Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Organisations
Area 58 Cadets
Officers Badge of the Citizens Military Force 58 Infantry Regiment
(Essendon Rifles), which was formed in 1913.
Cap badge for the 58 Infantry (Essendon Rifles).
Courtesy of David Towler.
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Presentation of colours to the 58th Infantry (Essendon Rifles) Regiment on 16 August 1914, at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Second Lieutenant Frederick Harold Tubb (later VC) kneels before His Excellency Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson KT GCMG PC, and receives one of the colour flags. Australian War Memorial Collection http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P09772.002
Members of the 58th Infantry (Essendon Rifles) Regiment standing to attention following the presentation of King's and Regimental Colours. The Colours were designed by Essendon Mayor John Goldsworthy, who is pictured third from the right. Mrs Goldsworthy is on the far left. Australian War Memorial collection http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P09772.001.
The presentation of the Colours was featured in the Weekly Times of 22 August 1914. The photo at top left shows the grandstand well filled with spectators. The photo on the right shows the Colours and escort.
This illustration from the Weekly Times shows the March past on the Moonee Valley Racecourse.
Further illustrations of the day from The Australasian 22 August 1914, August 22 p. 56.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page15098682
The soldier in the back row marked with an X was George Paton Wilson, who enlisted at the age of 18 years and 6 months in January 1917. George would be liable for compulsory service in the January of the year in which he turned 18 - 1916 - so the the photo would have been taken in 1916. The officers in the centre of the photo are wearing 58 Inf Regiment hat badges, and other have the collar badges. If you think you might be able to identify anyone from this photo, email me for a higher resolution copy. Photo courtesy of the Wilson family.
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MILITARY MATTERS ESSENDON RIFLES.
ADMISSION OF SENIOR CADETS.
A parade was held at Queen's Park, Moonee Ponds, on Saturday afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Elliott being in command. The occasion was the formal admission of the 1896 quota of senior cadets into the battalion, also the distribution of the musketry prizes and examination certificates. The 1896 quota of senior cadets, under Area Officers Captain R. W. Wells and Lieutenant H. Chapman, were received by a guard of honour of the "Essendon Rifles." under Second Lieutenant H. D. Preston, drawn up as an "Old Guard." Upon the "New Guard" taking up its position on the ground vacated by the "Old Guard," the incoming cadets were formally handed over by Captain Wells and Lieutenant Chapman to Lt. Col H. E. Elliott, who addressed them and afterwards dismissed them to join their companies.
The battalion were next drawn up in line and saluted Major J. M. Carroll, Staff Officer, representing Colonel R. Wallace, Commandant of Victoria, who inspected it. Three sides of a square were then formed, and the Mayor of Essendon (accompanied by the Mayoress) presented the musketry prizes and examination certificates to those of the battalion who had won them during the year. In doing so, Cr. Henderson said he was pleased to make the presentations, and he hoped the battalion would be the best round Melbourne. He next congratulated them on their splendid military appearance and also commended the boys of the "New Guard." He mentioned the fact that a citizens' committee had been formed, so as to help the lads and also alluded to the recent Military Fete, at which a large sum had been raised to equip the drill hall. The new drill hall was now being built, and he was glad to know that it was to have a wooden floor. Major Carroll next addressed the lads, and made some complimentary remarks, as well as giving them some sound advice. Line was then re-formed and the ceremony concluded-with a march past column, and advanced in line, all the manoeuvres being well carried out. A pleasant afternoon was brought to a close with afternoon tea in a marquee, the catering arrangements being well looked after by Mr. R. Ovens.
MILITARY MATTERS. (1914, July 16). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 1 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved September 1, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74493682
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Chapman E H S 2nd Lieut and R W Wells enlisted soon after war began. Wells and Chapman were
killed at Gallipoli. The photo probably dates to the early part of 1914.
Photo courtesy of Margery Burston.
Identifications as follows, top row, left:
1 Arthur Richardson 2 ----- 3 -------- 4 Chapman E H S 2nd Lieut 5 --------- 6 ---------- 7--------- 8 --------
Front row, left:
1 John Alexander Kerr 2 Harry McLeod Duigan 3------------ 4 ------------- 5 -------------
6 Wells R W Capt 7 -------------- 8 Hopkins-J-W-Pte-9
Officers of the Area 58B (Ascot Vale) Instructional Staff, early in 1914. Taken at the Melbourne Showgrounds. Compare this with a very similar photo on this page. Courtesy of Mark Latchford.
Top Row, L-R: 1 Joseph Hopkins 2 --------- 3 Burrow-S-V--SSM-4 4 ----------- 5 Ernest Latchford
6 Arthur Richardson
Seated, L-R: 1 Harry McLeod Duigan 2 Sutherland-B-M-Capt 3 Wells R W Capt 4 John Alexander Kerr
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Shooting match between 60th Infantry and 58th Infantry, 20 June 1914.
MILITARY MATTERS. (1914, June 25). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and
Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 5 Edition: Morning.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74493482
This photo of militia officers of the 15th Brigade of Senior Cadets, including those of the 58 Inf Regiment. There are a few other hat badges, indicating different Battalions. J R Jacobsohn is standing in the back row, third from the left. Courtesy of Margery Burston. Lieutenant R Dent is in the back row, 5th from the right. The photo is identified by the AWM as DAX1553, dated 15 February 1917.
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Officers of the 58 Inf Regiment (Essendon Rifles), at Broadmeadows, March 1918. Ru Jacobsohn is
seated in the front row, far right, and behind him, standing far right, is Lieutenant R Dent.
Courtesy Margery Burston.
A notice of a compulsory parade issued to Arthur Towler in January 1918. Courtesy of David Towler.
A Company and Band, 58 Inf Regiment CMF, training camp Broadmeadows, March 1918.
R J Jacobsohn is standing fourth from left in the front row. George William Clarke is standing
in the seventh row, far right. Lieutenant R Dent is standing in the front row, 7th from the left.
- VICTORIAN REGIMENTS: The Essendon-Brunswick Coburg-Rifles. (1941, March 8). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946), p. 32. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142428589
- Volunteers 58th Infantry Football Club (Essendon Rifles)
- ESSENDON DRILL HALL. (1914, October 22). Flemington Spectator (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 6. Retrieved November 19, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88511630
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