Ancestor Details
Ancestor's Name: Arthur Edge
Ancestor's date of birth: 1871
Ancestor's date of death: 13/08/1934
Cause of Death: Age related
Service and Life Before the Boer War: Born in Hockley, Warwickshire, England. Was single and a prospector, he was also a marksman in the inter colonial rifle team. He is said to have traveled over 3000 kilometres to join the contingent.
Service Number: 80
Colony or State of enlistment: SA, Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Unit: 1st South Australian Infantry Coy/1SAMR
Rank attained in Boer War: SGT, Date Effective: 09/02/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): CAPT, Date Effective: 01/01/1917
Murray Page: 345 and 368
Contingent: First and Fifth South Australian
Ship: SS Medic, Date of Sailing: 02/11/1899
Ship: SS Ormazon, Date of Sailing: 09/02/1901
Other Boer War Service: Sgt No 220 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen
Memorial details: Detail not rpovided
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, Orange Free State clasps. King's South Africa Medal with SA 1901, SA 1902 clasps. 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Personal Characteristics: Height 185 cm, weight 95 kg, of fresh complexion with brown eyes.
Reasons to go and fight: Committed to Service of his country and empire
Details of service in war: November 1899 - October 1900 with 1 SAMR in northern Cape Colony, Free State and in east Transvaal Was regarded as the owner of the Landseer Newfoundland 'Nelson' the mascot of 1SAMR. March 1901 - March 1902 with 5SAIB in Free State including defence of Graspan where five dead (6 June 1901) and charge at Grootvlei (2 August 1901).
Service and life after the Boer War: After the war became a prison warder in Adelaide and married. Served in 10th Infantry (Militia) as a Sgt Major.Lived in Victoria Park,Mile End and Hackney, South Australia. Enlisted in WW1 as no 1035 C/Sgt 16 Bn AIF served at Gallipoli and was wounded appointed 2Lt 29 July 1915. Served in France Prom Lt 20 January 1916. He was seconded to the ANZAC Provost Corps as a Capt 1 January 1917 and was OC ANZAC Corps Field Punishment Compound. Is regarded as having a much more enlightened view of Field punishment than his British Counterparts.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Guy Parsons, Hope Valley SA
Relationship to Ancestor: Nephew
