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Edwin David CARSELDINE

Regimental number70
Date of birth12 September 1896
Place of birthKilcoy, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.4
Height5' 7"
Weight115 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Carseldine, Kilcoy, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 March 1918
Discharge date14 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 10 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart,; trench fever), Brisbane, 14 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 February 1981
Age at death84
Place of burialKilcoy Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, CARSELDINE Edwin David

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