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DAVIDS, Edwin Ernest
| Service Number: | 1702 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Woollen Mills |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1702, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1702, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Edwin Ernest Davids
Name: Edwin Ernest Davids
Service Number: 1702
Place of Birth: Lobethal
Date of Birth: 7 August 1895
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 2 December 1915
Age at Enlistment: 20 years
Next of Kin: Sister, Amelia Davids
Occupation: Not available
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
The three Davids brothers Edwin, Thomas and Julius fought in the 1st A.I.F. Edwin arrived at Suez on board HMAT Borda on 9 February 1916 to join the 32nd Battalion serving in Egypt. A bout of influenza led to 6 weeks in hospital at Heliopolis in March 1916. His unit went to France on 23 June. Edwin was wounded in the chest, left shoulder and side, and the right arm during action on 22 July at Boulogne and had to be transferred to the 1st Auxiliary Hospital at Southampton, England for treatment. Due to his extensive injuries he was returned to Australia on H.S.Karoola on 16 October and was discharged as medically unfit on 18 April 1917.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins