BALDWIN, Edgar Allan
| Service Number: | 26824 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1942, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
| Born: | Oak Vale, Moregatta, Queensland, Australia, 25 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | East Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane State High School, University of Queensland |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 January 2008, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Brisbane Queensland Parliament War Service Honour Board, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 26824, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot), Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 26824, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Allan BALDWIN and Ruby May nee MASSEY
Married Reeva CLEMENTS 16 June 1943 and had 3 sons and 1 daughter
Served at HMAS Basilisk (Port Moresby), New Guinea
PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION
17 May 1969 - 27 May 1972 ALP Logan
27 May 1972 - 7 Dec 1974 ALP Redlands
He began his working life as a 12 year old doing a milk run for two years, and later worked as a sand, gravel and firewood carter for another two years. From 1939, he was a factory worker before attending university. After graduating, Baldwin was a school teacher until 1959.
Referred to as "Red Ted", and "leader of the ratbag radical fringe" when he became president of the Queensland Teachers' Union (QTU) in 1968, Baldwin's work is considered to have laid the foundations for the modern QTU. He was awarded life membership of the union in 1985. In 2001, he was awarded the Commonwealth Centenary Medal for his services to education.
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