Reginald William Edwards

Personal Information
Date of Birth	6 Apr 1891
Place of Birth	Fremantle, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	25 years, 2 months
Description	5'11½" (1.82m) tall; weight 155 lbs (70.3kg); fresh complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair.
Occupation	Surveyor
Religion	Church of England
Address	'Hawthorne', Shenton road, Claremont, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Brother Mr Aubrey A. Edwards
Military Information
Reg Number	W7193
Date of Enlistment	9 Jun 1916
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit/Formation	2nd Pioneer Battalion, 12th Reinforcement / 2nd Division
Date of Embarkation	30 Oct 1917 - 27 Dec 1917
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A60 Aeneas
Date of Return	5 Jan 1919 - 20 Feb 1919
Ship Returned On	HMAT A61 Kanowna
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument	none at present
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Electoral Roll entry - 1916 Shenton road Claremont, surveyor

War Service

Six weeks after entering Blackboy Hill camp, Reg was allocated to the 21st reinforcement draft for the 16th Battalion. On 22 Aug 1916 he was promoted temporary Corporal and sent to specialist training at the Engineer Officer's Training School in Roseville, NSW. By 1 Feb 1917 he was an Acting Sergeant and was transferred to the Engineers Depot where on 1 Apr 1917 he was promoted 2nd Lieutenant, and transferred to the 12th reinforcement draft for the 2nd Pioneer battalion.

On arrival in England Reg was sent to the Pioneer Training School at the No.6 camp Sutton Veny before being sent on to the school at Reading.

Proceeded overseas to France on 2 Apr 1918 from Southampton, and taken on strength by the 2nd Pioneer Battalion on 26 Apr 1918 when they were in the Millencourt area on the Somme. On 18 May 1918 was seen by the 5th Australian Field Ambulance who sent him on to the 1st red Cross Hospital in Le Touquet the next day. Released to the base depot on 1 Jun 1918 , he rejoined the battalion on 8 Jun 1918.

A week later he was detached to the Australian Corps Gas School and on 5 Sep 1918 he was promoted Lieutenant.

Wounded in Action on 5 Oct 1918 with a shell wound to the right arm and head (another record states chest wound, penetrating), he was seen first by the 5th Australian Field Ambulance before passing back to the 58th Casualty Clearing Station who placed him on Ambulance Train to Rouen where he entered the 8th General Hospital on 7 Oct 1918. Evacuated to England aboard HMHS Essequibo on 25 Oct 1918, he was admitted to the 3rd London General Hospital the next day. On 9 Dec 1918 he was deemed to be 'Convalescent'

Reg's appointment was terminated on 14 Apr 1919 at 5th Miltary District.

Post War

Marriage 1919 to Gladys Peploe; 1927 to Gladys Wihnell. Electoral Roll entries - 1919 Shenton road Claremont, surveyor; 1920 - 1925 at 12 Glenroyd street

Notes

Brother (NOK) lived in Armadale