Edwin James Thomas FREEBODY (1892

Edwin James Thomas FREEBODY (1892 - 1917)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Edwin James Thomas FREEBODY (1892 - 1917)	Joseph FREEBODY (1842 - 1913)	Simon J FREEBODY (1798 - 1878)	Simon Clarkson FREEBODY (1753 - 1856)
				Mary WELLS (1767 - 1855)
			Susannah MILES (1804 - 1883)	Edward MILES (1757 - 1838)
				Susannah SMITH (1776 - 1838)
		Elizabeth Mary Sophie MINERS (1850 - 1928)	John MINERS (1818 - 1876)

			Anne OSBORNE (1818 - 1900)

Pic P1. Photo in the Public Domain. Caption from Australian War Memorial: "Group portrait of members of the 55th Battalion who enlisted in 'The Men from Snowy River' recruitment march in the Monaro region of NSW in January 1916. Back row, from left to right: 2139 Private (Pte) Walter Gerald Collins of Numeralla; 2252 Pte Arthur Winner of Bombala; A. Ferrier (identification not confirmed); 2121 Pte Haloran (Hal) Archer of Tarcutta; 2166 Pte Francis (Frank) Hayes of Bredbo; 2225 Pte Ronald Randall of Wolumla; 2214 Pte Ernest Pegram (served under the alias Arthur Joseph Pegram); 2148 Pte Edwin Freebody of Nimmitabel; 2280 Pte Hubert (Bert) McDonald of Myalla; 2168 Pte William James of Nimmitabel. Middle row: 2149 Pte Clarence Foster of Ardlethan; 2258 Pte Stanley Yelds of Sydney; 2246 Pte Simon Turner of Adaminaby; 2200 Pte Leslie McDonald of Myalla; 2281 Henry Pegram of Bredbo. Front row: 2133 Pte John Buckley of Myalla; 2196 Pte Timmothy McMahon of Michelago; 2173 Pte Andrew Levi of Port Adelaide, South Australia; 2199 Pte Roderick McDonald of Nimmitabel; 2283 Pte Francis Rees. Of the twenty men depicted in the group, eight died on active service. Pte Walter Collins died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 2 September 1918; Pte, later Corporal Arthur Winner died of broncho-pneumonia in France on 2 January 1919; Pte Ronald Randall died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 3 September 1918; Pte Ernest Pegram was killed in action during the fighting at Doignies on 2 April 1917; Pte Edwin Freebody was killed in action during the Battle of Polygon Wood on 23 September 1917; Pte Simon Turner was killed in action during the fighting at Doignies on 2 April 1917; Pte Leslie McDonald died of wounds sustained at Peronne on 1 October 1918; Pte John Buckley was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for actions during the Second Battle of Bullecourt in May 1917, and died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 3 September 1918. Most of the men formed part of the 4th Reinforcements of the 55th Battalion, the photograph being taken on the Salisbury Plains several weeks before they were sent to France."

Pic 1. Photo in the Public Domain. Caption from Australian War Memorial: "Group portrait of members of the 55th Battalion who enlisted in 'The Men from Snowy River' recruitment march in the Monaro region of NSW in January 1916. Back row, from left to right: 2139 Private (Pte) Walter Gerald Collins of Numeralla; 2252 Pte Arthur Winner of Bombala; A. Ferrier (identification not confirmed); 2121 Pte Haloran (Hal) Archer of Tarcutta; 2166 Pte Francis (Frank) Hayes of Bredbo; 2225 Pte Ronald Randall of Wolumla; 2214 Pte Ernest Pegram (served under the alias Arthur Joseph Pegram); 2148 Pte Edwin Freebody of Nimmitabel; 2280 Pte Hubert (Bert) McDonald of Myalla; 2168 Pte William James of Nimmitabel. Middle row: 2149 Pte Clarence Foster of Ardlethan; 2258 Pte Stanley Yelds of Sydney; 2246 Pte Simon Turner of Adaminaby; 2200 Pte Leslie McDonald of Myalla; 2281 Henry Pegram of Bredbo. Front row: 2133 Pte John Buckley of Myalla; 2196 Pte Timmothy McMahon of Michelago; 2173 Pte Andrew Levi of Port Adelaide, South Australia; 2199 Pte Roderick McDonald of Nimmitabel; 2283 Pte Francis Rees. Of the twenty men depicted in the group, eight died on active service. Pte Walter Collins died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 2 September 1918; Pte, later Corporal Arthur Winner died of broncho-pneumonia in France on 2 January 1919; Pte Ronald Randall died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 3 September 1918; Pte Ernest Pegram was killed in action during the fighting at Doignies on 2 April 1917; Pte Edwin Freebody was killed in action during the Battle of Polygon Wood on 23 September 1917; Pte Simon Turner was killed in action during the fighting at Doignies on 2 April 1917; Pte Leslie McDonald died of wounds sustained at Peronne on 1 October 1918; Pte John Buckley was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for actions during the Second Battle of Bullecourt in May 1917, and died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 3 September 1918. Most of the men formed part of the 4th Reinforcements of the 55th Battalion, the photograph being taken on the Salisbury Plains several weeks before they were sent to France."

b. 1892 at Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

d. 26 Sep 1917 at Ypres, Belgium aged 25

Near Relatives of Edwin James Thomas FREEBODY (1892 - 1917)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Simon J FREEBODY	1798	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	22 Oct 1878	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	80
Grandmother	Susannah MILES	abt 22 Jun 1804	Prospect, New South Wales, Australia	abt 10 Aug 1883	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	79
Grandfather	John MINERS	24 Sep 1818	Truro, Cornwall, England	04 Jan 1876	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	57
Grandmother	Anne OSBORNE	21 Oct 1818	Crantock, Cornwall, England	05 Jul 1900	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	81

Father	Joseph FREEBODY	17 Aug 1842	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	07 Oct 1913	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	71
Mother	Elizabeth Mary Sophie MINERS	15 Feb 1850	Botany, New South Wales, Australia	29 Sep 1928	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	78

Self	Edwin James Thomas FREEBODY	1892	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	26 Sep 1917	Ypres, Belgium	25

Brother	John Joseph FREEBODY	28 Sep 1876	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	26 Jul 1976	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	99
Sister	Martha Ann FREEBODY	17 Jan 1879	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	08 Aug 1970	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	91

Aunt	Elizabeth FREEBODY	21 Nov 1825	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	10 May 1910	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	84
Uncle	James PAULL	04 Mar 1832	Somerset, England	07 Sep 1912	Blackall, Queensland, Australia	80
Uncle	Robert FREEBODY	11 Jan 1827	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jan 1877	Gegedzerick, Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	50
Aunt	Martha Cecelia Magrane REILY	abt 1833		1911		78
Uncle	Edward FREEBODY	28 Oct 1830	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	09 Jan 1921	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	90
Aunt	Eliza Sorsby LOCKER	25 Feb 1840	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	17 Sep 1928	Bolaro, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	88
Aunt	Mary Ann FREEBODY	1833	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	19 Jul 1924	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	91
Uncle	Jeremiah ELDRIDGE	1812	Kent, England	10 Oct 1893	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	81
Uncle	John Miles Myles FREEBODY	14 Aug 1835	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	07 Sep 1915	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	80
Aunt	Mary Ann SMITH	22 Oct 1849	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	06 Sep 1907	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	57
Aunt	Martha FREEBODY	20 Sep 1840	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	30 Oct 1876	Arable, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	36
Uncle	James MINERS	19 Jul 1846	Truro, Cornwall, England	18 Dec 1894	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	48
Aunt	Emma FREEBODY	17 Dec 1845	Kurrajong, New South Wales, Australia	17 Oct 1901	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	55
Uncle	William James MINERS	28 Jul 1844	Truro, Cornwall, England	01 Dec 1899	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	55
Uncle	John Equestrian MINERS	20 Apr 1848	At sea	08 Feb 1910	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	61
Aunt	Sarah Ann TURNER

Cousin	George Simon PAULL	08 Jan 1855	Windsor, New South Wales, Australia	07 Oct 1900	Walcha, New South Wales, Australia	45
Cousin	Martha Cecily FREEBODY	06 Dec 1858	New South Wales, Australia	11 Aug 1932	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	73
Cousin	Henry Charles FREEBODY	29 Jul 1868	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	26 Jul 1952	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	83
Cousin	John Edward FREEBODY	1866	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	29 Jul 1951	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	85
Cousin	Charlotte Annie FREEBODY	abt Jul 1870	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	21 Nov 1953	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	83
Cousin	Mary Ann ELDRIDGE	04 Aug 1851	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	15 Nov 1924	Shepardstown, New South Wales, Australia	73
Cousin	Jeremiah ELDRIDGE	12 Sep 1853	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	12 Feb 1934	Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia	80
Cousin	Thomas ELDRIDGE	02 May 1855	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	06 Mar 1910	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	54
Cousin	Elizabeth A S ELDRIDGE	04 Jul 1858	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	26 May 1919	Candelo, Bega, New South Wales, Australia	60
Cousin	John Simon ELDRIDGE	28 Jun 1860	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	02 Feb 1938	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	77
Cousin	George ELDRIDGE	05 May 1862	Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Oct 1932	Greystanes, New South Wales, Australia	70
Cousin	Sarah ELDRIDGE	03 Apr 1864	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	29 Sep 1877	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	13
Cousin	Louise ELDRIDGE	08 Jan 1866	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	09 Mar 1949	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia	83
Cousin	Richard Andrew MINERS	29 Jan 1868	Arable, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	03 Jan 1935	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	66
Cousin	William Henry MINERS	1870	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	13 Aug 1943	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	73
Cousin	Arthur MINERS	1873	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	13 Aug 1961	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	88
Cousin	Emma Adeline MINERS	1878	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	12 Oct 1912	Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	34
Cousin	Thomas Robert MINERS	04 Dec 1881	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	31 Mar 1956	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	74
Cousin	Eliza Ann MINERS	08 Dec 1883	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	14 Mar 1979	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	95
Cousin	Samuel John MINERS	06 Apr 1888	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	17 Dec 1934	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	46
Cousin	Ada Blanche MINERS	23 Aug 1882	Cootralantra, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	01 Jun 1970	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	87

Sister in Law	Elsie Amelia WROE	24 Feb 1884	Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	30 May 1959	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	75
Brother in Law	Thomas Eirwin Wroe CALDWELL	03 May 1878	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	17 Jul 1919	Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	41

Events in Edwin James Thomas FREEBODY (1892 - 1917)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1892		Edwin James Thomas FREEBODY was born	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
07 Oct 1913	21	Death of father Joseph FREEBODY (aged 71)	Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia		76
26 Sep 1917	25	Edwin James Thomas FREEBODY died	Ypres, Belgium	Body not recovered	76

Personal Notes:

Enlistment 13 Jan 1916 as a Private, number 2148, 55th Battalion, 1st AIF
Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916

Additional information: Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Freebody. Native of Nimmitabel, New South Wales.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/

Service number 2148
Rank Private
Unit 55th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 26 September 1917
Place of Death Belgium
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Association Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Source References:

76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11994319/edwin-james_thomas-freebody (Birth)

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11994319/edwin-james_thomas-freebody (Death)

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11994319/edwin-james_thomas-freebody (Name, Notes)

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