Regimental number | 1124 |
Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | North Yelta, Moonta, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriet Ellen Pedler, same address |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3359 Pte Clarence Herbert Lyall PEDLER, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 22 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 9 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 July 1916. Marched into 8th Training Bn, Larkhill, England, 9 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 October 1916; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 16 October 1916. Marched out to unit, 24 October 1916; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, in the field, 25 October 1916. On leave to England, 5 September 1917; rejoined unit, 17 September 1917. Admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 20 October 1917 (impetigo); discharged, 4 November 1917; rejoined unit, 5 November 1917. Admitted to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, 9 December 1917 (itchthyosis); transferred to 5th Australian Divisional Rest Station, 9 December 1917; to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 9 December 1917; to No 56 General Hospital, 23 December 1917; to England, 27 December 1917; to Essequibo War Hospital, Exeter, 29 December 1917 (dermatitis and laryngitis); to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 15 January 1918; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 18 January 1918. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 6 April 1918. Found guilty, 24 June 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 18 April 1918, until 2130 hours, 23 April 1918: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 19 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 May 1918; marched into New Zealand Base Depot, Etaples, 2 May 1918. Marched out to unit, 4 May 1918; rejoined 32nd Bn, 10 May 1918. Wounded in action and admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 24 June 1918 (shrapnel wounds, right leg, right thigh, right hip, left groin and left arm); transferred to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 24 June 1918; to No 9 Ambulance Train, 5 July 1918; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 6 July 1918; to England, 8 July 1918; to Boscombe Military Hospital, Cosham, 9 July 1918; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 29 August 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 31 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 27 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: shrapnel wound to abdomen, penetrated) 20 July 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEDLER Wilfred Claude |