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EDWARDS, Charles Henry Jasper
| Service Number: | 4414 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Outer Habour, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Reedbeds, Adelaide, SA, 2 March 1889 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Handorf Public School, SA |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Cancer, Hampstead Repatriation Hospital, Adelaide, SA, 30 December 1959, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Outer Habour, South Australia | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4414, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4414, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 16 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
My Grandparents
Henry Charles Jasper EDWARDS, son of William Henry EDWARDS and Ellen WILLIAMS, was born on Saturday, 2 March 1889 in Reedbeds, Adelaide, South Australia and died on Wednesday, 30 December 1959, aged 70, in Hampstead Repatriation Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia. Henry was educated at Handorf Public School, South Australia and was a Carpenter. Charley was buried in Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia (Derrick Gardens Road 11 Path: 15 Site: 374)
Henry, aged 33, married Edith Alison MORRIS, aged 32, on Saturday, 29 July 1922, in Parsonage, South Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia and they had six children. Edith, daughter of William MORRIS and Alison Ann MUIRHEAD, was born on Friday, 18 April 1890 in Tam O'Shanter Belt, Adelaide, South Australia and died of Cancer on Monday, 5 April 1971, aged 80, in Glenelg, Adelaide, South Australia. She was cremated at Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia (Painter Court Walls Row: W Path: 201 Site: G005)
Submitted 10 August 2014 by Michelle Scragg
Biography
Father William Henry Edwards and Mother (nee ____)
living at Woodside, South Australia
Charles last lived at East Parade, Mitcham, SA prior to enlisting.
Described on enlisting as 25 years old; single; 5' 4 3/4" tall; 112 lbs; fresh complexion;
blue eyes; brown hair; Methodist.
7/1/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide, SA
completed medical - fit for service
18/1/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Charles to C Company
2nd Depot Battalion, Adelaide
25/3/1916 Embarked from Outer Harbour, SA, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire
Disembarked into Suez, Egypt
After another stint in Egypt, the 7th Brigade proceeded to France as part of the 2nd Australian Division. The 27th Battalion entered the front-line trenches for the first time on 7/4/1916.
28/7-5/8/1916 The 27th Battlion took part in its first major battle at Pozières.
After a spell in a quieter sector of the front in Belgium, the 2nd Division returned to the south
in October.
The 27th Battalion took part in two attacks to the east of Flers in the Somme Valley, both of
which floundered in the mud.
13/12/1916 Proceeding overseas to France per SS Victoria, ex Folkestone, England
14/12/1916 Admitted to No.2 Australian Divisional Base Depot (ADBD), Etaples, France
16/12/1916 Proceeded to join unit, Etaples, France
18/12/1916 Taken on strength into 27th Battalion, France
Although it participated in minor attacks during the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg
Line in early 1917.
12/3/1917 Sick with mumps to hospital, France
admitted to No.2 Australian Field Ambulance
29/3/1917 Discharged to duty
30/3/1917 Rejoined 27th Battalion from hospital
18/9/1917 To England for leave, ex France
29/9/1917 Return to battalion
The 27th Battalion did not carry out a major attack again until September 1917.
On this occasion, it was part of the 2nd Division’s first wave at the battle of Menin Road.
Victory here was followed up with the capture of Broodseinde Ridge on 4/10/1917.
Like most AIF battalions, the 27th fought to turn back the German spring offensive in
April 1918, and later in the year participated in a string of offensive battles as Germany was
pushed ever closer to defeat.
It attacked around Morlancourt on the night of 10 June.
acted in a supporting role during the battle of Hamel on 4 July.
was in the first wave at the battle of Amiens on 8 August. On 8 August, the battalion captured
9 artillery pieces, 25 machine guns and over 200 prisoners.
The Battalion’s last actions of the war were fought as part of the effort to break through the
Beaurevoir Line in the first week of October 1918.
10/10/1918 To England for leave, ex France
28/10/1918 Return to battalion
12/3/1919 Marched out to unit, 1916 Personnel, France
25/3/1919 To England, ex France
26/3/1919 Disembarked Weymouth, England
15/5/1919 Returned to Australia, per Ypiringa
4/6/1919 The 27th Battalion was disbanded.
2/7/1919 Disembarked into Adelaide, SA
Medals:
British War Medal (11438) and Victory Medal (11336).
16/8/1919 Discharged from service.
Updated - Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 16/11/2014. Lest we forget
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