KEDGE, Charles Alfred
| Service Number: | 38512 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gravel Hill State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Cerisy-Gailly French National Cemetery, France Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Lake Charm Memorial Gates, Lake Charm State School No 2122 Roll of Honor, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 38512, Field Artillery Brigades, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 26 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 38512, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 38512, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Indarra, Melbourne | |
| 21 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 16 Sep 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 38512, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 38512 awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-09-16 | |
| 16 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 38512, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
According to several eye witness acounts in the Red Cross file, Gunner Kedge died instantly when he was killed by a bomb dropped by an enemy aircraft at Brusle, France (just east of Peronne).
Biography contributed by Andreena Hockley
"Sergeant Charles Alfred Kedge, killed in action on the 10th of September, 1918, was the son of Mrs. Charles E. Kedge, of 16 Linda-street, Moreland.
He was born in Bendigo, and his school career commenced at the Quarry Hill School; later, he attended the school at Gravel Hill. After receiving a primary education at these institutions, he entered the Bendigo High School, and, after passing both Junior and Senior Public examinations, entered the service of the Education Department, commencing as a junior teacher at the Violet-street School, Bendigo, in 1911.
Shortly afterwards, he was sent to take charge of the Lake Charm School, and it was from there that he went to the Teacher College, Carlton. His studentship was extended for twelve months, and, favoring the science course, he gained his first year in December, 1916.
His ability was noted whilst he was in camp with the Infantry at Seymour. Later he secured a transfer to the Artillery. He embarked in 1917, carrying the rank of Sergeant.
After spending some weeks encamped at Egypt, he eventually reached England, and was chosen for the Officers' School at Woolwich. He reached France in June, 1918, and was allotted to No. 114 Howitzer Battery Field Artillery, and was reported killed in action on the 16th of September.
His official record shows him to have been a very good student and a strong, capable teacher. Before his enlistment, he was a force for good in every branch of college life."
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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