GARTH, Edwin Lewis Sylvanus
| Service Numbers: | 697, VX59856 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 December 1914, Also had Service No. 616 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/13th Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer, Public Servant & Mental Health Nurse |
| Died: | Illness, Heidleberg, Victoria, 27 June 1959, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremated |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 697, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Also had Service No. 616 | |
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| 12 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 697, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 697, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX59856, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 29 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX59856, 2nd/13th Australian General Hospital | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement VX59856, Prisoner of War - Changi |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edwin Louis / Lewis GARTH was born in Richmond, Victoria in 1893
His parents were Edward Sylvanus GARTH & Annie Amelia AVIS
He married Lydia Catherine HARWOOD in Victoria in 1921
He enlisted on 25th December, 1914 and embarked with the 8th Light Horse Regiment , 2nd reinforcements on 12th February, 1915 from Melbourne on the HMAT Armadale - he returned injured to Australia on 13th October 1915 and was discharged on 18th October, 1916
He re-enlisted on 28th July, 1941 to serve in the Army during WW2 and was discharged on 29th April, 1946
He was taken Prisoner of War (date unknown) at Changi and later returned to Australia and was discharged on 29th April,1946 - his last Rank was Lance Corporal with the 13th Australian General Hospital where he served as a nurse
Edwin died in Heidleberg, Victoria on 27th June 1959 & was cremated at Fawkner Crematorium
IN MEMORY
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