| Regimental number | 847 |
| Place of birth | Orange, New South Wales |
| School | Orange Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Bing Street, East Orange, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Fardell, Bing Street, Orange, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, H Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died on the Hospital Ship "Delta". |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 17), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 32 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Sydney on HMAT "Suffolk" for Egypt, 18 October 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25-28 April 1915 (gun shot wound, back). Admitted to No. 2 General Hospital Hospital, Cairo, 29 April 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 31 May 1915. Found guilty, 29 July 1915,of disobedience of orders: awarded 3 days Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, abdomen); died of wounds, HMHS "Delta" and buried at sea, 9 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FARDELL Edwin Hercules |
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