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WRENCH, Edward John Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6601 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ten Mile, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Ten Mile, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ten Mile State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner/Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6601, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6601, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6601, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6601, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edward John Richard WRENCH was born at Ten Mile, Victoria in 1889
His parents were Alfred WRENCH and Sophia Merrifull LEADER
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