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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Speed G R Driver 33260 George Reginald FAB 22 Grocer Single C of E

Address: Essendon, McPherson St, 100

Next of Kin: Speed, Catherine, Mrs, 100 McPherson St, Essendon

Enlisted: 26 Oct 1916

Embarked: A9 Shropshire 11 May 1917

Relatives on Active Service:

Speed-H-P-Pte-1078 brother

Driver Reg. Speed (Barney), of McPherson street, Essendon, who has sailed to [the] front to join a brother who has been [fight]ing since the war began, was given a [send]off by a large number of mates [who] wished him a safe return, and pre[sented] him with a silver cigarette case and [mor]occo wallet. Driver Speed, who is of [small] stature, was not thought tall enough [for] the Citizen Forces, but had no d[ifficulty] in passing all tests for service abroad [is] leaving his business to the care [of a] younger brother, he has set an [example] to many a man who has no care [of any] kind.

ROLL OF HONOUR. (1917, May 24). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 12, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74602649

FAREWELL PRESENTATIONS.Driver Reginald Speed, of McPherson street Essendon, who has had a brother at the front ever since the war began, was bidden farewell by a number of friends on his departure for the front. He was presented with a silver cigarette case and a morocco wallet as a mark of esteem.
Saturday 26 May 1917
Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1620549