Bert EDGLEY

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Other Name:	Edgley, Bertie James - Circular
Service Number:	487
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 25 March 1895
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Sisters of Mercy Catholic School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Printer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I. Row L. Grave 44. Inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. J. EDGLEY OF ADELAIDE
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glandore State Wards & Orphans Honour Roll

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 487, Depot Battalion (AIF), Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 487, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 487, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 487, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 487, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 487, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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'High spirited, fond of sport, and popular with his mates. A good son to his invalid father.'

Roll of Honour - Family Circular