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EDDINGTON, Clarence Russell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 24449, T253572 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Claremont, Tasmania and assigned to Divisional Ammunition Column 3, Section 2. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 6th Division Headquarters |
| Born: | Mangalore, Tasmania, Australia, 15 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bagdad, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Bagdad, Southern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia, 19 April 1946, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Cremated at Cornelian Bay Crematorium, his ashes, interred at the Derwent Gardens (Niche Wall Sec. D Site No. 4 Row C). There is also a memorial at the Congregational Church at Bagdad, Tasmania. |
| Memorials: | Bagdad Honour Roll, Tasmania (Hobart) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 24449, Divisional Ammunition Column, Claremont, Tasmania and assigned to Divisional Ammunition Column 3. Section 2. | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 24449, Divisional Ammunition Column, Claremont, Tasmania and assigned to Divisional Ammunition Column 3, Section 2. | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 24449, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Embarkation Roll: '22'. Embarkation Place: Melbourne. Embarkation Ship: HMAT Barambah. Embarkation Ship no. A37. | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 24449, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 24449, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 24449, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24449, Divisional Ammunition Column, Demobilised after cessation of war. |
World War 2 Service
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted T253572 | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, T253572, 6th Division Headquarters, Hobart, Tasmania and assigned to 6 Australian Field Regiment. He was seconded to Brighton Army Camp and was the commanding officer of the General Depot. | |
| 20 Nov 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, T253572, Discharged at Brighton Army Camp, Tasmania. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Thomas John Eddington and Amelia Besier married 15th April 1885 in Brighton, Tasmania.
Wife: - Mona "Hilda" Bernice Sibley 14th June 1922 in
Tasmania, Australia.
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