School | Bent Road State School and Wesley College |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | 'Enslin', Arthur Street, South Yarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Cecilia Eddy, 50 Arthur Street, South Yarra |
Previous military service | 20th 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 date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column No 3 Section |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Reninghelst 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 connections | Two first cousins were killed in France. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |