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PEDLAR, Joshua
| Service Number: | 354 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Remarkable, S.A., 1 January 1881 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Farina, S.A. |
| Occupation: | Drover and pastoral worker. |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 9, Site No: 65 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Jan 1899: | Involvement South Australian Bushmen's Corps, served as a trooper with the Prince of Wales Light horse befor 5th SA Bushman's Contingent. |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 354, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 354, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 354, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Joshua Pedlar, Boer War and WW!
Daily Herald (Adelaide), Friday 1 April 1921
LABOR'S STANDARD BEARERS
ALBERT
Mr. JOS. PEDLAR is a native of South Australia, being born at Mount Remarkable in 1881. He was educated at Farina, and after leaving school he entered the employ of Messrs. Kidman & Nicholas, and was engaged in cattle droving, mail contracting, and general pastoral work, principally in such far northern areas as Cooper Creek, Diamantina, and the Darling and Murray Rivers He saw active service during the Boer War in the Prince of Wales Light Horse, and later the 5th Imperial Bushmen. On his return to Australia he was engaged in the farming industry in the lower north, and in the carrying trade in the metropolitan area. When the war broke out he again enlisted, and saw service for three years, during which he was awarded the M.M. for meritorious service at Messines. He was attached to the 43rd Battalion. Since returning he has been engaged in mixed farming on the River Murray, where he has taken a keen interest in public matters. He is President of the Pompoota Democratic Association, and Secretary of the Pompoota Branch of the Agricultural Bureau. He represented the branch at the Conference of the Murray Branches and was also a delegate from the Local Branch of the Labor Party to the Annual Conference in Adelaide.
The Advertiser, Thursday 11 November 1943
OUT Among The PEOPLE By VOX
AFTER lunch yesterday I ran into Sgt. Jos. Pedlar (South African war and 43rd Bn., AIF), who told me this extraordinary story.
He walked into the Exchange Hotel, and by his side at the bar counter stood a stranger. At short intervals two other men came in. Next to arrive was Sgt. A. J. Frith, who won the Military Medal in this war. Exclaimed one of the men, '-Good luck to you, young fellow. Tve got one of them." Then came the chorus from all the others, "So have I," as they produced their evidence to prove what they said was true. Then the barman, Tommy Thompson (22nd MG Coy., AIF), chipped in, "Have a look at mine." Strange thing about it was that the five men were sergeants, including Hudson, 10th Bn., and invalided home after the Greece fight in this war, and "Longun" Anderson, 50th Bn. - We jumped from one place to another in no time — from Flews, down the Somme, back to Passchaendale, from Ypres to Messines. and over to Greece and El Alamein." Jos. Pedlar told me. "In half an hour we would have got halfway over the globe in all the battles there ever was."
Submitted 22 October 2014 by John Mannion
Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
In 1921 he was a candiate for Fedreral Parliment for the Seat of Albert for the Labor Party. He worked in the outback and was employed by Kidman and Nicholas, doing droving station work teamsteringand mail contracting principally on the Dimentinaand Coober's Creek the River Darling and the Murray River.
He saw active service in the Boer War being a trooper in the Prince of Wales Light Horse and 5th South Australian Bushman's Contingent. When he returned he farmedin the Lower North and as a carrier. He saw service in the late war, leaving Australia with the 43rd Battalion. he was platoon and transport sergeant, and remained with his unit until after the Armistice and returned to Australia in May 1919. he was awarded a Military Medalist, having gained the distinction at the battle of Messines in 1917.
He returned to farming this time on the River Murray with a dairy and mixed farm on the River Murray. He was elected first president of the Murray electorate Committee Returned Sailors ans Soldiers' Imperial League Australia. he also served as vice president of the Pompoota sub branch.
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