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Wheatley H D Pte 655

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Private Horace Wheatley, courtesy of Lorraine Rogers.

Wheatley H D Pte 655 Horace David 29 Inf Bn 24 Stock clerk Single R C

Address: Moonee Ponds, Athol St, 1, "Corio"

Next of Kin: Wheatley, Alfred E, father, "Corio", 1 Athol St, Moonee Ponds

Enlisted: 19 Jul 1915

Embarked: A11 Ascanius 10 Nov 1915

Relatives on Active Service

Wheatley G A Sgt 647 brother

Wheatley N C Pte 1091 brother KIA

Wheatley-R-L-Pte-3292 cousin

Wheatley-T-C-L-Cpl-508 cousin DOI

Sergeant Gregory and Private Horace Wheatley, probably taken at the family home in Athol

Street, Moonee Ponds, between 12 August 1915 when Greg was promoted to Sergeant,

and 10 November 1915 when Horace embarked. Courtesy of Lorraine Rogers.

Horace Wheatley photographed by Ruth Hollick in Moonee Ponds, courtesy of Lorraine Rogers.

G. A. Wheatley is now acting as staff sergeant-major in France, and his brother Horace is with him as a corporal. Other Essendonians include Lieutenant A. J. May (now en route for the front), L. Armstrong (expecting to leave shortly), and F. H. Wickham, the hurdler, who has gained his captaincy.

AMATEUR ATHLETICS. (1916, October 14). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 23. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140700364

Horace Wheatley after the war, courtesy of Lorraine Rogers.