MARSH, Edmund William
| Service Number: | Q229045 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Mitchell, Queensland, Australia , 23 April 1901 |
| Home Town: | Mitchell, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | St George, Queensland, Australia, 16 December 1991, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St. George Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, Q229045, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 5 Jul 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 5 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q229045, 19th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q229045, 19th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Edmund William Marsh (Service No:Q229045) served in the ACMF with 19 Battalion (Roma) VDC from 5 July 1942 to 21 October 1945. Younger brother Godfrey also served with 19 Battalion (Roma) VDC.
Ted was born at Hillsborough Station via St George, QLD in 1901, second of five children of John William Marsh (b1869 at Perwell Station via St George, QLD) and Emma (Tossie) Caroline Adelaide Campbell (b1877 in Wilcannia, New South Wales). John and Tossie married in St George in 1896, and settled at Hillsborough Station where they raised their family and John was a Grazier and Justice of the Peace.
Ted worked on the family property (Hillsborough Station) as a Station Hand, and in 1936 in Brisbane married Daisy Eva Wright (b1910 in Wynnum, Brisbane, QLD). Ted and Daisy settled at Hillsborough Station, before moving to Drumore via Mitchell, where they raised their family and Ted was a Grazier. Ted died in 1991 and Diasy in 2008.
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