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Lord A Sapper 6535

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Lord A Sapper 6535 Adrian 5 FCE 30 Ironmonger Single C of E

Next of Kin: Lord, Hilda, sister, Pierce's Memorial Home, West Maitland, NSW

Enlisted: 26 Oct 1916

Embarked: A67 Orsova 11 Mar 1916

When Sapper Adrian Lord, of Napier street, Essendon, was leaving for the front recently, his friends arranged a surprise for him. Knowing his partiality for black cats, they procured one and took it down to the boat. As they were not allowed on board a rope was passed down from the ship, and the cat was tied on and hauled on board, to the amusement of everybody. The feline became a great favourite with the soldiers, and a note written from "somewhere in the ocean" stated that it had a metal disc round its neck and was the "mascot" of the contingent.

WITH THE COLOURS. (1916, April 13). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 5. Retrieved January 29, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74592571