Ned Conroy of Melbourne: who is he?

[Geordie daughter]

I have two very faded postcards which have been handed down through our family, and I would love to establish what the connection with us is. The postcards were written in April and October of 1916 and sent from the Front in France to (Mrs?) E. Conroy at 16 Earl Street, Windsor, Melbourne, Victoria. One card begins "Dear Mum and Dad," while the other has just "Dear Mum," and both are signed "your loving son Ned." Does anyone perhaps recognise him or the address? It's possible that he served with Frank Ernest Newton of The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, while in France.

[Jamjar]

Address and E Conroy mentioned, 3rd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1985890

Possible death:

1923 11684 CONROY Edward parents CONROY Thomas and Ellen (Mullaly) aged 60 Melbourne South

Jamjar

[Maggsie]

Hi,
Name
Edward Conroy lived at 16 Earl Street in 1916, he was a printer and his father, also Edward was a Blacksmith. His mother was Sarah (nee Griffin)and she was a white worker.
Prahran is the subdistrict and Fawkner is the district.
He died in 1972 in Heidelberg.
Maggsie

[Maggsie]

Hi Jamjar,
what you have put is correct but that couple are Ned's Grandparents.
They originated from Galway.
Maggsie

[Jamjar]

1887 803 CONROY Edward to GRIFFIN Sarah Ann

Death: 1933 8058 CONROY Sarah parents GRIFFIN Edward and Hannah (Toner) aged 70 Caulfield

Jamjar

Added birth:

1890 17742 CONROY Edw Alphonsus parents Edw and Sarah (Griffin)

Death: 1972 2626 CONROY Edward Alphonsus parents CONROY Edward and Sarah (Griffin) aged 82 Heidelberg

https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/354402

https://billiongraves.com/grave/EDWARD-ALPHONSUS-CONROY/6716704

His wife: 1979 10808 CONROY Muriel Vera parents HALLETT Robert William and Rosa (Howat)

[Jamjar]

Hi Jamjar,
what you have put is correct but that couple are Ned's Grandparents.
They originated from Galway.
Maggsie

Yes, I realise they are the parents of the father of Ned (Edward), as it is the father of Ned who died in 1923.

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

His war record: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3280175

Jamjar

[Geordie daughter]

Thanks to both of you for the quick response to my query! I would dearly like to know how the postcards came into the possession of my family rather than his, but even if I never find that out, at least I can put a face and a history to the previously unknown Ned. (I was scanning the postcards to include in a family tree folder I'm in the process of putting together for my younger sister, but keep getting sidetracked by things like this....)

[Jamjar]

Yes, I too wondered how you came to have the postcards.

I also find myself wondering what Edward and his wife are doing in SA, when they died in VIC.

Jamjar