| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0249 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Eades, Alfred Bailey |
| Place made | Egypt, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/1036 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Eades, Alfred Bailey (Lieutenant, b.1895 - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to service of Lieutenant Alfred Bailey Eades, 45 Battery, 12 Army Field Artillery, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1917. Collection includes letters sent home to family in Melbourne.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Served with the 45th Battery, Australian Field Artillery. Died of influenza at No 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 12 November 1918. Clerk, of Essendon, VIC; born Essendon; educated at state school, served senior cadets and the Citizen Force Artillery; joined AIF 21 May 1915, sailing August 10, landed ANZAC on 13 October 1915 and stayed until the evacuation; in Egypt in 1916 was made a Sergeant Major of 46 Battery; arrived in France June 1916 and was appointed Second Lieutenant in Trench Mortars, 20 June 1916; promoted First Lieutenant in March 1917 and was transferred to 45 Battery; age at time of death 23 years 4 months. Was a cousin to General Brudenell White.