John Henry Barnes (Harry ) EDWARDS

EDWARDS, John Henry Barnes

    Service Number: 5079
    Enlisted: 11 October 1915, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 49th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Trenonne, Queensland, Australia, 22 January 1887
    Home Town: Georgetown, Etheridge, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer .
    Died: Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia, 5 March 1968, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Gordonvale Cemetery, Qld
    Section LB, Row LP03, Plot No 190.
    Memorials: Georgetown Etheridge War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
    31 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 5079, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
    31 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 5079, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    20 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
    6 Sep 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 49th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to left arm.
    7 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 49th Infantry Battalion, Gun Shot Wound to the thigh. Second Occasion.
    18 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 49th Infantry Battalion, Gun Shot Wound to the left chest and shoulder, Sever. Third Occasion.
    28 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5079, 49th Infantry Battalion, Repatriated to Australia

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