Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Roland Leslie Wheatley, courtesy of Louise Davies' Family collection.
Wheatley R L Pte 3292 Roland Leslie 21 Inf Bn 34 Farmer Single C of E
Address: Moonee Ponds, Ardmillan Rd, 80, "Warrawing"
Next of Kin: Wheatley, T E, Mrs, mother, "Warrawing", 80 Ardmillan Rd, Moonee Ponds
Enlisted: 6 Aug 1915
Embarked: A18 Wiltshire 18 Nov 1915
Relatives on Active Service:
Wheatley-T-C-L-Cpl-508 brother, DOI
Wheatley H D Pte 655 cousin
Wheatley N C Pte 1091 cousin KIA
Wheatley G A Sgt 647 cousin
Roland Leslie Wheatley, courtesy of Louise Davies' Family collection.
Roland Leslie Wheatley was born on 7/8/1880 and died 24/7/1968. He was wounded in France and became a TPI. He managed "Fairfield" Vineyard at Rutherglen, Vic. (Information courtesy of Lorraine Rogers).
One of Roland's souvenirs of Ypres - a letter-opener made of part of a shell casing. Courtesy of Louise Davies' Family Collection.
Roland's 1914/15 Star and identity discs, courtesy of Louise
Davies' Family Collection.
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall R-Y
Essendon State School
St Thomas' Anglican Church
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Wounded
Regimental Register
Welcome Home 7 Nov 1918
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