Andrew
ANDREW, Clement Serle
Date of birth:
1886 Biographical notes:
Clement Serle Andrew enlisted on 8 June, 1917. He was then just over 31 years old, a clerk, living at home with his father at 90 Vale Street, East Melbourne. He was sent to the Australian Flying Corps at Laverton, Victoria, where he was enrolled as a 2nd Class Air Mechanic.
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East Melbourne, Vale Street 090 - Burchett
1914. MCC Building Advice: T. Rispin to build for George B. Hicks, 2-storey brick dwelling. Evans and Wright - architects.
1916. Name mentioned in Directory: Frederick J. Andrew.
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East Melbourne, Vale Street 090, The Villa Virginia
Description:
This is a two storey red brick house with pebble dash to gable forming an attic storey. The roof is steeply pitched and tiled with terracotta, with tall chimneys and a dormer window. The two bay windows have three multi paned leadlit sashes. The garden form and paving are intact.[i-Heritage]
The chimneys bear swastika decorations.
History:
The first owner of the home was Frederick John Andrew, hardware merchant. He died in 1932. During his time the house was called Yarra Yarra but real estate advertisements show that the name had been changed to The Villa Virginia by at least 1934. At this time the house was being rented as bed-sits, including a detached brick room at the rear.