GANDY, Edmund Joseph
| Service Number: | 185 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 5 September 1881 |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Sandgate, Queensland, 22 February 1938, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bald Hills (Sandgate) Cemetery, Brisbane Region |
| Memorials: | Citizens of Sandgate Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 185, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 185, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 185, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 185, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 185, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 185, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Returned to Australia 16 June 1919
"FUNERAL NOTICES
GANDY.—The Friends of Mrs. E. J. Gandy, of Lascelles Street, Brighton, Sandgate, are invited to attend the Funeral of her beloved Husband, Edmund Joseph Gandy, late Q.M.S., 9th Battalion, A.I.F., to move from St. Margaret's Church of England, Sandgate, on conclusion of service, commencing at. 1.30 o'clock, This (Wednesday) Afternoon, for the Bald Hills Cemetery. No flowers, by request. ALEX. GOW.
GANDY.— Lilley Lodge. N. 229. U.G.L.Q.— The Officers and Members of the above Lodge are invited to attend the Funeral of their deceased Bro., Edmund Joseph Gandy, which is appointed to move from St. Margaret's Church of England, Sandgate, on conclusion of service, commencing at 1.30 o'clock. This (Wednesday) Afternoon, for the Bald Hills Cemetery. By Order, W.M.
GANDY.— Sandgate Royal Arch Chapter, No. 47, S.G.R.A.C. of Q.— The Officers and Companions of the above Chapter are invited to attend the Funeral of their deceased Ex. Companion, E. J. Gandy, Third Principal, which is appointed to move from St. Margaret's Church of England, Sandgate, on conclusion of service, commencing at 1.30 o'clock, This (Wednesday) Afternoon, for the Bald Hills Cemetery. By Order, FIRST PRINCIPAL." - from the Courier Mail 23 Feb 1938 (nla.gov.au)
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