MADDEN, Trevelyn Ernest
| Service Number: | 4859 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rouchel, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rouchel Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 November 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery VI C 22, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gundy Public School Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Singleton Public School HR, Singleton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4859, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4859, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4859, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4859, 56th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to skull and left leg. Admitted to 1st ANZAC Dressing Station, then No. 36 Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds on 28th November 1916. | |
| 28 Nov 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4859, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4859 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Ernest MADDEN and Mary Clothilda McDonald who married in NSW in 1888 - they were living in Harriett St South Singleton, NSW
His brother George Vernon MADDEN (SN 1856) also served in WW1
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Trevelyn Ernest MADDEN (Service Number 4859) was born on 15th July 1892 in Muswellbrook. He began working in the Railways on 30th August 1909 as a shop boy in the locomotive branch. He became a cleaner in 1910, and then a locomotive fireman in 1913. He was granted leave from the Railways on 26th October 1915 when he enlisted in the AIF. He was 23 when he enlisted.
He embarked at Sydney on 8th March 1916 on HMAT A15 ‘Star of England’. After disembarking in Egypt on 20th April 1916, he was taken on strength of the 56th Battalion at Ferry Post. He embarked on 19th June 1916 from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Forces and disembarked shortly after at Marseilles (France) on 29th June. He was appointed Lance Corporal.
He was injured in the field on 3rd November 1916 and was admitted to the 1st ANZAC Dressing Station. He had received a gunshot wound to the skull and left leg. He died of these wounds at the No. 36 Casualty Clearing Station in France on 28th November 1916 at the age of 24. He was buried in Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France.
After his death, his parents were sent some of his personal items, such as a metal watch, a letter, and a locket. They were also sent his British War Medal and his Victory Medal in honour of his service.
-based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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