Regimental number | 2543 |
Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Church Street, Hay, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Bedford, Church Street, Hay, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Narrandera, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Jane BEDFORD |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2861 Pte William Edward BEDFORD, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Embarked Melbourne, 28 October 1917. Found guilty, at sea, of when on Active Service leaving his guard without orders from his superior officer: awarded 14 days' detention. Disembarked Suez, 10 December 1917; marched in to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, 23 January 1918. Taken on strength, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Belah, 2 February 1918. Admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, Jerusalem, 4 May 1918 (diarrhoea); transferred to 75th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 June 1918; to 43rd Stationary Hospital, Kilo 151, 6 May 1918; to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 15 May 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 16 May 1918; to Desert Mounted Corps Rest Camp, Port Said, 7 June 1918; to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 19 June 1918; rejoined 12th Light Horse Regiment, 27 June 1918. Admitted to Port Said Rest Camp, 9 August 1918; marched in to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, 1 September 1918. Found guilty, 7 October 1918, of when on Active Service, irregular conduct, i.e. staggering about Ismailia Railway Station as if he was drunk: awarded 14 days' confined to camp, and forfeited 3 days' pay. Rejoined 12th Light Horse Regiment, 18 November 1918. Sick to hospital, 20 February 1919 (venereal disease); admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 23 February 1919 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, 9 April 1919; discharged, 1 July 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 131 days. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 20 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 28 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 28 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 51 |
Place of burial | Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BEDFORD Joseph |