EDE, Thomas Arthur James
| Service Number: | 3920 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Newcastle |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Coopernook, New South Wales, Australia, 21 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cundletown, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Coopernook Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cundletown District Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3920, Newcastle | |
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| 11 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3920, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3920, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3920, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , Shell shock | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3920, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3920 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Ebenezer and Rosina Ede of Cundletown, NSW
Biography contributed by Michael Silver
Private Thomas Arthur James Ede was born and educated at Coopernook, New South Wales, being one of ten children of Ebenezer and Rosina Jane Ede (nee Cross) of Cundletown. He enlisted at Cundletown in 1915 and was training at Newcastle for a few weeks before going to Liverpool Camp in Sydney.
He was sent to France, via Egypt, and took part in the Battle of Pozieres. Suffering from shell shock, he was transferred to the Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, England and remained there for six months. On his recovery he returned to France, after a few weeks’ furlough, and was killed in action in the battle of Messines Ridge, on 9 June 1917.
Reference: Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire
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