Edward James Addy

ID 0709

Brief Notes :

Edward was born at Catfield Norfolk in 1872 and baptized there on 20th Jul 1872  , 1st of 6 / 7 Kids to Edward & Maria Addy.

In 1881 the family lived in Camberwell , Surrey , Edward being a scholar ,
in 1891 he is possibly in Essex - that person is given as born in 1865 - tho still born in Catfield.
Around 1892 he joined the Norfolk Regiment - according to AIF signup record
In 1900 he married in Colchester to ANNIE LAURA GLADDEN
In 1901 he is living in Colchester as a Sergeant in the Horse Regiment , by 1911 they have 3 of their 4 kids with them , before Edward's join up to the Australian infantry on 19th Sep 1914 , 
on 17 Aug 1915 , Edward Dies in hospital in Malta of Dysentery , his wife Annie was then living at 141 Magdalen Street Colchester with the 4 children ; Annie would have another child Iris in 1920 and got re-married in 1926 to Ernest Boole
 

Edward left England with his younger brother to join the Australian Imperial Force ( AIF ) in  Woolloongabba , Brisbane in the 9th Battalion making it to the rank of Lieutenant .
 On Joining the AIF he was described as :

42 Yrs 2mts
5ft  7 1/2 inches
weight 148 lbs ( 67 Kgs )
chest 39 inches
Brown Hair with light Hazel eyes , Tattoo's on Arms legs and Chest !

 He Wrote his last will while passing by the pyramids in Egypt in Jan 1915 on his way to Gallipoli , Whether he was injured at the Landings is not known yet , but he caught Dysentery and was first treated at the Mudros Australian State Hospital for 2 days from 20 - 21 Jul 1915 , before being taken away on the hospital ship "Neuralia " from Gallipoli to Malta being admitted on 25th July , where he died of Heart Failure , ( though remaining conscious to within 12 hours of death ) at the Imtarfa Hospital after 24 days on 17th Aug 1915 – he was then buried in the Pieta Military Cemetary in Grave No6 Row 8A on the 18th August, see CWGC page for more details and map

Edward left a Widow , Annie and 4 Children : born from 1908 to 1912
Dorothy May        married 1926 to Percy Bright
John Edward
Pearl Mary            married 1928 to Joseph Thompson
Raymond Clive

1914 Sep 19 AIF Signup papers , typed duplicate
1915 Jan 30 Edward's Will , written at the Pyramids , Egypt
1915 Jul 21 Hospital Card - Mudros
1915 Aug 17 Hospital Card - Imtarfa
1915 Aug 17 Death service record
1915 Aug 18 AIF Death record card
1915 Aug 22 Confirmation of Death sent to Alexandria
1915 Oct 1 Casualty Card
1915 Oct 1 Casualty Card - typed Copy
1917 Feb 22 Kit Store card
     
1917 Mar 16 Request for Notification of death
1920 Jan 12 Final Service Record
     
1917 Apr 17 Report of death certificate
1920 Jun 8 Edward's savings book lost ?
1920 Jun 18 Effects of Edward , Savings book lost ?
  Pension award to Family
  Will Reading
  Personal Inventory
  Kitbag Inventory
   
  Enlisting booklet p2
  Enlisting booklet p3 - description
  Enlisting booklet p4
  Enlisting booklet p4 copy
  service index card
  Warrant Request
   
   
   
  Gravestone

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From : Anzac officers memorial page

Lieutenant Edward ADDY, 9th Battalion, AIF. Born Catfield, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Married;
Soldier, of Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland .
Next of kin: Wife; Annie Laura Addy, of 72 Magdalen Street, Colchester, England.
Died of other causes (dysentery and heart failure) at Imtarfa Hospital, Malta, on 18 August 1915, aged 43.
Grave: Pieta Military cemetery, Valetta, Malta.
 

General locations

Gallipoli
Turkish Peninsula in the Aegean Sea. It stems from the 'European' side of Turkey. Between it and the 'Asiatic' side flow the Dardanelles. 'Gallipoli' is a Greek name; the modern Turkish town, formerly known as Gallipoli, is Gelibolu.

Anzac
[Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - 'ANZAC' - fully capitalised as it is an acronym].
[The term used for soldiers of the A&NZ Army Corps - 'Anzacs' - not capitalised as it is a proper noun].
The name applied to the area of the Gallipoli Peninsula held largely by the A&NZA Corps. ('Anzac sector' - not fully capitalised as it is a proper noun).
Also the name of the cove at which the majority of the Anzacs landed on 25th April 1915, officially re-named Anzac Cove ( Anzak Koyu ) in 1985 (not fully capitalised as it is a proper noun).

Helles
(Cape Helles)
The area of the Gallipoli Peninsula at which the British forces landed on 25th April 1915. This is the 'toe' of the peninsula, south of the village of Krithia, and was also where the French landed on 27th April after their diversionary landing at Kum Kale, on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles.

Suvla
Suvla Bay. The area of the Gallipoli Peninsula, north of the Anzac sector, at which fresh British forces landed in August 1915.

Dardanelles
The long, narrow channel of water flowing from the Sea of Marmara (or Marmora) to the Mediterranean Sea. 'The Narrows' is a section of the Dardanelles, where the channel contracts to less than three-quarters of a mile (1200 metres), in the vicinity of the towns of Channakale (Asiatic side) and Eceabat (European side). 'Dardanelles' is also used as a term to refer to the Gallipoli campaign, and often appears in soldiers' letters home as their 'address' at the front. (See also 'Gaba Tepe').

Gaba Tepe
A headland about a mile and a quarter south of the Anzac right flank. The Anzac landing was originally known as the Gaba (or Kaba) Tepe landing. Gaba Tepe was a heavily fortified Turkish observation and artillery position, and was one of the objectives of the original plan for the Landing. Gaba Tepe is often mentoned in orders, letters and diaries, but this means in fact the Anzac sector of the peninsula. Even today, some writers state that the Anzacs landed at Gaba Tepe. This is incorrect. In early May an attempt was made by Australian forces to attack the position, but was repulsed with heavy losses. See the record for Lieutenant HWBL Thompson, killed in this action.


Turkish geographic terms
with English equivalents and example


 
Bair Slope or Spur Chunuk Bair
Burnu Cape or Point Ari Burnu (The point at the northern end of Anzac Cove)
Dere Valley Aghyl Dere
Kuyu Well Kabak Kuyu and Susak Kuyu (Important wells near Hill 60)
Sirt Slope Kirimizi Sirt (Crimson Slope; Turkish name for Johnston's Jolly)
Tepe Hill Gaba Tepe

 

It should be noted that, particularly in the first few days of the fighting at Anzac, many positions were still unnamed. If a soldier was killed at or near the spot where, later, a post or a trench were established and named, that name has been used to indicate the place at which he died.

From the Australian Light Horse Association Forum : 

ADDY,
Lieutenant, Edward
9th Battalion Australian Infantry
Enlisted Saturday, 19 September 1914
Died of sickness - age 43
Wednesday, 18 August 1915
Buried at Pieta Military Cemetery
Plot A. Row VIIIA. Grave 6.

http://www.lighthorse.org.au/forum


Regimental number 1
Place of birth Catfield, Norfolk, England
Age on arrival in Australia 39
Religion Church of England
Occupation Soldier
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 42
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Annie Laura Addy, 141 Magdalen Street, Colchester, England
Previous military service served as Colour Sergeant for 22 years in Norfolk Regiment, British Army.
Enlistment date 19 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 19 September 1914
Place of enlistment Woolloongabba, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Warrant Officer
Unit name 9th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/26/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll 9th Battalion
Promotions Lieutenant

Unit: 9th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular Died of disease.
Fate Died of disease 18 August 1915
Age at death 43
Age at death from cemetery records 43
Place of burial Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row VIII, Grave No. 6), Malta
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
54
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Mary Ann ADDY; Wife: Annie Laura ADDY, 72 Magdalen Street, Colchester, essex, England
Other details War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

 

 


Links

Anzac officers memorial page

http://user.glo.be/~snelders/index.html