Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Pettigrew S J         Pte    1061    Stanley Joseph     1 Vet Sect    30    Slaughterman    Married    R C

Address:    Healesville, Symon St, “Rose Villa”   

Next of Kin:    Pettigrew, C, Mrs, wife, “Rose Villa, Symon St, Healesville   

Enlisted:    7 Feb 1917       

Embarked:     A42 Boorara 10 May 1917

Relatives on Active Service:

Pettigrew-T-C-Pte-505  brother KIA

Pettigrew W T Pte 15278 4th Field Bakery   brother

HMAT Boorara at Albany, Western Australian on a homeward journey, 1919. 

Courtesy of the Wilson Family.

Proudly wearing their father's medals, the diminutive soldier

and sailor took their places in the procession before it moved

across Prince's Bridge.  Joseph Pettigrew of Moonee Ponds is

the soldier, and Gordon Smith of Noble Park is the sailor.

WEARING FATHERS' MEDALS. (1930, April 26). The Argus

(Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 19.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4083680

War Service Commemorated

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