EDSON, Thomas Anthony
| Service Number: | 1852 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 5th Division Artillery |
| Born: | Lyndoch, South Australia, 22 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Paringa, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Black Hill Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 6 February 1966, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Plot: Methodist, OB, Row 10, Plot 36 |
| Memorials: | Blanchetown & District WW1 Memorial, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4) |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1852, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1852, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1852, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Artillery | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Bombardier, 1852 | |
| 10 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1852, 5th Division Artillery , MILITARY MEDAL Discharged from HQ 4 M.D. in South Australia as Medically Unfit for Duty after serving 3 years 188 days for his country. | |
| 17 Oct 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, for Bravery in the Field awarded by His Majesty the King of England. |
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Thomas Anthony Edson was an Australian soldier that served in World War 1 in the Australian Imperial Force. Edson was born on the 22nd of August 1888 in Lyndoch, South Australia, and raised in Paringa with his parents, Thomas Edson, and Eliza Steggall Green, and 3 other brothers.
Before the war, Edson was educated at Black Hill Primary School. He had later worked as a farmer. He had believed in Methodism, a Christian denomination. Thomas was living in Paringa before going to Melbourne to depart for war.
On the 7th of October 1915, Thomas and his brother, Charles Edward Edson, enlisted together as Drivers in the Imperial Force and were placed in the 9th Light Horse Regiment. Thomas and Charles later transferred to the 5th Division Artillery fighting on the Western Front. Thomas was promoted to Acting Bombardier in October 1917. Thomas returned to Australia unfit to serve with influenza disembarking 24th February 1919, after serving 3 years and 186 days.
After the war, Thomas Anthony Edson returned to Australia and was awarded with a Military Medal for his bravery from the King of England. Edson married Myrtle Esther Beatrice Spence in 1920, having 2 children, Joyce Rose and Dorothy Muriel. They moved to Yallambee, New South Wales in 1930. Thomas unfortunately died in February 1966 at the age of 77. Thomas is buried in Broken Hill Cemetery next to his wife. He is remembered through many memorials such as the Blanchetown & District WW1 Memorial and the Renmark & District Roll of Honor board.
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