Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Lieut Roger Eastwood, courtesy of Geoff Haynes. Great
Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators’ Certificates, 1910-1950
Eastwood R Cpl 412 Roger 7 Inf Bn 19 Clerk Single C of E
Address: Newmarket, Eltham St, 11
Next of Kin: Eastwood, E A, Mrs, 11 Eltham St, Newmarket
Enlisted: 17 Aug 1914
Embarked: A20 Hororata 19 Oct 1914
Prior service: Senior cadets - 2 years; 58 Inf Regt - 15 months
Relatives on Active Service:
Eastwood-F-Sapper-3639 brother
Mentioned in Correspondence:
Elliott to Henderson on "Our Soldiers", EG 29 April 1915
Great War Forum - discussion about Eastwood's service with the 1st Essex Regiment.
Roger resigned from the AIF to take up a commission with the British Army, as a Lieutenant in the First Essex Regiment, according to a letter on his AIF filed dated 24 July 1917. An early notation on his file says that he "refused promotion at Broadmeadows to remain with his old friends, 58 Essendon Rifles". Discharged 5 April 1915 in Egypt.
Granted Temporary Commission in Imperial Army on 19 April 1915. Later served in Gallipoli and France.
Royal Auto Club Aviators' Certificates:
EASTWOOD, Roger. "Norwich", Eltham Street, Newmarket, Melbourne, Australia.
Born: 2nd March 1895 at Melbourne
Nationality: British
Rank, Regiment, Profession: Lieut (1st Essex Regiment)
Certificate take on: Maurice Farman Biplane,
At: Military School, Ruislip.
Date: 18th November, 1917
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls
EASTWOOD, Roger
Corps: 7 Bn, AIF Rank: Corpl Regimental No: 412
1st Essex Rgt 2/ Lieut
Ry's Traffic Estabt.
TRO, AGG Staff Lieut + Capt.
Theatre of War first served in: Egypt,
Date of entry therein: Dec 1914
Address: c/o Commercial Bank of Australia, Collins St, Melbourne, Australia
Above information courtesy of Geoff Haynes.
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall A-F
Flemington State School
Patriotic Concert 1914
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours
Regimental Register
“Send off to the Essendon Boys”
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