EADIE, Allan Keith
| Service Number: | 1129 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1893, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Yarra Park State School, Working Men's College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1129, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 1129, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 1129, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Emma Louise Eadie, of 405, Punt Rd., Richmond, Victoria, Australia, and the late John Eadie.
Biography contributed by Ross Martin
Alan Keith EADIE wa born during 1893 and was working as a carpenter when he enlisted on 20/9/1914.
He was allotted to the 7th Battalion and left Australia with them on 22/10/1914 aboard the HMAT Themistocles.
The 7th Battalion landed at Gallipoli in the early morning of 25/4/1915 and fought through the first days of the campaign. Now a Corporal, Alan Eadie landed with his Battalion and survived the first few weeks of battle.
On May 5 the Battalion was shipped to Cape Helles and took part in the attack on Krithia an May 7.
During this attack Alan was killed and his body was not recovered.
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
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