| Regimental number | 498A |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Wingham, Manning River, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Steven Eade, Wingham, Manning River, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
| Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 498 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Special Mention in Australian Corps Routine Orders Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'AT CORBIE on the 24th April 1918, during the bombardment that preceded and accompanied the German attack on VILLERS BRETONNEUX, this N.C.O. was in charge of ammunition wagons and made six consecutive trips through enemy shell fire conducting ammunition from wagon lines to gun positions. This N.C.O. also did excellent work at HAMEL on July 4th and again in the August 1918 operations. On August 30th near BARLEUX when his Battery was supporting the attack on PERONNE and was itself subjected to fire from an enemy 5.9" Battery this N.C.O. assisted in carrying up ammunition from a dump 100 yards in rear for over an hour, so that his Battery could carry out its programme without interruption, though enemy shells fell in and near the Battery at the rate of about one per minute. He is deserving of special recognition.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 75 Date: |
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