Marching For Honour,
Recognition And Adventure
The story of the participation of Redhead soldiers in World War 1
Researched, compiled and written by Robert Neil Bowd
Western mural at
Redhead Public School
by Amanda Hill
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SOLDIERS on the Memorial WHO SERVED AND SURVIVED.
Northern mural at Redhead Public School by Michael Langenneger.
Michael’s fine mural of the eyes of a soldier. Michael may have captured
the sense that many soldiers returned home changed by their experiences
in Gallipoli, Middle East and Northern Europe.
The following soldiers listed on the local War Memorial or in the
Certificate Roll of Honour were able to survive the war but many
returned with physical and mental scars.
Edward Ardron (Regimental No 1453)
Edward Ardron unlike many of his fellow local enlistees was a
well-educated engineer living in Cowlishaw Street Redhead. He was only
20 and single and nominated his father Gillott Ardron as his next of kin.
The majority (80%) of AIF soldiers were single men. See the ANZAC
Project (Online).
Edward was born in 1894, the son of Gillott Ardron and Sarah Anne
Wils n. His parents married in 1895 and Edward was one of 9 children.
Edward’s father was born in Yorkshire England in 1858 and like many
enlisted men, Edward would have had strong British connections. He had
had previous military training. Perhaps this was a reason for his
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NortherN mural at Redhead Public School by Michael Langenneger