Edward Alfred Hall RANDALL

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RANDALL, Edward Alfred Hall

Service Numbers:	Officer, V32242
Enlisted:	18 August 1914
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	16 Field Regiment AMF
Born:	Pyramid, Victoria, Australia, 14 July 1891
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Public Schools & Melbourne University
Occupation:	Claims Adjuster & Electrical Engineer
Died:	Illness, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1949
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated
Memorials:	Hobart Postmaster-General's Department WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Divisional Ammunition Column
17 Sep 1914:	Involvement Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
17 Sep 1914:	Embarked Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne
11 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Officer

World War 2 Service

26 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, V32242
20 Sep 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, V32242, 16 Field Regiment AMF

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Biography contributed

Edward Alfred Hall RANDALL was born in Pyramid, Victoria on 14th July, 1891

His parents were Alfred Daniel RANDALL & Mary Ann HALL who married on 1st October, 1890 in Torumbury, Victoria

He married Clare Teresa ACKERMAN in St Johns Church of England in Tamworth, NSW on 27th May, 1920

He enlisted to serve in WW1 as Second Lieutenant in Sydney on 18th August, 1914 and embarked with the Divisional Ammunition Column on 17th September, 1914 from Melbourne on the HMAT Geelong and was discharged on 11th February, 1920

Promotions:

2nd Lieutenant 18th August, 1914

Lieutenant 1st February, 1915

Captain 2nd May, 1916

Major 1st August, 1917

He re-enlisted to serve during WW2 as a Major and was discharged on 20th September, 1942 (16 Army Field)

Honours & Awards

DSO - Distinguished Service Order

MID - Mention in dispatches x 2

MC - Recommended for Military Cross

Edward died on 1st June 1949 in Richmond, Victoria and was cremated in Springvale Cemetery

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