Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Jackson F R     Pte    2582    Frank Rupert              3 Pioneer Bn    22    Slaughterman    Single    Bap        

Address:    Ascot Vale, Epsom Rd, 34   

Next of Kin:    Jackson, Evan William, father, 34 Epsom Rd, Ascot Vale   

Enlisted:    3 Jul 1916       

Embarked:     A16 Port Melbourne 21 Oct 1916   

ESSENDON POLICE COURT -- -- Monday, November 8. Before Dr. U. P. Martell (chair man), Messrs. W. H. Beck and J. F. Henderson, J.'sP. ......

Frank R. Jackson, charged with cycling on the footpath, was fined 7s 6d.  Harold Hughes, similar charge, fined 7s 6d. Alick Phillips, similar charge, fined 7s 6d. Constable R. P. Jones prosecuted in the last three cases.

ESSENDON POLICE COURT. (1915, November 11). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 6 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved August 22, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74590790

Mentioned in this publication:

Falling In: Australians and 'Boy Conscription' 1911-1915, by John Barrett.  p 240  "F R J (1911, Ascot Vale, Vic, son of a butcher and himself a trainee slaughterman) disliked the way Saturday afternoons were denied to sport - but he would like to see a similar scheme now to help young men at a loose end."  From a questionnaire completed by FRJ in 1978, in the possession of the author at the time of writing in 1979.  John Barrett's papers are now lodged at the National Library of Australia, and may include the questionnaires.

War Service Commemorated

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