LIDDICOAT, Edward Leo
| Service Numbers: | N303995, NX154538, 2183816 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paddington Womens Hospital, Sydney, NSW, 8 June 1924 |
| Home Town: | Spencer, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Spencer Public School, Hawkesbury |
| Occupation: | Launch Assistant, Diesel Engineer, Train Driver |
| Died: | Illness, St. Vincents Hospice, Sydney, 30 June 2002, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Ashes scattered by request |
| Memorials: | Kokoda Track Memorial Rose Garden |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N303995 | |
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| 20 Jul 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N303995 | |
| 21 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX154538, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jul 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX154538, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
Non Warlike Service
| 14 Apr 1965: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2183816, 17th Infantry Battalion |
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A Life to be admired
Ted lived at Spencer in the Hawkesbury River area of Sydney & when he was 9 years old he was sent to a chicken farm to work.
One of the couples there took him under their wing (Mr & Mrs Markwell) and he was sent to night school to learn how to read & write.
He left this farm to enlist in the Army in WW2, first with the CMF (1 ART Battalion) and later with the Regular Army - 65th Infantry Battalion & 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion.
He served in the Northern New Guinea area and in Borneo and Morotai.
After the war he worked as a tram cleaner & then worked for the NSW Railways as a fireman and worked his way up to acting driver - he got his licence on the famous steam engine 3801 and also drove electric trains and took the first XPT trains to demonstrate them to the Public - later he taught others how to drive trains including the 1st lady driver in NSW.
He was very well respected in his working life & was a loving Father to his 4 children and many grandchildren.
Submitted 1 November 2022 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed
Edward Leo LIDDICOAT was born in Sydney on 8th June 1924
His parents were Joseph LIDDICOAT & Ethel May WILLIAMS who married in South Australia (later known as May DOLLING)
He married Marjorie May VEITCH on 14th June 1947 - 4 children, Stephen, Robert, Colin & Ann
He served in the CMF during WW2 ( N303995) from 8th July 1942 to 20th July, 1943 & then served in the Army (NX154538) from 21st July, 1943 to 22nd July, 1946
He enlisted in Canungra, Queensland on 21st July, 1943 and was discharged on 22nd July, 1946 due to demobilization as a Private with 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion - he also served in the 65th Infantry Battaliion
On 14th April, 1965 he joined his twin sons (Stephen & Robert) in the CMF (SN 2183816) for approx 4 years - rank Private then Lance Corporal (17th Infantry Battalion)
He was awarded the Australian Service Medal, Pacific Star, War Medal & 1939-45 Star & Australian Defence Medal
He also has a plaque at the Kokoda Memorial Rose Garden near Concord Hospital
Ted died in St Vincents Hospice in Sydney of Illness on 30th June 2002 & his ashes were scattered at Manly by request
IN MEMORY
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