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KENT, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 131 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pewsey Vale, South Australia, 5 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unley Public School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Mouquet Farm, Pozières, France, 22 August 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Signaller, 131, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Signaller, 131, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-22 |
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