William Edgeworth David (1890 - 1967)

Born 1 Apr 1890 in East Maitland, New South Wales.

Died 5 Apr 1967 at age 77 in Queensland, Australia [uncertain]

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Biography

William was born in April 1890 in or about East Maitland in New South Wales in what was later to become Australia. He was the son of Tannatt David and Caroline Mallett.

Dr. William Edgeworth David served with the British army as regimental medical officer with the 6th Cameron Highlanders, winning the Military Cross. From a 4 page biography of his father in Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David in the Sydney Mail newspaper of Wednesday 4 May 1921 we see mention of Williams military career below:

The son, Mr. William Edgeworth David, graduated in medicine at Sydney University, and volunteered in the first contingent. He was not able to get a position, but went with the troopship Shropshire as battalion medical officer, and then on to London and qualified, after which he got a position as regimental medical officer with the 6th Cameron Highlanders, with whom he was through the battle of Loos in 1915, and was through the fighting on the Somme, at the carrying of Vimy Ridge in 1917, and at the third battle of Ypres in July, 1917. He was badly wounded — almost fatally— by splinters of a large shell, which killed four officers who were looking at the same map with him. After being in hospital for about a year he made a complete recovery. He is now married, and in practice at Malden-on-Thames a suburb of London.

Dr. William Edgeworth David passed away in 1967 in Queensland and is buried in the Buderim Crematorium and Memorial Gardens, Buderim, Queensland.

Sources

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages: BIRTH: DAVID, WILLIAM E. - registration no. 20379/1890 - father: TANNATT W. E. - mother: CAROLINE M. - district: EAST MAITLAND. first accessed online on the 14th of August, 2022 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births?

• Queensland Births, Deaths & Marriaages: DEATH: William Edgeworth David - Event date: 05/04/1967 - Event type: Death registration - Registration details: 1967/C/1775 - Mother: Caroline Martha Mallett - Father/parent: Tannatt William Edgeworth David. first accessed online on the 14th of August, 2022 from the Queensland Government's online Family History Research Service at: https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 14 August 2022, memorial page for LTC William Edgeworth David (1890–5 Apr 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #157222696, citing Buderim Lawn Crematorium and Memorial Gardens, Buderim, Sunshine Coast Council, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by Rich Fedoush (contributor 46805205).

• Grave record for William Edgeworth David (Died: 5 Apr 1967), Billion Graves Record 12291913 Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia. first accessed online on the 14th of August, 2022 at: https://billiongraves.com/grave/William-Edgeworth-DAVID/12291913

• Dr William Edgeworth David his profile on GENI.

• SIR EDGEWORTH DAVID from the Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938) of Wednesday 4 May 1921 (see Page 32). first accessed on TROVE on the 14th of August, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159038224/16898126