EGGINS, Eric Stanley
| Service Numbers: | 2799, Q205208 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Alumny Creek, New South Wales, 8 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Alumny Creek Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Greenslopes, Queensland, 18 December 1955, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Alumny Creek School & District WWI Honour Roll (NSW), Harwood Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2799, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2799, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2799, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2799, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Warneton, GSW (thigh) | |
| 4 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2799, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Private, Q205208, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Buderim, Queensland | |
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| 13 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q205208, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 14 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, Q205208, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
| 30 Aug 1943: | Discharged Private, Q205208, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 30 Aug 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q205208, 6th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Obituary - E. S. Eggins
Mr. Eric Stanley Eggins, one of Maroochydore’s best-known citizens, passed away on Sunday last in the Greenslopes Military Hospital. Deceased was born at Grafton (N.S.W.) 60 years ago, and came to Maroochydore in 1915. He enlisted in the First A.I.F. and was badly wounded in the Battle of Amiens in 1917 and invalided back to Australia. The late Mr. Eggins was associated with the late Mr. P. Evans, in conducting a boat service on the Maroochy River, and also engaged in fishing. Three years ago he narrowly escaped with his life when a huge whale surfaced near his boat off Maroochydore. Surviving him are his widow and five daughters, Mesdames I. Page (Auckland, N.Z.), E. Kitchener, (Brisbane), E. Muir, Misses M. and Daphne Eggins (Maroochydore) and a son, Mr. Stanley Eggins (Maleny). There are eight grandchildren. Deceased’s brothers are Messrs. Thomas and Lionel (Clarence River), Lyle (Sydney), Gregory (Lidcombe) and Fred (Drummoyne), and sisters, Mesdames M. McWhinne (Sydney), I. Green (Tweed Heads) and V. W. Perren (Maroochydore). - The Nambour Chronicle, issue dated Friday December 23, 1955.
Submitted 18 January 2017 by John Johnston
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