Arthur EDDY

Regimental number6555
Date of birth2 May 1898
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.7
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Eddy, 45 Cooper Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 December 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 September 1919
Discharge date29 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 13 March 1917; discharged, 7 April 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 26 days.

Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 13 April 1917; discharged to duty, 12 May 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 30 days.

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 October 1917.

Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, 9 November 1917; discharged to duty, 22 January 1918; total period of treatment for gonorrhoea: 75 days.

Tried by District Court Martial, Longbridge Deverill, England, 16 October 1918. Found Guilty of being Absent without Leave, 27 July-1 October 1918: sentenced to 130 days' detention and forfeiture of 209 days' pay. Unexpired portion of sentence (21 days) remitted as from 1 February 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Plassy', 5 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 29 November 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N264060.
Date of death30 October 1948
Age at death50
SourcesNAA: B2455, EDDY Arthur