Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Hurry L H Pte 2143 Lewin Herbert 7 Inf Bn 39 Butcher Single R C
Address: Moonee Ponds, McPherson St, 33
Next of Kin: Rock, E, Mrs, sister, 33 McPherson St, Moonee Ponds
Enlisted: 21 Aug 1915
Embarked: A62 Wandilla 17 Jun 1915
Prior service: South African Army
Relatives on Active Service:
Hurry T V Pte 280 nephew
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Essendon Gazette 1 July 1915
Mr. Vin Hurry has enlisted and gone into camp at Seymour, preparatory to accompanying reinforcements at the front. His uncle, Mr Lew Hurry, who holds the rank of quarter-master sergeant* has already left these shores for the front, and is now on his way with the last contingent of reinforcements for the Dardanelles.
*Probably in the Citizens' Military Forces, not in the AIF.
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Pte Lew Hurry, a brother of Mr. James Hurry, 64 Puckle street, is amongst the recent arrival of wounded men who have "done their bit" for Australia, both in Gallipoli and France. He is at present an [inmate] at the Base Hospital, having just undergone an operation of a serious nature, and although he came through the [ordeal], he is still weak from the effects.
ROLL OF HONOR. (1917, July 5). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 4 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 18, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74603062
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War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
Catholic Young Men's Society (J Hurry)
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours QMS
Regimental Register
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