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SHAPLEY, Edmond Anthony
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 676 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mornington, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hawthorn Collegel, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HMT Galeka, 29 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 36 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 676, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 1 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 676, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 676, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edmond Francis Shapley and Elizabeth Gracie Shapley nee Peardon of 60 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Brother of Kathleen Shapley and Mary Eileen Shapley
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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