Mr C. G. Pegg

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 7, 31 August 1928, Page 10

Mr C. G. Pegg

RECENTLY during the children’s session at 3YA there appeared a gentleman who ecould speak most graphically and entertainingly of aeroplaning and other things. His easy and delightful chats took the attention of the children and of grown-ups who were listening in. Result: He is te appear at the evening session of 3YA on Saturday, August 25, in a semihumorous topical! talk. The gentleman referred to is Mr. ©. G. Pegg. physical director of the Christchurch Y.M.C.A., and known to radio children as "The Captain." Mr. Pegg was born near Reading, HEngIn the early stages of the war he served in the Herts Yeomanry in England and in France. Later he was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the Middlesex Regiment. He was transferred to'the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and qualified. as Flying .Officer (Pilot) at the Central Flying School, Upavon. As a member of the Royal Air Force he served in France as Flying Officer in

No. 1 Squadxon and is credited with Six enemy machines (three crashed, three out of control). He continued to serve in France until the Armistice and then on to the end of the year. He was appointed Director of Physical BHduecation on the Y.M.C.A. National Staff and supervised the work in the

North of England from 1920-1927. In 1927 he left for China with the defence force and was engaged in organising recreations, etc., with the troops for the Y¥.M.C.A. in Shanghai until Noveraber of that year, after which he received his appointment at Christchurch Y¥.M.C.A.