WARD, Edward Joseph
| Service Number: | 2926 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Charleville, Queensland, 21 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Post Officer Sorter |
| Died: | Accidental GSW, Charleville, Queensland, 26 November 1923, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Charleville All Saints Church Honour Roll, Charleville War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 12 Sep 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Trooper, 2926, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kabinga embarkation_ship_number: A58 public_note: '' |
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| 12 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 2926, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kabinga, Sydney | |
| 24 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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"...2926 Acting Sergeant (Sgt) Edward Joseph Ward of Charlesville, Queensland. Sgt Ward served in the Middle East with the 5th Light Horse Regiment and the 2nd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, and wounded twice during his service career. His repatriation back to Australia in 1919 was expediated after being diagnosed with severe bronchitis. Ward died on 26 November 1923 after he was accidentally shot in the stomach whilst crossing a fence with a loaded rifle. He was the older brother of Lieutenant Leslie Norman Ward, who was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for actions at Dernancourt on 5 April 1918 and was killed in action near Mont St Quentin on 19 September 1918." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"SHOOTING FATALITY.
CHARLEVILLE, Tuesday. E. J, Ward, son of James Ward, a wool-classer, was fatally shot through a rifle exploding when he was out kangaroo shooting between Charleville and Yarrawonga station on Saturday. He was at one time an employee of the local Post Office. The deceased was a returned soldier who was twice shot during the late war and was also shot in the foot with a rifle when a boy. Saturday's accident was the fourth shot, which ended his life. The deceased was brought into the local hospital, and passed away at 2 o'clock this morning. Deceased was a Charleville native and greatly respected by all who knew him." - from the Longreach Leader 30 Nov 1923 (nla.gov.au)
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