William Frederick EDGERLEY

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EDGERLEY, William Frederick

Service Numbers:	922, S980
Enlisted:	26 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	3 Infantry Training Depot
Born:	Goldsithney, Cornwall, England, 25 April 1895
Home Town:	Malvern, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 15 February 1980, aged 84 years
Cemetery:	Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia
Memorials:	Tarlee & District Roll of Honor WW1, Tarlee War Memorial

World War 1 Service

26 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 922, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Oaklands, South Australia
1 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 922, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 922, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
27 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 922, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment
10 Jul 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 922, 9th Light Horse Regiment, embarked Kantara for Adelaide on board HT Oxfordshire
17 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

24 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , S980, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA)
11 Jul 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , S980, 3 Infantry Training Depot

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Biography

Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Lieutenant William Frederick Edgerley (Service No:922) served with 9th Light Horse Regiment from 26 November 1914 to 26 July 1919. Enlisting as a Private, he embarked with his Unit from Adelaide on 1 April 1915 for Gallipoli on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln. Progressing through the ranks, he was commissioned in 1919 and was a Lieutenant when his appointment was terminated on 26 July 1919. Lieutenant Edgerley was appointed to the Army Reserve in 1921, and served in WWII (1940 - 1945) as a Captain with 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) and 3 Infantry Training Battalion. Son Mark (Service No:417466) served in the RAAF in WWII.

William was born in Cornwall, England in 1895, eldest of three children of Reverend Albert Richard Edgerley (b1885 in Lancashire, England) and Martha Janetta Edmunds (b1861 in Lincolnshire). Albert was a Wesleyan Minister and Martha was Headmistress of a Girls' School in 1894 when they married in Cheshire. Albert and Martha lived in Yorkshire before immigrating in 1913, arriving in Adelaide, South Australia on board the Runic with their children. They settled in Adelaide where they raised their family and Albert was a Methodist Minister.

William was a Farm Labourer before enlisting in WWI. In Riverton in 1919, he married Vera Kelly (b1894 at Giles Corner, South Australia). William and Vera lived in Riverton before settling at Birdwood where William was a Farmer. By 1940 they had moved to Adelaide where William was a Manager (Tractors) when he enlisted in the ACMF. Vera died in 1978 and William in 1980.

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