EDWARDS, Bevil Bernard James Glanville
| Service Number: | 5350 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Fremantle Boys School |
| Occupation: | Stevedore |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery VI H 28 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cottesloe Ocean Beach No 29 Troop Boy Scouts Honour Roll, Cottesloe State School WW1 Honour Board, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda, Peppermint Grove St Columba's Presbyterian Church Cottesloe WWI Honour Board, Peppermint Grove St Columba's Presbyterian Church EDWARDS Memorial Plaque |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5350, 28th Infantry Battalion, Fremantle, Western Australia | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5350, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5350, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5350, 28th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Horace and Rose Amelia EDWARDS, Keane Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
DEAR IS THE MEMORY HE LEFT BEHIND OF A NOBLE SON AND BROTHER KIND
Eight cousins and a foster brother served in the war.
An impressive service was conducted by the Rev. W. Huey Steele in St. Columba's Presbyterian Church, Cottesloe, yesterday morning, when Major General Sir Talbot Hobbs unveiled a tablet perpetuating the memory of the late Bevil Edwards, who was killed in action at the age of 18 years. The tablet, which is handsomely designed in brass, and is mounted upon' marble. was placed in the church by the parents of the soldier, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Edwards, of Cottesloe. Subsequent to the ceremony Sir Talbot Hobbs delivered an address dealing mainly with thie epic landing at Gallipoli' The choir sang anthems appropriate to the occasion.
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