Regimental number | 6125 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Sydney High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Mount Pleasant, Spofforth Street, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry James Hedger, Mt Pleasant, Spofforth Street, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Infantry Brigade 5, 15th Company, Army Service Corps |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/103/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class II) |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Camel Transport Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 3138 (5 June 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113 (6 October 1919). |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Hadra War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 274), Alexandria, Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Rachel HEDGER, 14 Spofforth Street, Watersleigh, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |