The Gap LOCO

David Edgar attributes staying active and a long and happy marriage to him reaching 100 years of age. In his typical tongue-in-cheek fashion, he will also tell you that drinking rum during his Navy days also played a part in his longevity.

A resident of the Carinity Hilltop aged care community in Kelvin Grove, David was born in Brisbane on 24 June 1922 and grew up in Spring Hill.

Like most of his generation, David was always active. He loved recreational fishing and revelled in sport. He played rugby league, table tennis, badminton, hockey, Australian Rules football and cricket, captaining his local team to a premiership.

After working at an engineering company, David joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1941 at the age of 18 years. During World War II, Able Seaman Edgar served aboard the ships HMAS Kybra, HMAS Koopa and HMAS Burnie.

The vessels sailed the waters off Australia, Papua New Guinea, China, Japan and Hong Kong in convoy escort, depot ship, minesweeping and antisubmarine patrol roles and the liberation of the Philippines.

Following the surrender of Japan in 1945, HMAS Burnie was tasked to clear mines on the approaches to Hong Kong, resulting in its crew returning home to Australia six months after the war had ended.

After returning home from wartime service overseas David married Joan May ‘Peggy’ Godden. The couple had two children and were together for almost 70 years before Peggy’s passing.

David worked in

Carinity Hilltop aged care resident David Edgar with his son, Gary Edgar landscape gardening and was also a storeman/packer. The Edgar family lived in a home at Boondall which they built, and where David lived before moving to Carinity Hilltop in 2021.

The proud war veteran has maintained a strong commitment to his beloved Navy through involvement with the Naval Association and the Royal Australian Navy Corvettes Association. David has four grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren – and he still keenly follows cricket and rugby league.

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