Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Edward Maddern Bawden
Edward Maddern Bawden
Service number: 673
Rank: Serjeant
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BAWDEN, Serjt. Edward, 673. 8th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 24. Son of Agnes Moffat Bawden, of Kent Rd., North Coburg, Victoria, Australia, and the late John Bawden. Native of Melbourne, Australia. B. 93.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Edward Maddern Bawden from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 673 |
| Place of birth | Kensington, Victoria |
| School | Coburg State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Turner and fitter |
| Address | Prospect Street, West Coburg, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Bawden, Prospect Street, West Coburg, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 4 November 1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 25 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 93), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Agnes Moffat BAWDEN, Kent Road, Victoria |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 25 October 1915; reverted to Trooper on joining regiment, 25 October 1915; promoted Temporary Corporal, 25 October 1915; after evacuating Gallipoli and proceeding to Mudros, he disembarked at Alexandria, 25 December 1915. Promoted Sergeant, Heliopolis, 5 January 1916. Marched out to Serapeum, 26 February 1916. Killed in action, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, 9 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAWDEN Edward |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, Edward Maddern Bawden
