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

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