Henry Roy EDWARDS

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EDWARDS, Henry Roy

Service Number:	444
Enlisted:	30 March 1916, An original of B Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Pleasant St State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Collar maker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 January 1917
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 31. FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH REV.2.10 MOTHER
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

30 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 444, 39th Infantry Battalion, An original of B Company
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 444, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 444, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Henry Roy Edwards was born in Ballarat West. He was 21 years old, and working as a horse collar maker, when he enlisted. He only joined the 39th Battalion in late November 1916, before he was killed in action at near Armentieres 8 weeks later.

His slightly older brother 2015 Pte. Joseph Buxton Edwards 29th Battalion AIF died of wounds inflicted during the Fromelles battle, on 6 August 1916, aged 23.

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