EDWARDS, William James Munro
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 28 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Waverley, NSW, 25 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Scots College Sydney |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Palestine, 3 November 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery C 32 |
| Memorials: | Ashfield Presbyterian Church Great War Memorial Window, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 28 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 21 Mar 1916: | Involvement 1st Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Embarked 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-11-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William James & Jeanie EDWARDS
Husband of Annie EDWARDS
Of ‘Norman House’ Belmore Rd. Randwick, NSW
William James Munro Edwards was born on 25th June, 1891, at Waverley, and was a brother of Colin Munro Edwards and George Munro Edwards. He was educated at Scots College, Sydney. He entered the service of the Bank at Head Office on 2nd April, 1908.
William James Edwards enlisted in the 1st Australian Light Horse in May, 1915, and fought in all actions with that body on the Suez Canal and across the desert from Romani (in July, 1916) to Beersheba in Palestine. He was promoted to second lieutenant in August, 1915, and to lieutenant on the field in October, 1916. He was killed on 3rd November, 1917, while leading his troop in action a few miles north of Beersheba. - Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Mr. W .T. Edwards, chief inspector of the Bank of New South Wales, has received word that his eldest son, Lieutenant William James Munro Edwards, of the Australian Light Horse, has been killed in action in Palestine. Lieutenant Edwards was an old boy of the Scots College, and after two years in the service of the Bank of New South Wales engaged in pastoral pursuits. He enlisted in 1915 as a trooper in the Light Horse, and gained his commission before sailing for Egypt in March, 1916. He was later promoted to be first lieutenant. He was married in January, 1916, to Miss Amie Grace, eldest daughter of Mr. Grace, Norman House, Randwick.
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