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BELGRAVE, Edward Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 682 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted South Melbourne allocated to 3rd Brigade Coy 1st Division Train AASC as Driver. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Newcastle New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Boolaroo, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Analytical Chemist |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 15 November 1927, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Footscray Town Hall Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 682, 1st Divisional Train, Enlisted South Melbourne allocated to 3rd Brigade Coy 1st Division Train AASC as Driver. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 682, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 682, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 5 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 682, 1st Divisional Train, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Embark from Egypt to Gallipoli with Unit | |
| 5 Dec 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train, Detached to Western Frontier Forces for operations against the Maadi. | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train, Embarked with Unit to France for operations with the BEF. | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Infantry Battalion, Detached to 8th Battalion in the field France for duty till 12th August 1918. | |
| 8 Oct 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 682, 1st Divisional Train, Embarked Italy for Australia 1914 Leave. | |
| 22 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 682, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Served Egypt 1914-15, Gallipoli 1915 , Western Egypt Late 1915- 1916 & France March 1916 to October 1918.
Returned for 1914 leave to Australia and discharged February 1919.
Award 1914-15 Star British War Medal & Victory Medal
Resident of Yarraville Victoria 1919-1927.