WILTSHIRE, Edgar Albert
| Service Number: | 233 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | London, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wooroloo, Mundaring, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Finibley Christ Church School, London, England |
| Occupation: | Jeweller |
| Died: | Died of wounds - lower body, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 6 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row C, Grave 15 Chaplain Rev. A.V.C. Hordern officiated Headstone inscription reads: Australia's soldier Mother's boy, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mundaring War Memorial, Trinity Church Perth HR, Wooroloo Rifle Club WW1 Roll of Honor Board 1 |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 233, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 233, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 233, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son Robert and Bertha Harriet Wiltshire of 36 Kennedy Street, Maylands, WA formerly of Wooroloo, WA. Brother of Eustace Reginald Wiltshire and Winifred Victoria Wiltshire
Also brother of Cecil Ewart Wiltshire who returned to Australia on 3 Februar 1915 for discharge as medically unfit due to deafness and Sydney Robert Wiltshire who returned to Australia on 22 July 1917 having served with the 4th Field Company Engineers
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Marley Wiltshire
Edgar Albert Wiltshire was born on an unknown date in London, 1893. Son of Robert and Bertha Harriet Wiltshire, Brother of Eustace Reginald Wiltshire and Winifred Victoria Wiltshire. Also, brother of Cecil Ewart Wiltshire and Sydney Robert Wiltshire, both of whom served in the war but were discharged for medical reasons.
On 11 Sep 1914, he enlisted into the Australian army at Black Boy Hill in Western Australia. Before his enlistment into the army conflicting sources state he was either a jeweller or a labourer. He was 5’6 with an average built, he sported dark hair and dark eyes. On 22 Dec 1914 he was placed into the 16th Infantry Battalion set for Gallipoli as a private. On the same day, his journey began, and he embarked from Melbourne to Egypt to start training for the front lines.
He trained in Egypt with his troops for the following few months before landing on Gallipoli. Unforunately, on 2 May he was wounded in the legs and feet. Although evacuated to Alexandria in Egypt, he died from his wounds on 6 May.
After his death his mother received his Star Medal representing his service.
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