ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

EDMONDS, William Thomas

EDMONDS, William Thomas

Full Name: William Thomas

EDMONDS

Date of Birth: 07

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1886

Place of birth: Tembury Eardiston

England

Occupation: Sleeper Cutter

Address: Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Father- William Edmonds

Next of Kin Address: Tembury Eardiston Worcestershire England

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 1336

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-10-03

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-06-10

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3/10/1914- To Depot Company as Private
28/04/1915- Disembarked Gallipoli with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces ex Alexandria Egypt
10/08/1915-  MENTIONED IN ARMY CORPS ROUTINE ORDER
14/09/1915- Admitted 3rd Australian Field Ambulance Gallipoli ( Influenza ) then to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station Gallipoli  then by Hospital Ship to 24th Casualty Clearing Station Imbros Lemnos
16/09/1915- Transferred Base Depot Mudros Lemnos
20/09/1915- Admitted 1st Australian Stationary Hospital Mudros Lemnos
2/10/1915- Admitted Convalescent Depot Mudros Lemnos then Re-Admitted 24th Casualty Clearing Station Mudros Lemnos ( Debility )
27/10/1915- Discharged to Duty Base Depot Mudros Lemnos
6/11/1915- Rejoined Battalion in the field Gallipoli ex Sickness
6/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Gallipoli
27/03/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt for Marseilles France
22/07/1916- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Right Thigh )
24/07/1916- Admitted No. 1 Stationary Hospital Rouen France ex 2nd Australian Field Ambulance ex 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station
27/07/1916- Rejoined Base Depot  France ex Wounded
4/09/1916- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Wounded
10/10/1917- Granted Leave England
25/10/1917- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Leave
9/11/1918- Granted Leave England
2/12/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Leave
4/02/1919- To Overseas Training Brigade Sutton Veny ex Weymouth ex Australian General Base Depot Havre France for Return to Australia
28/02/1919- Embarked Devonport for Australia per ” Anchises ”
10/04/1919- Disembarked Albany
10/06/1919- Discharged from Service

 

MENTION IN ARMY CORPS ROUTINE ORDER

 

The Following Extract is from Army Corps Routine Order dated 10 August 1915:-

 

” No. 1336 Private W. T. Edmonds, 11th Battalion- COMPLIMENTARY : The Army Corps Commander wished to thank  Private Edmonds for the gallant and good work  performed on the night of 31st July – 1st August 1915 in connection with the taking of a Turkish Trench “.