Frederick Charles Edlin (1883 - 1949)

Born 19 Jun 1883 in St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Eliza Maud (Noble) Edlin — married 6 Oct 1901 (to about 1912) in Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom

Died 1949 at about age 65 in Fulham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Frederick was born in 1883 at Bermondsey in London, the son of Frederick James Edlin, an ironmonger and his wife, Mary Ann, nee Banfield. He was baptised at Bermondsey St Mary Magdalene, Southwark, England on 22 Jul 1883.^[1]

In 1901 he is living with the family of John Digman in Southwark, England. His occupation is leather dresser.

On 06 Oct 1901 he married Eliza Noble at St Paul, Lorrimore Square in Southwark.^[2] There was a daughter, Lilian Maud born in 1902. A second daughter, Edith was born in 1906 and a son, Frederick Charles was born in 1907, and a second son, William in 1909 all in Southwark.

By 1911 he had migrated to Australia with his family, going first to Western Australia where he worked in a freezer works in Albany for 8 months.

He separated from Eliza in 1912 although he named her as his next of kin when enlisting for WW1.

On 18 Aug 1914 he enlisted in the Australian Army and was allocated to Australian Army Medical as a Private (No. 90). At the time he was living in Fitzroy, VIC and was involved in horse trainer. He had previously served in the Royal Horse Artillery from about 1901. He was 5 ft 7 & 1/2 in tall with grey eyes, black hair and fresh complexion.

He served with 2nd Field Ambulance. He was promoted to Lance Cpl on 14 Sep 1914.

Frederick embarked from Australia on 20 Oct 1914. He was admitted to ANZAC Hospital on 27 Aug 1915 with shell shock from Gallipoli and was transferred to England on the H.S. "Karoola" from Alexandria, Egypt on 23 Sep 1915 and admitted to Bethnal Green on 05 Oct 1915. He was returned to temporary duty with the Medical Service from 04 Jan 1916.

He was Assigned to the Admin HQ in England and was promoted Temp Sgt on 16 Jan 1917. He was made A/Warrant Officer Class II from 24 Jan 1917. He was promoted ER Warrant Officer Class I on 12 Sep 1917 and was detached to return to Australia for medical reasons on 14 Jan 1918. He departed England on 01 Feb 1918 on the "Balmoral Castle" for medical discharge. He was discharged in Melbourne on 24 Apr 1918 - probably "in absentia". He claimed he was divorced from Eliza around this time, however no record has been found.

He immediately applied to become an Australian Munitions Worker for war work in the UK, claiming to have 2 years experience as a stamper and turner in the Woolwich Arsenal and in the AIF as a gun fitter. He was accepted and left for England from Melbourne on the "Balmoral Castle" on 13 Apr 1918, arriving at Tilbury Docks in England on 21 Jun 1918.

He began work with Sopwith Aviation Company at Kingston-on-Thames on 01 Jul 1918. It appears he was engaged to a girl (Crane) in London, stating he was divorced. He married Winnifred Crane in Wandsworth in the Dec quarter of 1918.

Mrs Ford Haworth of Kimberley, South Africa was pursuing him for the returm of a diamond ring she had left with him when she injured her finger on board ship. Frederick's responsed were unsatisfactory to her and she intended to pursue legal action.

Frederick did not return to Australia, missing his berth on the "Port Macquarie" in Nov 1919 and his agreement was cancelled.

He and Winifred lived around London and they had a family. In 1939 he was living in Fulham and described himself as a Civil Service clerk.^[3]. He lived the rest of his life in London and died in 1949.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism - Source Citation - London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p71/mmg/026; Source Information - Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.; Original data: Board of Guardian Records and Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives, London.
2. ↑ Marriage - Source Citation - London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p92/pau1/027; Source Information - Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.; Original data: Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives, London.
3. ↑ 1939 Register - The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/146C; Description - Enumeration District: AGDE; Source Information - Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.; Original data:Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of TNA, London England. 1939 Register (Series RG101), The National Archives, Kew, London, England.

• Birth - England & Wales GRO - Births - EDLIN, FREDERICK CHARLES; BANFIELD; GRO Reference: 1883 S Quarter in SAINT OLAVE SOUTHWARK Volume 01D Page 221

• 1891 Census - "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QC3S-W3Z : 25 November 2020), Frederick C Edlin in household of Frederick J Edlin, Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• 1901 Census - "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X94R-BZ6 : 20 May 2019), Fred Edlin in household of John Digman, St George the Martyr Southwark, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kent Road subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• Marriage #1 - FreeBMD.org.uk - Marriages - Dec 1901 - Edlin Frederick Charles; NOBLE Eliza; Southwark; 1d 260

• WW1 Australian Army Service File - National Archives of Australia - Edlin Frederick Charles : SERN 90 : POB London England : POE Melbourne VIC : NOK Edlin Eliza - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=3535127

• WW1 Australian Munitions Worker Service File - National Archives of Australia - EDLIN Frederick Charles - Munitions Worker Number 4063 - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=457278

• Marriage #2 - FreeBMD.org.uk - Marriages - Dec 1918 - CRANE Winifred M; EDLIN Frederick C; Wandsworth; 1d 1317

• Death - England & Wales GRO - Deaths - EDLIN, FREDERICK CHARLES; 65; GRO Reference: 1949 J Quarter in FULHAM Volume 05C Page 392