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KOCH, Edgar James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2096 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1916, Seymour, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elmore, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Colbinabbin West, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 16 April 1976, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Colbinabbin Roll of Honour WW1, Colbinabbin War Memorial, Rushworth War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, Seymour, Vic. | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW to left arm and chest. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 29 January 1918. | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Proyart | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Clery sur Somme | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2096, 37th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, 37th Battalion disbanded. | |
| 30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2096, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 2 March 1919 and discharged (MU). |
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