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EDWARDS, Richard James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3088 |
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| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St John's RC School, Clifton Hill |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 24 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Bedford House Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3088, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3088, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 24 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3088, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3088 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-24 |
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