Bragg, Edmund Allen

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

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NAME

BRAGG- Edward Allen

SERVICE NO

1494

UNIT

3rd Reinforcements/Transferred to 4th Battalion A Coy 30/3/1915

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

28 yrs 6 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Pennant Hills

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Farmer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

15 Dec 1914

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool,

NEXT OF KIN

RELIGION

Father- W J Bragg, Dural Rd PO nr Parramatta. ( 29 March 1920 Maroota, via Windsor) Height-5 foot 7 inches, Weight-11 stone, Chest- 33-36�

Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair- Light Brown Scar right leg C/E

EMBARKED

17 Feb 1914, Sydney

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

DISEMBARKED NOTES

1 May 1915- 28 days detention for refusing to obey orders.

WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

19 May 1915- Gallipoli Peninsula

BURIED

Bridges Road, Gve 2 19 May 1915 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery;- Row D Gve 16

MEDALS

1914-15 Star-10475, British War Medal-10467, Victory Medal-10422. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-302649.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Note Book, 1 Waist-belt, 1 fountain pen, Watch, pencil, 1 cigarette holder case, 1 keepsake, beads/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

Father re change address 29 March 1920 J T Franks, Dural Rd, Castle Hill, (executor) Ellen Agnes Franks (Sister) 47 Patrick St., Blacktown (1967)

Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 29th June 1915 Page 5—’Heroes of the Dardanelles

Sydney Morning Herald 1.7.1915 P.5.

PRIVATE . A. BRAGG. Private E.A. Bragg, killed in action, was a single man, 28 years of age. He was engaged for some years in the Dural district, fruit growing, Afterwards he went to New Zealand, and on returning he went to Taree, and engaged in the timber industry. From there he enlisted in the 3 rd Reinforcements of the 4th Battalion. He was the fourth son of Mr and Mrs William Bragg of Dural.

Gosford Times 2.7.1915.

Privates Edmund A. (Ned) Bragg, and Phill Lush, Both well known locally, have been officially Reported killed in action at the Dardenalles.

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