Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Thomas W C            2nd Lieut        William Charles              14 Inf Bn    25    Clerk    Married    C of E       

Address:    Essendon, Buckley Park “Benalta” 

Next of Kin:    Thomas, M I, Mrs, wife, “Benalta”, Buckley Park, Essendon   

Enlisted:    28 Jun 1915       

Embarked:     A70 Ballarat 19 Feb 1917 torpedoed   

The transport HMAT Ballarat after being torpedoed by a German submarine off the

southern English coast on 25 Apr 1917. In the background a British destroyer is

standing by to take the troops.  http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/C01592 AWM Collection.

Mentioned in this Publication:

History of the 14th Battalion, AIF, by Newton Wanliss, 1929.   Roll Of Honour

War Service Commemorated

Christ Church Essendon Roll of Honour