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MARKS, Edward Alfred
| Service Number: | 7520 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Black Forest North Adelaide Melbourne Street Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board, North Adelaide Public School Roll of Honor, Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7520, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7520, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne |
Edward Alfred Marks
Name: Edward Alfred Marks
Service Number: 7520
Place of Birth: East Moonta
Date of Birth: 26 April 1895
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 16 May 1917
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 9 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Myrtle Ivy Hilda Marks
Occupation: Porter / S.A.Railways / Electrician
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Edward was initially rejected as a recruit by the 1st A.I.F. due to having eczema. Upon being accepted he left Melbourne on board HMAT A 60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917 reaching Devonport, England on 31 December. He went to France with the 10th Battalion on 1 April 1918. Edward was shot in the left foot at Hetia on 30 July and was invalided to England where he was admitted to Graylingwell War Hospital at Chichester, after being treated at hospital in Boulogne. He was returned to Australia on D 28 Borda on 20 October 1918, reaching Adelaide on 15 December and was discharged on 11 July 1919.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins