Scotch College

Unhonoured war dead

The sacrifice of their lives in World War II by several Scotch boys has only now been discovered: the Honour Roll in the Memorial Hall does not bear their names

To the several dozen newly discovered war dead named in previous issues of Great Scot, we now add the following. As we have widely different amounts of information on these men, please contact us if you can tell us more about any of them.

Marcus Alfred George ALLINGHAM (b. 26 May 1911 in Fitzroy, SC 1923−25)

He enlisted in the army in 1940 when living in Clifton Hill, and later served in the Australian Headquarters in Malaya. Private Allingham of No. 2 Company, Australian Army Service Corps, died of illness as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on 8 April 1945 at Sandakan in North Borneo, aged 33. (Poignantly, his mother Beatrice wrote to him later that year in August, as soon as the war ended, full of joy ‘that you will be coming home again to us’.) He is commemorated by the Labuan Memorial in Malaysia.

Stanley Thomas BACON, (b. 6 or 16 April 1914 in Fitzroy, SC 1921−22)

He enlisted in the army in 1940 (living in Glenferrie; next-of-kin Lily Bacon). Sapper Bacon of 2/10 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, died of illness as a prisoner of war of the Japanese on 20 June 1945 at Sandakan in North Borneo, aged 31. He is commemorated by the Labuan Memorial in Malaysia.

William Egan MOULTON (b. 27 December 1917, possibly in Melbourne, SC 1928−32)

A jackeroo, he enlisted in the army in 1940 at Lindfield, NSW. Trooper Moulton of 2/7 Cavalry Regiment was killed in action against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea on 19 December 1942, aged 24. He lies buried in the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery. His next-of-kin was his sister Edna Mavis Moulton.

Jervis John OWEN (b. 23 December 1914 in Nowra, NSW, SC 1923)

A bank clerk in Sydney in the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, he enlisted in the RAAF in 1942. Flying Officer Owen, serving in 51 Operational Training Unit RAF, died accidentally in England on 22 April 1944, aged 29. He was buried in the Cambridge Crematorium, England. His widow was Margaret June Owen, nee Belgrave.

Keith Irvine ROBERTSON (b. 27 March 1921 in North Melbourne, SC 1937)

He enlisted in the army in 1942. Lieutenant Robertson of 58/59 Infantry Battalion, was killed in action against the Japanese on 1 May 1945 on Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, aged 24. He lies buried in the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery. His widow, Aileen May Robertson, lived in Seaton Park, South Australia.

Harry Temple SMITH (b. 2 December 1908 in Lincolnshire, SC 1922−24)

He enlisted in the army in 1940. Lieutenant Smith of the 2/21 Infantry Battalion was killed in action against the Japanese on Ambon on 2 February 1942, aged 33. After the war, his body was identified by a locket he carried of a painting of his wife, Nancy Walker Temple Smith, of Shepparton. He lies buried in the Ambon War Cemetery. GS