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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Peek L G        Pte    6792A    Leslie Goyder         24 Inf Bn    21    Seaman    Single    C of E       

Address:    Essendon, Locke St, 36 

Next of Kin:    Peek, J E, Mrs, mother, Russell Cres, Ellerslie, Auckland, NZ   

Enlisted:    3 Sep 1917       

Embarked:     A71 Nestor 21 Nov 1917   

 

 

SEAMAN ENVIES SOLDIER AND FINALLY JOINS ARMY

 
Leslie G. Peek, 21, a seaman, of 36 Lock street, Essendon, who enlisted at
the Town Hall Recruiting Depot yesterday, claims to have served on the
first of the transports to cross the sea with the first section of the Australian
Expeditionary Force. Being enamoured of the life of the Australian soldier as

far as he saw it on ship board and in Egypt, Peek determined to enlist when

his vessel came back to Melbourne.


To his chagrin, however, his parents refused their consent because he was
only 18 years of age. He, therefore, shipped again for overseas and was

engaged on transporting Imperial troops to Salonika. Knowing he would be
free when 21, he returned to Australia recently, and joined the colors yesterday.

 

SEAMAN ENVIES SOLDIER AND FINALLY' JOINS ARMY (1917, September 4). The Herald

(Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 7.  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242485925

 

War Service Commemorated

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