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CHILD, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51449 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1918, Enlisted Brunswick Victoria allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 20 April 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 18 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Carlton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Iron Worker |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51449, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Brunswick Victoria allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 20 April 1918 | |
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| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 51449, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 51449, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 24th Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 24th Battalion in the field France | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 51449, 24th Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 51449, 24th Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain, Sharpnel wound left Buttock evacuated to City of Middlesex War Hospital Heytsbury for treatment and convalescence | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 51449, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW Buttock Ex HT Berrima on 2nd January 1919 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Enlisted under alias Edward Ryan
Investigation by 3MD Australian Provost Marshall Office Mr Edward Child served as 51449 Private Edward Ryan. statutory Declaration Submitted to 3MD AAG office for amendment.