Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

About him

Edward Albert Lock was born near the town of Bristol in the county of Somerset in London. When he enlisted, Edward was married to a woman named Mary. Mary and Edward had two children and lived 14 Upton lane, Forest Gate in London. Edward had brown hair and eyes and was 5 feet and 2 inches, 4 inches under the average height for the solider. He was 33 years and 2 months when he joined the war. Edward was a brick layer before the war.

During war

After enlisting and basic training, Edward travelled to Europe to fight. He made his journey by boat. It took three months to get to the battleground. The HMAT A19 Afric was the boat on which he travelled on. It was designed for Ismay Imrie & Co to serve the UK-Australia route. Edward took an oath to represent our sovereign Lord the King in the Australian Imperial Force on January 11th, 1916, and therefore his service began. When Edward arrived in England, he went to the hospital to receive treatment straight away. However, the procedure he was treated for was unknown. When he returned from his care 10 days later, he developed bronchitis in Milarty Hospital. On the 19th of February, he was finally treated for his bronchitis and marched to Wareham, an English town. In August, he was admitted to the hospital for 12 days due to bronchitis. On the 29th of August, he was admitted to hospital and returned to the war on the 9th of September 1916. Edward was ill with bronchitis for 11 days again. Edward stayed in Wareham for a long time after he was treated than travelled 169 kilometres to Folkstone on February 4, 1917. On the 7th of February 1917, he rejoined the battalion on the field after settling into his new surroundings. On the 17th of February 1917, he developed bronchitis for the second time in ten days. On February 27th, Edward was diagnosed with Bronchitis for the second time. Then, on November 26th, I was released from service.  He was discharged because he was medically unfit. Edward served for a total of 1 year, 320 days, and spent 1 year and 105 days abroad, the majority of which was spent in England. At the conclusion of his service, Edward was given two service medals: the Victory medal and the British War Medal.