Place, Edward Henry

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, EdmundHenry Allen Place, Edward

Service Service Number Number 1494 6369 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 6th October 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula 5th Ambulance Train, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Place, Edward Henry

SERVICE NO

6369

UNIT RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment PLACE OF BIRTH

25 yrs 4 mths (1891/25666 Parents John E & Emily reg Newtown) Sydney

ADDRESS

QLD

OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

12 Oct 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Mackay, Qld.

NEXT OF KIN

Parents;- John Edward & Emily Place, of Narara, NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

Height-5’4½”. Weight-133lbs. Chest-32-35”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown. Burn mark on Back C/E

EMBARKED

22 Dec 1916 Sydney

DISEMBARKED

3 Mar 1917-Plymouth

NOTES

23 Apr 1917-Offence at Rollestone Training camp AWOL midnight -3.30pm 24 Apr 1917/

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

4 Jul 1918-GSW Nose- France, rejoined unit 15 Sept 1918 6 Oct 1918-GSW R/Thigh (Compound Fracture Femur) & Forearm (fractured).

DIED

6 Oct 1918- 5th Amb Train France

BURIED

6 Oct 1918- St. Sever Cemetery, Ext. Rouen, France, Block S, Row H, Plot 2 Gve 13. British War Medal-55023, Victory Medal-54185. Memorial Plaque & Scroll353363.

MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

1 pipe, devotional book, disc, silver match box, coins, shrapnel, wound stripe, leather wallet, YMCA wallet, note book, letters, cards, photos, German belt, 2 pencil cases (damaged), 6 buttons, 4 badges, 2 numerals, 2 chin straps, tin of tobacco, 4 pencils/

WILL

Beneficiary;- Mother

CORRESPONDENCE

Mother/ MLC Assurance Co/ Father/

Gosford Times 9th October 1919 PLACE- In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Edward, who died of wounds received on the battlefield, October 6th, 1918. Though lost to sight Still to memory dear. Inserted by his loving father and mother, brothers and sisters, Narara PLACE- In loving memory of my dear brother, Edward Place, who died of wounds received on the battlefield, October 6th, 1918. Dear is the grave where my dear brother is laid. Sweet is the memory that never will fade You bore your cross and bore it well, But what you suffered none can tell. Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, Florrie and Harry Gavenlock.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8018039

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