Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Findlay L S   Cpl    10606    Leonard Seidel          3 Div Sig Co    21    Mechanic    Single    Meth        

Address:    North Melbourne, Boundary Rd, 21    

Next of Kin:    Findlay, John, father, 21 Boundary Rd, North Melbourne    

Enlisted:    11 Feb 1916        

Embarked:     A11 Ascanius 25 May 1916 

Date of death: 19/06/1917

CWGC: "Son of Louisa Clara Findlay, of Queen St., Altona Bay, Victoria Australia,

and the late John Findlay. Native of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". 

STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY

War Service Commemorated

Flemington Methodist Church *

Flemington State School

Died on Service

FINDLAY.-Killed in action somewhere in France,

19th June, 1917, Corporal Len Findlay, an es-

teemed and honourable friend and comrade

of H. Findlay, N. Bryan, and W. Wanless.

'Midst the battle and awful din.

With firm resolve to die or win;

A credit to his uniform,  

Our comrade fell, and so we mourn.

FINDLAY. -Leonard S. (Corporal), killed in

actlon somewhere in France, on 19th June,

formerly of the Flemington Methodist

Sunday school.    

As a man he lived, and as a man he died.

Now the labourer's task is o'er,  

Now the battle day is past.

-(lnserted by his sorrowing friends of the

above school.)

The Argus 14 July 1917

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1635682

In Memoriam

FINDLAY. - A loving tribute to the memory of our
dear nephew and cousin, Sgt. Leonard Findlay,
killed in action in France, June 19, 1917.
"Dead, did you say? Nay, only heaven-sped;
Just safe in God's home port; he is not dead.
Lost, did you think? How can such lives be
lost?
Just gathered up, God's jewels - rare of cost.
Gone? Nay, just walking on God's wide   
shoreline
The coming of Who's vessels - yours and mine."
-(Inserted by Mr. J. Warren and family, 337  
Pakington street, Geelong.)

The Argus 19 June 1918

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1667018

FINDLAY.-In memory of my dear friend Len,  

killed in action June 19, 1917 (W J C Crawford)

The Argus 19 June 1919 

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1480040

 No further In Memoriam notices in the Argus up to 1922.