VOLKMANN, Edward Herbert Leslie
| Service Number: | 19 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Driver, 19, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Driver, 19, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 19, 37th Infantry Battalion, GSW to back and spine - a 'Blighty' |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Dvr Edward Herbert Leslie VOLKMANN,
Regimental Number: 19
Unit Name: 37th Battalion, Headquarters
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Grocer
Address: Auburn, Melbourne, Vic.
Age of Enlistment: 23 years and 11 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 16 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Volkmann, 32 Beconsfield Road, Auburn, Vic.
Rank on Enlistment: Driver
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic., on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll: 37th Battalion
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: Admitted to Devonport, Hospital, Devon, England 26 July 1916, discharged 31 July 1916. He proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916, with the 37th Battalion. Wounded in action 20 June 1918, France, and admitted to hospital in Abbeville, France, 24 June 1918. From there he was transferred to England on 27 June 1918, and admitted to King George Military Hospital, London, on 28 June 1918. On 20 July 1918 he was transferred to the 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, London, where he stayed until 10 August 1918, and was discharged to the No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, Dorset, England.
Fate: Returned to Australia per D23, HMAT Runic, 23 September 1918, which had been commissioned from the SS Runic in 1915. Edward was discharged in Sydney, 27 December 1918. (They had to check out his injuries, probably for insurance and pension, though the reason is not in the service records). He married Laura May Donald (nee Simonds), 28 May 1930, 180 George Street, Fitzroy, Vic.
Place of Wounding: Gunshot wounds, back, (severe and multiple). Also fractured spine, 3 lumbar vertebras, 20 June 1918, France.
Place of Death: 1 August 1964, Heidelberg, Vic.
Place of Burial: Cremated and ashes scattered at Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park, Hadfield, Vic.
Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal
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