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EDWARDS, Lear
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4765 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kingston, South Australia, 24 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Eudunda Public School & Hogg's Commercial School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Plasterer (fiberous ceiling maker) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 13 January 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers I B 23 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mannum District Roll of Honor, Mannum War Memorial, Plympton North Richmond Baptist Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4765, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4765, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 13 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4765, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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"KILLED IN ACTION.
EDWARDS.— Killed in action in France on January 13, Private Lear, dearly beloved 4th son of William John and Alice Edwards, of Public School, Mannnm. Aged 23.
Fighting for King and Country,
He like a hero fell,
His King and Country called him,
The call was not in vain;
On Britain's roll of honor,
You'll find our dear Lear's name.
Inserted by his loving brother, Percy." - from the Kadina and Wallaroo Times 10 Mar 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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