ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HANLON, Edward James (aka TUITE, Herbert Eugene )

HANLON, Edward James (aka TUITE, Herbert Eugene )

Full Name: Edward James

HANLON

Date of Birth: 04

–

1883

Place of birth: Sydney

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Sister-Margaret Schaeffer

Next of Kin Address: University Lodge Sydney NSW

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 1356

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-11-16

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli

Age at Death: 32

Burial Location: Shell Green Cemetery Gallipoli Plot 2 Row I Grave 19

16/11/1914-To Depot Company ex. Medical Examination Bunbury WA
17/03/1915- To Overseas Base Depot Egypt ex Australia
22/04/1915-Joined 11th Battalion in the field Lemnos
25/04/1915-Wounded in Action Galliipoli ( Gunshot Wound Left Leg )
4/05/1915-Evacuated/Admitted Canadian hospital Tigne Malta
15/06/1915-Transferred Convalescent Camp Pembroke Malta
12/07/1915-Embarked for Egypt ex Hospital Malta
16/07/1915-to Overseas Base Mustapha Egypt
26/07/1915-rejoined 11th Battalion in the field Gallipoli
6/08/1915-KILLED IN ACTION Gallipoli
6/08/1915-Burial-Chaplains-Captain Robertson & Father Bergin
6/08/1915-Real Name- Herbert Eugene TUITE

 

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medal – No. 9351

Victory Medal – No. 9302

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 306477

 

Memorial Inscription

Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 64