EDDY, Arthur Leslie
| Service Number: | 1904 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Broken Hill Central Public School |
| Occupation: | Trucker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 18 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery G 11, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Oxide Street Church Honour Roll, Broken Hill War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1904, 50th Infantry Battalion, Broken Hill, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1904, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1904, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1904, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of W J and Elizabeth Jane EDDY
Of Oxide Street, Broken Hill NSW
"1904 Driver Arthur Leslie Eddy, 50th Battalion from Broken Hill, NSW. A 20 year old trucker prior to enlisting on 23 March 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Reinforcements from Adelaide on 13 July 1916 aboard HMAT Seang Bee. Following further training in England, he joined the battalion in France in December 1916. Driver Eddy was wounded in action at Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium on 17 October 1917 and died from his wounds the next day. He is buried in the Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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