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EDSON, Thomas Anthony

Service Number:	1852
Enlisted:	7 October 1915
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	5th Division Artillery
Born:	Lyndoch, South Australia, 22 August 1888
Home Town:	Paringa, Renmark Paringa, South Australia
Schooling:	Black Hill Primary School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 6 February 1966, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Broken Hill Cemetery, New South Wales Plot: Methodist, OB, Row 10, Plot 36
Memorials:	Blanchetown & District WW1 Memorial, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4)

World War 1 Service

7 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1852, 9th Light Horse Regiment
5 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 1852, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 1852, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Artillery
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Bombardier, 1852
10 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1852, 5th Division Artillery , MILITARY MEDAL Discharged from HQ 4 M.D. in South Australia as Medically Unfit for Duty after serving 3 years 188 days for his country.
17 Oct 1919:	Honoured Military Medal, for Bravery in the Field awarded by His Majesty the King of England.

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

He was awarded his Military Medal by General Birdwood (UK) in Adelaide on 6 March 1920.