Edward Doodson

Over the years I've received large collections of medals from the NSW RSL accompanied by a request to do my best to find the family of the veteran. In the majority of cases I've been successful and it is a real pleasure to do this for NSW RSL. Most recently, Ivan from RSL HQ sent me five WWII groups which came from a RSL sub-branch which is closing down.  

This is the story, albeit short, of the first of those five groups being returned.

The soldier was NX877844 Edward Albert Doodson. My first step on the research path was Ancestry.com.au and I found Edward on a family tree. I sent a message to the tree owner and moved onto the next search. It didn't take long until I heard back from tree owner Brooke who confirmed I had the correct family. That positive response means I don't have too much detail to provide about Edward other than his service record which includes his photo on enlistment.

The returned medal tally is now 2837.