EDGERTON, Arthur
| Service Number: | 1028 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia , 5 April 1880 |
| Home Town: | Renison Bell, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway fettler |
| Died: | Tasmania, Australia , 26 November 1968, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Zeehan General Cemetery, Tasmania Plot 167 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1028, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1028, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1028, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1028, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound left hand, slight (France) | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1028, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound right shoulder, severe (France). Second occasion wounded. | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1028, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound left elbow, severe (France). Third occasion wounded. | |
| 4 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1028, 40th Infantry Battalion, Embarked aboard HMAT Somerset in England, for return to Australia. | |
| 23 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1028, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in 6th Military District, Tasmania (Demobilisation) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS
Arthur EDGERTON was born on 5th April 1880 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia to parents Samuel and Agnes (née NICHOLS) EDGERTON. He married Myra May PARKER, and they had 4 children.
Arthur received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his WW1 service, during which he was wounded on 3 occasions.
Arthur EDGERTON died on 26th November 1968, aged 88, and is buried in the Zeehan General Cemetery, Tasmania.
Compiled by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS from historical records kept by the National Archives of Australia, the Tasmanian Registrar-General's Department (Bothwell District Register of Births accessed on 26 Feb 2024 via the Libraries Tasmania website), and Find A Grave website.
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