Regimental number | 5252 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | Kogarah State School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | 6 Cameron Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mrs Mabel Bedford, 6 Cameron Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets, Kogarah State School, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 9 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Australian Field Artillery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Bulls Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 5), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Leslie John and Mabel Marian Davis BEDFORD, "Arrandoon", Camera Street, Manly, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Arthur BEDFORD, served 4 years with the AIF, was badly wounded; 2822 Percy BEDFORD, 31st Battalion, served 3.6 yrs with the AIF. |