DEBT OF ANZAC.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10945, 21 October 1932, Page 2

DEBT OF ANZAC.

REPAID IN SYDNEY. In 1915, in the hell of GallipoliThomas Flattley saved the life of a wounded captain. Last week, in the Darlinghurst Court, Sydney, that captain saved Flattley’s liberty. “A wonderful character,” *** Judge Coyle’s comment. v '< Flattley (47), formerly employed by the Customs Department, pie*®' ed guilty at the Quarterly to the threft of skins and furs which had been in bond. Mr W. W. Paine, insurance agent, a captain of the Ist Battalion A.I.F* said that Flattley, who was u n “®f his command, was one of the mo# gallant soldiers who had served the war. He had saved the life of witness after he was wounded at on April 25, 1915, and took hU» two and a half miles to the beach - "" a journey of four hours, Mr Niland who appeared for • tley. said that Sir William Birdwooo could speak more eloquently of to accused than he did, for ; was a soldier in the real sense of to term. He had served for foury® 9 *■ with the A.1.F., and rose to the ran* of regimental quartermaster B®' geant. wioftlsv Judge Coyle bound over Hat l ! to be of good behaviour, and dnW ed that he pay compensation of sum not exceeding £SO. : ' ’