Regimental number | 1709 |
Place of birth | Heatherton, Victoria |
School | Heatherton State School |
Other training | Victorian Rangers, Sheltenham |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tram conductor |
Address | Heatherton PO, Heatherton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, James Eden, Heatherton PO, Heatherton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 4 years in the Victorian Rangers. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He was injured when the Southland was torpedoed and was about 9 months in hospital in England." Details from Father. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot X, Row K, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Isaac and Sarah EDEN, Post Office, Dingley, Victoria. Native of Heatherton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Robert Gordon "Duncan" |