ONIONS, Edward Charles
| Service Number: | 2206 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1915, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Broadmeadows, Queensland, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 3 July 1989, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warwick General Cemetery, Qld Lawn L3, Row 13, Grave378 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2206, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2206, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2206, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 20 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2206, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Emanuel Theophilus Onions and Mary Ann Onions nee Pinkerton of Casino, NSW.
Brother of James Samuel David Onions who returned to Australia on 3 August 1919 having served with the 6th Light Horse Regiment
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa disembarking on 29 April 1919
Medals : British War Medal, ,Victory Medal
On 17 November 1930 edward married Mary Ellen Stewart in QLD.