GLASBY, Edwin Allison

GLASBY, Edwin Allison – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWI
SERVICE NO : 5099
RANK : Private
UNIT : 9th Battalion
ENLISTMENT DATE : 15/10/1915
AGE : 29
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Lismore, New South Wales
PLACE OF BIRTH : Tenterfield, New South Wales
RELIGION : Church of England
OCCUPATION : Teamster
DATE OF DEATH : 20/07/1950
PLACE OF BURIAL : South Grafton, New South Wales

MEMORIALS : Loch Lomond Honour Roll 1914-1918, Killarney War Memorial

View Veteran’s Service File : GLASBY, Edwin Allison

NOTES : Edwin was the son of William and Maria Jane Glasby of Tannymorel and Loch Lomond.

Edwin and his brother Robert William Glasby 799 , both served in WWI. During his time in France he was gassed and spent time in hospital.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.