MADDISON, Joseph Foster
| Service Number: | 4515 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murray Bridge, South Australia, 4 June 1885 |
| Home Town: | Glanville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4515, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4515, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE J. F. MADDISON.
Mrs. A. Maddison, of James-street, Glanville, has been notified that her youngest son, Private Joseph F. (Toby) Maddison, was killed in action in France on August 22. He enlisted in September, 1915, and sailed for Egypt on February 7, 1916. His eldest brother, Private L. F. Maddison, was killed in action on August 6, and his only other brother, Private R. J. Maddison, has been wounded in France. The deceased soldier was well liked and respected by all who knew him. He spent his 31st birthday on his way from Egypt to France." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 21 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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