Regimental number | 3532 |
Place of birth | Heathcote, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Address | Croydon, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Miss P Beard, Torrens Road, Croydon, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 5th Bn, Serapeum, 22 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 25 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916. Wounded in action, 25 July 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen), and admitted to Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 13th General Hospital, Wimereux, 26 July 1916 (wound: severe); to England, 29 July 1916, and admitted to St Luke's War Hospital, Halifax; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 October 1916. Marched in to No 2 Training Bn, Durrington, 10 December 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 22 March 1917; transferred to Convalescent Training Company, Parkhouse, 6 April 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 24 days. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 3 October 1917 (old gun shot wound, shrapnel); discharged to duty, 13 October 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 21 December 1917; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, Parkhouse, 24 December 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 4 days. Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 6 March 1918. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 14 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 12 May 1918, for discharge (defective vision); disembarked Melbourne, 5 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit (defective vision), Melbourne, 15 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal PROBLEM: date of death on NAA file given as 27 August 1948 (attributed to war service); date of death in funeral note ('The [Adelaide] Advertiser') given as 11 May 1953. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EDWARDS William |