JUDD, Joseph Ezekiel
| Service Number: | 309 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charlton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Quarry Hill School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 309, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 309, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Known as ‘Joe’, Joseph Ezekiel Judd was born in Charlton, the only son of Peter Judd. The family later moved to Bendigo and lived at 78 Olinda Street. Joseph Ezekiel attended the Quarry Hill School, and was later employed in the grocery department of the Bendigo Co-operative Distribution Society. He enlisted in Bendigo on 22.2.16, aged 19. He was 5’ 6” in height, with a fresh complexion, light brown eyes and light brown hair. He was appointed to the 38th Battalion on 9.3.16, allotted Service No. 309, and sent to the Bendigo Camp where he qualified as a Sniper.
On leaving to go into camp he had been presented with a pocket wallet from the members of the Bendigo Co-operative Distribution Society. Then, in May, he was farewelled by his friends who had gathered at Brady’s Arcade Hotel, to wish him Godspeed. He was presented with a military wristlet watch on behalf of the gentlemen and a safety razor from the ladies. He embarked for overseas on 20.6.16.
Disembarking in England he joined the 38th Training Battalion, and embarked for France on 22.11.16. He was wounded on 11.1.17, sustaining a Gun Shot wound to the left cheek. He re-joined the battalion on 16.1.17.
The 38th Battalion participated in the Battle of Messines in Belgium, 7-9 June 1917. The Battalion War Diary reported that the Northern Offensive began at 3.10 a.m. on 7.6.17. The battalion was “much hampered by enemy gas shells” and the men left the trenches wearing gas masks. On 8.6.17 Joseph Ezekiel Judd was wounded for the 2nd time, sustaining shell wounds in the face, chest, thigh and foot. The severity of his leg wound resulted in amputation of the right thigh. He was sent to hospital in England on 9.9.17.
On 16.7.18 an ophthalmic surgeon advised that he undergo an immediate enucleation of the eye. (i.e. removal of the eye) A note on his Service Record reports “Patient was unwilling to have this done and preferred to embark w/o having the operation.” He embarked for Australia on 23.7.18.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone
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