Edward William COBBLEDICK

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COBBLEDICK, Edward William

Service Number:	3706
Enlisted:	29 July 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria
Schooling:	No schooling
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Killed in Action, Flers, France, 10 December 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Traralgon War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3706, 6th Infantry Battalion
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3706, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3706, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
10 Dec 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 3706, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3706 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-12-10

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Edward William COBBLEDICK was born in Traralgon in Victoria in 1887

His parents were Theophilus Fewtrill COBBLEDICK & Mary Ann PENTLAND who married in Victoria in 1881

He married Rachel Ann ARCHIBALD in Victoria in 1910 - two known children, Enid & Stuart

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His son Stuart Edward COBBLEDICK (SN 18660) served in the RAAF during WW2 and was discharged on 17th January, 1946

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