ADDISON Edward James

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Service No.

3057

Rank

Private

Unit

5 Battalion

Other Units

5th Pioneer Battalion

Town

Beerburrum Soldier Settlement

Adopted

Yes

Date of Birth

13 March 1877

Place of Birth

Brisbane, Qld

Date Enlisted

17 October 1916

Ship Sailed On

HMAT A55 Kyarra

Date Ship Sailed

17 November 1916

Ship Sailed From

Brisbane

Soldiers History

Born in Brisbane 1887 (Qld BDM record B38421) Age at enlistment 29yrs 6ths Height - 5ft 10inches Complexion - medium Eyes - Grey Hair - Black Religion - C of E Next of Kin - Emily Addison Mother Occupation - draftsman Served in France 18/6/1918 Returned to Australia aboard H.M.A.T Aneneas and disembarked in Sydney on 12 January 1920. Entrained to Brisbane and discharged from A.I.F duties on 28 February 1920. He suffered no injuries.

Beerburrum Soldier Settlement, lot 319.

Personal information Father George Henry Addison - occupation Architech Siblings - George Frederick - Edith May He married Una Lois McCredie in 1933 (Qld BDM record B16293) Died around 13 September 1956 (Qld BDM record B12096) and buried at Toowong Cemetery

Battles Fought

France
France
France

1914-1915 Star

Victory Medal

British War Medal

If died in the war

Returned to Australia

Date Returned to Australia

22 November 1919

Date of Death

1956

Place of Death

Qld

Age at Death

Where Buried

Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane,Qld

Name of Researcher

Joy Ratcliffe

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