Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Pte Fergus Boadle. Source: Discovering Anzacs.

Boadle F W    Pte   1689    Fergus Weale         2 LHB    21    Farmer    Single    C of E        

Address:    Goomburra, Glen Helen, Qld   

Next of Kin:    Boadle, Hugh Reid, Goomburra, Glen Helen, Qld   

Enlisted:    15 Jul 1915        

Embarked:     A47 Mashobra 4 Oct 1915 (Sydney)                                                                                                                                            

Relatives on Active Service

Hearn-D-2nd-Lieut cousin

Bob Boadle, cousin

SNAPSHOTS OF FRANCE.

AN AUSTRALIAN'S OBSERVATIONS.

From her grandson (Pte Fergus Boadle) Mrs Weale has received a long

and interesting letter from somewhere in France. Mr Boadle, who comes

from Glen-Helen, Goomburra, has been nearly one year at the Front. He

says France is a fine country, though too wet for soldiers. The French

scarcely bother to put on a coat when it is raining; they are as used to

wet as the Australians are to dry weather. There does not seem to be

much chance of a man bettering himself inFrance; if he is born a farm

labourer, he will probably die a labourer, whereas a man in Australia

has every chance of rising in life. The country looks lovely and green

now that the oat and wheat crops are coming on. Women are to be

seen in every branch of farm work, which they manage very well indeed.

The French have some lovely draught horses. They can drive them

anywhere with just a single rein, even when coupled two or three abreast.

The aeroplanes are up pretty thick tonight; I have just counted 22. Our

'planes made a raid on the enemy's sausages a few days ago and

brought down six out of 15. I saw two come down in a mass of flames.

Our artillery has been very active this last week; our battery has used up

"some ammunition", which of course means plenty of work for us.

There is some talk of our moving off to another part of the Front:

if so there will be plenty of work ahead building gun pits &c. Bob Boadle

(my cousin) is up at the gun pits now getting experience and seems to

be very interested in the work; he has a good mate there with him. How

are the men enlisting in Australia? Those leaving from now will just about

strike the cold weather which none of us are looking forward to; but come

they must".

SNAPSHOTS OF FRANCE. (1916, August 26).

 The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 7.

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Boadle was wounded in the right foot, severe,  7 Dec 1918.

War Service Commemorated

St Thomas' Anglican Church

St Thomas' Grammar School

In Memoriam

ROLL OF HONOUR

BOADLE. —In loving memory of Bombdr.

Ferguson Weale Boadle, 18th Battery,

Aus. Field Artillery, 6th Army, 1st.

A.I.F., who died 9th June, at Caulfield

Military Hosp., Melbourne, after many

years of patient suffering. Inserted by

Mother, Sister, & Brothers.

Family Notices (1943, July 1). The Courier-Mail

(Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 6.

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BOADLE.— In loving memory of our

Brother & Brother-in-law, Bomdr. Fer

guson Weale Boadle, 18th Battery, 1st

A.I.F., who died 9/6/43, after years of

suffering.

Somewhere a load is lifted, close by an

open gate.

Inserted by Helen & Walter, Eric &

Nell & Geoff.

Family Notices (1945, June 9). 

The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), p. 8. 

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