EDWARDS, Charles
| Service Number: | 2857 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 22 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Woodville, South Australia, 20 June 1953, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2857, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 21 Sep 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2857, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' |
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| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2857, 10th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 1 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 9 Sep 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2857, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Awarded the Military Medal
During the battalion's tour in the line near HOLLEBEKE from March 1st to 10th,1918 Sergeant Edwards acted as patrol sergeant of the Battalion. Every night during his tour he took large fighting patrols into no mans land and patrolled same for hours. This was on many occasions done under the harassing fire of the enemy's artillery and machine guns, and it was largely due to his courage and devotion to duty that no mans land was completely in the hands of our patrols during this period. On the night 13th/14th March ,1918 when assisting the patrol's officer, in charge of a large fighting patrol that met with heavy opposition ,Sgt. Edwards displayed great courage in leading his men forward and later in helping a wounded man from the enemy's wire'
This was in the Honors and awards in the London Gazzette: 12th June 1918,page 7017 position 9 :Australia gazette 7th November 1918 Page 2113 position 14.'
Charles Edwards was my Husbands Grandfather.
Submitted 11 August 2014 by Lynda Winter
Biography
Charles Edwards was awarded the Military Medal before promotion to Lieutenant.
"During the battalion's tour in the line near HOLLEBEKE from March 1st to 10th, 1918 Sergeant Edwards acted as patrol sergeant of the Battalion. Every night during his tour he took large fighting patrols into no mans land and patrolled same for hours. This was on many occasions done under the harassing fire of the enemy's artillery and machine guns, and it was largely due to his courage and devotion to duty that no mans land was completely in the hands of our patrols during this period. On the night 13th/14th March, 1918, when assisting the patrol's officer in charge of a large fighting patrol that met with heavy opposition, Sgt. Edwards displayed great courage in leading his men forward and later in helping a wounded man from the enemy's wire." - The London Gazzette: 12th June 1918, page 7017 and Australia Gazette 7th November 1918, Page 2113
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