Frank EDWARDS

EDWARDS, Frank

    Service Number: 817
    Enlisted: 18 August 1914, previously served 3 years with 2nd Btn, Royal Fusiliers in England.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Pioneer Battalion
    Born: London, England, 1884
    Occupation: Groom

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    World War 1 Service

    18 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 817, 7th Infantry Battalion, previously served 3 years with 2nd Btn, Royal Fusiliers in England.
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 817, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 817, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 817, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    8 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 817, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, 2nd Krithia
    8 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 817, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lone Pine. Bomb wound head.
    13 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion
    23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 817, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    8 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 817, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Mouquet Farm
    21 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 817, 1st Pioneer Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 817, 1st Pioneer Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days"
    28 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 817, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged from AIF while still in England.

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