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• Ernest Cecil Gelding

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Born: 26 June 1885

Died: 30 July 1947

Military Medal

For Conspicuous skill in leadership when in
company with Sergeant DOWNER he led a counter
attack and succeded by means of bombs in
holding on to the trench.

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Names recorded

• Ernest Cecil Gelding
• Ernest Cecil Gelding

Service number

• Service number 252

Ranks

• Held rank of Private
• Held rank of Sergeant

Birth records

• Born in Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
• 26 June 1885 in Pyrmont, NSW, Australia

Death record

• 30 July 1947 in Mosman, NSW, Australia

Life events

• Embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Afric (18 October 1914)
• Recommended: Military Medal
• Awarded: Military Medal (27 October 1916)
• Enlisted at Randwick, NSW, Australia

Address

• Ngahauranga, 3 Bond Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Mother - Evalina Cleave
• Father - Samuel Gelding
• Wife - Felicity Edith Harris

Organisations

• Member Of – ,,,,
• Member Of – ,,,,
• 1st Battalion, AIF

Main sources

• Sgt. E.C. Gelding (photograph)
• First World War Embarkation Roll - Ernest Cecil Gelding (webpage)
• Honours and Awards - Ernest Cecil Gelding (webpage)
• Honours and Awards - Ernest Cecil Gelding (webpage)
• Gelding Ernest Cecil : SERN 252 : POB Pyrmont NSW : POE Randwick NSW : NOK Gelding Samuel (item)
• Discovering Anzacs - Ernest Cecil Gelding (webpage)

Commemorations

• GELDING E. C. on the East Face of the Mosman War Memorial
• Gelding, E. on the St Luke's Anglican Church Mosman memorial panels

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