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DARRAGH, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1007 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Served in Boer War and 6 years in AMC |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Newcastle New South Wales Australia , January 1880 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newcastle South Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | French polisher |
| Died: | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Maitland (Kurri Kurri) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Junction Soldier's Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1007, 4th Field Ambulance, Served in Boer War and 6 years in AMC | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1007, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1007, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Field Ambulance | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1007, 4th Field Ambulance, Battle of Messines, GSW left arm | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, 'He on the 11th and night of 11th/12th April 1917 near NOREUIL in charge of Bearer Subdivision worked unceasingly under heavy fire and by his personal effort was responsible for successful evacuation of casualties back from the Regimental Aid Posts.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: 4 October 1917 | |
| 16 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1007, 4th Field Ambulance, 2nd MD, due to wounding |
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