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EDSON, Charles Edward
| Service Number: | 1851 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Lyndoch, South Australia, 22 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Paringa, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Black Hill Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 6 December 1968, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria NP-Presbyter-P042 |
| Memorials: | Blanchetown & District WW1 Memorial, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1851, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1851, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1851, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 21 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 1851 | |
| 22 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1851, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Embarkation from London to Australia for demobilisation on 22 May 1919 on Troop Ship Durham arrived in Australia 16 July 1919. Member was discharged at HQ 4 MD in Adelaide South Australia on 9th September 1919. | |
| 9 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1851, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Member Discharched at HQ 4 MD in Adelaide South Australia on 9th September 1919 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Renmark High School
Charles Edward Edson was born on the 22nd of August 1888 and raised in Lyndoch South Australia. Later on at the age of 26, Edson joined the AIF as a Driver.
Before the war Edson lived with his parents Thomas Edson and Eliza Edson and his three brothers; Ernest William Edson, Thomas Anthony Edson, and Robert Ridley Edson. Charles Edson worked as a Farmer until he enlisted in 1915.
In October 1915 Edson enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force. He was placed in the 9th Light Horse Regiment, then later transferred to the 5th Divisional Ammunition Column. Edson returned to Australia in July 1919 and was discharged in September 1919.
After the war Edson married to Elizabeth Allan Henderson. Together they had 3 children Annie Jean Edson, Charles Edson, and Patricia Margaret Edson. Sadly, as of December 6th 1968, at the age of 80, Charles Edward Edson died from natural causes. He is buried in Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, in Victoria Australia.