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Jack Rylot EDDY

SchoolBent Road State School and Wesley College
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
Address'Enslin', Arthur Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Cecilia Eddy, 50 Arthur Street, South Yarra
Previous military service20th Battery Australian Field Artillery; Was a cadet at the age of 9 years, was boy Scout and in Citizen Forces till war started. Was Lieutenant at 18 years of age and left Melbourne for the front when 20 years of age. Details from Mother.
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column No 3 Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Artillery
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialReninghelst New Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 4), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Albert and Cecilia EDDY, 50 Arthur Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria
Family/military connectionsTwo first cousins were killed in France.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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