EDWARDS, Alfred
| Service Number: | 156 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, An original of A Company, age 16 years and 2 months |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bagdad,Tasmania, Australia, 3 June 1898 |
| Home Town: | Bellerive, Clarence, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Colebrook State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Lemnos, Greece, 12 August 1915, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Portianos Military Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 10 |
| Memorials: | Clarence Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 156, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company, age 16 years and 2 months | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 156, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 156, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
156 Private Alfred Edwards 12th Battalion was born in Bagdad, Tasmania on the 3 June 1898. He was working as a labourer for a blacksmith in Bellerive, Tasmania, when he enlisted on 24 August 1914, age 16 years and 2 months. He gave his age as 19 years 2 months. Alfred served at the landing on Anzac and survived until he received severe gunshot wounds to his left thigh at Lone Pine on 7 August 1915 and was transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Mudros. He died on 12 August 1915 and was buried in the Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece. He would have been 17 years and 2 months of age. His father stated in his roll of honour circular that he was 17 years of age. Alfred’s brother, Private Walter Edwards, served with the 52nd Battalion and was wounded in France.
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