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CHRISTIE, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3745 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Eaglehawk Primary School |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Caulfield, Victoria, 4 July 1936 |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Sailors Gully Eaglehawk North State School No. 1428 Honor Roll The Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3745, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3745, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3745, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Postal Corps | |
| 30 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3745, Australian Army Postal Corps |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
The enlisted brother of 3745 Pte. Edwin Christie enlisted for service a full year after Edwin was deployed on 26 July 1915, he was Pte. 3020 Robert Christie (/explore/people/52895) - Killed in Action at Pozieres, France, 19 August 1916
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