Regimental number | 354 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Collector |
Address | 61 Surry Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Rose Bradford, 61 Surry Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 12 years in 40th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Promoted Provisional Sergeant, 25 August 1915; Sergeant, 5 October 1915; Battery Sergeant Major, 22 November 1915. Taken on strength, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, 27 February 1916, and posted to Headquarters. Promoted Regimental Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class 1), 2 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916. Commenced return to Australia, 13 March 1918; arrived Melbourne, 14 June 1918. Re-embarked Sydney on board HT 'Bakara' with 19th (NSW) General Reinforcements, Sergeant Major, Voyage Only. Attached for duty with AIF Headquarters. Granted leave with pay and subsistence (Non-Military Employment: tailoring, Lane & Dowling, Boxall Road, Dulwich Village, London), 8 September-3 November 1919. Convicted by the Civil Powers, England, 9 December 1919, for receiving stolen property: awarded 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. Committed to Wandsworth Prison. Unexpired portion of sentence remitted as from date of embarkation for Australia. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Barambah', 16 July 1920; disembarked Sydney, 7 September 1920; discharged ('Services no longer required'), Sydney, 7 September 1920. Medals automatically forfeited. Medal Board restored medal entitlements, 16 March 1922. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRADFORD Edward William |