GARRATT, Edward Kingston
| Service Number: | 3503 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, Sydney NSW, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Lewisham, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3503, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3503, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3503, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3503 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-09 |
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Edward Kingston GARRATT was born in 1893 in Glebe, Sydney NSW
His parents were Samuel Wyatt GARRATT and Elizabeth ELLIS
He enlisted with the 18th battalion as a Private in 1915
Unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT Aeneas 20th December, 1915
Edward was Killed in Action on 9th April, 1918 in France
Buried Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France
OBITUARIES
Sydney Morning Herald 9th April 1926
In Memoriam
On Active Service
GARRATT In loving memory of our dear brother Edward Kingston Garratt killed in France April 9th 1918.
Never forgotten by his loving sisters Emma and Lily and niece Doris
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Sydney Morning Herald -9th April 1922
In Loving memory of our dear son & brother Lance Corporal E K Garratt, 18th battalion , killed in France april 9th 1918
One link death cannot sever
Loving memory lasts for ever
True till death
Inserted by his loving Mother & Father & Brother Sam
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Sydney Morning Herald 13th April, 1918
GARRATT - killed in action in France April 9, 1918
After 2 and a half years active service, Lance Corporal E K Garratt 18th Battalion beloved son of Mr. & Mrs. S Garratt (late of Lewisham) dearly loved brother of Mrs. A Stoneham of Addison Rd Manly and Mrs. R. Harigold of 91 Quarry St Ultimo, also brother of Sam, Percy & William Garratt
He bravely answered dutys call
He gave his life for one and all
His unknown grave is the bitterest blow
That only those who loved him know
Inserted byhis sorrowing family