EDMONDS, Neil Flower
| Service Number: | 2655 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1916, Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Diamond Creek, Victoria on 1st December, 1891., 1 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England., 6 February 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Stratford-Sub-Castle (St. Lawrence) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England 119 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 48th Infantry Battalion, Kalgoorlie, WA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Harriet Edmonds, Gwalia Post Office, Western Australia
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 6th February…… Neil Flower Edmonds was born at Diamond Creek, Victoria on 1st December, 1891.
He married Harriet Jones at Coolgardie, Western Australia on 31st August, 1914. A son – Neil Flower Edmonds was born on 17th October, 1914. A daughter – Mavis Edmonds was born on 17th April, 1916 in the district of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Neil Flower Edmonds enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 24th June, 1916 as a 24 year old, married, Miner (Occupation as per Embarkation Roll, however he was listed as Barman on Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Force).
On 30th October, 1916 Private Edmonds, Service number 2655, embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) with the 6th Reinforcements of 48th Battalion & disembarked at Devonport, England on 28th December, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was marched in to 12th Training Battalion, Codford, Wiltshire from Australia on 28th December, 1916.
On 6th February, 1917 Private Edmonds reported sick & was admitted to Salisbury Isolation Hospital, Wiltshire.
Private Neil Flower Edmonds died on 6th February, 1917 at Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis 4 hours after admission.
He was buried in St Lawrence’s Churchyard, Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire, England where 25 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/stratford-sub-castle...
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