The Standard newspaper reports on 8 April 1916 that the Mutual Help Lodge IOGT received a letter from Mr W Codling the superintendent of the juvenile branch of the lodge in which he states that he is CQMS of the 23rd Northumberland Fusiliers, Tyneside Scottish Brigade and is in France ready to advance to the front line.
1916 'SOLDIER GOOD TEMPLAR.',…
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC
Age: 18 years
Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 29 May 1917 - Port Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 3324 view online service record
Address:
271 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Louisa Martin (mother)
271 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Saturday, 4 August 1917
Ship: HMAT Themistocles A32
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 3rd Pioneer Battalion - 7th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Saturday, 6 September 1919
Discharged:…
Place of Birth: Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Age: 18 years 5 months
Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 12 January 1915 - Melbourne, VIC
Service Number: 3404 view online service record
Address:
271 Graham Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Alfred Mayne (father)
2 Alma Road
Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Embarkation Details:
Date: Monday, 11 October 1915
Ship: HMAT Nestor A71
Port: Adelaide, SA
Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 11th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Wednesday, 2 April…
Arthur W Wilson wrote to his fellow members of the Mutual Help Lodge from France where he was wounded.
1917 'GOOD TEMPLAR SOLDIER WRITES.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 3 February, p. 4. , viewed 19 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88367236