Lieutenant Eric Henry Drummond Edgerton
Awarded the Military Medal with Bar for conspicuous gallantry, Edgerton was also recommended for the award of the Victoria Cross, for his gallantry during an attack on Ville Sur Ancre near Albert on 19 May 1918.
| First year at Wesley | 1911 |
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| Personal information | Join direct from school. Family lived in Elsternwick. Great grandfather had fought at Waterloo |
| Date enlisted | 15/04/1915 |
| Unit enlisted | 24th Battalion, 1st Reinforcements - Service Number 1524 |
| Service details | Served in Gallipoli as a Private. Awarded the MM with Bar for conspicuous gallantry; recommended for VC, for attack on Ville-Sur-Ancre near Albert on 19 May 1918, but awarded the DSO. Killed by a bullet while inspecting front line positions. |
| Date of death | 11/08/1918 - 21 years of age |
| Unit details | 24th Battalion |
| Cemetery/Memorial place | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery - Plot 20 Row A Grave 3 |
Other references and additional information
- Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Wesley College Chronicle, May 1919 p. 30
- Wesley College Chronicle, 1918 p. 20
- Australian War Memorial
- Australian War Memorial (Scanned Diary Entries written by Lt. E.H.D Edgerton)
- Australian War Memorial (Diary Extract)
- Australian Dictionary of Biography
- The AIF project
- RSL Virtual War Memorial
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