Regimental number | 1899 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Laura, South Australia |
School | Queen's School, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Other training | Served in the Cadets. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Clare, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Eddington, Kingswood, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Westhoek, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Place of burial | Birr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 14), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Norman and Elizabeth Ann EDDINGTON, 6 College Street, St. Peters, South Australia |