EDGE, Randolph Edward
| Service Number: | 1384 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 24 March 1876 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 27 August 1915, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1384, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1384, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Randolph Edward EDGE, (Service Number 1384) was born on 24 March 1876 in London. He was nearly 39-years-old when he enlisted in January 1915 and had only worked for the Railways as a temporary clerk at Eveleigh Locomotive Deport for two months from March to May 1914.
He left Sydney on HMAT ‘Ceramic’ on 25 June 1915.
He was killed during the charge at Hill 60 at Gallipoli on 27 August 1915. Sergeant R A Sewell made a statement from Luna Park Hospital, Heliopolis, that he had removed all papers etc from the body, which was amongst others and they were then burnt. The personal effects took some time to reach the next of kin, his sister Mary Edge in Balmain, Sydney, but among them she particularly treasured his diary.
Submitted 24 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Randolph Edward EDGE (Service Number 1384) was born on 24th March 1876 in London. He was nearly 39-years-old when he enlisted in January 1915. He had only worked for the Railways as a temporary clerk at Eveleigh Locomotive Deport for two months from March to May 1914.
He left Sydney on HMAT ‘Ceramic’ on 25th June 1915. He was killed during the charge at Hill 60 at Gallipoli on 27th August 1915. Sergeant R A Sewell made a statement from Luna Park Hospital, Heliopolis (Egypt) that he had removed all papers etc from the body (which was amongst others) and that they were then burnt. The personal effects took some time to reach the next of kin, his sister Mary Edge in Balmain, Sydney. She particularly treasured his diary.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board