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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Amateur Steeple Rider, Lieut L F

Armstrong, now en route for the

Front. Winner 13 Sep 1916.

Armstrong L 2nd Lt Louis Frederick 6 Inf Bn 28 Vet meat inspector Single C of E

Address: Ascot Vale, The Parade, 65

Embarkation: Armstrong, E, Mrs, mother, 76 The Parade, Ascot Vale

Enlisted: 16 Jul 1917

Embarkation: A71 Nestor 2 Oct 1916

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

LIEUT. L. ARMSTRONG

"A most expensive little town," says L. Armstrong, of the Essendon Harriers when speaking of the hub of the universe. Lieut. Armstrong (writes Mr A. S. Howcroft) arrived in England late in November, and at the moment of writing (Dec. 15) reports that up till then he had not been able to get warm. The Essendon runner was second to Russell Watson at St. Kilda, in 1912, when the latter put up the fastest time yet made in Australasia over the half mile. Now, however, shorter distances suffice, and an officers' 75 yards race at South Africa, on the voyage home was, Armstrong found, quite far enough.

ATHLETES. (1917, January 31). Winner (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1917), p. 8. Retrieved September 14, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154547455

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