FARDELL, Edwin Hercules
| Service Number: | 847 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, 21 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Orange Superior Public School, East Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli - At sea (HS Delta), Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Orange Public School Memorial Avenue, East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Methodist Church WWI Roll of Honor, Orange Methodist Sunday School Honor Roll, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 847, Randwick, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 847, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 847, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 847, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 847, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 847, 2nd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
PRIVATE EDWIN "Ted" HERCULES FARDELL
PRIVATE EDWIN "Ted" HERCULES FARDELL
Service No. 847 – 2nd Batt. 1st Infantry Brigade “H” Company
Born on the 21st of July 1890, at Orange NSW. Eldest son of Thomas Fardell Jnr. and Martha Ellen nee Toms. A laborer - grocer, single, aged 24 years and 2 months, living at Bing Street, East Orange, with prior service with the Cadets in Orange and the Orange Infantry, enlisted on 19 August 1914 at Randwick, Sydney NSW and served with the 2nd Battalion. Ted was a grocer in the family business and was popular local footballer In Orange. Embarked from Sydney on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914. Trained at Mena Camp, Egypt. Whilst in Egypt his father Thomas Fardell Jnr. died in January 1915. Ted was first wounded in the neck on the beach at landing on 25 April 1915. One Red Cross witness who saw him, said it looked like his neck had been severed, but he recovered after 30 days in hospital in Egypt. He was severely wounded in the abdomen and legs on the 7th of August 1915 during the battle at Lone Pine. Ted died on the H.M.H.S. Delta, on the 9th of August, from wounds to his abdomen and was buried at sea along with his commanding officer. Remembered at The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 17), Gallipoli, Turkey and his name is located at panel 32 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Grand Uncle of Noni Brown
Submitted 7 July 2023 by Noni Brown
Memorial
In sad but loving memory of my dearly beloved son Neddy,
Who died of wounds on Hospital Ship "Delta" on 9 August 1915 – buried at sea.
His country called, and honour bade him go,
To battle against a grim and deadly foe.
He helped to bring Australia into fame.
To build for her a never-dying name.
Foremost was he in the thickest strife
For King and country laid he down his life.
And fell a hero in the deadly strife.
He fell like a hero at the Dardanelles
His life for his country he gave.
his loving mother…. Martha Ellen Fardell
No one he loved was by his side, to hear his last faint sigh,
Or whisper just one loving word before he closed his eyes
He bade no one his last goodbye, he waved his hand to none;
His spirit fled before we knew that from us he had gone.
No one he loved was by his side, to hear his last faint sigh,
Or whisper just one loving word before he closed his eyes
He bade no one his last goodbye, he waved his hand to none;
His loving sisters ….. May, Grace & Ada
His spirit fled before we knew that from us he had gone.
There are many will remember and miss him, though only a private, that's all.
His loving younger brothers ….. Claude & Aubrey
Submitted 7 July 2023 by Noni Brown
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edwin Hercules FARDELL was born on 21st July, 1890 in Orange, NSW
His parents were Thomas FARDELL and Martha Ellen TONS
Biography contributed by Bradley Bliss
Edwin Fardell was born in Orange in 1890 and was a grocer & labourer. He enlisted as a Private in the 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion on 19 August 1914 at the age of 24. Edwin’s mother was Edith Fardell who lived on Byng Street, Orange.
Edwin was wounded twice during his service at Gallipoli. On the second occasion he was wounded in the abdomen and eventually died of his wounds on the 9th Aug on board the hospital ship ‘Delta’.
Fardell took part in the Gallipoli landings on the 25th April 1915, and received his fatal wounds during the famous battle of Lone Pine at Gallipoli. He was just 25 years old.
Private Edwin Hercules Fardell’s grave can be found at Lone Pine, Gallipoli where his name also appears on the Memorial.
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