, 2MB)