Eddy, Jack Rylot OW(1910)

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TitleCaptain Jack Rylot EddyBiography

Father killed in Boer War. Also attended Melbourne High

Birth / Death- Died 04/10/1917First Year at Wesley1910

Identifiers

First NameJackMiddle NameRylotLast NameEddyGenderMaleCategoryMilitary Service | PeopleSubject (Keyword)World War (1914-1918) World War I World War (1914-1918)

Connections

CollectionMilitary ServiceEventWorld War I

Military Service

Date Enlisted20th August 1914Enlisted Unit1st Division Ammunition ColumnService DetailHe sailed for England as a signaller in October 1916, arriving in France 23/4/17 having transferred to the infantry owing to there being too many signallers. His battalion was not one of the assaulting units in the attack on Broonseinde Ridge, but they were impacted by heavy shelling. Age at Death23Final Unit2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 6th BatteryCemetery / MemorialReninghelst New Military CemeteryCemetery / Memorial DetailPlot 4 Row C Grave 4RankCaptain

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Eddy, Jack Rylot OW(1910)