Another good crowd filled the Mosman Room for this month’s talk, delivered by Gareth Morgan, President of the Australian Society of WWI Aero Historians.
Gareth took us through the development and use of aviation 1914-1919 with a sequence of illustrative photographs and paintings. The talk was recorded and you can watch it here (scroll down) or on YouTube.
Gareth also outlined the work of the Society, which has been active for 50 years. Andrew Smith, ww1aero.org.au web master, demonstrated the resources available to members.
These include:
- web access to all the Society’s journals and articles;
- the Australian Airmen Database, with information on nearly 6,000 Australian men;
- an archive of Combats in the Air reports, completed by pilots on their return noting date, time and place of action along with a narrative outlining what happened;
- 23 photographic collections; and
- an audio library, featuring interviews conducted in the 1960s with veteran airmen.
Gareth kindly shared the results of a search for Mosman men in the Society database and these are listed below. Suggested avenues for research have been added to the Resources page.
Gareth also shared information on Mosman’s ace, Capt G F Malley, and another renowned pilot, Capt P G Taylor, whose lucky black cat and flying jacket and scarf are on display at the AWM. Contact us if you would like to write a piece on either man.
Mosman airmen – a first search
Captain G F Malley of No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corp (AFC) at No 5 (Training) Squadron, AFC standing next to an all white Sopwith Camel F.1 aircraft, serial no E7259. AWM A03880
The following lists are from the Society’s database of Australian airmen.
This first list is of men who have Mosman in their biographical information, i.e. they were born in, enlisted from, or died in the suburb.
| ALLPORT | Jack | Manning | 13/7/1895, North Sydney, NSW Australia |
| ANDERSON | Keith | Vincent | 06/7/1898, Perth, WA Australia |
| BAALMAN | John | 27/7/1893, Sydney, NSW Australia | |
| BANKS | Edmond | Clifford | 13/7/1895, Paddington, Sydney, NSW Australia |
| BOYDEN | Reginald | Haslam | 21/8/1896, Auburn, Vic Australia |
| COLE | Lewis | George | 12/7/1893, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW Australia |
| COLQUHOUN | Roderick | Shaw | 29/8/1898, Mosman, Sydney, NSW Australia |
| DIBBS | Eric | Rupert | 09/3/1894, North Sydney, NSW Australia |
| HUNT | Alfred | Stanley | 13/6/1894, Nevertire near Nyngan, NSW Australia |
| KELLNER | Oscar | Charles | c1894, North Sydney, NSW Australia |
| MALLEY | Garnet | Francis | 02/11/1893, Mosman, NSW Australia |
| MULLEN | George | Forrester | 12/12/1900, Nowra, NSW Australia |
| PAHLOW | Maxwell | Timothy | 23/6/1892, Nyngan, NSW Australia |
| PHELAN | Ronald | Starr | 08/12/1893, Glebe, Sydney, NSW Australia |
| PURSELL | Archibald | Samuel | 1895, NSW Australia |
| PURSELL | Frank | Grenville | 25/11/1897, Balmain North, Sydney, NSW Australia |
| SUTTIE | G. | C. | ??, ?? Australia ? |
| TAYLOR | Patrick (“Bill”) | Gordon | 20/10/1896, Mosman, Sydney, NSW Australia |
| TUTHILL | Ferguson | Hendley | c1886, ?? Australia ? |
| UPTON | Selwyn | Arthur | 09/11/1893, ?? Australia? |
| URE | Claude | Raymond | 17/2/1900, Bafmain, NSW Australia |
| WASHER | John | Andrew | c1887, ?? Australia? |
| WILKINSON | Henry | Arthur | 31/7/1893, Tumut, NSW Australia |
This second list is of men with a mention of Mosman in their ‘Events’ section, i.e. they had some connection with Mosman during their life.
| Name Last | Name First | Name Middle | Born |
| ALISON | Colin | Archibald | 1893, NSW Australia |
| ALLPORT | Jack | Manning | 13/7/1895, North Sydney, NSW Australia |
| BARLOW | Edward | 24/9/1895, Sydney, NSW Australia | |
| BOYDEN | Reginald | Haslam | 21/8/1896, Auburn, Vic Australia |
| COLQUHOUN | Roderick | Shaw | 29/8/1898, Mosman, Sydney, NSW Australia |
| DENNE | Walter | William | ??, ???? |
| DIBBS | Eric | Rupert | 09/3/1894, North Sydney, NSW Australia |
| FRASER | John | Barclay | ??, ?? Australia ? |
| GARLING | Septimus | William | 21/12/1883, Walgett, NSW Australia |
| MALLEY | Gamet | Francis | 02/11/1893, Mosman, NSW Australia |
| McMILLAN | Charles | c1898, NSW? Australia? | |
| NEENAN | John | Francis | c1874, NSW? Australia |
| POTTS | Leonard | Malcolm | 11/3/1895, Karori, Wellington.New Zealand |
| PURSELL | Frank | Grenville | 25/11/1897, Balmain North, Sydney, NSW |
| SCARR | John | Herbert | 12/2/1894, Sydney, NSW Australia |
| SIMPKINS | Frederick | George | 1891, Henley-on-Thames England |
| TRENCH | Charles | Frederick | 05/7/1895, Orange, NSW Australia |