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Edward ACHESON

Regimental number908
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43.9
Height5' 8.5"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinSister, Ellen May Exhan, Beachwood Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 November 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Discharge date17 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 20 February 1916; appointed Driver, 20 February 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916; entrained for Hazebrouck, 8 May 1916.

Admitted to 2/1 South Midland Field Ambulance, 8 July 1916 (mumps); transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 9 July 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 22 July 1916.

Appointed Driver, 20 February 1916.

On leave, 3 December 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, while on leave, 15 December 1918 (despepsia); discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 18 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919 (myalgia, right shoulder); admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 24 January 1919 (bronchitis); discharged from ship's hospital, 29 January 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 24 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 17 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ACHESON Edward

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