Edward John COLBERT

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Service Number:	3471
Enlisted:	18 August 1915, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bagots Gap, South Australia, 16 December 1892
Home Town:	Kapunda, Light, South Australia
Schooling:	Dominican Convent School, Kapunda, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row A, Grave 11,
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda District WW1 Honour Roll, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens WW1 Plaque, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument

18 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide
12 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3471, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
12 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3471, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3471, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3471 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-15
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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