Regimental number | 6557A |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
School | Mount Gambier School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Edlington, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served 3 years in the Cadets and 1 year in the Cit |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Buried at Lamatte-en-Sanleria, France. Worked as an Assistant Teacher in Mount Gambier before the war. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 3), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Mary EDLINGTON, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |