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EDWARDS, Albert Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 254 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 254, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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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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