Charles James EDMONDSON

Regimental number3818
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionCongregational
OccupationClerk
Address341 Auburn Road, Auburn, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 3.5"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Edmondson, 341 Auburn Road, Auburn, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Discharge date13 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 March 1916.

Taken on strength, 23rd Bn, in the field, 24 April 1916.

Wounded in action, 28 July 1916 (gun shot wound, chest); admitted to 1/2 South Midland Field Ambulance, 29 July 1916; transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 29 July 1916; to Ambulance Train No 26, 31 July 1916, and admitted to 13th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 31 July 1916 (wound severe: dangerously ill; transferred to England, 13 September 1916, and admitted to Kitchener War Hospital, Brighton, 14 September 1916; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 13 December 1916; discharged on furlough, 21 December 1916, to report to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 5 January 1917.

Discharged from Harefield to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth.

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Benalla', 13 February 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 16 April 1917; discharged (wounded), Melbourne, 13 May 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 September 1959
Age at death73
Place of burialMildura Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, EDMONDSON Charles James