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EDWARDS, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SN 3532, 3532 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915, Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 4 September 1889 |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 27 August 1948, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, SN 3532, Place of enlistment Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3532, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3532, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded Private, Wounded in action, 25 July 1916 (gun shot wound, abdomen), and admitted to Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 13th General Hospital, Wimereux, 26 July 1916 (wound: severe); to England, 29 July 1916, and admitted to St Luke's War Hospital, Halifax; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 October 1916. | |
| 15 Aug 1918: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 12 May 1918, for discharge (defective vision); disembarked Melbourne, 5 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit (defective vision), Melbourne, 15 August 1918. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 3532 |
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