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EDEY, John Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1741 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1741, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1741, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
WW1
Details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published in 2017. refer to pages 69, 265 & 285. Prior to the war he was a steward of South Yarra, Vic. He enlisted 16th Dec 1914 aged 19 years. He served with the 5th Infantry Battalion, rising to the rank of Sergeant. He survived the war and departed the UK for home 9th July 1919. While in service he maintained a diary, and that plus other memoirs have been donated to the La Trobe Library in Melbourne Vic. refer MSB223 MS10511.
Submitted 6 February 2020 by Maxwell HILL