EDWARDS, Garland Davies
| Service Number: | WX27391 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 134th Independent Brigade Workshop |
| Born: | Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia, 9 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Watchmaker and Jeweller |
| Died: | Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, 1995, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lakes Lawn Cemetery Parklands, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), WX27391 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 28 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 21 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX27391 | |
| 8 Jun 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX27391, 134th Independent Brigade Workshop, ex Brisbane per Sea Ray to Morotai | |
| 13 Jul 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX27391, 134th Independent Brigade Workshop, ex Morotai per LST 614 to British North Borneo | |
| 4 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX27391 | |
| 4 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Craftsman, WX27391, 134th Independent Brigade Workshop | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Corporal, WX27391, 134th Independent Brigade Workshop |
Help us honour Garland Davies Edwards's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Garland was the ninth of ten children of Alfred (Ted) Davies Edwards (born 1882 in London, England) and Henrietta Maud Effland (born 1877 in London, England). Ted, a Captain in the British Army, was a Gold Prospector in the North West and Murchison Goldfields, using a team of camels to cart stores and equiptment. He trained and commanded the senior cadets in Kalgoorlie, was involved with the Boy Scout movement in the Goldfields and in WWI was a recruiter for the Army. Ted and Henrietta lived in Kalgoorlie until Ted's death in 1923, when Henrietta moved to fremantle with the children.
Garland was six years of age when his father died. He moved back to Kalgoorlie and was working as a Watchmaker and Jeweller when he enlisted in the CMF in December 1941. He was a Corporal (Service No: W10500) with 'C'Coy' 28 Infantry Battalion until July 1942 when he enlisted in the Army. Garland served as a Corporal (Service No: WX27391) with Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (AEME) 134 Australian Brigade Workshops in New Guinea and British North Borneo. He was Discharged in February 1946. Garland's brother served in WWI - Flight Lieutenant Cecil Edwards (Service No: 8816), as did four of his Brothers-in-Law - Warrant officer Fred Garden (Service No: WX29754); Leading Aircraftman Robert Moysey (Service No: 82673); Flight Lieutenant Leslie Booth (Service No: 267435); and Captain Stephen Kellor (Service No: 37399)
Garland had married Shirley Margaret in Perth in 1941, and following the war, the couple settled in Kalgoorlie where Garland was a Jeweller until he retired in 1970. Garland and Shirley then moved to Mandurah in Western Australia, where Garland died in 1995.
Click images to start slideshow.