Regimental number | 436 |
Place of birth | Wilpshire, Blackburn, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 33 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Kuring-gai via Hornsby, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Brother, George Edleston, Kuring-gai via Hornsby, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He had been three times wounded previously. Being single he volunteered for dangerous work." Details from Brother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Aubigny British Cemetery (Row D, Grave 15) Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth EDLESTON. Native of Wilpshire, Blackburn, England |
Family/military connections | Brother: In the Engineers. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |