Parents: Alfred and Ethel Isabel EDNEY, 57 Linain Road, Hampton, Victoria.
Regimental number 2625
School Drouin West and later Leongatha Schools, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Grocer
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, Alfred Edward Edney, Leongatha, Victoria
Previous military service Served as Sergeant for 2 years in the Cadets; resigned on leaving the district.
Enlistment date 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 23rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details Was a member of Leongatha Fire Brigade.
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fleurbaix, France
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to and proceeded to join 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
Statement, Red Cross File No 990610,3487 Lance Corporal S. CRITTENDEN, D Company, 59th Bn (patient, Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, England), 8 November 1916: 'On July 19/16 about 7 p.m. at Fleurbaix Jack E. Edney was blown to pieces, a shell hit the bag of grenades he was carrying.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 2625
School Drouin West and later Leongatha Schools, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Grocer
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, Alfred Edward Edney, Leongatha, Victoria
Previous military service Served as Sergeant for 2 years in the Cadets; resigned on leaving the district.
Enlistment date 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 23rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details Was a member of Leongatha Fire Brigade.
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fleurbaix, France
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to and proceeded to join 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
Statement, Red Cross File No 990610,3487 Lance Corporal S. CRITTENDEN, D Company, 59th Bn (patient, Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, England), 8 November 1916: 'On July 19/16 about 7 p.m. at Fleurbaix Jack E. Edney was blown to pieces, a shell hit the bag of grenades he was carrying.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents: Alfred and Ethel Isabel EDNEY, 57 Linain Road, Hampton, Victoria.
Regimental number 2625
School Drouin West and later Leongatha Schools, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Grocer
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, Alfred Edward Edney, Leongatha, Victoria
Previous military service Served as Sergeant for 2 years in the Cadets; resigned on leaving the district.
Enlistment date 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 23rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details Was a member of Leongatha Fire Brigade.
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fleurbaix, France
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to and proceeded to join 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
Statement, Red Cross File No 990610,3487 Lance Corporal S. CRITTENDEN, D Company, 59th Bn (patient, Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, England), 8 November 1916: 'On July 19/16 about 7 p.m. at Fleurbaix Jack E. Edney was blown to pieces, a shell hit the bag of grenades he was carrying.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 2625
School Drouin West and later Leongatha Schools, Victoria
Religion Church of England
Occupation Grocer
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, Alfred Edward Edney, Leongatha, Victoria
Previous military service Served as Sergeant for 2 years in the Cadets; resigned on leaving the district.
Enlistment date 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 23rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 59th Battalion
Other details Was a member of Leongatha Fire Brigade.
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916, Fleurbaix, France
Place of burial No known grave
Commemoration details V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number 167, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Allotted to and proceeded to join 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.
Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.
Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.
Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.
Statement, Red Cross File No 990610,3487 Lance Corporal S. CRITTENDEN, D Company, 59th Bn (patient, Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, England), 8 November 1916: 'On July 19/16 about 7 p.m. at Fleurbaix Jack E. Edney was blown to pieces, a shell hit the bag of grenades he was carrying.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Gravesite Details
Private, 59th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Age: 24. Son of Alfred Edward and Ethel Isabel Edney, of 57, Linain Rd., Hampton, Victoria. Native of Rochford, Victoria.
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