Edward Pearce DURHAM

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Service Numbers:	1348, 881
Enlisted:	20 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1891
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Thellcademy School, Reith, Scotland
Occupation:	Lumberman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row B, Grave 45 Headstone inscription reads: At rest with the Lord, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

20 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1348, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW

11 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1348, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1348, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
10 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1348, 4th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left cheek
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 881, 4th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, KIA

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Arrived in Australia aged 18 years and worked in South Australia and New South Wales

Son of William Durham and Agnes Hamiliton formerly Durham of 25 Crighton Place Edinburgh, Scotland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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