KERSLEY, Edwin
| Service Number: | 2199 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Cudal & District War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2199, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2199, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney |
During the War
Edwin was wounded in action in France in September 1917. Sustained shrapnel wounds to his back and upper arm, was treated in England and returned to regular service. He was wounded again in 1918 suffering a leg injury and was returned to Australia. He was discharged on 24th November 1918.
Submitted 15 November 2015 by Jocelyn Seamer
After the War
Edwin Returned to Australia and in 1919 married Lilian Elizabeth Whittle in Randwick. They travelled to England after they married and in 1920 their first child Margory May Kersley was born (my Grandmother). Soon after they returned to Australia where they moved to Western New South Wales. We now have family all around Australia from Melbourne, Sydney, Bathurst, Trangie, Dubbo, South East Queensland and Tasmania.
Submitted 15 November 2015 by Jocelyn Seamer
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