Edward Alfred WOLFF

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WOLFF, Edward Alfred

Service Number:	213
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 28 April 1885
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Unley Public School & Hayward's Academy
Occupation:	Photo engraver
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 5 September 1916, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Douai Communal Cemetery Douai Communal Cemetery, Douai, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 213, Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 213, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 213, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 213, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Imprisoned Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE E. A. WOLFF.

Private Edward Wolff, who was 31 years of age, was the younger son of the late Mr. J. W Wolff, who for a number of years was a well-known organ builder in Adelaide. Some time ago his mother, Mrs. Emma Wolff, of Fisher-street, Malvern, received an intimation that he had been wounded in action on July 20 and taken prisoner of war, but had since died at Wahn, Germany, on September 5, 1916. As a boy he attended the Unley Public School and finished his education at Hayward's Academy, Adelaide. He served his apprenticeship loyally as photo engraver and then joined the Melbourne ''Herald", and later was employed by Messrs. Halliday Bros. He was abroad for three years, visiting France and America, to gain further experience at his trade. Private Wolff was well known in art circles, and during his stay in Paris received 12 months tuition at Julian's Academy of Arts. He left America shortly after the outbreak of war to return to Australia, and enlisted. His genial and manly disposition won for him the respect and admiration of all who knew him. His brother Ernest, formerly an Excise officer in H.M. Customs, has also left for the front." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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