Edward RADBURN

RADBURN, Edward

Service Number: 477
Enlisted: 1 October 1914, Boolarra, Victoria
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 9th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Lucknow, Victoria, 1895
Home Town: Gunyah, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm hand
Died: Died of wounds, Egypt, 10 July 1915
Cemetery: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boolarra Memorial Park and Gates
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World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 477, Boolarra, Victoria
11 Feb 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 477, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 477, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
10 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 477, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 477 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-10

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Biography

"THE LOCAL LADS IN THE FIRING LINE  PTE. E. RADBURN,

Died of wounds, was a resident of Gunyah. He was very popular in that locality, as he was a prominent footballer and always to the fore in assisting at all local functions of a social nature. Widespread sympathy is felt for his father, Cr. Radburn and family." - from the South Gippsland Shire Echo 23 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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