Marriage 19 Jan 1900 422 Queens Street Melbourne
William
HARPER Bachelor Born Riddells Creek Victoria 24 years Occupation Gentleman
Father Samuel HARPER, Gentleman Mother Hannah RYAN
Present address for both parties 17 Hopkins Street Footscray
Annie Marie
SMITH Widow 1898 3 chn 1 decd Born Tarradale Vic 36 years Occupation None
Parents Charles FRASER Mother Maria LUSH
Married to the rites of the Free Christian Church.
So the year of birth is a match along with the parents. I do think that this is your Wilfred Eric/Ernest HARPER although the signatures have some differing characteristics. However if he had left his wife and had been charged with desertion and theft he may have attempted to alter his handwriting.
Births
HARPER George Eric
Father William Mother Anne Maria FRASER
At Riddells Creek 1902 Reg#5719
HARPER Ira Chas Norman
Father William Mother Anna Maria FRASER
At Riddells Creek 1905 Reg#13363
Death of a stepson
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0k3a/SMITH Leslie James
Father Smith Jno Phil Mother Anna Maria FRASER
At Riddells Creek 1902 10 years Reg#15567
Deaths
HARPER Anna Maria
Father Fraser Charles Mother Maria UNKNOWN
At Yarra Junction 76 years 1938 Reg#17358
ROBERTSON Gertrude Amelia
Father Smith Jno Mother Ann Maria FRASER
At Fitzroy South 35 years 1926 Reg#5286
HARPER Ira Charles
Father William Mother Annie Maria FRASER
At Fitzroy 69 years 1975 Reg#9983
SMITH Frederick James
Father Frederick James Mother Annie Maria FRASER
At Parkville 65 years 1967 Reg#17975
George Eric attempted to enlist in 1917 stating he was 18 years of age. Birth reg 1902.
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NAAMedia/ShowImage.asp?B=4420031&S=1&T=RThere is also a digitised WW2 service record. He was a POW.
George Eric and wife Violet Myrtle Jane on electoral rolls in 1977 in Mermaid Beach, Qld. According to his WW2 service file he died 1980.
Cando