Details

Thomas Anthony EDSON

Regimental number	1852
Date of birth	22 August 1888
Place of birth	Lyndoch, South Australia
Religion	Methodist
Occupation	Farmer
Address	Paringa, South Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	27
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs. Eliza Staggal Edson, Blanchetown, South Australia
Enlistment date	1 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	7 October 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	9th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/14/3
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll	5th Divisional Ammunition Column
Fate	Returned to Australia 14 January 1919
Medals	Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: 10 October 1919
Family/military connections	Brother: 1851 Driver Charles Edward EDSON, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 22 May 1919.
Other details	War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death	6 February 1966
Age at death	77
Place of burial	Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales

UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy

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Canberra BC 2610, Australia

Street Address:
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Campbell, ACT 2600