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EDGINTON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1641 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pine Hut Creek, Mount Pleasant, South Australia, 2 August 1871 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1641, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1641, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paula Bartsch
Enlisted 3 April 1916 at Adelaide, South Australia.
Unit embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916.
Served at Western Front.
Returned to Australia 27 August 1917 per Pakeha.
Discharged medically unfit 14 December 1917; senility and deafness.
On his return he was driven under an arch of flags and a banner of welcome in a motor car at Kapunda, with a function held by the Methodist Red Cross, after which he was driven to his home.