ADDY, Edward
| Service Numbers: | 1, Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Woolloongabba, Queensland Served as Colour Sergeant for 22 years in Norfolk Regiment, British Army. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Catfield, Norfolk, England , 5 July 1872 |
| Home Town: | Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Dysentry, Malta, 18 August 1915, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot A, Row V111A, Grave 6 INSCRIPTION - HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY HIS SOUL TO HIS GOD |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 1, 9th Infantry Battalion, Woolloongabba, Queensland Served as Colour Sergeant for 22 years in Norfolk Regiment, British Army. | |
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| 20 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 1, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 24 Sep 1914: |
Embarked
AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 1, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 1, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, per service record | |
| 25 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated Dysentry - to Malta. Died of Illness 18 Aug 15 --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-08-18 | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 43 and the son of Edward and Mary Ann Addy; husband of Annie Laura Addy, of 72, Magdalen St., Colchester, England.
He is remembered on the Catfield War Memorial.
Births Sep 1872 ADDY Edward Smallburgh 4b 44
Smallburgh is in the county of Norfolk
Biography
Arrived in Australia aged 39 years
9 Battalion
Rank - Lt.
24 April 1914 Promoted to 2 Lt.
27 July 1916 - Transferred to ship Neuralia for Malta
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Edward and Mary Ann Addy; Husband of Annie Laura Addy, of 72, Magdalen St., Colchester, England. Father of Dorothy May Addy, Edward John Addy, Pearl Mary Addy and Ramond Clive Addy
Biography contributed by Nicole Bishop
He was 43 and the son of Edward and Maria Ann Addy; husband of Annie Laura Addy, of 72, Magdalen St., Colchester, England.
He is remembered on the Catfield War Memorial.
Births Sep 1872 ADDY Edward Smallburgh 4b 44
Smallburgh is in the county of Norfolk
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