Edgar Harper MCWHA

MCWHA, Edgar Harper

Service Number: 3517
Enlisted: 19 March 1915, Charleville, Queensland
Last Rank: Saddler Staff Sergeant
Last Unit: 4th Division Headquarters
Born: Charleville, Queensland, 20 May 1893
Home Town: Charleville, Murweh, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Saddler
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 20 February 1976, aged 82 years
Cemetery: Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, Queensland
Plot: Wall 3, Section 22
Memorials: Charleville War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

19 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3517, Charleville, Queensland
24 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 3517, 7th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
24 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 3517, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
4 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 3517, 7th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 2nd Depot Battalion, Attached to 2nd Aust. Div. Base Depot
8 Jun 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 7th Field Ambulance
21 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler Staff Sergeant, 4th Division Headquarters, Attached to 4th Division Training
21 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Saddler Staff Sergeant, 4th Division Training
15 Feb 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Saddler Staff Sergeant, 3517, Cessation of hostilities

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

Between the period of 10 April 1919 to 10 October 1919, S/S/Sgt. Edgar H. McWha was granted leave with pay to pursue non-military employment (NME) training to gain the skills in Harness Making.