Percy William EDMISTON

EDMISTON, Percy William

Service Number: 882
Enlisted: 1 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885
Home Town: Five Dock, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling: Drummoyne Public School, New South Wales
Occupation: Gardener
Died: Died of wounds, ANZAC Cove Hospital, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915
Cemetery: Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove
Plot 1, Row B, Grave 34 Chaplain J. Green officiated Headstone inscription reads: Sunshine passes, shadows fall but you are remembered Brother, by all, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 882, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 882, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 882, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John and Jane Edmiston of Margaret Street, Five Dock, NSW. Brother of Richard Samuel Edmiston, John W. Edmiston, Arthur R. Edmiston, Frederick Thomas Edmiston who returned to Australia on 14 January 1919 having served with the 19th Battalion, Louisa Ann Edmiston and Rebecca E. Edmiston

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal