Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Grant L Driver 11 Leslie 7 Inf Bn 23 Carpenter Single C of E
Address: Moonee Ponds, Taylor St, 7 [Electoral Roll 1914]
Next of Kin: Grant, J M, father, Longwood
Enlisted: 17 Aug 1914
Embarked: A20 Hororata 19 Oct 1914
Prior Service: Australian Light Horse 6 months and cadet service.
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Lieut. Fred and Frank Tubb, Leslie Grant, E. Jones, H. Kong Meng, accepted volunteers of the Expeditionary forces, left Longwood for the camp at Broadmeadows. Steps are being taken to farewell them before they depart for Europe.
DISTRICT NEWS. (1914, August 28). Euroa Advertiser (Vic. : 1884 - 1920), p. 2. Retrieved June 25, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65592396 |
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World War I Diaries of Sergeant Jim Osborn, The
p 108 Monday 11 August 1916 Lt Nixon is in charge of Number 7 Platoon and it is very weak, only being about half strength. The Battalion is just about half strength and will be so until we get some more reinforcements. The following NCOs and men compose No 7 Platoon.....
Number 6 Section ......
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A number of Euroa district soldiers have returned, including Captain Frank Tubb, M.C. (brother of the late Major F. H. Tubb, V.C ), and Sergeant Leslie Grant, both of whom were officially welcomed and entertained at Longwood, Privates Leslie Gall, A. Thewlis (wounded three times), and Gerald Stedman. J. McNamara and Co. (1918, February 21). Dookie and Katamatite Recorder (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3. Retrieved June 25, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130624712 |
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