Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Minto C J Pte 448 Carlyle James 1 Div Train ASC 22 Clerk Single C of E
Address: Moonee Ponds, Park St, 140 (Electoral Roll)
Next of Kin: Minto, M J, Mrs, mother, “Belmont”, Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo
Enlisted: 20 Aug 1914
Embarked: A1 Hymettus 22 Oct 1914 (Adelaide)
Prior Service: 2 years Victoria Rifles, as a Lieutenant (12 months ago)
'Lyle' Minto proceeded to the Gallipoli Peninsula where he was transferred to the 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters with the rank of Lance Sergeant. He served with the Divisional Train Post Office Corps. On 8 Sep 1915 he was admitted to hospital at Anzac, and evacuated from the Peninsula to Lemnos on 19 September 1915 with diarrhoea. He was returned to Australia for discharge, medically unfit. RTA 4 Dec 1915, Sergeant, 3rd Inf Brigade HQ
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Fish Protection Society
Patriotic Concert 1914 (W)
St Pauls Anglican Church, Ascot Vale
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours
“Send off to the Essendon Boys” (W)
Langkoop Memorial (C)
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