Edward Dudley Marsh –
Letter to Dudley.
“Brightling”
Anson Street
Orange
New South Wales
25th January 1916
The Officer-in-Charge.
Base Records Deport
Melbourne
Dear Sir,
Could you kindly tell me the address of battalion etc of ‘E.Dudley Milbourne Marsh”. I think he would enlist in Sydney as his home was at Balmain. He has been in the trenches at Gallipoli but I do not know what position he held, and as I want to write an important letter would you let me know as soon as possible if you could furnish any particulars. I was told in Sydney to enquire at the Base Records Office in Melbourne.
Thank you in anticipation.
I am, faithfully yours,
(Miss) M.A.Briggs.
Received 28th Jan
26th February 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service
O.3 Regt. Marched out to Serapeum. Ex Maadi. 23rd February 1916. A P4812
28th February 1916
6th Light Horse Regiment joined with 2nd Light Horse in defence of the Suez Canal. Work reported according to ‘Desert Column’ to be hot and monotonous.
18th May 1916
Australian Imperial Force
No.15. Rank Corporal. Name Milbourne Marsh. E.D.
Unit – 6th Light Horse Regiment.
Casaulty – Heat and Exhaustion, mild. Committed 18.5.16. 31st G.H.
(WSMD?) 487/6116 D A Cairo abt 27.05.16
19th May 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service (22nd May 1916)
31st General Hospital. F135. Heat exhaustion. To H.S. ‘Grantully Castle’. Port Said. 18th May 1916 – 21st May 1916. R.7670 – R.7865
21st May 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service
O.C. Regiment – Sick, in hospital. Namani. 15th May 1916. A L 5441 0.29/1876
21st May 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service
2nd Light Horse Field Amb f139. Sunstroke. To 1st Law Cast Aden. Namani. 16th May 1916. C.6459
20th May 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service (line squeezed in on form)
( ? ) Heat exhaustion – to HS Niagara. Admitted. Kantara. 17th May 1916. C6438
22nd May 1916
Heat Exhaustion Adm. 15th General Hospital, Alexandria. Pt II 29/1899. 5th June 1916
23rd May 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service
15th General Hospital f137. Admitted ‘Grantully Castle’ to Montazah Cour Hospital. Alexandria. 22nd May 1916 – 30th May 1916. R.7842 – R.8290 0.29/1899
30th May 1916
Sunstroke admitted B.R.E. Hospital Montazah. Pt4 30/1959 16th June 1916
30th May 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service – 21st June 1916
British Red Cross Hospital. F146. Sunstroke. Dis Class “A” to Tel-el-Kebir. Place – Montazah. 30th May 1916 – 21st June 1916. R.8332 – R.9410
Telegram
Australian Imperial Force
Base Records Office A.I.E.F.
Victoria Barracks.
Melbourne.
1st June 1916
To Mr.G. Milbourne-Marsh
27 Nicholson Street
Balmain East.
Sydney NSW.
Dear Sir,
I regret to advise you that No.15 Corporal E.D. Melbourne-Marsh, 6th Light Horse Regiment has been reported admitted 31st General Hospital, 18th May 1916, suffering from Heat Exhaustion mild, and in the event of further information coming to hand, you will be promptly notified.
In the absence of further reports it is to be assumed that satisfactory progress is being maintained.
It should be clearly understood that if no further advice is received, this Department has no later information to give.
Yours faithfully,
J.M. Lean.
Major.
Officer i/c Base Records.
24th June 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service
O.C. 2nd Light Horse Tg Regiment. Taken on Strength. Place, Tel-el-Kebir. 22nd June 1916. Al3385
18th August (June?) 1916
Heat exhaustion. Adm 31 (field hosp?) Pd 1772. 26th May 1916
Letter from Dudley’s father.
35 Nicholson Street
Balmain East
19th June 1916
Dear Sir,
I am in receipt of yours of the 1st June inst acquainting me that my son Corporal E.D. Milbourne Marsh 6th Light Horse Regiment was in Hospital and I beg to thank you for sending me the information . I trust I may hear before long of his recovery.
Yours obediently
G. Milbourne Marsh
Major
J.M. Lean
Base Recorder Office.
Victoria Barracks.
Melbourne.
21st June 1916
(Dined blues?) A. X. 73 R.C. Hop Montazah. Pd 2052 29th June 1916
22nd June 1916
Strength. Taken on (Sigth X. Hosp. Pt II 19 / 5838 14th July 1916
16th July 1916
Transfer – Trans 6th Light Horse Rgt.– Pt II 23. 9047. 18th August 1916
17th May 1916
Sick to Hosp Romani – Pt 29/1876 – 5th 6. 16
15th July 1916
Strength – Returned to Duty ex. Hosp. – PtII 35/2262. 9th August 1916
21st July 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service
6th Light Horse Regiment. B.213/30. Returned to Duty. ET. Male &Canal Zone. 15th July 1916 – LH212
22nd July 1916 – Casualty Form – Active Service
O.C. Regiment. Transfer to 6th Light Horse Regiment. Tel-el-Kebir. 16th July 1916. L.H.151
4-6th August 1916
2nd Light Horse Brigade helped beat back Turkish invasion of Suez Canal zone, at Battle of Romani.
9th August 1916
2nd Light Horse in Battle of Katia, Battle of Bir el Abd
17th September 1916
Battle of Bir el Mazar
Marsh Family Timeline 