Albert Gordon EDWARDS

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Service Number:	254
Enlisted:	23 April 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia, 8 February 1890
Home Town:	Derby, Tasmania
Schooling:	Derby State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 10 August 1916, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Derby WW1 Roll of Honour

23 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 254, Brisbane, Queensland
24 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 254, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 254, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
5 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 254, 7th Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières , GSW (thigh and hand)

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