EDDY, George
| Service Number: | 3032 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School No. 210, Eaglehawk,Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Morchies, France, 2 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3032, 8th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3032, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3032, 8th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3032, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3032, 57th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3032, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3032 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
A bread carter from Eaglehawk, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Eddy had previously served as a Corporal with the Citizen Military Forces at Eaglehawk.
He embarked with the 10th Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915.
Later transferring to the 57th Battalion, he was killed in action on 2 April 1917 in France, aged 21, and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Two cousins, 1024 Pte James Henry Eddy and 5741 Pte John Joseph Prior were also killed in action.
Source: AWM
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Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.
Parents: George (d. 10 July 1929, aged 59; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) and Mary Ann (d. 20 February 1956, aged 80; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) EDDY, Brown Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria.
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