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Lindsay F A    Pte    2385

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Lindsay F A    Pte    2385    Frederick Arthur              8 Inf Bn    19    Saddler    Single    C of E       

Address:    Kensington, Collett St, 72   

Next of Kin:    Lindsay, T, father, 72 Collett St, Kensington   

Enlisted:    5 May 1915    

Embarked:     A64 Demosthenes 10 Jul 1915   

Prior service:   64 Inf  

 

Relatives on Active Service:

Lindsay J E Gunner 15144 father

Lindsay-F-E-Pte-221  brother KIA

 

Saddler Sgt

 

From the Front.

The following message from the front has been received from Private F. A. Lindsay, a well-known resident of 72 Collett street Kensington, who with his brother. Private F. E. Lindsay, is in the trenches, viz.:-"

 

Boys,-Try and come over here, for we want you all. If you cannot come over, try and do something for us, as we need it. Private F. A. Lindsay, 24th Battery, A Coy., 6th Infantry Brigade. No. 1061."

 

From the Front. (1915, November 18). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved January 18, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74590862

 

Flemington-Kensington Church News, June 1918

2385—Sergt. Fred. A. Lindsay, 6th Battery, 1st Division, Field Artillery, sailed from Australia, belonging to the 24th Battery, on 4th July 1915. He finished training in Egypt, and was then sent to Gallipoli. On 18th December he was buried in a trench by the explosion of a shell, and was  severely injured. He was dug out by his brother Frank (since killed in action in France) and two or three other comrades. As a result of the injury he was invalided home. On recovery he went to the Broadmeadows camp and later was transferred to the Maribyrnong camp into the Artillery. He sailed the second time on the 4th October, 1916, and  after a short stay in England left for France, and as far as is known is still quite safe, letters haying been received last  mail. He has been in all the heavy work of his battery, and  has had no furlough through shortage of men. We hope  good fortune will follow our soldier right through, and that he will soon be back in Australia safe and well.

 

His father,  Mr. J. E. Lindsay, who was in the 10th Battery, Field Artillery,  and invalided home a considerable time ago, is still in very poor health, and is at present in Queensland for that reason. 

 

Mentioned in this publication:

Essendon Gazette, 21 June 1917 in item relating to brother F E Lindsay

 

War Service Commemorated  

Flemington PAFS

Kensington Methodist Church

Flemington-Presbyterian-Church

St George's Anglican Church (F)

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours

Regimental Register

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