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EDWARDS, Francis William

Service Number:	108
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Junee, New South Wales, Australia, January 1892
Home Town:	Dungog, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairy farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dungog Christ Church Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 108, Sydney, New South Wales
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 108, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 108, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
29 May 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 108, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 108 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-29

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